| New Marvel Heroes trailer shows off Iron Man 3 specialty suits Posted: 03 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, Trailers, Video, Classes, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes Marvel fans are well aware that Iron Man 3 released today, but did they know that after heading to the theaters to watch the hero in action, they can jump into Marvel Heroes tonight to live it? During this weekend's open beta from Friday, May 3rd at 10:00 p.m. EDT until Monday, May 6th at 1:00 p.m. EDT, players can suit up as Stark's alter-ego in a variety of suits from both the comics and all three movies. Not sure if you prefer the classic-looking Mark 42, the stealthy Mark 16, the sub-orbital Mark 39? If artillery or speed is more your style, there's also the Mark 17 and the Mark 40, respectively. Check out a demonstration of all the suits and their specialty powers in the new trailer after the break. [Source: Gazillion Entertainment press release] Continue reading New Marvel Heroes trailer shows off Iron Man 3 specialty suits  New Marvel Heroes trailer shows off Iron Man 3 specialty suits originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Peter Molyneux speaks on the Fable MMO Posted: 03 May 2013 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, New Titles Even though Fable creator Peter Molyneux left Lionhead Studios last March, he still has a lot to say about the gaming industry and genre he helped revolutionize. In an interview with IGN, Molyneux talks candidly about the upcoming new Xbox and the possibility of a Fable MMO. "I can see that that would work. The thing about Fable is that it was such a rich world. It was, well, what the name says it is. It's all about Fable and Albion and this idea of legends and humour. RPGs are great for MMO transitions. I can see that that concept works, and works quite well. I think the charm of Fable was in the feeling of the world and definitely the humour. If they keep that in an MMO, then there's no reason why it shouldn't do reasonably well, I don't think." Of course, Molyneux's successor at Lionhead is an MMO vet himself, so let's all hope that the MMO pieces come together. Peter Molyneux speaks on the Fable MMO originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 May 2013 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| RuneScape 3 to offer all-new experience Posted: 03 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser With twelve years already under its belt, and a good chunk of those years providing weekly updates, it's understandable if new players might consider RuneScape literally too big to get into. So how do you circumvent this and continue to expand the population base? Why, you throw in a major update and rename the game to RuneScape 3, of course! In a recent interview, Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard talked to Gamasutra about how this exact approach gives the game an all-new feel that is more likely to draw in new players who might otherwise overlook it. He stated, "We could have called it RuneScape Next Age if we wanted to, and part of my thinking was, for people who haven't played this game in a year, it's going to be night and day. It's not a completely new game, but it's certainly a new experience." RuneScape 3 will have a more powerful audio engine, boosted visuals and a better draw distance, and upgrades to the UI, among other things. Just like back with RuneScape 2, the plan is to maintain the RuneScape 3 moniker for a while, then drop the numeral and return to the original name again. RuneScape 3 to offer all-new experience originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| World of Tanks partners with PC Gamer for new bookazine Posted: 03 May 2013 08:00 AM PDT |
| Takahashi shows off over 200 unused Glitch ideas Posted: 03 May 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Browser, Sandbox It may be gone, but it's not forgotten. Tiny Speck's browser-based MMO Glitch closed late last year, but a recent addition to the game site's encyclopedia adds almost 200 internal design " Quick Ideas" from designer Keita Takahashi. These notes not only prove that Glitch was (and could have further been) a truly unique MMO, but they show why Takahashi was hired in the first place. OK, Katamari Damacy probably had something to do with it I guess. If you were (and are) a fan of Glitch, this is certainly worth a look. Be prepared for the sads. Takahashi shows off over 200 unused Glitch ideas originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| The Daily Grind: Do sandboxes overwhelm you? Posted: 03 May 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous, Sandbox You've probably heard of the paradox of choice, the idea that the human brain can't really process more than a dozen or so choices at a time under certain circumstances. We get overwhelmed by too many choices, and sometimes we withdraw from choosing altogether. It's not always true -- Ben and Jerry's offers over a hundred flavors and seems to do just fine -- but I wonder whether it's the reason that some MMO gamers just do not get sandboxes. An MMO sandbox dumps you in and is indifferent to what you do next. It won't hold your hand; it won't tell you where to go, what to be, or how to progress. In short, it presents hundreds of choices to you with no guidance and sometimes no context. I love this style of game, but given the sandbox struggles of the past few years, I admit it's potentially a problem. Glitch, for example, shut down in part because players, according to the devs, just didn't know what to do. And h ow many times have I read that someone quit Skyrim because he'd finished the main questline and thought it was over?
