Global Agenda: review

In early July, the developer Realtime Worlds released its anarchical crime-based shooter MMO, APB: All Points Bulletin. After only three months and following Realtime Worlds’ significant financial woes, APB was shut down entirely. Seemingly, the persistent whispers that no studio could successfully combine the shooter and MMO genres seemed to be validated once again.

Enter Hi-Rez Studios and their shooter MMO, Global Agenda.

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Global Agenda: interview

CG: How many MMOs do you think the market can comfortably support at one time, and why do you think Global Agenda will succeed?

Todd Harris: The market clearly can’t support too many clones of World of Warcraft. But there IS room for non-fantasy MMOs as well as MMOs with different combat styles and game mechanics. If you are a fan of both shooters and MMOs Global Agenda is really worth taking a look at because in a single package you get your character progression along with a chance to blow stuff up and use your jetpack!

Our alternate payment model also helps Global Agenda succeed in a crowded marketplace. We have many players for which Global Agenda is their secondary MMO. The mission structure allows players to level up by playing 15 minute PvP or PvE missions on their own schedule. So they enjoy the game in smaller doses, but also without having to pay a subscription, and everyone wins.

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