Whyos

GigaOM has a piece up today positing the impossibility of a massively-multiplayer game that can “kill” World of Warcraft. Instead, it suggests that smaller MMO titles, with other revenue models, will nibble away at WoW’s market share. It’s certainly true, and has been for some time, that niche competitors have been the primary ongoing competitors to the big guys, first to Everquest, then WoW. And, it’s more true now than ever that alternate payment models, like that of MapleStory, are attractive and drive a significant audience.

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I remain a big fan of EA. They have a lot of smart and forward-looking people, but it’s hard to stay as flexible as this industry demands with that large a company, and that has been an ongoing challenge for them. They recently announced Q3 results showing unfortunate results, apparently as a result of three elements: Read More »