MMO Updates

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• Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts
• One Shots: Find the chicken
• The Daily Grind: How have you been surprised lately in-game?
• EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response
• Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013
• Guild Wars 2 to make World XP account-bound
• Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie
• The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV
• The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep

Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, Interviews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Dungeons I have a soft spot in my heart for action-based titles. They just seem to skip past a lot of the BS that is involved with all of that theory-crafting math stuff and let you get right to the heart of the fight. OK, so sometimes I prefer to use my brain more than my character's brawn, but give me a good action title and I am almost instantly happy. In fact, the inclusion of an action mechanic can make a bad game much, much better just because the action is potentially more unpredictable than standard MMO combat. Not all action games are great, however. Some of them hide a grind behind a lame story and expect us to appreciate it. There are plenty of gamers who see achievement as much more important than having a good time, so even crappy action-based titles find an audience. So how does Rusty Hearts fare? Where does it fit in the action spectrum? I sat down with Mark Hill, Senior Producer from Perfect World Entertainment, to talk about the game. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

One Shots: Find the chicken Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Dark Age of Camelot, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Warhammer Online, One Shots, Miscellaneous Will there ever be a game as visually distinctive and memorable as Glitch? Considering that I'm still getting screenshots in from a game that was canned almost a year ago, I doubt it. Reader Phinneas gave me this maddening puzzle that has consumed my days as I pore over it looking for the chicken. Where? Where? Where could it be? Under that tentacle-plant-thing? Under the next? Lurking beyond the frame? Oh, what trickery is this? "This picture is of my favorites of the game's last few days," Phinneas said with an implied taunt in his voice. "I still hold out hope that it will be resurrected someday." As I continue to look for the chicken, you can move on to the rest of our week's submissions! Continue reading One Shots: Find the chicken One Shots: Find the chicken originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Dec 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: How have you been surprised lately in-game? Posted: 01 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous I love (good) surprises. I really do not want to know what anyone's gotten me for Christmas. I love it when something awesome falls in my lap out of the blue. And I delight in any MMO that can pull a fast one on me and have me smiling as a result. Sometimes MMOs can do that -- surprise you. Maybe a content patch or expansion is released earlier than expected. Maybe coming back to a game or trying a new one turns out to be a wondrous experience. Maybe you encounter a quest or meet some new friends that generate terrific memories that renew your faith in gaming. Maybe you get a free present or find a cool secret or witness a truly epic event. How have you been surprised lately in-game? Let's hear it! 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: How have you been surprised lately in-game? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Dec 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Lore, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next Lore -- love it or leave it? EverQuest Next's 15th roundtable response focuses on the recent question posed to players: What is your favorite way to consume lore? In the video, Lead Content Designer Steve Danuser and Senior Brand Manager Omeed Dariani tackle the idea of how to deliver that game lore, especially when the vast majority of respondents voted for a mixture of methods. Danuser talked about taking a different approach to how story is delivered; NPCs talking, cutscenes, and such are all tools in devs' story-telling toolbox (and will be utilized in the game), but they're not the only ways. "We don't rely on those to get the story across for you," he said. "We want you to be exploring the world and having this very dynamic story playing out." Players can take lore or leave it, just play or seek out deeper stories. Find a library of ancient tomes? You can read them or not -- it's up to you. Catch all the details in the video below. Continue reading EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO One thing gamers can definitely be thankful for this year is crowdfunding! Thanks to this phenomenon, we have many more options opening to us than ever before. And there are definitely some good gaming prospects on the horizon, even if news about all but one is seeming a bit scarce lately. While it's true that a few funded projects tossed out a news morsel or two, two new campaigns replaced two unsuccessful ones (neither The Zodiac Project nor Omuni Online made their goals), newcomer The Mandate already made its goal, and another hopeful -- Ever, Jane -- has secured three-quarters of its goal with only a couple of days left, the majority of the spotlight has been stolen the upcoming space sim Star Citizen, which continues to blast the crowdfunding record to smithereens. If you missed any of the news, you can catch up on it all right here in Make My MMO. Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013 Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Guild Wars 2 to make World XP account-bound Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, PvP, Guild Wars 2, Dev Diaries, Buy-to-Play ArenaNet is pleased with the community embrace of World XP in Guild Wars 2's WvW and has announced that it will be making this XP account-bound in the near future. "As we begin to roll out our new core horizontal progression system of continually-expanded skills and traits, we felt there was no longer a need to have a character-specific progression system unique to WvW," the devs posted. "The skill and trait system will provide game-wide horizontal character progression for all players." When the change is implemented, every account will pool earned World XP, and that pool will determine world rank and world ability points. Players can then take those world ability points and dole them out to various characters as desired. Guild Wars 2 to make World XP account-bound originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments World XP and you

Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie Posted: 30 Nov 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia, Guides What does every Daeva need while jetting around Atreia besides a sturdy set of wings? Why, a Daeva's best friend, of course! And there is certainly quite an assortment of pets to choose from in Aion, from the standard pooch to the very non-standard heavy machinery. Introduced three expansions ago in Assault on Balaurea, pets have become a common sight as you travel about the world, whether you are chillaxing in town or hot on the trail of some XP. Pets are even commonplace in PvP; practically every contestant in the recent PvP tournament had a pet out. That's because not only are pets fun, but they are functional, too. Just how many pets are there? Back when I first started this project, I had almost everything together in fairly short order. Then I blinked, and the pet population exploded! And every time I thought I had them all, more would pop up. So chances are NCsoft will throw another one into the mix by the time you read this, but we'll forge ahead anyhow; it's time to get this guide out there to help all those who wish to adopt the cute cuddliness of some little critter (just one look in those big puppy/panda/bulldozer eyes, and you know you're a goner) or even those who just want to know where that pet they just saw comes from. So regardless if whether you're in the market for one pet or just have the urge to collect them all, welcome to the Aion menagerie. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log A year ago, Final Fantasy XIV had just ended and I was embarking on my long road of speculation about what the relaunch would look like. Today, I am... well, I'm a little bored because I've got to wait until the 17th to get any new content in the game. I could really use a break from chain-running Wanderer's Palace. But beyond those details, I'm pretty darn happy to be playing the game that I've got in front of me. And you know what? It's the time to be thankful if you live in the United States. So while I'm writing this before the annual turkey-induced coma that is Thanksgiving, I'm going to talk about what I'm thankful for in Final Fantasy XIV. For all the quibbles that I do have with the game, the relaunch has wildly exceeded my expectations, and I think it's only fair to give the game some respect. Continue reading The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Free-to-Play, First Impressions, The Road to Mordor The past five or six months for me and Lord of the Rings Online have been full of apathy and disconnection. While technically fine, Wildermore didn't grip me in the least and left me feeling as if I was slogging through content for no great rewards. I hardly saw or heard other players there and eventually stopped feeling the urge to log in to the game. So while I was somewhat positive about a new expansion, I secretly worried that it would be a lot more of the same. My play time over the past week or so speaks to how I've taken a shine to Helm's Deep because I've been enjoying it to the exclusion of almost all of the rest of my games. I don't want to overreact because I know there's always that "new car smell" that comes with major game updates like this, but I've started to fall in love with LotRO all over again. I don't think there's any secret why this is happening. Helm's Deep has (thus far) some of the best questing content in the game to date, and the class revisions have gone a long way to making my characters feel fresh and fun once more. So here are a few vital first impressions of the expansion, both good and bad, that have come to mind as I've traveled Rohan since the launch. Continue reading The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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General Gaming Article

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• Google Voice Search Now Available on Chrome Web Store
• Sweet Weekend Deals on Digital Maximum PC Subscriptions, Current Issue
• Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Rolling Out Early 2014
• Nvidia Calls PC "Far Superior" to Video Game Consoles

Google Voice Search Now Available on Chrome Web Store Posted: 30 Nov 2013 02:41 PM PST Google Voice Search available across all your compatible devices Android users are well familiar with Google Voice Search, and with Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) on the horizon, Google is beefing up their familiar Google Voice Search capabilities by offering it on the Chrome Web Store.  The downloadble extension will work with any searchable page, allowing you to get your "OK, Google" on whenever and wherever you see fit, bringing the fun from your phone or tablet to your PC.  It may not seem like a huge innovation, but given the amount of users who have suddenly adopted the quirky search recently, it's a pretty big deal to be able to take it across all of your devices. Will you be downloading it and putting it through its paces?

