MMO Industry

Riot Games: LoL Is No Laughing Matter

Posted on 14. Oct, 2012 in League of Legends, MMO Industry, News

If anyone says MMO games are not popular anymore, just show them this infographic. Riot Games released an infographic that shows valuable stats from League of Legends and compared it to other franchises and networks. With its 32 million active users, League of Legends is not only the most played MMO game in the world, it's also the number one video game in the world when it comes to daily active users. Read on to see this infographic.

Is Guild Wars 2 Too Expensive?

20. August, 2012Tags: Guild Wars 2, MMO Blog, MMO Industry

Is Guild Wars 2 Too Expensive It’s something that I’ve rather taken as a given over the last few months: the Guild Wars 2 folks know what they’re doing when it comes to subscriptions. They’re not going to make you pay monthly – which is a plus, of course – and that gives it a staunch advantage over the competition. That’s what I thought, until today that is. Today I sat down to write a piece about Guild Wars 2 and about its means of access and I couldn’t for the life of me work out exactly why a “subscription” as available in Guild Wars 2 is still relevant in today’s world of Free-to-Play and constant micro-transactions. Has Guild Wars 2 been given a free pass based on appreciation of an outdated method of sale or is this the sort of MMO price scheme people would like to see in the future?

Guild Wars 2 to Take Advantage of Umbra 3

Posted on 13. Aug, 2012 in Guild Wars 2, MMO Industry, News, Umbra 3

ArenaNet had another stress-test for Guild Wars 2 last weekend. To ensure smooth gameplay for the fans of the game, the developer has been tuning the game engine and its servers. Today, they announced a new partnership with Umbra Software, the firm behind Umbra 3 rendering optimization technology. Read on for details on Umbra 3 and how it will affect Guild Wars 2 gameplay.