*** This is the second part of my predictions recap blog post for 2012 *** Next up, EQ Next: Everquest Next is announced. It is (at least on paper – all we’ll see this year) a theme park MMO with a fresh approach of mixing in strong sandbox/virtual world elements. EQ:N won’t release until 2013 or even beyond. I'll take a half point here. EQ Next wasn't announced so much as it was temporarily unannounced. Where I will take the points however ...
*** This is a repost of a post that ran on my blog adventuresoftaas.com *** Prediction season - oh how I love you. In most years its a time for me to show off just how insightful and connected I am to the games industry, this year however I suspect might be a different beast. I really didn't see the force F2P was going to be this year (I really did think it'd be Pay to Plays year to come back with a vengeance) amongst other things. So let's get right to it and look at my predictions ...