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...
Atari sells Star Trek Online maker Cryptic Studios to Perfect World
Atari has sold off Cryptic Studios, the maker of online games such as Star Trek Online, to China’s Perfect World. Perfect World is paying...
Online game firm Gazillion names former Cryptic chief as new CEO
There’s a new gazillionaire in town. Online gaming firm Gazillion Entertainment has hired John Needham, former head of Cryptic Studios, as its new chief...
For aging Champions Online game, free-to-play business model proves alluring
Lots of massively multiplayer online games were started with the dream of becoming as big as World of Warcraft, which has 12 million paying...