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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><itunes:title>Massively Speaking</itunes:title><itunes:author>Joystiq</itunes:author><itunes:image href="%BlogURL%/media/feedlogo.gif" /><itunes:summary>Massively Speaking</itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Games &amp; Hobbies"><itunes:category text="Video Games" /></itunes:category><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Sanctuary]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/"><img alt="Diablo III" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/monk-001-full.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on <a href="http://www.massively.com">Massively</a> and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> story last week, you've come to the right post.</em><br />
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We got you started in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/diablo-iii-launch-day-roundup/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> this week with our best <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/five-top-tips-for-your-first-few-days-of-diablo-iii/">tips</a>, a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/learn-the-basics-of-diablo-iii-gameplay/">guide</a> for MMO players, details on the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/diablo-iii-starter-edition-lets-you-play-for-free/">starter edition</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/blizzard-uses-a-video-to-explain-what-diablo-iii-is/">videos</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/blizzard-awarding-australian-game-customers-free-copy-of-diablo/">warm fuzzies</a>, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/eve-talks-smack-about-diablo-iiis-login-woes/">friendly rivalries</a>. Hopefully, that gave you plenty to read during all of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/17/blizzard-issues-an-apology-for-the-state-of-diablo-iiis-launch/">downtime</a>. Ouch!<br />
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Meanwhile, gamers everywhere looked on as the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/rumor-38-studios-may-be-having-financial-trouble/">38 Studios</a> ship continued to founder. Early in the week, we learned that the studio might default on its state loan, leaving the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/if-38-studios-goes-under-rhode-island-taxpayers-will-be-footing/">debt</a> to Rhode Island taxpayers. A few <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/no-relief-in-sight-for-38-studios-after-emergency-meeting/">emergency meetings</a> later, 38 Studios' employees' <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/17/38-studios-paying-state-back-by-not-paying-employees/">paychecks are going unpaid</a> and the state governor is throwing out <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/18/38-studios-project-copernicus-to-release-in-june-2013-says-ri/">release dates</a> for the seemingly doomed MMO <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Project-Copernicus/">Project Copernicus</a></em>. But hey, flythrough <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/18/new-flythrough-video-previews-project-copernicus/">video</a>, right?<br />
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More of the week's top MMO stories are prepped for your eyes after the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Sanctuary</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/">MMO Week in Review: Sanctuary</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 20 May 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20240927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/mmo-week-in-review-sanctuary/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: It's a conspiracy]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/"><img alt="TSW" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/tsw-1336773451.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on <a href="http://www.massively.com">Massively</a> and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> story last week, you've come to the right post.</em><br />
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<em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/The-Secret-World/">The Secret World</a></em> is becoming less secret by the week, which is good news for potential players (and the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/10/the-secret-world-reaches-one-million-beta-signups/">one million beta applicants</a>) who are curious about <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Funcom/">Funcom</a>'s next big thing due out in just over a month. This week, on the eve of the game's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/08/the-secret-world-announces-first-beta-weekend/">first beta weekend</a>, Massively's own conspiracy-debunkers got some hands-on time with the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/hands-on-with-the-secret-worlds-templar-experience/">Templars</a> and the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/hands-on-with-the-secret-worlds-illuminati-experience/">Illuminati</a> and logged a few hours trying on tinfoil hats in the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/hands-on-with-the-secret-world-character-creator/">character creator</a>. (Tinfoil hats sold separately.)<br />
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The rest of this week's top MMO stories are lurking just beyond the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: It's a conspiracy</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/">MMO Week in Review: It's a conspiracy</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20236720/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/13/mmo-week-in-review-its-a-conspiracy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Seen any elves?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/"><img alt="Any excuse for an Oblivion screenshot!" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/oblivion-2011-01-14-19-29-07-88.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on <a href="http://www.massively.com">Massively</a> and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> story last week, you've come to the right post.</em><br />
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This week, all those terrible/wonderful rumors about <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/The-Elder-Scrolls-Online/">The Elder Scrolls Online</a></em> were proved true, thanks to a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/elder-scrolls-online-leaks-flood-the-web/">series of leaks</a> and an <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/zenimax-reveals-elder-scrolls-online-teaser-trailer/">official trailer</a> that promises the world of Tamriel will soon be headed to an MMO near you. Even if you're one of those fans whose immediate reaction was <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/elder-scrolls-online-announcement-generates-fan-backlash/">terror and dread</a>, you still have to be thinking that the genre could use another <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/bethesda-confirms-elder-scrolls-mmo-three-faction-pvp/">three-faction PvP</a> game. Personally, I just feel sorry for the dev who has to design terrains for the province of Morrowind. Hope you like brown, bro!<br />
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Follow on for the rest of the week's top MMO stories.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Seen any elves?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/">MMO Week in Review: Seen any elves?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 06 May 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20231398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/06/mmo-week-in-review-seen-any-elves/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Sold out]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/"><img alt="GW2" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/evan-teicheira-divinitys-reach-favored-of-the-gods-453x600.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on <a href="http://www.massively.com">Massively</a> and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> story last week, you've come to the right post.</em><br />
