Massively:
Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Business models, Economy, Interviews, MMO industryCCP Games Chief Marketing Officer Ryan S. Dancey recently spoke with Gamasutra's Christian Nutt about the state of EVE Online and what makes the sci-fi title unique. EVE has traits that many MMOs don't, such as player governance, a dynamic vi (Read More)
Ars Technica:
This week we take a look at just how much content and choice is missing from the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, and the news is not good for fans of the PC as a gaming platform. We also take a look at how to score some cheap consoles this weekend, why you should be playing Torc (Read More)
Kotaku:
GameSpot reports that a man has sued Sony, Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, contending the company violates the Americans with Disabilities Act for not making its virtual worlds more easily navigable by the visually impaired. The nature of Alexander Stern's visual impairment isn't clear (Read More)
Kotaku:
Was GLaDOS, the artificial intelligence in 2007's critically acclaimed Portal, in fact a game designer? And if so, what does our relationship to the computer, and its abuse of our trust, say about the other games we play? Guido Pellegrini at Playtime Magazine raises that point, among many others, in examining not just the m (Read More)
Kotaku:
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dhani Harrison - son of former Beatle George Harrison - has revealed that he's not only working on Rock Band 3, but that it's going to take the series in a new direction. The fact he mentions a third Rock Band should surprise only those who wake up every morning shocked to see the s (Read More)
Kotaku:
Hello, you. Yes you. Let's talk. Here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us - more than you even want t (Read More)
Allakhazam.com News (full):
About a month and a half ago, we announced that IGG was gearing up to churn out yet another MMO in their line-up: Altis Gates. Well, as they've now begun earnestly working on this project, the team also plans to release a series of dev logs, keeping players informed and updated about the processes going on behind the scenes (Read More)
Kotaku:
With true-to-life fidelity, my most recent season simulation in NCAA Football 10 found Boise State losing a trap game late in the season and, as the token BCS Buster from a minor conference, paying for it dearly in the polls. Having gone undefeated through 10 games, the Broncos (not a user-controlled team in this dynasty) r (Read More)
Allakhazam.com News (full):
Fans of anime-style MMORPGs rejoice! Aeria Games has now opened their closed beta signups for Battle Fantasia, an MMORPG that offers "a variety of engaging features, including: branching class trees, innovative pet customization and crafting systems, incredible mounts, and auction houses. Players looking for more of an acti (Read More)
Massively:
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, News itemsYou'd be forgiven for thinking Aion would've fallen off the Steam and DIrect2Drive top ten sales charts, what with the fire hose blast of new PC releases. Fortunately for NCsoft, that isn't the case as the game is still clinging to said charts in the face of games like Dragon Age: Origi (Read More)
Kotaku:
Walmart kicked off the morning lineup craze three weeks early with its Saturday-only electronics sale. Crecente was there at 7:30 a.m. down there to file a live report, if by "live report" one means, "buy a Blu-Ray player." Hardware • Today is the one-day only special in which you can grab an Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 sto (Read More)
G4 TV - TheFeed:
When I met with OneBigGame charity co-founder Martin de Ronde, formerly of Guerrilla Games, the last project I expected him to announce was an adventure game based on Minesweeper.Yes, Minesweeper, the point 'n click freeware game bundled with your copy of Windows.Minesweeper is currently in development at Revolution Softwar (Read More)
G4 TV - TheFeed:
Call this an Afternoon Hangover after a Friday beer lunch (man, I miss those)...Obviously this is spurred by Modern Warfare 2's release next week, but it's a question applicable to any game with multiplayer. When you boot up a new game for the first time, what takes priority...playing through the story, or hopping online an (Read More)
Allakhazam.com News (full):
Well, the team behind this turn-based MMORPG already celebrated their one year anniversary last week, but congratulations are still in order, even if all of the events are already wrapped up. This week, however, the team is also keen to move forward, as they have just recently introduced their new "lite" client, a 700mb fil (Read More)