Sunday, November 05, 2006

Entire WoW Guild Banned

Entire WoW Guild Banned
Although it is not unusual in any MMO to see accounts banned for exploits and cheats, I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen an entire guild kicked from the game. The World of Warcraft guild Overrated has been permanently banned ...

COH: Exclusive CoH & CoV Anniversary Badges

COH: Exclusive CoH & CoV Anniversary Badges
This past-Halloween marked one year of villainy in the City of... universe. In recognition of City of Villains's first anniversary, Cryptic and NCsoft are pleased to announce two exclusive badges: the Elusive badge, for Villains; ...

What's in store for Runescape in November

What's in store for Runescape in November
By Karl B.
November promises to be a month full of updates for Jagex Ltd's Runescape. According to the November edition of OGRank's Behind the Scenes article on Runescape, new equipment and new creatures are only some of the things that'll greet ...

EVE REVELATIONS: A New Expansion

REVELATIONS: A New Expansion

As the EVE community anxiously awaits the grand unveiling of all the great improvements and additions they have to look forward to in our next expansion, we're proud to tell you that we have massive hardware upgrades this coming month and bring you a glimpse into of some of the most exciting features Revelations will introduce.

Contracts
Through this robust and versatile system, players will be able to enter into traceable, limited trust relationships to create missions and business opportunities. Four basic types of contracts will be available: Auction, Item Exchange, Courier and Loan. A fifth, Freeform, may be issued under certain conditions that will limit their usability.

Combat Organization
We're taking the EVE gang system and kicking it up a few (thousand) notches, adding tactical features and management tools that will make basic communication faster and more efficient. Grouping dynamics such as Squadrons, Wings and Fleets open a plethora of possibilities for dominating the galaxy on a grand scale.

Salvaging
As the saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure," and the addition of salvageable wreckage in EVE fully supports that theory. All ships, both NPC and PC, will leave behind wreckage upon destruction, replacing the canisters that had been dropped previously. Once the initial loot is retrieved, a salvaging module may be used to extract additional ingredients.

Revelations, previously code-named "Kali", is currently available for exploration on the Singularity test server. Watch the official EVE Online website for more information as it's available.

'Warcraft' is due in January

'Warcraft' is due in January
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 1:42 AM PST
An eagerly awaited expansion pack to the online video game "World of Warcraft" will not be ready in time for the key Christmas holiday season, the game's maker said last week.

DDO gives players a "thank you"

DDO gives players a "thank you"
By Ian C.
We've already reported on the recent interruption to Turbine's DDO service, so we've been following that particular lead, and we were pleasantly surprised by this bit of information. Apparently as a "thank you" to the loyal DDO player ...
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The light bulb joke: WoW-style

The light bulb joke: WoW-style
By Tim Y.
LBRemember all those light bulb joke we've been hearing? There's all sorts of variations, like how many lawyers, nuns, or philosophers, or Republicans (It's election season) it'll take to change that glowing yellow filament. ...
MMORPG - http://mmorpg.qj.net

World of Diablo™ ?

World of Diablo™
By Diablo
This has fueled hopes that Diablo 3 might not be a MMO after all. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that World of Diablo is already registered as a trademark! I did a trademark search and here’s the result: ...
Diablo 3 - http://www.maxfreak.com/diablo3  

MMORPG.com - 2Moons 200 Beta Account Giveaway!

MMORPG.COM - 2Moons 200 Beta Account Giveaway!

MMORPG.com is proud to announce that we have partnered with Acclaim in order to bring another exciting beta contest to our members!

From now until December 1, 2006 @ 9PM EST we will be taking entries into our 2Moons 200 Beta Contest. Entering this contest you will have a chance to win a beta test account for the upcoming ultra-violent game 2Moons being published by Acclaim.

As with all of our contests, the more days you login to MMORPG.com the greater your chances of winning! (see official rules for details)

Ready to enter? Click here!

Thursday, October 26, 2006

World of Warcraft machinima contest winners

9:43 PM (18 minutes ago)
World of Warcraft machinima contest winners
from Joystiq by Christopher Grant
Filed under: , , , The Blizzard/Xfire-sponsored World of Warcraft machinima contest is happening now on the lovely Stanford campus in Palo Alto, CA. The event kicked off with a screening of the 1st and 2nd place winners for all four categories: Music Video/Dance, Comedy, Short Feature, and Drama/Action. The winners earned some pretty sweet prizes, like an Athlon FX processor, an XFX GeForce 7900 GT video card, and more. The Best Overall winner, Jason Choi's operatic Edge of Remorse (embedded above), wins a "top end enthusiast PC" worth $5,000, courtesy of that other processing giant, AMD. Congrats, Jason!We've embedded all eight winning videos after the break, along with links to the runners-up in each of the four categories.Short Feature1st Place -- Short Feature2nd Place -- Short FeatureRunners-up -- Short Feature
Dr. Evil
Temptation
Mr. Shout TellsMusic Video/Dance1st Place -- Music Video/Dance2nd Place -- Music Video/DanceRunners-up -- Music Video/Dance
That's The World of Warcraft That You Play
WoW Logic
LingerDrama/Action1st Place and Best Overall Film -- Drama/Action2nd Place -- Drama/ActionRunners-up -- Drama/Action
Horde Crime Investigators
Emerald Reflection
The Island: Episode 1
Edge of RemorseComedy1st Place -- Comedy 2nd Place -- ComedyRunners-up -- Comedy
Corpuscule-O-Endorser
Inventing Swear Words 2
Chronicles of Jojin - The Caverns of Time