Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
According to the BBC, "industry insiders" feel as though Warhammer Online and Age of Conan may be the strongest contenders to weaken World of Warcraft's hold on a huge number of MMORPG gamers (9.3M subscribers who average 17 hours played per week). The insiders forecast success because WAR and AoC ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
It seems like Activision has dethroned EA and assumed the title of "king of the game-maker mountain." This past November, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock held the #1 and #2 sales positions and Activision actually owned 5 of the top 10 ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
TenTonHammer is running a holiday spoof-a-long contest where you take your favorite Christmas songs and twist the lyrics towards your MMORPG of choice. You could win up to 6-months of free gaming once WAR launches: http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15934.
Here was my entry in the Warhammer Online category:
O Come All Ye Greenskinz
- ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
I just read an interesting article over at Computer and Video Games which addresses a new third-party game developer rivalry bubbling up between EA and Activision.
Here's a brief quote:
"...We're always at our best when we have a clearly defined competitor," said an EA rep. "[The Activision/Vivendi merger] doesn't change our ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Noooooooo!
"Unfortunately this has left me buried and I'm going to have to take a hiatus from the strip so this is going to be the last new one for a while."
It would appear as though real life has caught up with WAR webcomic artist, Rory Phillips. As stated in his ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
The task is simple: Buy a calendar containing original artwork from 13 major MMORPGs for $12.95 and all profits go towards the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. You'll also be entered in a draw to win prizes from each of the games, include a beta key for Warhammer Online: Age ...
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