Filed under: Historical, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Guides, Age of Wushu, The Art of Wushu, MMORPG
Fun facts for fans of the Art of Wushu: I wrote three articles about Age of Wushu for this week. I started off writing something lame, but I scrapped it because I didn't like the topic. The second is one about reaction times, perception, and brain chemistry. However, I realized somewhere in the middle of writing it that I used terms about "skill levels" that I have never really defined, and I figured i
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It & Achieve It
The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It & Achieve It
What is it about some musicians and performers who consistently achieve success? Are they the best performers? Did they have the best teachers? Do they have the best professional contacts and connections? Is it just coincidence? Of course not! Dr. Steve Zegree of Western Michigan University, choral arranger and conductor of Western Michigan's Gold Company has developed this practical guide for performers, students, teachers and paren
What is it about some musicians and performers who consistently achieve success? Are they the best performers? Did they have the best teachers? Do they have the best professional contacts and connections? Is it just coincidence? Of course not! Dr. Steve Zegree of Western Michigan University, choral arranger and conductor of Western Michigan's Gold Company has developed this practical guide for performers, students, teachers and paren
Blade & Soul – Summer 2013 beachwear arrives for the weary souls
Throughout the year, the content patches for Blade & Soul have always been focused on killing, killing and more killing. For the weary souls, the new Summer 2013 beachwear costumes will certainly bring a spark of bright light into their blood-stained adventures. As usual, there are no updates for the English server despite all
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Best Screen Captured Moments
So when I was thinking about what to make some sort of list about today. I had quite a few ideas all of which I will get to, but today what I came to decide on today was Screen Captured moments. You see there is many games good or bad which have those moments which happen and you are like wow I wish I could have that as a picture. Some of these moments are iconic, some of them are forgotten after years away from them. It remains to be said though that the shot itself will always be epic. SO here
Age of Wushu – Game trailer for major content update revealed
Arriving in the China server on 8th August, the content update is loosely translated as “Changing Skies.” 1 of the major new feature is the addition of the weather and day/night cycle systems, which will affect the overall game world. Sandstorms will reveal secret tombs, weather will affect environment sounds and more. The new
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Jukebox Heroes: Fallen Earth's soundtrack
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Sandbox, Jukebox Heroes, Music
How would you score the apocalypse? What would the end of the world sound like if you put it to music? Perhaps it would be wrapped in a Western twang with notes of regret, longing, uncertainty, and struggle playing throughout. Whatever the end result, it wouldn't be your typical sword-and-sorcery anthem.
This was the task given to the Fallen Earth team of Lead Composer Enrique Varela and A
How would you score the apocalypse? What would the end of the world sound like if you put it to music? Perhaps it would be wrapped in a Western twang with notes of regret, longing, uncertainty, and struggle playing throughout. Whatever the end result, it wouldn't be your typical sword-and-sorcery anthem.
This was the task given to the Fallen Earth team of Lead Composer Enrique Varela and A
Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero – More demo videos from ChinaJoy
This should be the final post on ChinaJoy 2013, since the event actually ended 2 days ago. As an ending, seen below are 2 more demo videos taken by the Taiwanese media for Perfect World’s first self-developed action MMORPG, Legend of the Condor Heroes: Zero. Interestingly, it seems the game has a rather nice casual
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SteelSeries Limited Edition Keyset for the Shift Gaming Keyboard-World
SteelSeries Limited Edition Keyset for the Shift Gaming Keyboard-World
The SteelSeries Shift World of Warcraft Cataclysm Edition Keyset presents gamers with predefined game mods and an intuitive layout of the most common commands, actions and emotes. The Keyset helps groups run more smoothly through its ability to mark targets for added group and raid functionality. The SteelSeries Shift Keyset provides new functionality that reflect changes that have come over the game since the last expan
The SteelSeries Shift World of Warcraft Cataclysm Edition Keyset presents gamers with predefined game mods and an intuitive layout of the most common commands, actions and emotes. The Keyset helps groups run more smoothly through its ability to mark targets for added group and raid functionality. The SteelSeries Shift Keyset provides new functionality that reflect changes that have come over the game since the last expan
Blade & Soul – Winners for costume design contest announced
A little late with this news due to ChinaJoy stuff, but better late than never! NCsoft held a costume design for Blade & Soul a couple of months back, and the results were announced recently. The champion design can be seen below, followed by the runner-up and 2nd runner-up. According to reports, the champion received
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Blade & Soul – New heroic dungeon for latest content update revealed
Loosely translated as Snow Jade Palace, this is the 3rd heroic dungeon released for the recent White Blue Mountain content update, or Blade & Soul 2.0. This is no doubt the toughest dungeon so far, with several harsh requirements needed to even enter. First, players have to complete the daily quest to conquer the
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You Fail At Rift Dimensions If...
Fail Day! Yes it is that time once again how excited are you? I always love writing Fail Day posts as it is a way to vent frustration and to poke fun at things I have done, friends, random people, or the village idiot have done. Lately I have been spending too much time and an insane amount of platinum building my dimension in Rift so it came naturally that I would do the Fail Day post about Dimensions so here goes.You Fail At Rift Dimensions If...You use Warden's PointYou have plants coming thr
Shroud of the Avatar unleashes its content creation kit
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, Dungeons, Crowdfunding, Player-Generated Content, Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott's Portalarium may have successfully kickstarted its Shroud of the Avatar project back in April, but that doesn't mean the team is done with the rewards.
In last night's dev update, Executive Producer Dallas Snell introduced the Dungeon Kit: a Unity-based content creation tool that is now available to all Developer-Level ($ 400+ pledge tier) bac
Richard Garriott's Portalarium may have successfully kickstarted its Shroud of the Avatar project back in April, but that doesn't mean the team is done with the rewards.
In last night's dev update, Executive Producer Dallas Snell introduced the Dungeon Kit: a Unity-based content creation tool that is now available to all Developer-Level ($ 400+ pledge tier) bac
Cabal Online – Game welcomes Rising Force Extreme update
[Press release] ESTsoft has today announced the release of Rising Force Extreme, the latest content update for CABAL Online. The Rising Force Extreme update will be available on August 1 st, 2013 and brings along with it a slew of new changes, features, additions, and challenges for players to explore and master. Among these additions is the
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Monday, July 29, 2013
ANet's Stein talks Guild Wars 2 design team goals and roles
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, MMO Industry, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play
ArenaNet lead writer Bobby Stein is featured in an interview at Guild Wars 2 Hub. Stein talks about how his role has evolved since the game's launch, the challenges inherent in GW2's new two-week content cadence, and a host of other design-related topics.
Stein also offers some frank analysis with regard to GW2's lofty pre-launch goals. "You can't pour your blood, sweat, and tears into somethin
ArenaNet lead writer Bobby Stein is featured in an interview at Guild Wars 2 Hub. Stein talks about how his role has evolved since the game's launch, the challenges inherent in GW2's new two-week content cadence, and a host of other design-related topics.
Stein also offers some frank analysis with regard to GW2's lofty pre-launch goals. "You can't pour your blood, sweat, and tears into somethin
Trusting Bobby Kotick
Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, is not a popular guy among gamers. He doesn't appear to be playing games himself, and made some insensitive remarks in the past about getting more money from gamers. So he is regarded as a "suit", somebody just in it for the money. So why should gamers trust him?
Well, it appears that he is rather good at making money. Activision Blizzard is a rather successful company, and Bobby Kotick was the second highest compensated CEO in the United States la
Well, it appears that he is rather good at making money. Activision Blizzard is a rather successful company, and Bobby Kotick was the second highest compensated CEO in the United States la
Captain's Log: Interview with Star Trek Online's Daniel Stahl, part two
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Interviews, Endgame, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Captain's Log
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Northern California and stop by and spend some time with the Star Trek Online team at Cryptic Studios. This week I continue my series of interviews with the team with part two of my conversation with Star Trek Online Executive Producer Daniel Stahl.
Take a leap past the break and read more about what Stahl had to say about the new trait system,
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Northern California and stop by and spend some time with the Star Trek Online team at Cryptic Studios. This week I continue my series of interviews with the team with part two of my conversation with Star Trek Online Executive Producer Daniel Stahl.
Take a leap past the break and read more about what Stahl had to say about the new trait system,
Lastest World Of Warcraft 3.3 News
Barnes & Noble Nook App Updated To Version 3.4: High-Resolution Magazines ...
Just updated the app on my N7000 and wow they broke Night Mode totally by changing the background to GREY instead of BLACK. Which totally ruins the power-savings to be had on AMOLED screens. (Noticeable I assure you. Reading for an hour only ...
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Just updated the app on my N7000 and wow they broke Night Mode totally by changing the background to GREY instead of BLACK. Which totally ruins the power-savings to be had on AMOLED screens. (Noticeable I assure you. Reading for an hour only ...
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An Oxhorn Brand Medley
Monday! Yes,i know I shouldn't have put that ! there, but hey I did it anyway. Why? Well today is Machinima Monday the post of the week where I showcase a machinima or animation from the world of gaming. Today though I make this post with a little sadness. If you did no know Oxhorn has stopped making movies. Oxhorn is one of the first machinimators I ever came across and he is one of the major reasons I always look for and watch machinima. So when I heard he was stopping I was sad, but I look wh
Black Gold Online secures $97M in funding from Chinese banks
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Economy, MMO Industry, New Titles, Steampunk
After the successful launch of Age of Wushu, Snail Games is looking ahead to its latest MMO title, Black Gold Online. And thanks to a recent $ 97 million loan from four Chinese banks, the future of BGO is looking brighter.
Snail Games and publisher Shanda Games will also be chipping in a cool $ 32.6 million for marketing the steampunk MMO title. Black Gold Online is currently in closed beta in China with a North American
After the successful launch of Age of Wushu, Snail Games is looking ahead to its latest MMO title, Black Gold Online. And thanks to a recent $ 97 million loan from four Chinese banks, the future of BGO is looking brighter.
