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World of Darkness’ “kick ass core team” is AAA sized
Despite staff layoffs and a slowdown of development, CCP is still fielding a full development team for World of Darkness. “Having rolled over here from Trion and NCsoft myself, the team on World of Darkness is the size of a AAA game team,” CCP CMO David Reid told Rock Paper Shotgun of the White Wolf-licensed ... Read More»
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CCP: Dust 514 fills a need for “intuitive, familiar, speedier” EVE Online
CCP recognises that not everyone wants to sign their life over to EVE Online, and that’s where DUST 514 comes in. “We see Dust as a way to allow people to participate in this universe by offering them a more intuitive, familiar, speedier, quicker, shorter time-commitment type of experience,” CEO Hilmar Pétursson told Rock Paper ... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2 video demonstrates crafting
Footage from the press beta shows Guild Wars 2′s crafting in action. Massively posted this video, captured during the recent press beta, along with a detailed description of the gathering, salvaging and crafting processes. MMO veteran Steph sallied forth into the test on our behalf; you can read her impressions here. Guild Wars 2 is ... Read More»
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Decks in The Secret World are there to provide direction “more than anything else,” says Funcom
When Funcom’s The Secret World MMO releases this summer, players will be able to choose between over 500 abilities. To get folks started, Decks will allow the user to create their own personal character based on seven active and seven passive abilities. However, since the game doesn’t contain actual classes, players are free to be ... Read More»
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Second major patch for SWTOR to contain docking tweaks, ship customization put on hold
BioWare has posted answers to its latest, weekly SWTOR developer Q&A, and according to the firm, the second major patch will include animation adjustments, tweaks to planet docking, the ability to roll on equipment for companions and that plans for new ship models and customization have been pushed to the side for a future update. ... Read More»
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En Masse to hand out beta keys to those encountering pre-order snafu
En Masse has said the online store provider suffered a systems failure yesterday and due to the issue, those who pre-ordered TERA have yet to receive a beta key for the second round of testing. However, the firm is monitoring the situation and a workaround is on the way, which will result in TERA beta ... Read More»
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Rally the Troops with Aion on February 27
NCsoft has announced starting February 27, it will be hosting and event in Aion called Rallying the Troops which will allow players to get a head start before update 3.0, Ascension, hits. The event will also reward new, returning, and current players with various items, stats and free play time. Aion will go free-to-play on ... Read More»
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SOE “working on a plan” with ProSieben to keep communities together
SOE has released a new statement regarding its deal with ProSiebenSat.1 Games in Europe, and said that it is “working on a plan to keep our communities together.” The statement was made by SOE’s director of global community relations, Linda “Brasse” Carlson, regarding the firm’s EU deal which would segregate US and EU players for ... Read More»
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One million people sign up for Guild Wars 2 beta
As of yesterday afternoon, one million people signed up for the Guild Wars 2 beta. The official Twitter account for the game broke the good news, and ArenNet posted a video of the studio celebrating the milestone on Facebook. Sign ups ended at 6pm UK time, and open beta testing will go live this spring, ... Read More»
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PlanetSide 2 video shows the prototype Sky Lance weapon
In the latest trailer for PlanetSide 2, senior artist Roel Jovellano shows how the development team went about creating the prototype Sky Lance weapon. It’s an anti-air weapon in development from Nanite Systems, and it not only boasts “accuracy and incredible power,” it was created to combat Galaxy hot-drops on friendly facilities with a single ... Read More»
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ArenaNet is taking your questions regarding WvW and more in Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet system designer Mike Ferguson has posted a new developer blog regarding World vs World siege blueprints, the day and night cycle, server transfers, the map and population cap, waypoints and more in Guild Wars 2. He has also opened a “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit so fans can ask questions. Hit up the ... Read More»
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Average play time for SWTOR is four hours, most prefer Sundays
BioWare has said the average SWTOR spends between four and six hours per gaming session, and more players prefer to play on Sundays than any other day of the week. “When they play, their sessions are absurd,” BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk... Read More»
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Mythos Global open beta participants clear 1 million dungeons
Hanbitsoft has announced that one million dungeons were cleared in Mythos Global open beta. The open beta began on February 2, and the stats below were collected up until February 15 – just inside of two weeks. General Stats Dungeon Runs: 1.1 Million Items Dismantled: 2.2 Million Number of Augmentations: 19,265 Character Gender Male: 52.5% ... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2 public beta sign ups end today at 6pm GMT
If you haven’t signed up for the Guild Wars 2 public beta, you only have until 6.00pm GMT today to do so. Read More... Read More»
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Fully localized Italian version of World of Warcraft in the works
Blizzard has announced it’s developing a fully localized Italian version of World of Warcraft. Upon release later this year, those who wish to experience the game in Italian will be able to download a free language pack. New players will be able to purchase the Italian version digitally and at retail. Players will benefit from ... Read More»