Sweet Weekend Deals on Digital Maximum PC Subscriptions, Current Issue Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:24 PM PST Grab Maximum PC subscriptions as digital stocking stuffers for everyone  Tuckered out from all that Black Friday shopping? Looking for a great gift for that tech-savvy friend or family member in your life? We can save you a boatload of time by offering up not one, but two sweet deals on Maximum PC subscriptions and the current issue. If you prefer to peruse your favorite magazine digitally, then you're going to want to pay attention.  On Google Play, we're offering a Maximum PC subscription for just under $10. This sale is active until Monday night, so hurry on over to Google Play to stock your favorite device with Maximum PC every month. We're on the front page of Google Play, so you can't miss it! For iTunes users, you can pick up the current issue for just 99 cents for this weekend only. This sale ends Monday night as well, so if you want to nab it on the cheap, head over to iTunes and grab some reading material as you finish out the holiday weekend.

Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Rolling Out Early 2014 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:13 PM PST Service Pack 1 arriving at the beginning of 2014 If you still haven't pulled the trigger on Microsoft Office 2013, you might want to think about finalizing your purchase early next year, as the first big update is coming along in the form of Service Pack 1. Service Pack 1 will cover Office, SharePoint, and Exchange 2013 and will be headed to owners as early as the beginning of 2014. This announcement comes care of Microsoft's official blog, which pointed out that the update will include "performance enhancements, feature updates," and will "improve compatibility with Windows 8.1." If you're not still chugging along with the trial offer we highlighted not long ago, or you're looking for a new suite to possibly up your productivity, consider grabbing Microsoft Office 2013, and let us know how those updates work out for you.

Nvidia Calls PC "Far Superior" to Video Game Consoles Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:59 AM PST Nvidia seeking to add more PC gamers to the fold If you're caught between the crossfire between console owners and PC gamers, Nvidia urges you to put down your weapons and simply defect to the PC side. According to Matt Wright, consumer sales manager at Nvidia, "the PC platform is far superior to any console when it comes to gaming." In other news, PC gamers are laughing until milk snorts out their nose. In other news, water is wet.  It's a point that's been the subject of many an editorial, console owner, and PC enthusiast over the years, and Nvidia is hoping to shake up the gaming ecosystem by re-introducing the argument in a bid to win buyers over to their side. An interview with MCV found Wright explaining his plan in further detail: "We are proposing small form-factor PCs to be a viable alternative to the next-gen consoles. Enthusiast players want the ultimate games system and that is the PC. We want to make PC gaming as simple as possible and we think that it's already becoming much more relevant and appealing to casual gamers." Do you prefer to use only your PC for gaming or do you venture out into the world of consoles? What do you think about Nvidia's bold statement and plan to invite newer, possibly more casual gamers into the fold?

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MMO Updates

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• The Stream Team: A Vanguard dungeon a day keeps monotony away
• WRUP: Happy mostly out of turkey day edition
• The Daily Grind: What kind of tank do you like to play?
• Betawatch: November 23 - 29, 2013
• The Stream Team: Healing through dungeons in World of Warcraft
• TUG shows off survival mode in new video
• See this ArcheAge vid for all your MMO dolphin-riding needs
• The Stream Team: Singing a new tune in LotRO's skirmishes
• Gambit comes to Marvel Heroes
• MMObility: Elemental Kingdoms is almost a unique game

The Stream Team: A Vanguard dungeon a day keeps monotony away Posted: 30 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Vanguard, Free-to-Play, Livestream, Dungeons, The Stream Team Eeny, meeny, miny, moe -- to which dungeon will we go? In Vanguard, that can be a difficult question to answer. In fact, with so many to choose from in every level range, picking where to get your dungeon-diving on is basically slaying the first (and possibly the hardest) boss! But that won't stop Massively's MJ from gathering some friends and delving into one. Join us live at 12:00 p.m. to see which one the group faces in the latest Telon dungeon adventures. Game: Vanguard Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday, November 30th, 2013 Time: 12:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: A Vanguard dungeon a day keeps monotony away The Stream Team: A Vanguard dungeon a day keeps monotony away originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

