MMO Updates

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• WAR40K's Miguel Caron on lore, immersion, and cloud computing
• DIII's Reaper of Souls coming to consoles in August
• Pearl Abyss attending E3, looking for NA Black Desert publisher
• The Daily Grind: Do you skip tutorials?
• MMO Week in Review: WildStar open beta has arrived
• EVE Evolved: Eleven years of EVE Online
• New Black Desert closed beta videos focus on environments

WAR40K's Miguel Caron on lore, immersion, and cloud computing Posted: 12 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Interviews, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, Buy-to-Play Miguel Caron is a passionate man. The former Funcom Canada CEO has moved on from The Secret World to lead the team developing Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, and he's not shy about showing the world what's happening behind the scenes. In fact, he recently showed off an impromptu video of a fan playing the pre-alpha build at Chicago's Comic & Entertainment Expo. Total transparency was the theme of our two-hour-long Skype chat this week as the Behavior Interactive studio head talked to me about everything from pleasing 40K lore fanatics to avoiding the "public quest curse" that plagued the original Warhammer Online MMO. Continue reading WAR40K's Miguel Caron on lore, immersion, and cloud computing WAR40K's Miguel Caron on lore, immersion, and cloud computing originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 12 May 2014 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

DIII's Reaper of Souls coming to consoles in August Posted: 12 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, MMO Industry, News Items, Consoles, Diablo III Diablo III's Reaper of Souls expansion is coming to consoles on August 19th. "By summer's end you'll face off against Death himself," Blizzard says, "with up to four players banding together on a single TV screen." The Ultimate Evil edition will set you back $59.99 on the PS4 and Xbox One or $39.99 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. DIII's Reaper of Souls coming to consoles in August originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 12 May 2014 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Announcement

Pearl Abyss attending E3, looking for NA Black Desert publisher Posted: 12 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert Steparu's latest and, for now, last Black Desert beta review has been published. It highlights castle sieges and endgame PvP, world raid bosses, and more. Interestingly, the writeup posits that the final version of ArcheAge "offers a much more vast open area with more freedom," though it's worth noting that Black Desert has plenty of room to grow since the observation was made in the game's second closed beta phase. Steparu also reports that Pearl Abyss is attending next month's E3 in search of a North American publisher. Continue reading Pearl Abyss attending E3, looking for NA Black Desert publisher Pearl Abyss attending E3, looking for NA Black Desert publisher originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 12 May 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Steparu

The Daily Grind: Do you skip tutorials? Posted: 12 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind Gamasutra recently ran a developer op-ed on getting players to read in-game text. It was focused more on character dialogue than on tutorials, but it got me thinking about the seemingly hopeless task of designing a tutorial for the millions of players who probably ignore tutorials. Veteran MMO players may have even more incentive to skip tutorials than most, as the genre's presentation and mechanics haven't changed much at all over the past decade or more. So, how about it, Massively readers? Do you skip MMO tutorials? If not, what's the last good one you learned from? 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: Do you skip tutorials? originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 12 May 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

MMO Week in Review: WildStar open beta has arrived Posted: 11 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or WoW Insider story last week, you've come to the right post. WildStar kicked off its open beta this past week, posting a trailer, name reservation details, and its philosophy on the sub model. We celebrated the beta by polling you on your class choice and debating the game's merits in the lead-up to launch. Stay tuned to the Massively Speaking podcast over the next month as we'll have Carbine guests on the show to talk about the game! Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: WildStar open beta has arrived MMO Week in Review: WildStar open beta has arrived originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 11 May 2014 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