Snail Games and publisher Shanda Games will also be chipping in a cool $ 32.6 million for marketing the steampunk MMO title. Black Gold Online is currently in closed beta in China with a North American
Project Black Sheep – New tech demo video as Closed Beta scheduled
The Korean developer behind Project Black Sheep, Neowiz CRS, was at ChinaJoy 2013 last week giving a talk to the industry about what technologies were used when developing this new action title. Of course, a tech demo was also shown to further illustrate their points. Neowiz CRS is currently looking at March/ April 2014
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
World of Warcraft TCG WoW Trading Card Game War of the Elements Epic Collection
World of Warcraft TCG WoW Trading Card Game War of the Elements Epic Collection
Brand new in original factory-sealed packaging!1 Reusable Storage Box..Card Dividers to be Used with your Storage Box 1 War of the Elements Playmat..1 War of the Elements Deck Box 6 War of the Elements Boosters..1 Pocket Guide..5 Random Foils and 1 Common Loot Card 12 Count Case
Each War of the Elements Epic Collection contains* 1 Reusable storage box* Card dividers to be used with your storage box* 1 War of the
Brand new in original factory-sealed packaging!1 Reusable Storage Box..Card Dividers to be Used with your Storage Box 1 War of the Elements Playmat..1 War of the Elements Deck Box 6 War of the Elements Boosters..1 Pocket Guide..5 Random Foils and 1 Common Loot Card 12 Count Case
Each War of the Elements Epic Collection contains* 1 Reusable storage box* Card dividers to be used with your storage box* 1 War of the
EIN: Epicus Incognitus – Unreal Engine 3 title spotted at B2B area
Announced last year, EIN has not been officially shown at any B2C (Business to Consumer) areas of any games exhibitions. Developed by Korean studio Inuca Interactive using Unreal Engine 3, EIN was once again spotted at ChinaJoy 2013 hidden at the B2B area. Of course, it can only mean that the developer is looking for
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Fatehunter Online – New MOBA with unique Asian design flair
Developed by Taiwanese studio, Zealot Digital, Fatehunter Online is a new MOBA which was revealed at ChinaJoy 2013. Based on a fantasy novel written by famous Taiwanese writer and movie director, Giddens Ko, Fatehunter Online has a couple of interesting PvE and PvP features. The main feature which caught my eyes will be this “character
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Blade & Soul – Experiencing the game through Sony 3D headsets
Blade & Soul needs no introduction by now, and I shall not go into details. China’s publisher, Tencent Games, is showcasing the game over at ChinaJoy 2013, with special booths equipped with virtual reality headsets for a true 3D experience. The headset found here is actually the Sony Personal 3D Viewer, but according to the
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Ask Gauss
Sunday! Yes it is that time of the week once again. Hard to believe the weekend is over. Well it is hard to believe Friday was my birthday. Regardless it is that time of the week and here in Gauss Land Sunday means it is time for Ask Gauss. The post of the week where I answer some of the questions sent to me throughout the week. Don't know how to send in a question? Well it is pretty simple on the top right of the page you will see a ton of different ways to find me and get a hold of me. Pick on
Rise and Shiny: The empty MMO section on the RT marketplace
Filed under: Bugs, Business Models, Guilds, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Mobile, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Miscellaneous
As many of you know, I have been in love with portable devices for a while now. I am always perfecting my all-in-one experience, trying to find a device that allows me access to my favorite job and hobby (MMO gaming) while actually getting some work done. That means I need to be able to communicate, type, and create content all with the same small computer. My 3G Nexus 7 was
As many of you know, I have been in love with portable devices for a while now. I am always perfecting my all-in-one experience, trying to find a device that allows me access to my favorite job and hobby (MMO gaming) while actually getting some work done. That means I need to be able to communicate, type, and create content all with the same small computer. My 3G Nexus 7 was
Moonlight Blade – Next test phase for wuxia epic begins in September
While some readers may see Tencent Games only publishing foreign games such as League of Legends, Blade & Soul and ArcheAge for its success, the company also has several self-developed titles as well. The more recent eye-catching one goes to Moonlight Blade, based on a popular novel. As seen in the video above, Moonlight
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WOW: Words Of Wisdom
WOW: Words Of Wisdom
"“Words of Wisdom” is a collection of Words, phrases, and parables, designed to help inspire and motivate individuals who search for success in business and joy in everyday life. This book was created as an easy to carry and read manifesto for well-being and healthy living. “Strive for excellence always, and you’ll never live a day in regret.”Mr. David E. Sherman Jr.
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"“Words of Wisdom” is a collection of Words, phrases, and parables, designed to help inspire and motivate individuals who search for success in business and joy in everyday life. This book was created as an easy to carry and read manifesto for well-being and healthy living. “Strive for excellence always, and you’ll never live a day in regret.”Mr. David E. Sherman Jr.
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Crisis 2015 – NetEase reveals its first online shooter at annual show
NetEase is well-known in the Chinese gaming world as the 2nd biggest online games company in China, as well as the long-term publisher of Blizzard’s games. Amazingly, Crisis 2015 will be the company’s first ever online shooter, and a self-developed one at that. While details are scare currently, Crisis 2015 will see both PvE
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Wings Over Atreia: A quick guide to Aion 4.0 dungeons, part 2
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Expansions, Lore, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia, Guides, Dungeons
Do you want to know why you are wading into a particular instance and decimating all you see? Or are you more of a just-get-in-and-get-it-done kind of Daeva? Either way, you've come to the right place! Welcome to the second half of the handy dandy Aion 4.0 dungeon guide. From lore to location, this guide will aid you in your journey to lay the smackdown on the latest Atreian troublemakers that are so
Do you want to know why you are wading into a particular instance and decimating all you see? Or are you more of a just-get-in-and-get-it-done kind of Daeva? Either way, you've come to the right place! Welcome to the second half of the handy dandy Aion 4.0 dungeon guide. From lore to location, this guide will aid you in your journey to lay the smackdown on the latest Atreian troublemakers that are so
Defiance drops to $10 for PC version
Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMOFPS, Promotions, Defiance, Buy-to-Play
Are you currently wallowing in regret that you didn't pick up Defiance when it was on sale for $ 13.59 on Steam earlier this month? Your hesitation has paid off, my friend, as Trion Worlds is now offering the game for even cheaper. The studio has the standard digital PC edition of Defiance on sale for $ 9.99 through its website.
The deluxe digital PC edition is also marked down from $ 44.99 to $ 24.99. Both editions come with se
Are you currently wallowing in regret that you didn't pick up Defiance when it was on sale for $ 13.59 on Steam earlier this month? Your hesitation has paid off, my friend, as Trion Worlds is now offering the game for even cheaper. The studio has the standard digital PC edition of Defiance on sale for $ 9.99 through its website.
The deluxe digital PC edition is also marked down from $ 44.99 to $ 24.99. Both editions come with se
NEVER GO FULL....too late.
&Gauss & SafireeMostly Epic Saturdays Happy Birthday again to Gauss :) Hope everyone's week was great! I finally hit level 60 in Rift. So far yes I do feel more badass. Yes I still get owned by *************** stunlock rogues, and mages!!!! Had quite a lot of screenshots we've received since last Saturday, and it was funny and awesome at the same time. I couldn't decide between these two players SO I did faction vs. faction. They are both beyond amazing. There w
The Road to Mordor: Three ways LotRO could encourge rerolls
Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Road to Mordor
You're either an altoholic or you're not, and if you're not, then you're probably not too concerned about what your next journey will look like. For those of us who love to fill up our character screens to the max and have rarely gone a week without thinking of sampling a new class, race, or approach we haven't tried before, then a game that provides excellent reasons to do so is essential to our l
You're either an altoholic or you're not, and if you're not, then you're probably not too concerned about what your next journey will look like. For those of us who love to fill up our character screens to the max and have rarely gone a week without thinking of sampling a new class, race, or approach we haven't tried before, then a game that provides excellent reasons to do so is essential to our l
Betawatch: July 20 - 26, 2013
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, Betawatch, Miscellaneous
Depending on whom you talk to, ArcheAge is either an upcoming sandbox game, the one true game that will convince everyone that sandboxes are the best thing ever (and we mean it this time), or a worse game than whatever pet game you're championing at the time. Whatever category you fall under, you can probably agree that it's taking its sweet time to get here, so fans should be happy that there's a status report available for all those wa
Depending on whom you talk to, ArcheAge is either an upcoming sandbox game, the one true game that will convince everyone that sandboxes are the best thing ever (and we mean it this time), or a worse game than whatever pet game you're championing at the time. Whatever category you fall under, you can probably agree that it's taking its sweet time to get here, so fans should be happy that there's a status report available for all those wa
UFC Ultimate Collector Series 9 Action Figure Case
UFC Ultimate Collector Series 9 Action Figure Case
It's time to pick up these UFC Ultimate Collector action figures! The biggest and baddest stars of the UFC, past and present.Submit to these super-detailed UFC figures! Support your favorite fighters!MMA junkies and fight fans need to get a strong hold on these stylized and detailed action figures! Each UFC warrior comes in his own fight gear and attire, as worn in actual fights, captured in cool octagon-shaped packaging.Score high marks by a
It's time to pick up these UFC Ultimate Collector action figures! The biggest and baddest stars of the UFC, past and present.Submit to these super-detailed UFC figures! Support your favorite fighters!MMA junkies and fight fans need to get a strong hold on these stylized and detailed action figures! Each UFC warrior comes in his own fight gear and attire, as worn in actual fights, captured in cool octagon-shaped packaging.Score high marks by a
Friday, July 26, 2013
FibreOP Gaming League
So it isn't too often when I promote something. Well frankly it hardly ever happens, but when I do it is something which I really like or something I believe in. The FibreOP Gaming League is one of those things. Gaming for charity is on a new level of awesome in my books. I have made sure to support this even during every cup anyway which I possibly can because the charities they choose to support are ones which are always close to home. Check out their website to see what is going on Fibre
Devil Hunters Online – New action side-scroller licensed to Japan
Developed in China by Frozen Peak, Devil Hunters Online was officially signed to Japan publisher Extreme over at ChinaJoy 2013. An action side-scroller, the game title itself says much about the game’s storyline. Perhaps the “resemblance” to Devil May Cry helped in clinching the deal. Frozen Peak has also dubbed its in-house engine as
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Happy Birthday....To Me
That is right 31 years ago today this world became graced with my very presence. Hard to believe I am 31 mostly because I tend not to act my age. Although when I start quoting things before people's times it does tend to date me. I guess the Endless Rage post kind of did that. Truly though games used to be a lot more difficult when developers weren't concerned with the thing we like to call fairness.Here is a short list of things which I predateElectronic ArtsSuper MarioLinkFinal FantasyGa
Storyboard: Are we still having fun?
Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Roleplaying, Storyboard, Miscellaneous
Roleplaying events, like any other sort of roleplaying, require a bit of give and take. The person organizing the event puts in a lot of work coming up with a plan and being ready to adapt to changing circumstances, sometimes to great effect and sometimes to... less great effect. But it's not all down to the organizer.
If you're actively participating in the event, you have a certain level of obligation, just like you have an
Roleplaying events, like any other sort of roleplaying, require a bit of give and take. The person organizing the event puts in a lot of work coming up with a plan and being ready to adapt to changing circumstances, sometimes to great effect and sometimes to... less great effect. But it's not all down to the organizer.
If you're actively participating in the event, you have a certain level of obligation, just like you have an
Video reviews of recently released PC games?
For years I had a subscription to a PC games magazine to keep up to date with newly released games. That magazine came with a DVD full of video reviews, and soon I mostly concentrated on watching those, only reading the reviews of games I particularly liked. What I like about video reviews is that they aren't just somebody's opinion, but necessarily also show some gameplay, which tends to tell me more than a written review does.vThis year I switched that subscription from print to iPad, but sti
Mabinogi Heroes – Sexy swimsuits and awesome summer events
A new summer event was added to the Korean server, where players have to hit the various fruits to score points. There will be traps such as blinding bombs, powerups and a killer beach volleyball. Watch the awesome video below! And yes, I know the swimsuits are sexy… From July all the way till
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MMO Culture
The Guild Counsel: How to share power (and live to talk about it)
Filed under: Guilds, Opinion, The Guild Counsel, Miscellaneous
Many guilds rely on a set structure of leadership, with a chain of command composed of officers and a guild leader at the top. But it's no easy task for one person to handle all of the responsibilities of management, and sometimes, a guild will instead use a system of co-leadership to make things work.
