MMO Updates |
- Chaos Theory: What I wish I had known when I started TSW
- Activision Blizzard now free from Vivendi
- Black Gold could possibly start beta in early 2014
- Trailer introduces dungeon-crawling Project: Velyria
- The Stream Team: Celebrating milestones edition, October 14 - 20, 2013
- Get a taste of Guild Wars 2's Blood and Madness update in this new teaser video
- The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best skill names?
- MMO Week in Review: SWTOR's off-rails flight, sorta
- EVE Evolved: Should CCP interfere in the sandbox?
- Excalibur's sidescrolling action now available on iOS
| Chaos Theory: What I wish I had known when I started TSW Posted: 14 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Horror, Sci-Fi, Opinion, The Secret World, Chaos Theory, Buy-to-Play  With promotions, sales, and new issues keeping the game in the spotlight, new folks are constantly entering the game just as I did over a year ago. I look back at my first month or so in The Secret World and wince at the way I kept trying to play the game like a standard MMO and becoming frustrated when it resisted my attempts to do so. If I had to sum up that month, it would be "messy." I eventually persevered, graduated from Solomon Island, and found my footing in TSW, but it could've been a lot smoother if I had just understood a few things that I shall now pass on to you. Continue reading Chaos Theory: What I wish I had known when I started TSW
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| Activision Blizzard now free from Vivendi Posted: 14 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Miscellaneous  $5.83 billion of stock is owned by Activision Blizzard, while Kotick and his partners hold on to $2.34 billion. Vivendi's not completely out of the loop yet, but its shares have been cut down to 12%. After five years under Vivendi's wing, Kotick says he is excited to "get back to focusing on making great games," according to a recent interview with Bloomberg.
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| Black Gold could possibly start beta in early 2014 Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, Steampunk, Black Gold  "The first closed beta is planned to launch at the earliest Q1 2014," the studio posted in a recent Ask the Devs segment. "We are ensuring quality when it's ready to meet the public eye. All players who have registered prior will have a high chance of receiving first round of beta codes via their email." Black Gold's beta and release is initially aimed at North America, although Snail Games said it is "not ruling out" the possibility of future releases elsewhere. There will also be no region block for the title. [Thanks to Dengar for the tip!]
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| Trailer introduces dungeon-crawling Project: Velyria Posted: 14 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser, Dungeons  The premise behind Project: Velyria is that civilization must find a new home, and the player is a colonist abandoned on Velyria, forced to fight aliens throughout the planet's vast subterranean network. Want a peek at the concept behind the game? Check out the introduction trailer after the break. [Source: Madsoft Games press release] Continue reading Trailer introduces dungeon-crawling Project: Velyria
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| The Stream Team: Celebrating milestones edition, October 14 - 20, 2013 Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT Filed under: Polls, MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, The Stream Team  Throughout our gaming lives we have a myriad of milestones, like how long we've ventured through the virtual worlds of MMOs (nine years for me last month), our first max level characters (does Master Dancer count?), and our first rage-quit (OK, so I still have some to reach!). And with Massively TV, you can watch your favorite hosts hit any number of milestones and celebrate yours at the same time. Continue reading The Stream Team: Celebrating milestones edition, October 14 - 20, 2013
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| Get a taste of Guild Wars 2's Blood and Madness update in this new teaser video Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Events (In-Game), Patches, Guild Wars 2, Events (Massively's Coverage), Buy-to-Play  Anyway, he got better -- or worse, depending on which side of his bad mood Tyria ends up on. Edrick has risen to take part in Guild Wars 2's Halloween festivities, and ArenaNet is heralding the newest addition to the Thorn dynasty of terror with a teaser video of his crypt. Good thing he's stuck in that box, right? Looks pretty secure to us. Jump past the break to check it out! Continue reading Get a taste of Guild Wars 2's Blood and Madness update in this new teaser video
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| The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best skill names? Posted: 14 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Daily Grind, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  It sure beats Fire I or Fire II, no? Anyway, which MMO do you feel has the best or most creative skill and ability names?  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: SWTOR's off-rails flight, sorta Posted: 13 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  Joke about the "Tortanic" all you want, but Star Wars: The Old Republic is not dead. In fact, it's getting an expansion in December that at first blush seems to be courting those players who once lamented the game's out-of-place-in-a-Star-Wars-game on-rails space flight. The catch? Galactic Starfighter consists primarily of PvP content in a game remarkable chiefly for its PvE story. Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: SWTOR's off-rails flight, sorta
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| EVE Evolved: Should CCP interfere in the sandbox? Posted: 13 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, Events (In-Game), MMO Industry, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Giveaways, Promotions, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content, Subscription  This interference in the sandbox had a profound and lasting impact on EVE's political endgame and undermined the legitimate accomplishments of other alliances. Some of the same issues that were raised in the wake of that scandal have now resurfaced amidst controversy over CCP's community team and its involvement with third-party fansites. Gambling website SOMER Blink was selected to host a huge giveaway event with rare prizes provided by CCP, and the contest organisers were then given rare battleships worth billions of ISK to keep as thank-you presents. In this week's EVE Evolved, I run down the details of the latest EVE Online controversy and ask whether CCP should directly interfere in the sandbox at all. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Should CCP interfere in the sandbox?
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| Excalibur's sidescrolling action now available on iOS Posted: 13 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Mobile  With the beta release on both mobile platforms out of the way, devs can start to turn their focus on future game content, including the fourth playable class: the Archer. [Source: R2Games press release]
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