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Wakfu: Geography Detailed

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Geography Detailed

A new video developer diary from Square Enix and Ankama Games has been released that gives Wakfu players and inside look at the territories and geography of the game. Enjoy!

World of Warcraft: Legal Battle Over Baby Murloc's Voice

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Legal Battle Over Baby Murloc

According to Courthouse News Service, a legal battle has begun between Blizzard Entertainment and former World of Warcraft GM Amanda Lewis. The lawsuit alleges that Lewis submitted her vocal talents in consideration as the voice of the Baby Murloc in WoW. Lewis further alleges that she has received no credit or compensation for her work.

MapleStory: Alliance Revamp Trailer

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Alliance Revamp Trailer

Nexon has unleashed a new video showing off some of the big changes coming to MapleStory. The video shows off the revamps for the Resistances classes as well as the improvements to the Aran and Evan skills. Enjoy!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Flashpoint - The Lost Island Hands On

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Flashpoint - The Lost Island Hands On

During last week's Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit, our team was on hand to check out the new Lost Island Flashpoint just in time for its arrival on the public test server today. We've got the inside scoop about what you'll be facing along the way. Read on!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Guild Summit Impressions

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 07:55 PM PDT

Guild Summit Impressions

Last week, our boots were on the ground at the first Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit. We've got thoughts to share about the summit itself and the overall tone of the event in this exclusive report. Keep reading and then leave us your thoughts in the comments!

TERA: Politics, PvP & Guilds...OH MY!

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:17 PM PDT

Politics, PvP & Guilds...OH MY!

During GDC 2012, we caught up with TERA's Associate Producer Stefan Ramirez to talk about a variety of subjects near and dear to the hearts of our readers. Find out more about guild features, PvP and the political system in TERA and then leave us a comment or two.

Runescape: Industry Vet Appointed Global Marketing Manager

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT

Industry Vet Appointed Global Marketing Manager

Jagex Studios has announced that Simon Etchells has been appointed the Global Marketing Manager. Etchells brings over twenty years of experience to the Runescape developer with ties to Microsoft Xbox, Vivendi Universal, LucasArts, Square Enix, Electronic Arts and Nokia.

Lands of Hope: Phoenix Edition: New Premium Content Added

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:18 AM PDT

New Premium Content Added

Lands of Hope: Phoenix Edition players will definitely want to check back into the game to sample some of the big changes the team has brought in during the past month. In addition to the usual tweaks and balances, LoH now sports over 500 quests and 1500 levels.

Guild Wars 2: Collector's Edition Revealed

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:07 AM PDT

Collector

The Guild Wars 2 site has been updated with official information about the Collector's Edition of the game. The CE features a metric ton of nifty stuff including access to all beta events and a groovy 10-inch Rytlock miniature.

General: One World of MMOs?

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:27 PM PDT

One World of MMOs?

In The Free Zone today, we take a look at the worldwide popularity of MMOs and show off some surprising results with specific regard to the Korean market. We offer our commentary as a benefit so keep reading before adding your voice to the mix in our comments.

Nadirim: Latest Update Brings Big Changes

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Latest Update Brings Big Changes

Twisted Tribe has sent word that the latest game update to Nadirim has brought some significant changes to the game world. In addition, players will notice that the official web site has been given a new, more forbidding look.

Dark Legends: UnboundGamer.com | GDC Preview

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 06:48 AM PDT

UnboundGamer.com | GDC Preview

During GDC last week, UnboundGamer.com staff were lucky enough to get a preview of Spacetime Studios' upcoming mobile MMO, Dark Legends. You can check out their first impressions as well as what you can expect to find when Dark Legends finally hits the mobile platform over at UnboundGamer.com.

Guild Wars 2: Everything to Everyone

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Everything to Everyone

One of the most ambitious things that Arena.Net is aiming to do with the Guild Wars 2 release is to bring all features to all players and do it in such a way that the player base is happy. Can they pull it off? In our latest Guild Wars 2 column, we take a look at just that. Keep reading!

RaiderZ: Get Alpha Test Access Now!