It's a delicate balance, but having more than one person as a leader can be an effective way of running a successful guild. Let's lo
Many guilds rely on a set structure of leadership, with a chain of command composed of officers and a guild leader at the top. But it's no easy task for one person to handle all of the responsibilities of management, and sometimes, a guild will instead use a system of co-leadership to make things work.
It's a delicate balance, but having more than one person as a leader can be an effective way of running a successful guild. Let's lo
World of Warcraft Twilight of the Dragons Epic Collection Box
World of Warcraft Twilight of the Dragons Epic Collection Box
Brand new in original factory-sealed packaging!1 Reusable storage box, Card dividers , 1 Twilight of the Dragons playmat, 1 Twilight of the Dragons Deck Box, 6 Twilight of the Dragons Booster Packs, 1 Twilight of the Dragons visual pocket guide, 5 Random Foil Heroes 1 Common Loot Card 12 Count Case
1 Reusable storage box, Card dividers , 1 Twilight of the Dragons playmat, 1 Twilight of the Dragons Deck Box, 6 Twilight of the Drago
Brand new in original factory-sealed packaging!1 Reusable storage box, Card dividers , 1 Twilight of the Dragons playmat, 1 Twilight of the Dragons Deck Box, 6 Twilight of the Dragons Booster Packs, 1 Twilight of the Dragons visual pocket guide, 5 Random Foil Heroes 1 Common Loot Card 12 Count Case
1 Reusable storage box, Card dividers , 1 Twilight of the Dragons playmat, 1 Twilight of the Dragons Deck Box, 6 Twilight of the Drago
Thursday, July 25, 2013
The Summoner's Guidebook: Wealth and power in League of Legends
Filed under: Opinion, Free-to-Play, Guides, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook
Although it's nothing unusual to see commenters complain about something I wrote in the Summoner's Guidebook, last week I noticed a trend. A lot of people explained things like "Karthus is good with a Tear," which led me to believe that there were some bad assumptions that were held by some of you.
Sometimes we take certain things we know for granted. It's why people say League of Legends is an easy ga
Although it's nothing unusual to see commenters complain about something I wrote in the Summoner's Guidebook, last week I noticed a trend. A lot of people explained things like "Karthus is good with a Tear," which led me to believe that there were some bad assumptions that were held by some of you.
Sometimes we take certain things we know for granted. It's why people say League of Legends is an easy ga
Black Desert – Korean teaser website arrives with new trailer
After months of teasing in the global media, the Korean teaser website for Black Desert is finally up and running. Developed by PearlAbyss, the game is led by the core staff behind Continent of the Ninth. A medieval open-world action MMORPG, Black Desert has so far charmed many English gamers. Along with the new
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Aeria to publish F.E.A.R. Online
Filed under: Betas, Horror, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play
Quick, which F2P company do you think is publishing an online version of the much-loved psychological horror-thriller-first-person-shooter F.E.A.R. franchise? If you said Aeria, the firm that brought us Eden Eternal and Lime Odyssey, well, you get a gold star.
Anyway, yes, Aeria is publishing F.E.A.R. Online, which appears to be a continuation of the story of Alma Wade who has served as the series' primary my
Quick, which F2P company do you think is publishing an online version of the much-loved psychological horror-thriller-first-person-shooter F.E.A.R. franchise? If you said Aeria, the firm that brought us Eden Eternal and Lime Odyssey, well, you get a gold star.
Anyway, yes, Aeria is publishing F.E.A.R. Online, which appears to be a continuation of the story of Alma Wade who has served as the series' primary my
F.E.A.R Online – North America teaser website now available
[Game website] In what is a surprise announcement to me, Aeria Games announced F.E.A.R Online out of the blue. I am rather surprised as the Korean server has been delayed for nearly a year and still no sight of an Open Beta. F.E.A.R Online is developed upon the storyline of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and it
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RIFT's Ffinch on monetization and playing incognito
Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Interviews, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT
RIFT senior design director Simon Ffinch spoke to PCGamesN about the fantasy title's free-to-play conversion recently. Ffinch said the switch has "been amazing," and he also offers a few quotables with regard to both F2P discourse and the perils of playing a game you've developed.
"I just hate that word 'monetize,' Ffinch said. "'Let's monetize our players!' They're people and they're playing a game
RIFT senior design director Simon Ffinch spoke to PCGamesN about the fantasy title's free-to-play conversion recently. Ffinch said the switch has "been amazing," and he also offers a few quotables with regard to both F2P discourse and the perils of playing a game you've developed.
"I just hate that word 'monetize,' Ffinch said. "'Let's monetize our players!' They're people and they're playing a game
Dungeon Striker – Cute action game officially lands in China
While not really a big secret as publisher Shanda Games own the Korean developer, Eyedentity Games, the title was officially announced only today at ChinaJoy 2013. While no date is currently given, Dungeon Striker is expected to enter testing later this year. For those of you who are waiting for an English server, CherryCredits
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
WIP: Devil's Attorney
The ESRB rating system tells people for what age a game is appropriate. Unfortunately that system only goes up to 18 years of age. That isn't sufficient for Devil's Attorney, a game I would very much recommend for anybody of 40 years or older. Because what makes Devil's Attorney stand out as a game is the brilliant homage to the 80's which goes from the style of your apartment and the attitude in the dialogue to the defendants of your cases, which include the Terminator and Karate Kid for examp
ForexLive Asia Wrap: Bernanke kicks off volatility in the morning
ForexLive Asia Wrap: Bernanke kicks off volatility in the morning
The forex trading headlines for Asia trading today, Thursday July 11 Fed chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at 4.10pm New York time in a speech that contained very little of interest to the market at all. ... and then the Q&A started. Wow. Just, wow. Four ...
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IMF forecasts slower global growth in 2013-14
The international lending agency released an update of its World Economic Outlook issued in Apr
The forex trading headlines for Asia trading today, Thursday July 11 Fed chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at 4.10pm New York time in a speech that contained very little of interest to the market at all. ... and then the Q&A started. Wow. Just, wow. Four ...
Read more on FXstreet.com
IMF forecasts slower global growth in 2013-14
The international lending agency released an update of its World Economic Outlook issued in Apr
MMO Family: The many ways video games teach children
Filed under: Kids, MMO Family, Family, Miscellaneous
Video games get a bad rap these days, but we've looked at several ways that they do redeem themselves. One area in particular is games-based learning, and there are some great games that are helping bring about a revolution in how we look at education.
But there are some more subtle ways that video games are teaching our children, too, and Forbes Contributing Editor Jordan Shapiro has put together a list of five types of learning through vide
Video games get a bad rap these days, but we've looked at several ways that they do redeem themselves. One area in particular is games-based learning, and there are some great games that are helping bring about a revolution in how we look at education.
But there are some more subtle ways that video games are teaching our children, too, and Forbes Contributing Editor Jordan Shapiro has put together a list of five types of learning through vide
Project Black Sheep – Media conference reveals new trailer
Announced back in May, developer Neowiz CRS held a media conference earlier today to talk about the game. Basically, Project Black Sheep is focused on non-target combat, action, action and more action. The game is currently 70% completed. Not forgetting the physics engine part of Project Black Sheep, it was said that the team
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WildStar spotlights Chua and Mordesh celebrities
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Lore, WildStar
The buzz around the WildStar watercooler this past week is all about the final two racial reveals for the game: the Chua and the Mordesh. Carbine thinks that players might relate better to these... odd races if each has a face to put with its name, which is why the studio is introducing us to Mondo Zax and Victor Lazarin.
Mondo was the runt of a Chua family who used his brilliance and psychopathic ways to off his family and secure a job as Chief Techno
The buzz around the WildStar watercooler this past week is all about the final two racial reveals for the game: the Chua and the Mordesh. Carbine thinks that players might relate better to these... odd races if each has a face to put with its name, which is why the studio is introducing us to Mondo Zax and Victor Lazarin.
Mondo was the runt of a Chua family who used his brilliance and psychopathic ways to off his family and secure a job as Chief Techno
Endless Rage
Wednesday middle of the week, which as of late has turned into me making a sort of list. So why not come up with another one. When thinking of what to do I was thinking about when I was playing The Last Of Us on survival mode. Yes it was hard, but would I even consider it one of the hardest games I ever played? Not a chance really. I have played a countless amount of games over my lifetime and when trying to think of games I thought were the Hardest I ever played well those games came to my mind
Black Gold's Chinese business model built on loot locks
Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Steampunk, Black Gold
Black Gold Online, Snail Games' steampunk followup to Age of Wushu, has announced the business model for its upcoming Chinese release. It's not subscription-based, but it's not traditional free-to-play or buy-to-play, either. What exactly is it, then?
The only word that springs to mind is strange, since the model relies on some sort of inventory- and loot-locking system. Accor
Black Gold Online, Snail Games' steampunk followup to Age of Wushu, has announced the business model for its upcoming Chinese release. It's not subscription-based, but it's not traditional free-to-play or buy-to-play, either. What exactly is it, then?
The only word that springs to mind is strange, since the model relies on some sort of inventory- and loot-locking system. Accor
The Daily Grind: What out-of-the-way secrets have you found?
Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous
We all know that the cardinal rule of exploration in any video game is to check under every waterfall for a secret passage. That's a given. But true exploration shouldn't stop with a wet dip and a slow-motion hair flip as we emerge sparkling into the sun. Developers have been hiding funny or interesting little secrets in out-of-the-way spots for years -- and MMOs are a prime example of this.
I recently read a piece on Warhammer Onlin
We all know that the cardinal rule of exploration in any video game is to check under every waterfall for a secret passage. That's a given. But true exploration shouldn't stop with a wet dip and a slow-motion hair flip as we emerge sparkling into the sun. Developers have been hiding funny or interesting little secrets in out-of-the-way spots for years -- and MMOs are a prime example of this.
I recently read a piece on Warhammer Onlin
Check out a day in the life of a KingsIsle artist
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Kids, Family, Pirate101
What's it like to be an artist working on one of the more visually imaginative MMOs out there? Just ask Melissa Preston, the art lead for Pirate101 who wrote an article looking at what a typical day entails in her job.
She says that one of her favorite parts of the day is reviewing the art book to see progress being made: "All of the pieces have to work together to tell a story and they need to be believable
What's it like to be an artist working on one of the more visually imaginative MMOs out there? Just ask Melissa Preston, the art lead for Pirate101 who wrote an article looking at what a typical day entails in her job.
She says that one of her favorite parts of the day is reviewing the art book to see progress being made: "All of the pieces have to work together to tell a story and they need to be believable
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Jukebox Heroes: TUG and crowdsourcing soundtracks
Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Opinion, Miscellaneous, Sandbox, Jukebox Heroes, Music, Player-Generated Content
While I'm still reasonably wary of Kickstarter and the pie-in-the-sky promises that have come out of these fundraisers, I can't deny that there have been potentially exciting ideas out there, especially in the field of MMO music.
For starters, we might one day see Anthymn, a fantasy MMO completely based around music. It's a notion so breathtakingly cool that I fear it might never see
While I'm still reasonably wary of Kickstarter and the pie-in-the-sky promises that have come out of these fundraisers, I can't deny that there have been potentially exciting ideas out there, especially in the field of MMO music.
