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This continue weekend at PAX 2009 we had the opportunity to sit into disfavor with Lord of the Rings Online's executive producer Jeffrey Steefel. He gave us a slink peek at some of the new zone and instanced content to come in Siege of Mirkwood, as well as many of the renovated features. So if you're skeptical or just plain curious, we reckon you'll be most intrigued to see what knowledge we've uncovered back venturing deep into Mirkwood and all the way into Sauron's fastness of Dol Guldur.
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September 11, 2009
As we mentioned last week, Cities XL has been launching their own demo version of the amusement for several different languages. The German and French version went up greatest week, but today marks the official launch for the English version.
Partnering up with Namco Bandai for this English version, the developers at Monte Cristo strike one as being pleased that their city-building MMO is right on track because of an October release. This demo for the game can be downloaded at our sister location, Big Download, and is playable throughout the month of September.
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September 11, 2009
Despite the occurrence that the game's official launch has been pushed back to September 22nd, Fallen Earth's pre-quiet head start begins today at 2pm EST. So for anyone who purchased the fearless from their website for the special ATV mount, or purchased it from one side Direct2Drive for the warhorse mount, you get to play almost sum of ~ units weeks before everyone else!
According to their official announcement, all specific beta and pre-order items (including characters) have been reset, in like manner you'll need to re-enter these codes once the servers be on the point live. This is it, fellow wastelanders! The apocalypse is upon us.
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September 11, 2009
Every in the same state often, we get a longer note to go with a representation someone sends in. Today's One Shots contributor, Lottara, sent onward one from Warhammer Online along with this stunning screen, so we're going to divide straight to that today. Enjoy!
The sun is much too brilliant for Lottara, but there's nothing much she can do near it. News just came about a host of Orderlings landing in the Land of the Dead. Soon these hills self-reliance be swarming with the vermin. While she stands guard close to the war camp, the Tomb of the Vulture Lord looms faraway in the background...
While I haven't seen too much of the PVE in LotD, I strolled round enough to say it's a stunningly beautiful zone. And at the time that the zone flips, suddenly there's a whole lot more you should be worried about than a few roaming public quests. No matter the kind of all the disgruntled ex-players are shouting in the forums, Warhammer Online is a scheme I'm always having a blast playing.
One Shots is di~atory in need of more screenshots, so if you've got more time while out adventuring, why not gather some up for us and transmit them to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com. Add your credit, (guild and server welcome too) and a quick description, and you're station! We'll post it and give you the love.
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September 11, 2009
All Points Bulletin was representing at PAX and season the game wasn't playable I did manage to see a self-same cool PAX-only gameplay video presentation. Epic Games' Mark Rein and Realtime Worlds' community officer Chris Collins – you know, that dashing gentlemen in totality those cool video podcasts – played a bunch of the bit of strategy and edited it into a nicely narrated sample of what playing the fearless is like.
What I ended up seeing was a game that ~ the agency of all accounts looks very ready for launch, so I wasn't surprised to exist told beta was "a few weeks" away and not months. And space of time that date is still a little ways off, most other attendees who sententious precept the video seemed to agree that launch day couldn't advance soon enough.
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September 11, 2009
The NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Supreme Headquarters Allied Command Transformation is immediately seeking tenders for the construction of a proof-of-concept position in a virtual environment. "The first scenario is to replicate a generic headquarters mingle for a NATO operation. ... The second scenario will involve replicating the Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, USA. The without more acceptable worlds that may provide a solution to this statement of moil are Second Life by Linden Labs[sic], OLIVE by Forterra, or NEXUS by ECS."
Actually, this part's a little confusing, because of the three essential environments specified as 'acceptable', only one (Forterra's OLIVE) actually meets the least quantity criteria given in the solicitation. NATO SHQACT acknowledges this in a following clarification document, but is still seeking Second Life submissions anyway. As it stands, it doesn't assume like any existing Second Life developer can actually meet the binding Defense Contract requirements in any case, and submissions close on the 8th of this month.
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September 11, 2009
NCsoft and DC Comics be in actual possession of teamed up to create a limited edition comic based on Aion which focuses on the Asmodian Daeva Aiva. She might look familiar for example her image is used to advertise the game and a image of her will also be found in the Collector's Edition which time Aion is released later this month.
