Postmortem: Roblox Mobile

Postmortem: Roblox Mobile:
The popular Lego-like kids' virtual world needed a great mobile app and needed it fast -- and this feature-length post covers what went right and wrong in its four-month

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• N.Dolphin Soft MMORPG “Eclipse War Online” holds pre-OBT on May 29.
• Mvert FPS “Peta City” starts 2nd CBT on May 21.
• ENP Games web RPG “Monghwan Jiseong” records 72% re-login of CBT participants during the formal service.
• Cykan Entertainment “Lime Odyssey” holds final test from May 22 to 26.
• Perfect World web game “Samguk Fantasy” holds 1st CBT from May 30 to June 2.
• Logiworks MMORPG “Kingz Online” holds FGT from May 30 to June 2.

After an awful start, Xbox One must redeem itself at E3

After an awful start, Xbox One must redeem itself at E3:
Microsoft's confused, boring reveal event angered the core audience and worried business commentators. E3 will be a chance to set things right

Dragon Bane Elite Review

Dragon Bane Elite Review :
I’ve been mucking about with Dragon Bane for a while now; slaying undead, battling dragons, forging powerful new gear, and so on. In all that time I still haven’t managed to figure out how I feel about it. There are some interesting ideas here and a surprising amount of unique elements. Conversely it also uses a very bizarre freemium model that dilutes the fun a bit. It’s complicated.

GameStop president: Microsoft and Sony see 'value' in used games

GameStop president: Microsoft and Sony see 'value' in used games:
A hot topic that has caused many much confusion after today’s Xbox One unveil was that of used games. According to a...

Marmalade SDK now supports Google Play game services

Marmalade SDK now supports Google Play game services:
The Marmalade cross-platform development tools now support the newly-unveiled Google Play game services for Android games. ...

How marketing and press affect an iPad game's sales

How marketing and press affect an iPad game's sales:
The debate continues: what effect does press and marketing have on an indie game's sales? Fingle developer Adriaan de Jongh adds some data with this in-depth

Hyperspace Beacon: Does SWTOR's F2P work?

Hyperspace Beacon: Does SWTOR's F2P work?:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, Economy, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Ask Massively, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Hyperspace Beacon Those of us who have

RIFT Reveals New Loyalty System | Ten Ton Hammer

RIFT Reveals New Loyalty System | Ten Ton Hammer:
RIFT’s Bill Fisher offers a peek at the new rewards system that will go live with the conversion to free-to-play next month.

SOE Celebrates 10 Years of PlanetSide Warfare | Ten Ton Hammer

SOE Celebrates 10 Years of PlanetSide Warfare | Ten Ton Hammer:
It’s been 10 years since PlanetSide launched and ignited the war for Auraxis and SOE has a surprise for veteran players to celebrate.

MechWarrior Online introduces new map in which players can die painfully

MechWarrior Online introduces new map in which players can die painfully:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, Patches, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, MechWarrior Online MechWarrior Online's newest map, the Canyon Network, is riddled with slot

A Mutant Crop Of Plants Vs. Zombies Blooms On Facebook

A Mutant Crop Of Plants Vs. Zombies Blooms On Facebook:
While fans of the war between plant life and human undeath wait anxiously for July's Plants Vs. Zombies 2, the eternal battle has spilled over into Plants Vs. Zombies

HEX Shatters Kickstarter Goal with 17 Days to Go | Ten Ton Hammer

HEX Shatters Kickstarter Goal with 17 Days to Go | Ten Ton Hammer:
Cryptozoic’s Kickstarter campaign shatters its goal for its HEX TCG MMO by three fold with over two weeks to go.

World of Tanks Revamps Artillery in 8.6 Update | Ten Ton Hammer

World of Tanks Revamps Artillery in 8.6 Update | Ten Ton Hammer:
World of Tanks gets a new Korea-based map, new tanks, balance changes, and a revamp to artillery with Update 8.6.

