MMO Updates |
- Age of Wushu's first expansion coming August 8th
- Wurm Online releases first video dev diary for version 1.1
- Explore the Cyclops Depths on Planet Calypso
- World of Warplanes takes to the skies in open beta
- Final Fantasy XIV surpasses 1M beta registrations
- 'Everything in the world is fair game': Chris Whiteside on Guild Wars 2's living world
- CCP taps EA's Sean Decker as new VP of product development
- The Daily Grind: How organized is your inventory?
- Not So Massively: LoL comes to Australia, D3 bans botters, and Star Citizen's 24-hour livestream
- Trion adds new Volge Incursion content to Defiance
- Captain's Log: The Scimitar arrives in Star Trek Online
- The Repopulation's June recap talks revamped tutorial
- EVE Online event encourages players to channel their inner photographers
- Director's letter for Age of Conan talks loot, merges, and dungeons
- The Nexus Telegraph: Points of interest in WildStar's latest beta patch
- SOE drop-pods two new battleground videos into the PlanetSide 2 fray
- Massively Exclusive: Episode 1 of Mabinogi the Saga: Iria
| Age of Wushu's first expansion coming August 8th Posted: 02 Jul 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  Players will also have access to a new gratitude and revenge system, a treasure system, the Martial Brother System, and a Jianghu Status System to enhance their gameplay. The Martial Brother System allows lower-level players to increase their power quickly and offers discounts on skills. Using the Jianghu Status System, players can measure their standing with the world's NPCs and various factions, and improving or worsening their relationship with NPCs and successfully completing faction challenges will build Jianghu experience, which in turn can earn various rewards like items, titles, even quests and special battlefields. [Source: Snail Games press release]
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| Wurm Online releases first video dev diary for version 1.1 Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Patches, Wurm Online, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries, Sandbox  To help celebrate that new update, the team has released its first developer diary video, giving players a chance to see a bit more of the behind-the-scenes with the developers themselves, and more highlights from the game's recent improvements. You can watch the video just after the cut, and be sure to check out our own recent revisit to the classic sandbox. [Source: Code Club AB press release] Continue reading Wurm Online releases first video dev diary for version 1.1
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| Explore the Cyclops Depths on Planet Calypso Posted: 02 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Entropia Universe, Patches, Endgame, News Items, Free-to-Play, Planet Calypso, Dungeons  The Mind Reavers had locked themselves away to wait out ecological disaster, but now they're coming back up. So high-level groups of players will need to go down there and negotiate, which means fighting through a large number of mutants and Mind Reavers. New players are welcome to enter as well, but the area is primarily meant for veterans well-equipped for the process of clearing out the depths. [Source: Entropia Universe press release]
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| World of Warplanes takes to the skies in open beta Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Historical, Galleries, Screenshots, New Titles, PvP, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, World of Warplanes  Pilots can choose from 1930s to 1950s era planes from Japan, the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States to engage in 15v15 PvP matches. The open beta brings some new additions to the game, including a new tutorial, a real-time tactical feedback system, consumables, crew and crew skills, and various types of ammunition. Players who participated in closed beta will receive special prizes. The Unified Premium Account, which allows players from either World of Tanks or World of Warplanes to purchase one premium account for both titles, will launch in the later stages of open beta. [Source: Wargaming press release]
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| Final Fantasy XIV surpasses 1M beta registrations Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, Final Fantasy XIV  The August 27th launch date is right around the corner, and these beta numbers could mean that the desired trust has been regained after the original launch failure in 2010. "In the 25-year history of the Final Fantasy series, there hasn't been a Final Fantasy that has failed. We can't -- we just can't -- let this game end in failure," game director Naoki Yoshida said last year in an interview with Eurogamer. If you'd like to find out more about the FFXIV beta and our impressions so far, check out Eliot's continuing coverage.
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| 'Everything in the world is fair game': Chris Whiteside on Guild Wars 2's living world Posted: 02 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Business Models, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, Interviews, Previews, PvE, Guild Wars 2, Family, Buy-to-Play  ArenaNet has tried to push Guild Wars 2 in the right direction with its "living world" philosophy -- the idea that events can come and go, experiences can change year to year, and perhaps players can even change the landscape of Tyria itself. Last week, Chris Whiteside, Studio Design Director at ArenaNet, chatted with us about how this living world, even in its infancy, is already starting to change what it means to be an MMO.
