Bioware "Looking at Free-to-Play" for The Old Republic?



As by far one of my favorite games that I have yet to play, Star Wars The Old Republic may adapt a free-to-play version according to lead technical designer Emmanuel Lusinchi.

In a recent interview with gamestm, Lusinchi admits that Bioware acknowledges the need to adapt in the increasingly overpopulated MMO genre.

He said, “The MMO market is very dynamic and we need to be dynamic as well.  Unless people are happy with what they have, they are constantly demanding updates, new modes and situations.”

He goes on to say, “So we are looking at free-to-play but I can’t tell you in much detail. We have to be flexible and adapt to what is going on.”

The Old Republic has been having trouble with falling subscriber numbers and staff layoffs resulting in speculation about the games future. When interviewed by gaming website IGN, Emmanuel revealed that Bioware is still committed to making the game the best that it can be.

From an article on IGN, Emmanuel states “I think it’s more than the free-to-play model – it’s more that there is a lot of competitive offers,” Lusinchi claims. “If it was just free-to-play games and they weren’t very good it wouldn’t even be a question but there are definitely good games out there and good games coming out, so of course all of this competition impacts your plan with what you want to do.”

I personally think its a great idea to make it free-to-play. It would give the company tons of new players and members to their game and site. Information about them taking on this new approach to their game will more than likely be revealed in the coming months. Stay tuned on Muffin Cap to get more news on The Old Republic.

Assassin’s Creed 3 E3 Frontier Gameplay Demo

The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American Assassin fights to protect his land and his people, he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution. In Assassin’s Creed® III, eliminate your enemies with guns, bows, tomahawks, and more! In development for over three years, the game features the new Ubisoft-AnvilNext engine, a stunning technology that will revolutionize gaming and take things to another level!



MacBook Pro with Retina Display




The new Macbook Pro with retina display may be deceiving to the common eye. With the look of the Macbook air, Apple’s newest 15-inch super-notebook may be thinner and lighter than older MacBook Pro models. Its redesigned aluminum body houses a potent array of features that will blow your mind away!

For $2,199, users get a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel i7 processor, 8-gigabytes of RAM, a 256 GB solid state drive, two USB 3.0 ports, and a razor-sharp Retina Display. With these stunning features Apple calls this “the most advanced Mac ever made” 


This is just a little general information so far about the new Macbook. A full review will be coming soon.

Nintendo Working on Future handheld

The above photo is someones concept of Nintendo’s next Gen handheld.

For 2 decades Nintendo has set the precedent  in handheld gaming. From a recent article on IGN.com Shigeru Miyamoto states that Nintendo is more focused on the 3DS’s successor than anything else.

The Nintendo executive noted that his company is always thinking about what’s next. “What we’re thinking about right now is probably going to be for a future generation of handheld.” Miyamoto did emphasize that he feels there is plenty more that can be done with the current 3DS hardware.

With Nintendo hard at work creating their next generation handheld, more incremental revisions to the current 3DS are also in the process of being made. Stay tuned to our site for more info on Nintendo’s work.