20100309

What countries spent on MMOs - by Andrew Laughlin



This is a brief article I found a little interesting.
How did your country stack up?

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/a207696/brits-spent-gbp195m-on-mmos-last-year.html
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Brits spent £195m on MMOs last year

Brits spent £195m on MMOs last year
Tuesday, March 9 2010, 11:07am EST
By Andrew Laughlin, Technology Reporter 

British players spent nearly £200m on massive multiplayer online games in 2009, while the worldwide market topped £3 billion.

According to a report published today, gamers in the UK spent £195m on MMOs last year, followed by French players with £165m and German players with £145m.

However, US gamers dominated the global MMO market after spending a massive £2.55bn over the 12-month period, reports CasualGaming.biz.

The study indicated that Brits spend an average of £10.50 per month on MMOs, but only 38% of total players actually pay for sessions, with the majority opting for free games.

World Of Warcraft and Runescape were the most popular titles in the UK, followed by Club Penguin, Final Fantasy and Lord Of The Rings Online.

Spenser Chi, head of European Union operations at MMO operator Aeria Games & Entertainment, said: "With every game launch, we find a new population of users without noticeable cannibalisation of our other titles.

"This is a sign to us that the MMO market will continue to grow in number of players as well as revenue."

20100220

Swear the Star Wars way!

 http://starwars.forever.free.fr/database/decipher/CCG_cloudcity/dark/echuta.gif

A lot of people in guild chats or groups wonder why I am a bit down on "bad" language.  It's not the fact of foul language for the most part, but it seems so lazy in-game.

Why?

Check this link out.  It lays out practically any form of Star Wars expletive - with a reference point of where each was used.

Sure my fav isn't in there, but it has plenty.

http://starsidergalaxy.com/forum/index.php?topic=2924.0

Now go out there and get your swear on!

20100214

Dubai + Star Wars =

These pics are supposed to be a Star Wars takeover of Dubai:

photographed by Cédric Delsaux

CG by Pierrick Gueneugue

If you think any of these pics are interesting, you'll flip for the real hi-res versions (link below).

sw-dubai-1.jpg

sw-dubai-2.jpg

sw-dubai-3.jpg

http://www.amusement.fr/index.php?/gallery/start-wars/

20100119

Mandalorian lore/fate in question? (novel)

In case you were a huge expanded universe fan, or like to know what's up in books...

Karen Traviss is leaving her latest SW book because of issues with a change in lore regarding the Mandalorians. 

An excellent post from the author is below.  Sounds bad.  And I assume I already know the Clone Wars schism due to an episode a week or so ago.  I still love the series though.

http://karentraviss.typepad.com/blog/2009/12/sooty-and-a-clean-sweep.html

If you like anything expanded or a trivia nut, then the link it totally worth at least a skim.