Archive for the ‘MMORPG News’ Category

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Screens #12

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Fourteen screens depicting the Drow Race Turbine sent us a new batch of screenshots from Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited), a free digital upgrade which introduced a new pricing model. This pricing model allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services ...

Atlantica Online dev journal: Thanksgiving festivities

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

It's time for this newest installment of NDoors Interactive's biweekly developer journal here at Massively. We've already covered the Stimulus Package event and the game's one-year anniversary, so now we turn to the upcoming Thanksgiving event. Here's what they had to say: Thanksgiving time in Atlantica Online has never been so ...

Age of Conan expansion due before July

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Funcom says Rise of the Godslayer add-on for fantasy MMORPG will arrive during the first half of 2010; reports Q3 loss of $9.6M on revenue of $5.7M. The launch of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures last year provided a healthy infusion of riches to Funcom's coffers. However, the Norwegian developer has ...

Lord of the Rings Online gets Chinese Government approval

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

CDC Games has received final government approvals to operate The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO) in China. This enables the company to begin open beta testing of Turbine's MMO later this week with commercial launch to follow one week later. The Chinese government has a strict approval ...

EVE Online: Dominion Interview, EVE Contest

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

MMOGamer has posted a new podcast which includes an interview with CCP Games' Noah Ward, lead designer for the company's sci-fi MMO, EVE Online. In the interview Ward discussed the upcoming Dominion expansion and the Dust 514 console game. Those who listen to the podcast also have the chance of ...

Allods Online’s European closed beta starts November 19

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Allods Online, the new free-to-play MMO from gPotato, has been getting some attention from the Massively staff lately, so we're excited to hear that European players are getting a shot at it too. Phase one of the EU closed beta starts this Thursday. Beta testers can experience the game up to ...

EVE Online: Pirate Mission Arcs Explored

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

A newly posted EVE Online developer blog features more information about upcoming epic pirate mission arcs planned for the Dominion expansion coming in December. The blog post includes a brief description of the missions as well as answers to questions about the new pirate arcs. The Dominion update for the ...