MMO Updates |
- The Secret World unveils Atlantic Island Park
- First Impressions: Eden Eternal
- Lost Pages of Taborea: How will Chapter 4's content affect PUGs, gear, and the economy?
- Hang out with Massively (and Joystiq) at the E3 2011 reader meetup
- Get a head start on Season 6 of Mu Online with our closed beta key giveaway!
- MV Guide: June 6 - 12, 2011
- The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend reading about games when not playing?
- Week in Review: Fun with acquisitions and mergers
- EVE Evolved: Building a better UI
- One Shots: Well worth the time and effort
- Jagex shares more details about Transformers Universe
- Rise and Shiny recap: Faxion Online
- Hellgate beta videos show off character creation, gameplay
| The Secret World unveils Atlantic Island Park Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, Lore, MMO industry, New titles, News items, The Secret World  First up is a new location blurb update on the game's official website. Atlantic Island Park is a creepy-crawly outdoor area oozing with dread atmosphere. Originally built in the 1970s by industrial tycoon Nathaniel Winter, the place was beset by freak accidents and ghostly sightings from the beginning. Kingsmouth locals opposed the construction due to the dark history of the Henderson farm, on which the park was built, but development continued. Apparently, so did a blood curse, night terrors, and various and sundry scream-inducing phenomena. Check out the details on the official website.
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| First Impressions: Eden Eternal Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Free-to-play, First Impressions  Hello, Massively readers, and welcome to my first ever first impressions article. Are you excited!? No? Well, feign interest for me anyway, and be gentle! Today, I've been asked to take a look at the currently-in-closed-beta Eden Eternal from Aeria Games, and you all have front-row seats for the grand tour. Now, I don't know about y'all, but I tend to be highly skeptical in regard to free-to-play games such as this one. I'm sure at least some of you know what I mean -- anime-inspired graphics, microtransaction-based, each with the same instantly recognizable website layout. With this in mind, I wasn't expecting much when I first logged in to Eden Eternal. I was anticipating, at best, some limited character customization, poorly translated quests, and a whole lot of grinding that could only be alleviated by shelling out for upgrades in the cash shop. What did I find instead? Jump past the cut to find out. Continue reading First Impressions: Eden Eternal
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| Lost Pages of Taborea: How will Chapter 4's content affect PUGs, gear, and the economy? Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Opinion, Free-to-play, Runes of Magic, Lost Pages of Taborea  There's going to be some changes a comin' in RoM when the level cap is raised and new loot is dispersed among high-level players. MMOs can develop ecosystems that only the most in-tune players will be intimately familiar with. While you might be new to the game and happy enough to just quest or dabble in the many features RoM has to offer, there's a posh, red, velvety lounge filled with high-rollers keeping tabs on how new items and stats will trickle down to affect the game. A new level cap means new armor, which means current top gear will be obsolete for said high rollers. Welfare epics will be unleashed on the market, prices will change, and the race for better gear will commence. This week on Lost Pages of Taborea, I want to look at how new content and items will affect the game. How will all the new items affect the economy? How will new dungeons affect pick-up-groups? And will we ever see a Screaming Gargoyle as a pet?
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| Hang out with Massively (and Joystiq) at the E3 2011 reader meetup Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Events, real-world, MMO industry, News items, Giveaways, Miscellaneous  If you're over 21 and a fan of Massively, Joystiq, or WoW Insider, you'll want to mark Friday, June 10th on your party-going calendar. The Joystiq crew will be taking over the La Cita bar in downtown Los Angeles for a swag-filled shindig sure to please the most discriminating gamer. And if not, hey, you can always drink with us.
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| Get a head start on Season 6 of Mu Online with our closed beta key giveaway! Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Contests, Free-to-play, Giveaways  This update features the introduction of the new Rage Fighter class, so even if you're familiar with all things Mu this will prove an exciting addition for you! If you're interested in checking out the new content, we've got a closed beta key for you to do that very thing. Just visit our giveaway page to pick up your key, then create an account if you haven't yet. After that, head to the beta page to redeem your key, and enjoy Season 6! 
