Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
What may seem a complicated algebraic expression is actually pretty easy to understand once you read this Massively article, telling us of an 8-week delay to Funcom's highly anticipated MMORPG, and WAR competitor, Age of Conan.
It seems like "polish" is the excuse of the year when it comes to MMORPG ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Here's a quick summary of what I found interesting about WAR today:
EA is apparently investing US $20M in Korean Studio, which may bring Warhammer Online to the Asian market (Source: Next Generation)
In the shadow of WAR, WoW's PvP appears increasingly lacking... (Source: WoW Insider)
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning could be ...
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Friday, January 11th, 2008
But in a good way!
Remember that little piece I wrote last week about Warhammer: Forge of War? I mistakenly reported that they were releasing WAR:FoW for free on MySpace, when it was in fact one of their other titles, NORTH WIND. Anyway, 10 days after simultaneously releasing issue #1 in ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
A highly anticipated deal, months in the making, just became official: EA has taken Bioware/Pandemic studios under it's corporate wing. This boost in development talent and resources comes at a good time for EA, considering the recent Activision/Blizzard merger and I think it will indirectly affect Mythic's project, Warhammer Online, ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Josh Drescher just wrote a little entry about Warhammer: Forge of War published by BOOM! Studios. Even as a fairly avid comic book reader (albeit Marvel and Dark Horse), I've never heard of BOOM! Studios, let alone Warhammer: Forge of War, so I'm very happy to have learned about them. ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
And they shall call it, Northrend! I can't actually knock this little bit of news I read over at Computer and Video Games because it sounds pretty decent... if you're a bleedin' fan of WoW, that is! Wait, did I just call myself a WoW fan...? Noooooooo! It buuuuuuuuurnses! Looks ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
There were several interesting WAR-related stories posted today and I thought you'd enjoy them:
Darren, over at the Common Sense Gamer writes about Fighting the WAR. He speculates on what existing a soon-to-be-released MMOs will need to do to remain competitive with WAR, the most highly anticipated game in its genre ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
According to the BBC, "industry insiders" feel as though Warhammer Online and Age of Conan may be the strongest contenders to weaken World of Warcraft's hold on a huge number of MMORPG gamers (9.3M subscribers who average 17 hours played per week). The insiders forecast success because WAR and AoC ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
It seems like Activision has dethroned EA and assumed the title of "king of the game-maker mountain." This past November, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock held the #1 and #2 sales positions and Activision actually owned 5 of the top 10 ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
TenTonHammer is running a holiday spoof-a-long contest where you take your favorite Christmas songs and twist the lyrics towards your MMORPG of choice. You could win up to 6-months of free gaming once WAR launches: http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15934.
Here was my entry in the Warhammer Online category:
O Come All Ye Greenskinz
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