It’s Not A Pipe Dream
The gaming industry is so bizarre. I'm looking at news articles this morning and chuckling to myself at everything I see. Peter Molyneux has lied about Godus (to the utter…
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February 10, 2015
Pay 2 Win
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 4 days, you probably saw something about H1Z1's early-access launch debacle. SOE clearly stated several times that guns, ammo, etc., would…
January 19, 2015
We’re Willing to Pay for Value
Why are MMO gamers perceived as inherently stupid? Before you say, "Because they ARE stupid..." let me explain. MMO gamers are consumers just like everyone else. Consumers want value. The…
January 14, 2015
Seabeard App
Take elements of Animal Crossing, Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, and everything annoying about In-App Purchases (IAP) and you have a "free" game called Seabeard. Seabeard is all about restoring your…
December 29, 2014
In-App Purchases
I'm playing a lot of mobile games these days now that I have an iPhone 6 Plus. Playing on the iPhone 6 Plus screen is way more fun than the…
December 24, 2014
Landmark’s Business Model
Dave "Smokejumper" Georgeson posted a sneak peak at Landmark's Business Model yesterday evening. If you're going to play Landmark you really should give it a read. The plan follows a…
February 28, 2014
Marvel Heroes Early Impressions
After only a few hours in Marvel Heroes, I find myself experiencing mixed emotions. On one hand I like how well Marvel fits the action rpg genre, similar to the…
June 6, 2013
Rift F2P
Rift is going free-to-play on June 12th. To me this was never a question of if Rift would go F2P, but when. Rift's numbers are declining as all games do…
May 15, 2013
Conglomoblog: Minecraft, SWTOR, Job Hunting
Life has been crazy lately. I spend more time working on campus to finish up the last of my finals (graduating in a week!) in one day than I do…
April 16, 2013
Another Developer with MMO Price Myopia
Scott Hartsman, former Executive Producer at Trion Worlds, expounded today in a Forbes article on where he believes the MMO industry is going. Yeah, it's another one of those interview…
March 5, 2013