Perfect World’s upcoming MMO Battle of the Immortals breaks one of the unwritten and of questionable logic, yet universally fundamental rules of MMOs: Pets don’t aid in combat. For some reason or another, the idea that any pets that are not part of a summoning spell, should be vanity pets that do not give an … Continue reading “Battle of the Immortals: Why Not? Pets That Help In Combat”
Meridian 59 is acclaimed as the first MMORPG, following a long line of Multi-User-Dungeons (MUDs) and paving the way for Ultima Online to come in and steal the show only to give way to Everquest, and eventually World of Warcraft. Despite a fifteen year timeline, these titles are still up and running to this day, … Continue reading “Point For PC MMOs: Xbox Live to Shut Down”
Last month I talked about Aventurine’s plans for Darkfall this year, more specifically the focus on making the new player experience much more of a soft palm and not a bronze-knuckled fist. I also raised concern that this is creating speculation in the Darkfall community that this will bring updates along the lines of the … Continue reading “Darkfall: Newbie Protection Program”
Warhammer 40k Online is one of those titles you don’t read too much about, except for plenty of speculation on the part of the public. Announced three years ago, we know now that the MMO will be slated for release in 2012 (Competing year with the Fallout MMO Beta). I’ve wanted to do an article on the … Continue reading “Warhammer 40k MMO: Little Information, High Hopes”
Being the purported Cryptic employee that I am, I have to take as much opportunity as possible to spread uncertainty among those who would otherwise believe such claims. Granted, a talk with Cryptic will offer more specific results than, say, a talk with Jagex’s CEO Mark Gerhard (Ask him anything about the game, assuming he … Continue reading “Cryptic Says: Ask Us Anything”
Today is the day we look at January and say “See you next year!” Yes it can only be February, and February can only mean another Everquest expansion is releasing. February starts off with two titles releasing: Global Agenda and Star Trek Online, on the first and second respectively. An important thing to remember about … Continue reading “Hello, February!”
Whatever you think about Sony, you can’t deny the deal they have going for their titles. For the price of only two MMOs per month, you can access virtually any Sony game you own. Everquest, Everquest 2, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Planetside, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, Free Realms, and that console Everquest game. That’s … Continue reading “Why Not A Cryptic Pass? NCsoft Pass? Turbine Pass!”
It was bound to happen eventually, but it looks like NCsoft’s recent rise in account theft has bled over to Turbine and Lord of the Rings Online. Just a couple days ago, Turbine placed the above notice on the game launcher, reminding players to change their password regularly. Granted, if you have a password that isn’t … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings: Keep Your Account Safe”
With all the commotion(?) over Phantasy Star Universe biting the dust this March, one might think three MMOs shutting down would be enough for the first half of 2010. Odds are none of those people play Cities XL. In an open letter to the community, Monte Crisco emailed all current subscribers to let them know … Continue reading “Cities XL To Shut Down This March”
Good news, Phantasy Star Universe! The long-awaited MAG+ update will be going live January 29th and will be running through March 12th. This event brings players together to compete for prizes, medals, and more, offering current subscribers on the Xbox360 to enjoy the rewards for plenty of time to come. MAG+, or MAXIMUM ATTACK G+ as … Continue reading “Phantasy Star Universe to Shut Down: Update Time!”
MMO Fallout 