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Review of SWTOR Savior Strategy Guide Voted #1
Which SWTOR guide gives BEST VALUE for your bucks? Review of SWTOR Savior guide with a special discount link. Quick start guide to get you going.
SWTOR History and Setting
Read about the background history and the setting for this new online game Star Wars: The Old Republic. SWTOR is like WOW on steroids.
Top 10 Most Highly Anticipated Free to Play MMORPG of 2012 List Launched
Top MMO fan site BestFreeMMORPG2012.com released its top choices for the most highly anticipated free to play MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) currently under development, that are expected to be launched this year. Their ranking was based on how much buzz they have in fan forums and blogs.
The list is a little bit of a cheat as only first 7 are truely free.
- Marvel Universe Online
- Neverwinter
- Planetside 2
- Sevencore
- Torchlight
- Transformers Universe
- Wizardry Online
- ArcheAge - Not yet confirmed if it will be F2P
- World of Darkness MMO - Not yet confirmed if it will be F2P
- Guild Wars 2 - Probably to buy, but then subscription free
Rift Open Beta due out in next few weeks
The Korean developer NetMarble is Launching Rift Open Beta on february 15th. Telara the Merciless – a six day Open Beta event – begins on February 15th. Servers are open from 10:00 AM PST on Tuesday, February 15th through 7:00AM on Monday, February 21st.
TMMO Update: The 5 Biggest MMO Flops of All Time
MMOs are notoriously difficult to make. Not only do they demand a very specific attention to detail, but they also arguably require more content than the average game – and let’s not forget about the rabid fans that typically follows the genre. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that over the years there have been some pretty massive flops. Here is a suggested list of the 5 worst.