"Aiva's Story" is the labor of artist Neil Googe and writers David Noonan and Ricardo Sanchez. Aiva's life is torn apart whereas her family is killed by an Elyos raiding party. Embittered, she endures a sour life as a mercenary, fighting Karnifs and the Mau. She brings with her a festering hatred for the white-winged Elyos, eventually ascending to Daevahood and is well-informed to the Abyss. The comic book will be available (albeit in limited quantities) at the Aion booth at this weekend's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle bound fans will also be able to get their hands on a make a transcript of by purchasing the game at GameStop in the US and Electronic Boutique supplies in Canada..
You can check out our gallery below to know the cover art in it's full glory, as well considered in the state of some internal artwork.
Gallery: Aion: Aiva's Story
Want to be sure more about Aion? NCsoft invites you into the world of Atreia in what place the Elyos and the Asmodians fight each other and the mischievous Balaur for control of the shattered planet. Check out out all our coverage of this must-play MMO!
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September 11, 2009
With Aion's unreserved beta set to launch this weekend (September 6-13), we're queer: Do you plan on giving it a shot? The game has gone through several closed beta phases dating back to early June. All closed beta phases leading up until the very last one were using an older version of the game client (1.1). They've recently upgraded to 1.5, such we highly suggest giving it a try before making any conclusive judgments based on early testing experiences. We also hear the unenclosed beta version will be the version Aion launches with in North America and Europe. Be ~ly to read up on Shadow of the Balaur.
Open beta characters order be capped at level 30, which is high enough to test a good mix of what the game has to offer including Rifts and the Abyss. Rifts are portals that resolution take you into your enemy's PvE lands and the Abyss is a cyclops PvPvE zone where the game's three factions battle for mastership. I'm personally going to play a bit next week of the same kind with an Elyos Gladiator named Snafzg on the NA servers, so build sure to say "Hi!" if you see me putzing around. Settling ~ward a class has been challenging thus far.
Want to know additional about Aion? NCsoft invites you into the world of Atreia whither the Elyos and the Asmodians fight each other and the reverse Balaur for control of the shattered planet. Check out out altogether our coverage of this must-play MMO!
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September 11, 2009
Good information for Final Fantasy XI players looking to make the jump into Final Fantasy XIV in 2010 -- you may be able to keep your existing FFXI character names in the upcoming cognomen. At least, you will if Square Enix Producer Hiromichi Tanaka has his high~. Tanaka and FFXIV Producer Sage Sundi were interviewed by the PlayStation Blog's Chris Morell at GamesCom 2009, whereas they were asked if name transfers between the Final Fantasy MMOs give by ~ be possible.
Tanaka said, "It hasn't been confirmed yet, end we would like to give incentives to the players. First of completely, FFXI has 32 worlds, and they may have the same individual across different worlds [...]. However, when we have FFXIV, we still slip on't know how many worlds there's going to be up to the present time, but players might have the same name if they all irritate to the same world, so there may be conflicts."
Square Enix's re~, if implemented, is to have a surname system where players be possible to keep their original name but pair it with something else uncommon in a surname. While the ability to import character names into FFXIV isn't confirmed, it's inert good news that Square Enix is considering offering this to their lingering-time fans in Final Fantasy XI.
[Via Joystiq]
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September 11, 2009
The DUST 514 proclamation from CCP Games pretty much lit up the internet during Gamescom. In cause you missed it, the creators of the space-based MMO EVE Online announced that DUST 514 is a corbel MMO that combines a first person shooter with elements of a substantive time strategy game. Console gamers will play as mercenaries in DUST 514, hired fire-arms that conquer territories, cities, even entire planets for the EVE Online players who employ them. These are the extremely same planets found in EVE Online. The ever-shifting solar method borders between player alliance (guild) territories in EVE means there will be an endless supply of lucrative contracts, and presumably military hardware, rolling in by reason of DUST mercs.
To simply call this intertwining of two separate MMOs "emulous" would be an understatement. This is really new ground in the efforts, and no one's certain how this is going to act out. Many are skeptical. Quite a number of people wonder touching what DUST 514 is going to mean for MMOs and with respect to FPS games. Can a console MMO really integrate with EVE Online? Will EVE players take . that gamers who've never flown a single day in their New Eden brilliant collection will be able to affect their control over solar systems? There are in the same state many questions.
Fortunately, a video interview with CCP Games CEO Hilmar Pétursson at Gamona sheds a little more light on the game and its integration with EVE Online. Stick through us after the jump for a video embed of Hilmar discussing DUST 514.
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