But then I'll bump into a blog about how someone spent 300 hours collecting all the cheese in Skyrim to build cheese mountain. Clearly, this problem is not universal.
So are you also building cheese mountain? Or do sandboxes overwhelm you with too many choices?  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 sandboxes overwhelm you? originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 May 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| The Guild Counsel: Why broken economies hurt guilds Posted: 02 May 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Economy, Game Mechanics, Guilds, MMO Industry, Endgame, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, The Guild Counsel, Miscellaneous, Buy-to-Play I have to admit, I read the recent article by Ramin Shokrizade on the pre-endgame economy of Guild Wars 2 and shrugged. He made a lot of great points, but the problems with GW2's economy are really not that unique. One of the biggest dilemmas is the fact that dropped items, like weapons and armor, really don't have any value prior to the endgame. As in many MMOs, the broker or auction house is flooded with pre-endgame armor and weapons and there's just no demand for it. There are several design flaws that play a role in why dropped items, and virtual economies in general, feel stagnant. Let's look at a few common problems in MMOs today and see why broken economies actually hurt guilds as well. Continue reading The Guild Counsel: Why broken economies hurt guilds The Guild Counsel: Why broken economies hurt guilds originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| The Summoner's Guidebook: Playing LoL's new ARAM mode Posted: 02 May 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook Many of you already know what ARAM is -- it's a phenomenon that is hardly exclusive to League of Legends, and even in MOBAs where there isn't a map built for it, ARAM matches are played. Before the 3.6 patch, I tended to play ARAM matches either before or after my normal play sessions. I typically played a couple of games of Classic or Dominion, with a game or two of ARAM either before or after. As I've mentioned in the past, I enjoy ARAM as a way to unwind and practice without stress. Patch 3.6 changed this by removing the Proving Grounds, replacing it with the Howling Abyss, and making ARAM a dedicated gametype with its own matchmaking. Now I play probably twice as many games as before, typically 8 to 10 ARAM games with no other matches. As it turns out, even I'm vulnerable to casual fun. The 3.6 patch also added in quite a few cool features that make ARAM much, much better than the pick-up custom games. I think that it's a great addition to League of Legends, especially for those who aren't particularly hardcore. Continue reading The Summoner's Guidebook: Playing LoL's new ARAM mode The Summoner's Guidebook: Playing LoL's new ARAM mode originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| The Secret World celebrates with a bonus weekend Posted: 02 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Horror, Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), The Secret World, Promotions, Buy-to-Play Celebrates what, you might ask? Funcom certainly doesn't need a reason to celebrate as the studio is dubbing this upcoming weekend as a golden weekend in The Secret World, full of prizes and rewards. First off, for every Ability Point earned this weekend, you get a free bonus point which is stackable with item store Timed Ability Point boosts. You can also earn a free month of membership for every new player you recruit who purchases the game in the next 30 days. And to top it all off, you get 30% extra bonus points every time you purchase Funcom points. The Secret World's Golden Weekend event runs from this Friday, May 3, at 9am EDT through Sunday, May 5. The Secret World celebrates with a bonus weekend originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| SOE 'harasses' players with a massive PlanetSide 2 patch Posted: 02 May 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Patches, PvP, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, Livestream, PlanetSide 2 If SOE was going for the Award for Largest Patch Notes in Recent Memory, it just might have achieved it with its recent update to PlanetSide 2. Just for the sake of journalismistic investigationism, we did a rough count and discovered over 3600 words in the official post. And it's not just a patch about a few bugs and bits of tweaking; there's a new vehicle in town called the Harasser. According to its description, the Harasser is a "speedy armored assault buggy that plays a dual role as both a transport and strike vehicle." It also carries three units: the passenger (who can be a MAX unit), a driver, and a gunner. We imagine it running up, guns blazin', dropping a heavy and tearing away to pick up another. Brilliant! Among the changes is a tweak to certifications for the Lightning, the best small tank in the world of PlanetSide 2. But we might be a tad biased. Check out the game for free on the official site. SOE 'harasses' players with a massive PlanetSide 2 patch originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Ragnarok Online 2 is now available at a Steam store near you Posted: 02 May 2013 02:00 PM PDT |
