Another year brought another slew of hits to the free-to-play game market, and we here at MMOBomb want to showcase the best of the best! The games on this list are the editors’ picks for the most successful F2P games of 2013, whether measured in players, profits, or just overall buzz and excitement. If your [...]
I was asked several times during my visit to Aeria Games last week what sort of MMOs I played. “Mostly Western games, not the anime-styled ones,” I responded. That didn’t faze anyone I talked to, and, after playing a few hours of Aura Kingdom, maybe it shouldn’t have. Developed by MMO house X-Legend, with whom [...]
A new report from market research firm SuperData examines the physical and digital card game market, giving estimates as to the size of both in the U.S. and worldwide. The tl;dr version: Both are fairly large and while physical is still bigger than digital, the gap is closing. This isn’t hard to imagine, with new [...]
I know, the title above sounds like a contradiction to this article from last month. But when we’re talking about Electronic Arts, contradictions seem to be the norm, not the exception. (“Discounts devalue our games. BTW, did you see this week’s discounted games on Origin?”) EA Studios boss Patrick Söderlund thinks free-to-play and full-price games [...]
As surprising as it was that Trion Worlds seemed to pull a game out of its nether regions last week, I was even more surprised to learn that there was no NDA regarding it. None. Zero. Zippo. If you’re lucky enough to get in on the alpha, you’re free to talk about, write about, or [...]
A topic that’s come up recently around the MMOBomb office water cooler – if we had an office or a water cooler – regards subscriptions in free-to-play games. After all, “free” is in the moniker, so does it make sense that you should feel obligated to pay to get a fuller experience? Don’t get us [...]
Jeff Hickman loves Star Wars, you can tell by the Rebel/Empire tattoo on his arm and the way his eyes light up anytime someone mentions “Death Star trench runs”. All of this is a good thing, especially when Jeff happens to be the General Manager of Bioware Austin, the studio responsible for Star Wars: The [...]
While everyone’s ooh-ing and aah-ing over the next big thing in MMOs – whether that be EverQuest Next, The Elder Scrolls Online, WildStar, or something else – it’s not hard to overlook a game that’s been chugging along and producing consistent content for nearly 10 years. EverQuest II’s 10th expansion, Tears of Veeshan, is now [...]
Everything’s better with dragons. That seems to be the philosophy in gaming these days, and Simutronic’s Dragons of Elanthia is looking to bring that mindset to their own brand of action-based PvP. The game is on Kickstarter right now, and it’s angling to secure enough funding to bring 3-D, flaming, flying action to PCs. I [...]
Mojang is considering taking its Scrolls online collectible card game into the free-to-play realm, as co-founder Jakob Porser revealed last week. The game, currently in beta, allows players to purchase game access for $20.95, which comes with one of three starter decks. Further purchases can be made with in-game or real-world currency. The F2P option [...]
A lot of free-to-play MMOs are what I like to call “fire and forget” games. They launch, maybe get some new content for the first few months, and after that, you’re lucky to see more than one or two new bits a year – unless we’re talking about updates to the cash shop. There are [...]
There will be blood. There will be fire. There will be chaos and destruction, and perhaps even an open revolt. No, I’m not talking about the action in Battle of Helm’s Deep, the next expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, which goes live Nov. 18. I’m talking about the likely community response to [...]
If you’re like me, you think of many free-to-play games as free trials. If it’s not something you’re hotly anticipating or something you’ve just recently heard of, you’ll try a game out to see if it hooks you in the first few hours. If it does, you’ll stick around and maybe spend money on it. [...]
Relying on a proven name to sell merchandise is hardly a concept that’s unique to the gaming industry. Whether it’s TV show spinoffs, movie and book sequels, or anything that starts with “From the makers of…”, the general conversation goes something like this: “That thing you like? You’ll like this, too, because it’s the same, [...]
Caught up in the Hearthstone hype? While you’re waiting for that beta key, you might want to check out Ubisoft’s Might & Magic – Duel of Champions. The online TCG was released in March on PC/iPad and already has three expansions under its belt, including last week’s release, Forgotten Wars. While the basics of the [...]
Let’s start by saying I don’t disagree with anything Jeremy Gaffney said. The WildStar executive producer said in a recent interview that his game wasn’t going free-to-play because: “Different games with different business models work in a very different fashion. If you look at City of Heroes [which Gaffney produced] compared to Guild Wars, it [...]
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