MMO Updates

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• The Road to Mordor: The reset scenario
• WRUP: Explaining Gangam Style to the next generation edition
• The Daily Grind: Are live events due for a revival?
• Mortal Online welcomes back all former players for a free week
• Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream discusses free-to-play, HK-51, and scaling
• Betawatch: September 15 - 21, 2012
• Storyboard: RP 101 - What is roleplaying?
• MMObility: Data caps, throttled signals, and blocked sites
• Catch up on your WoW lore with the Story of Warcraft
• Star Trek Online producer says game is 'kicking butt'
• ArenaNet celebrates concept artists, sheds light on WvW queues [Updated]
• Here's more War Z gameplay footage that will remind you of DayZ
• Blizzard's 'appear offline' functionality coming soon
• Glenn Beck thinks the Goonswarm is a CIA front
• SEGA releases three new Phantasy Star Online 2 trailers

The Road to Mordor: The reset scenario Posted: 22 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Road to Mordor At this juncture of my Lord of the Rings Online career, I have zero interest in starting over. I've attempted two fresh characters over the past six months, and while the "newness" was enough to sustain me for a while, I simply didn't have the time or energy to get them through the long, long, long journey of content to meet up with my Captain. So I've made peace with the thought that my main will be my only character through the completion of the game, barring Turbine releasing an incredibly compelling new class or severely streamlining the leveling process. That's OK, really. I'm content. Yet I also like to engage in mental hypotheses in which I am forced to restart -- a reset scenario, as it were. If I woke up tomorrow and found that my account was completely blank, or if I were thrown back in time and had to start all over again, what would I do? Would I choose differently or the same? So here we go: the reset scenario. Let's assume the game is more or less how it is now and I have all of my current knowledge. If I had to start from scratch, how would I forge a different path in the game? Continue reading The Road to Mordor: The reset scenario The Road to Mordor: The reset scenario originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

WRUP: Explaining Gangam Style to the next generation edition Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous I can't speak to the rest of the US, but I know that here in Connecticut, radio stations are playing Gangnam Style with regularity. This means that a Korean song parodying specific parts of South Korean culture is now a hit based solely on its own merits, even without the amazingly creative video and despite many of the listeners not understanding the first thing about the song's subject matter or lyrics. Every time I try to figure out how to explain all of this to future generations, I come up blank mostly because I don't entirely believe it myself. Fortunately for my attempts to explain pop culture to my eventual descendents, WRUP is not concerned with music. It's entirely concerned with what the Massively staff will be up to over the weekend, and this week we're also declaring whether or not we think there are too many MMOs on the market. So check on past the break to see what we'll be up to, and let us know your plans down in the comments! Continue reading WRUP: Explaining Gangam Style to the next generation edition WRUP: Explaining Gangam Style to the next generation edition originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Are live events due for a revival? Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion, Ultima Online, The Daily Grind, TERA, Miscellaneous Live MMO events have long since fallen by the development wayside in the pursuit of scripted "dynamic" events. It used to be that game studios would send paid GMs into the game to roleplay with players in a tabletop-like scenario, conducting large-scale storytelling events and spawning enemies, locations, and items. Ultima Online, which celebrates its 15th birthday this week, is particularly well-known for these sorts of events, but they've seldom been replicated in later generations of triple-A MMOs. TERA, apparently, hopes to change that with the implementation of Flash events, "spontaneous events focused on small groups of users and run by staff." They might seem a little out of place in TERA, but they could be a niche worth resurrecting. Live, impromptu events might have the disadvantage of involving only small groups of people and not the entire population, but that's exactly what makes them so intriguing for the players who happen to be in the right zone at the right time when one of these events starts. What do you think? Do you wish more studios would get over their crush on pseudo-dynamic events and return to live events? 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: Are live events due for a revival? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Mortal Online welcomes back all former players for a free week Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, News items, Mortal Online, Promotions MMOs change at a breakneck pace, but you don't always have time to check back in and see what changes have taken place. Mortal Online has just recently released its second major expansion, and the community staffers want everyone to check in and see how the game has grown, so they're giving you the chance to do just that. Starting today you can hop into the game and experience all of the improvements in Awakening for free if you previously subscribed to Mortal Online. If you've played in the past but haven't been following the game recently, you might have missed all of the features added by Awakening, including new AI mechanics and a variety of new combat abilities. The free play period will last for the next week, more than enough time to patch the client and take a look at the latest update to the game. [Thanks to Chris for the tip!] Mortal Online welcomes back all former players for a free week originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Free time announcement

Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream discusses free-to-play, HK-51, and scaling Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:30 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Game mechanics, Patches, Previews, News items, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Community Q&A The community team behind Star Wars: The Old Republic hosted a livestream, and as you can probably imagine, the whole session has been recorded already by the team from Darth Hater for your viewing pleasure. But if you want to know the highlights and you can't wait for a more detailed take (say, from next week's Hyperspace Beacon), you can always get the rundown of some of the bigger points from the half-hour session. For those currently playing, HK-51 can be expected before the end of the year, with Cathar getting a somewhat more ambiguous release of whenever the species is ready. There will also be other species to be unlocked when the free-to-play conversion goes live, along with moddable gear (without endgame stats), mounts, and pets. The team is also looking into implementing a hood toggle for the Force-using classes of the game and scaling content down in difficulty for smaller groups of players. Check out the full recording past the break, or just take a look at the highlights. Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream discusses free-to-play, HK-51, and scaling Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream discusses free-to-play, HK-51, and scaling originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Livestream Q&A notes

Betawatch: September 15 - 21, 2012 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, MMO industry, Massively Meta, Betawatch, Miscellaneous Today's Betawatch marks the start of pile on October week, which is totally a thing! We learned that steampunky Guns of Icarus will not make its September launch; it will emerge from beta on October 29th, though you can preorder now to snag beta access. Also launching in October is Pirate101. It's also accepting preorders as of this past Wednesday. PWE likewise announced that RaiderZ will soft launch with an open beta on October 24th. In keeping with the theme, RaiderZ is available for prepurchase right now. Finally, Trion's End of Nations will kick off its fourth and final closed beta weekend event starting on October 4th. Check out our complete Betawatch roundup after the cut! Continue reading Betawatch: September 15 - 21, 2012 Betawatch: September 15 - 21, 2012 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Storyboard: RP 101 - What is roleplaying? Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Roleplaying, Storyboard, Miscellaneous Two weeks back, I received a comment asking, in all seriousness, what was the deal with roleplaying. The author of said comment opined that as near as he or she could tell, it was mostly just talking like your character and developing a bunch of strange romances. If that comment had only listed vampires in there, really, I could have stopped writing this column altogether. All right, there's more to it than that. While I've spent the past 120 installments of the column dealing with creating characters, playing respectfully, and producing stories, I've never actually put down a definition of what roleplaying is. I've never liked opening off by defining roleplaying because it's an awkward beast, and the explanation is always shoehorned elsewhere. So today I'm going to kick off at least one and possibly more columns answering the very basics, starting with the obvious -- what the heck is roleplaying? Continue reading Storyboard: RP 101 - What is roleplaying? Storyboard: RP 101 - What is roleplaying? originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

MMObility: Data caps, throttled signals, and blocked sites Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, Culture, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Mobile, Casual, Miscellaneous, MMObility One of the main reasons I enjoy covering mobile MMOs is the fact that many gamers have access to a poor connection at best, and my articles might offer these fellow geeks a selection of games to play. I often take some of the things in my life for granted, like my healthy dogs or the one cup of coffee I have in the morning, but I never take my internet connection for granted, especially when I'm reminded every time I pay the bill just how much it costs me. It's an awesome 150/65 Mb/s, and I tend to get speeds pretty close to that. I often tell people that because my wife works at home with me, our internet connection is our "work vehicle." But many of my friends complain about having a really bad connection to the internet. Some of it is the result of location, but a lot is because companies can actually throttle the signal, providing unlimited yet barely workable internet. While there are several titles out there that are playable on almost any connection, throttling can kill gaming for many of us. So just how bad is it? Continue reading MMObility: Data caps, throttled signals, and blocked sites MMObility: Data caps, throttled signals, and blocked sites originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Catch up on your WoW lore with the Story of Warcraft Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Lore The lore and backstory of the Warcraft universe is a rich tapestry that's been woven -- and rewoven -- over time, occasionally to make room for space goats with crystal starships. It's OK if you haven't been able to keep it all straight because Blizzard is coming to the rescue with its Story of Warcraft. The Story of Warcraft is a brand-new feature on the World of Warcraft website that details the history of the game and game world from the very beginning through today. It's broken up into separate chapters, one for each major game release, and is chock-full of art and videos. The feature is by no means complete; it's an ongoing project by the Blizzard crew. Check it out and see if even you grizzled veterans might learn a thing or two! Catch up on your WoW lore with the Story of Warcraft originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: WoW Insider

