MMO Updates |
- No Tokyo for TSW this week, but here's a cool teaser
- Here's some odd art from Bluehole's TERA sequel
- Ask Massively: Misconceptions about jerk players, Kickstarters, and untrustworthy studios
- Elite's premium beta starts today
- Star Trek Online shows off this year's summer festival
- Untold Universe heads to Steam Greenlight
- The Daily Grind: What does your Steam library say about you?
- Full CryEngine now available through Steam
- War Thunder coming to PS4 on June 3
- Secure both your WildStar account and cool bonuses with Google Authenticator
- Here's what else is coming in EVE's Kronos
- Caves won't bring universal claim wipe in Landmark
- Mythic closes, 'end of an era' for former MMO studio
- ArcheAge alpha popularity forces Trion to upgrade hardware
| No Tokyo for TSW this week, but here's a cool teaser Posted: 30 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, Trailers, Video, Expansions, Lore, MMO Industry, News Items, PvE, The Secret World, Buy-to-Play  What's that? It's not quite ready? OK. Well, we understand. Surely it will be awesome when it gets here, so we're willing to wait. And we thank you for posting a pretty cool teaser vid on your o-boards. We liked it so much that we embedded it after the cut! [Thanks all you crazy tipsters!] Continue reading No Tokyo for TSW this week, but here's a cool teaser
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| Here's some odd art from Bluehole's TERA sequel Posted: 30 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, TERA 
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| Ask Massively: Misconceptions about jerk players, Kickstarters, and untrustworthy studios Posted: 30 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Business Models, Culture, MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Ask Massively, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding  As always, if there's a misconception you want me to add to my list, let me know in the comments!
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| Elite's premium beta starts today Posted: 30 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Elite: Dangerous, Buy-to-Play  [Source: Frontier press release] Continue reading Elite's premium beta starts today
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| Star Trek Online shows off this year's summer festival Posted: 30 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Galleries, Screenshots, Patches, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play  Last year's inaugural event in the Risa System showed off new assignments, missions, NPCs, and accolades for all players to enjoy. These new screenshots, included in the gallery below, show off a few of the more light-hearted aspects of the event, including swimsuit outfits, floaters, sandcastles, powerboards, monkey pets, the Risan Luxury Cruiser, and more. The Lohlunat Festival will run from June 5th through July 17th this year. [Source: Perfect World press release]
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| Untold Universe heads to Steam Greenlight Posted: 30 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content  Untold Universe is described as a cube-based sandbox MMO that lets players "shape and colonize a huge and uncharted universe." While the game is still in its alpha stage, Fenris Lair Studio is looking for more player feedback to help mold the MMO's direction. Planned features include the ability to build and trade designs, an infinite universe to explore, jobs created by player-run corporations, and more. You can check out early alpha footage from the game just after the cut. [Source: Fenris Lair Studio press release] Continue reading Untold Universe heads to Steam Greenlight
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| The Daily Grind: What does your Steam library say about you? Posted: 30 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Business Models, MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  What about you, Massively folks? What does your Steam library say about you? Bonus question: How many games do you own through Steam and other digital distributors?  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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| Full CryEngine now available through Steam Posted: 29 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, News Items, Miscellaneous  Steam customers get full use of the engine for a $9.90 monthly fee. The "announcement means we are adding the first complete game development engine to Steam, with access to enough source code to allow the creation of any kind of PC game," Crytek director of business development Carl Jones explained. "We're also giving indie developers state-of-the-art tools that live within the same eco-system that they can choose to publish their games."
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| War Thunder coming to PS4 on June 3 Posted: 29 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Historical, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, Consoles  Click past the cut to read the full blurb. Continue reading War Thunder coming to PS4 on June 3
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| Secure both your WildStar account and cool bonuses with Google Authenticator Posted: 29 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Launches, WildStar, Subscription  Carbine Studios is offering several goodies for players that make their account extra-secure with Google's two-step authentication. These bonuses include a cybernetic eyepatch, an in-game title, and a 2% bonus to XP, renown, and prestige. You'll need to download the Google Authenticator app and connect it to your NCsoft account to secure these bonuses. WildStar Report has the step-by-step directions for those interested.
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| Here's what else is coming in EVE's Kronos Posted: 29 May 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Subscription  There's an improved Typhoon model, new low-sec contraband sites, low slots on freighters and jump freighters, and improved visuals on EVE's Mac client (as well as improved Mac-specific customer service).
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| Caves won't bring universal claim wipe in Landmark Posted: 29 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Player-Generated Content, Landmark  There's no universal wipe! Director of Development Dave Georgeson expounded on the change in plans during last night's Landmark Live. "We found a way by which we do not have to wipe all the claims when we put up the cave entrances," he said. If you have a claim placed where the caverns end up, it will be packed in a template for you to use elsewhere. Georgeson went on to assure players that there are only a few entrances to these caves on each island, so very few players will be displaced. To hear more about next week's Landmark patch (including smoothing tool upgrades and more metal textures) as well as see the first 19 winners of the Landmarks of Landmark contest, you can watch the full recorded stream after the break. Continue reading Caves won't bring universal claim wipe in Landmark
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| Mythic closes, 'end of an era' for former MMO studio Posted: 29 May 2014 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Dark Age of Camelot, MMO Industry, Warhammer Online, Ultima Online, Sunsets  "We are closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax, Virginia, as we concentrate mobile development in our other studio locations. We are working with all impacted employees to provide assistance in finding new opportunities, either within EA or with other companies via an upcoming job fair," EA told Kotaku. Former Mythic lead Josh Drescher tweeted his reaction to the news: "Condolences to everyone at Mythic today. It's the end of an era, but you were all part of something amazing." Mythic shuttered Warhammer Online last December, while Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot, and many Mythic developers moved over to Broadsword Online Games this past February.
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| ArcheAge alpha popularity forces Trion to upgrade hardware Posted: 29 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox  "The massive number of Archeum Founders has really helped us stress test the way we do things: We've already had to expand the capacity of the server to three times the number of characters that one world is expected to have," Hartsman wrote. "That you've propelled ArcheAge as high up as the #2 game on all of Twitch.tv has really been humbling for all of us. It makes us want to work even harder to deliver the best release that we possibly can." Hartman reported that the studio had doubled the amount of server hardware twice since the alpha started. He also indicated that the team is preparing for a new alpha build, beta testing, and launch day. [Thanks to Paragonlostinspace for the tip!]
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