MMORPG.com columnist Angie Webb recently had the opportunity to sit in on a live demo of DC Universe Online. During the demo, she saw developers play through an area called Amusement Mile, the proverbial playground of The Joker and Harley Quinn. Find out what Angie thought of the demo and about some of the nifty small touches devs have included in the game (the Jester hat equip!). Posted Sep 1, 2010 by Angie Webb
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh had a chance recently to take a developer tour of Heroes of Three Kingdoms, a historically based MMO in the Perfect World stable of free-to-play games. During her tour, Carolyn not only got a good look at the game but also received a bit of a history lesson as well. See what she discovered in her media tour.Posted Aug 31, 2010 by Carolyn Koh
In his latest column, MMORPG.com Community Manager Michael Bitton wonders if ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 lived up to the hype at this year's GamesCom. With the massive amount of information put forth by the development team and the excitement that it has generated, the team has a lot to live up to. Did they Walk the Walk? Find out what Mike thinks and then add your thoughts!Posted Aug 31, 2010 by Michael Bitton
It has been said that developers have a very short window of opportunity in which to grab a player's attention and, most importantly, to keep it. To that end, MMORPG.com's Phil James has a review of the recently overhauled starter zone in Everquest II. Find out if Phil thinks the reworked starter zone in EQII is enough to capture and retain a player's interest.Posted Aug 30, 2010 by Phil James
Trion Worlds has provided us with an overview of the Plane of Fire, one of the six planes that are tearing through rifts in the world of Rift: Planes of Telara.Posted Aug 27, 2010
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller takes a look at the way many MMOs are moving to a more action-based style of combat. Leading the way and touting this style as one of its major features is TERA, set to be published in North America by En Masse. Garrett takes a look at action combat and its impact on players. Check it out!Posted Aug 27, 2010 by Garrett Fuller
Recently, MMORPG.com's Angie Webb attended Syndicon in San Diego, California. During the convention, Angie visited with game luminaries but also had a chance to check out The Syndicate itself. After all, the entire convention was arranged as the annual meet-and-greet for the guild called The Syndicate. Just who are The Syndicate? Find out in Angie's profile of this groundbreaking gaming guild.Posted Aug 27, 2010 by Angie Webb
MMORPG.com writer Angie Webb recently attended the Syndicon meet up in San Diego, California. While there, Angie had a chance to check out End of Nations, a new MMORTS currently in development by Petroglyph and set to be published by Trion Worlds. Angie has news and information about the game to share so be sure to check it out to see how End of Nations is progressing.Posted Aug 26, 2010 by Angie Webb
MMORPG.com's Community Manager Michael Bitton has synthesized all of the information about Star Wars: The Old Republic that came out during last week's GamesCom and placed it one handy-dandy article for readers to slice and dice and discuss. Check out the ships and advanced class information that Mike has amassed.Posted Aug 25, 2010 by Michael Bitton
This past weekend, MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to head to Games Day in Baltimore, Maryland. During his time at the event, Garrett checked out some of the stuff Games Workshop has in store for fans. Included in the visit was a look at the next Warhammer Online update and the Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium Online trailer. Posted Aug 23, 2010 by Garrett Fuller
In his latest MMORPG.com article, Michael Lafferty discusses the recent changes to the Everquest II user interface, or UI. While acknowledging some nice changes, Michael discovered that many players think that the new version leaves much to be desired. In comments from the players themselves, Michael discovers that one size does NOT fit all. Find out why.Posted Aug 20, 2010
In his latest article for MMORPG.com, columnist Bill Murphy takes readers on a brief tour of World of Tanks and tackles the issue of whether or not WoT is truly an MMO. Find out what Bill saw, or didn't see, in his time playing World of Tanks.Posted Aug 19, 2010 by William Murphy
MMORPG.com Community Manager Michael Bitton had the opportunity for a tour of the latest update to Atlantica Online. Called "Troy", the update brings the continent of Africa into the game. It is set to go live on all servers later this week and features a new tactical battle system and player housing. Read all of Michael's thoughts about Troy.Posted Aug 17, 2010 by Michael Bitton
At last weekend's Sony Online Entertainment Fan Faire, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood sat in on what was probably the most controversial panel during the convention: The panel dealing with the recently announced Everquest II Extended and its free-to-play option. Developers David Georgeson, Rich Waters, Greg Spence and Tony Royce spent time discussing what EQ II Extended is and isn't as well as giving fans time to ask their questions.Posted Aug 13, 2010 by Jon Wood
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to attend last week's SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas. During his time there, Jon attended a DC Universe Online panel and listened to an informative discussion about the game's story, feats, the game world, PvP and cross-platform development. Check it out!Posted Aug 11, 2010 by Jon Wood
In his latest column, MMORPG.com Community Manager Michael Bitton takes a look at Guild Wars 2 and how ArenaNet has decided to take away the 'been there, done that' feeling that many gamers are experiencing in today's MMOs. Find out what Mike thinks is it that Guild Wars 2 devs are bringing to the genre is exciting the worldwide MMO community.Posted Aug 10, 2010 by Michael Bitton
During her visit to this year's Comic Con, MMORPG.com writer Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to take a closer look at Super Hero Squad Online. Not only did Carolyn find out about awesome housing in the game, she also found a lot of humor. Read on to find out more about Super Hero Squad Online and who exactly it is that wears exploding underwear.Posted Aug 5, 2010 by Carolyn Koh
MMORPG.com writer, Carolyn Koh, has taken a first hand look at the LEGO Universe world and has an excellent report on the backstory, LEGO Universe factions and the unique appearance of items and equipment in the game. Check out Carolyn's report.Posted Aug 4, 2010 by Carolyn Koh
Last week, MMORPG.com writer, Shannon Drake, gave readers an inside and pithy look at games and development cycles. This week, Shannon continues his look at the exciting world devs and game fans face after a game has shipped. We get a peek at the post-launch trauma that many devs experience and the reasons why your favorite game just might take a bit longer to 'fix' than you'd like. Check it out!Posted Aug 3, 2010 by Shannon Drake
In his latest article for MMORPG.com, writer Michael Lafferty spends time with Funcom's Craig Morrison, Turbine's Jared “Kelsan” Pruett, Perfect World's Jon Belliss, and Realtime Worlds' EJ Moreland in a round table discussion about the misconceptions and 'fear' surrounding PvP. It's a fascinating look at the age-old (relatively speaking) argument for and against PvP and one that you won't want to miss.Posted Aug 2, 2010