Star Trek Online producer says game is 'kicking butt' Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Previews, Star Trek Online, Free-to-play, Dev Diaries Star Trek Online Producer Daniel Stahl isn't beating around the bush about the state of the game. According to him, STO has both purpose and a leg-up on much of the industry. "When you consider what it takes to run an MMO in today's highly competitive marketplace," Stahl writes, "STO has been kicking some butt. Despite what some may think, we have a deliberate path and long-term goals that we've been tracking quite well against. STO has not only survived, but is thriving at a time when many MMOs have kicked or are about to kick the bucket." Stahl goes on to rally the troops by citing how much the team has accomplished this year and what its focus is on for November's Season 7 update and beyond. The team's biggest priorities are in enriching the foundry, overhauling PvP, buffing up Klingon content, and a possible Romulan faction. He also mentioned that Cryptic has hired "great talent" from 38 Studios and Paragon Studios to join the team. Star Trek Online producer says game is 'kicking butt' originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: State of the Game

ArenaNet celebrates concept artists, sheds light on WvW queues [Updated] Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, PvP, News items, Guild Wars 2, Dev Diaries One of ArenaNet's main selling points for Guild Wars 2 is the game's art direction. In recognition of that, the studio has begun a series of weekly interviews, which kicked off with a chat with Concept Artist Team Lead Jamie Ro. After getting her start in Auckland, New Zealand, Ro worked on developing a new style of art once she got to the States. She's pleased to be on a team with "some of the most talented people in the industry" whose "support and friendly competition" keep her motivated, and she believes that the diversity of artists and art styles represented in the concept art department is a real strength of the team. Head on over to the official interview to see all of what she has to say. In other Guild Wars 2 news, Mike Ferguson has been busy updating players about World vs World queue numbers. About 30% of Guild Wars 2 players queued up for WvW on the day that his data was taken, and about 3% of the players who were queued up didn't get in during that time. Ferguson says that the team is "looking at a number of short term and long term solutions" to help get more people playing and fewer people queuing. There are a lot of charts to be seen, so take a gander at the NA and EU server posts to see what's up. [Update: The team also plans to limit world transfers to one per 24 hours in an attempt to limit WvW exploits.] ArenaNet celebrates concept artists, sheds light on WvW queues [Updated] originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Artist Spotlight, NA server data, EU server data

Here's more War Z gameplay footage that will remind you of DayZ Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Horror, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Sandbox FPSGeneral has posted six minutes of uncut alpha footage from Hammerpoint's upcoming zombie-centric sandbox MMO called The War Z. We know, it looks like DayZ! It also looks pretty cool, particularly the silenced M4, the barricading mechanics, and the glimpses of various items and UI functionality. Hammerpoint recently went on record with the fact that the game's cash shop items may be lost when other players loot your corpse. This, along with the The War Z's unforgiving survival-style gameplay, would seem to be the recipe for a niche title. We'll keep our eyes on it, though, and you can too via the video after the break. Continue reading Here's more War Z gameplay footage that will remind you of DayZ Here's more War Z gameplay footage that will remind you of DayZ originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: FPS General

Blizzard's 'appear offline' functionality coming soon Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, News items, Diablo III Have you ever wanted to wander Azeroth in virtual seclusion, flying completely under the radar of folks who may have you on their friends list? If so, Blizzard's new "appear offline" functionality will likely put a smile on your face. "All of your Real ID friends, BattleTag friends, and character-level friends will see you as offline in their friends list whenever you're logged into the game," Blizzard says on its Battle.net website. This is assuming you don't set your social status option to available, busy, or away, of course. The new functionality is slated for World of Warcraft as well as StarCraft II and Diablo III. WoW's version of the feature should surface sometime after Mists of Pandaria. Blizzard's 'appear offline' functionality coming soon originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Announcement

Glenn Beck thinks the Goonswarm is a CIA front Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, MMO industry, News items, Sandbox During a program in which he questioned the real story behind the attack on the American Consulate in Libya, conservative web show host Glenn Beck alleged that the EVE Online corp Goonswarm is actually a CIA front. Beck made this allegation at the 10:20 mark of his latest show. Beck based this hypothesis on this message that Goonswarm member Sean Smith, aka Vile Rat, posted on his corp's message boards: "Assuming we don't die tonight. We saw one of our 'police' that guard the compound taking pictures." Beck apparently believes the message was meant for the CIA as a request for help. Smith died in the attacks along with US Ambassador Chris Stevens. Glenn Beck thinks the Goonswarm is a CIA front originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Glenn Beck Via: Broken Toys

