Pearce: We had no “idea what we were getting ourselves into” with WoW
Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce has the firm had no idea “what we were getting ourselves into,” when it launched World of Warcraft 7 years ago. Speaking in a DICE discussion panel with Epic’s Mike Capps and Insomniac’s Ted Price, Pearce admitted the firm “grossly underestimated the demand” for the MMO when it shipped. “We had ... Read More»
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Posted: Feb 10th, 2012
Firefall players to push content expansion
In Red 5′s unusual MMO shooter Firefall, players have a chance to decide which direction the world will expand in. According to the latest dev diary, players begin on a map of ten square miles, with about one quarter of it playable, and the rest covered over by something called the “melding”. In the exposed ... Read More»
Masthead to shut down Earthrise servers today
Massthead has announced it’s shutting down its sci-fi, open-world sandbox MMORPG, Earthrise, due to various issues such as quality and lack of financial backing. According to the studio’s director, Earthrise, which was scheduled to go free-to-play this year, needed at the least another four months before switching over to the new model, and the firm ... Read More»
Screenshots released to celebrate launch of Guild Wars’ Winds of Change: Part Three
ArenaNet has released a small batch of screenhots to celebrate today’s launch of Winds of Change: Part Three. Part of the Guild Wars Beyond series of storylines and events, the content helps bridge the storyline between the original game and Guild Wars 2, which takes place 250 years in the future. Beyond started off with ... Read More»
Trion to release RIFT in China
Trion Worlds and Chinese Internet firm Shanda Games have entered into an agreement which will see the release of RIFT in China. Shanda will hold the exclusive license for RIFT localized in Mandarin, a deal which Trion CEO Lars Buttler called “a huge step for Western premium games in China.” Trion’s expansion to Asia follows ... Read More»
Final Fantasy XIV to merge eight servers from March
Square Enix has announced it’ll merge eight of its 18 servers in Final Fantasy XIV, bringing its overall total down to ten. The merger will happen on March 27, with Square players advised to transfer their characters and select a new world for it between March 1 and March 19 otherwise it’ll be picked for ... Read More»
Leydon: High console prices fuelling free-to-play
Gabriel Leydon, CEO of mobile company Addmired, has told a DICE audience that the high cost of console games to consumers is pushing growth in the free-to-play market. Leydon said that the traditional, disc-based model employed by the likes of Microsoft and Sony is allowed free trials to blossom on other platforms. “It removes the ... Read More»
DC Universe Online’s next update takes out Brainiac
The next major update to DC Universe Online has players taking on the primary antagonist of the MMORPG’s entire first year. Brainiac has been an integral part of the plot since launch in January 2011, introducing the exo-bytes which explain the presence of many player characters – a factor which contributed to his imminent defeat ... Read More»
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online to be fully voiced
Gazillion Entertainment is adding full voice overs to family friendly MMO Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, teasing a cast full of familiar names. Marvel Super Hero Squad Online has over 3,000 lines of dialogue across its 70 heroes and 20 villains, with some having up to a dozen each – Deadpool has over 100. In ... Read More»
City of Heroes adds new missions to Spring Fling line-up
NCSoft has detailed its Spring Fling plans for City of Heroes. On top of the three traditional Spring Fling co-op missions , characters of level 30 or above can take on a quest involving the Red Widow to score the Widow Maker badge, while level 20 and above can access Valentines, which awards players with ... Read More»
Lineage II’s concurrent player-base has increased 800% since going F2P
NCsoft has revealed some rather nice figures for Lineage II, which changed over from a subscription-based MMO to free-to-play back in November. According to the firm (via MMORPG), the concurrent player-base in the game has increased 800%, more than 250,000 players have used the “Path to Awakening service” the web-based system which rewards player for ... Read More»
Mythic announces the return of Night of Murder event in Warhammer Online
Mythic has announced the Night of Murder event has returned to Warhammer Online, and those who participate will receive event credit by completing tome tasks such as the “Marked for Death” quest given out by Witch Elves and Witch Hunters. The quest givers are located in every warcamp, scenario, and capital city. Members of enemy ... Read More»
SWTOR players reporting issues with PvP since update 1.1.2
