MMO Updates |
- Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online welcomes another Khajiit
- WildStar devs need your help building an in-game weapon
- The Inochi Project offers adorable robot-animals in exchange for Kickstarter money
- ANet answers community questions on GW2 Feature Pack livestream
- Here's Black Desert's ridiculous fast-action combat
- SOE revealing H1Z1 tonight, teaser site live
- The Daily Grind: What game deserves an expansion?
- Camelot Unchained's producer's letter offers concept art, new storefront
- ArcheAge feature guide delves into more housing details
- Jukebox Heroes: Talking with The Repopulation's Steven Coltart
- Steampunk MMO Argo Online resurfaces with a new beta round
- The Secret World's Joel Bylos takes on mankinigate
- EVE Online begins voting for 9th Council of Stellar Management
- WildStar's beta patch expands character customization, balances classes
- ArcheAge lore series sets the tone for the game
- Massively Speaking Episode 292: Bankini
- The Crew targets fall 2014 launch window
- World of Tanks crowns new e-sports world champion
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Customization and playing together in Guild Wars 2's feature pack
| Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online welcomes another Khajiit Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, News Items, Hands-On, Choose My Adventure, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  The character you created for me is a male Khajiit Nightblade from the Ebonheart Pact. I will be playing him for the rest of the month from the perspective of a veteran MMO gamer who is excited to see what this year's triple-A MMO can bring to the table not only for MMO fans but for fans of the Elder Scrolls series. This week's article will be an introduction to the character and more polls for you to vote on to help this character progress in the early game. Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online welcomes another Khajiit
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| WildStar devs need your help building an in-game weapon Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, WildStar  The first is an Esper multitool, the second is some sort of toaster, the third one is a beer cannon, and the fourth one is a "mystical pointy uprooted tombstone with a handle," according to producer Stephan Frost. You can see all the choices in the video after the cut. Continue reading WildStar devs need your help building an in-game weapon
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| The Inochi Project offers adorable robot-animals in exchange for Kickstarter money Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Galleries, Screenshots, Trailers, Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, New Titles, News Items, Kids, Family, Crowdfunding  Launching today, the campaign seeks £30,000 (about $50,000 US) to help accelerate further development on the MMO. The game will allow players to create their own robot animals (ani-mechs), customize homes, participate in battle arenas, explore cities, and fight against the rust plague that is turning ani-mechs into rust-covered villains. Stretch goals climb upward to £350,000 (about $586,000 US), but pledges begin at $1.60 US. If you want to play the beta, $16 is your buy-in. We've got the trailer after the cut! Continue reading The Inochi Project offers adorable robot-animals in exchange for Kickstarter money
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| ANet answers community questions on GW2 Feature Pack livestream Posted: 09 Apr 2014 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play  Associate game director John Corpening, gameplay programmer Ryan Diederich, and UI designer Kate Welch are your hosts, and they spend about 17 minutes powering through community-generated queries collected from forums and social media. See for yourself after the break! Continue reading ANet answers community questions on GW2 Feature Pack livestream
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| Here's Black Desert's ridiculous fast-action combat Posted: 09 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert  MMO Culture reports that Pearl Abyss has tweaked combat to be "quicker, less stiff," and to have lower chain combo cooldown skill timers. Check out the new vid after the cut! Continue reading Here's Black Desert's ridiculous fast-action combat
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| SOE revealing H1Z1 tonight, teaser site live Posted: 09 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items  CEO John Smedley teased the announcement on his Twitter feed last night, saying that the game is pretty far along. "You can play it yourself soon," he tweeted. "And by play I mean fully." The game's website has also gone live, though it's currently a single image. [Thanks Dean!]
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| The Daily Grind: What game deserves an expansion? Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Expansions, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  So what game deserves an expansion? What would you like to see in it? You get bonus points if you manage to go the entire comment without using the word "Cantha" in it!  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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| Camelot Unchained's producer's letter offers concept art, new storefront Posted: 08 Apr 2014 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Screenshots, Lore, News Items, Races, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained, MMORPG  "We know we need to pick up the pace over the next 5 months in order to hit Alpha on time, and that is our intent," Rockwell vowed. We've included the concept art after the break; just click the images to enlarge them. Continue reading Camelot Unchained's producer's letter offers concept art, new storefront
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| ArcheAge feature guide delves into more housing details Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Guides, Dev Diaries, ArcheAge, Housing  If you don't have 37 minutes to watch the full original stream, check out the more concise version that hits the highlights below. Continue reading ArcheAge feature guide delves into more housing details
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| Jukebox Heroes: Talking with The Repopulation's Steven Coltart Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Interviews, Sandbox, Jukebox Heroes, Music, The Repopulation  Steven Coltart: I'm a full-time professional composer based in the UK and was commissioned to be lead composer on The Repopulation in 2013. Previous projects include Outer Empires, the first MMO of its kind created for iOS, which went on to sell over 200,000 copies and boasted the largest ever network of players online at that time. 2014 has seen me complete the soundtrack for a soon to be announced iOS game, and I'm currently putting the finishing touches to US-based sci-fi film Downward. I've worked incredibly hard to get to this point, but I'm lucky to have what I consider the best job in the world. Writing music for a living and getting to work with talented developers and producers, it doesn't get much better for me! Continue reading Jukebox Heroes: Talking with The Repopulation's Steven Coltart