SEGA releases three new Phantasy Star Online 2 trailers Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play Phantasy Star Online 2 is making waves in Japan, particularly after SEGA unveiled three new trailers at the recent Tokyo Game Show. The game's PC client is currently live and playable in the region, with the North American version due sometime next spring. SEGA is also prepping a PlayStation Vita version for 2013, and its users will share the same server as their PC client counterparts. Head past the break for the new PC trailer, the new Vita trailer, and a mobile devices trailer. Continue reading SEGA releases three new Phantasy Star Online 2 trailers SEGA releases three new Phantasy Star Online 2 trailers originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: MMO Culture

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General gaming

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• Why E.X. Troopers Turned Out to be My Favorite Game at TGS
• Amidst TGS Isolation, an RPG Americans Can Play, Too
• America Through a Japanese Lens
• Stuck in Japan
• Halo 4 Presents the First Step to Evolved Combat
• A Closer Look at the Next Ys

Why E.X. Troopers Turned Out to be My Favorite Game at TGS Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT I saw plenty of big-name games this year at Tokyo Game Show, and they looked as good as you'd expect. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Assassin's Creed III, Resident Evil 6, and so on and so forth -- all well and fine and a guaranteed good time when they arrive in the coming months. But amidst all these big-budget titles, the game that I enjoyed most was one I didn't even think I'd like: Capcom's E.X. Troopers. Going into the show, all I knew about E.X. Troopers was that it was an anime-style Lost Planet spin-off and that it was rumored to have risen from the ashes of the doomed, too-good-for-this-world Mega Man Legends 3. Having played the TGS demo (the single-player demo for PlayStation 3, not the multiplayer demo for 3DS), all of these things seem to pan out. It's definitely a Lost Planet-inspired game, what with its icy environments that players navigate with grappling hooks. And I can definitely see some kind of connection to Mega Man Legends in how the combat plays out. But the results speak for themselves: E.X. Troopers is tremendous fun.

Amidst TGS Isolation, an RPG Americans Can Play, Too Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:46 PM PDT For most member of the foreign press, the prevailing theme of Tokyo Game Show over the past few years has been the show's tendency to throw the shrinking Japanese games industry into stark relief. For myself, though, I often find myself more preoccupied by the fact that so many of the great-looking games that do appear at the event will never make their way west. For every Xenoblade Chronicles or The Last Story that does make its way to the U.S. despite growing publisher disinterest in bothering with games that will probably only sell 50,000-100,000 units in the West, TGS boasts dozens of excellent games we'll never see, like 7th Dragon 2020, Final Fantasy Type-0, or even the PlayStation Vita version of Phantasy Star Online 2 (which Sega has stated will only be coming to the U.S. for PC only despite the game being available on Vita in Japan). So, as I spent this year's show gazing longingly at the likes of Project X Zone and other perfectly enjoyable games outside the AAA mainstream, it was refreshing to stumble across a quaint little RPG that not only will make its way to America but had a localized version on display for the press to enjoy. No, I'm not talking about Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (though that was nice to see, too). Rather, I'm referring to Denpa Men, a 3DS title developed by Genius Sonority and available to play in English on the show floor. The game is slated to hit the U.S. eShop next week at a price somewhere in the neighborhood of $10, and while it won't blow anyone's minds or sell anyone a 3DS, it does represent a nice, bite-sized portion of classic RPG comfort food.

America Through a Japanese Lens Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT Feature Share it: Tweet 1UP COVER STORY 1UP COVER STORY | WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 | RETHINKING JAPAN America Through a Japanese Lens Cover Story: The many ways which games abroad portray our nation. F ew things are as humbling as viewing yourself through the eyes of another. With a bit of perspective, our greatest strengths as well as our most pronounced flaws become glaringly apparent. But along with these truths come a different sort of insight that might normally go unnoticed in our everyday reactions. This thought can be applied not only to an individual, but a nation as a whole. Which is why it's interesting to take a look at some of our favorite franchises, many of which began development from an entirely Japanese team, and see how they portray this little country of ours. Hell, titles as far back as the original Ninja Gaiden for the NES presented strange, stunted, but somewhat accurate portraits of life in America. For the masses who live it everyday, it's far too easy to gloss over details that might completely fascinate a foreign eye. Likewise, that unknown lens may very well shine on some aspects of our culture that we'd much rather forget about. Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective to see through the staid of the everyday. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list, so by all means help flesh out the discussion below.