| EVE Online introduces a new way to raise your security status Posted: 02 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Economy, Game Mechanics, News Items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox EVE Online players will soon have a new method by which to raise their security status: New pirate NPCs are being added to asteroid belts in low-security space. Upon death, these pirates drop a new sort of pirate tag, which can be taken into low-sec CONCORD stations and turned in at the Security Office to raise a character's security status. It should be noted that this is a viable method only for raising your security status up to zero. To get a positive status, you'll need to go through more traditional methods. Additionally, the tags can be traded on the market like most goods, giving players different ways to acquire them. You can check out all the details on the dev blog. EVE Online introduces a new way to raise your security status originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| The Elder Scrolls Online gets a new trailer, Journey to Coldharbour Posted: 02 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Lore, News Items, The Elder Scrolls Online The Elder Scrolls Online team has a present just for you: a new trailer! ZeniMax just released Journey to Coldharbour, a video showing off some of the Oblivion plane where Molag Bal, the God of Schemes, makes his home. Lead Loremaster Lawrence Schick and Lead Writer Wynne McLaughlin explain that Molag Bal steals players' souls at the very beginning of the game, leaving players to track him down, figure out what makes their souls so desirable, and stop his wicked schemes. Skip below the cut to feast your eyes on the new trailer. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls Online gets a new trailer, Journey to Coldharbour The Elder Scrolls Online gets a new trailer, Journey to Coldharbour originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Patch 5.3 is bringing new scenarios and Heroic modes to World of Warcraft Posted: 02 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Patches, News Items, PvE, Dev Diaries, Dungeons, Subscription  World of Warcraft players, rejoice! Blizzard has released a sneak peek at patch 5.3 and some of the goodies it contains. The incoming patch will include four new scenarios, all with Heroic mode, and add Heroic mode to two scenarios that have already been released. The first of the new scenarios, a story-driven fight to protect the Dwarven capital, will bring players in to teach some warring clans about the magic of friendship and cooperation. Over in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, players will come to the aid of some Goblin engineers who have delved too greedily and too deep. Players will also get to fight alongside the Bilgewater Cartel's elite Gob Squad as it tracks down a mysterious threat in Ragefire. Lastly, players will take to the high seas to prove the naval superiority of their faction. These four new scenarios will come with a Heroic difficult mode; two existing scenarios (Crypt of Forgotten Kings and A Brewing Storm) will also benefit from some Heroicness. You'll need an item level of 480 and some friends to queue for these modes. Patch 5.3 is bringing new scenarios and Heroic modes to World of Warcraft originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Defiance passes 1,000,000 registered accounts Posted: 02 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Launches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Defiance Defiance, the game half of the TV/MMO entertainment hybrid, has surpassed one million registered user accounts. The game launched a month ago today, and Trion Worlds seems pleased to announce this milestone. How about some nifty statistics to commemorate the joyous occasion? Players have collectively killed more than 500,000,000 hellbugs so far. They've driven their ATVs for more than 50,000,000 miles and triggered 1,000,000 Arkfalls. Mazel tov, Ark Hunters. [Source: Trion Worlds press release] Defiance passes 1,000,000 registered accounts originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 02 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Play The Elder Scrolls Online at Gamescom this August Posted: 02 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT |
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