MMO Updates |
- The Secret World's Digging Deeper update delayed until Wednesday
- Mega Man MMO might be canned
- Wings Over Atreia: A rant against xenophobia in Aion
- Champions Online Exclusive: Rock out with Sapphire!
- MV Guide: September 10 - 16, 2012
- The Daily Grind: Would you still play if you had to start over?
- MMO Week in Review: Something old and something new
- EVE Evolved: Has EVE Online boxed itself in?
- One Shots: Still got it
| The Secret World's Digging Deeper update delayed until Wednesday Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, MMO industry, Patches, News items, The Secret World 
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| Posted: 10 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Consoles, Rumors  With dozens of games and collections, Mega Man has had quite the prolific run as a console game, and NeoWiz has been working on turning Mega Man into a MMORPG called Rockman Online (after the Japanese name for Mega Man). However, although there is no official word it appears that the project may have been shelved after internal restructuring in the company. Environments artist Kang Dong Hwa blogged that his current project was dropped and he is looking for other work. He also posted various concept art pieces that he'd been working on for Rockman Online over the years, usually a no-no for games currently under development.
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| Wings Over Atreia: A rant against xenophobia in Aion Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Opinion, Free-to-play, Wings Over Atreia  Actually, address might be too gentle of a word because the more I think about it, the more it is turning into an outright rant. And you know that it takes quite a bit for me to get riled up enough to unleash; with only three rants in over two years, I definitely lag behind in the rant department! What could be getting my goat enough to actually fire up the ol' rant-o-matic? It's not anything that's been done -- or not done -- by NCsoft. The company is in the clear this time. It's actually the players. More specifically, it is the unacceptable attitude of bigotry and intolerance that's being heaved about in Aion against other nationalities and other languages. A great big W. T. F. here folks. Now I am not accusing all players of this, not by a long shot. But the fact that it is cropping up with any frequency is a problem. Something needs to be said. So I am saying it. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: A rant against xenophobia in Aion
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| Champions Online Exclusive: Rock out with Sapphire! Posted: 10 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Events, in-game, Free-to-play, Champions Online, Anniversary  Starting next week, players can enjoy rewards such as legacy gear and vanity pets, as well as an upcoming concert starring Sapphire. Don't get too complacent with the festivities, however, as rampaging robots will be trying to crash the party. These machines are part of Dr. Destroyer's army from 1992, and are building up to a full-on invasion of Millennium City later this month. Get a jump on the party with an exclusive listen to Sapphire's anniversary song and a sneak peek at a trio of new comic book-style loading screens that are coming soon to the title!
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| MV Guide: September 10 - 16, 2012 Posted: 10 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively Stream Team 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 each week, so you'll find a variety of titles to watch. During our streamed events, you can participate in the live chat, ask questions to learn about the game, or simply spend some time with Massively staff and readers. (Of course, streaming is subject to the whims of outside forces like server-side gremlins once in a while.) Follow along after the jump to see what's on this week's schedule, and let us know if there's a specific game you'd like to see streamed next week! Continue reading MV Guide: September 10 - 16, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: Would you still play if you had to start over? Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, MMO industry, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Daily Grind  That exact situation has already hit Ryzom players, whose servers are set to be wiped and consolidated in an effort to keep the game online. So suppose your favorite game lost all of its data for some reason. Your characters are gone, with no hope of retrieval. No levels. No currency. No twinking gear. No achievements. No vet rewards. No guilds. No resources. All of it, gone. Would you start over? If not, would you take it as a sign to play another game? And if so, what would you do differently the second time around?  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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| MMO Week in Review: Something old and something new Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This week, SOE dazzled the MMO world by announcing a pair of new expansions for 1999's EverQuest and 2004's EverQuest II in addition to PlanetSide 2's beta bonuses and a new system for monetizable player-generated content called Player Studio. Meanwhile, brand-new Guild Wars 2 struggled with security issues, community woes, and support outages, although studio ArenaNet has made headway in bringing the trading post and forums online, and the game's strong sales are hard to ignore. Read on for the rest of Massively's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Something old and something new
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| EVE Evolved: Has EVE Online boxed itself in? Posted: 09 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Expansions, Game mechanics, Lore, Patches, Opinion, World of Darkness, EVE Evolved, DUST 514, Sandbox  Though much of the game was empty, it sat before players like a blank galactic canvas. Not only could players paint their own stories into the game world, but EVE's highly active development team was updating the game at lightning speed. Players instinctively filled the voids in the game with their hopes and dreams, projecting all the things that EVE could be into the gaps. People shared ideas on the forum directly with the developers, and practically anything was possible. Things aren't quite the same today, as new ideas have to be compatible with over nine years' worth of updates, and developer CCP Games really can't afford to rock the boat and potentially lose subscriptions. In this week's EVE Evolved, I consider whether the past nine years of development has boxed EVE in, forcing the gameplay down an ever-narrowing branch of choices. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Has EVE Online boxed itself in?
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Galleries, Screenshots, Guild Wars 2, Massively Meta, One Shots, Runes of Magic, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Miscellaneous  While Runes of Magic may be three years old, the graphics are still looking great. There's some awesome vistas in RoM that appear when you take the time to control+z your interface and look around. This shot is from Southern Janost Forest.In fact, Andrew sent us two pics, and they're both behind the break along with a few more of your One Shots! Continue reading One Shots: Still got it
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