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Five Years Ago, Folks Were Really Mad About Digital Extremes Being Bought (And Other...
We're midway through July, and I thought that would make for a perfect time to turn back the clock five years, all the way...
When Games With Microtransactions Shut Down, Do You Feel Like It Was Wasted Money?
Over on GamesIndustry.biz, Rob Fahey talked today about free-to-play games shutting down and the kind of consumer backlash that might ensue when that happens...
Thought Experiment: What If You Only Had 10 Games To Choose From?
In recent days, there have a few blog posts/articles on gaming industry sites that basically boiled down to this: You probably aren't good enough...
Say Goodbye To Gigantic At The Special Farewell Live Stream Event
This is almost it, guys. Gigantic is about to sail off into the sunset. The (kinda) good news for fans is that unlike other...
Today’s Gigantic Update Is Its Last, Game Will Shut Down July 31
When Gigantic developer Motiga closed its doors in November and turned the game over to publisher Perfect World Entertainment, the message was that it...
The Top 10 Best New Free-To-Play Games of 2017
Like the plague victim in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, free-to-play's not dead yet – not by a long shot. The past year...
Perfect World Entertainment Offers Big Black Friday Discounts On All Games
It's time for players of Perfect World games to get their hands on some "Black Friday" deals. Since the sale is online, the company...
Things Are Getting Hot In Gigantic’s November Update
Hell is coming to Gigantic. Over the weekend -- following Perfect World's announcement that the game's developer Motiga would be shuttered -- the game's...
BombPoll #5: Most Overdone Type Of Online Game
Last week, we asked you which game you felt wouldn't be around for much longer -- more on that later. This time, we're asking...
UPDATED With PWE Response: Motiga’s CEO Confirms Gigantic Developer’s Shuttering
Update: Official word has come down from Perfect World Entertainment, which provided this statement to MMOBomb: "Following the news that Motiga has reduced the staff...
Top 5 Best Skins in Free-to-Play Games This Halloween
For most free-to-play online games, Halloween related events are well under way. (They should be, considering that Halloween itself is about a week and...
New Hero and First New Map Come in Gigantic’s Latest Update
Today, Gigantic gets a creepy new caster hero along with the game's first new map. Ezren Ghal, a necromancer, uses his abilities to damage...
Motiga Updates Penalty System To Deal With Players Bailing On Gigantic Matches
Since launch, Gigantic players have been expressing their concerns regarding leavers -- players who bail in the middle of a match. Originally, the company...
Whatever Happened To … Battlecry?
As much as we might make fun of “dead” or “dying” games, at least a game that launched and then declined rapidly … well,...
Gigantic Update Adds 21st Hero and New Creatures
Gigantic's September update is now live giving players their first chance to check out the game's 21st hero, Rutger -- an ancient warden capable...
Gigantic’s Corruption Update Hits Tomorrow, Adds A New Hero
Gigantic's first big post-launch update, Corruption, hits servers tomorrow, and it brings with it a new hero, custom lobbies, and push-to-talk functionality. The new hero,...
Gigantic Survived Multiple Death Sentences To Make It To Launch
After four years of development, Gigantic has finally launched into the wild. But for a while, it didn't look like it would make it...
Gigantic Launches On PC and Xbox One
Today, Motiga's free-to-play strategic shooter officially launched. The game is now available for download on PC via Steam, Arc, and the Windows 10 store,...