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2Moons : Acallege finds another way to sell goldMay 06, 2008 09:00:00 PM News Item: 4110
Filed under: 2Moons, Business models, Economy, Making money, News items, Free-to-play  Acallege Games, producers of 2Moons, have announced their new partnership with TrialPay, a service that offers citizens something they actually want in exchange for buying a different item. Here's how it works: Companies will make money from TrialPay by offering their consumers something for free -- in this case, Acallege Coins, which can be used to purchase items in-game. If the consumers purchase goods or services from TrialPay's advertisers -- for instance, a delivery of FTD flowers, or a Blockbuster membership -- the advertiser then pays the full value of what the original company is offering its consumers.
It seems a little convoluted, and somewhat sketchy -- wouldn't it just be easier to stick with the pay-for-money option, which is already in place? Either way, money is leaving the hands of the consumer, so it isn't clear what benefit is obtained. If you must buy something, go straight to thecause, we always say!  Comments
2Moons : 2Moons gamers to see Bad Moons RisingApr 02, 2008 03:30:00 PM News Item: 4109
Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, 2Moons, Events, in-game, Expansions, Game mechanics, Launches, New titles, News items, Free-to-play  2Moons, the action MMORPG from Acallege Games, has released their newest game update, called Bad Moons Rising, which features new substence spread out across all activities and objects. These include new dungeons, quests, and 2 new maps, Space of Pilgrimage and Aquirai Ruins. A new pet system has been incorporated, allowing gamers the choice between 3 new pets, with more to come in future updates.
Additionally, new gamers will find more engaging early-level substence, while there are also all-new skills, weapons, and armor sets to utilize in the pursuit of combat excellence. David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment, promises new updates every 3 - 4 months, with the next 2 major updates 'already on the way'. Finally, there are a slew of great events centered on the update beginning on the 4th of April and continuing until the 11th. For more facts, look into the site. Creedence Clearwater Revival notwithstanding, you will want to come 'round tonight! Comments
2Moons : Dekaron to enter open beta on April 2ndMar 22, 2008 04:00:00 PM News Item: 4108
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, 2Moons, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Dekaron
A post at Gametribe's forums informs us that Dekaron is set to commence open beta on the 2nd of April. You may not have heard of Dekaron before, so here's a quick rundown from the official site. It is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, and is already out in the Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese markets. Gametribe is doing an English localization of the game for Europe, and Acallege is doing the same for North America, changing the name of their version to 2Moons.
While 2Moons is kind of a dumb name (though it does land the title at the top of many game lists, most likely not by accident), it's certainly not unheard of for a game to be named differently in a separate region. It's more than just the name that is different in this case though, with Acallege's adaptation of the Korean MMORPG having entered open beta in July last year. With David Perry at the helm of the North American version, we're interested to see what else will set it apart from Gametribe's offering. Comments
2Moons : David Perry talks free MMORPGs in Gama conversationJan 02, 2008 04:00:00 PM News Item: 4107
Filed under: 2Moons, Business models, Interviews, MMORPG industry, New titles, Free-to-play  Over the holidays the indomitable Gamasutra caught up with David Perry, the man behind such great games as Earthworm Jim and such utter flops as Enter the Matrix, to talk with him about his current projects, of which he has nearly too many to list. The ones that were of interest to us were his work in bringing over such... unorthodox titles as Dance! Online based on the game's popularity in Korea. He also hinted that he was working with Acallege on some new free MMORPGs, one of which was a "music" game and the other a "sports" game, as well as localizing 2moons.
After reading the conversation, I'm not sure exactly what wavelength Perry is operating on, because his priorities seem a little out of whack to me. Not only does he express a good deal of confidence that games based on item sales instead of subscription fees are the wave of the future in the U.S., but he also expresses a certain admiration for business models (such as the ones used by EA and in certain Korean studios) that treat creators like expendable wage slaves. Some mightspeculatewhether it's evenworthy oflistening to Perry's views except as an homage to his past success. It's a good point, but we're still curious about Acallege's new-found interest in MMORPGs, so we'll continue to keep tabs on him. Comments
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