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| Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively staff logs in to play various MMOs live and in person, and we'd love for you to drop by the channel and visit. We have a combination of regular weekly games and new surprises, so you'll find a variety of games to take a look at. During Livestream events, you can participate in the live chat to learn about the game, ask questions, and spend some time with Massively staff and readers. (Of course, Livestream events are subject to the whims of outside forces like server-side gremlins once in a while.) Follow along after the jump to see what's scheduled for this week! Continue reading MV Guide: June 6 - 12, 2011
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| The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend reading about games when not playing? Posted: 06 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Humor, Miscellaneous  Maybe you just like reading opinions about a game, maybe you spend a little time every day reading about your games of choice, or maybe you try to make sure to assemble a laundry list of must-read blogs and sites about your favorite MMO. So which is it? Whether you play Ultima Online or Star Trek Online, how much time do you spend reading about your game outside of the actual game? Do you ever find yourself enjoying reading about the game more than the game itself?  Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!
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| Week in Review: Fun with acquisitions and mergers Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  On the eve of this year's E3, a number of MMOs and MMO companies are in limbo, struggling for solvency and partnering up with F2P publishers. Fallen Earth's new special relationship with GamersFirst, well-known for its popular F2P titles and resurrection of All Points Bulletin, prompted even our own Fallen Earth guru to wonder whether the wastelands are due for a freemium makeover. Abandoned by Atari, Cryptic Studios has been snapped up by Perfect World Entertainment, another successful F2P distributor; our Star Trek Online and Champions Online columnists offered tentative cheers for the new owners (and the possibility of a free-to-play STO). And Interplay, still beleaguered by legal battles over Fallout Online, now teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Will it take a F2P bailout to save FO? Join me past the cut for even more of this week's top MMO stories! Continue reading Week in Review: Fun with acquisitions and mergers
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| EVE Evolved: Building a better UI Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion, EVE Evolved  With Incursion 1.6, CCP pushed live a completely new UI framework that makes cool features like holographic UI elements possible. With the new Carbon UI framework in place, developers are taking another look at redesigning the EVE user interface. Screenshots of the new features being used in the upcoming Incarna expansion are impressive, but that's all taking place inside stations. I can't help but wonder how these new technologies could be applied to the space-faring portion of EVE and whether there are more fundamental challenges to overcome in UI design than adding flashy graphics. In this week's EVE Evolved, I give some thoughts on the development of EVE's UI, from the necessary evil of the overview to some things I'd like to see change. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Building a better UI
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| One Shots: Well worth the time and effort Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Galleries, Screenshots, One Shots  This is my favorite mount and the one I spent the most amount of time in obtaining: a galleon. These ships are simply amazing. Aside from being incredibly complex to craft (it requires raiding to get the recipes), they also use a lot of supplies, which change depending on which continent you're building.Tomorrow begins foe week here at One Shots! Send a pic of the funniest, most strangely designed, or scariest enemy you've taken on in an MMO to oneshots@massively.com along with your name and the name of the game. Tell us a little about the foe and we'll share it here on One Shots!
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| Jagex shares more details about Transformers Universe Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Interviews, New titles, News items, Browser, Kids  Transformers Universe is confirmed to take place within the current "Prime" continuity, but as Jones explains, the staff has been working closely with Hasbro to try to include as many signature characters as possible from the franchise's 27-year history. There's talk about hundreds of different parts for characters to choose between for customization as well as the possibility of fans uploading parts and decals to help personalize individual Transformers. Prospective fans should take a look at the full interview -- it's an early look but the sort of thing that should be of significant interest to longtime franchise enthusiasts.
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| Rise and Shiny recap: Faxion Online Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Launches, Opinion, Humor, Rise and Shiny  They also talked about how a lot of MMO development took several years and the budget of a small country. I agreed with them on that. So they wanted to create their game in a much shorter time period yet have it still feature free-to-play accessibility along with old-school PvP. It was a tall order, especially considering the time frame they were looking at. Again, though, the team seemed capable of pulling it off. But did it? I spent half a week (I will explain later) in the game, and my impressions are right past the cut. Continue reading Rise and Shiny recap: Faxion Online
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| Hellgate beta videos show off character creation, gameplay Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Horror, Video, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Hellgate: London, Free-to-play  Not to worry, though, since HanbitSoft and T3Fun have revived the franchise and converted it to a new free-to-play title called Hellgate Global. MMO Culture has a trio of videos chronicling this weekend's event, and you can glimpse character creation as well as a bit of the shooter's demon-slaying gameplay. Hellgate intrigued us with its blend of action-horror and apocalyptic stylings the first time around, and we're just as curious for chapter two. Have a look at the videos after the break and share your thoughts on the beta while you're at it. Continue reading Hellgate beta videos show off character creation, gameplay
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