money

Trial Of The Crusader Is Making Me Poor!

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 - 18 Comments

I’ll tell you right off the bat that I’m not much of an economist. I don’t play the Auction House, I don’t farm for things to sell, and I only do dailies on occasion (usually if I’m determined to raise my reputation with a certain ... More

Activision Blizzard CEO Interviewed on Game Economy

Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 3 Comments

Activision Blizzard CEO Robert “Bobby” Kotick on Thursday said he is “optimistic” about the future of the game industry as “a very low cost form of entertainment, if you look at the dollar-cost-per-hour.” CNBC interviewed Kotick, who was in Sun Valley, Idaho, for the relatively ... More

Activision-Blizzard Loses Millions, Tigole Leaves WoW Team

Friday, February 13th, 2009 - 23 Comments

A few massive announcements came out of Activision-Blizzard yesterday.  The first few came during their business-laden earnings call with investors.  Turns out that one of the industry’s premiere publishers did not have a great end to 2008, posting a loss of over $72 million.  Since ... More

Gatherers Making A Killing

Monday, December 15th, 2008 - 43 Comments

Sometimes I have to stop and think that I made the wrong choice as far as my professions go. Being a tank I have grown accustomed to always being out of gold due to massive repair bills, but if I had made the smart choice ... More