EVE Evolved: Eleven years of EVE Online Posted: 11 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, EVE Online, Business Models, Culture, Events (In-Game), Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Opinion, MMOFPS, World of Darkness, EVE Evolved, DUST 514, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Anniversaries, Player-Generated Content, Subscription, MMORPG ​It seems that every year another few MMOs have closed their doors or convert to free-to-play business models to stay afloat. EVE Online has always enjoyed a level of insulation from these market trends elsewhere in the genre, and just last week on May 6th it celebrated its 11th year of year-on-year subscription growth. Following on from my previous column celebrating the EVE Evolved column's sixth year of operation, this week I'll be summarising all the major EVE news stories throughout the year. It's been a big year for EVE fans, one that many of us can be proud to have been a part of. The EVE community turned its financial wizardry toward the real world and raised over $190,000 US in relief aid following a typhoon hitting the Philippines, and CCP even built a monument dedicated to the community. Several massive player battles once again put EVE on the global media's radars, and the Odyssey and Rubicon expansions revitalised the game for explorers and PvPers alike. But not everyone can hold his heads up high this year, with details of more cyberbullying within EVE coming to light and several players being banned for defacing the EVE monument in Reykjavik. In this anniversary retrospective, I summarise all the major EVE news from the year in one place and take a look at what the future may hold for the EVE universe. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Eleven years of EVE Online EVE Evolved: Eleven years of EVE Online originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 11 May 2014 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

New Black Desert closed beta videos focus on environments Posted: 11 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Culture, News Items, Black Desert YouTuber Inporylem is back with more closed beta goodness from Black Desert, the Korean action-sandbox (seems a fair term, right?) whose western arrival is still up in the air. Building on last week's video, City Life Part 1, today's videos show off the Naisu environment and continue the tour of city life within the game; both are embedded below. Contain your drool, folks! [With thanks to Berg for the tip!] Continue reading New Black Desert closed beta videos focus on environments New Black Desert closed beta videos focus on environments originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 11 May 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Inporylem YouTube Channel

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MMORPG News

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• World of Speed: Brands Hatch Circuit Screens
• General: This Week's Live Stream Schedule
• Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Console Version To Hit Stores in August
• Black Gold Online: Hands-On with Snail's Steampunk MMO
• Fallen Earth: Player Created Town Now on PTS
• The Secret World: The Characters of Tokyo
• Conquer Online: 11th Anniversary Gift Key Giveaway!

World of Speed: Brands Hatch Circuit Screens Posted: 12 May 2014 08:21 AM PDT World of Cars is a game that is squarely aimed at race car fanatics and the team is ready to show off some of the circuits players will be able to drive on. In the latest reveal, the Brands Hatch circuit is shown off.

General: This Week's Live Stream Schedule Posted: 12 May 2014 07:29 AM PDT Join our live stream team to check out some of the best MMO action anywhere. We've got the times, the dates and the games. Check it all out and make your plans to join the MMORPG.com Live Stream page at the appointed time.

Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Console Version To Hit Stores in August Posted: 12 May 2014 07:22 AM PDT Blizzard has announced that Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls will be arriving for PlayStation 3-4, XBox One and XBox 360 in August of this year. Players can preorder the Ultimate Edition and expect to see the expansion's release on August 19th.

Black Gold Online: Hands-On with Snail's Steampunk MMO Posted: 11 May 2014 04:52 PM PDT In a world split by a giant mountain range, two distinct cultures evolve: a Steampunk society that values technology and a tribal society that values sacred magic. Inevitably, they clash. It's an intriguing idea that serves as the foundation for what could be a very compelling PvP-oriented MMO.

Fallen Earth: Player Created Town Now on PTS Posted: 12 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT The May Producer's Letter has been published on the Fallen Earth site. In it, the news is announced that the player created town called The Citadel is now live on the public test server and that the team is actively working on stability and getting it prepped for inclusion in the full game.

The Secret World: The Characters of Tokyo Posted: 12 May 2014 06:56 AM PDT Fans of the lore behind Funcom's The Secret World will want to check out the new page dedicated to the characters that players will encounter, the movers and shakers, of Tokyo. These characters will be revealed in Issue #9: The Black Signal.

Conquer Online: 11th Anniversary Gift Key Giveaway! Posted: 11 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT As the celebration of the 11th Anniversary for Conquer Online is right around the corner, MMORPG.com has prepared for Conquer Online's birthday a great deal of limited gift packs! Join a renowned PvP world in Conquer Online, and rejoice with players from all around the world!

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