| LEGO Universe: Going F2P in August Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:12 AM PDT The LEGO Group has announced that LEGO Universe will be headed into the free to play market in August 2011. In addition, the game will be available via digital download rather than requiring the purchase of a boxed edition. Players will be able to enjoy the "Free Zone" for an unlimited amount of time or can purchase a monthly premium membership for $10/month. |
| City of Heroes: Freedom Announced Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT Paragon Studios has announced a new iteration of its flagship title. Called City of Heroes Freedom, players will have the opportunity to play content for free or take advantage of premium packages. The team plans to launch CoH: Freedom and Issue 21: Convergence later this year. Folks attending the San Diego ComiCon will be able to check out the game as well. |
| EVE Online: Incarna Launches Today Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:36 AM PDT In one of the most keenly anticipated patches since the original launch of EVE Online, the 'Incarna' update goes live today. Incarna brings new features into the game including captain's quarters where, for the first time, players will see a 3D rendering of their characters walking around. |
| Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Launch Day Interview with Anthony Castoro Posted: 19 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT Today marks the culmination of a development cycle that's gone through more twists and turns than a Monte Carlo racetrack. Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising officially launches today and we have an exclusive interview write up between Heatwave's CEO Anthony Castoro and MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller. It's a must read on this most-important of days. Leave us your thoughts in the comments below. |
| TERA: More Awesome Screens Posted: 19 Jun 2011 06:30 PM PDT Welcome to the next June installment of our continuing series, TERA Tuesday. MMORPG.com has partnered with TERA devs and En Masse to bring you the best TERA screens on the Net. This week, we feature three action-packed screenshots that show off a boatload of graphical goodness. Check them out in our TERA: More Awesome Screens feature. |
| General: Prime: Battle for Dominus Devs Hire a Familiar Face Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT Folks who have followed Mythic games through the years will recognize the name Sanya Weathers. Weathers is in the news today as she's been hired by Pitchblack Studios as the new community manager for the recently announced Prime: Battle for Dominus. Weathers confirmed the new job via her personal blog. |
| Eden Eternal: New Server & Other Beta News Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:28 PM PDT The Eden Eternal team has announced that a second beta server, Garnet, has opened, the game's item mall is also open, and players are still working to reach level 30 to be eligible for a million Aeria Points. |
| General: Turbine Working on Console MMO? Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT According to some fancy investigative reporting at GameSpot, it appears that Turbine is working on a console-based MMO, at least if their jobs list is any indication. |
| Wizard101: June Producer's Letter Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT The latest Producer's Letter has been published on the official Wizard101 site. The letter discusses last month's Winter Tusk update, player feedback and issues encountered. In addition, developers want players to know that they are not finished for the summer and have more surprises in store. |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited: Update 10 Patch Notes Released Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:03 AM PDT Turbine and the Dungeons & Dragons Online team have released the patch notes for Update 10. Among other things, Update 10 brings the Reign of Madness Adventure Pack online and continues the story started in Update 9. |
| World of Warcraft: Rage of the Firelands Patch 4.2 Trailer Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT Blizzard has released a trailer to tease players about the upcoming v4.2 patch for World of Warcraft. Called "Rage of the Firelands", the trailer is a cinematic look at the story behind it all. |
| League of Legends: Season One - Day 1 Tournament Recap Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT The League of Legends team has posted a video look back at the first day of the League of Legends Season One tournament play. Over 950k concurrent viewers have been partaking of the action that will see winners score $100,000 in cash and prizes. |
| General: E3 2011 - Kingdoms of Amalur Impressions Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the action-RPG currently in development at 38 Studios with the story being written by the venerable R.A. Salvatore. The story and the world behind Amalur is shared by 38 Studios' MMO, "Copernicus". At E3 2011, MMORPG.com's Drew Wood check out Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and has a presentation report. Read on! |
| General: Free To Play Steams Forward Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:14 PM PDT In today's Free Zone column, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi takes a look at the recent announcement that Steam would be prominently featuring free to play titles in its catalog of games. Richard has a few thoughts about this announcements and its repercussions for the industry. He's also got a few other nuggets of information to share so keep reading! |
| World of Tanks: E3 2011: World of Tanks Impressions Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT During E3 2011, MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani had the opportunity to swing by the Wargaming.net booth to check up on World of Tanks. Joe chatted up the dev team and has some insights to share with you so keep reading! |
| Rift: Patch 1.3 Interview with Hal Hanlin Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller recently managed to corner Rift Design Producer Hal Hanlin to talk about the forthcoming v1.3 Rift patch. The pair covered topics from Hammerknell to the Waves of Madness live events and more. Keep reading! |
| Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Heatwave Interactive Studio Visit Posted: 19 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT MMORPG.com's Richard Cox recently had the opportunity for a studio visit to schmooze with the development team behind Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. His day started off with the weekly "Show and Tell" session and continued from there. See how the rest of the day went in our exclusive Heatwave Interactive studio visit. |
| General: Six Games You've Never Heard Of Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT In The List today, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy turns his eye to the site's Games List and finds six games he's reasonably sure you've never seen before. See if Bill manages to surprise you in today's list. Read on! |
| Dragon Nest: E3 2011 - Vindictus and Dragon Nest Posted: 18 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT One of the largest and most impressive booths at E3 2011 belonged to Nexon which was there in force to show off a pair of their ever-growing stable of MMOs, Vindictus and Dragon Nest. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller stopped by to check out the two games and has a report straight from the show floor. Read on! |
| TERA: E3 2011: TERA – The Political System Posted: 18 Jun 2011 09:39 AM PDT TERA is one of the most anticipated titles coming down the road this year and the game's presence at E3 generated a lot of buzz. MMORPG.com's Richard Cox spent some time talking with TERA developers about the TERA's political system. Read on to see what Richard discovered and then keep reading to get a hands on report from Melinda Haren. |