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 12:58 AM PDT

Get Alpha Test Access Now!

MMORPG.com has been given 10,000 keys for the selective alpha test for RaiderZ - the all new title brought to you by Perfect World Entertainment! Enter a world dominated by fearsome beasts and put your skills to the test! In this free-to-play MMO join a hunting party and engage in fierce battles against colossal monsters. Time attacks and dodges in order to succeed... and survive. Get your key now while supplies last!

Crystal Saga: Free Grasp Starter Kit Codes!

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Free Grasp Starter Kit Codes!

MMORPG.com has been given a very limited number of gift keys for Crystal Saga - the 2.5D browser MMORPG game by Aiyou. This key will grant you many in game items to help out the beginning player, including experience booster tokens, health orbs, and much more! Get your key now before they are all gone!

Age of Conan: Unchained: SOTW: Age of Conan Edition! Winner's Announcement

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 12:45 PM PDT

SOTW: Age of Conan Edition! Winner

We've pored over your many awesome Age of Conan screenshots for this week's "Screenshot of the Week," and today we're excited to announce the winning entry!

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures: Over 10M Registered Players

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Over 10M Registered Players

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures has now scored over ten million registered players. The kid- and family-friendly MMO is based on the Clone Wars Adventures cartoon series.

Diablo 3: No PvP at Launch

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:18 AM PDT

No PvP at Launch

The Diablo III blog has been updated with the bombshell news that the game will not ship with PvP game play and that it will be patched in at a later date. According to Jay Wilson, the decision was made as the team realized that the PvP system simply wasn't living up to the team's expectations. Wilson wrote: "...delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who's waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete."

Guild Wars 2: New Trailer with New Game Footage

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:13 AM PDT

New Trailer with New Game Footage

ArenaNet's Colin Johanson thanks Guild Wars 2 fans for signing up for the March beta. Included is brand new game play footage that looks to be the World vs World system. The trailer should get everyone even more excited about the prospect of being chosen! Enjoy!

World of Warcraft: Buff & Debuff Design

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:05 AM PDT

Buff & Debuff Design

The World of Warcraft blog has been updated with new information about how the team is going about the "buff and debuff design" for Mists of Pandaria. The team is actively seeking input from the community regarding the design process.

Rift: GDC 1.8 Preview

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT

GDC 1.8 Preview

During the annual Game Developer's Conference last week, we caught up with the Rift development team to get the inside scoop about the forthcoming 1.8 update. See what we discovered in this exclusive preview. Read on!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Live Stream of Karagga's Palace Raid

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Live Stream of Karagga

Pokket and her guild mates will be live streaming the Karagga's Palace raid from Star Wars: The Old Republic. The live stream is set to kick off at 8:00 p.m. CST (9 EST, 7 MST, 6 PST) right here on the MMORPG.com Live Stream page.

Lord of the Rings Online: Update 6: Shores of the Great River Trailer

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Update 6: Shores of the Great River Trailer

Turbine has released a new trailer from Update 6: Shores of the Great River - The Journey Towards Rohan Begins from Lord of the Rings Online. The trailer shows off some of the new locations players can scout out in the latest update. Enjoy!

Guild Wars 2: Live-stream Interview March 15th With Your Questions!

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Live-stream Interview March 15th With Your Questions!

MMORPG.com has partnered with the Guild Wars 2 team for an exclusive Live Stream Q&A with Jon Peters at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) about professions and traits in Guild Wars 2. Post your questions on these topics and we'll choose 10-15 to ask during the interview. All questions must be in by Wednesday at Noon EST.