For starters, we might one day see Anthymn, a fantasy MMO completely based around music. It's a notion so breathtakingly cool that I fear it might never see
Star Conflict adds a fleet of tier five ships
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Patches, Free-to-Play, Browser
While it soft launched on Steam a while back, Star Conflict is still in technical beta, awaiting a technical kiss from a technical prince to become an officially released game. The strategic space sim hasn't been biding its time doing nothing, however; Star Conflict just released patch 0.9.0, and with it, a new tier of ships.
Players can check out the new tier five ships, which include 27 fun varieties and complementing implants. All sh
While it soft launched on Steam a while back, Star Conflict is still in technical beta, awaiting a technical kiss from a technical prince to become an officially released game. The strategic space sim hasn't been biding its time doing nothing, however; Star Conflict just released patch 0.9.0, and with it, a new tier of ships.
Players can check out the new tier five ships, which include 27 fun varieties and complementing implants. All sh
Written By You!
Happy Monday! Is that an Oxymoron? Can a Monday really be a happy Monday? I guess if it was your birthday or Christmas, but then that would all depend on how old you were turning or if you were sad and alone. Wow that got off topic fast. The hate mail is going to be epic for that one. So Monday means one thing well it means many things, but in Gauss Land it means it is Machinima Monday. The post of the week where I showcase a video for all of you to see. Now I know I have shown a Beckman &n
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Video previews for upcoming Big City map
Announced a couple of days ago, Counter-Strike Online 2 will be adding this Big City map upon launch in Korea (date not confirmed). Sort of a take on Grand Theft Auto according to developer and publisher Nexon, there will be skyscrapers, vehicles and multiple missions happening simultaneously. Some might feel that games such as
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The Soapbox: A new mode of interaction
Filed under: Culture, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, PvE, Opinion, MMOFPS, The Soapbox, Miscellaneous, MMORPG
Video games are, by definition, an interactive medium. The entire point of playing a video game is that you get to explore the world, talk to the characters, slay the monsters, and reap the rewards. And you do all this with a keyboard and mouse or controller or futuristic headset or whatever. Players are in charge; players create their own experience.
Every video game ever released
Video games are, by definition, an interactive medium. The entire point of playing a video game is that you get to explore the world, talk to the characters, slay the monsters, and reap the rewards. And you do all this with a keyboard and mouse or controller or futuristic headset or whatever. Players are in charge; players create their own experience.
Every video game ever released
You Fail At Rift If...
Fail Day! Yes it is that time of the week once again. I know I know it truly is a great time to be alive. I know some of you are so horrible you came here today just to laugh at other people for doing stupid things. You should feel ashamed and I should feel horrible for instigating it. I don't though so it's all good. As some of you know if not all of you I have been playing some Rift lately. Went free to play so figured I would give it a second look. It isn't that bad and it is something fun to
RaiderZ – Gameforge announces game closure for European server
[Source] Launching into Closed Beta around the same time last year, Gameforge has announced that RaiderZ Europe will be shutting its doors on 30th August 2013. The reason given was “the success of RaiderZ did not meet our expectations and as we saw no other potential alternatives to the discontinuation of the services.” A superb
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MMO Culture
Wow Hits 2011: The Videos
Wow Hits 2011: The Videos
WOW Hits 2011: The Videos is the must-have collection of the year's top Christian music video hits - uniting the most creative and compelling concept videos as well as powerful live concert footage. Representing the best in rock and pop, this video compilation has something for everyone! TRACK LISTING: Tonight TobyMac Until The Whole World Hears Casting Crowns Beautiful Beautiful Francesca Battistelli Born Again Newsboys Call My Name Third Day® In Better Hands Nat
WOW Hits 2011: The Videos is the must-have collection of the year's top Christian music video hits - uniting the most creative and compelling concept videos as well as powerful live concert footage. Representing the best in rock and pop, this video compilation has something for everyone! TRACK LISTING: Tonight TobyMac Until The Whole World Hears Casting Crowns Beautiful Beautiful Francesca Battistelli Born Again Newsboys Call My Name Third Day® In Better Hands Nat
Hands-on: Infestation: Survivor Stories, aka War Z, is worse than actually being killed by zombies
Filed under: Horror, Real-Life, Video, Opinion, Hands-On, Post-Apocalyptic, Sandbox, MMORPG, Buy-to-Play
If there's one thing we know about the games industry, it's that no success goes uncopied. World of Warcraft breaks a million subscribers, everyone starts building WoW-like MMOs. Minecraft showers its creator with enough money to buy his home country, voxel-based crafting games fall like rain. It's just how things go.
It should come as no surprise, then, that some studio somewhere would atte
If there's one thing we know about the games industry, it's that no success goes uncopied. World of Warcraft breaks a million subscribers, everyone starts building WoW-like MMOs. Minecraft showers its creator with enough money to buy his home country, voxel-based crafting games fall like rain. It's just how things go.
It should come as no surprise, then, that some studio somewhere would atte
Not So Massively: Path of Exile's Twitch integration, Prime World's open beta, and Elite's IPO
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Interviews, MMO Industry, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Mac, MMOFPS, MMORTS, Dev Diaries, Not So Massively, Sandbox, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III, Crowdfunding, Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous, Path of Exile
Star Citizen asked backers to stop reselling exclusive ship models with lifetime insurance via the forum and warned buyers that these purchases are at their own
Star Citizen asked backers to stop reselling exclusive ship models with lifetime insurance via the forum and warned buyers that these purchases are at their own
Monday, July 22, 2013
Age of Wushu – Video preview of forced castration by Rootless Clan
Mentioned in my previous post, some reader were at disbelieve at how the Rootless Clan is able to forcefully castrate another male character in Age of Wushu. At a recent fan event in China, developer Snail Game had a demo of the system, which you can see below. 1. Obtain a special daily quest,
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MMO Culture
Fantasy Frontier – Alpha test phase to begin early next month
As some websites are reporting, Fantasy Frontier is entering Open Beta next month. The information is wrong, as X-Legend’s latest game has just finished the Elite Alpha test phase, and will now proceed to the official Alpha test phase from 1st to 4th August. X-Legend should be pretty well-known by now, as Taiwan’s top
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MMO Culture
Lastest World Of Warcraft Model Viewer News
An Interview With Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff
Rascoff: It'll be a hybrid approach of selling software tools, a SaaS software model, with selling sort order -- placements, basically paid inclusion -- for property managers, as well as cost per lease or cost per lead. ... Rascoff: Wow. Well, five ...
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Clips From Last Night: Why George Lopez and Jay Leno aren't friends; how he ...
The old Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has flat-lined. Conan gets less viewers t
Rascoff: It'll be a hybrid approach of selling software tools, a SaaS software model, with selling sort order -- placements, basically paid inclusion -- for property managers, as well as cost per lease or cost per lead. ... Rascoff: Wow. Well, five ...
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Clips From Last Night: Why George Lopez and Jay Leno aren't friends; how he ...
The old Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has flat-lined. Conan gets less viewers t
Age of Wushu to feature castration mechanic
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu
Want to join the new Rootless Clan that's coming to the Chinese version of Age of Wushu? You'll need to lose your virtual junk first, as the evil-aligned sect is basically an order of eunuchs that forcibly castrate initiates.
And yes, it's in the game.
MMO Culture has all the details, including a gameplay video if you're so inclined. In a nutshell, prospective Rootless monks must obtain a
Want to join the new Rootless Clan that's coming to the Chinese version of Age of Wushu? You'll need to lose your virtual junk first, as the evil-aligned sect is basically an order of eunuchs that forcibly castrate initiates.
And yes, it's in the game.
MMO Culture has all the details, including a gameplay video if you're so inclined. In a nutshell, prospective Rootless monks must obtain a
Wargaming CEO: Current Xbox certification process "unacceptable" for free-to-play
Filed under: Real-Life, Interviews, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, Consoles, World of Tanks
Wargaming.net is something of an expert when it comes to free-to-play game design. The studio's World of Tanks is one of the biggest F2P titles in the world, boasting over 60 million registered users and holding the world record for player concurrency. This population is likely to expand when World of Tanks launches on the Xbox 360 later this summer.
There's just one hitch: According t
Wargaming.net is something of an expert when it comes to free-to-play game design. The studio's World of Tanks is one of the biggest F2P titles in the world, boasting over 60 million registered users and holding the world record for player concurrency. This population is likely to expand when World of Tanks launches on the Xbox 360 later this summer.
There's just one hitch: According t
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World of Warcraft film teaser debuts at SDCC
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Video, MMO Industry, News Items, Events (Massively's Coverage), MMORPG
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures created something of a stir at this year's San Diego Comic Con by reportedly debuting a teaser trailer for the long-anticipated World of Warcraft movie. The trailer featured a human warrior and an angry orc and apparently was set in Hellfire Peninsula, also known as "that horrible place I dragged my Mage through levels 60-63."
Actual filming begins
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures created something of a stir at this year's San Diego Comic Con by reportedly debuting a teaser trailer for the long-anticipated World of Warcraft movie. The trailer featured a human warrior and an angry orc and apparently was set in Hellfire Peninsula, also known as "that horrible place I dragged my Mage through levels 60-63."
Actual filming begins
EVE Evolved: Is DUST 514 a pay-to-win game?
Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Business Models, Economy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, First Impressions, EVE Evolved, DUST 514, Sandbox
I've been following DUST 514's development with a cautious optimism for the past few years and have been trying to convince my console gamer friends to give it a try since it launched back in May. Last week I finally sat down to play the game myself and was thoroughly disappointed with both its 2005-era graphics and fun
I've been following DUST 514's development with a cautious optimism for the past few years and have been trying to convince my console gamer friends to give it a try since it launched back in May. Last week I finally sat down to play the game myself and was thoroughly disappointed with both its 2005-era graphics and fun
Sunday, July 21, 2013
MMO Week in Review: Racial indistinctions
Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous, WildStar
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.
This week, Carbine Studios chose SDCC 2013 to reveal WildStar's final two races, the Gnomes and the Forsaken. Wait, let me start again. The Gibberli
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.
This week, Carbine Studios chose SDCC 2013 to reveal WildStar's final two races, the Gnomes and the Forsaken. Wait, let me start again. The Gibberli
MMO Week in Review: Racial indistinctions
Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous, WildStar
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.
This week, Carbine Studios chose SDCC 2013 to reveal WildStar's final two races, the Gnomes and the Forsaken. Wait, let me start again. The Gibberli
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.
This week, Carbine Studios chose SDCC 2013 to reveal WildStar's final two races, the Gnomes and the Forsaken. Wait, let me start again. The Gibberli
Ask Gauss
Here we go the weekend coming to an end. Went by pretty fast it seems. Has been crazy hot here, yes we don't always hang out with the polar bears here. I know hard to believe, but it's true. With it being Sunday though that means it is time for Ask Gauss. The post of the week where I answer a few questions which have been sent to me throughout the week. If you are unsure of how to send in your question it is pretty easy. Top right of the page is a variety of ways to get a hold of me so pick one
One Shots: Swimsuit issue
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Screenshots, City of Heroes, Culture, Star Trek Online, One Shots, The Secret World, Humor, Miscellaneous
Oh yeah, I'm going to totally suck you in with the tantalizing promise of itsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka-dot bikinis and then pull a bait-and-switch on you today. Shh. Don't tell your consciousness as it is already reading the next paragraph.
