Filed under: Video , The Matrix Online , Opinion , Star Wars Galaxies , Tabula Rasa , Miscellaneous , Jukebox Heroes , Sunsets Maybe many of us would just rather remember MMOs as they were in life rather than at the moment of their demise .
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The Perfect Ten: Final moments of MMOs, part 1
Filed under: Culture , Opinion , The Daily Grind , Miscellaneous The recent story of a possible new RuneScape classic server has caught my attention. Not because I have any particular attachment to RuneScape , but because I love the idea of studios offering older versions of the game (such as EverQuest Mac ) for those who have a fondness for an earlier era
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The Daily Grind: Would you pay to support a classic server?
Filed under: Fantasy , Horror , Age of Conan , Anarchy Online , MMO industry , News items , Free-to-play , The Secret World Funcom has published game director letters for all three of its MMOs this morning, and one of the topics on everyone’s mind is of course the studio’s reorganization. As it turns out, the dev teams for The Secret World , Age of Conan , and Anarchy Online will all be operating out of the company’s Raleigh, North Carolina facility which was previously the sole domain of the Funcom customer service team.
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Funcom game directors talk relocation, effects on TSW, AoC, and AO development [Updated]
Filed under: Fantasy , Dark Age of Camelot , Events, in-game , Promotions Mythic has a special treat for the Dark Age of Camelot players who patiently waited through some recent downtime: a generous bonus weekend starting… right now . The bonus weekend affects the different server rulesets in a variety of ways.
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Dark Age of Camelot runs bonus weekend
Filed under: Fantasy , Previews , Ultima Online , Dev Diaries , Housing Ultima Online is well-known for being a player housing paradise, and it looks like the ability to make a comfy nest for oneself will get even better with the next game update. Producer Bonnie Armstrong posted a preview of what players should expect in the near future. The big news is that the UO team is considering allowing players to have houses on both Siege Perilous and standard shards, opening up the possibilities for multiple home ownership
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Ultima Online gives much love to housing
Filed under: Fantasy , Asheron’s Call , Events, in-game , Lore It seems quite fitting to the season for Asheron’s Call to name its newest event Darkest Night . The January event continues the game’s story with an attempt to put down Hoshino Kei once and for all. Several new quests are being added to the game for the event, and an interesting “tell the story from the villain’s point of view” lore tidbit gives some insight into the challenges that lie ahead for adventurers.
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Asheron’s Call heeds the Darkest Night
Filed under: City of Heroes , Dark Age of Camelot , EverQuest , Guild Wars 2 , The Secret World , Star Wars: The Old Republic , Perfect Ten , Miscellaneous I am a complete sucker for three things: novelty soft drink flavors, Tom Servo’s singing voice in MST3K , and end-of-the-year lists. Egads, I love the end of the year just for the lists alone. Everyone does them (copycats!), and I like to see how my opinions stack up against them
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The Perfect Ten: My biggest gaming moments in 2012
Filed under: Fantasy , Asheron’s Call , Business models , MMO industry , Opinion , Leaderboard So Asheron’s Call 2 is back.
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Leaderboard: Is Asheron’s Call 2 a long-term home or a short-term novelty?
Filed under: Betas , Fantasy , Game mechanics , MMO industry , News items It’s always a sad day when a game you worked on shuts down. You shed your tears and move on, most likely wishing you could have the game back but knowing it’s gone for good. But Asheron’s Call 2 has come back against all odds , and while it’s not yet clear what the future will hold for the dead-and-revived game, former producer Eric Heimburg quickly jumped in to see how well the game holds up in a more modern sense .
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Asheron’s Call 2 producer weighs in on the revived game
Filed under: Fantasy , Asheron’s Call , MMO industry Well this is one story we never thought we’d be writing: Asheron’s Call 2 is coming back from the dead. No, really! Turbine announced the return of the long-dormant title , which will be on a brand-new server called Dawnsong. The studio also provided a link to download the old client
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Turbine brings back Asheron’s Call 2