Free-to-play games catching MMO subscribers’ attention (and wallets)
The successful launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic notwithstanding, the business model of mandatory subscriptions for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games seems to...
GamesBeat weekly news roundup
Here’s some of the stories that ran only on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more stories exclusively on the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat now,...
Classic online game EverQuest celebrates 13th birthday with switch to free to play business model
Boy, they grow up so fast: March 16 will mark the 13th birthday of Sony Online Entertainment‘s (SOE) massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORG)...
DC Universe Online exec talks about the game’s future and competition from Star Wars (interview)
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is celebrating DC Universe Online’s one-year anniversary today. All current players (with characters created on or before today) will receive a...
Thousands of orcs die — along with our patience — in Lord of the Rings: War in the North (review)
Lord of the Rings fans have been waiting a while for their beloved stories to meet a great game. So far, that hasn’t happened,...
Sony Online Entertainment restores service for PC online games
Online game addicts rejoice! Sony Online Entertainment has now restored service for its PC online games. Similar to the restoration of the sister network,...
Sony Online Entertainment takes down its PC game web site
Sony’s nightmare with hackers expanded in a new direction today as the company’s PC online games division shut down its Station.com online gaming web...
Will Trion’s Rift be cataclysmic for World of WarCraft?
Rift is one of the biggest bets in video game history. Trion Worlds has been building the fantasy role-playing online game world for almost...