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Dragon Saga: Tons of Events to Celebrate

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:52 AM PST

As this is the Year of the Dragon in Chinese lore, Dragon Saga will be celebrating in a big way with tons of in-game fun for all.

Fallen Earth: Incoming Faction Changes

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:45 AM PST

Marie "Aro Sei" Croall has penned a new entry on the Fallen Earth blog detailing some faction changes that will be coming into the game in the near future. The changes will be implemented mainly in the faction mechanic itself and Croall lays out the implications of the alterations.

Rise of Immortals: Ukkonen - An 'Electrifying' Personality

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST

MMORPG.com has partnered with Trion Worlds and Petroglyph Games to bring our readers a first look at the newest hero to hit Rise of Immortals. We've got exclusive screens, an exclusive trailer, information about Ukkonen that includes skills, abilities and more. Check it out!

Rise of Immortals: Ukkonen Reveal Interview

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST

MMORPG.com has partnered with Trion Worlds and Petroglyph Games to bring our readers a first look at the newest hero to hit Rise of Immortals. We've got exclusive screens, an exclusive trailer, information about Ukkonen and a brand new interview with Creative Designer Derek Arabian and Producer Steve Wetherill. Read on!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: No General Valor Rollback But...

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:11 PM PST

In a new blog post on the Star Wars: The Old Republic site, Executive Producer Jeff Hickman addresses whether or not Bioware will enact a wholesale valor rollback after the disastrous events on Ilium following the deployment of the v1.1 patch. In a word, NO, there will not be a general rollback of valor gained this week.

General: ESA Drops SOPA Support

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

The Entertainment Software Association has dropped its support of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) after originally throwing its support behind the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ESA had been coming under increasing pressure from both the game development industry and from individual gamers. Many had threatened to boycott the ESA's flagship convention, E3.

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

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:45 PM PST

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: The Old Republic: Behind the Numbers

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

Two interesting pieces of news have come across our desk with regard to EA and to Star Wars: The Old Republic. The first is a report from the LA Times that the total development cost for SWTOR was $200 million according to information the paper has pieced together. This is a new cost estimate, a 'best guess' by the LA Times, as EA and Bioware have been cagey about the exact cost to make SWTOR.

Guild Wars 2: Top Nine Skill Combos

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

PCIGN has chatted with the Guild Wars 2 dev team to find out what their favorite skill combinations are so far in the game's development. They've listed out the top nine so that we can analyze them and put them into our own GW2 battle plans.

World of WarPlanes: German Planes Revealed

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:07 AM PST

Wargaming.net and the World of Warplanes team are ramping up coverage of the upcoming game. This time, the team is ready to reveal the German planes that will be featured in the game set to release later in 2012. Enjoy!

Rift: The Mobile App

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:45 PM PST

In today's Chronicles of One Telaran, Caedryn the Dwarf continues his adventures in Rift and his 'handler', Paul Crilley, takes a crack at the Rift mobile app. He's got the skinny on all the groovy features in the app. Check it out and then tell us what you're thinking in the comments.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Sentinel Player Guide

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST

With the amazing success of Star Wars: The Old Republic, players are often looking for direction on how to play their favorite classes. Today, MMORPG.com is pleased to present our Sentinel Player Guide. Check it out!

WildStar: What’s In an Art-Style?

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

A game's art style is a huge factor for some folks when it comes to enjoying an MMO. In today's WildStar column, we give an instructional lecture on the "uncanny valley". Don't know what that is? You will when we're finished with you. Keep reading!
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Watch our Modern Warfare 3 DLC Livestream Tuesday

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:17 PM PST


When: Tuesday, January 24th, 2pm PT
Location: Watch the embedded video player here in this story!
Questions: Ask your question(s) in the comments below.

In our first-ever IGN/1UP livestream collaboration, watch as we play the new downloadable content for Modern Warfare 3. Join @teanah, @bobbya1984, @peykemans, and @Steven_Hopper as we test our FPS skills on Piazza and Liberation. For more information on the latest content for Call of Duty Elite Premium members, click here.


With SOPA and PIPA Reeling, the ESA Looks Forward

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST

SOPA

The Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act are deeply flawed pieces of legislation which threatened to censor the Internet. While many in the games industry -- including Mojang, Runic Games, Riot Games, and Epic Games -- spoke out against them, the industry's trade association, the Entertainment Software Association, was openly in favor of it. Contrary to what has been suggested, it hasn't come out and condemned the bills, but it is now looking towards the future.

Following an Internet protest (in many cases, in the form of a blackout) by the likes of Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, and numerous other prominent members of the web on Wednesday, both bills began to lose supporters.

Diablo III Changes Mean More Waiting, But the Delay Should Pay off

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

Diablo III

In a somewhat lengthy blog post yesterday, Diablo III director Jay Wilson outlined a number of changes Blizzard is making to the game ahead of its release. These range from smaller, simpler changes like removing the need for Scrolls of Identification up to an overhaul of characters' core attributes, which in turn means more waiting for the game to be done.

So much for February 1.

Final Fantasy XIII-2's Chocolina and the Mystery of the Omniscient Merchant

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

If you've played the demo for Final Fantasy XIII-2, currently available on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, that means you've discovered the single strangest thing about the game: Chocolina, the roaming arms dealer. At first glance Chocolina is simply a woman rather inappropriately clad in a skimpy chocobo costume; she appears to be a Carnivale dancer hanging out in an archaeological excavation for no clearly explained reason. But explore further into the Bresha Ruins and there she is again... and again. Always near at hand, always ready to make a deal, and always talking a mile a minute like some sort of meth tweaker.

According to an interview at SPoNG, producer Yoshinori Kitase has explained Chocolina as a design for a waitress that director Motomu Toriyama liked so much they gave her a more prominent role in the game. Indeed, eventually you'll meet several more women dressed in outfits exactly like Chocolina's but in different colors. And that could easily be that -- just a much-needed and thematically appropriate random injection of wackiness into an RPG that otherwise takes itself very, very seriously -- yet it's possible to divine more than that if you pay attention to Chocolina's machine-gun patter and read through the game's datalog entries.

OP-ED: Why There May Be No Hope Left for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:10 AM PST

Capcom made their official announcement yesterday that Resident Evil 6, the next sequel in their flagship survival horror series, is in development and will release on November 20, 2012. But while the promise of a new chapter in the RE saga is exciting (and the debut trailer amazing), there may be an unintended casualty from this news: Capcom's upcoming console game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City -- made by Canadian developer Slant Six Games -- could be a victim of the Osborne Effect.

The Osborne Effect is a term that refers to the unintended consequences of pre-announcing a future product when there's already something similar for sale. Naturally, consumers prefer the new/better thing and not an inferior product. In fact, the Osborne Effect is the sole reason technology companies like Apple wait a year before announcing a revision for an existing device. Think about it; if someone told you to choose between a new iPhone now or an even better one that'll be released in the future, you'll gladly wait for the better product even if that means waiting a little longer.

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