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Summertime Gaming – Free-to-Play Games
Get great tips on what games you need to check out this summer!
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Posted on Fri, June 26, 2009 by Savanja
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!

I put...
How LEGO Universe Can Match the Success of Free Realms
SOE's Casual MMO Has a Head Start on LEGO Universe
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Posted on Tue, May 5, 2009 by Ralsu
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?
Free Realms Could Clean up as a "Backup" Game
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Posted on Thu, April 30, 2009 by Ralsu
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
Story of Runes of Magic Launch the Stuff of Classic Literature in Gaming
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Posted on Mon, March 30, 2009 by Ralsu
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
If Atlantica Can Do It for Free, P2P Games Have No Excuses
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Posted on Mon, March 16, 2009 by Ralsu
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
F2P Games Could Benefit from Launch Enhancement
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Posted on Sun, March 8, 2009 by Ralsu
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?
Ghost Towns, Variety, and Size All Matter
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Posted on Sun, February 22, 2009 by Ralsu
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
Future MMOG Players Need to Start Somewhere
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Posted on Mon, February 16, 2009 by Ralsu
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
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Posted on Fri, May 23, 2008 by Shayalyn
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