I watch YouTube videos, a lot of YouTube videos. And not because I love to support YouTube streamers (AdBlock is the first plugin I install after reformatting) but because I’m captivated by Let’s Plays. Often I prefer to watch somebody on YouTube play a game than play it myself. As soon as Google notifies me that Robbaz, Cr1t1kal, or Videogamedunkey have uploaded [...]

Given that anime originated in Japan and is a huge part of their culture, you'd think a lot of anime inspired MMORPGs or Anime MMORPGs would originate from Japan, but that isn't the case. In fact, Japanese game developers aren't big on the MMO genre and aside from a few games like Final Fantasy 14, most people can't name more [...]

Ever since video games have been invented, the stereotype of the anti-social male teenager has prevailed. However, the number of female gamers have been steadily rising these past years, to the point where it has reached to above 50%. Video games now come in many different genres, beyond that of the classic shooters and action games, and many now appeal [...]

What sells a game? Is it graphics? Gameplay? Music? Well…yea…but I’m here to talk about some other ways devs and publishers try to sell a game to you. You watch a trailer or a gameplay vid made by the team and they specifically they say words like “innovative” and “just like” in their video to appease you into playing the [...]

We’re explorers. Whether it's gazing up at the night sky or across an ocean, humans have always wondered what lies beyond the edge of the known. Perhaps the most enduring manifestation of this desire is the call of the sea. The azure main has for centuries enticed men with the prospects of fame and fortune, but perhaps the most tantalizing [...]

Most people who visit this website probably know how incredibly successful client based games like Dota 2, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft are. They each bring in over $100M in revenue to their parent companies, which may seem like a lot, but some mobile games bring in a lot more. Exactly how profitable are mobile strategy games? Extremely. Read on. [...]

Seventy-six years ago the world was changed forever by the most widespread war in history. The Second World War was a conflict that will never leave human consciousness and it’s one that we as a species must learn from in order to never repeat it again. That said - video games about war are bloody fantastic - especially online ones. [...]

Back in the day, MMORPGs were very rarely anything more than a constant lesson in abstract misery and pain. Leveling was often done in the most boring of fashions, making today's grinds look like rides on a candy-coated rollercoaster in comparison. If you wanted to reach maximum level, you really had to work for it. Achieving anything in these games [...]

Despite having a large video game industry and culture, there aren't very many Japanese MMORPGs on the market. How many Japanese MMORPGs do you think you could name off the top of your head? I can name maybe 4 or 5, but that's about it. I think everyone's heard about Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 11 by now, but [...]

Free to play MMOs and MMORPGs have always been the traditional business model in Eastern games. Titles like MapleStory and Fly For Fun (Flyff) have been quintessential examples of good Korean free to play MMORPGs. Western companies haven't really begun embracing the free to play concept up until more recently. Prior to 2010 for example, Western companies were still focusing on [...]