Total War Franchise Makes Free-To-Play Debut With Total War Battles: Kingdom

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Creative Assembly and SEGA recently announced the Open Beta release for the first ever free-to-play iteration of the Total War franchise with the Steam release of Total War Battles: Kingdom. Making its debut on Steam as a free-to-play, persistent-world MMORTS game, Total War Battles: Kingdom offers the familiar depth and immersion of the Total War … Read more

Tactical Combat RTS Victory Command Opens Closed Beta Registration

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Petroglyh Games today sent word that they have opened the closed beta application process for the upcoming 5v5 tactical free-to-play MMORTS game, Victory Command. The upcoming titles pits player against player as each faces off against 4 commanders in furious tactical fueled combat comprising of realistic military units with an impressive selection of infantry, jeeps … Read more

BioWare’s 4v1 MMO Shadow Realms Cancelled

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BioWare Austin today confirmed recent rumors surrounding the state of its 4v1 action-based MMO, Shadow Realms, confirming that the game has indeed been cancelled. According to the reports that first surfaced yesterday a source close to the BioWare Austin team stated that the game was going through huge changes and has been completely revamped since … Read more

Former Ultima Online Developers Form New MMO Studio

Gordon Walton and Todd Coleman have lifted the veil in their newly formed Austin-based game development studio, ArtCraft Entertainment, and the plans to develop a new massively multiplayer online game. Both of the founders boast an impressive level of experience and management roles within the MMO industry including time with Wolfpack Studios, Origin Systems, KingsIsle … Read more

Is Subscribing To SWOTOR Worthwhile?

Star Wars The Old Republic News

Today, we’re going to talk about Star Wars: The Old Republic. Y’know, Bioware’s MMORPG that went free to play a couple years back? It’s still around; still going strong. Maybe it didn’t kill World of Warcraft, but…honestly, no game can. Anyway, let’s get right to the point. For the past few months, I’ve been subscribing … Read more

Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online

Elder Scrolls Online, from ZeniMax Online Studios, is the Elder Scrolls series’ foray into the MMORPG genre. Players can look forward to an experience comparable to that of previous, single-player Elder Scrolls titles, but with the enjoyment of thousands of others around them.

Why Don’t We See More Indie MMORPGs?

As I’m sure at least a few of you have noticed, most MMORPGs aren’t exactly made by small, independently-run companies. Nearly every successful MMO currently on the market is developed, published, and maintained by large, successful studios. League of Legends seems like one of the only exceptions to this rule. Why?