"I thought fixing the business model was all that was needed. I was wrong." Microsoft's Kevin Perry reflects on how he tackled the many issues that plagued Ages of Empire Online, in this free talk from GDC Vault.
November 4, 2013
"You don't get a soft launch for a branded game."
In this free GDC Vault video from GDC Europe 2013, Microsoft's Kevin Perry discusses the business, design, and production problems that his team faced while trying to fix this MMORTS in the talk 'F2P the Wrong Way: Age of Empires Online.'
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