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| Steampunk MMO Argo Online resurfaces with a new beta round Posted: 08 Apr 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Trailers, Video, News Items, Free-to-Play, Steampunk  The game still boasts steampunk-flavored wearables and mounts, 16 classes, guild housing, a castle war siege system, and a "unique optional third-person shooter mode, allowing for fast, fluid, dynamic combat with smart-casting skills." We've posted the trailer below. [Source: Games-Masters.com press release] Continue reading Steampunk MMO Argo Online resurfaces with a new beta round
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| The Secret World's Joel Bylos takes on mankinigate Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:20 PM PDT Filed under: Horror, Business Models, Culture, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, News Items, The Secret World, MMORPG, Buy-to-Play  Funcom management feels strongly that the Mankini outfit goes against what The Secret World intellectual property (IP) is all about and they did not want this item to stay in the game permanently. We all agree on the fact that The Secret World should be the best urban contemporary horror MMO out there, and they want to make sure that everything we bring into the game stays true to the setting and the atmosphere we have created - however it is safe to say that there is sometimes disagreement on nuance. For that reason, Management made the decision to pull it from the game entirely.While he disagrees with purging the gear from those who bought it, he stresses that it was "pulled due to concerns over the integrity of the IP, not because of the gender or skimpiness of the outfit." The female wetsuit has also been removed from the store but will remain wearable by those who purchased it. [With thanks to tipster Snurx! We've included Bylos' entire post after the cut.] Continue reading The Secret World's Joel Bylos takes on mankinigate
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| EVE Online begins voting for 9th Council of Stellar Management Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, MMO Industry, Sandbox  As with last year, players will vote for not just one nominee but 14 candidates ranked in order of personal preference. CCP has improved the voting interface this time around and said that it will be talking more about the vital role that the CSM plays in the game's development during the voting process.
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| WildStar's beta patch expands character customization, balances classes Posted: 08 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Bugs, Classes, Patches, News Items, WildStar, Subscription, MMORPG  Added new character hair options in Character Creation.Oh, you care more about gameplay than about customization? Fine, fine: The patch notes have that too. All the classes got a hefty balance pass with plenty of bug fixes to boot. So did tradeskills. And the UI. And pretty much everything else. "Promise me no one's going to freak out about balance changes until you've had a chance to play with the new patch. Deal? Deal," the game's Community Lead David Bass implored on Twitter. If you're recovered from reading the Warlords of Draenor alpha patch notes, then enjoy another helping courtesy of WildStar's over on the official forums.
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| ArcheAge lore series sets the tone for the game Posted: 08 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Lore, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox  The story concerns a battle between 12 heroes and Kyrios, the god of death. The battle results in several companions dead, an entire continent wiped out, and a mixed, perhaps non-existent victory. "The future is uncertain," the lore series proclaims. "While others linger in the legends, in blissful memories where time can stand still, I like to imagine new heroes will be born. Heroes who will rewrite our mistakes, find those we left behind, and steer us to a brighter age." You can read parts I through IV of Gods and Heroes on the official site.
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| Massively Speaking Episode 292: Bankini Posted: 08 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Podcasts, MMO Industry, News Items, Massively Meta, Massively Speaking, Miscellaneous  Get all of our opinions and analysis on the most important stories of the past week right here on Massively Speaking, the industry's leading MMO podcast. And if you have a comment, question, or topic for the podcasters, send an email to podcast@massively.com. We may just read your email on the air! Get the podcast: [RSS] Add Massively Speaking to your RSS aggregator. [MP3] Download the MP3 directly. [iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. [Stitcher] Follow the podcast on Stitcher Radio. Listen here on the page: Read below the cut for the full show notes. Continue reading Massively Speaking Episode 292: Bankini
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| The Crew targets fall 2014 launch window Posted: 08 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Video, Launches, Consoles, Miscellaneous  While Ubisoft isn't being more specific as to a launch date, it did say that The Crew will be available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC when it arrives in fall 2014. The studio also put out two pre-order editions for the console versions: the Limited Edition and the more packed Muscle Edition. The latter can only be pre-ordered at Gamestop. Joystiq has a video preview of The Crew that you can check out after the jump. Continue reading The Crew targets fall 2014 launch window
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| World of Tanks crowns new e-sports world champion Posted: 08 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Contests, Events (Real-World), Events (In-Game), War, Free-to-Play, World of Tanks, MOBA  Wargaming announced today that team Na'Vi won the world championship in the grand finals of its e-sports league. The new champions will take home $110,000 in prize money, with the runner-ups Virtus.Pro and The RED Rush: Unity receiving $100,000 and $40,000, respectively. The Wargaming.net League World Championship took place in Warsaw, Poland, as 14 teams battled over three days for the top spot. According to the studio, "millions" tuned in to watch the grand finals on Twitch. [Source: Wargaming press release]
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| Flameseeker Chronicles: Customization and playing together in Guild Wars 2's feature pack Posted: 08 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Buy-to-Play  Until then, we've got plenty of GW2 discussion to tide us over. Most of the feature pack announcements have been well-received, and there's a lot to look forward to, but I still have a few minor nits to pick. Blame it on nits being easier to find when everyone's head is 200% bigger.
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