| 10-30 General Guide |
10/17/08 |
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
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Other |
MMORPG.com Vanguard Correspondent Jei Anderson writes this general overview of what he feels that players of Vanguard should experience in levels 10 through 30. |
Jei Anderson |
| A Beta Look at Spellborn |
11/26/08 |
The Chronicles of Spellborn
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Preview |
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently took part in a hands-on experience with the Chronicles of Spellborn beta. Today, he reports back with what he experienced and a few opinions as well. |
Jon Wood |
| A Conversation About Exteel |
08/11/08 |
Exteel
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Interview |
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood caught up recently with Alan Dunkin from NCsoft to talk about their free-to-play robot fighting game, Exteel. |
Jon Wood |
| A Day in the Life of An Agency Intern Part One |
10/23/08 |
The Agency
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Interview |
When she originally won an internship at SOE's The Agency through the Gamers in Real Life program, Julia Brasil had no idea what MMORPG.com would be tracking her progress, but mthat's exactly what our own Carolyn Koh is doing, checking in with the new developer on a bi-weekly basis. Today is part one. |
Carolyn Koh |
| A Day in the Life of an Agency Intern, Part Two |
11/07/08 |
The Agency
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Interview |
When she originally won an internship at SOE's The Agency through the Gamers in Real Life program, Julia Brasil had no idea that MMORPG.com would be tracking her progress, but that's exactly what our own Carolyn Koh is doing, checking in with the new developer on a bi-weekly basis. Today is part two. |
Carolyn Koh |
| A First Look at PWI |
09/12/08 |
Perfect World International
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Preview |
MMORPG.com Perfect World International Correspondent Robert Sollazzo takes a first look at the beta for the upcoming free 2 play MMORPG Perfect World International. |
Robert Sollazzo |
| A Guide for the Fresh New Player |
10/01/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Other |
Warhammer Online Correspondent John Lisenby Writes this guide that introduces the early mechanics of the game to new players who might ot be too familair with them. |
John Lisenby |
| A Guide to Interceptors |
11/26/08 |
EVE Online
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Other |
MMORPG.com EVE Online Correspondent Andrew Wallace writes this article giving players some tips to playing with the Interceptor class ship in EVE. |
Andrew Wallace |
| A Guide to Playing the Chosen |
09/22/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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General |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Onine Corresponsent Lou Rossi writes this guide to playing Destruction's Chosen class in Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. |
Lou Rossi |
| A Look at Dreamlords |
07/25/08 |
Dreamlords: The Reawakening
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At a glance! |
News Manager Keith Cross has been playing Dreamlords: The Reawakening and shares his mixed feelings about the MMORPG and RTS hybrid game. |
Keith Cross |
| A Look at Free Realms Part Two |
08/12/08 |
Free Realms
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Interview |
MMORPG.com's Managing Editor recently caught up with the folks from SOE's made-for-kids MMO Free Realms. In part two of our interview, Chris Malina guides us through combat in the game. |
Jon Wood |
| A Look at Kinships |
11/07/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Other |
MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online Correspondent Allie Springett writes this look at the kinship feature in Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. |
Allie Springett |
| A Look at Module 8: Prisoners of Prophecy |
10/30/08 |
Dungeons & Dragons Online
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General |
News Manager Keith Cross recently had a chance to play through a guided tour of Module 8: Prisoners of Prophecy, the next content update for Dungeons and Dragons Online. During the tour he had the opportunity to take a look at some of the game's newest dungeons and try out the new hireling system.
