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The Soapbox: That's not an MMO
You may not be aware of this, but Massively is a website focused primarily on massively multiplayer online games. It's kind of what we do. However, the world of MMOs in 2013 is far different from the world of MMOs in 2007, when the site was founded. The niche has changed and the games industry has evolved. There was a time when "online" told you everything you needed to know about a game because there was really only one type of online game. You knew in picking up an online game that you and some friends would be leveling, looting gear, and slaying dragons. It took a while for developers to notice that online play was actually a thing that could work in more than one particular format. Nowadays, online games range from traditional MMORPGs like Guild Wars 2 and RIFT to MOBAs like SMITE and League of Legends. There's no clear definition for what an MMO is or isn't because so many games are massive, multiplayer, and online. Maybe it's time to embrace MMO as a broader term than previously thought.
Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 coverage roundup
It's next-gen console madness over here at Engadget. We know there's a veritable flood of information about the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, but let's make this as simple as it should be. Below you'll find a round up of our coverage; take a look, we post a lot of stuff, so you never know if you missed something good. Check it out, and remember, we'll have plenty more stuff in the coming days!Wii Finding a Wii where there is none Wii hands-on, unboxing! Wii unboxing video Wii setup and interface walkthrough video Wii gameplay video (Wii Sports and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 hands-on preview (with video!) PlayStation 3 gameplay preview PlayStation 3 menu / interface complete video walkthrough Unpacking our PlayStation 3 (with video!) Some interesting facts about the PS3 The Engadget Interview: Peter Dille, Sony Computer Entertainment's SVP of Marketing PlayStation 3 dissected, drive upgraded Engadget Japanese retail PS3 unboxing PS3 disassembled on video Sony Japan adds PS3 video downloads PlayStation 3's P-TV video download service in photos Xbox 360 Xbox 360 fall update details revealed: 1080p, auto-download, WMV playback and more Xbox 360 fall update in a few pictures Major Nelson: Fix on the way for Xbox 360 1080p problems Microsoft's Xbox Live Video: HDTV and HD movie downloads for your 360 Xbox Live Video hands-on 80GB Xbox 360 drive leaked? Oh, and the HD DVD retail box, too. Xbox HD DVD hands-on Installing and using the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive (with video!) Etc. PlayStation 3 vs. Xbox 360 vs. Wii Wii and PlayStation 3 Q&A
Chris Lewis talks "next" box
With Sony and Nintendo's next-gen efforts still yet to launch, Microsoft is already talking about the next next-gen. In an interview with Kikizo, the always quotable Chris Lewis, head of Xbox Europe, confirmed that preliminary work has begun on the third generation Xbox:"Of course we're thinking about [the next Xbox]. We're constantly thinking about the next thing, we have to. It's my point about complacency - you can't sit back on your laurels in this business - the consumer won't let you, the developers certainly won't let us. So that's happening right now," Lewis reaffirms. "We keep our development cycles very fast and high, that is the nature of the company and how we operate in terms of research and development, and that's no different than any other part of Microsoft."Of course, Lewis was quick to return the focus to the Xbox 360, which the company predicts will have a longer life cycle than the minimal four years granted the original console thanks to their upgradable approach. It's never to early to start wildly speculating. What are your premature thopes for the Xbox 3/Xbox 720/NextBox? Holodeck please.[Thanks HandsomeTy]
Stringer: The Xbox 360 is an "obsession"
Well, you know what they say about what to do when you have nothing nice to say ... erm, say that the competing gaming platform (in this case, the 360) is an "obsession"?That's exactly what Sony CEO Howard Stringer had to offer in an interview with Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal recently. While sharing how The Da Vinci Code from Sony beat up on "X-Men 3" (aka The Last Stand) over in Europe, he seemed to mistakenly throw in "Xbox 3" in the stead of Fox's great summer blockbuster hope. Following Mossberg's correction, Stringer is reported to have retorted, laughing, "There's an obsession!"We don't know if he's referring to the media's obsession with the corporate gaming rivalry, his own obsession with the console that would dethrone the PlayStation, or some combination of the two (irony really doesn't help here), but he does seem to at least outwardly admire Bill Gates' salesmanship (as well as his hypocrisy in delaying Windows Vista while lambasting the PS3 delay). Of course, a lot of supposed compliments could go both ways, so we've provided a few handy links below to check out what other "nice" things hardware execs have had to say about their competitors lately. We're sure it's all in good fun.[Thanks, JC & SickNic; also via GameDaily BIZ]See also: Nice words -- "Thanks," "flattered," and "flattering." Not-so-nice words -- "Plagiarism," "no need for PC," "not mainstream for most games," and "same old experiences with new graphics."
