Hello MMO - July New MMO Collection

Hello MMO - July New MMO Collection:
With the gaming events like Comic Con and ChinaJoy, you must be dizzy with the abundant gaming information, various cosplay shows and beautiful show girls.

Nintendo: 160,000 Wii Us sold globally in past three months

Nintendo: 160,000 Wii Us sold globally in past three months:
Software sales just over 1 million units for new console system

Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting what you pay for in Guild Wars 2

Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting what you pay for in Guild Wars 2:
Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Buy-to-Play Despite a number of unfortunate sword-clipping

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Second Open House Event Begins

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Second Open House Event Begins:
Ubisoft today announced the second in a series of Open House events for the studio's upcoming free-to-play PC title, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot. The Open

Excalibur takes Arthurian action to mobile devices

Excalibur takes Arthurian action to mobile devices:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, New Titles, Free-to-Play, Mobile Claiming to be the world's first mobile sidescrolling MMO, Excalibur is obviously

Q& A: Equity crowdfunding - is it right for your game?

Q& A: Equity crowdfunding - is it right for your game?:
Equity crowdfunding is an interesting concept that turns pledgers into actual investors. But it's still a legal minefield that requires careful consideration before

A single game as a lifelong hobby

A single game as a lifelong hobby:
Players of video games jump from title to title. Players of traditional games like Go or Chess tend to find one game they love above all others. What can video games

Shroud of the Avatar unleashes its content creation kit

Shroud of the Avatar unleashes its content creation kit:
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, Dungeons, Crowdfunding, Player-Generated Content, Shroud of the Avatar Richard

Disney Infinity unleashes Wave #1 of Power Discs

Disney Infinity unleashes Wave #1 of Power Discs:
Disney Infinity is only a little over two weeks away, and that means the figure collection craze is ready to begin. However,...

China: The gaming superpower continues to march West

China: The gaming superpower continues to march West:
Console, mobile, online and middleware - pay close attention to China's significant investment in the games business, says Matt Martin

A new way to track mobile game analytics

A new way to track mobile game analytics:
Analytics company App Annie today launched a mobile version of its analytics tracking service, while also updating the web service with new API integration and

Play-Doh Create ABCs brings the Alphabetic Principle to children on iOS

Play-Doh Create ABCs brings the Alphabetic Principle to children on iOS:
One of the most widely recognizable names in children’s toys has partnered with PlayDate Digital for an educational reading app on iPhone and iPad.

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• L&K Logic Korea signs Singapore, Malaysia service contract with IAH Games for “Mirror War.”
• ENP Games web RPG “Yongtu” starts formal service on July 31.
• Nexon action RPG “Mabinogi Heroes War” reaches 50,000 CCUs last weekend.
• Uniana action MORPG “LAF” opens official homepage.
• IMI-Item Bay MMORPG “Nine-Tailed Fox: Tower of Temptation” starts Mgame channeling service.
• Dragonfly AOS “Kingdom Under Fire: Age of Storm” holds final test from July 31 to August 7.

Mobile developer Kiwi, Inc. secures $9 million in funding for Android game development

Mobile developer Kiwi, Inc. secures $9 million in funding for Android game development:
Mobile game developer Kiwi, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Sequoia Capital, resulting in $9 million in funding. The company has also received

The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound Review

The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound Review:
Holy Smurf, here we go again. The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound is a follow-up to Facebook's highly popular Smurf sim, The Smurfs & Co. Your mission is to

3D Fantasy MMORPG Holy King (CN) Kicks Off Closed Beta with CG Trailer

3D Fantasy MMORPG Holy King (CN) Kicks Off Closed Beta with CG Trailer:
The 3D fantasy MMORPG Holy King from Perfect World China has entered closed beta on July 30. The family system and brand new maps debut in this test,

New head of business development for Bytro Labs

New head of business development for Bytro Labs:
Sebastian Teuber takes role at online games developer

Condor: Zero Action Combat Trailer from ChinaJoy

Condor: Zero Action Combat Trailer from ChinaJoy:
As Perfect World's first self-developed non-target action MMORPG, Condor: Zero is the company's highlight at ChinaJoy 2013. Adapted from the famous novel by

Massively Exclusive: Elsword's Ranger becomes the Night Watcher

Massively Exclusive: Elsword's Ranger becomes the Night Watcher:
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play Elsword is currently moving through a series of character-specific evolutions,

Darkfall gains two new warships and a new class today

Darkfall gains two new warships and a new class today:
Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Classes, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, News Items, Sandbox Bug fixing updates are all well and good (not to mention

Guild Wars 2: More Queen's Jubilee Details Emerge for August 6th Update

Guild Wars 2: More Queen's Jubilee Details Emerge for August 6th Update:
We learned of GW2's next update yesterday with some cryptic invitations to Jennah's event, but today ArenaNet is pulling the lid back on the full update.

StarCraft II: HOTS patch adds color blind mode and new eSports features

StarCraft II: HOTS patch adds color blind mode and new eSports features:
Update to also add in new user interface tweaks. Blizzard Entertainment will release a new 2.0.10 update for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm this week that will

Zelnick bullish on AAA iPad games after XCOM success

Zelnick bullish on AAA iPad games after XCOM success:
As part of Take-Two's financial results today, company head Strauss Zelnick revealed that Firaxis' strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown was in the top 10-

Borderlands 2 smashes projections, but Take-Two still takes a loss

Borderlands 2 smashes projections, but Take-Two still takes a loss:
Borderlands 2 DLC and online passes carry the day for Take-Two Interactive, which despite considerably exceeding projections still reported a significant

Neverwinter MMO grows to 2 million players

Neverwinter MMO grows to 2 million players:
Neverwinter, the free-to-play massively multiplayer role-playing game that launched in June, has passed 2 million...

Riccitiello: "Precious little to indicate mobile is building long-term brands"

Riccitiello: "Precious little to indicate mobile is building long-term brands":
Ex-EA CEO talks about how publishers are changing and how chasing graphics on mobile can be a "road to ruin"

Returning to Prime World in its English open beta

Returning to Prime World in its English open beta:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, MOBA Back in April, I had the opportunity to explore Prime

Nexon invests in Rumble Entertainment

Nexon invests in Rumble Entertainment:
Owen Mahoney, chief financial officer at Nexon, will join Rumble's board

Facebook launches mobile game publishing program

Facebook launches mobile game publishing program:
Social networking site opens pilot program to help small and medium-sized developers release their games globally. Facebook today announced Facebook

Facebook breaks into mobile game publishing

Facebook breaks into mobile game publishing:
Social networking giant Facebook announced a new publishing program aimed at increasing discoverability for smartphone titles from small-to-medium-

Spirit Tales: New Land & A New Level Cap

Spirit Tales: New Land & A New Level Cap:
Spirit Tales devs may have been quiet over the past several months but not for lack of busy-ness. The team has announced that the latest update has