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Like Old Faithful: Three Games worth my wallet

Like Old Faithful: Three Games worth my wallet

I thought it would be a nice idea to spend a moment on the few games that keep me coming back. Love it or hate it we all have games that are fall backs, right? In lieu of the newest, best or most recent game out, I choose to humbly decline the fever to drop [...]

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Global Agenda: Pricing and Micro-transactions

The MMO that Could! A Global Agenda Micro-transaction and ‘One time’ purchase deal. I was thinking about RMT and cash shops in games. Then a few weeks ago I read a blog about MMO pricing over at GameMonkey. So I’d like to take a min and discuss what Global Agendas pricing plan is and future [...]

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Global Agenda: More Impressions

After just a few days in the Global Agenda ‘Head Start’ event, I can tell this game will be one I’ll be playing for a bit. Some things I noticed instantly were: A) How easy it was to get set up on Hi-Rez’s website and download the game via steam. (Not sure if I’ll have [...]

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Success: A Blizzard Entertainment Timeline

Why is World of Warcraft so successful? Raptr, a social media networking tool for gamers has clocked 4,070,029 play hours in their database at  an average of 35,000 players daily. These numbers are staggering when viewed in the realization that 35 thousand players (just in Raptr alone) have clocked 4 million hours of game time. [...]

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Age of Conan: Then and Now

Since my time in Age of Conan (AoC), I have noticed a lot of players in my guild are one of three types. They are (1)new players that have been scooped up by the most zealous guild recruiter ever, (2)they are returning players looking for changes and improvements in the game, or (3)they are alts [...]