Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Charticle Special: Aeria Games' success in operating Immortalis as a local language service

Charticle Special: Aeria Games' success in operating Immortalis as a local language service :
Aeria Games made headlines recently with the news it was splitting its US and European operations. The main US-headquartered part of the company will now be focused entirely on mobile F2P games, while its European

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

  • Sega “Football Manager Online” reveals introduction video, holds 2nd CBT from March 13 to April 6.
  • Dragonfly FPS “Special Force 2” starts Taiwan OB service via Wayi.
  • Panggame 3D web MMORPG “Queens World” opens homepage, to start service in March.
  • Ndoors mobile full 3D MMORPG “Legion of Heroes” records 1,000,000 downloads from Google Play store and T-store.
  • SG Data mobile RPG “Ilil Samguk” released in T-store and LG U+.

'Continue?9876543210' Review - In My Time Of Dying

'Continue?9876543210' Review - In My Time Of Dying :
Does anything drive humans as much as our awareness of mortality? No other animal sees a bush, calls it a bush, draws the bush, gives the bush a back story, then cries when the bush dies. It's arguably the saddest, and most

Cloud Breaker Review

Cloud Breaker Review :
Cloud Breaker Review By Jennifer Allen on March 4th, 2014 Our Rating: :: DECEPTIVELY TOUGHUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A simple concept, Cloud Breaker is fiendishly challenging. Even for those used

Fishton Review

Fishton Review :
Fishton Review By Jennifer Allen on March 4th, 2014 Our Rating: :: CASUAL FISHINGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Build up a fishipedia with this simple to play and quite satisfying casual fishing game. Developer:

'Out There' Review - The Lonely Joy of Being Lost in Space

'Out There' Review - The Lonely Joy of Being Lost in Space :
Dying alone in space doesn’t seem so bad now that I’ve played Out There [$3.99] from Mi Clos Studio. I’ve exploded a few times, been stranded without fuel a few dozen and suffocated on at least one occasion. On the way,

Review: Royal Revolt 2


Review: Royal Revolt 2 :
Years from now, when video game historians look back on the gaming trends of today to see where developers went right and wrong, Royal Revolt 2 could well be held up as the perfect illustration of how not to approach free-to-play

Card City Nights Review

Card City Nights Review :
My brother and I were born only about 17 months apart. As such we usually went to the same schools, played with the same friends and watched the same shows.We also look a lot alike. Obviously we're not twins, but those

The Voyage Review

The Voyage Review :
The Voyage Review By Jennifer Allen on March 4th, 2014 Our Rating: :: PUZZLES GALOREUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Not quite as gripping as one would hope, given its handful of issues, The Voyage still

Monetizer Special: Analysing hard-to-soft currency conversion rates in F2P games that use a 'percentage fill' IAP economy

Monetizer Special: Analysing hard-to-soft currency conversion rates in F2P games that use a 'percentage fill' IAP economy :
Fool that I am, I hadn't realised F2P games were using variable hard-to-soft currency rates until a couple of months ago. For research reasons, I started playing Capcom/Beeline's Snoopy Candy Town and quickly become

Blog: Valve has started PC games' race to the bottom

Blog: Valve has started PC games' race to the bottom :
"Valve has just announced that developers will now be in charge of their own pricing on Steam. This is the beginning of PC games prices drifting downwards, with an endpoint of zero. Here's why." ...

Valve's million-dollar DotA 2 tournament set for July

Valve's million-dollar DotA 2 tournament set for July :
Valve's yearly million dollar DotA 2 tournament, The International 2014, will take place in mid-July for the first time, officials from several gaming teams and leagues told GameSpot sister site onGamers today.Sources say that

BaBaBear Boom Review

BaBaBear Boom Review :
BaBaBear Boom Review By Nadia Oxford on March 4th, 2014 Our Rating: :: ROCK THE DRAGONUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad BaBaBear Boom is an enjoyable shooter that takes place on the back of a

