MMO Updates |
- Join the Castle Empire closed beta with our key giveaway
- Star Trek Online being used as a film set for web series
- Runes of Magic partners with Overwolf for social media functionality
- DCUO's Fight for the Light pack available today
- Mythic: Wrath of Heroes gets rid of 'all the boring crap' of WAR
- The Daily Grind: Are you in favor of developer-sanctioned RMT?
- Not So Massively: Diablo III's beta leaks and Rise of Immortals gets a release date
- Lost Pages of Taborea: Lions and tigers and bears, oh... mounts!
- One Shots: Is that supposed to be sexy?
- Wings Over Atreia: Drama llama -- DUCK!
- Pre-registrations open for Age of Wulin closed beta
| Join the Castle Empire closed beta with our key giveaway Posted: 06 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: MMORTS, Giveaways  To that end, Ubisoft has passed along 1,000 closed beta keys for us to share with our readers. So if you're ready to start exploring the land and building your empire, visit our giveaway page to grab your key. Once you've got it, simply fill out the "register for free" section of Castle Empire's front page and enter your key when prompted. That's it -- you're ready to join the beta test of Castle Empire! 
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| Star Trek Online being used as a film set for web series Posted: 06 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Culture, Star Trek Online, Machinima  Cerberus Films has just released the first part of its new series, Star Trek: Reunion, which was recorded entirely within Star Trek Online. The series is being made by Oliver Smith, who was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and focuses on a group of five Starfleet Academy graduates who become captains and then reunite to discover the truth behind the death of their friend. Oliver Smith admits to being a hardcore STO player, and the introduction of the Foundry toolset allowed him and his team to utilize the game for his machinima series. You can watch the first episode of Star Trek: Reunion after the jump! Continue reading Star Trek Online being used as a film set for web series
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| Runes of Magic partners with Overwolf for social media functionality Posted: 06 Sep 2011 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Runes of Magic, Miscellaneous  The Overwolf software also integrates instant messaging functionality that players can use without leaving the Runes of Magic client, not to mention game database searching functionality and account settings access. "Our new partnership with Overwolf will bridge the gap between the fantasy world of online gaming and the accessibility of social platforms," says Frogster's Daniel Ulrich. [Source: Frogster Press Release]
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| DCUO's Fight for the Light pack available today Posted: 06 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, News items, DC Universe Online, Dungeons  The new stuff includes the game's seventh power set (light), and the ability to join either the Green Lantern or Sinestro Corps "while helping to restore balance to the universe." If rubbing elbows with famous DC luminaries doesn't do it for you, there's also the new scenario content. Players can partake of various action-heavy excursions into locales like S.T.A.R. Labs, Coast City, and Sciencells Prison. More info is available at the official DCUO website.
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| Mythic: Wrath of Heroes gets rid of 'all the boring crap' of WAR Posted: 06 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, New titles, Warhammer Online, Free-to-play, Massively Event Coverage  According to the team, they found that people liked WAR but couldn't justify investing in it, so Mythic wanted to create an experience for them. The team took what they saw as one the more popular aspects of WAR -- the scenarios -- and modified them to pit three teams (six on each) against each other for quick, 15-minute gameplay sessions. On death, you can choose any hero in your arsenal so you can adjust to whatever your team needs. This game format allowed the team to strip away the parts of the game they saw as unnecessary. "We went, you know what? If you play the MMO, we give you all this cool equipment on your adventure, and it's a neat thing to do, but let's just get rid of the boring crap and give people cool [stuff] to wear," Paul Barnett said. Citing the accumulation of multiple -- and sometimes quite situational -- skills over the course of "748,000 hours of grinding," Barnett said that they got rid of this approach by focusing on only five skills per hero in Wrath of Heroes. He thinks that the small incremental progress of skills and skill effects in Warhammer Online is "dull," and instead extolls Wrath of Heroes for picking the best skills, effects and armor so that players don't have to worry about getting all of them. You can watch the full reveal panel of Wrath of Heroes after the jump. [Thanks to Joris for the tip!] Continue reading Mythic: Wrath of Heroes gets rid of 'all the boring crap' of WAR