WRUP: Happy mostly out of turkey day edition Posted: 30 Nov 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous Today is Saturday, which in the grand American tradition means that you have nearly exhausted your Thanksgiving leftovers. Yesterday's meals mostly consisted of reheating the same food you ate on Thursday, possibly expressing once again how much you love turkey and falling asleep on the couch. But today you're nearly out of turkey, and you have to resume cooking for yourself (or as is more likely, pretending to cook for three minutes before ordering a pizza). Most of Massively's staff was too full of turkey to really talk about what we were planning for the weekend, but some of us still managed to take part in this week's WRUP. So click on past the break to find out what we have planned for the weekend, and let us know what you're going to be up to down in the comments. Well, what you're going to be doing game-wise. Dealing with the new dearth of turkey is your own problem. Continue reading WRUP: Happy mostly out of turkey day edition WRUP: Happy mostly out of turkey day edition originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: What kind of tank do you like to play? Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Classes, Game Mechanics, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous All right, people, today's question is for tanks. Yes, just the tanks. DPS, healers, you're excused. I'm glad you play World of Tanks too, but this also isn't about that. Just the tanks, please. So what kind of tank do you prefer? We've gotten a few archetypes that keep cropping up over and over. You've got the Wall, always, the class with the most hard mitigation and defensive cooldowns that just sits back and is unkillable and usually becomes the default. Then you've got the Dodger, slipping past blows in lighter armor, and the Sponge, who doesn't have a whole lot of mitigation or avoidance but has a huge health pool to chew through. From World of Warcraft to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there are a lot of kinds of tanks. And there are some that don't even fit these archetypes or blend several of them together. So which kind of tank do you like to play? 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: What kind of tank do you like to play? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Nov 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Betawatch: November 23 - 29, 2013 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous Good news, everyone! SMITE is going to be launched in March of next year! You might argue that it's kind of a silly distinction seeing as the game has been in open beta with a functional cash shop for quite some time now, but this is different because there will be a big tournament before the launch. Any previous tournaments don't count because of reasons. In other news, Hero of the Obelisk entered its open beta yesterday at a point when most of us were stuffing ourselves with far more food than we really needed. Defiance is also opening up its public test server, which doesn't really count as a standard beta but is still a thing. Is that all? Well, you know, it's a holiday weekend, but we've still got our usual list of games in testing past the break. Let us know if a game on our list added a cash shop while we were eating a bunch of turkey, please. Continue reading Betawatch: November 23 - 29, 2013 Betawatch: November 23 - 29, 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Stream Team: Healing through dungeons in World of Warcraft Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Video, PvE, Hands-On, Livestream, The Stream Team, Subscription, MMORPG There's a reason Massively's Mike Foster is known as Tummies the Patient in World of Warcraft: He runs lots and lots of random group dungeons. Join Mike as he pushes the last bit of the way toward Mists of Pandaria's level 90 cap by running dungeons with perfect strangers and hoping desperately that everyone knows how not to stand in fire. The chain heals begin at 7:00 p.m. EST. Game: World of Warcraft Host: Mike Foster Date: Friday, November 29, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Healing through dungeons in World of Warcraft The Stream Team: Healing through dungeons in World of Warcraft originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

TUG shows off survival mode in new video Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Crafting If you've ever felt as if games spoiled you too much by giving you luxuries like tools and weapons when first starting out, you should check out TUG's survival mode. Nerd Kingdom's latest gameplay video highlights this alternative mode in the upcoming sandbox; players start off with nothing but their empty hands and must seek out and gather simple resources in order to make their first tools and weapons -- all hopefully before someone else with a weapon finds you first! The clip, seen below, also demonstrates gathering and crafting as well as the day/night cycle (add making a torch to your to-do list) and a quick burst of PvP. Enjoy! Continue reading TUG shows off survival mode in new video TUG shows off survival mode in new video originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Survival Mode video

See this ArcheAge vid for all your MMO dolphin-riding needs Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, PvE, ArcheAge, Sandbox Say what you will about the glacial pace of ArcheAge's western localization, but one thing you can't say is that XLGAMES' sandpark title is lacking in the interesting features department. Dolphins have their own skills and abilities, and players are able to ride them both on the surface of the ocean and under it. XLGAMES has previously shown off ArcheAge's extensive underwater environments and gameplay. Continue reading See this ArcheAge vid for all your MMO dolphin-riding needs See this ArcheAge vid for all your MMO dolphin-riding needs originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments YouTube