We kick off today's swimsuit-laden issue of One Shots with this summer vacation shot of reader Draxos on Star Tr
Oh yeah, I'm going to totally suck you in with the tantalizing promise of itsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka-dot bikinis and then pull a bait-and-switch on you today. Shh. Don't tell your consciousness as it is already reading the next paragraph.
We kick off today's swimsuit-laden issue of One Shots with this summer vacation shot of reader Draxos on Star Tr
Dragonball Z the Movies 1 - 13 Three Dvd Set
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Aion – A quick video preview of the new Aethertech class
[Register] Announced a couple of days ago, the new Aethertech class gathered lots of attention from gamers. Does this class fly? Do characters get stuck in the cockpit permanently? There is a Flash preview on the Korean website, so I thought I would share a recorded video. Enjoy!  
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MMO Culture
Saturday, July 20, 2013
How do I look?
Gauss & SafireeMostly Epic Saturdays Happy Saturday everyone! Other than leveling, farming, and PVPing my face off, things haven't been too eventful lately. So i'm going to talk about things other bloggers, and commentators and gamers never talk about. VANITY! :D Been to the barber lately? Buy that new transmog you have farmed and farmed and never have been able to get? Well, in rift there are soooo many custom options for your character. I try to make my female Kelari Rogue as u
The bigger picture of the problem
Earlier this month Gamasutra had a very long post about the ethics of Free2Play games, exploring the stories of individuals who spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on those games and then had problems paying their rent. Funnily enough their first example was about a guy buying hats in Team Fortress 2, so much for the theory that this is a Pay2Win problem. They did mention that actually other business models like buy to play weren't necessarily any more ethical. But in my opinion they mis
Magicka: Wizard Wars – New trailer reveals gameplay footage
[Game website] While some of you might have known the Magicka game from 2011, this latest entry into the budding franchise has a little twist to it. A PvP-focused game, Wizard Wars centers on 4 Vs 4 combat, with friendly fire “in full effect”, allowing team mates to slaughter each other. While Wizard Wars
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Lastest World Of Warcraft Account News
FreedomWorks freaks out at Cornyn in post-IRS scandal panic
The conservative-libertarian activism organization FreedomWorks pushed back against a hiring announcement by the John Cornyn Senate campaign Tuesday because it suggested that FreedomWorks had violated its nonprofit status. The 2014 re-election ...
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Environmentalists claim that Keystone XL will raise gas prices
Environmentalists are claiming that approving the Keystone XL pipeline will harm consume
The conservative-libertarian activism organization FreedomWorks pushed back against a hiring announcement by the John Cornyn Senate campaign Tuesday because it suggested that FreedomWorks had violated its nonprofit status. The 2014 re-election ...
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Environmentalists claim that Keystone XL will raise gas prices
Environmentalists are claiming that approving the Keystone XL pipeline will harm consume
Dungeon Striker – Blade Dancer and new boss monster report for battle
While not yet open to gamers, Korean publisher Hangame released a teaser video for the upcoming new advance character class, Blade Dancer. Extremely agile, this class specializes in dealing lightning fast attacks in a flashy style. Blade Dancer is the 13th class to be introduced, and below is a look at how the class
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MMO Culture
Friday, July 19, 2013
MMObility: RuneScape, HTML5, and plenty of bacon
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Screenshots, Video, Culture, Opinion, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser, Livestream, MMObility, Sandbox, Subscription
RuneScape, as always, is moving forward with killer new content and additions to the game. I was so excited this week to get a chance to play through the Bringing Home the Bacon questline and scout out the open beta of the HTML5 version. I was initially eager to see just how much better the HTML5 version looked and played, but I didn't want to dive in
RuneScape, as always, is moving forward with killer new content and additions to the game. I was so excited this week to get a chance to play through the Bringing Home the Bacon questline and scout out the open beta of the HTML5 version. I was initially eager to see just how much better the HTML5 version looked and played, but I didn't want to dive in
Fish Island – Top mobile game from Korea now in Southeast Asia
[Press release] NHN Singapore today announced its highly anticipated mobile game, Fish Island, is now available in Southeast Asia. The mobile game is available in both Apple App Store and Google Play across 6 countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. With its wide success of more than 3 million total downloads in South Korea,
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MMO Culture
Reader Posts
So Friday used to always be the Reader Post before I took my break, I would give a topic and readers would send in thoughts on what they though on the particular topic throughout the week. Sometimes it was votes to form a list other times it was just stories they had about a particular topic. If you are interested in many of them look up the Reader Post tag there are plenty of good ones.On that note the last two weeks I have put up emails I have received one of them was one trying to make me fee
WIP: Tiny Thief, Squids, Civil War: 1863
As I said, I'll be using this blog more as a personal gaming journal in the future. Thus I'm introducing a new category of posts: "WIP" for "What I'm Playing". Currently I'm playing iPad games, but expect WIP to cover also a lot of PC games, just not necessarily freshly released ones. I've got this huge library of games I picked up on Steam during sales. :)The first game today is Tiny Thief, a "Rovio Stars" game. Rovio made tons of money with Angry Birds, but then didn't have any good ideas for
WORLD OF WARCRAFT HORDE PVP - WOW - 3" BLUE - Vinyl Decal Window Sticker
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Aion – New Aethertech class reaching Korean server in 4.5 patch
[Register] I am quite late with this news, but nonetheless, the new Aethertech class is finally reaching the Korean servers in patch 4.5, but debuting on the test servers on 29th July first. Here is the introduction trailer in all its glory. According to the official press release, ”The Aethertech can form Gatling guns, rail
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Losing Faith In Collector's Edition
So I have been losing faith in collector's editions as of late. They have became this way for companies to make money off of minimal extra stuff a lot of the time it is just crap thrown into a box. Now that is not to say some recent collector's edition haven't been great. The Last of Us was pretty amazing as Naughty Dog edition's are. As was Heart of the Swarm, which I sadly only got the digital deluxe because of the Diablo III what they hell you buying all of them when I want one and I am right
The Summoner's Guidebook: When to buy LoL's Tear of the Goddess (or not)
Filed under: Opinion, Free-to-Play, Guides, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook
One of the things I see a lot of in normal and ARAM games is far too many Archangel Staves. It's my personal opinion that Archangels are one of the most overrated items in League of Legends, but it wouldn't be good to just talk about them. It'd be the shortest issue of the Guidebook ever: "Basically just don't buy Archangel's Staff ever."
Instead we're going to look at its primary component item, Tear
One of the things I see a lot of in normal and ARAM games is far too many Archangel Staves. It's my personal opinion that Archangels are one of the most overrated items in League of Legends, but it wouldn't be good to just talk about them. It'd be the shortest issue of the Guidebook ever: "Basically just don't buy Archangel's Staff ever."
Instead we're going to look at its primary component item, Tear
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Aion 4.5 to introduce 'magical mechanical mounted' Aethertech class
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Aion, Classes, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play
NCsoft has announced a new class coming to Aion in the game's 4.5 patch. It's called the Aethertech, and it uses "magical mechanical mounts to unleash both short- and long-distance attacks," according to an NCsoft press release. "The Aethertech can form Gatling guns, rail guns, blades, electric whips, gigantic fists, and even rocket launchers," the firm says.
Aion's 4.5 update w
NCsoft has announced a new class coming to Aion in the game's 4.5 patch. It's called the Aethertech, and it uses "magical mechanical mounts to unleash both short- and long-distance attacks," according to an NCsoft press release. "The Aethertech can form Gatling guns, rail guns, blades, electric whips, gigantic fists, and even rocket launchers," the firm says.
Aion's 4.5 update w
UK Servers ONLY version, Online Game - League of Legends Collectors Pack (PC - DVD)
UK Servers ONLY version, Online Game - League of Legends Collectors Pack (PC - DVD)
Exclusive Kayle: the Judicator Skin20 Champions4 Equipment UpgradesIn-Game Currency Via Pre-Paid cardCollector's Map
From the original creators of DotA Allstars - the #1 Mod of Warcraft III. Step into the ultimate Multiplayer Online Battle Arena and experience the best elements of team-based, competitive MMO-style RPG combat boiled down into fast paced game sessions!
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Exclusive Kayle: the Judicator Skin20 Champions4 Equipment UpgradesIn-Game Currency Via Pre-Paid cardCollector's Map
From the original creators of DotA Allstars - the #1 Mod of Warcraft III. Step into the ultimate Multiplayer Online Battle Arena and experience the best elements of team-based, competitive MMO-style RPG combat boiled down into fast paced game sessions!
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Mabinogi Heroes – Hurk arrives in style with his trusty greatsword
Perhaps the best looking male character thus far, Hurk arrived in the Korean server a few hours back. A character wielding a greatsword, this brooding hunk managed to survive his unfortunate childhood and set sail for an adventure (according to the storyline). Supposedly a combination of both Karok and Lann, Hurk is pretty agile
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Lightning and Snow costumes appears
In a new campaign named as “Final Fantasy Go There”, there will be several upcoming Final Fantasy titles making special appearances in their sister products. However, the main focus is on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Through a special quest fighting alongside Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII, players of
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New Pathfinder vid shows animations, world fly-throughs, angry troll
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Pathfinder Online
If you've been waiting for something tangible to sink your teeth into with regard to Pathfinder Online, look no further than the four-minute video clip recently released by GoblinWorks. The video is an updated version of the one shown during the Pathfinder seminar at PaizoCon, and it's got everything from world fly-throughs to static character models to combat animations.
Click past the
If you've been waiting for something tangible to sink your teeth into with regard to Pathfinder Online, look no further than the four-minute video clip recently released by GoblinWorks. The video is an updated version of the one shown during the Pathfinder seminar at PaizoCon, and it's got everything from world fly-throughs to static character models to combat animations.
Click past the
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The Week in Ideas 7/15
The Week in Ideas 7/15
He talks about belief systems like the religion of the Moon Goddess in “World of Warcraft” and argues that these religions-within-games are “compensating people emotionally for some of the problems of our society.” Smeat, gorn, and other ... He was the ...
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Know Your Lore: Why I love rambling on about Warcraft Lore
While you don't need to have played the previous Warcraft games to enjoy World of Warcraft, a little history goes a
He talks about belief systems like the religion of the Moon Goddess in “World of Warcraft” and argues that these religions-within-games are “compensating people emotionally for some of the problems of our society.” Smeat, gorn, and other ... He was the ...
