MMO Updates |
- The Stream Team: Teaming up in Marvel Heroes (and giving out codes!)
- WRUP: Polarization
- The Daily Grind: Do you have a plan for your play sessions?
- Betawatch: April 19 - 25, 2014
- Elite: Dangerous goes in-depth on trading
- Eternal Crusade says founders program is not a crowdfunding campaign
- Infestation: Survivor Stories claims 2.5 million players to date
- Marvel Heroes kicks off Big Ten Week
- The Stream Team: Curbing kleptomania in The Elder Scrolls Online
- Destiny gets a spiffy new website
- Man steals thousands of dollars, spends them on Evony
| The Stream Team: Teaming up in Marvel Heroes (and giving out codes!) Posted: 26 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Video, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes, Giveaways, Livestream, The Stream Team  Sometimes you just want to grab a cape or some spandex and be a hero! OK, maybe just Massively's MJ does. Luckily, Marvel Heroes lets her do just that. And with the new Team Up feature that gives you a a sidekick hero and a special event weekend that includes a code for a free random hero, there is no better time to dive in and experience the action alongside her. Need more encouragement? How about a chance for free codes? Join us live at noon for your chance to get a Team Up pack! Game: Marvel Heroes Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday, April 26th, 2014 Time: 12:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Teaming up in Marvel Heroes (and giving out codes!)
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| Posted: 26 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous  Continue reading WRUP: Polarization
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| The Daily Grind: Do you have a plan for your play sessions? Posted: 26 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Do you do this? Do you log in with an idea of what you want to accomplish during a play session or do you just kind of wing it and go with the flow? Do you even work toward meta-goals that take many, many play sessions to accomplish or cling to the mantra of "what happens, happens?"  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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| Betawatch: April 19 - 25, 2014 Posted: 25 Apr 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding 
Continue reading Betawatch: April 19 - 25, 2014
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| Elite: Dangerous goes in-depth on trading Posted: 25 Apr 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Video, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Elite: Dangerous  The developers explain how Elite's thousands of systems will help to create a huge economy once the MMO goes live: "Each star system has a different basic type of economy -- for example agricultural, industrial, hi-tech, extraction, refining or service, and some have a mix of these basics -- such as extraction and refining are often (but not always) in the same system. From a commodities perspective all but a service economy produce items for consumption. This creates an active trade network." The newsletter also gives a sneak peek at planetary rings, informs fans that today is the last day to buy into alpha access, and says that the game will update its galaxy configuration based on any major discoveries that may occur in our world. Give the newsletter a read and check out a video of the trading system after the break! Continue reading Elite: Dangerous goes in-depth on trading
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| Eternal Crusade says founders program is not a crowdfunding campaign Posted: 25 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, Warhammer 40k, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding  Caron also discusses the studio's commitment to transparency, expresses disdain for any sort of "marketing firewall between devs and fans," and hints that a playable game isn't too far off with this cryptic sentence: "You will soon land on Arkhona." We outlined the proposed founder program perks in a post earlier this month.
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| Infestation: Survivor Stories claims 2.5 million players to date Posted: 25 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries, Buy-to-Play  The team apologized for not getting its promised updates out on time and said that it's made "sweeping changes" to improve communications and be more accurate with releases. Part of these efforts included hiring CMs and pledging to an internal model of "complete transparency whenever possible." The state of the game post went on to list some of the game's recent additions, including vehicles, Super Zombies, balance tweaks, and an overhaul of the Colorado map. The team also said that it has committed itself to work on Infestation without external funding.
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| Marvel Heroes kicks off Big Ten Week Posted: 25 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes, Promotions  Did you enjoy the whole bonus loot rotation from the Don't Fear the Reaper event? That's back. What about the St. Patrick's Day rewards? Yes, those too, with legendary recipes and the Luck of the Draw promotion (buy a hero and get another random hero for free, buy a costume and get another random costume for free). Winter holiday gifts, Lunar New Year gifts... it's an explosion of celebrations. If that's the sort of upgrade you like to see, you can check out the full list of repeats on the official announcement. And if you're looking for a free random hero this weekend, apply the code RNDMHRO to your account. More free things!
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| The Stream Team: Curbing kleptomania in The Elder Scrolls Online Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, New Titles, Livestream, The Elder Scrolls Online, The Stream Team, Subscription  Game: The Elder Scrolls Online Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Friday, April 25th, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Curbing kleptomania in The Elder Scrolls Online
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| Destiny gets a spiffy new website Posted: 25 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Destiny, Buy-to-Play 
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| Man steals thousands of dollars, spends them on Evony Posted: 25 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Humor  David Buchanan, 47, is charged with wire fraud after he convinced one woman to give him $40,000 for an investment that would see a promised 650% turnaround. "As a middle-aged, admittedly square, FBI Special Agent who doesn't play video games," Agent Tom Simon said during the investigation, "I was understandably perplexed when, during the 'follow the money' analysis, I kept seeing payments being made to something I'd never heard of called Evony. A bit of Googling properly identified Evony as an online video game of sorts, but I was still puzzled how anyone could possibly spend thousands of dollars on a video game. I wasn't being judgmental about the societal value of gaming. I was just dumbfounded that any video game could possibly cost that much." You may remember Evony as that game best known for its boobtastic advertising campaigns a few years back, and, surprisingly enough, it's still around. Buchanan's trial is expected to take place on May 8th with sentencing expected later in the year.
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