The Stream Team: Singing a new tune in LotRO's skirmishes Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Lord of the Rings Online, Free-to-Play, Livestream, Dungeons, The Stream Team Just because you aren't high enough to travel to Helm's Deep itself doesn't mean Lord of the Rings Online's latest expansion has nothing for you! You can get the feel of playing an all-new game with just the class changes alone. And Massively's MJ still has many skirmishes to experience, so she can either hop into the familiar neighborhoods of Tuckborough or Bree or venture into new territory altogether for a fresh new experience. Join us live at 4:00 p.m. for a look at the class changes to the Minstrel as MJ plays through a skirmish or two. Game: Lord of the Rings Online Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Friday, November 29th, 2013 Time: 4:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Singing a new tune in LotRO's skirmishes The Stream Team: Singing a new tune in LotRO's skirmishes originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Gambit comes to Marvel Heroes Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Super-hero, Trailers, Video, Classes, MMO Industry, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes Gambit is one of those superhero concepts I wish I'd come up with. He's got it all, from the Cajun accent to the kick-ass name to the card-shark skills and kinetic badassery that's made him an X-Men favorite since his first appearance in 1990. Gazillion no doubt sees his appeal, too, and the company has finally added him to its Marvel Heroes title. The firm has also released a Gambit-focused trailer, which you can view after the cut. Continue reading Gambit comes to Marvel Heroes Gambit comes to Marvel Heroes originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Announcement

MMObility: Elemental Kingdoms is almost a unique game Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Game Mechanics, Previews, PvP, PvE, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Trading Card Games, Casual, MMORTS, First Impressions, MMObility We've all had our share of trading card games. It's a popular genre, and there are always new titles popping up. Frankly, it's hard to tell many of them apart. That's sort of the point, I guess. The fact is that the basic design is so successful because it can be so fun to play with. Tweak the formula a little bit and you might have a very fun game that is easy to get into yet hard to master. It's also possible that you'll have yet another boring trading card game. I tried Perfect World's Elemental Kingdoms this week and found a very familiar title that sits a bit apart from the rest of the pack but still has plenty of issues. It attempts to be too many games at once and still does not go far enough as it's asking you to gather cards, craft decks, enhance cards, and fight enemies. Continue reading MMObility: Elemental Kingdoms is almost a unique game MMObility: Elemental Kingdoms is almost a unique game originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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MMORPG News

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• Lucent Heart: Lucent Heart Closed Beta Key Giveaway!
• General: The MMOrning Report - 11/29/2013
• EverQuest Next: The Storytelling Toolbox
• General: DIY Leftover Warfare
• ArcheAge: XLGAMES Address Monetization Worries
• Diablo 3: Hey Blizzard! Thanks for the Crusader!

Lucent Heart: Lucent Heart Closed Beta Key Giveaway! Posted: 28 Nov 2013 04:47 PM PST MMORPG.com has partnered with Suba Games to give away closed beta keys for Lucent Heart! The closed beta will begin on December 12 and run until December 30. Get your free key now!

General: The MMOrning Report - 11/29/2013 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:15 AM PST Which lead designer of World of Warcraft is saying farewell to both Azeroth and Blizzard for an unnamed new opportunity? There's a new studio under the Bethesda wings... what's it all about? And what new feature was highlighted at the Neverwinter site for their upcoming Module 2? Watch on to find out. This is MMORPG's MMOrning Report, and this is what you need to know for November 29th, 2013.

EverQuest Next: The Storytelling Toolbox Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:39 PM PST It was a big week in EverQuest Next this week with the release of the latest Round Table in which the dev team spoke about story and lore. Check out our thoughts about what was said before adding your own ideas to the comments.

General: DIY Leftover Warfare Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:31 PM PST Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it's time to deal with the leftovers from the massive slaughter of a meal. In today's Fair Game, we offer a few ideas on how a gamer can deal with the day after. Read on!

ArcheAge: XLGAMES Address Monetization Worries Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:21 PM PST ArcheAge in Korea currently utilizes a rather complex monetization system. In a brand new interview, we spoke with Executive Director of XL Game ArcheAge Division Yinzi Cheng about the complicated system and about player concerns with it. Read on and then leave your thoughts in the comments.

Diablo 3: Hey Blizzard! Thanks for the Crusader! Posted: 26 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST The Crusader is the new class coming to Diablo 3 when the Reaper of Souls expansion goes live sometime in 2014. We take a look at why one player is giving thanks for this awesome new addition. Read on before heading to the comments.

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