Dream of Mirror Online

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...

Aeria Games Guarantees Fun or Refund - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:16:10 -0400

Purchase Aeria points worry free!

Aeria Games is one of the leading creators of quality free-to-play MMOGs online and now you have the chance to check out what they have to offer completely risk free. For a limited time, through...

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...

Same Gender Marriages Now Offered in Dream of Mirror Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:25:50 -0400

I love you, man.

This may be one of the more intriguing developments to occur in an online game in quite some time. Free-to-play Dream of Mirror Online has offered in-game marriages (which apparently are integral...

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...

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

Sardu — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:24:41 -0400

A weekly roundup of the best in exclusive MMO content, found only at Ten Ton Hammer! If exclusive MMO content were cyborg cattle, Ten Ton Hammer’s logo would surely be branded on the best in the herd. Each week our staff of electric cowboys (and girls!) works hard to rustle up...

DOMO Review: Through the Looking Glass, Indeed - Ten Ton Hammer

Ralsu — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:04:14 -0400

Alice Never Had this Much Fun

Danny "Ralsu" Gourley believes gamers looking for a F2P title that takes them off the beaten path while still providing familiar gameplay conventions will like Dream of Mirror Online (DOMO).

He...

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...

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