Game Design, Interviews, PC, Profiles
The MMO arena is filled with different games covering a multitude of scenarios. It seems difficult for someone to have an original idea that will grab the attention of gamers beyond the familiar. Hi-Rez Studios’ Global Agenda may be that game.
Game Design, Interviews, MMORPGs, PC, Profiles, Technology
In this current economic situation, developers and publishers alike are forced to downsize their staff. The general perceptions of a recession-proof industry are incorrect. Fortunately, while the major players in the video game industry are taking difficult hits, the independent studios are quietly toiling to develop new titles.
MMO Addiction 101
Addicted to video games? How lame are we?
Mirror’s Edge DLC debuts on Thursday
It doesn’t replace the story. 
The Top Five Ways Real-Time-Strategy Games Improve Your Life
Sure, keep justifying all those hours wasted. WASTED!
The Videogame Bosses’ Guide to Success
But if bosses were unbeatable, why the hell am I playing your game? I don’t need to play real life.
Starcraft Course opened for College - earn credits
Oh UC Berkeley, how the mighty have fallen.
Ten Cancelled Games We Wish Were Released
SHENMUE!!!
10 Videogame Scenes in Movies Part 1
And most of them are comedies. FIGURES.
BYU Study: Video Games Are Bad For You In So Many Ways
Psh. Your mom could tell you that.
50 Mods You Should Be Playing For Fallout 3
Alternate title: Why consoles suck.
Daily Costume: Cosplay
I thought it was actress Debra Messing for a second. A SECOND.
Let’s get one thing straight: Addiction is serious. It doesn’t matter if you tack a harmless title in front, it’s still damaging to your health. So don’t give me that, “Oh, it’s just a little MapleStory addiction.” Do you even hear yourself? What kind of name is MapleStory?
Whether you think you have a problem or your “friend” does, let your pal here at GotGame give you some 101 on addiction and how you can beat it. Read More »
Casual Games, Gamer Culture, MMORPGs, PC, Virtual Worlds
No longer able to ignore the rising success of games such as World of Warcraft, it looks as if Disney has finally decided to jump on the exponentially growing bandwagon that is MMORPGs. Joining up with the innovative talents of NetZero, Disney announced on December 2nd that they plan the release of Disney Fantasy Online in China this upcoming spring.
Can you patent ideas? Worlds did, back in 2000. Their patent for “system and method for enabling users to interact in a virtual space” is currently being put under scrutiny by NCsoft, who were unexpectedly hit with an infringement suit on Christmas Eve. According to Virtual Worlds News, Worlds claims “NCsoft has infringed on patent 7,181,690… through its games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Exteel, Guild Wars, Lineage, Lineage II, and Tabula Rasa.” Read More »
A tiny and quiet announcement (only two sentences!) on December 30, 2008 at Aeria Game’s website revealed that microtransaction-based MMORPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine has shifted to open beta. All you need to do is register an account, install the game, and join the wonderful (so far) community.
Casual Games, Game Design, Gamer Culture, MMORPGs
About a week ago, it was widely discussed that Quakers were gonna have a stab (I guess pacifists can’t have a stab at anything) at their own WoW-like MMO. But, as is the advice my daddy gave me: “don’t believe everything you read,” especially on the internets. But, seriously, how sweet would that be? We’re all so used to killing things in games, but we do it so rarely in real life. It would be a revolutionary game because…it would be so normal.
