Blizzard’s World of Warcraft MMO has shed 1.1 million subscribers in the past six months, the developer has announced. As revealed in an investor call earlier today and reported by Massively, player numbers have fallen 10 per cent to 10.3 million compared to 11.4 million in May this year. CEO Mike Morhaime explained that most of that decline was seen in the East. It’s been a year since the last major expansion, 2010′s Read More ...
City of Heroes, a superhero themed MMO, is officially a free-to-play title. Paragon Studio’s had announced the switch back in June and now you can simply go to the City of Heroes official website, sign yourself up, and start saving the day as your own custom hero. Along with the switch, players are introduced to a new tutorial system that intends to help introduce new players to the extensive content the long-running Read More ...
Sony has detailed some upcoming improvements to PC and PS3 MMO DC Universe Online. The first port of call will be an option to turn off the profanity filter. Sony will also work on improving server stability and the user interface after that. The developers seem to be reading all the feedback they’re getting on their forum and preparing some updates based on that, a feat many developers are yet Read More ...
The Interplay vs. Bethesda legal battle continues to rage on today, with Interplay coming out saying that the IP sale could be cancelled if they are blocked from making Fallout Online. Interplay president Eric Caen said: “We sold the Fallout IP to Bethesda in exchange for a certain amount of cash and the right to do the Fallout MMO. If they refuse to let us do the game, then the Read More ...
Blizzard’s internal numbers have confirmed that they have sold 4.7 million copies of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in one month. That’s more copies in one month than any other PC game. The third WOW expansion had previously broken day-one PC sales records by flogging 3.3 million copies back when it was released last year. Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime said: “We’ve been floored by the community’s response so far, and we’d Read More ...
Sony Online Entertainment has slapped a 14th January 2011 date on PC and PS3 superhero MMO DC Universe Online. It’ll be released on 11th January in the US, if you’re that way inclined. The PC version will cost $49.99 and the PS3 version will cost $59.99. Both come with a free 30-day subscription. After that expires, you need spend $15 a month or $199 for a lifetime subscription, even on Read More ...
Blizzard has finally admitted that Titan is real and will be their next MMOG. The game was leaked on a five-year released schedule that resulted in the departure of Blizzard China’s general manager Ye Weilun. Titan is currently down for release in Q4 2013, with a fifth expansion for World of Warcraft scheduled for the same release window. “The media is not supposed to know anything about that,” said Frank Read More ...
CCP has unveiled the patch notes for EVE Online’s winter expansion, Incursion. The patch makes some player-requested changes, as well as the usual array of fixes and netcode improvements. Also expect to see some graphical and UI tweaks amongst the changes to weapons, ammunition and the market. There’s also a new salvaging ship called the Noctis. Incursion will be released tomorrow. CCP has confirmed that they are bowing to peer Read More ...
Blueside has announced they are also making a PS3 version of Kingdom Under Fire II. Blueside CEO Sejung Kim said that it will be hitting the platform because it offers “many possibilities considering the aspects of an MMORPG that requires continuous updates”. The PS3 version will be released in 2012. It’s not currently known when the PC and 360 editions will hit. Blueside has said that the PS3 version will Read More ...
The European free-to-play relaunch of The Lord of the Rings Online will take place on Tuesday 2nd November. It will drop mandatory monthly subscriptions and will now feature three tiers of membership (VIP, Premium and Free). There will also be a LOTRO Store for you to waste some money on. In the store, you can buy expansion packs, add-ons, convenience items, more character slots, potions and character customisation options. Tuesday’s Read More ...
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that more than 12 million people subscribe to World of Warcraft. The fantasy role-playing MMO has reached thanks to the Chinese launch of Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion for the game. “The support and enthusiasm that gamers across the world continue to show for World of Warcraft reaffirms our belief that it offers one of the best entertainment values available today,” said Blizzard Read More ...
Codemasters has confirmed that the European free-to-play re-launch of The Lord of the Rings has been delayed. Apparently, the reason for its delay is so that Codemasters can prepare for what they assume will be a “massive increase” in players. The delay means that Book 2: Ride of the Grey Company and the Free to Play Store will now be released “later than expected”. “We are really pleased with the Read More ...
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV will be going into open beta early September. The closed beta has been going on for a while, but that will end on the 25th August to make way for the hordes. The full game will be released at the end of September. If you purchase the special edition, you will get early access on 22nd September, with the release for normal Read More ...
Sony Online Entertainment has announced House of Thule, the 17th expansion pack for EverQuest. It will be released on 12th October and increases the level cap to 90. House of Thule will also add player houses and lots items to chuck in them. There will also be 18 new Raids, 13 zones, more than 450 new spells, 17 new missions, an inventory increase and 120 quests.
Atari and Cryptic have released Season Two of space MMO Star Trek Online. They’ve also cut the price of the game to $19.99. The Season Two update raises the level cap to 51 and adds new ranks for both the Klingons and the Federation. Apparently there are also some new Tier 5 ships, new gear rewards and high level versions of every Special Task Force mission and Fleet Action. Klingons Read More ...
