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The Daily Recap

The Daily Recap

Research: Subscription model unappealing to vast majority of users
A survey performed by researchers Parks Associates titled "Electronic Gaming in the Digital Home II" concluded that there is very little room for market expansion for subscription-based MMOs.

EA CEO Riccitiello doesn't think investors care about quality
When you're playing your favorite MMO, how much thought do you put into the finances of the game? Do you wonder if the game had initial investors, or if they were banking on a big-name publisher?

Notes for AoC's 23rd of July patch: extra-short edition
We've had a long run of meaty patches for Age of Conan, and whether or not they addressed the most important issues on players' minds, the patch notes were always long and full of fixes.

Hellgate: London saved by Namco-Bandai
Didn't really think we'd be talking about this game ever again, but it's nice to be wrong. Tipster Matt let us know that a Senior Director for Business development has posted to the official Hellgate:London forums letting everyone know that 'word' is coming soon.

Buddy Keys finally implemented in Age of Conan
Buddy Keys have been a long time coming, but they're finally part of Age of Conan. Funcom assured us last week that they'd be going live this week, and they've made good on that.