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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»
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Posted: Feb 4, 2012 at 6:30pm
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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»
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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»
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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»
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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»
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New Wildstar interview focuses on humans, guns
A new interview on the Wildstar website has dropped new info on one of the three main classes introduced in the debut trailer of the Carbine title from gamescom last year, the humans. The interview touches on the lack of a homeland for the human people due to constant roaming, the mission from last summer’s ... Read More»
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SWTOR Guild Summit announced for March 4-6 in Austin, Texas
Bioware has announced the first Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit, which will take place in Austin, TX March 4 – 6 at the DoubleTree Hotel Austin. During the event, guild leaders will be able to discuss “the state of the game” with the developers from BioWare Austin. Guild leaders or a designated officer ... Read More»
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RIFT Lite launches, play first 20 levels without restrictions
Trion Worlds has announced the launch of RIFT Lite, which will allow those with a Trion account to play the first 20 levels if the MMO with zero restrictions. Lite debuts alongside the update 1.7, Carnival of the Ascended, which features Ascended Weddings, PvP improvements, the new River of Souls Chronicle, a new Master Mode ... Read More»
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Bigpoint tots up 250 million players
Bigpoint has passed a significant milestone across its catalogue of free to play titles. The Battlestar Galactica Online and Drakensang Online publisher now boasts over 250 million registered players, and claims to attract more than 250,000 new users every day. As part of the celebratory announcement, Bigpoint tipped its 2012 hand, promising to reveal “a ... Read More»
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En Messe: TERA to block IPs by region due to “hacking behaviour”
En Messe has said it will block IPs by region for the release of TERA, promising a crackdown on gold theft and account hacking. It outlined its policy on the game’s support page ahead of the MMO’s upcoming launch. “While we appreciate that there are players in these regions who would enjoy playing on En ... Read More»
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Turbine: Premium MMOs here to stay, but subscription-only model “probably dying”
The free to play revolution isn’t killing premium subscriptions, Turbine believes, but it’s forcing providers to give consumers flexibility. “It’s probably not right to say the subscription MMO is dying, it’s probably more right to say the idea of forcing a player to only have one option for having to consume your content – that’s ... Read More»
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PSA: LEGO Universe shutters today
There’re just a few precious hours left to play LEGO Universe before the short-lived MMO closes down forever today. LEGO Universe’s servers close down permanently at midnight EST (9:00PM PST/5:00AM GMT/4:00PM AEST). Players are invited to share their memories and experiences on the game’s forum, and an FAQ on the closure is available, giving details ... Read More»
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The Blue Mountains Of The Secret World
AggroGamer: “With trailers like the one below for The Secret World it makes it harder to remember that this is a new MMO and not a new Survival Horror game. Here we are getting a look at an area of the game called Blue Mountain and it feels just like another Silent Hill. Creepy mountains, ... Read More»
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Everquest to go free to play in March
After fourteen years of service, the Life Swallower is ready to absorb a new generation of subscription-free adventurers. “I’m happy to announce that in early March 2012, EverQuest will be going free-to-play,” Everquest producer Thom Terrazas wrote in a letter to the community. “EverQuest players are some of the most loyal, long-standing players of any ... Read More»
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Developer Turbine claims subscription MMOs aren’t dying
With a whole slew of MMOs going free-to-play in recent years, it seems that subscription models are becoming a thing of the past. But according to developer Turbine, that’s not entirely true ... Read More»