Massively surveys WildStar's Scientist and Settler paths, the Esper class, and the crazy things Jeremy Gaffney says

Massively surveys WildStar's Scientist and Settler paths, the Esper class, and the crazy things Jeremy Gaffney says:
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Screenshots, Video, Classes, Economy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, Previews, PvP, Endgame, PvE, Opinion, Events

Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus launch-day roundup

Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus launch-day roundup:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Launches, News Items, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Races With today's launch of Star Trek Online's first expansion, Legacy of

Neverwinter team offers token of peace for beta mess

Neverwinter team offers token of peace for beta mess:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Neverwinter So Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios figure that Neverwinter players may not exactly be

ArcheAge KR Server Turns F2P, CN Server Kicks off CBT 1

ArcheAge KR Server Turns F2P, CN Server Kicks off CBT 1:
With Blade & Soul's free-to-play charging mode in China, XLGAMES gives us an exciting rumour that its latest MMORPG title ArcheAge will convert to free-to-play mode

WolfKnights Online debuts from Kim Hakkyu

WolfKnights Online debuts from Kim Hakkyu:
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, New Titles Kim Hakkyu, former developer of such MMOs as Ragnarok Online and Granado Espada,

Guild Wars 2 developers share APIs, hopes for the future

Guild Wars 2 developers share APIs, hopes for the future:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Business Models, Culture, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play This morning, ArenaNet dropped the price point of Guild Wars 2 by

Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet Reveals New Game Pricing

Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet Reveals New Game Pricing:
ArenaNet has announced that pricing for Guild Wars 2 will permanently be reduced in order to bring new players into the aggressively updated game at

World of Warcraft patch 5.3 goes live today

World of Warcraft patch 5.3 goes live today:
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Patches, Endgame, News Items Another World of Warcraft patch day has come upon us. Patch 5.3, Escalation, is hitting the

Massively's Dragon's Prophet first impressions

Massively's Dragon's Prophet first impressions:
Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, Previews, News Items, PvE, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, First Impressions,

Dragon’s Prophet Heads to Open Beta May 30th | Ten Ton Hammer

Dragon’s Prophet Heads to Open Beta May 30th | Ten Ton Hammer:
Grab a dragon and get ready to take to the skies as SOE launches Dragon’s Prophet into open beta later this month.

Battlefield 4 Xbox One version and October release date confirmed

Battlefield 4 Xbox One version and October release date confirmed:
DICE also says that Battlefield 4 multiplayer will be shown at E3 2013. Battlefield 4 will be released on October 29, EA and DICE have confirmed. EA also confirmed that the

Halo getting live-action TV series

Halo getting live-action TV series:
Microsoft enlists Steven Spielberg to help bring shooter series to small-screen

That Xbox One Reveal Sure Was A Disaster, Huh?

That Xbox One Reveal Sure Was A Disaster, Huh?:
Well, I bet this isn't how Microsoft thought its big day would end.Read more...

Xbox One: Inside The Belly of a Trojan Horse

Xbox One: Inside The Belly of a Trojan Horse:
Jeremy Parish sees a long-term plan finally coming to fruition on the Redmond campus, but will gamers buy into this vision?

Xbox One designers talk shop about the console's architecture

Xbox One designers talk shop about the console's architecture:
In an Xbox One recap panel, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb and a collection of tech specialists expanded on the hardware and software capabilities for the upcoming

Opinion: Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time

Opinion: Xbox One is a desperate prayer to stop time:
Microsoft used words like "groundbreaking," "innovative" and "immersive" countless times as it unveiled the Xbox One, but Leigh Alexander argues that all we saw a

Xbox One: Microsoft "biting off more than it can chew"

Xbox One: Microsoft "biting off more than it can chew":
We talk to analysts about the new Xbox unveiling; David Cole fears Microsoft is "screwing up" its advantage but Pachter likes what he sees

Xbox One: Everything We Know

Xbox One: Everything We Know:
The next Xbox is called Xbox One. It'll be out later this year. It won't be always-online, but it will restrict used games. Oh, and the next Call of Duty has a dog.Read more...

Sonic the Hedgehog Review

Sonic the Hedgehog Review:
Gamezebo Rating: More than just a mere update, SEGA's new release of Sonic the Hedgehog rebuilds the Genesis classic from the ground up to not only run on

Gravity Guy 2 Review

Gravity Guy 2 Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Throughout the course of gaming history, sequels have typically followed one of two conventions. Some are iterative, by building upon what came before

Nikko RC Racer Review

Nikko RC Racer Review:
Gamezebo Rating: It’s actually a pretty ingenious idea to develop a video game that can be cross-promoted with actual, physical products. Just look at the success/cash cow

Fast and Furious 6: The Game review

Fast and Furious 6: The Game review:
Fast and Furious 6: The Game is an iOS and Android game from Kabam. It is available now for free in the App Store, and coming soon to Google Play. It carries