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| CCP taps EA's Sean Decker as new VP of product development Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:30 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, World of Darkness, DUST 514, MMORPG  The company referenced Decker's extensive industry experience as a valuable asset in helping guide EVE Online through its next 10 years and in ensuring growth through the eventually-maybe launch of World of Darkness and the expansion of DUST 514. Decker will be based out of CCP's Atlanta studio. Massively's Brendan Drain spoke with Decker and EVE's Hilmar Petursson at a press event yesterday. We'll have more information on how the new hire will impact EVE this afternoon! [Source: CCP press release]
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| The Daily Grind: How organized is your inventory? Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Game Mechanics, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  I don't think we're as good as we should be about keeping our inventories nice and organized. But maybe I'm just a horrible example. So I ask you, dear readers -- how organized is your inventory? Is it a marvel of cleanliness and efficiency, or do you have an entire wing of bank storage dedicated to a purpose you no longer remember, one that involved seemingly random items?  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: LoL comes to Australia, D3 bans botters, and Star Citizen's 24-hour livestream Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Casual, Dev Diaries, Not So Massively, Sandbox, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III, Firefall, Crowdfunding, Star Citizen, Sunsets  Mobile MOBA Heroes of Order and Chaos released a new update with a steampunk 5v5 map and two new heroes. SMITE revealed its next big update, which includes new consumable teleport items, Conquest map overhauls, and cosmetic upgrades for several characters. And if you've ever had a hard time picking from Heroes of Newerth's massive roster of characters, a new filter system introduced in the latest patch will let you filter our characters by role or even pick random characters from your favourites. Star Citizen became the most popular crowdfunded project of all time during its 24-hour livestream event, reaching almost $12 million US. Blizzard released a blog post reminding Diablo III players that it issues bans for botting, exploiting, and using any third-party software to modify how the game plays. And Firefall's Mark Kern sparked an intense debate by stating that he thinks World of Warcraft has "killed a genre."
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| Trion adds new Volge Incursion content to Defiance Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, Defiance, Buy-to-Play  If you've ever reckoned that what Defiance really needs is an infusion of super tough mobs, well, maybe you work for Trion. Or maybe you watched the Defiance TV episode featuring the Volge and thought to yourself, hmm, those would be fun to kill.Or maybe you're just a Defiance player who is waiting for me to get to the point of this news post. The point is that Trion has indeed added the Volge to its sci-fi shooter MMO. You'll find all the details about the new content on the game's official website. [Thanks Gaius!]
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| Captain's Log: The Scimitar arrives in Star Trek Online Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), Expansions, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Captain's Log  While I was able to interview numerous people while I was there, so much new stuff is coming out that I just can't not go over it here. The new summer event on Risa has already begun, and a big new ship is making her debut in the game. I got a great close-up look at her and her sisters and the inside scoop of what she'll be capable of! So join me past the break as I investigate Star Trek Online's new predator of a ship: the Scimitar! Continue reading Captain's Log: The Scimitar arrives in Star Trek Online
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| The Repopulation's June recap talks revamped tutorial Posted: 01 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, The Repopulation  The devs also improved some of The Repopulation's cinematic camera options and added ability-based goals for missions as well as a command alias system. The full list of June accomplishments can be found on the game's website.
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| EVE Online event encourages players to channel their inner photographers Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Events (In-Game), News Items, Sandbox, Subscription  For the duration of the event, a forum thread will be used to post existing screenshots in three groups of 10. Players who successfully find the listed locations and recreate the screenshots will be rewarded, as will a lucky winner who takes all of the screenshots correctly. All prizes are in-game, with the grand prize including a special monument and 10 PLEX. For more lore on the event and the official rules, you can take a look at the official posting.
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| Director's letter for Age of Conan talks loot, merges, and dungeons Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Game Mechanics, Endgame, News Items, Free-to-Play, Dungeons  Beyond that, the game remains on-track for server merges in the summer, with older unplayed characters moving into "archival" status to make database merges less onerous. The tradeskill revamp and further dungeons are also in the works; Coils of Ubah Khan is nearing launch as the next dungeon. For more details on the updates and discussion of achievements, take a look at the full letter.
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| The Nexus Telegraph: Points of interest in WildStar's latest beta patch Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, Patches, Opinion, WildStar, The Nexus Telegraph  I'm kind of hoping that it's not just me, but it wouldn't be the first time. There's a lot of interesting stuff going on in the new patch notes, and some of it makes sense only if you're playing the game. Still, there's plenty to dissect from the outside looking in, and that's where I'm coming from. So I'm going to be taking it one step at a time to pick out points of interest from within the deep confines of the patch notes, and of course, speculating wildly because that is also what I do here. Continue reading The Nexus Telegraph: Points of interest in WildStar's latest beta patch
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| SOE drop-pods two new battleground videos into the PlanetSide 2 fray Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, PlanetSide 2  The company recently announced the addition of Battle Islands, small continents designed for combat between platoons. While details are still limited, Battle Island matches will be set up based on some sort of ranking/certification system, will feature teams of 48 players, and are intended for those looking for more competitive engagements. The first such Battle Island due for release is Nexus, which boasts rocky terrain, icy caves, and forest-y hills. You can get a closer look at it via two new videos, both of which are after the break. Continue reading SOE drop-pods two new battleground videos into the PlanetSide 2 fray
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| Massively Exclusive: Episode 1 of Mabinogi the Saga: Iria Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Patches, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, Mabinogi  Things certainly don't start in a positive light, with the player stand-in winding up as the force behind a demonic attack on a small village. But things just go from bad to worse from there; a flurry of events surrounds a powerful young woman, and an old feud between a shaman and a dragon rears its head. Take a look at the full video just past the break if you're a regular Mabinogi player, as you'll probably want to see this. [Source: Nexon press release] Continue reading Massively Exclusive: Episode 1 of Mabinogi the Saga: Iria
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