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• EB Games Expo 2012: The people have a voice!
• One Shots: Beautiful balloon
• The Daily Grind: Do you eat while you play?
• EB Games Expo 2012: Hello from Sydney!
• The Tattered Notebook: Seven highlights from SOE Fan Faire history
• The Mog Log: Reacting to FFXIV's relaunch information
• RIFT reveals the Tactician, master of flamethrowers
• The Game Archaeologist: The curious case of Lost Colony

EB Games Expo 2012: The people have a voice! Posted: 07 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Galleries, Culture, Events, real-world, MMO industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Massively Interviews, Massively Event Coverage You may be thinking to yourself, "I saw yesterday's EB Games Expo highlights video, but I want to hear from the people in that wacky Sydney crowd!" Consider your wishes granted: Massively Multimedia Contributor David Desi (that's Psykopig to you livestream junkies) today submits his next video from this weekend's convention down under, and it's loaded with all the man-on-the-street interviews you can handle. What do Aussies want to see when they come to a con? Just how confused are attendees about the races in Guild Wars 2? Can Sydney cosplayers pull off a Mario accent? It's all there along with the Pig's usual dose of crazy humor. Check out the video just after the break, and stay tuned for the final video later today -- a full interview with some of the people responsible for Guild Wars 2! Gallery: EB Games Expo Sydney 2012 Continue reading EB Games Expo 2012: The people have a voice! EB Games Expo 2012: The people have a voice! originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

One Shots: Beautiful balloon Posted: 07 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Galleries, Screenshots, Guild Wars 2, Massively Meta, One Shots, TERA, Miscellaneous Massively logically selects for readers who aren't necessarily playing World of Warcraft -- if you were, you'd probably be reading our sister site WoW Insider, not this column. But I am still a WoW fan, as is this week's One Shots submitter, William. He sent in a freshly snapped pic from Mists of Pandaria with this note: This screenshot is a little bit of a spoiler, so I won't actually say much about what's in it, but needless to say, this is one of my favourite scenes from the Pandaren starting area. The art design is fantastic in Blizzard's new expansion! Also, panda in a balloon! William's color image is tucked after the break along with a few more of your One Shots-worthy images. Continue reading One Shots: Beautiful balloon One Shots: Beautiful balloon originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Do you eat while you play? Posted: 07 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous MMOs are time-consuming in a way that few other games are. The oldest games often asked people to sit and camp monsters for hours on end, the sort of thing that required a long vigil and continued attention. Those days are largely gone, but even in games supporting more bite-sized chunks of content, there's still a strong incentive for long leveling sessions and chain-running dungeons. Considering that you're likely in a game that's overflowing with food items, either from crafting or as background ambiance, it's understandable why you might want to get a bite to eat. And if you're just going to go back to playing after you're done eating, why wait? Sometimes you really can't eat at your desk (or wherever you play), and sometimes you don't want to. But as a rule, do you eat while you play your game of choice? Or do you step away from the game to have a snack? 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! The Daily Grind: Do you eat while you play? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

