Jun
02
2010
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Cosmetic armor and more promised in Warhammer Online’s May producer letter

The recent release of patch 1.3.5 has brought with it the complete death of Warhammer Online , if you equate a more active city siege environment with “complete death.” Even though it came late in the month, it’s certainly a major point of discussion for executive producer Carrie Gouskos , and it’s addressed in the most recent producer letter for May . But that’s the least of what needs to be discussed, and the talk starts with a reversal of the prior announcement that 1.3.6 would allow players to create characters of both realms on the same server

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May
19
2010
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Guild Wars 2 Lead Content Designer expands on dynamic events system

“The game is lying to you!” Colin Johanson , the Lead Content Designer for Guild Wars 2 , made a very good point when he introduced us to the dynamic events system planned for Guild Wars 2 .

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May
08
2010
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WRUP: Let them eat cake edition

The weekend is upon us which means it’s time for yet another addition of WRUP . For those of you in the audience who wonder how this whole WRUPing thing works, we’ll tell you: getting the introduction right is the hardest part. Here’s the story behind today’s introduction: Elizabeth: WRUP is done save an intro..

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Apr
07
2010
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Offer based incentives added to Nexon games

Filed under: Business models , MMO industry , News items , Free-to-play It’s long been a known fact that most “free” services are supported largely by advertising. MMOs, by and large, have stayed away from the advertising model, instead opting for item shops and subscription fees to turn a profit. Nexon America , however, has decided to go in a different direction — and you can probably guess what it is straight from the introduction

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Mar
24
2010
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Craft of Gods entering third open beta

Kalicanthus Entertainment has just announced the third open beta for its forthcoming Craft of Gods MMORPG. The 3D fantasy title, based on Slavic mythology and developed by Russian studio Cyberdemons , will open its doors on April 2 at 2:30 PM CET.

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Mar
02
2010
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Supreme Commander 2 Updated Q&A – Closing Thoughts

Gas Powered Games frontman Chris Taylor shares his final thoughts on this ambitious strategy sequel. The original Supreme Commander took the huge, ambitious vision of Total Annihilation and combined it with state-of-the-art technology that let the game render enormous battlefields contested by huge armies in real time. The sequel, which ships tomorrow, attempts to improve on everything in the original game while operating on a streamlined engine that lets the game run well on the Xbox 360 and even on scaled-down PCs

  

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Feb
21
2010
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Altis Gates brings in the Pet Corps

Altis Gates , the upcoming free-to-play title being published by IGG , is setting out to offer up some interesting mechanics for the f2p fans in the house. The game has 2 main classes with 12 subclasses, and offers players the chance to shape-shift into various different forms. To add to that, IGG is bringing in a new patch that will introduce a new type of game play called the Pet Corps to the game

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Jan
28
2010
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Fallen Earth’s State of the Game: Upcoming additions and more

When it comes to transparency regarding patches, Fallen Earth might have just won that category in spades.

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