Year: 2012

  Lazard Capital Markets has downgraded Activision-Blizzard stock from “buy” to “neutral” in light of World of Warcraft’s declining subscription numbers. Lazard analyst Atul Bagga does not believe Activision-Blizzard can stop the hemorrhaging of World of Warcraft subscriber numbers due to age and increased competition in the space.  The downgrade was mainly motivated by data … Read More “activition-blizzard subscription declinedactivition-blizzard subscription declined“ »

  The Everquest 2 team has announced that players will be able to take advantage of a double XP weekend beginning on Thursday, November 24th. In addition, the Marketplace will be giving players some hot deals for Black Friday. We know you’ll probably be stuffing your face with Turkey over the next few days, so … Read More “Double XP Weekend & Black Friday SaleDouble XP Weekend & Black Friday Sale“ »

    GamersFirst has announced that over three million players have registered to play APB: Reloaded. According to the press release, the milestone was passed after APB:R was released on Steam. GamersFirst anticipates that the number will rise when a special boxed version hits store shelves that sells with pretty amazing incentives. “We recognized the … Read More “3 Million Registered Users3 Million Registered Users“ »

  Avatar Creations has announced that Perpetuum Online will be expanding content-wise on December 1st. Called “Intrusion 2.0”, the new content expansion will allow player corporations to fight for and gain control of outposts in the Beta region. In addition, a new freighter robot is coming into the game and new level 3 missions are … Read More “Intrusion 2.0 Content Expansion Intrusion 2.0 Content Expansion “ »

  Yesterday, Blizzard finally revealed the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Called Mists of Pandaria, the expansion brings new features, a new continent, a new race, a new class and much much more. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy has a brief write up of the announcement along with some new screens. Check it out … Read More “Mists of Pandaria OverviewMists of Pandaria Overview“ »

  Rift players will want to check their email for notification from Trion Worlds that the data servers have been compromised. The database in question contained information including user names, encrypted passwords, dates of birth, email addresses, billing addresses, and the first and last four digits and expiration dates of customer credit cards. There is … Read More “Trion CompromisedTrion Compromised“ »

  Jagex has been hard at work on 8Realms, a browser-based strategy title. Before summarily dismissing 8Realms out of hand, be sure to read our first look preview of a game that is said to “sap Internet users’ remaining free time”. Leave us a couple of comments when finished! As the conversation lulls one moustachioed … Read More “ First-Look Preview First-Look Preview“ »

  In a fan-translated post on the official ArcheAge forums, it has been revealed that the game will utilized a death penalty in the form of building materials being dropped on death or log out. Basically, the interview states that these materials are carried on a player’s back forcing them to walk, not run making … Read More “Death Penalty DetailedDeath Penalty Detailed“ »

  As if the names of these two games aren’t enough to cause feelings of faintness for RPG players everywhere, Bioware and 38Studios have announced a cross promotion between the two. Demos for both Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur will be released soon and those who play both will receive in-game rewards. ME3 … Read More “Mass Effect 3 & Kingdoms of Amalur Cross PromotionMass Effect 3 & Kingdoms of Amalur Cross Promotion“ »

Snail Games has announced that it is bringing a new MMO to North Americans. Called ‘Age of Wushu’, the game takes place during 2000 years of Wuxia in China. Developers also have said that the game does not rely on levels and classes. Players choose from “one of six unique storylines” where every action is … Read More “ Coming to North America Coming to North America“ »