The Daily Recap
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Connect08 Wrapup: LotRO lowdown, Jumpgate juicies and D&D delights Codemasters' Connect08, held last Friday and Saturday in Birmingham, was an interesting event in a number of ways. We Europeans rarely feel much love from Stateside publishers — we're shuttled off on to our own servers, we have to wait longer for patches and news, and we're even not sure we're even being listened to half the time. |
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Watch the first installment of MMOvie It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here: the first installment of the MMOvie is live. You've probably already seen the fantastic trailer from last summer. In case you haven't, here's the hook: it's a machinima set in World of Warcraft that acts as a pastiche of both online games and popular movies. |
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Pirates of the Burning Sea gets its first major content patch Flying Lab Software has issued a press release to say that Pirates of the Burning Sea will be receiving its first major content patch today, Tuesday the 18th of March. This will bring the game to build 1.2.67, and the press release includes a few of the highlights that are in the update. |
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Losing influence with SOE: EQ2 Flames admin "LFG" tells all He is an EverQuest 2 player that rose to power leading one of the largest fansite communities. He earned the esteemed "Community Influencer" rank that opened the gates to game designers and allowed him to forge ties with prominent SOE staff. With his connections it wasn't long before the site he administrates, EQ2 Flames, served as a clandestine outlet for EQ2 developers to post on. That's when things changed .... |
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TurpsterVision: Battle of the Beards I really hoped that I haven't peaked as an MMO reviewer, because this week's episode, complete with costumes and musical accompaniment, might be the best TV yet.This week our friendly co-lead blogger, Mike Schramm, punished me by having me review what many regard as an absolutely terrible game. |