‘Avadon 2: The Corruption’ Review - A Worthy Return To The Black Fortress

‘Avadon 2: The Corruption’ Review - A Worthy Return To The Black Fortress :
It’s been quite some time since iOS users have explored the world of Spiderweb Software’s Avadon [$9.99 (HD)]. After the release of the original adventure in 2011, the classic RPG developer has spent the last few years

Toca Pet Doctor Review

Toca Pet Doctor Review :
If you've got small children and a touchscreen device, there's a pretty decent chance you've already encountered a Toca Boca product or three. That being the case, we can probably dispense with the formal introductions and get

Pirates: Treasure Hunters MOBA reveals new official trailer

Pirates: Treasure Hunters MOBA reveals new official trailer :
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, New Titles, MOBA Netmarble is getting into the MOBA business with Pirates: Treasure Hunters, a new title first announced for South Korea last November. The competitive multiplayer game looks to be

Review: Cubed Snowboarding


Review: Cubed Snowboarding :
Cubed Snowboarding takes all of the grace and freedom out of the frozen extreme sport, stripping it back to a series of treacherous turns and wobbling backflips to create an arcade experience that owes as much to twitchy

Big Layoffs At Thief Developer Eidos Montreal

Big Layoffs At Thief Developer Eidos Montreal :
Thief developer Eidos Montreal has just laid off a number of employees, according to multiple Kotaku sources.Read more...

The Nerdiest Video Game Ever Made? Almost.

The Nerdiest Video Game Ever Made? Almost. :
Calculords for iOS is incredibly nerdy — and wonderfully so. It's a lane-based strategy game. It's a collectible card game. It makes the player actively participate in math. There are few ways it could be nerdier — I have compiled

Uncharted Writer Leaves Naughty Dog

Uncharted Writer Leaves Naughty Dog :
IGN reports that Amy Hennig, the lead writer and creative director on the Uncharted series, has left developers Naughty Dog.Read more...

Guild Wars 2's Battle for Lion's Arch has begun [It's live now!]

Guild Wars 2's Battle for Lion's Arch has begun [It's live now!] :
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Video, Events (In-Game), Lore, Patches, News Items, PvE, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play Fans of Guild Wars 2's living story villain Scarlet Briar -- all five of you -- will likely be disappointed by

Spil Games appoints former CTO as HTML5 advocate

Spil Games appoints former CTO as HTML5 advocate :
Robbert Van Os takes new role at social gaming company

Neverwinter's next expansion heads to Icewind Dale

Neverwinter's next expansion heads to Icewind Dale :
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Neverwinter The name Icewind Dale conjures a lot of fond memories for fans of both the Forgotten Realms and turn-of-the-century

Pearl Abyss gearing up for Black Desert's beta phase two

Pearl Abyss gearing up for Black Desert's beta phase two :
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert Steparu reports that Pearl Abyss is giving away 400 Black Desert phase two beta keys on a newly created Facebook page.

Funcom's financials take a sharp blow

Funcom's financials take a sharp blow :
Filed under: Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, Business Models, MMO Industry, The Secret World, Legal, Miscellaneous The earnings report for Funcom's fourth quarter 2013 is in -- and it doesn't look pretty. The studio reported that

Allods Online outlines changes to the Astral


Allods Online outlines changes to the Astral :
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Patches, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, Allods Online The Astral is a big part of Allods Online, the big twisting magical space upon which the fragments of land float steadily.

Star Wars: The Old Republic 2.7 patch promises big guns and fast ships

Star Wars: The Old Republic 2.7 patch promises big guns and fast ships :
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Patches, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic The public test notes are out for Star Wars: The Old Republic's Patch 2.7, and if one thing's for certain, this update is going to be a meaty one indeed. On the

Indie sandbox MMO The Chosen is the 'game-child' of EVE Online and Fallout 3

Indie sandbox MMO The Chosen is the 'game-child' of EVE Online and Fallout 3 :
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox Sci-fi pseudo-MMO The Chosen -- not to be confused with Snail Games' Chinese historical MMO of the same