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Archive for September, 2009
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning: Status Update
Sep 16th
MMORPG.com’s Carolyn Koh spoke recently with WAR producer Destin Bales about the current status of the game and what Mythic is working for for the future.
Producer Destin Bales of Warhammer Online was on hand at PAX this year to provide a brief update of the game and what Mythic Studios has been doing. No big reveals, no sneak peeks, but a lot about their one-year anniversary and what they were doing for it. At PAX, they had an area with comfortable couches and coffee tables with the WAR logo on them, covered with buttons, which disappeared quickly into swag bags.
"It’s our one-year anniversary and we are celebrating all through the month of September," said Destin, "and the Wild Hunt is the largest live event we’ve ever done."
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Will Blizzard’s Next MMO be Different?
Sep 16th
This Article is Originally from NeoSeeker.com
If You Want to Know More Details about it, please check out the link below: http://www.neoseeker.com/news/11781-activision-blizzard-ceo- claims-next-mmo-will-be-different/
Interesting things come out of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s mouth, especially his latest predictions.
Some industry executives do have a habit of spewing nonsense or just troubling (and revealing) insights. Kotick’s latest tease has to do with Blizzard’s next MMO, which he says will not be the same fantasy setting as World of Warcraft, with elves and orcs. That does seem to be the MMORPG trend as of late, moving away from the medieval fantasy world.
City of Heroes: Issue 16: Power Spectrum Now Live!
Sep 15th
The update many of you have been waiting for, Issue 16: Power Spectrum, has been deployed to live servers today! This latest update brings a long, long requested feature to City of Heroes fans, namely, the ability to customize the color of ones powers. "Unarmed" melee users will also be able to customize their powers with entirely new alternate animations, and powersets like Spines will be able to choose from a variety of different spine textures such as metal or slate.
In addition to the power customization options, a number of new powersets have been proliferated with the release of Issue 16, the Mission Architect has seen some improvements, a mission difficulty slider has been added, and finally a new feature that allows for easier sidekicking entitled "Super Sidekicking" has been introduced.
The following powerset proliferation options are now available with the launch of Issue 16:
Archetype – Blasters
- Radiation Blast
Archetype – Brutes
- Claws
Archetype – Controllers
- Cold Domination
Archetype – Corruptors
- Archery
- Trick Arrow
Archetype – Defenders
- Assault Rifle
- Traps
Archetype – Dominators
- Earth Assault
Archetype -Masterminds
- Thermal Radiation
Archetype -Scrappers
- Electric Melee
- Electric Armor
Archetype -Tankers
- Electric Melee
- Electric Armor
Archetype -Stalkers
- Broadsword
For more information on the features included with Issue 16, check out the feature overview here. Just want to see the patch notes? Those are available too.
More >Final Fantasy XIV: A Talk With Robert Peeler
Sep 15th
MMORPG.com’s Derek Gordon recently spoke with Robert Peeler, the Community Planner and Service Manager for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV about the game.
Launch Info
Here is a pre-alpha look at some of the things I can confirm we will see with Final Fantasy XIV. Let’s start with the biggest question I have been hearing from a lot of people. What is going to happen to Final Fantasy XI? I can confirm that Final Fantasy not only will remain supported by Square Enix, I can also tell you that a new lead developer has been hired to continue working on Final Fantasy XI. If anyone was worried about it, you can rest assured that XI will remain a focus for Square Enix.
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Massively: PAX 09' - We travel east with Rise of the Godslayer – Hyborian Adventures
Sep 14th
Massively: PAX 09’ – We travel east with Rise of the Godslayer
Massively.com speaks with Game Director Craig ’Silirrion’ Morrison about the new Conan expansion Rise of the Godslayer.
"Age of Conan came to PAX pretty much directly off their announcement of the Rise of the Godslayer expansion. So when we arrived at our appointment to check the game out and speak with Executive Producer Craig Morrison, you can imagine our curiosity levels were quite high." –Massively.com
Read the full article on Massively.com!
Guild Wars 2: Preview Interview
Sep 14th
MMORPG.com’s Carolyn Koh was at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo. While there, she spoke with Mike O’Brien and Daniel Dociu about their upcoming MMORPG, Guild Wars 2.
The first thing Mike O’Brien, ArenaNet Studio Head and Co-founder said to me was, "Guild Wars 2 – Still Free!" when we spoke about Guild Wars 2 at PAX 2009. At this point in game development, there were not a lot of details they could speak of, but instead of giving out signed posters of Guild Wars art this year, they were giving out a beautiful hard-cover art-book of the art of Guild Wars 2. One book per attendee.
ArenaNet is justifiably proud of their game art team and their accomplishments, having won many awards over the years from prestigious juried competitions such as Into the Pixel, Ballistic, Expose and Spectrum Fantastic Art.
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[Interview] Mytheon Preview from the Lead Designer
Sep 14th
Mytheon is an online micro transaction game that uniquely combines the best elements of action, strategy and RPG game-play with a heavy emphasis on collectability and combat. Though the game is in the development and the date of CBT is still unknown, it has caught a lot of players’ attention. Today MMOsite brings an interview with Chris Rubyor, the Lead Designer on Mytheon to help you get a better understanding of the game.
Mytheon – Trailer
MMOsite: We are so glad to have this opportunity to do an interview with you. First off, please make a brief introduction about yourself and the developer team for our readers.Chris Rubyor: My name is Chris Rubyor and I’m the Lead Designer on Mytheon. As lead, I’m responsible for the overall design vision, managing the design group, working with the publisher, and of overseeing the implementation of all game content and systems.Mytheon is being published by True Games Interactive. Your readers can learn more about the game at the game’s official website: http://www.Mytheongame.com.
MMOsite: Some of our readers may still be unfamiliar with Mytheon. Could you give us a brief synopsis of the game, including its background and storyline?Chris Rubyor: Technically speaking, Mytheon is not a traditional More >
Cataclysmic PAX Interview
Sep 12th
This Article is Originally from ZAM.COMIf You Want to Know More Details about it, please check out the link below:http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19597
Now that some of the dust has settled since the BlizzCon announcement of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, ZAM would like to dig a little deeper into the mysteries that encompass the next expansion. Although they didn’t get much through this interview with Blizzard at PAX, you may still find some interesting tips in it. Underwater Mounts? New Dungeon? Enjoy!
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: PAX Rise of the Godslayer Demo
Sep 11th
Carolyn Koh was at PAX. While there, she met up with Funcom’s Craig Morrison to talk about the upcoming Conan expansion, Rise of the Godslayer.
The Age of Conan expansion, Rise of the Godslayer is based in the land of Khitai. A land imagined by Robert E. Howard the creator of Conan the Cimmerian as an exotic land of 9,999 gods, a rich, influential land in the Far East. Funcom has interpreted that as a land, peoples and architecture reminiscent of Ancient China and influenced by a romantic, folkloric European view of Chinese culture. Khitai is a land that Conan visited as a young thief, seeking a gem of fable. Instead, he found an alien being of power which had been bound by the wizards to do their bidding, and worshipped as a God by the faction. Out of mercy, he killed it as it begged him, and in turn, Conan earned the enmity of a powerful sect.
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Solomon Kane Trailer sees the light of day – Hyborian Adventures
Sep 11th
Solomon Kane Trailer sees the light of day
Robert E. Howard did not only create Conan and one of his most famous heroes after the wild barbarian has received the honor of being brought to live on film.
As one of the fanpage for Solomon Kane report, today Davis Films have released the first official english Solomon Kane Trailer through various platforms into the web.
As we think this trailer is really breathtaking, any Robert E. Howard and fantasy fan should give it a try!