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Summertime Gaming – Free-to-Play Games - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:35:29 -0400

Get great tips on what games you need to check out this summer!

Have you "been there and done that" with all the major titles on the market? Looking to fill the gaming gaps for these sometimes painfully long summer days? I have the answer for you!

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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...

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...

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...

Sony Online Entertainment: John Smedley's Keynote Address from ION 2008 - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:52:03 -0400

It's the Smed!