MMO Updates |
- PAX Prime 2012: RIFT's Storm Legion approaches
- Previously on MV TV: The week of August 25th
- The Daily Grind: What's your favorite City of Heroes memory?
- PAX Prime 2012: Up close and personal with Torchlight II
- The Road to Mordor: Reactions to Rohan
- PAX Prime 2012: Hands-on with Phantasy Star Online 2
- PAX Prime 2012: WildStar presentation and Q&A
- The Tattered Notebook: Piling up prizes with EQII's Gigglegibber minigames
- The Mog Log: Lessons from Guild Wars 2 for Final Fantasy XIV
- PAX Prime 2012: New Final Fantasy XIV trailer released, presentation viewable
| PAX Prime 2012: RIFT's Storm Legion approaches Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, News items, Massively Event Coverage, RIFT, Housing  The Storm Legion is coming. Even now, those touched by Crucia are preparing to unleash her will. But RIFT's Storm Legion expansion is bringing more than just dragon minion foes. A new soul for each calling, player housing instances, new continents, new dungeons, and new raids are all part of the bundle. We caught up with the Trion team at PAX to catch a glimpse of what the oncoming storm will bring. Continue reading PAX Prime 2012: RIFT's Storm Legion approaches
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| Previously on MV TV: The week of August 25th Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Game mechanics, Interviews, New titles, Opinion, Humor, Previously on MV TV  Mike's back this week with his usual lineup of EVE Online and World of Tanks. Piggy follows that up with a tour through All Points Bulletin. Go, Piggy, go! MJ once again streams all of her favorite things, including The Secret World, her first jaunt into Guild Wars 2 (I mean literally her first steps!) followed by some EverQuest II, Aion, and DC Universe Online. I round things off with some PvP developer action in Darkblood Online and a tour of Astral space and super-huge space demons with the dev team from Allods Online! Grab some space popcorn and click past the cut! Continue reading Previously on MV TV: The week of August 25th
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| The Daily Grind: What's your favorite City of Heroes memory? Posted: 02 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, Culture, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Daily Grind  Not everyone has played the game, but after its long lifespan and the free-to-play conversion, odds are good that most MMO veterans have some recollection of playing. So as we look forward to the end, what's your favorite memory of City of Heroes? What anecdotes do you have about the first superhero MMORPG from its long and storied run?  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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| PAX Prime 2012: Up close and personal with Torchlight II Posted: 01 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Previews, Opinion, Hands-on, Massively Hands-on, Massively Event Coverage  Torchlight II is marching toward its September 20th launch date. Actually, it's probably skipping joyously with a little ferret or adorable puppy trailing along behind it. Is your clicking-finger ready? We took some time at PAX to dabble our toes in the game and splash around a bit. Now we have damp toes and a hands-on experience with Torchlight II. Continue reading PAX Prime 2012: Up close and personal with Torchlight II
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| The Road to Mordor: Reactions to Rohan Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Road to Mordor  But what I wanted to go into today were the impressions from beta testers now that the NDA has dropped. I think it's a really good sign that Turbine felt confident enough to kill the NDA on the day of the delay announcement because it nullifies suspicion that the studio is trying to hide a major clusterfudge from us. Mmm... major fudge. So let's go to the street, where emboldened testers are going door to door and letting everyone know everything about the expansion, warts and all. Is there more good than bad? Is mounted combat really all that and a bag of horse apples? Does this expansion represent Turbine's finest hour or just a speedbump on the way to Mordor? Continue reading The Road to Mordor: Reactions to Rohan
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| PAX Prime 2012: Hands-on with Phantasy Star Online 2 Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Massively Hands-on, Massively Event Coverage  I'm sure I'm not the only one around here who has fond memories of sitting in front of a Sega Dreamcast (a moment of silence, please), hacking-and-slashing my way through the original Phantasy Star Online, and I'm also sure that I'm not the only one who's positively giddy for Sega's upcoming Phantasy Star Online 2. So of course, when I found out I'd be able to get my hands on the game at PAX, I was pretty ecstatic. But nostalgia can only go so far, and I'll admit I was somewhat nervous as I stepped up to the demo station. Would this new iteration in the PSO series live up to my rose-tinted memories of the title? I stepped into the boots of a Human Hunter to find out for myself. Continue reading PAX Prime 2012: Hands-on with Phantasy Star Online 2
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| PAX Prime 2012: WildStar presentation and Q&A Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Game mechanics, Previews, Massively Event Coverage, WildStar  Carbine Studios' premiere foray into the MMO field, the deliciously sci-fi WildStar, has been high on my to-watch list since PAX Prime 2011 when I got my first look at the game (over Rubi's shoulder, admittedly). So I was delighted to have the opportunity to sit down with a few members of WildStar's development team for a short presentation and Q&A session at this year's PAX Prime. The developers, led by Lead Narrative Designer Chad Moore, set the tone of the presentation by leading off with the recently released housing preview video (which you should go watch if you haven't already), followed by a short explanation of the game's backstory. For the uninitiated: The game takes place on the planet Nexus. Nexus was once inhabited by a race of hyper-technological beings known as the Eldan before they mysteriously disappeared, causing the location of the planet to be lost to the annals of time. Until now, that is. Now everyone wants a piece of that sweet, technologically advanced pie, and players arrive from all over the universe to explore this mysterious planet and the secrets within. Admit it: You wanna know what those secrets are, right? Continue reading PAX Prime 2012: WildStar presentation and Q&A
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| The Tattered Notebook: Piling up prizes with EQII's Gigglegibber minigames Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook, Guides  If you're curious about what the games are like and what the possible prizes are, then you're in luck! In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll hang out with the Gigglegibbers and explore the new minigames. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Piling up prizes with EQII's Gigglegibber minigames
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| The Mog Log: Lessons from Guild Wars 2 for Final Fantasy XIV Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, New titles, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  For starters, neither Final Fantasy XI nor Final Fantasy XIV is in a state where it can borrow anything. The former is set in its ways, and the latter has a major update around the corner that makes suggestions about mechanics pretty suspect. Furthermore, neither game is really into the whole "borrowing" routine, preferring instead to reverse-engineer a concept into some bizarre reinvention of the wheel that makes both games at once wonderful and incomprehensible. No, today I'm looking not at mechanics but at lessons for Final Fantasy XIV. The game is going to be relaunching soon, and that's when Naoki Yoshida's core principles will really be put to the test. And as the development team puts the final touches on the game, I think there are a few things to be garnered from the design of Guild Wars 2 that might nudge development around a touch. Continue reading The Mog Log: Lessons from Guild Wars 2 for Final Fantasy XIV
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| PAX Prime 2012: New Final Fantasy XIV trailer released, presentation viewable Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, Patches, Final Fantasy XIV  An enterprising fan also managed to record over 15 minutes of Square's PAX presentation, which we've also included after the cut. [Thanks to everyone who tipped us!]  Massively's on the ground in Seattle during the weekend of August 31st - September 2nd, bringing you all the best news from PAX Prime 2012. Whether you're dying to know more about WildStar, PlanetSide 2, RIFT: Storm Legion, or any MMO in between, you can bet we'll have it covered!Continue reading PAX Prime 2012: New Final Fantasy XIV trailer released, presentation viewable
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