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The hidden art of Star Trek OnlineThere is much buzz in the MMOG universe this morning about the upcoming title Star Trek Online. Being absolute fanboys and fangirls of Star Trek ourselves (much like our friends at STO Zone who had the same idea) we wanted to show you a couple of nuggets of interesting art that we've extracted. Age of Conan rep talks Kingship, new zones, and moreThe folks at Ten Ton Hammer met with Funcom Product Manager Erling Ellingsen at Comic Con over the weekend. Ellingsen described many of the planned updates to Age of Conan. Official Asheron's Call blog is nostalgicAsheron's Call's 100th update is imminent, and to celebrate, Turbine has started a "Nostalgia Blog" in which old designers of the game reminisce about their experiences of elation and tribulation. Microsoft's Shane Kim on Xbox 360's MMO failuresEDGE spoke with Microsoft Game Studios corporate VP Shane Kim about the MMO genre's failure to come to fruition on the Xbox 360 game console. Two MMOs that were planned for the platform -- Marvel Universe Online (an in-house project) and ... Comic-Con 08: Hands-on with Warhammer OnlineLast week at Comic-Con in San Diego, I sat down with Warhammer Online producer Jeff Skalski and got my hands on the beta for the first time. I could go in-depth on all the new features and functions of the game, but ...
The Daily Recap [Updated]
E308: Warhammer Online is pretty much doneWe had a chance to chat today with Josh Drescher and Adam Gershowitz, two of the leading lights behind EA Mythic's Warhammer Online. Even just two months after our huge Massively goes to WAR series Society system planned in 100th Asheron's Call content updateEarly Asheron's Call adopters are quite accustomed to the epic storylines that unfolded in the world. Some endless sojourns taken through Asheron's Call are still legendary among players. Behind the Curtain: Gone for good?I've been thinking recently about loss. Having been incredibly lucky with my own brush with the possibility of losing my World of Warcraft characters, I got to thinking. Not-in-the-notes for AoC's 17th July patch: invisible hotfix editionYesterday's Age of Conan patch was one of the better ones we've seen in recent times, but it did bring back an old tradition: a longish list of changes that were not mentioned in the official patch notes. Aeria adds Diablo-like Cronous to its libraryMMO portal Aeria Games has acquired a new game called Cronous, which was originally developed by Lizard Interactive. Cronous' gameplay is similar to that of Diablo, Mythos, or Dungeon Runners. [Updated] Our apologies. This is what happens when you try to post while hung over after attending the Joystiq party. The offending lead has been taken out back and summarily flogged with wet-naps from D3's E3 booth.
Daily WoW News
Forum post of the day: Flying mounts in the old worldI was thrilled when Blizzard announce that the Burning Crusade would usher in flying mounts. Then we found out that we would only be able to use flying mounts in Outland, since Blizzard had not rendered some areas of the game. Azerothean General ElectionThe results of the primary elections are in. In an unsurprising landslide victory, Thrall was confirmed as leader of the Horde faction by capturing 69.7% of the vote. Who was leader of the Alliance? Read on... Two Bosses Enter: Sapphiron vs Kel'thuzadTwo bosses enter... but only one will get to leave in WoW Insider's series of fantasy death-matches. We've scoured the instances of Azeroth and Outland looking for the most interesting bosses Blizzard has to offer us and picked out a group of 32 to pit against one another ... Defense cap defined Many WoW players (and several of our readers) often comment that there is no such thing as a defense cap. This is true in the strict sense that there is no upper limit on how much defense you can have, nor any statistical diminishing returns. However... Forum Post of the Day: What type of music do Azerothians make? Acerba of Cenarion Circle started a pretty fun discussion the other day on her server boards: What type of music would typify various races and cultures of Azeroth? Sure, we all have our soundtracks for when we get tired of the in-game music, but what about your character?
The Weekend Recap
Breaking news: SL's Nexus Prime devastated [Updated x2]One of the most impressive builds in Second Life was harmed when one of the designers decided to pull his prims out of the project. Many new people are left wondering why this is such an important place, while many older SLers are wondering just why it was done. The Digital Continuum: A Cryptic futureFirst they were rumored to be taking on the Star Trek Online IP, then it came out that they were just recruiting from the ranks of Perpetual Entertainment's recently laid-off staff. With their blog offline and information scarce, Kyle Horner looks at Cryptic's place in the market. Blackstar's prophecy revealedNot all studios who have lost their primary backing have folded, however. Spacetime Studios, the designers of Blackstar, continue work on their beloved project despite setbacks. If you've been waiting to hear about a great sci-fi MMO, this may just be the project for you. (Especially if you're an investor!) The WoW starts now Our very own Eloise Pasteur, a long-time Second Life resident, decides to dip her toes into Azeroth and figure out what the rest of us are generally on about. With her trusty pet bear, Eloise wanders the land and gives us her travelogue and thoughts as a virtual world veteran. Internet payment plan based on usage to be tested in TexasWe take a look at the plans by Time Warner cable to test out a new model that charges for bandwidth usage as opposed to a flat-fee for access. While this is normal in many other countries, it is largely unheard of in the U.S. Will this mean problems for all online gamers, or is this targeted to stop the torrenters in their tracks?
