virtual economies
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EVE Online Facing Second ‘Summer of Rage’ Fan Outcry
In the early days of June 2011, the playerbase of EVE Online joined together in revolution and war. The enemy was not a diablocial space-tyrant, or an army of NPC spaceships waiting to give battle, but the company that created EVE, CCP Games. A recent expansion, Incarca, had launched with a slew of overpriced microtransactions…
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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 Sets The Stage For Endwalker On April 13
There’s a new Final Fantasy XIV expansion coming later this year, but first we’ve got some loose ends to tie up. The third and final instalment of the Nier-themed raid series and the first of a two-part story update leading to this spring’s Endwalker expansion arrives on April 13, alongside the open beta of the…