Posts Tagged ‘ea’
Gamescom News: EA Confirms New Content
This year’s Gamescom is sure to bring us a couple interesting updates about Star Wars: The Old Republic. The events kicked off yesterday, when EA held a press conference and talked about numerous games, including SWTOR. Most of what was said during the conference was information we already knew about, but one thing was confirmed– [...]
SWTOR Goes F2P – Investor and Fan Reactions
The MMO community has had a lot to say about Tuesday’s announcement since it went live. Many opinions are negative, many are encouragingly positive, and many lie somewhere in between. Most of us, I think, knew in the back of our minds that this may very well happen– the warning signs were there, after all– [...]
The Latest EA Earnings Call – F2P Details
After yesterday’s big SWTOR news– the free-to-play reveal– EA held a quarterly earnings conference call that revealed a little more information about the financial reasons behind the game’s model switch. Some hints as to BioWare and EA’s first moves during the switch were also discovered. So, how bad were Star Wars: The Old Republic’s subscription [...]
SWTOR Adopting Free-to-Play Hybrid Model this Fall
It’s official– BioWare and EA are taking Star Wars: The Old Republic to a new side of the galaxy, and adopting a free-to-play model with an optional subscription. This model is sometimes known as hybrid, or “freenium,” because it offers rewards for both free-to-play players and subscription players. Jeff Hickman, Executive Producer, issued a letter [...]
Laura Shot Third: SWTOR Under Fire
By now, we all are probably familiar with the rumors spreading mass amounts of doom and gloom about SWTOR across the MMORPG community. Practically every forum and review site has at least a handful of negative opinions regarding the game. The term “TOR-tanic” is often used, comparing SWTOR to both a legendary disaster and a [...]
MMOs and Cash Money Yo!!
Players see MMO’s as games made for their enjoyment. However the reality is that MMO’s are created because this is a multi-billion dollar industry. Make no mistake, the people that write the checks to create MMO’s are doing so because of the bottom line. And that’s a perspective that many gamers either choose to ignore [...]
Is EA CFO Eric Brown Jumping the TORtanic?
Electronic Arts chief financial officer Eric Brown has resigned from his position at the company, Gamasutra reports. He’s only been with the company for under three years but Friday, February 17th will be his last day. The following Tuesday he will start his new role as both the CFO and COO of communications company Polycom. [...]
EA Claims SWTOR Did Better than WoW in First Month
In the quarterly earnings call for Electronic Arts, they announced they had 1.7 million active subscribers to SWTOR. These are some pretty huge numbers but just what do they mean? These figures count the number of players who have subscribed to the game past the first month free trial you get with purchase. This means [...]
SWTOR Paid Subscriptions are Up
This news comes late, but according to the EA quarter earnings call last week, subscriptions to SWTOR are up- way up! Industry analysts say SWTOR is seeing some good numbers. They are reporting 1.3 million paid subscribers. If you remember another recent report, however, these numbers are just slightly off of what BioWare reported- 1.7 [...]
Incoming Ads for SWTOR
I know a thing or two about marketing- it’s part of my job in many ways. I often write advertising copy, help with social media marketing and article marketing and run online advertising campaigns for clients. This experience in marketing allows me to understand one common problem with many MMORPGs today- they lack the proper [...]
1.7 Million Active Subscribers + Growing – EA Earnings Call
In what has to be seen as extremely good news, Electronic Arts announced during their earnings conference call today that Star Wars: The Old Republic has sold over 2 million copies, and currently has over 1.7 million active subscribers – and growing. MarketWatch reports: “We are pleased to report a strong holiday quarter driven by [...]
One Analyst Says SWTOR Sales Concerns are Being Overdone
Some are saying that SWTOR is not selling as well as it was first expected. There has been a bit of an outcry over this in the industry but one analyst group doesn’t think the concerns are that big of a deal. According to Gamasutra: Analyst group Macquarie Securities has released a new report which [...]
Brokers Concerned about EA Stock Due to SWTOR
SWTOR is a big earner for BioWare and Electronic Arts. The extreme popularity of the game pre-launch and at launch led to great success for EA- at least from the start. All around, the company was recognized and this included with rising stock prices. However, with that fame comes great responsibility. EA has a lot [...]
EA Has Invested Half a BILLION Dollars in Star Wars
In a story at MarketWatch.com, we learn a bit of interesting news about SWTOR. It’s an article/interview about Electronic Arts’ CEO Riccitiello, 52, but contains a fun tidbit about the BioWare hit of the year- SWTOR. According to the source: In a Dec. 23 statement, EA boasted that “The Old Republic” had attracted more than [...]
Command Decisions – The Brotherhood, A Trooper-Exclusive Guild Interview
Ever since I decided to play the Trooper a couple of years ago I couldn’t wait to see a full Flashpoint run of just Troopers, kicking ass and looting named…bosses. Then there was the hope of maybe putting together a full operation featuring Troopers exclusively, just to see if it were even possible. I mean, [...]
Always In Motion Is The Future – Dual Spec, From Both Sides
Always in Motion is The Future is our column that deals with general news and information regarding The Old Republic based facts and finally spiced with the unique perspective of Republic Trooper. A recent interview with Gabe Amatangelo revealed that Dual Spec was destined for The Old Republic soon after launch. For those who aren’t [...]
Always In Motion Is The Future – Analysis On The Launch Of The Old Republic
A couple of years ago, not long after the announcement of a brand new venture co-piloted by Bioware and LucasArts, I found myself engaged in a lively debate with a good friend over the speculative success of The Old Republic. I was espousing the likelihood of The Old Republic being the first contender to challenge [...]
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