So, Gamasutra’s Best of 2008 article on MMO trends got me riled. I won’t go into detail because I went into detail here:
GotMMOG’s Not So Best of 2008: Fubar Trends of MMOs
In reply, we made our own list of MMO trends from 2008 worth noting:
Enjoy!
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It seems the global financial meltdown is starting to dig its teeth into game companies a bit more.
CCP, the developer behind EVE Online, that cold, dark space MMO where spacings are a daily ritual, is hinting that it might have to move out of Iceland for warmer climes. The article popped up on Gamasutra.
This is in contrast to the dollar signs in Sony’s eyes after they discovered that selling virtual items is maybe a business they should’ve been in from the beginning.
Of course, it might be because they never realized their demographics weren’t as straightforward as they thought.
Meanwhile, I got to enjoy some fun trying to buy cheap leather on WoW the other day…20 Thick Leather was being sold by some guy (he had something like 10 up there) on the AH at under 2g. Can you say farmer? Every time I bid some ass was outbidding me…can you say digger? What a pain. It reminds me of my early days in WoW when I’d look for Short auctions and keep bidding to grab it at the last minute (otherwise, don’t bother since you’d be outbid). Can’t we all just share? :p
grieger
To say I’ve been busy is an understatement…but that’s no excuse. So, in all its glory, here’s GotMMOG’s review of Fallout 3.
I never said it was short but this is the kind of game that requires you to finish it to do it justice. You can’t cheat or play part of the game to really review it right.
If I’d reviewed it after a week’s worth of gameplay, I’d have reviewed it differently (more pissed off at the CTDs, less inclined to like the radio music, and less interested in revisiting Oblivion).
‘nough said. Enjoy the review. Oh, and if you end up wanting to get it, Buy it from Amazon!
– grieger