SWTOR players have reported issues with the PVP planet Ilum since update 1.1.2 was released, citing kills not being registered, this daily and weekly quest requirements not being met. At lot of folks who have leveled in the game are participating in PvP until new content is released, and have posted the issue on the ... Read More»
Valentine Massacre Event nets you punky-pink guns in APB
GamersFirst has announced that for a limited time, it will be hosting a Valentine’s Day massacre event in APB Reloaded. Those who log into the game will be sent Valentine-inspired weapons with “an exciting new modification,” with pink and white decor complete with hearts. Killing in-game folks with these special weapons will advance two new ... Read More»
Funcom introduces deck system for The Secret World
GamesRadar‘s gone live with an Funcom interview that introduces the deck system for MMO The Secret World. The deck will allow players to combine seven active abilities and seven passive abilities, filling one or several roles while going solo or teaming with others. After getting all 14 roles, the player will unlock a new outfit. ... Read More»
EVE Online gets new site, pilot orientation video
If you still haven’t succumbed to the temptation of dribbling away 50 trillion hours learning how to be a pretend spaceman in EVE Online, maybe the CCP MMO’s sparkly new website will push you over the edge. No? What about a nice new video aimed at helping you navigate the notoriously mental first few hours ... Read More»
En Masse working on distributing TERA beta codes after retail issues with Collector’s Edition
Those who have tried to pre-order the Collectors Edition of TERA have found that the game is not available for pre-order, thus putting a damper on hopes of guaranteed access to the game’s closed beta. En Masse has said the codes were “only recently conveyed to retailers,” is sorry about the issue, and is looking ... Read More»
Short video released for Family Guy Online
Fox has released a trailer for Family Guy Online, which has been in beta since last summer. Still listed as “to be released soon”, the video shows glimpses of character creation, gameplay, along with the greased up deaf guy. Check it out below courtesy of IGN. Read More... Read More»
Quick Quotes: Some monsters in Reckoning are playable races in Copernicus MMO
“There’s just south of 300 maybe in the Providence studio, which is the core of the [Copernicus] MMO team. I’s set in the same universe [as Amalur], so it will become obvious over the next, I don’t know how many months and years of time. This game exists in the same world. In a small ... Read More»
Quick Quotes: Some monsters in Reckoning are playable races in Copernicus MMO
“There’s just south of 300 maybe in the Providence studio, which is the core of the [Copernicus] MMO team. I’s set in the same universe [as Amalur], so it will become obvious over the next, I don’t know how many months and years of time. This game exists in the same world. In a small ... Read More»
CCP: “No shortage of commitment” to making World of Darkness “awesome”
CCP CEO Hilmar Pétursson and David Reid, incumbent chief of marketing operations, have reassuringly said that despite recent shake-ups within the firm, it is still committed to making the MMO World of Darkness, and the duo promised it will be “much more accessible than the EVE universe” for those who are not into science fiction. ... Read More»
CCP: “No shortage of commitment” to making World of Darkness “awesome”
CCP CEO Hilmar Pétursson and David Reid, incumbent chief of marketing operations, have reassuringly said that despite recent shake-ups within the firm, it is still committed to making the MMO World of Darkness, and the duo promised it will be “much more accessible than the EVE universe” for those who are not into science fiction. ... Read More»
STO Episode 4: The 2800 launches February 11
Perfect World and Cryptic have announced that Episode 4: The 2800 launch on Saturday, February 11. Those versed in their Trekkie lore should be familiar with what the 2800 are – a fleet of Dominion warships by the Gamma Quadrant’s Jem’Hadar. During the Deep Space Nine series, Benjamin Sisko flew the USS Defiant towards a ... Read More»
Star Trek Online turns two years old
Crytpic’s celebrating the two-year anniversary of Star Trek Online by offering players some awesome goodies. Those who partake in the anniversary shindig, which kicked off yesterday and Monday, February 6 can take part in a special missions where the endgame sees you come away with an Enterprise-F ship. You need to be a level 50 ... Read More»
Closed beta testing starts this weekend for TERA and runs through April 15
Beta dates have been announced for TERA and those with a special access key distributed by various media outlets in Europe, and through the official TERA community website, will be given the first sneak peek at the game on February 4-5 from 3:00pm CET to midnight on both days. Once the sneak peek has finished, ... Read More»
