The landscape of the MMORPG market is constantly evolving. From the early days of Ultima Online, to the heyday of Everquest, to the present day domination of the market by World of Warcraft, the MMORPG genre has gone through many changes over the years. To compete in a crowded market that sees new MMORPG games coming out every month, many game companies have decided to use the free-to-play with cash… Continue reading

free-to-play · MMORPG

I wrote an article over at Associated Content about the awesome new Online Action RPG Vindictus. I’m amazed at how good the game looks, and how much fun it is to play. In my opinion, it has definitely raised the bar for the free MMO genre. It still remains to be seen how the planned cash shop will… Continue reading

action rpg · free-to-play · MMORPG · Vindictus

Perfect World International is a free-to-play MMORPG that looks to be a suitable alternative to World of Warcraft for people that do not want to pay a monthly subscription. These are my first impressions of what is good and bad about the game.

The Good

Perfect World is very newbie friendly. They provide helpful tips to guide you through the first few levels and teach you the basic… Continue reading

free-to-play · Perfect World · World of Warcraft

I played World of Warcraft for a couple of years and had fun, but eventually canceled my account because of boredom and a lack of time to play regularly. I have never really had a strong enough urge to reactivate my account. Forking over $40 for the latest expansion and $15 more each month just to play casually seems like a waste of money to me.

I have been… Continue reading

free-to-play · Perfect World · World of Warcraft