Comics Alliance (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Marvel , Gaming Once upon a time Marvel Comics had its own "City of Heroes" in its sights via Microsoft. The aim was to build a massive online world where players could take up superheroing in the mighty Marvel manner. Things didn't quite work out the way they seem ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
Blizzard's World of Warcraft is a hugely successful MMO. So if you are game developer and you want to make a hugely successful MMO, copy WoW, right? Right? Wrong, says WoW. "There are a lot of...
Massively (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
In a surprising surge, we've heard a great deal of things about Star Wars Galaxies lately. From SOE offering new rides to our friend Petter M checking it out and chronicling his adventure , it seems more folks are giving it a try who hadn't before. Then when we hear of great role-play events going on in game, such as the Sizzling Summer Cantina Crawl from earlier this year, we can understand why more...
Massively (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
One of the major problems of a game in which you can do anything is that... well, there's not necessarily much of a reason to do anything. That's a Terrible Idea recently had an interesting piece on the difficulty of generating goals and objectives in MMOs , especially in contrast with single-player games where your goals are equally pre-generated. The difference, as the article notes, is that single-player...
Dealspwn (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
As well as Steam’s usual weekend deal (this time it’s the Lucas Arts Premier Pack, which gives you 16 games for £34.99), they also have a brand new set of games available on their pre-Christmas special. Today the line-up is as follows: Borderlands – £20.09 City of Heroes: Architect Edition – £4.99 Spore – £14.99 Resident Evil 5 – £14.99...
videogamesblogger.com: (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Did you have a Happy Thanksgiving? I certainly did. Lots of great food and lots of good time spent with family and friends. There is a lot to be thankful for even in this rough economy, and Steam is so thankful for their continued success and legion of PC-downloading-friends, that they’ve decided to celebrate Thanksgiving [...]
threevue (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Steam is selling City of Heroes Architect Edition (which includes City of Villains) for $10. The sale ends in about 22 hours. Should I try it out? I’ve never played an MMO anything, and it looks like something to try for a bit. Apparently the game’s site offers a free 14-day [...]
Voodoo Extreme (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Here are Saturday's discounts - same drill as yesterday, except this time you only have 23 and...
Massively (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Filed under: Real life , Super-hero , City of Heroes , City of Villains , Events, real-world , News items It's trite and cliche, but also true -- the holidays are the optimal time to stop and remember that there are people less fortunate than you in the world. Charity drives step up in frequency and everyone looks for the spirit of the holiday, of giving gifts out of kindness and hope that others...
Massively (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day if you're in the United States, which makes it special. (If you live in the rest of the world, tomorrow is Thursday and not particularly special, but bear with us.) It's the start of a season devoted to good feelings and positive thoughts, as well as voracious consumerism, so it's best to start things off on the right foot. Start off by clearing the air and getting everything...
IGN (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Star Trek Online (PC) Fans and gamers will have the opportunity to explore the vast Star Trek Universe through space and ground gameplay for two weeks prior to launch.
Massively (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Some things don't go well together. Like peanut butter and soap, or open PvP in a neutral quest hub, or melee attacks for a spellcaster. On the other hand, there are some things that seem as if they'd go together so perfectly that it's a wonder it hasn't already been put into place. Final Fantasy XI 's multiple jobs paired with the unique nature of Warhammer Online 's classes, for instance. Or the...
GayGamer.net (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
I'll admit it. I am one of the many addicted to character creation. I am also one of those who will lament over the avatar creation screen as much as skill trees or weaponry. He or she simply has to beautiful! Soul Calibur 4, Fallout 3 , City of Heroes . There were times I would boot each game with the sole agenda of playing dress up with my "dollhouse" of creations. Here is my Dragon Age:...
WOW Insider (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
This was a reader suggestion, and a good one: Zvonimir wants to know how many of us WoW players use a Mac to play the game. Blizzard has steadfastly put out Mac and Windows versions of all their games ever since the original Warcraft , but this is not at all the norm in the industry. There are only a few other major MMOs I can think of that even have official Mac versions ( EVE , Warhammer , City...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In just over a month since the release of Star Wars Galaxies Chronicle Master mission creation tool, fans have created more than three million pieces of interactive Star Wars fiction. The Chronicle...
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