The past month has been full of terrible things for the MMO industry: Pitch Black Games closed down and cancelled Dominus, EA laid off 40 percent of the SWTOR team, and 38 Studios closed down with what some are predicting as an industry damaging event. Michael Pachter, an analyst who I actually enjoy watching, says [...]
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38 Studios Employees: Thank You & Good Luck
May 24th, 2012
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To the former employees of 38 Studios, I am distraught over the news that 38 Studios is no more. I’m crushed over the thought that the screenshots I spoke so highly of this morning are most likely the last glimpse we will ever have of what could have been, what should have been, a great [...]
Graphics are Important, Copernicus Screenshots
May 24th, 2012
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There’s no secret to the fact that I love stylized graphics, and I’m a little bit of a graphics whore. I prefer stylized over the ‘realistic’ approach for a number of reasons including: (1) My imagination works better with stylized, (2) I think they age better, and (3) Many more liberties can be taken in [...]
Conglomoblog: Marvel, DC, SWTOR, and Amalur
May 22nd, 2012
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Marvel Heroes I have zero faith in the MMO devs of this generation to create a MMO based on a major IP, especially an IP like Marvel. I think the isometric view is a great choice, like Ultima Online, but I doubt Marvel Heroes will be a true virtual world. In fact, I bet it [...]