EB Games Expo 2012: Hello from Sydney! Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Video, Culture, Events, real-world, MMO industry, Previews, Massively Meta, Humor, Massively Event Coverage, Miscellaneous This weekend, Massively's resident Aussie and livestreamer extraordinaire David Desi -- aka Psykopig -- was on the ground at the EB Games Expo in Sydney, Australia, marking the first time we've ever sent anyone to an Australian gaming con. It was jam-packed with goodness -- so much goodness that he had to make a video highlighting the weekend's adventures! You'll see some dancing, some silly faces, a whole bunch of cosplay... and maybe even a few surprises! Ever seen Deadpool and Darth Vader battle through dance? What about a flock (I think it's a flock?) of Pikachu jumping out from behind a host? If you are quick enough, you might even glimpse a wild Psykopig appearing and having a dance himself. Check out our convention overview video behind the break, and stay tuned for more videos and even a Guild Wars 2 interview later this weekend! Continue reading EB Games Expo 2012: Hello from Sydney! EB Games Expo 2012: Hello from Sydney! originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Tattered Notebook: Seven highlights from SOE Fan Faire history Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, Opinion, Free Realms, Legends of Norrath, DC Universe Online, The Tattered Notebook, EverQuest Next, PlanetSide 2 There's just a couple of weeks left until this year's SOE Live, and players are all preparing for what should be a very busy convention with lots of game news. But for some of us, it's hard to get used to not calling it Fan Faire. The gathering has had a long past spanning more than a decade and more than a few memorable moments (some of them not fit to print!). What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, and as fans get ready to once again descend upon Bally's, it's worth looking back at highlights from past Fan Faires. In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll revisit a few of those memorable moments. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Seven highlights from SOE Fan Faire history The Tattered Notebook: Seven highlights from SOE Fan Faire history originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Mog Log: Reacting to FFXIV's relaunch information Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Previews, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log Not so long ago I was getting upset at a lack of hard information on Final Fantasy XIV's relaunch. (All right, I was getting upset at a lack of hard information on stuff to make people currently long gone care about the game, but that was tied into a lack of hard information.) Over the last two weeks, we've received a lot of hard information on the relaunch. Well played, Naoki Yoshida. Well played. Metacommentary aside, we've actually gotten some useful bits, chiefly in the form of a fully translated Letter from the Producer LIVE and an update on what's happening with items and money when the relaunch happens. There's a lot of information to hit there, so I'm just going to take it piece by piece and cover what I see as the highlights. I wouldn't say that this information really fixes some of the communication concerns I've had, but it certainly mollifies me for the moment. Continue reading The Mog Log: Reacting to FFXIV's relaunch information The Mog Log: Reacting to FFXIV's relaunch information originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

RIFT reveals the Tactician, master of flamethrowers Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Game mechanics, Lore, Previews, Professions, News items, PvE, RIFT RIFT has been updated with new areas and content since launch, but the upcoming Storm Legion expansion is set to seriously kick things up a notch. As if tripling the size of the game world weren't enough, the expansion will raise the level cap and add a new technology-based soul to each of the game's core classes. The battle-mage style Harbinger soul was revealed at Gamescom 2012 in August, followed by the Tempest, and data from the test server hinted that the remaining pair might be named Defiler and Tactician. Last night Trion Worlds confirmed our suspicions by revealing the new Rogue Tactician soul to livestream viewers. The Tactician uses a magical weapon that's part flamethrower and part fire extinguisher, able to deal incredible area-effect elemental damage to enemies but actually heal allies. Players using the soul can also place small devices called Cores on the ground to provide area-effect healing, buffs, and additional damage. The flamethrower-like weapon is directionally aimed and can be channelled while the player is moving, so clever positioning is required to get the most out of this unique soul. RIFT reveals the Tactician, master of flamethrowers originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Tactician reveal

The Game Archaeologist: The curious case of Lost Colony Posted: 06 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, MMO industry, Legal, The Game Archaeologist You know the story of Roanoke, right? That early American settlement that abruptly went missing with only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree for later colonists to find? It's a big mystery that might not be much of a mystery at all, but I've always been fascinated with it and other similar tales. There's just something about an abruptly vanishing thing or people to arrest the imagination. So what about an entire MMO that one day just went "poof" and vanished into thin air? And what if it had the ironic name of Lost Colony? And what if I were so bored as to scour the internet for clues as to what happened to it? I think you're going to find out. Lost Colony came to my attention during a recent trip to Planet Wikipedia, where the natives are interesting if not always fully sourced. I was reading through an article on vaporware when this game caught my eye. An MMO I never heard of that just disappeared? I felt a Scooby Doo mystery coming on! Continue reading The Game Archaeologist: The curious case of Lost Colony The Game Archaeologist: The curious case of Lost Colony originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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