Ubisoft buys Digital Chocolate Barcelona

Ubisoft buys Digital Chocolate Barcelona:
Ubisoft confirms acquisition of 47-strong team

Xbox One: "Our long term vision hasn't changed at all"

Xbox One: "Our long term vision hasn't changed at all":
Microsoft's Phil Harrison discusses why there will be no indie games at the Xbox One launch, digital price parity and the cost of next-gen development

Heroes of Camelot Review

Heroes of Camelot Review:
Kabam's latest free-to-play venture is both an amalgamation and distillation of a lot of other iOS collectible card games. Heroes of Camelot has the looks. It has the gameplay. Perhaps most importantly,

Toca Cars Review

Toca Cars Review:
Toca Boca has become a byword for quality in children's apps. Their games encourage exploration and experimentation, yet come without any hidden in-app purchases or other hidden

Captain's Log: It's speculation time in Star Trek Online

Captain's Log: It's speculation time in Star Trek Online:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Patches, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Rumors, Captain's Log It's that time again, folks: that time when the Star Trek Online

The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar's big missed (business) opportunity

The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar's big missed (business) opportunity:
Filed under: Business Models, MMO Industry, Opinion, WildStar, The Nexus Telegraph, Subscription, Buy-to-Play

WildStar's Gaffney on why the game isn't free-to-play

WildStar's Gaffney on why the game isn't free-to-play:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, WildStar, Subscription, Buy-to-Play It's not enough any longer to simply say that your game

Microsoft partners to create Chinese game console

Microsoft partners to create Chinese game console:
Microsoft and BesTV are planning a new joint venture to create a new game console

Get your free EverQuest II heroic character starting October 1

Get your free EverQuest II heroic character starting October 1:
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play SOE is putting the finishing

Angry Birds Star Wars II Review

Angry Birds Star Wars II Review:
Rovio has released Angry Birds Star Wars II for mobile phones and tablets. We all knew it was going to happen. It was as inexorable as the final struggle between Luke and Darth Vader. After all,

Eldevin: Largest Patch Ever Deployed

Eldevin: Largest Patch Ever Deployed:
The Eldevin team has let us know that the largest-ever patch has been deployed into the game. Among other things, the level cap has been increased, new armor

Perfect World reassures players regarding the future of RaiderZ

Perfect World reassures players regarding the future of RaiderZ:
Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play There are certain things that trigger instinctive fears from MMO players. Things like

Not So Massively: D3's auction house closing, Star Citizen salvaging, and new MOBA heroes

Not So Massively: D3's auction house closing, Star Citizen salvaging, and new MOBA heroes:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Business Models, Expansions, Game

Cavemania Is A Grab Bag of Genres in Casual Game Form

Cavemania Is A Grab Bag of Genres in Casual Game Form:
What happens when you take a real time strategy game and an RPG, and wrap it all up in the package of a casual match three game? A huge stinking mess

Valve reveals SteamOS

Valve reveals SteamOS:
Half-Life and Portal studio announces its own Linux-powered operating system; designed for the TV and the living room; will be available "soon" as free download. Half-Life and Portal developer Valve

Raptr: Dota 2 overthrows League of Legends as most played game

Raptr: Dota 2 overthrows League of Legends as most played game
It's unofficial, but Raptr, a website which tracks player stats and gameplay time, has found that Dota 2 has overthrown...

Apple sells 9 million new iPhones in three days

Apple sells 9 million new iPhones in three days:
Company touts record-breaking launch of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models; more than 200 million iOS devices now running iOS 7. Apple sold a record-breaking 9

Blog: Why mobile is perfect for the strategy MMO genre

Blog: Why mobile is perfect for the strategy MMO genre:
Galaxy on Fire: Alliances developer Fishlabs thinks mobile has become the premier platform for strategy MMOs, and CEO Michael Schade explains why -- and

GDC Next adds Cryptic on avoiding pay-to-win MMOs, Animoca talks

GDC Next adds Cryptic on avoiding pay-to-win MMOs, Animoca talks:
'Future of games' conference GDC Next has added talks by Animoca on picking your next game platform, and D& D:

The pyramid of free-to-play game design

The pyramid of free-to-play game design:
F2P consultant Nicholas Lovell offers a quick "what you need to know" guide to free-to-play design, including pointing out the biggest mistake that developers

Blog: Is DAU the ultimate vanity metric?

Blog: Is DAU the ultimate vanity metric?:
A lot of people are obsessed with their Daily Active User counts, but Tom Farrell argues that of the metrics you can track, it's among the least useful. He explains

Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Three: Play Us Out, PlayStation 3

Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Three: Play Us Out, PlayStation 3:
Welcome to the third and final MMO Log before we slap a review on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and call it the better

App devs facing major problems with piracy, profitability

App devs facing major problems with piracy, profitability:
New App Developer Conference survey finds 26% of devs have had their apps pirated, and many struggle to make any profit

New survey shows that piracy and discoverability are still pressing issues for game developers today

New survey shows that piracy and discoverability are still pressing issues for game developers today:
It's no secret that developing a successful mobile game isn't easy in