MMO Updates |
- 38 Studios escapes federal criminal charges
- Previously on MV TV: The week of September 22nd
- The Daily Grind: What character creation option do you wish MMOs would include?
- City of Steam offers players barrels of fun before beta
- The Tattered Notebook: What would tempt you to play EQII?
- CCP unveils EVE Online: Retribution, coming this winter
- The Mog Log: Two years of spinning wheels in Final Fantasy XIV
| 38 Studios escapes federal criminal charges Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Miscellaneous  U.S. Attorney spokesman Jim Martin told The Associated Press that his office found that 38 Studios did not break any federal laws. That said, what's left of the company is still subject to an investigation being conducted by Rhode Island police to determine if state laws were broken. 38 Studios folded last May despite a $75 million state loan guarantee. The bankruptcy left Rhode Island "on the hook for more than $100 million" which includes the bonds and interest.
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| Previously on MV TV: The week of September 22nd Posted: 30 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Aion, EverQuest II, Classes, Events, in-game, Interviews, Previews, Wurm Online, Opinion, Ultima Online, Vanguard, Guild Wars 2, Free-to-play, The Secret World, Casual, Virtual worlds, Humor, Allods Online, Community Q&A, Livestream, Sandbox, Dungeons, Crafting, Previously on MV TV, Anniversary, Housing  This week we have MJ returning with her favorite games like EverQuest II, Aion, The Secret World, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, and Guild Wars 2. Richie joins in with his current favorite, Guild Wars 2, and I round things off with an hour spent with the Ultima Online developer team, a goblinball session with community leaders in Allods Online, and a tutorial on building a house in Wurm Online! Trust me, if there is one goblin-kicking, dev-interviewing, house-building livestream series that you should watch, it's this one! Continue reading Previously on MV TV: The week of September 22nd
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| The Daily Grind: What character creation option do you wish MMOs would include? Posted: 30 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Because of this, it does frustrate me when games skimp out on character creation options. MMOs that have only three hairstyles, or identical faces, or nothing but an absurd standard of beauty have me gnashing my teeth. I don't need sliders all the time, but some interesting options to allow me some degree of personalization would be dandy. So what character creation option do you wish MMOs would include? Are there beards, hair styles, scars, or accessories that you never see but wish you did?  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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| City of Steam offers players barrels of fun before beta Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, News items, Free-to-play, Browser, Humor, City of Steam  You see, aside from just talking about the game approaching its closed beta testing phase, this particular developer journal contains an old gem from early internal testing: a minigame built specifically to allow the team to test barrel destruction effects. And wouldn't you know that you can now play with that same tool yourself in your browser? Go ahead and read for updates on development, but stay to wipe out a room full of barrels with an exploding barrel.
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| The Tattered Notebook: What would tempt you to play EQII? Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, MMO industry, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook  In a recent post to the official forums, EQII Producer Holly "Windstalker" Longdale posted the following: Howdy Norrathians! The team has been brainstorming ideas that would ease the re-entry back into the game and soften the learning curve for returning players as well as creative options for a Refer-a-Friend program. What would float your boat if you are, or were, a returning player at some point? Creative suggestions? And do you have ideas that would make you excited to not just refer a friend, but play with them too?In past columns, we've looked at a few ways to attract new and returning players, but in this week's Tattered Notebook, it's worth looking at the topic again. What would get you to come back to EQII (or try it for the first time)? Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: What would tempt you to play EQII?
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| CCP unveils EVE Online: Retribution, coming this winter Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Expansions, Game mechanics, Launches, Previews, PvP, News items, PvE, Massively Interviews, Massively Event Coverage, Sandbox  We sat down with Jon Lander and Kristoffer Touborg, EVE's executive producer and lead designer respectively, to get a first-hand look at some of Retribution's key features as well as the enormous pile of tweaks, updates, and adjustments players might expect with any CCP-helmed update. One thing is certain: After Retribution, the world of internet spaceships will never again be the same. Continue reading CCP unveils EVE Online: Retribution, coming this winter
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| The Mog Log: Two years of spinning wheels in Final Fantasy XIV Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log, Anniversary  You'll note that last year's column was mostly about what happened as a result of the game's launch. That wasn't by accident. Launch led to a massive restructuring of the game's design team, and not too long after the one-year mark, the team announced that it was basically remaking the game from the ground up. That fact has dominated the past year, and it's impossible to overstate the importance that announcement has had for the Final Fantasy XIV community. Everything circles around the promise of 2.0 these days. What has that meant for the actual years of the game's operation? Sadly, nothing good. The game has made huge strides, but we as players have been stuck in a nasty little loop. Continue reading The Mog Log: Two years of spinning wheels in Final Fantasy XIV
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