APB Hit With Layoffs
After rumors that RealTime Worlds, the developer, had run out of funding, over 60 people have been let go amid talk of trying to sell off APB.
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This Just In, We're All Doomed
A new market forecast from a global research firm puts the global MMO market at $8 billion this year, thanks largely to growth in China and Korea. Gamasutra, which unlike me could apparently afford the $2000 to read it, notes:
the MMORPG industry can be essentially considered as two regions,
"You, Sir, Are A Terrible Client"
Jon Jones (whom I used to work with/heckle) takes apart a clueless article on how to hire exploit new artists, point by point.
This is HYSTERICAL to me. Have you considered that you have problems with artist turnover because 1) You hire only inexperienced, naive people you disrespect and
Earth Eternal May Not Be That Eternal
Another new MMO doesn't make it out the door, as Earth Eternal, a browser-based free to play MMO involving animals NOT FURRIES SHUT UP YOU, which had been in open beta since last October, sent out a letter no one likes writing.
I had to lay off all
Law And Order: Special ERP Unit
In the World of Warcraft, sexually based erotic roleplaying (ERP) is considered especially heinous. On the Moon Guard server, the dedicated game masters who investigate these vicious terms of service violations are members of an elite squad known as the Special ERP Unit.
These are their stories.
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This Made Wikipedia Worthwhile
Warren G's "Regulate", explained.
When RealID Gives You Lemons, Have Your Marketing Team Make Some Lemonade
A reader who cancelled their WoW accounts over RealID forwarded me this email:
You hear that, UNKNOWN? Your voice has been heard! You and your friends FIELD_NOT_FOUND and MAIL_MERGE_FAILED won the day.