Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category

Did I call it or what??? EA buys Rupture!

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Okay, I didn't call it specifically, but a few hours ago I wrote about the need for MMORPGs to extend their gaming experience beyond the client. I wrote about porting game content, especially character and guild information, to create MMORPG-based social networks. Well, I doubt EA read my ramblings, but ...

Are you a comic artist? Looking for work!?

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

+ = I think we should all convince Rory "Father Jack" Phillips of The Secret Lives of Mobs to apply for this and then sign a petition to have BOOM! Studios hire him! Sounds like his dream job to me! ;) BOOM! Studios is looking for artists and colorists ...

WAR fans can breathe a sigh of relief…

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Because with game design like this, AoC won't draw as many players away from WAR as I previously thought. You must raid for the best PvE gear (a la WoW) XP-loss on PvP death... Must kill 2-3 people to regain the loss of 1 death Only the best PvPers will be able to ...

Robert Mull shows off Warhammer: Condemned by Fire at New York Comic Con

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Robert Mull, community relations director for EA/MYTHIC shows how the scratch off works with BOOM! Studios' new WARHAMMER CONDEMNED BY FIRE #1 covers A and B! These are the early release pre-order copies and they definitely look nice with high gloss inside pages. If you remember from previous posts, the ...

EA Mythic & BOOM! Studios at NYCC

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

EA Mythic @ NYCC Convention season is finally here again and with that means your chance to see WAR. A ton has changed since last year so make sure you don't miss out! WAR will be at the New York Comic Con later this week from April 18-20, 2008 We have a ...

WAR rules them all (in the US)

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Next Gen is reporting that the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning collector's edition is the top-selling US PC and, more importantly, all-format game during the last week. It even surpassed Super Smash Bros. on the Wii, which hasn't happened since the game was released.Congratulations EA Mythic! :)Here are the two ...

Read up on your allies!

Monday, March 17th, 2008

If you liked our Greenskin Lore section, you might be interested in researching our allies in the WAR against Order. Head on over to Chaos War Host for a great introduction to the twisted and sinister creations of Tzeentch, Khorne, Nurgle, and Slaanesh.

MMORPG Motivation: Is Adventure Not Enough?

Monday, February 11th, 2008

This is the first post featuring contributions from The Greenskin's newest writer, Bo! We thought this collaborative piece might be an interesting way to introduce him to the community as it will highlight some of our similarities and differences of thought and opinion. Say hello in a comment! After reading ...

SLoM - New Comic

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Puny elves... need more protein in their diet! Head on over to Secret Lives of Mobs for the latest WAR webcomic. This guy is an extraordinary artist and I hope to see him in comic books some day! Obviously, he can write well too!

MMO-Gamers Beta Impressions & Greenskin Contest!

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The folks over at The MMO Gamer have two gems to share with WAR fans today: Steven Crews offers up his first and second impressions of Warhammer Online beta. According to Stevent, RvR = thumbs up but PvE = mediocre. Head on over to read the entire article with rationale! They are ...