Thursday, February 28th, 2008
I read something recently that was somewhat baffling:
"We don't think that even if we made the USD 500 million or billion-dollar investment to get a product out [to compete with WOW] that we would even be successful doing it."
That was Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, speaking at the Goldman Sachs ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
A highly anticipated deal, months in the making, just became official: EA has taken Bioware/Pandemic studios under it's corporate wing. This boost in development talent and resources comes at a good time for EA, considering the recent Activision/Blizzard merger and I think it will indirectly affect Mythic's project, Warhammer Online, ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
I really enjoy reading Tobold's blog because he has an interesting perspective on things. Recently, he wrote about his current situation in WoW, similar to that of MANY people who play(ed) the game, myself included. WoW has been so immensely successful because it appeals to the casual gamer... that is, ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
There were several interesting WAR-related stories posted today and I thought you'd enjoy them:
Darren, over at the Common Sense Gamer writes about Fighting the WAR. He speculates on what existing a soon-to-be-released MMOs will need to do to remain competitive with WAR, the most highly anticipated game in its genre ...
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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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