Entries in 'mmo' (217)
LOTR Online goes free-to-play
Online RPG The Lord of the Rings Online will receive a major update this Q3 allowing gamers to play the title entirely for free.
New Star Wars MMO announced
Despite the struggles experienced by Star Wars galaxies since its debut in 2003, Sony Online Entertainment is to release a brand new MMO based on George Lucas’ hypnotic universe.
Need For Speed World goes live in July
EA’s massively multiplayer online racer Need For Speed World will launch on July 20th.
SWTOR breaks EA funding records
It’s one of the most bankable franchises in the world of entertainment, and such is EA’s faith in BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: the Old Republic that it has spent ...
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Bethesda taking its time over MMO plans
It’s over two years since Bethesda’s path into the MMO sector began to take shape, but with no imminent sign of activity on the horizon MCV asked global VP ...
What’s on the way from THQ
Following a year of stabilisation, publisher THQ has outlined the games that it hopes will drive growth for the company over the next two years.
Warner Bros buys Turbine
Warner Bros. has acquired indie MMO developer Turbine in what is reported to be a $160 million deal.
'Free' Runescape earns Jagex £38m
Free-to-play MMO Runescape earned its developer-publisher Jagex over £38 million in revenues in the 12 months leading up to March 2009. That's a profit of £18 million, according to records ...
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Brits spend £195m on MMOs
UK players of massively multiplayer online games spent £195m on them last year, a report has found.
BioWare rules out Xbox SWTOR
Acclaimed RPG developer BioWare has moved to scupper any lingering hopes that in-the-works MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is also lining up a secret arrival on Xbox 360.
Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?
BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a ...
No Champions Online for console
After more than a year of 'will they, won't they', Cryptic Studios and Atari have backed away from bringing Champions Online to consoles.
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NFS World closed beta kicks off
EA has officially kicked off the closed beta for experimental online MMO racer Need for Speed World and is welcoming applications from potential new members.
Old Republic is BioWare's biggest
Star Wars: The Old Republic will be BioWare’s biggest title to date, eclipsing recent RPGs Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
Brits spend £200m on MMOs
British gamers spent £195m on MMO games last year, ahead of Germany and France, with £165m and £145m respectively, according to a new report.
EA resurrects Ultima franchise
The digital aspirations of publisher EA have received another boost with the release of a brand new free-to-play browser title based on the legendary MMO IP Ultima Online.
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FEATURE: MMO Roundtable
The MMO is potentially the most lucrative genre in the world. There are over 11.5 million subscribers to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, while the Chinese MMO market is expected to ...
World of Warcraft 'will not be beaten’
MMO specialists have told MCV that predicting the fall of World of Warcraft is ‘futile’.
Monster Hunter MMO for Xbox
Its Western impact may remain limited for the time being, but Monster Hunter is one of gaming’s key franchises in Japan – and hot on the heels of the brand’s ...
Square Enix brings free MMO to West
The Western aspirations of Japanese giant Square Enix have been demonstrated once again with news that it is to bring its successful Eastern free-to-play MMO Fantasy Earth Zero to the ...
Sony and MS 'keen on subscription-MMOs’
Seattle-based startup studio Undead Labs has revealed its new zombie MMO game for consoles will “almost certainly” employ subscription charges.
Wiimote's ‘staggering’ MMO opportunities
Nintendo’s Wii remote offers a ‘staggering’ number of possibilities for developing MMO games, according to a former NCsoft and Blizzard developer.
CoD MMO reports intensify
A lengthy feature in The Los Angeles Times yesterday covered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's astounding commercial success, once again framing the game's $550 million five-day revenues against ...
MMOs fill 15% of game time
Today’s Gamers MMO Focus Report says gamers in the U.S. and Europe spend over five hours a week playing MMOs - or 15% of total play time. The report includes ...
World of Warcraft's Schizophrenia
Five years on, WoW's designers are working through what they see as the mistakes of the past.
