Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine

How LEGO Universe Can Match the Success of Free Realms - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:14:21 -0400

SOE's Casual MMO Has a Head Start on LEGO Universe

With Free Realms taking over his household, Danny "Ralsu" Gourley had almost forgotten that NetDevil is hard at work on a LEGO MMO titled LEGO Universe. The building block dynamic has mass...

Free Realms to Become Everybody's Second Subscription? - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:58:29 -0400

Free Realms Could Clean up as a "Backup" Game

When Danny "Ralsu" Gourley got an urge to compete against another player in a hand of the Free Realms Trading Card Game, he realized that every minigame in Sony Online Entertainment's...

Pioneer Spirit - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:30:47 -0400

Mabinogi’s Expansion Offers Adventure and Exploration

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley continues to hunt for quality free MMOs, but sometimes he has a hard time stopping playing his favorites long enough to try something new. This week, he examines the...

What is a Free MMOG? - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:30:23 -0400

Does Free Apply to Any Game?

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley has been taking a lot of heat over his choices for the best free-to-play games. He thought it'd be easy to explain his selection criteria until he sat down to do it....

The Launch That Faced Thousands of Ships - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:46:33 -0400

Story of Runes of Magic Launch the Stuff of Classic Literature in Gaming

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley got a taste of how astrologists who write for their local newspapers must feel when a Sagittarius finds a $5 bill after reading that "your finances will improve." This...

Building on Success: The Growth of Atlantica Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0400

If Atlantica Can Do It for Free, P2P Games Have No Excuses

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley frequently tells Ton Hammer readers that games need to grow out and up at the same time to stay fresh. It's no small feat for a F2P game to do that since even P2P games...

Flaccid Launches Hurt F2P Performance - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:44:41 -0400

F2P Games Could Benefit from Launch Enhancement

Nothing is more disappointing than a wimpy performance when it counts--at launch. As Danny "Ralsu" Gourley makes his way from one F2P title to another, he keeps finding the same lackluster...

Ten Ton Hammer Exclusives: The Week in Review - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:49:02 -0500

Your weekly dose of the best in exclusive MMO content. Whether you’re a monkey or a baboon, there’s plenty of room for you at the Ten Ton Zoo! Our staff of highly-trained banana pushers is hands down the best in the business folks. They’ve also...

SMT: Imagine Online Preview – Busting Demons J-pop Style - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:26:12 -0500

Shin Megami Tensei Goes MMO

The Shin Megami Tensei series has enjoyed a rabid cult following for years, and the franchise comes closer to mainstream with each new iteration. Finally, SMT has become an MMOG, and Ten Ton...

Aeria's Shin Megami Tensei Goes Mac - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:23:25 -0500

A popular game gets cross-platform support.

Aeria Games announced today that they have teamed up with CodeWeavers to take their popular title "Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine" to the Mac making this their first Mac compatible game. This could...

Setting a New Bar for F2P? - The Impact of Atlus Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:36:04 -0500

Ralsu to Atlus: "No Pressure or Anything."

News of the formation of Atlus Online has Ten Ton Hammer's F2P guru, Danny "Ralsu" Gourley, excited. He's been playing console games published by Atlus for almost two decades and has come to...

Is Bigger Really Better in MMOGs? - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:17:05 -0500

Ghost Towns, Variety, and Size All Matter

A diminished economy means that companies have look for ways to decrease production costs. For MMOG fans, that spells smaller worlds at launch with less variety. Drawing from his experience...

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games - Battle for the Children - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:54:56 -0500

Future MMOG Players Need to Start Somewhere

With World of Warcraft dominating the MMOG market, a number of games try to appeal to children to raise the next generation of players with notion that there is more to life than WoW. This...

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games: Clicks for Kicks - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:30:03 -0500

Is Twitchy Combat the Future of F2P?

Sometimes F2P guru Danny "Ralsu" Gourley worries that future gamers will find his corpse buried in a tar pit, a fossil of an old-school gamer who seeks to use his wit rather than his reflexes in...

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games - Car Shopping - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:36:31 -0500

Don't Be Put off by the Cute Factor in F2P Games

Any connoisseur of free-to-play games would have to admit that there is a certain cute factor that goes with the territory. Even though a few

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games Archives - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:14:06 -0500

Cartoon Network's FusionFall Employs a Family-friendly Revenue Model

With World of Warcraft dominating the MMOG market, Danny "Ralsu" Gourley believes other

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games - Investment Opportunities for Developers - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:33:04 -0500

After digging for what really motivates gamers to invest in free-to-play games last week,

Top Ten Free-to-Play Games - Investment Opportunities for Players - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:36:22 -0500

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley thinks the trick to hooking players in a game is getting them to invest in it. Those who pay to play games invest money

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online Launches Open Beta - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:48:22 -0500