Stuck in Japan Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:29 PM PDT Feature Share it: Tweet 1UP COVER STORY 1UP COVER STORY | WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 | RETHINKING JAPAN Stuck in Japan Cover Story: Four major Japanese series that never took root over here. T he case is made time and time again: what sells in Japan doesn't necessarily sell in North America and Europe. There's no lack of curious titles that never escape the Japanese market, from trucking adventures to the many flavors of dating simulator. It's the way of the industry, after all. Yet there are several standout series that become powerful forces within the Japanese game industry, all while staying largely unknown in overseas markets. Some of them trickle out into the West, and others never even get that much of an opportunity. And the following four examples aren't just overlooked games, they're long-running franchises that shaped the industry in some way, and they were seldom seen on these shores.

Halo 4 Presents the First Step to Evolved Combat Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT For die-hard fans, the wait for Halo 4 can only get shorter. Over 737 days have passed since the release of Halo Reach -- a prequel to the original series trilogy, but also the last Bungie-made Halo game before the studio moved on to other projects and publishers. For Master Chief fans, the wait for Halo 4 has lasted even longer: More than 1,822 days have come and gone since Halo 3 shipped in 2007, and Its legendary finale sets the mysterious circumstances for the remaining crew aboard the UNSC ship Forward onto Dawn in motion. Thankfully, Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary shipped over 310 days ago, but since it brought the first Halo game up to HD visual standards, it's not fair to consider it a new entry in series cannon. In less than 47 days, the long wait for Halo 4 will finally come to an end, and its arrival signals the start of the next trilogy and an aggressive content delivery start for developer 343 Industries, with weekly content scheduled to ship via digital delivery for Halo 4's cooperative mode called Spartan Ops.

A Closer Look at the Next Ys Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT Feature Share it: Tweet 1UP COVER STORY 1UP COVER STORY | WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 | RETHINKING JAPAN A Closer Look at the Next Ys Cover Story: We play a new demo of Ys: Celceta Sea of Trees and speak to Falcom president Masayuki Kondo about what's in store for fans. P laying PlayStation Vita games was no easy task at last year's Tokyo Game Show, but I made a beeline straight for Ys: Celceta Sea of Trees, a remake (of sorts) of Ys IV. I was impressed by what I saw, even if it did more or less look and play like an up-rezzed Ys Seven. The final demo of the game (which launches next week in Japan) was one of my first stops at this year's TGS, and I found myself surprised by how much better the game looked than its debut a year ago. With refined action, greatly improved graphics, and entirely new play mechanics, Celceta represents a considerable improvement over its predecessors (at least, on the surface). After my demo, I met with developer Nihon Falcom's president Masayuki Kondo to discuss, among other things, the ins and outs of the latest Ys. Rather than simply share my impressions of the game, I asked Mr. Kondo to share the inside perspective on its direction and refinements. 1UP: I didn't have a chance to play much on the first day of the show, but I did check out Ys: Celceta Sea of Trees. The demo that I played this year was very different from the one last year. It seems like the game has come a long way since you first showed it. Can you talk about some of the changes you've made in the past year?

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MMORPG News

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• Rift: Storm Legion and the Power of Choice
• Diablo 3: Public Test Realm Incoming
• Digimon Masters Online: Returning to Memories of Youth
• EVE Online: Glenn Beck: Goonswarm a CIA Front
• General: The Age of Boredom

Rift: Storm Legion and the Power of Choice Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT With the upcoming Rift expansion, Storm Legion, players will once again be treated to playing the game in any one of a myriad of ways. It's a trademark that Rift developers are quite proud of. We spoke with the team about Storm Legion and how even more choices are being brought into the game. See what we discovered.

Diablo 3: Public Test Realm Incoming Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:17 AM PDT The Diablo III site has been updated with the news that a public test realm for the game will be forthcoming and that interested players can check out v1.05 before it hits live servers.

Digimon Masters Online: Returning to Memories of Youth Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:18 PM PDT Digimon Masters Online is a game that is purposely designed to bring back fond childhood memories in older gamers, yet simultaneously appeal to younger gamers. We've checked out Digimon Masters Online and have our full review for your reading pleasure. See what we have to say before adding your thoughts to the comments.

EVE Online: Glenn Beck: Goonswarm a CIA Front Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT Sometimes the words simply must speak for themselves. American political pundit, Glenn Beck, has spoken out suggesting that EVE Online's corporation, Goonswarm, is a CIA front. Take a listen and judge for yourself.

General: The Age of Boredom Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:35 PM PDT A lot of hyped MMOs have been released in the past year with a few more yet to come. Yet some, if not all, of them have been huge disappointments to some of their fans. In an increasingly crowded market, what is there to be excited about asks our own Scary Booster. See what Scary's got to say and then shine a ray of hope in the comments.

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