Looking Back on 2014
This year was bizarre. Seriously the strangest year I've had in gaming in as long as I can ever remember touching a keyboard or controller. There were highs and lows…
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December 30, 2014
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
Merry Christmas to Our Friends
We hope that all of our readers -- our friends -- have a wonderful and merry Christmas. All of you are very important to us. You read what we have…
December 25, 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
Gold for Game Time
It was only a matter of time before WoW adopted a system like EVE's PLEX or WildStar's CREDD. Gold for Game Time is a means by which players can take in-game…
December 22, 2014
MMOs Need Opportunity Cost
The comments discussion in my post about why players are trending toward soloing in MMORPGs revealed a concept to me that I think has been neglected for far too long.…
December 19, 2014
Camelot Unchained Class Q&A with Mark Jacobs
Mark Jacobs and the team working on Camelot Unchained have released their very first class design document. This information comes as part of their goal to have a transparent design…
December 17, 2014
Why do players choose to solo?
The idea of grouping crossed my mind this morning. I was recalling all of the great memories I've had over the years forming groups in MMORPGs. I have loved (and…
December 16, 2014
Lore Is Meaningless Without A Game
If you have to market and make a big deal about the lore in your game then you're doing something wrong. Lore by itself, without a frame of reference, will…
December 10, 2014
H1Z1 Early Access Commentary
SOE was building up to yesterday's H1Z1 announcement with a modest level of hype. Lots of "It's coming!" and "Soon®©™" and "Be sure to tune in for our live stream…
December 9, 2014