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Know Your Lore: Why I love rambling on about Warcraft Lore
While you don't need to have played the previous Warcraft games to enjoy World of Warcraft, a little history goes a
Blitz 2: Battle Line – Open Beta begins soon with new English details
While not making a big splash compared to the recent games, Blitz 2 is still a decent looking war game in its own rights. Entering Open Beta later today in Korea, the gameplay is somewhat similar to the popular MOBA genre, just swapping heroes for various tanks. I found an English poster for the
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Blitz 2: Battle Line – Open Beta begins soon with new English details
While not making a big splash compared to the recent games, Blitz 2 is still a decent looking war game in its own rights. Entering Open Beta later today in Korea, the gameplay is somewhat similar to the popular MOBA genre, just swapping heroes for various tanks. I found an English poster for the
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Guild Wars Game of the Year
Guild Wars Game of the Year
After learning the game and building up your first character, you can jump right in to head-to-head competition or guild warfareChoose from a wide range of professions - Master nature as an Elementalist, serve divine spirits as a Monk, subvert with charisma as a Mesmer - along with more traditional classes like Necomancer, Ranger and WarriorThe game includes integrated support for guilds, with guild banners and halls, chat rooms and forums -- guilds can challenge o
After learning the game and building up your first character, you can jump right in to head-to-head competition or guild warfareChoose from a wide range of professions - Master nature as an Elementalist, serve divine spirits as a Monk, subvert with charisma as a Mesmer - along with more traditional classes like Necomancer, Ranger and WarriorThe game includes integrated support for guilds, with guild banners and halls, chat rooms and forums -- guilds can challenge o
Not So Main
When deciding what I was going to right about today I had quite a few things I was thinking about. I was thinking how Nolan North's voice acting is often taken for granted and the latest example being his work as David in The Last of Us. This then got me thinking of those characters in games we take for granted of how amazing they are because they are not the hero or heroine or the "main" character. So this post is my top non main characters.5. Victor Sullivan(Sully)He found Nathan at a young ag
More details and video emerge for Age of Wushu's Legends of Mount Hua
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, News Items, Free-to-Play, Dungeons, Age of Wushu
What to do while waiting for an expansion? Learn as much as you can about it, of course! And thanks to the latest info from Snail Games, players anticipating Age of Wushu's first expansion can delve even deeper into the inner workings of the new systems coming in Legends of Mount Hua.
In the Jianghu Gratitude and Revenge System, players have the opportunity to gain enough reputation with an NPC to convince him or
What to do while waiting for an expansion? Learn as much as you can about it, of course! And thanks to the latest info from Snail Games, players anticipating Age of Wushu's first expansion can delve even deeper into the inner workings of the new systems coming in Legends of Mount Hua.
In the Jianghu Gratitude and Revenge System, players have the opportunity to gain enough reputation with an NPC to convince him or
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best combat feel?
Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous
In my informal survey of comments on Massively, one of the common dealbreakers that I see for MMOs is a combat system that just doesn't feel right for the player. Maybe the animations are off, the sounds are too wimpy, or the pacing is annoying. Whatever the case may be, the art of war isn't enjoyable and that pushes a player away.
But what about the flip-side? I'd like us to examine MMOs that get combat right and provide that "feel"
In my informal survey of comments on Massively, one of the common dealbreakers that I see for MMOs is a combat system that just doesn't feel right for the player. Maybe the animations are off, the sounds are too wimpy, or the pacing is annoying. Whatever the case may be, the art of war isn't enjoyable and that pushes a player away.
But what about the flip-side? I'd like us to examine MMOs that get combat right and provide that "feel"
MAG shutting down in January
Filed under: Real-Life, MMO Industry, News Items, Sunsets, Buy-to-Play
MAG used to be a thing here at Massively. We wrote about it a fair amount way back in 2010, and some of us played a fair bit of it around that same period. Sadly, Sony has decided to shutter the PlayStation 3 shooter effective January 28, 2014.
The news came via the official PlayStation Twitter feed earlier today. MAG development studio Zipper Interactive closed its doors in March of 2012.MAG shutting down in January origina
MAG used to be a thing here at Massively. We wrote about it a fair amount way back in 2010, and some of us played a fair bit of it around that same period. Sadly, Sony has decided to shutter the PlayStation 3 shooter effective January 28, 2014.
The news came via the official PlayStation Twitter feed earlier today. MAG development studio Zipper Interactive closed its doors in March of 2012.MAG shutting down in January origina
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
TERA China – Game scheduled for debut test later this October
China online games publisher and developer, Kunlun Games (or Kalends) announced in a media conference earlier today that TERA China will be heading for its debut test phase in October. While reports claim the licensing fee is 40 million USD, I do have my suspicions… Also announced was the business model, which will be
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Jukebox Heroes: Expansion themes
Filed under: Age of Conan, EverQuest II, Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Allods Online, Miscellaneous, Jukebox Heroes, Music
Main themes seem to be a strong favorite among video game music fans (and even the casual set), but I've talked about them a few times already. So instead of puttering around with main MMO themes, why not give expansions some of the credit?
Not every expansion gets its own theme tune, of course, but plenty do. We've covered a few of them in this c
Main themes seem to be a strong favorite among video game music fans (and even the casual set), but I've talked about them a few times already. So instead of puttering around with main MMO themes, why not give expansions some of the credit?
Not every expansion gets its own theme tune, of course, but plenty do. We've covered a few of them in this c
BioWare teases SWTOR's 2.4 PvE and PvP content
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dungeons
BioWare senior producer Bruce Maclean has posted a lengthy update on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums. What's the occasion? Why, it seems as if the company is keen on keeping fans abreast of its Summer of SWTOR initiative.
There's some hemming and hawing about the return of the Gree event (July 23rd), and there's also a mention of August 6th's 2.3 update an
BioWare senior producer Bruce Maclean has posted a lengthy update on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums. What's the occasion? Why, it seems as if the company is keen on keeping fans abreast of its Summer of SWTOR initiative.
There's some hemming and hawing about the return of the Gree event (July 23rd), and there's also a mention of August 6th's 2.3 update an
Happy 10th Blog-Anniversary!
Ten years ago on the day I wrote my first blog post. Since then I wrote 4500 posts, more than one per day on average. The blog got nearly 6 million visitors over the years. I still get over 1,000 visitors a day, plus an unknown number of people reading my blog via the RSS feed. But all that is going to change.
I have decided to stop blogging on a daily basis.
That is not to say that I will abandon this site. But a blog is usually a compromise between a personal journal and writing for an audi
I have decided to stop blogging on a daily basis.
That is not to say that I will abandon this site. But a blog is usually a compromise between a personal journal and writing for an audi
Wowwee Paper Jamz Pro Guitar Series - Style 1
Wowwee Paper Jamz Pro Guitar Series - Style 1
Freestyle go solo and play real chords and notes to create your own hit songsRhythm, control a song?s rhythm for performances that are always in the right keyPerfect play just select a song and strum alongSound like a rock star ? without years of practicePerform hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm mutes and slides
W62881 Features: -Paper Jamz pro guitar - style 1.-Freestyle: Go solo and play real chords and notes to create your own hit songs.-Rhythm: Con
Freestyle go solo and play real chords and notes to create your own hit songsRhythm, control a song?s rhythm for performances that are always in the right keyPerfect play just select a song and strum alongSound like a rock star ? without years of practicePerform hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm mutes and slides
W62881 Features: -Paper Jamz pro guitar - style 1.-Freestyle: Go solo and play real chords and notes to create your own hit songs.-Rhythm: Con
You Fail At Assassin's Creed If...
Fail Day! Yes it is that day once again. How can you not love fail day? It is that day that we all feel that much better about ourselves, or that much worse if you are one of those special people... This week since I an still kind of disgusted by that question that was sent to me decided to take this week's Fail Day post to the Assassin's Creed side. So here goes.You Fail At Assassin's Creed If...You have no idea was don't often wonder if this could be realYou don't often look at rooftops when y
InnoGames shutting down pirate-based browser game Kartuga
Filed under: Historical, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser, Sunsets
If you've loved the chance to have nautical pirate battles right in your browser courtesy of Kartuga, we've got sad news for you. InnoGames announced today that the the game has not managed to meet the company's standards for quality. The game also fails to meet the company's standard for cross-platform games, and with no way to bring it up to speed in an appropriate timeframe, the decision has been made to shut th
If you've loved the chance to have nautical pirate battles right in your browser courtesy of Kartuga, we've got sad news for you. InnoGames announced today that the the game has not managed to meet the company's standards for quality. The game also fails to meet the company's standard for cross-platform games, and with no way to bring it up to speed in an appropriate timeframe, the decision has been made to shut th
The Soapbox: On your deathbed, you will not regret gaming
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Video, EVE Online, Culture, MMO Industry, Endgame, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Soapbox, Miscellaneous, Subscription, MMORPG
In last week's edition of The Soapbox, Mike Foster reminded us that the grim specter of death comes to us all and asserted that when your time comes, "you will not wish you had spent more time gaming." Mike took the stance that gaming provides temporary joys that can't replace real-life experiences and that it's our inherent responsibility as
In last week's edition of The Soapbox, Mike Foster reminded us that the grim specter of death comes to us all and asserted that when your time comes, "you will not wish you had spent more time gaming." Mike took the stance that gaming provides temporary joys that can't replace real-life experiences and that it's our inherent responsibility as
Square releases FFXIV fashion video
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Final Fantasy XIV
Square is teasing Final Fantasy XIV fans with a quick look at some of the game's armor sets. A new video called Eorzea Collection 2013 was recently linked on the FFXIV Facebook page, and it's basically an Eorzean fashion show with the game's various outdoor environments subbing for the typical runway.
We've embedded the entire clip after the cut!
[Thanks Brandon!]Continue reading Square releases FFXI
Square is teasing Final Fantasy XIV fans with a quick look at some of the game's armor sets. A new video called Eorzea Collection 2013 was recently linked on the FFXIV Facebook page, and it's basically an Eorzean fashion show with the game's various outdoor environments subbing for the typical runway.
We've embedded the entire clip after the cut!
[Thanks Brandon!]Continue reading Square releases FFXI
Dragon Nest Web – Browser game for popular title teased
After announcing a mobile version for Dragon Nest last year, Shanda Games teased the web version of the game a few days back. And yes, there is a trailer to boot, which can be seen below. An action side-scroller, more information should be made available soon. Stay tuned!  
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MMO Culture
Monday, July 15, 2013
Not So Massively: Elite Dangerous goes public, Dota 2 launches, and End of Nations becomes a MOBA
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, Interviews, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, MMORTS, Dev Diaries, Not So Massively, Sandbox, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III, Firefall, Crowdfunding, Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous, Infinite Crisis, Path of Exile
League of Legends announced plans for its upcoming Season three World Championship tournament this week and revealed de
League of Legends announced plans for its upcoming Season three World Championship tournament this week and revealed de
Lastest Private Server World Of Warcraft News
Over - The - Top Digital Security Measures to Beat the NSA
You generate a public key and a private key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt your messages respectively, by inputting the unique random key (the flowchart above does a much better job of explaining than me). Despite ... But what's life without ...
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You generate a public key and a private key, which can be used to encrypt and decrypt your messages respectively, by inputting the unique random key (the flowchart above does a much better job of explaining than me). Despite ... But what's life without ...
