EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic snares 1.3M subscribers
Electronic Arts said today that its critical online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, had 1.3 million active subscribers in the fourth-fiscal quarter ended...
Activision Blizzard’s quarterly earnings report predicted to shine come Wednesday
Activision Blizzard will report its first-fiscal-quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 9, after the market close. This will come two days after its arch-rival Electronic Arts reports its earnings, and the two together will paint a better picture of the grudge match between EA's Star Wars: The Old Republic and Activision Blizzard's flagship online game World of Warcraft.
The top 5 MMOs of 2012 — and what they’re doing differently
2012 will see some of the biggest releases ever in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game genre. GamesBeat has rounded up the most promising titles and asked their developers, “What makes your game unique?”
Max Payne 3’s massive 35GB install vs. other big games
The PC version of developer Rockstar Games' upcoming installment of the Max Payne series will take up 35GB of free space on on your hard drive when it launches on May 29, according to system requirements released today. Here's how that compares to some other big PC titles.
The 4 best finds at PAX East 2012
We played some video games at PAX East 2012. Here's a quick look at a few of the best from the entire show floor.
Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem
THQ layoffs, Sega cancellations, and Sony studio closures caused last week to be one of the worst in memory for the gaming industry. Compare that to mobile darling OMGPOP which was sold for $210 million based on the strength of one game. It seems like one side of the market is on its way down, while the other side has nothing but growth ahead of it, but that isn't necessarily the case.
Guild Wars 2 challenges MMO establishment with hybrid business model (preview)
The massively multiplayer online (MMO) games business is about to get even more competitive. Market leader World of Warcraft (WoW) dodged a bullet when...
Blizzard launches World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta
Blizzard Entertainment has begun beta testing for the next World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Annual Pass holders, the media, fansites, friends and...
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...
Blizzard and Netease.com renew deal for World of Warcraft in China
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com have renewed their deal to publish World of Warcraft in mainland China. The deal will now last an additional three...