Lord of the Rings Online: Shores of the Great River Preview

Posted: 11 Mar 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Shores of the Great River Preview

Update 6: Shores of the Great River is poised to bring some exciting changes to Lord of the Rings Online. We have an interesting preview of some of these changes today. Read it through and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
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General gaming

MechWarrior Tactics is Part CCG Part Video Game

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:05 PM PDT

The BattleTech series began life as an incredibly complex tabletop war game that required dozens of dice roles to resolve the simplest interactions, and despite maintaining a rabid fanbase, no developer ever tried to translate the experience over to a video game. Strategy games in the series, like MechCommander, looked nothing like the game they were based upon. Announced last month, MechWarrior Tactics sticks much closer to the tabletop template without directly copying the game. It replaces the seemingly endless and confusing equipment lists featured in the bored game with an easy to understand collectable system. We received a hands-off demo of the free-to-play game game at GDC. Played from a browser, MWT requires no client download -- unlike other web-based, free-to-play 3D games like Quake Live. Utilizing the Unity Engine, the game looks, feels, and plays like a traditional installed games. Any browser compatible with Unity's plugin will run the game on Mac or Windows.

Click the image above to check out all MechWarrior Tactics screens.

What Happened to Gaming's "Middle Class?"

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PDT

The divide at this year's GDC between independent developers and AAA game makers seemed wider than ever. Panelists referred to working with teams of a few dozen, or over 200, and almost never something in-between. We observed this dichotomy in nearly every aspect of the show, even the recruiting pavilion where major publishers and social game startups competed for space and talent.

Mid-sized companies still exist in the industry, just not in the public eye. HD-development and the economic crisis destroyed the old middle class of developers and publishers (remember Midway?) and the companies that have taken their place don't produce content directly for consumers. If you recognize their names at all, it's probably only from five-second splash screens that run before a game's main menu. You've no doubt played games that take advantage of the Unreal Engine, Havok Physics, or SpeedTree. Called middleware, these services provide a short-cut for developers who don't want to undertake the laborious process of creating their own game making tools. Why spend months creating things from scratch when there are cheaper and less time consuming options available.

Mario Party 9 Review: Time Has Not Been Kind to This Shindig

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 02:45 PM PDT

I've always viewed the Mario Party series as the house party of video games -- something that nearly all of us have attended at least once throughout our lives at various levels of inebriation. When the series first started, it had a certain mystique about it. Back in 1999, the original Mario Party was a lot like that guy in high school who had access to beer. Granted, it was lukewarm cans of Milwaukee's Best, but that really didn't matter at the time. A group of friends could gather around the warm glow of a CRT TV and engage in a test of video game prowess, endurance, and just a tad bit of luck. No matter where you placed in a game, the night would inevitably end with a tangled mess of controllers, sore palms and the indescribable urge to want to do it all over again. But times have changed, and we now find ourselves some 13 years older with nearly as many additional installments of the series. Can Mario Party 9 rekindle that magic feeling of sticky red cups, watered down beer, and a complete lack of inhibitions -- or are these kinds of parties better left to nostalgia?

As usual, you arrive at the party earlier than the people you're supposed to be meeting up with. From the outside, the house looks the same as you remembered -- the same pastel colored paint, the same familiar porch, and the same hum of music coming from the inside. Upon entering, you're met with a distinct furniture rearrangement that hurts the Feng shui that the living room once had. Instead of numerous rocking chairs, papasans and ottomans, the room is now fitted with only a single large sofa. You can no longer move about the party by yourself, but are instead tethered to three other people inside of a vehicle. You're still rolling dice to navigate a themed game board, except this time your foursome can no longer venture out on their own. Games still take between 30 minutes and an hour -- although instead of a set number of turns, the matches play out in a more linear form. The night lasts until the vehicle reaches the end of the board. I miss the old days of being able to explore the party on my own. Instead, you're now ushered from room to room and forced to interact with the company that the host has assigned to you.

Scrolls Keeps Its Name as Bethesda and Mojang Settle

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Skyrim

The makers of Minecraft will not be forced to change the name of their upcoming game Scrolls. Bethesda, the company behind the Elder Scrolls series, took issue with the title last year and Mojang's application for a trademark on the name Scrolls, which it felt was too similar to "Elder Scrolls" and likely to cause confusion. After pursing legal action, the two sides have now reached a settlement.

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson revealed the news over the weekend on Twitter, writing, "We've settled with Bethesda! Yaaaay! <3"

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