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Shanda Games – Company unleashes the police on new development studio
China online games publisher and developer, Shanda Games, did the rather unthinkable a few days back when it lodge a police report against a new and much smaller development studio on the basis of IP infringement. You see, the new studio is made up of ex-employees of Shanda Games, core staff who worked on the
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WOW Road Roller
WOW Road Roller
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Quality die cast product necessary for any compacting job This durable Siku item has moving parts and is part of the #1 line of die c
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TalesRunner – Classic game now ready for Closed Beta download
[Facebook page] While I have never played the game before when gPotato was hosting it, folks were telling me TalesRunner is a rather fun game despite being a challenge for some maps. I find it a refreshing title, seeing that no vehicles are actually involved in a racing game. It is a pity the
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The Life Of Ezio - Black Clouds
Monday morning! Yes it is that time again, which I probably don't need to remind you. Also probably don't need to remind you that today is Machinima Monday. The day of the week where I post a machinima or an animation which I think all of you would enjoy. Now I don't normally post music type videos, but when I was putting Ask Gauss together I had a question asking if Ezio was a forced character. Now I tend to think Ezio is one of the best characters gaming has ever seen. He is up there with the
ArcheAge – Official launch date confirmed with subscription prices
After several months of events and test phases, publisher GameOn announced that ArcheAge Japan will be launching on 23rd July 2013. Developer XLGAMES’ founder, Mr Jake Song, was at the announcement ceremony earlier yesterday. The subscription model will be used, with 30 days costing 1,750 Yen (17.49 USD), 90 days costing 5,000 Yen (50.00
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Counter-Strike Online 2 – Nexon previews new Grand Theft Auto map
With the final test phase ending just yesterday, Nexon Korea teased to the media what to expect when Counter-Striker Online 2 launches, which is in the form of a new map call Big City. Why the Grand Theft Auto reference? Well, players can hijack cars and do some crazy stuff. The new Big City map
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MMO Culture
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 - 1 User-2 PC [Download]
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 - 1 User-2 PC [Download]
You don't have to be a database expert to manage your business information like a pro. Track inventory, customer information and data trends with ready-to-use templates in Microsoft Access 2010.Your marketing is in great hands-your own, with Microsoft Publisher 2010. Now you can create engaging brochures, newsletters and emails cost-effectively.Whether you're working at the office or on the road, Microsoft Outlook 2010 helps you comm
You don't have to be a database expert to manage your business information like a pro. Track inventory, customer information and data trends with ready-to-use templates in Microsoft Access 2010.Your marketing is in great hands-your own, with Microsoft Publisher 2010. Now you can create engaging brochures, newsletters and emails cost-effectively.Whether you're working at the office or on the road, Microsoft Outlook 2010 helps you comm
WildStar business model reveal coming 'in the next month or so'
Filed under: Video, Business Models, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, WildStar
WildStar's business model is still a mystery, and even though executive producer Jeremy Gaffney recently hosted a Develop panel on game monetization, he didn't provide any details relating to Carbine's upcoming sci-fi title.
Develop interviewed Gaffney following the event, and while he avoided specifics, he did say that Carbine is gearing up for a "big reveal here in the next month or so about what we're doing t
WildStar's business model is still a mystery, and even though executive producer Jeremy Gaffney recently hosted a Develop panel on game monetization, he didn't provide any details relating to Carbine's upcoming sci-fi title.
Develop interviewed Gaffney following the event, and while he avoided specifics, he did say that Carbine is gearing up for a "big reveal here in the next month or so about what we're doing t
Ask Gauss
So here we are again on a wonderful Sunday morning, unless of course you are somewhere else in the world and I know there are quite a few of you. Well you will just have to pretend it is Sunday morning once again. As most if not all of you know Sunday means it is time for Ask Gauss, the post of the week where I answer questions sent to me throughout the week. If you have no0 idea how to send in your questions well it is on the top right of the page unless of course you are really that lazy and c
Rise and Shiny: Eden Eternal
Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Sandbox
It's been a while since I last played Eden Eternal. I have enjoyed it off and on over the last year, but mostly because of how much I loved the graphics. As a matter of fact, I would vote Eden Eternal as one of the best-looking MMOs out there, up there with The Chronicles of Spellborn, Guild Wars 2, and Ryzom. Sure, it covers a more stylized branch of the graphical tree than other
It's been a while since I last played Eden Eternal. I have enjoyed it off and on over the last year, but mostly because of how much I loved the graphics. As a matter of fact, I would vote Eden Eternal as one of the best-looking MMOs out there, up there with The Chronicles of Spellborn, Guild Wars 2, and Ryzom. Sure, it covers a more stylized branch of the graphical tree than other
One Shots: Taste the rainbow
Filed under: Screenshots, EVE Online, Culture, One Shots, RIFT, Final Fantasy XIV, Miscellaneous
I think rainbows are pretty darn cool, especially when they double up and you can freak out appropriately over them. More MMOs need rainbows, I think. Rainbows in raids! Rainbows in space! Rainbows in that dour death zone for ambiance!
Reader Marshall and his crew know a good rainbow when they see one, as evidenced by our first One Shot of the day. "Some friends and I decided to try out Ragnarok Onl
I think rainbows are pretty darn cool, especially when they double up and you can freak out appropriately over them. More MMOs need rainbows, I think. Rainbows in raids! Rainbows in space! Rainbows in that dour death zone for ambiance!
Reader Marshall and his crew know a good rainbow when they see one, as evidenced by our first One Shot of the day. "Some friends and I decided to try out Ragnarok Onl
Make My MMO: Crowdfunding June 30 - July 13, 2013
Filed under: Events (Real-World), Lore, MMO Industry, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO
The last two weeks haven't been quiet on the crowdfunding front. While Star Citizen takes the lead with the most news (from ever-expanding coffers to just "finding ways to make the game more awesome"), other titles had their own snippets to report as well.
There's also some upheaval in our ranks: We gained a new MMORTS/MMORPG mix project but lost two others from our list when both Skara: The Blade Rem
The last two weeks haven't been quiet on the crowdfunding front. While Star Citizen takes the lead with the most news (from ever-expanding coffers to just "finding ways to make the game more awesome"), other titles had their own snippets to report as well.
There's also some upheaval in our ranks: We gained a new MMORTS/MMORPG mix project but lost two others from our list when both Skara: The Blade Rem
Marvel Heroes dev blogs talk fixes, price reductions
Filed under: Super-hero, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes, Dev Diaries
Marvel Heroes posted a couple of updates to its official website yesterday. The first is penned by Doomsaw, an MH designer who has a quite a lot to say in terms of what the dev team is currently doing. The game's defense system is being worked on, as are difficulty modes, PvP, itemization, raids, and more.
The second update concerns permanent price reductions on both hero
Marvel Heroes posted a couple of updates to its official website yesterday. The first is penned by Doomsaw, an MH designer who has a quite a lot to say in terms of what the dev team is currently doing. The game's defense system is being worked on, as are difficulty modes, PvP, itemization, raids, and more.
The second update concerns permanent price reductions on both hero
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Kritika – Summer update continues with new scenario dungeon
With the first part of the summer update more focused on new skills and balancing, the 2nd part is welcoming a new story scenario, 1 in which players try to solve the mystery of the forgotten City of Magic, Tenolan. 17 years ago, the city burned down in a huge fire disaster, and the
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Kill. Die. Rez. Otherwise known as PVP!!
Gauss & SafireeMostly Epic Saturdays Player VS. Player. In any game is a one of a kind experience. Pretty sure for gamers ganking someone for the first time releases a deadly neurotoxin in ones bloodstream and brands you for life. My first experience like most others took place in World of Warcraft. I started out on my own, failing terribly but didn't care. (insert joke about me still being terrible) Out of all of the battlegrounds the one I felt most effective in wa
World of Warcraft WoW TCG - Nature of the Beast - Dark Portal
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The Road to Mordor: Time travel is possible in LotRO
Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Lore, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Road to Mordor
Some days I get a headache trying to wrap my head around the way that time works in Lord of the Rings Online. I mean, most MMOs are pretty straightforward when it comes to the time frame; pretty much everyone, everywhere in the game is in the same point in history, give or take a phase or two. Your journey through the game gives the illusion of time passing because your story develops and you go throu
Some days I get a headache trying to wrap my head around the way that time works in Lord of the Rings Online. I mean, most MMOs are pretty straightforward when it comes to the time frame; pretty much everyone, everywhere in the game is in the same point in history, give or take a phase or two. Your journey through the game gives the illusion of time passing because your story develops and you go throu
Master of Meteor Blades – Game preparing for ChinaJoy and new test phase
While most China online games lack any sort of “innovation”, publisher KongZhong, famous for World of Tanks in the country, is aiming to break the mold with Master of Meteor Blades. Essentially a room-based PvP title, players do not hold guns, but rather play as martial arts experts with 15 weapons and a large
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Ubisoft hacked, account details compromised
Ubisoft hacked, account details compromised
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Cyphers – Game welcomes summer with swimsuits and new character
As with Nexon’s annual practice, all its games are getting new content for the summer period. Cyphers is now 1 of the top competitive games in Korea, and it is time to relax by introducing a couple of summer swimsuits for the characters. Leon “Berserk” is the latest character to join the roster, who
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On Role-Playing
JB of B/X Blackrazor is writing a long series of posts on role-playing. There is an interesting definition ("The act of role-playing is the matching of the player's objectives to the objectives of the character.") and a maybe not-so-interesting-for-everybody long history on where exactly in which edition of which D&D book concepts of role-playing were discussed. His narrow definition of role-playing leads to the statement that "Computer RPGs for example are, for the most part, NOT role-play
Friday, July 12, 2013
Betawatch: July 6 - 12, 2013
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous
After a couple of quiet weeks, the beta scene exploded this past week. In an ideal world we'd have Tom Lehrer sing about all of these changes like the elements on the periodic table, but times being what they are, we'll have to make do with text.
To start, Firefall is finally out of closed beta and into open testing. Dota 2 has also waved farewell to testing just as Eternal Saga has kicked off alpha tests. Age of Wulin moved
After a couple of quiet weeks, the beta scene exploded this past week. In an ideal world we'd have Tom Lehrer sing about all of these changes like the elements on the periodic table, but times being what they are, we'll have to make do with text.
To start, Firefall is finally out of closed beta and into open testing. Dota 2 has also waved farewell to testing just as Eternal Saga has kicked off alpha tests. Age of Wulin moved
MMObility: Press your way through Dawn of the Dragons
Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Hands-On, MMObility, Crafting
If you played along with me the last time I covered Dawn of the Dragons, you won't be surprised by what you will read in this column. It's still a pretty fun twist on RPGs and Mafia Wars-styled gaming, but now that it has come to Android devices, I couldn't be happier. The gameplay was nice in the browser, but I found it to be a bit clunky and distracting, especially with the ad-block at the top of the game's ma
If you played along with me the last time I covered Dawn of the Dragons, you won't be surprised by what you will read in this column. It's still a pretty fun twist on RPGs and Mafia Wars-styled gaming, but now that it has come to Android devices, I couldn't be happier. The gameplay was nice in the browser, but I found it to be a bit clunky and distracting, especially with the ad-block at the top of the game's ma
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Trion offering 72-hour all access Defiance trial for PC users
Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, News Items, Defiance, Buy-to-Play
So that ultra-cheap Steam sale still wasn't enough to get you to spring for Defiance, eh? Well, fear not because Trion is now offering a free trial of its MMO shooter for PC users.
The trial includes access to the full game but it is time-limited to 72 hours. Don't delay once you've created your account, either, as the clock starts ticking "as soon as users sign up," according to Trion's press release. There's also an EGO rati
So that ultra-cheap Steam sale still wasn't enough to get you to spring for Defiance, eh? Well, fear not because Trion is now offering a free trial of its MMO shooter for PC users.
