Archives for Dec 23rd, 2013
Not So Massively: Elite's Oculus Rift support, Star Citizen delays, and Firefall's CEO worries
The Elite: Dangerous combat alpha was updated with support for 3-D monitors and the Oculus Rift gaming headset this week, and developers gave fans a look behind the scenes in a new development newsletter. Star Citizen's dogfighting module was also delayed in order to bring the level of polish up hi...
The Stream Team: Choose My Adventure in Allods Online
Last week's Choose My Adventure polls sent Massively's Mike Foster on a path toward the dark side, putting him in the role of an Empire-loyal Arisen in the world of Allods Online. Join Mike as he takes his first community-chosen steps in the shoes of his new character and learns the ins and outs of...
The Nexus Telegraph: Examining the Aurin of WildStar
The Aurin aren't the same as their allies in WildStar. The humans are still fighting a long, lonely war against the Dominion for slights that were so long ago the Dominion has likely forgotten about them. The Granok persist in their fight out of a dogged need to make their exile from the homeworld ...
World of Tanks update brings Japanese armor
Wargaming.net today announced the launch of World of Tanks update 8.10. North American and European World of Tanks players can now access the brand-new Japanese tech tree, which includes 14 tanks spread across the game's several tank-types and tiers. The Soviet tech tree has also seen two additions...
Captain's Log: A Star Trek Online 2014 wish list
We're coming up on 2014 and staring Star Trek Online's fourth anniversary right in the face. It's an anniversary that many naysayers said would never come. Next week I plan on taking a look back at the past year in Star Trek Online, so this week I thought it would be fun to prognosticate on what we...
Neverwinter state of the game talks player feedback and future expansions
Neverwinter fans may want to pop over to the game's official site and read lead producer Andy Velasquez's state of the game post, which outlines challenges faced by the dev team, successes it has seen this year, and hopes it has for the future of the game. Velasquez noted the Shadowmantle expansion...
RuneScape launches companion app
RuneScape's got a new way to stay in touch your with friends who are outside of the game: the Companion app. RuneScape Companion is a versatile web app that can be accessed by just about any mobile device, tablet, or PC via the companion web page. The app currently functions as a chat interface ...
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Chaos Theory: Why TSW's Orochi have an uphill battle for respectability
The other day I posted a Daily Grind here on the site that asked about NPC factions that are, in effect, a total joke. I used the example of the Orochi from The Secret World, which got one commenter's ire up. He said it was "insulting" that I was singling this out this organization, and I assume th...
Guild Wars 2 video thanks players and reminisces about 2013
Nothing brings out the retrospective spirit in us all like the end of another year, and ArenaNet has indulged in a visual remembrance of 2013 with a new Guild Wars 2 video that thanks players for a wonderful year. Reminisce with the devs about defeating the Molten Alliance, electing Captain Ellen K...
The Stream Team: All I want for Christmas edition, December 23 - 29, 2013
Sing it out everyone: All I want for Christmas is two more streams! Yes, we know what you really want (who needs front teeth anyways?), and The Stream Team is here to deliver. Don't look for us in a sky-bound sleigh, though; just keep your eye on Massively TV. That's where we'll help fulfill your ...
The Stream Team: Crushing Exiles in the WildStar beta
The winter beta for WildStar is in full swing, and Massively's Stream Team is here to bring you some of the early game action. The scrappy Exiles think that planet Nexus belongs to them, but as a proud citizen of the Dominion, Richie has to disrespectfully disagree. Join him live at 10:00 a.m. as h...
The Daily Grind: Will you be playing EQN Landmark next month?
Access to EverQuest Next Landmark is about a month away, according to a recent tweet by SOE CEO John Smedley. I'm kinda wondering where the time has gone, since it seems like last month that the company announced its next-gen sandbox and it seems like last week that it started talking up features a...
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