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| The Daily Grind: Are you in favor of developer-sanctioned RMT? Posted: 06 Sep 2011 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Economy, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  There are some who feel that the only way to truly eliminate the problem is to legalize it, so to speak -- cutting down on stolen accounts, shady deals, and ripped-off consumers by creating official channels for everything. Others argue that it won't help and that making real-world cash a part of the player economy is a terrible idea in general. It's a discussion that can be approached from plenty of different directions, so what say you? Should developers create official channels and be done with it, or keep working to eliminate it altogether?  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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| Not So Massively: Diablo III's beta leaks and Rise of Immortals gets a release date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Video, Game mechanics, New titles, Patches, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, Dev Diaries, Not So Massively  It seems like it's beta week this week, with the first round of invites already out on Firefall's public beta and the Diablo III public beta closing in. A short video of Diablo III and a series of screenshots were leaked by a member of the current "friends and family" beta stage, giving us a look at the character select screen and game creation options. This week Blizzard also opened the official Diablo III beta website, hinting that the beta will soon be accepting selected members of the public. Bloodline Champions reveals plans for development in September, including first details on the revamped user interface, the updated new player experience and some new bloodline customisation options. The League of Legends crew returns from PAX this week to deliver more details on its upcoming Dominion game mode. Rise of Immortals finally gets an official release date of September 12th, leaving just one week for players to get into the open beta and claim their free prize for participation. In its first immortal spotlight video, the RoI team also gives details on area-effect nuker Vezin this week. Skip past the cut for details of this week's biggest news from the world of MOBAs and other online games that aren't quite MMOs. Continue reading Not So Massively: Diablo III's beta leaks and Rise of Immortals gets a release date
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| Lost Pages of Taborea: Lions and tigers and bears, oh... mounts! Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Opinion, Free-to-play, Runes of Magic, Lost Pages of Taborea  Runes of Magic has a wide variety of mounts that can run, hover and float over water. Some of these mounts are more rare than others, like those seen only on holidays or during special fundraisers, while some are two-seaters. From the sleek and vicious to the large and powerful to the just plain wacky, RoM has a mount for all occasions. In this week's Lost Pages of Taborea, I go over the mounts that are available, their rarity, their speed, and some ways to give your preferred mount a boost. Continue reading Lost Pages of Taborea: Lions and tigers and bears, oh... mounts!
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| One Shots: Is that supposed to be sexy? Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Guild Wars, One Shots  Do you think you can come up with a scarier or more painful-to-look-at ensemble? It's ugly armor week all week on One Shots, so whether you have an eye-searing color scheme, a set of armor pieces that clash like crazy, or something that you just put together for a laugh, we want to see. Send your screenshots in to oneshots@massively.com and we'll feature them in next week's One Shots!
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| Wings Over Atreia: Drama llama -- DUCK! Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Opinion, Humor, Wings Over Atreia  More than just a nod to one of my favorite songs, the title is a tip off that this week will involve another episode of our favorite I-wish-it-only-happened-to-someone-else show: Daevas of Our Lives. Yes folks, despite the the attempts of many -- though unfortunately not all -- to avoid the steaming piles left on the roads in the wake of the dreaded Drama Llama, sometimes someone flings the stuff around and you just can't dodge fast enough to avoid the splatter. And that smell doesn't disappear when you log out. A couple of weeks ago, Wings Over Atreia took a look at relationships within Aion. As pointed out then, not all relationships within game or legion are bad, but the propensity for drama is certainly higher. Those who share too much personal information soon find that the situation becomes uncomfortable for them -- or others -- when things start going wrong. And nothing feeds a hungry Drama Llama like a relationship gone bad. So don some rain gear (or maybe a Hazmat suit) and venture past the cut if you dare for this week's episode of Daevas of Our Lives -- The Break Up. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: Drama llama -- DUCK!
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| Pre-registrations open for Age of Wulin closed beta Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Crafting  Signing up at the official site will enter you into a closed beta lottery, with the main prize being a European CBT key. Players who register prior to October 1st will also be eligible to win one of five Age of Wulin t-shirts. The game itself is something of a departure from conventional themepark titles, and we've told you previously about its interesting skill setup and non-combat gameplay options. Age of Wulin also features more than 130 square kilometers of explorable space, eight combat schools, 17 life professions, and upwards of 20,000 quests and NPCs. Head to the official site to learn more and pre-register for next year's closed beta, and check out the latest game trailer after the cut. Continue reading Pre-registrations open for Age of Wulin closed beta
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