The trial includes access to the full game but it is time-limited to 72 hours. Don't delay once you've created your account, either, as the clock starts ticking "as soon as users sign up," according to Trion's press release. There's also an EGO rati
And Then Their Was You
So last week I shared an email I received from someone who reminded me of an angry seal screaming as loud as it possibly could. When I read the email it didn't offend me. I am used to getting hate mail. Truthfully they tend to be the most interesting pieces of mail I get. I often wonder if they have veins popping out of their heads or maybe they are screaming about gibberish about meatloaf. Who knows, but that is part of the fun in reading them. I didn't share it though and I did get quite a few
Riot Games – League of Legends developer is best studio to work for
[Source] While it came in 4th in the overall tech company list compiled by Business Insider and Glassdoor, it is the only true games developer on it. And Riot Games only has 1 product. Incredible. I was expecting to at least see Valve or perhaps Wargaming, but it seems all is going extremely well for
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Arcane Saga – Game closure announced after 1 month of service
[Game website] Entering Open Beta only last month, Netmarble has announced the closure of Arcane Saga, the rebirth version of the silently popular Prius Online. I had an interview for the game a few months back, which you can read here. As expected, operational costs and profits are the main cause. While I am not
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Blogging style
There is a fun new gaming site out there called Today's Gaming Drama. It is basically a gaming news aggregator with extremely short posts. The fun comes from the headlines, which practice a style of extreme understatement. So you get headlines like "Company fills vacancy", or "Game costs more than expected" or "Magazine prefers one unreleased console over another unreleased console".
I wanted to link to that site to make a point about blogging style. Blogs have content, and they have a style i
I wanted to link to that site to make a point about blogging style. Blogs have content, and they have a style i
Thursday, July 11, 2013
The Summoner's Guidebook: A League of Legends guide to guides
Filed under: Opinion, Free-to-Play, Guides, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook
The goal of The Summoner's Guidebook is and always has been to encourage the development of player skill in League of Legends, especially for beginner and intermediate players. The focus on developing individual skills means that we do fewer in-depth guides on specific elements of the game. When I write about why you should not always buy Deathcap, I'm trying to help you develop the critical thinking sk
The goal of The Summoner's Guidebook is and always has been to encourage the development of player skill in League of Legends, especially for beginner and intermediate players. The focus on developing individual skills means that we do fewer in-depth guides on specific elements of the game. When I write about why you should not always buy Deathcap, I'm trying to help you develop the critical thinking sk
Japan Expo Trailer
So this week at the Japan expo Square Enix released thisThis game cannot come soon enough. I cannot believe I have to wait till February to get my hands on it. Especially seeing this. Noel fighting Lightning and Fang has returned? Like Fang? First off finding out what seems to be Snow as the main big baddie was a shock in itself. Seems they are bringing out all the stops. Even Hope is back to his young self and not his older I am smarter and better than everyone phase. What can I say I am excite
Netmarble announces the shutdown of Arcane Saga
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Sunsets
It can only be hoped that during your brief time with Arcane Saga you have not gotten too attached to it. The game relaunched in the US just over a month ago, and now the game has announced an impending shutdown later this year. Somewhat unusually, the actual shutdown date is September 16th, meaning that the game will be waiting for the final shutdown longer than it was running normally. Netmarble has already closed up the cas
It can only be hoped that during your brief time with Arcane Saga you have not gotten too attached to it. The game relaunched in the US just over a month ago, and now the game has announced an impending shutdown later this year. Somewhat unusually, the actual shutdown date is September 16th, meaning that the game will be waiting for the final shutdown longer than it was running normally. Netmarble has already closed up the cas
World of Warcraft Worgen Deluxe Overhead Mask
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WildStar – An introduction to the combat aiming system
[Game website] While I still have doubts about WildStar, the game seems to be shaping up well to keep most of the English gamers satisfied with what they are shown. The latest developer video highlights the combat aiming system, with the expansion of “tab-target” getting a heavy does of MOBA-style casting. A launch date
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Guild Wars 2 releases Bazaar of the Four Winds music
Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars 2, Music, Buy-to-Play
Guild Wars 2's soundtrack might be best known for its core Jeremy Soule composition, but fans of the game are quite aware that ArenaNet has been adding in new tracks on a regular basis with its updates. This week's Bazaar of the Four Winds event included two brand-new pieces of music, and now the studio has released them on its SoundCloud page.
The two tracks are Labyrinthine Cliffs and Sanctum Sprint. Give them a listen and let us know wh
Guild Wars 2's soundtrack might be best known for its core Jeremy Soule composition, but fans of the game are quite aware that ArenaNet has been adding in new tracks on a regular basis with its updates. This week's Bazaar of the Four Winds event included two brand-new pieces of music, and now the studio has released them on its SoundCloud page.
The two tracks are Labyrinthine Cliffs and Sanctum Sprint. Give them a listen and let us know wh
Japan Expo Trailer
So this week at the Japan expo Square Enix released thisThis game cannot come soon enough. I cannot believe I have to wait till February to get my hands on it. Especially seeing this. Noel fighting Lightning and Fang has returned? Like Fang? First off finding out what seems to be Snow as the main big baddie was a shock in itself. Seems they are bringing out all the stops. Even Hope is back to his young self and not his older I am smarter and better than everyone phase. What can I say I am excite
ArcheAge – Japan server celebrates launch with 2 new TV commercials
While it is rare in the English market for online games to have TV commercials airing, it is quite the norm over at Japan, although I am not sure about Korea. ArcheAge Japan launched earlier today, and 2 TV commercials were brought to the living room screens over there. ArcheAge Japan is still retaining
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Infinite Crisis – Classic Batman makes his entrance in MOBA title
[Game website] Ok, before telling me that the “classic” Batman is the one with bright blue outfit and stuff, this is indeed the more “classic” Batman in modern times. Developer Turbine has just revealed his trailer for Infinite Crisis, which can be seen below. While the MOBA genre gets crowded in both Asian and
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Williams runs winning streak to 32 at Wimbledon
Williams runs winning streak to 32 at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) - A reporter wanted to know whether Serena Williams contemplates adding more variety to her power-based game. She did not take .... But I felt I had some momentum there and that leveled the playing field for the fifth set." It's been ...
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2013 Infiniti QX56 Premium 4×4 Review & Test Drive
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LONDON (AP) - A reporter wanted to know whether Serena Williams contemplates adding more variety to her power-based game. She did not take .... But I felt I had some momentum there and that leveled the playing field for the fifth set." It's been ...
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2013 Infiniti QX56 Premium 4×4 Review & Test Drive
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Blogging is dying
There has been a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth lately about the death of blogging. Psychochild asked where the MMO bloggers went, Wilhelm asks whether there is really a blogging community out there or whether blogs are relics of a bygone age, and Marc thinks blogs might live on as ancillary components to the conversation held elsewhere. I think there are two factors here, one which is general to blogging, and another which is specific to MMO blogs.
Blogging in general is in decline for
Blogging in general is in decline for
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
March of War
March of War, a cross-platform, turn-based, online strategy game is now on Steam Early Access, and I've been playing it for a few days. Now there are a lot of things to like about this game. It revives the tired World War II setting by turning it into an alternative history "dieselpunk" setting. Its core gameplay is tactical and turn-based. The sum of all players' tactical battles gives an outcome on a strategic multiplayer map. So, what's not to like? Answer: The horrible business model!
Tact
Tact
Cronix Online – New PvP game with unique control scheme
A game found by chance, it seems Korean developer Magics is getting ready for Cronix Online to be introduced to the world. A multiplayer room-based PvP title, once again it resembles Nexon’s Cyphers, which is massively popular in South Korea. The unique control scheme mentioned is the ability to use a smartphone as the
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Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas)
Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas)
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34 explosive episodes!6 discs!Over 800 minutes of uncut action!Remastered in high definition and digitally restored!Widescreen transfer from original Japanese film!
The forces of good and evil have converged upon the planet Earth, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance! The evil wizard Babidi has traveled across the galaxy on a quest for revenge, hoping to fulfill his father’s thwarted dreams of universal domination. Meanwhi
Age of Storm – Open Beta date revealed along with first hero trailer
Otherwise known as Kingdom Under Fire Online: Age of Storm, this 3D MOBA is set to enter Open Beta in Korea on 8th August, with a final stress test taking place on 31st July lasting 1 week. The first character trailer highlights Katisto, which is clearly a ranged goblin. Developed by Dragonfly, which is
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Utilitarianism and WoW LFR
Utilitarianism is a philosophy that says that something is good if it causes "the greatest happiness of the greatest number" of people. I had to think about that when I read Rohan's complaint about Ghostcrawler's remarks on LFR. Ghostcrawler is saying that "Most of the players doing LFR just didn't raid at all before. They were never really eligible for recruitment.". Rohan says that even if this is true, LFR could still be hurting "real" raids.
To see this, imagine a population of 100 players
To see this, imagine a population of 100 players
I Have A Dream
Morning everyone! When thinking about what I would write about today I was thinking I might as well do another list. Except this list is going to be a little different. It isn't just going to be my favourite speeches in video games. No it is going to be the best motivational speeches in games. It takes a special kind of speech and voice actor to pull it off. Make you want to stand with them this speeches do that and more. Agree or disagree tell me what you think.5. Brothers. Sisters. The whole c
Liberty can be scary
In a comment on yesterday's post Chris asked me a question which I'd like to answer with a full post:
"Is this not a logical progression with the F2P model? I'd really like to know your thoughts on who would be a good governing body for these types of games. Should we leave it to review sites to warn players of the possible pitfalls with this revenue generation model, or do we throw all of our trust behind the Blog'O Sphere to keep us informed about such games and practices?
It just seems l
"Is this not a logical progression with the F2P model? I'd really like to know your thoughts on who would be a good governing body for these types of games. Should we leave it to review sites to warn players of the possible pitfalls with this revenue generation model, or do we throw all of our trust behind the Blog'O Sphere to keep us informed about such games and practices?
It just seems l
Dota 2 – Game officially launches as Asia powers lurk in the shadows
[Game website] I am sure all PC gamer would have heard of Dota 2 by now, and after years of beta testing, the game has now officially launched. Or rather, the beta is over. There is no client download, as the game is solely on the Steam platform. I see this as the calm
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Take a tour of Dragon Nest's Resurrection update
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Patches, Free-to-Play, Dragon Nest
Dragon Nest (not to, y'know, be confused with any other game sporting the dragon moniker) is prepping for an exciting update to this action MMO. Called Resurrection, the patch will bump up the level cap to 60, add five new dungeons to the game, and offer players the chance to earn some truly outrageous gear.
We've got a video tour of the Resurrection patch after the jump to help give you a good feel for what it's offering. It's bol
Dragon Nest (not to, y'know, be confused with any other game sporting the dragon moniker) is prepping for an exciting update to this action MMO. Called Resurrection, the patch will bump up the level cap to 60, add five new dungeons to the game, and offer players the chance to earn some truly outrageous gear.
We've got a video tour of the Resurrection patch after the jump to help give you a good feel for what it's offering. It's bol
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