The free-to-play business model has seen its share of success, but what will the next generation of free-to-play bring? At GDC Online in Austin, game developers told us how they expect free-to-play to evolve, how it will shape the way people make games, and how…
Social Games, virtual gaming and virtual communities have spawned a universe of goods and services. With hundreds of millions of users consumed in online gaming or social media, the phenomenon of the virtual economy is becoming ever more innovative and based in impressive economic numbers….
In the follow-up to his original article on predicting player churn, Dmitry Nozhnin, head of analytics and monetization at Russian MMO publisher Innova, shares his methodology for predicting when veteran players will quit the game — identifying when players will drop two to three weeks before…
Mobile, tablets, devices and computers – is becoming the de facto supplement to interactive TV. Cable networks are creating new ways to find and attract viewers for a multitude of services, whether it’s advertising, navigation or social networking. While most of the consumers with 2nd…
The number of people playing video games in the U.S. is declining due to shrinking audiences in every gamer segment except for mobile and downloadable/online, according to the NPD Group. Gamer Segmentation 2012: The New Faces of Gamers, the market research firm’s latest report, estimates…
MechWarrior Tactics™ is a brand-new MechWarrior game set in the BattleTech® universe and includes everything you love about MechWarrior. MechWarrior Tactics Players Arsenal MechWarrior Tactics Battle is Declared MechWarrior Tactics Select Targets MechWarrior Tactics View Enemy Stats MechWarrior Tactics Combat Begins! MechWarrior Tactics Atlas Attacks!…
The BattleTech board game has surged to new heights of interest over the last several years following Catalyst’s launch of the new line of core rulebooks and the hot-selling 25th Anniversary Introductory Box Set. However, for long, long years one of the most enjoyable ways…
A new bio and reveal makes its way onto the net for the Commando in MechWarrior Tactics. Expanding the roster of mech options waiting for you in the upcoming MechWarrior Tactics, today the COM-2D Commando was revealed. This is a more lightly armored mech with…
Family Guy fans will soon be able to interact with their favorite characters in this new MMORPG, Family Guy Online. Family Guy Online aims to bring the flat-out hilariousness of Family Guy to an interactive format. It will operated just like any other MMORPG by…
The television show “Family Guy” has been wildly popular for years but it still came somewhat as a surprise when it was announced it would be made into an MMO. We checked Family Guy Online out recently and have a full report. Keep reading! If…