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more about #microtransactions DJ_Skrull: So getting to the game is not the easiest or most common sense thing in the world. I stumbled upon it when i walked into a white worm hole or somethin... more » heretrix: I might take a look but on the whole HOME is too goddamn clunky to navigate around for it to be something I'm going to screw around in regularly. more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Only 10,000 users use Home? That's something to get excited about? more » dumlaox001: AJ: If/when it finally releases, the closest game on the 360 that will survive on microtransactions will be Joy Ride. It's supposed to be a free game ... more » KazeEternal: Looks like a step in the right direction, but with all the other quality games coming to PS3 who the hell has time for this shit. more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: Christ. I love my 360, but that the Sodium makes me feel unfaithful. I can only hope Microsoft has to respond with something better than 1 vs. 100. more » Muon: You know what the real piece of news in this post is? SOMEONE ACTUALLY READ THE TOS. more » Cojo21: If Champions Online has taught us anything, it's that microtransactions can be done in a way that have nothing to do with game play. You can buy ac... more » Ursus-Veritas: I signed up for the testing earlier. I honestly don't care how I have to pay for it, I simply can't wait for The Old Republic. Bring on the Sith for m... more » Drogmir: Last thing I want is for TOR to become those MMO's where you become top player by paying your way to the top. more » Heliophage: Star Wars Galaxies... :( CU destroyed my faith in SOE. NGE nearly destroyed my faith in MMOs. more » (Zombie) Jölan: Only slightly related, who plays pen and paper RPGs? I have a D&D group at school, and play Star Wars D20 on Saturdays/ more » excel_excel: HA! Well well well! GOOOO MARIO KART! more » midniteavatar: This is totally a death knell for PS3. They've had years to catch up, especially since they're giving the service away for free! Goes to show you, mak... more » mr-crowley: so out of those 20 million psn accounts according to sony, how many of them are playing games? more » Piata: Why do these studies never include PC numbers? I'm willing to bet the PC is in the 80 to 90% range. It's still the online medium of choice imo. more » Ding! Hardcore: No big surprise about XBL. It's the only service that I can collectively get all my gaming friends from the past 2 decades to use. And strangely enou... more » c0mbobreaker: I'm not at all surprised that the Wii is in second. Mario Kart and Smash bros have both sold 10 million+ copies right? Even if a minority of the owner... more » Komrade Kayce: What. Wii in front of PS3. Just... what. Really? What. more » Mount_Prion: Can't they just put a on my toon's forehead and let me have this stuff for free? more » -
#gameannounce
Home Produces Sodium
PlayStation Home is moving its social network toward the gaming space by releasing a real, honest-to-god video game through Home. Meet Sodium, "an arcade shooter in an MMO wrapper."
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#starwarstheoldrepublic
Sleuths Dig Up Microtransaction Language in Old Republic TOS
The terms of service agreement for Star Wars: The Old Republic, included in its recently announced Game Testing program, mention both "points" and a "game store," possibly tipping off plans for microtransactions. More » -
#freetoplay
Acclaim Re-Develops The Chronicles Of Spellborn
Acclaim is hanging out their "Please Pardon Our Re-Development" signs on their MMO The Chronicles of Spellborn, transforming it into a free-to-play, transaction-based game by next year. More » -
#gallery
Dungeons & Dragons Online's New Store
Dungeons and Dragons Online is going free-to-play in North America this summer, and Turbine has released the first screens of the new DDO Store, where they hope to make up those subscritption fees. More » -
#surveysays
Online Gaming Jumps in 2009
Although PC online gaming has dipped slightly, a recent survey by the NPD Group shows that online gaming as a whole has increased from 19 to 25 percent this year. More » -
#microtransactions
Runes Of Magic Item Shop Is Open For Business
There's a reason Frogster America's free-to-play MMORPG Runes of Magic is free, and that reason is the Runes of Magic Item Shop, now accepting cash in exhchange for items that make your grind easier. More » -
#mytheon
Petroglyph Takes Strategy Online With Mytheon
Real-time strategy developer Petroglyph and True Games have just announced Mytheon, which promises to combine the best elements of action, strategy, and RPG gameplay into one massive online game. More » -