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Keith Cross |
| A Look at StarQuest Online |
11/06/08 |
StarQuest Online
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At a glance! |
MMORPG.com StarQuest Online Correspondent Allen Richardson writes this introduction to the space-based MMORPG, StarQuest Online. |
Allen Richardson |
| A Look at the Black Mage |
11/13/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Wesley Bond writes this look at the Black Mage class in Square Enix's forray into the realm of MMORPGs. |
Wesley Bond |
| A Look at the Dark Knight |
11/27/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Wesley Bond writes this overview of the Dark Knight class in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI. |
Wesley Bond |
| A Look at the Demonologist |
11/12/08 |
Age of Conan
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Other |
MMORPG.com Age of Conan Correspondent Mike DeHart has written this new look at the Demonologist class in Funcom's Age of Conan. |
Michael DeHart |
| A Look at the Eye of the Storm Battleground |
10/13/08 |
World of Warcraft
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Other |
MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Robert Duckworth writes this overview of the Eye of the Storm Battleground in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. |
Robert Duckworth |
| A Look At The Greenskin Starter Zone |
10/15/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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General |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Todd Lundberg writes this short introduction to the Greenskin starter zone in Mythic's Warhammer Online. |
Todd Lundberg |
| A Look at the Guardian |
10/31/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Other |
MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online Correspondent Malcom Calivar writes this overview of the Guardian class in Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. |
Malcom Calivar |
| A Look at the Puppetmaster |
12/04/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Herbie Grate takes a look at the Puppetmaster class in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI. |
Herbie Grate |
| A Look at the Red Mage |
10/28/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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General |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Wesley Bond writes this quick look at the Red Mage job in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI. |
Wesley Bond |
| A Look at the Sascilia-Steppes |
10/23/08 |
Runes of Magic
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Developer Journal |
Continuing their series on the various regions that make up Taborea, the folks at Runes of Magic have have prepared a look at the Sascilia-Steppes. |
Guest Writer |
| A Look at The Shadow Odyssey |
11/19/08 |
EverQuest II
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General |
MMORPG.com's Donna Desborough has been playing EverQuest II's new expansion Shadow Odyssey which launched yesterday. Today, she gives us her impressions of the latest installment of the EQw franchise. |
Donna Desborough |
| A Look at the Shadow Warrior |
11/13/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Other |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Louis Rossi writes this overview of the Shadow Warrior Career in Mythic Entertainment's newest RvR game. In the overview, Rossi looks at the effectiveness of a number of the career's damaging abilities. |
Lou Rossi |
| A Look at the Witch Elf |
11/14/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Other |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent John Lisenby writes this overview of the Wtich Elf class, complete with a list of skills attainable by that class. |
John Lisenby |
| A Look at Wurm Online |
09/24/08 |
Wurm Online
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At a glance! |
MMORPG.com Correspondent Mike Balent writes this At A Glance look at the java-based game Wurm Online that apprently holds more than some readers might expect. |
Mike Balent |
| About Those Cuts... |
08/01/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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General |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Tom Giblin pens his debut article on the recent Mythic Entertainment announcement that four classes and four capital cities had been cut from the game. |
Tom Giblin |
| Age of Expansion Timeliine (536 AC to 593 AC) |
09/08/08 |
The Chronicles of Spellborn
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General |
The folks over at The Chronicles of Spellborn have updated their site with another in their timeline installments, letting players know some of the history surrounding the game wrold. today's timeline covers the years 536 AC to 593 AC. |
Guest Writer |
| AI Interview |
08/06/08 |
Stargate Worlds
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Interview |
Stargate Worlds Studio Head Dan Elggrin took the time recently to tell our own Jon Wood about the AI in the upcoming sci-fi MMO. |
Jon Wood |
| An E3 Look at Free Realms |
07/24/08 |
Free Realms
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Interview |
At last week's E3, Carolyn Koh sat down with the folks from Sony Online Entertainment to talk about their upcoming children's MMORPG Free Realms. |
Carolyn Koh |
| An Intro to Spellborn |
10/17/08 |
The Chronicles of Spellborn
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Other |
MMORPG.com Chronicles of Spellborn Correspondent Patrick S. Marshall writes this piece introducing players to some of the early concepts in The Chronicles of Spellborn. |
Patrick S. Marshall |
| Anatomy of a Launch - Part One |
06/10/08 |
Age of Conan
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Editorial |
New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his perspective. |
Mathew Reuther |
| Anatomy of a Launch - Part Two |
06/11/08 |
Age of Conan
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Editorial |
New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his own perspective. |
Mathew Reuther |
| Anatomy of a Launch Q&A |
06/10/08 |
Age of Conan
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Interview |
