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MMO culture gamification: companies motivate employees with MMO reward systems
Gamification is a new trend where companies use reward systems and comparison models from computer and video games to motivate employees. Maybe some of you are familiar with the play and later film &#...
MMO Trends: Many markets spoil the broth – This is why Asia MMOs struggle in the West
Asian MMOs are developed today for the Asian market. This market is completely different from ours. However, the Asia MMOs are supposed to work in the West as well. Do many markets spoil the broth? Or...
Was Titan a mix of World of Warcraft, The Sims, Team Fortress 2 and Destiny?
The recently canceled Project Titan by Blizzard was, according to reports that have emerged, a truly wild mix of World of Warcraft, The Sims, Team Fortress 2, and Destiny.The magazine Kotaku, known fo...
Kingdom Under Fire II is set to conquer the PlayStation 4 as a F2P this summer 2015
The MMO Kingdom under Fire II, a mix of strategy and action, is set to conquer the Playstation 4 as a free-to-play title in the summer of 2015. Kingdom under Fire II has gone through a turbulent devel...
MMO Trends: Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, World of Tanks, World of Warcraft strong
The Raptr numbers for August are out and depict a picture of trends in the MMOs and MOBAs. Above all, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Final Fantasy XIV have been able to gain ground compared to p...
Potential of Mounts in MMOs – All About Gaming
In the fantasy MMO ArcheAge by developer XL Games, after the first few levels, you receive a quest to raise a small foal. Depending on the breed, it can also be another young animal. You carry the lit...
Destiny: Free Ammo Out of Nowhere
In Destiny, a curious trick is making the rounds: If you have emptied your weapon and do absolutely nothing, you receive bonus ammunition in the magazine. “That wizard came from the moon” ...
Nominated for Online Game of the Year: TESO, WildStar, Hearthstone and FF XIV
The Elder Scrolls Online, WildStar, Hearthstone, Final Fantasy XIV and 5 other games are nominated for the Online category at the Golden Joystick. The video game magazine “Computerandvideogames&...
Grown too fast: MOBA Strife releases 30 employees
S2 Games, the developer studio behind the MOBA Strife, is laying off almost half of its staff. They cite mismanagement as the reason. As reported by mmobomb, the news of the layoffs first appeared in ...
State of Decay as MMO? – Will DayZ and H1Z1 face more zombie competition?
The signs are increasing that the zombie franchise “State of Decay” might be planning an MMO spinoff. With Patrick Wyatt, one of the founders of ArenaNet, they have brought a multiplayer s...