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Sony Online Entertainment is readying post-apocalyptic MMO H1Z1 for release, president John Smedley has revealed. Smedley demonstrated what looks to be SOE’s answer to DayZ on Game Talk Live, adding later on Twitter that the game would be fully playable soon.” "H1Z1 is an MMO that allows players to take …
Read More »Is WildStar the next World of Warcraft?
We’ve heard this story before. There have been countless MMO games hyped to be the next great contender to the World of Warcraft throne. Most have faded into obscurity. Some cease to exist. Very few, if any, have lived up to expectations. But for over eight years, Jeremy Gaffney and …
Read More »Heard About: Optimising audio for Transformers Universe
John Broomhall discusses the challenges of creating triple-A audio for MMOs with Jagex’s head of audio Stephen Lord
Read More »VIDEO: The Elder Scrolls Online launch trailer is very dramatic
Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online is out on PC and Mac today and the launch trailer is well worth five minutes of your time. The lavishly produced and epic short may bear little resemblance to being one-hit killed by a 12 year old’s scantily clad avatar, but it certainly does …
Read More »Understanding and delivering divergent story choices in MMORPGs
RuneScape senior narrative designer David Osborne on community-driven narrative in games
Read More »Ex-CCP design director joins Bigpoint
Eve Online and Dust 514 designer Craig Scott has joined free-to-play studio Bigpoint to take the reigns on a new unannounced MMO. The studio announced the appointment on its site, with Bigpoint CEO Khaled Helioui stating that Scott will work on a new breed of MMO.” Scott’s CCP days saw …
Read More »EA is shutting down F2P MMO Lords of Ultima
EA’s browser-based MMO Lord of Ultima will shutdown this May, according to the publisher. No reason for the switch off was offered in an announcement posted on theLord of Ultima forums. The game’s servers will be pulled on Monday May 12th. Users should be aware that any purchased in-game currency …
Read More »EA to shut down Lords of Ultima MMO
Developer opens up late-game stages for players to experience before it goes offline for good
Read More »Lionhead switching to games-as-service model with Fable Legends
Former Cryptic Studios CEO says the Fable will become a platform for all kinds of experiences
Read More »Project Cars dev Slightly Mad reveals racing MMO World of Speed
The studio behind in-development hardcore racing sim Project Cars has revealed an altogether more light-hearted title. World of Speed, from UK developer Slightly Mad Studios, is described by the studio as a triple-A massively multiplayer online arcade racing video game” that will be released as a free-to-play PC title this …
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