To accompany Mathew Reuther's first article on The Anatomy of a Launch, he also had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Funcom's Jorgen Tharaldsen. In this unconventions Q&A, Reuther comments on the questions asked and the answers given. |
Mathew Reuther |
| Angels Online Trailer |
11/08/08 |
Angels Online
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Media |
IGG has released a new video trailer for Angels Online which shows off the features and zany action of this cute MMORPG. |
Guest Writer |
| APB Update |
08/13/08 |
APB
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Developer Journal |
Chris Dye, the Community Manager for Realtime Worlds' upcoming MMORPG APB pens this developer journal that brings us up to speed on APB's development, their absence from this year's E3 and beta sign-ups. |
Guest Writer |
| Basic Crafting Guide |
09/03/08 |
World of Warcraft
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General |
New MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent James Jackson pens this basic crafting guide for World of Warcraft, giving tips on some of the best ways to go about making your character the best damned tailor or jeweler or anything else thayt they can be! |
James Jackson |
| Beachhead Zone Overview |
11/19/08 |
World of Warcraft
|
General |
MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent James Alderman writes this quick look at the Beachhead zones in the recent Wrath of the Lich King expansion. |
James A |
| Beginner Guide Part One: Races and Classes |
10/24/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent has put togther this little overview guide for playes who might be new to SquareEnix's Final Fantasy XI. The first part of the guide puts heavy emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of the different races available in the game. |
Herbie Grate |
| Beginner Guide Part Three |
11/27/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Herbie Grate write this third installment of his beginner's guide to Vana’diel |
Herbie Grate |
| Beginner Guide Part Two: Questing and Such |
11/03/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
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Other |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent has put togther this little overview guide for playes who might be new to SquareEnix's Final Fantasy XI. The second part of the guide moves players through some early quests and into the realm of sub-jobs. |
Herbie Grate |
| Beginner's Guide to Tanks and Brutes |
10/29/08 |
City of Heroes
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Other |
In this quick guide to Brutes and Tanks, MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Michael Macleod writes this quick guide to brutes and tanks that focuses on the different power pairings. |
Michael Mcnutt |
| Behind the Career System - Part One |
06/24/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Interview |
Warhammer Online will employ one of the most interesting class systems in any MMORPG to date when they debut in the Fall. In part one of this two-part series, Jon Wood speaks to Mythic's Adam Gershowitz about the three ideas that formed the backbone of the careers design. |
Jon Wood |
| Behind the Career System - Part Two |
06/30/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Interview |
In Part Two of his interview with Adam Gershowitz from EA Mythic on the subject of career design, Managing Editor Jon Wood discusses the issues of balance and how the company plans to keep 24 different careers running smoothly an faily against one another. |
Jon Wood |
| Behind Velon Hollow |
07/09/08 |
Tabula Rasa
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Developer Journal |
Tabula Rasa game designer Brian Hudson recently completed work on a new instance named Velon Hollow, where the minds of once intelligent beings have been overrun by an unknown toxin, turning them into ravenous zombies. In this dev journal, Brian shares his influences and inspirations in making this new replayable instance. |
Guest Writer |
| Best Expansion in 2008 |
12/03/08 |
2008 Reader's Choice Awards
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Awards |
Today, we present our nominees for the Best Expansion in 2008 category of our 2008 Reader's Choice Awards. In order to qualify for nomination, the product must have been an expansion (and not simply billed as an update. This year, we are including both paid for and free expansions in our list of nominees. |
Jon Wood |
| Beta Preview |
06/12/08 |
Hello Kitty Online
|
Preview |
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh has been spending her time delving into the dark depths of the Hello Kitty Online Beta in recent weeks to bring us an in-depth look at this cute MMO based on the popular Hello Kitty franchise. |
Carolyn Koh |
| Beta Preview Screens |
06/12/08 |
Hello Kitty Online
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Media |
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently spend dome time in Hello Kitty Online, and to day we posted her thoughts on the game. While she was there she took a few screens of her exploits in Sanrioland. |
Carolyn Koh |
| Beta Site Screenshots |
10/24/08 |
Stargate Worlds
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Media |
The folks at Firesky have provided us with these exclusive screenshots of the Beta Site in their upcoming MMORPG,Stargate Worlds. The Beta Site planet is where players on the Stargate Union side of the game will gather after their initial instanced starting experience. |
Guest Writer |
| Biggest News Story |
11/28/08 |
2008 Reader's Choice Awards
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Awards |
This year, MMORPG.com kicks off the voting for our 2008 Reader's Choice Awards by asking our readers which of these six editorial staff nominated news stories was the biggest in 2008. |
Jon Wood |
| Blizz-Con Photo Gallery |
10/14/08 |
World of Warcraft
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Media |
While attending Blizz-Con, Community Manager Richard Cox managed to snap a few pictures of the event. Today we share some of these pictures with you. |
Guest Writer |
| BlizzCon Overview |
10/14/08 |
World of Warcraft
|
General |
MMORPG.com Community Manager Richard Cox attended BlizzCon over the weekend and today presents us with this overview of the event including announcements from all of your favorite Blizzard games. |
