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Atlantica Online just celebrated its first year in the US , but the free-to-play game apparently had another trick up its sleeve -- namely, allowing players interested in the game a chance to get in and start playing even faster. After all, it can be obnoxious to download a client and wait ...
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Atlantica Online
NDoors Interactive
Hackers, as everyone knows, were scheduled to be the mirror class to Choppas... wait, no, that's not right. We're not talking about one of the classes of Warhammer Online , we're talking about that scourge of the paying and fair-playing populace of every MMO. The most recent developer diary ...
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Warhammer Online
Mythic
Electronic Arts
At the rate we're getting swamped with information about the upcoming Final Fantasy XI version update, we'll soon be finding out that the update is also adding two new jobs and a level cap increase. Well, maybe not, but Square-Enix has released yet more news about the upcoming November ...
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Final Fantasy XI
Square Enix
Square
Every year in Guild Wars , the Mad King Thorn invades, demanding that the residents there laugh -- or die. But for all that this may sound incredibly ominous, you can't help but appreciate just how utterly cool the ArenaNet team has made their game look. Today's spooky yet gorgeous ...
MMO
Guild Wars
ArenaNet
NCsoft
With so many delicious gaming options available, we have to agree with Tracey's conclusion: who needs to go outside? Virtual life is often by far the more exciting -- though we are all curious about this RL outdoor instance Krystalle is talking about. Either way, it's safe to say that this ...
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You'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: Origins ...
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Aion
NCsoft
This seems to be a divisive issue for many people... which makes it the perfect cannon fodder to use in a morning Daily Grind question! Readers of Massively, do you think that MMOs have a single month to make a gloriously positive impression on our player base? Is the first month really the ...
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CCP 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 virtual economy, and slow but continual ...
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EVE Online
CCP Games
The endless trial has arrived in the land of Warhammer Online , and it's quite the offer. Of course, we've reported on the actual trial before but as of today (post-maintenance) it's officially enacted within the game. So if you've been waiting to go back and check things out but didn't ...
MMO
Warhammer Online
Mythic
BioWare
Electronic Arts
Today Fallen Earth has announced a new iPhone app in the works that might well make all but the most hardcore earth-loving Vista reconsider their wary stance on technology. This new Fallen Earth app will offer players the ability to access their stored and equipped items, check out their ...
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Fallen Earth
Perfect World Entertainment 's Jade Dynasty really is a unique offering on the MMO market. We here at Massively have been covering it and commenting on it since we got to see it at E3 , and we're always interested to hear more about the MMO that "plays itself." Well, the team at Jade ...
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Perfect World Entertainment
Skyblade
Not many MMOs last a decade, and this week marks 10 years since the launch of Asheron's Call , the fantasy MMORPG by Turbine Entertainment. Releasing several months after EverQuest , the game held its own and found its way to becoming one of the top MMOs of its time, providing fond memories ...
MMO
Asheron's Call
Toby Ragaini
The Matrix Online
It's been one whole successful year for Atlantica Online in the US, and Ndoors Interactive is ready to celebrate with special bonuses and in-game events throughout this November. The first of many celebratory specials offers players a 200% experience boost, something sure to make ...
MMO
Atlantica Online
NDoors Interactive
The Naga have settled around Aotulia Volcano, and they have a fancy new weapon at their disposal. They've captured Gestaro, a renegade Flame Dragon possessed by demons. Flame dragons are the most powerful of the five ancient dragon races, and the Naga plan to use this one to help suppress ...
MMO
Runes of Magic
Dungeons and Dragons Online
MMO Family is your resource for leveling a gaming-specced family ... From tips on balancing gaming with family life to finding age-appropriate niches for every family member, MMO Family offers you advice on MMO gaming of the family, by the family and for the family.
If you've been ...
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Those following the news surrounding development of sci-fi MMO Black Prophecy from Reakktor Media know there's been a significant hurdle to this title seeing the light of day -- the issue of insolvency. When parent company 10Tacle filed for insolvency, this adversely impacted subsidiary ...
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Reakktor
As we visited the lands of Lord of the Rings Online yesterday for a bit of spooky fun, today we thought we'd take a peek in at Dungeons and Dragons Online . While this isn't specifically a Halloween shot, we thought the spooky summons was a nice counterpoint. This image comes to us from ...
MMO
Dungeons and Dragons Online
Turbine
Linden Lab has released the figures for the third-quarter performance of Second Life .
If you want the short version, it wasn't a growth quarter. Q3 2009 figures were not really very distinguishable from Q2 2009. There's actually nothing wrong with that. Growth plateaus are occasional ...
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Second Life
Welcome to MMOrigins, a new weekly series here at Massively where we take a look at what makes us who we are as MMO gamers. Much in the style of our Redefining MMOs series, several members of the Massively team will have their chance to take a look back at their influences, favorite classic ...
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We've got Trooper, Smuggler, Jedi Knight, Bounty Hunter, Sith Warrior, and now Imperial Agent. BioWare revealed the sixth class for Star Wars: The Old Republic today on their forums. This news comes as absolutely no surprise to those who attended the EA Press Tour earlier this week -- they ...