Richard Cox |
| Book 14 Dev Journal: Moving the Fellowship |
07/18/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Developer Journal |
As the storyline in The Lord of the Rings Online goes ever on, the developers at Turbine have run into the problem of what to do with certain NPCs who move around a lot, specifically the Fellowship of the Ring. This latest Dev Journal from Turbine looks at how they solve these problems in Book 14. |
Guest Writer |
| Book 14 Moria Prelude Quest Screens |
07/23/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Media |
The folks from Turbine have been kind enough to provide us with these five new screenshots of the Moria prelude quests that appear in the upcoming Book 14 update to the popular game, Lord of the Rings Online. |
Guest Writer |
| Book 14 Screenshots |
07/10/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Media |
The folks over at Turbine have provided us with these seven screenshots from the upcoming Book 14 Update to their hit MMORPG, Lord of the Rings Online. |
Guest Writer |
| Book 14 Screenshots: Minstrels and More |
07/17/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Media |
Turbine has released several new screenshots showing off new minstrel animations and shots from the continuation of the epic quest storyline in Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion, the next free content update for Lord of the Rings Online. |
Guest Writer |
| Boss Fighting Video |
11/20/08 |
Zu Online
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Media |
IGG has released a new video which shows players how to win the day and take down a boss in their Chinese mythology and martial arts MMO, Zu Online. |
Guest Writer |
| Box Interview |
08/08/08 |
Dungeon Runners
|
Interview |
MMORPG.com recently caught up with NCsoft's Albert Kanan to talk about the launch of a Dungeon Runners retail box and what that means for players. |
Jon Wood |
| Breaking News: Godager Resigns |
09/17/08 |
Age of Conan
|
General |
MMORPG.com has learned that Age of Conan Producer and Game Director Gaute Godager has resigned his post with Funcom. His replacement, Craig Morrison previously held the same position on Funcom`s Anarchy Online. |
Jon Wood |
| Burglar Advancement Beyond Level 50 |
10/08/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Developer Journal |
The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Burglar. |
Guest Writer |
| Capital Cities Interview |
08/05/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
Interview |
Warhammer Online's Jeff Skalski spoke recently with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood about the cities system in the upcoming MMORPG, including the recent decision to cut four capital cities from launch. |
Jon Wood |
| Captain Advancement Beyond Level 50 |
10/20/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
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Developer Journal |
The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Captain. |
Guest Writer |
| CGI Video |
10/29/08 |
Aion
|
Media |
The folks from NCsoft have provided us with this interesting video concentrating on the CGI elements of their upcoming MMORPG, Aion. |
Guest Writer |
| Champion Advancement Beyond Level 50 |
10/15/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
|
Developer Journal |
The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Champion. |
Guest Writer |
| Chaos Early Quest Guide |
11/28/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
Other |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online guru John Lisenby writes this guide to the early quests for the Chaos race in Mythic's RvR game. The guide gives information on quests, givers, rewards, locations and more. |
John Lisenby |
| Chaos Magus Level 1-5 PvE Guide |
10/02/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
Other |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Jessica Maxson takes us through the first five levels of PvE gameplay in Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online. |
Jessica Maxson |
| Character Creation Preview |
11/21/08 |
The Chronicles of Spellborn
|
Preview |
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the recent opportunity to take a run through the beta for Acclaim's upcoming MMORPG, The Chronicles of Spellborn. Today, he offers an overview of, and his thoughts on the unique character creation process for the game. |
Jon Wood |
| Character profile Video: Nina |
07/21/08 |
Wonderland Online
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Media |
The folks at IGG have provided us with a number of new videos featuring some of the characters in their game, Wonderland Online. Today, the video takes a look at Nina. |
Guest Writer |
| Character Systems Part One |
11/21/08 |
Roma Victor
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Other |
MMORPG.com Roma Victor Correspondent Phil Zieg writes this overview of the character system in the roman-era based game. |
Philip Zieg |
| Character Systems Part Two |
12/02/08 |
Roma Victor
|
Other |
MMORPG.com Roma Victor Correspondent Phil Zieg writes this overview of the character system in the roman-era based game. |
Philip Zieg |
| Chronicle: Masks of Authority |
07/31/08 |
EVE Online
|
Fiction |
The folks at CCP's EVE Online have released a new fiction story. This one is about the para-military arms of the eight Caldari mega-corps. |
Guest Writer |
| Chronicles: Silent Furies |
06/25/08 |
EVE Online
|
General |
The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the ledaers of each of the four faction heads that made their appearance with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. |
Guest Writer |
| Chronicles: The Paths They Chose |
07/02/08 |
EVE Online
|
Fiction |
The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the ledaers of each of the four faction heads that made their appearance with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. This is the second in the series, looking at Souro Foiritan, president of the Gallente Federation. |
Guest Writer |
| City Building Guide |
11/05/08 |
Star Wars Galaxies
|
Other |
MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent Jef Reahard writes this new guide giving players some insight into creating player cities in SOE's Star Wars Galaxies. |
Jef Reahard |
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