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<em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars-2/">Guild Wars 2's</a></em> first <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/arenanet-prepares-fans-for-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event/">prepurchase beta event</a> ends in just a few short hours, bringing to a close what's probably the most hyped week in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ArenaNet/">ArenaNet</a> history. We were treated to new <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/guild-wars-2-facebook-milestone-brings-new-art-more-to-come/">art</a>, the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/take-a-tour-of-guild-wars-2s-asuran-starting-experience-for/">Asuran</a> starting experience, a tour of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/23/take-a-behind-the-scenes-tour-of-arenanets-totally-awesome-of/">offices</a>, and details on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/arenanet-reveals-world-transfer-details-for-guild-wars-2/">world transfers</a>. As if to taunt us about not-yet-public races, our own Lis Cardy delighted us with a look at the lore of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/flameseeker-chronicles-dreaming-of-green-knights/">Sylvari</a>, who <em>swear</em> they are trees and not elves.<br />
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Meanwhile, classic <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/28/guild-wars-what-keeps-fans-coming-back/"><em>Guild Wars</em></a> is celebrating its <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/guild-wars-celebrates-its-7th-anniversary/">seventh year</a> of operation with a big ol' party, which hopefully gave you something to do if you were one of the unlucky procrastinators whose beta dreams were partially dashed when ANet <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/27/guild-wars-2-sells-out-of-digital-editions/">shut down <em>GW2's</em> digital prepurchase options</a> temporarily on Thursday.<br />
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Enjoy the rest of our top MMO stories after the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Sold out</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/">MMO Week in Review: Sold out</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20226206/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/29/mmo-week-in-review-sold-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: To the pain]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/"><img alt="TERA" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/teraconcept.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on <a href="http://www.massively.com">Massively</a> and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> story last week, you've come to the right post.</em><br />
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To everyone but legal scholars and fanboys, the ongoing <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/NCsoft/">NCsoft</a>/<em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/TERA/">TERA</a></em> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/25/ncsoft-files-tera-related-lawsuit-against-bluehole-and-en-masse/">copyright duel</a> probably seems beyond bizarre, but the latest bout was conducted this week through <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/En-Masse-Entertainment/">En Masse's</a> bellicose <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/en-masse-addresses-tera-lawsuit-speculation/">official statements</a> in response to media and fan concern over recent South Korean court proceedings, which <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/korean-court-confirms-guilty-verdict-in-tera-criminal-trial/">confirmed the convictions</a> of former <em>Lineage 3</em> developers accused of taking assets and trade secrets to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Bluehole-Studios/">Bluehole Studios</a>. Nevertheless, seemingly unhindered for the moment, <em>TERA's</em> launch marches onward with an <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/tera-open-beta-begins-this-weekend/">open beta weekend</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/16/en-masse-releases-tera-launch-cinematic/">launch trailer</a>, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/20/latest-tera-trailer-takes-players-to-the-shores-of-the-new-islan/">prologue cinematic</a>.<br />
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Read on for this week's other top MMO stories.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: To the pain</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/">MMO Week in Review: To the pain</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20219836/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/22/mmo-week-in-review-to-the-pain/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: TORtanic]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/BioWare/">BioWare</a> ought to be basking in the accomplishment of sending the much-touted <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/12/new-explosive-video-for-a-swtor-operation/">Legacy update</a> off on its maiden voyage, but instead, <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></em> has been hindered by obstacles far worse than Titanic jokes. The studio cut <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/11/star-wars-the-old-republic-ranked-pvp-cut-short/">ranked PvP</a> from the patch at the last minute, and then a maintenance patch blooper <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/swtor-shuts-down-servers-for-most-of-the-day-for-emergency-maint/">took the servers offline</a> for the better part of Friday. To its credit, BioWare is compensating players for the downtime, and if you're really lucky, you won't even need to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/12/new-explosive-video-for-a-swtor-operation/">be level 50</a> or grind <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/swtor-extends-free-game-time-promotion/">Legacy points</a> to receive said compensation.<br />
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Sail on for an overview of the week's most popular MMO stories.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: TORtanic</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/">MMO Week in Review: TORtanic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20211749/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/mmo-week-in-review-tortanic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: PAX on, PAX off]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, Massively sent four feisty writers to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/PAX-East-2012/">PAX East 2012</a> to bring back interviews and impressions of the games on offer, and boy did they ever deliver! We got hands-on time with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-the-secret-world-demo/"><em>The Secret World</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/pax-east-2012-world-of-warplanes-impressions/"><em>World of Warplanes</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/pax-east-2012-hands-on-with-hi-rezs-new-moba-smite/"><em>SMITE</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/pax-east-2012-a-talk-with-planetside-2s-matt-higby/"><em>PlanetSide 2</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-tera-hands-on/"><em>TERA</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-neverwinter-discussion-and-impressions/"><em>Neverwinter</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/ready-aim-firefall-impressions-of-the-closed-beta/"><em>Firefall</em></a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-guns-of-icarus-announces-closed-beta-details-adv/"><em>Guns of Icarus</em></a> and <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-menace-of-the-underdark-brings-big-changes-to-dun/">Dungeons and Dragons Online</a></em>... and we're not finished yet!<br />
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Read on for a roundup of this week's other top MMO stories!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: PAX on, PAX off</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/">MMO Week in Review: PAX on, PAX off</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20209829/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/mmo-week-in-review-pax-on-pax-off/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>con</category><category>convention</category><category>expo</category><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>pax</category><category>pax-2012</category><category>pax-east</category><category>pax-east-2012</category><category>penny-arcade-expo</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Beta bits]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, we reveled in Massively's latest round of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/guild-wars-2-beta"><em>Guild Wars 2</em> beta coverage</a>! We looked at the game from the perspective of both a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/making-the-jump-from-guild-wars-to-guild-wars-2/"><em>Guild Wars</em> fan</a> and a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/an-outsiders-look-inside-guild-wars-2/">total newbie to the franchise</a>; we showed off the game's stellar <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/breaking-down-guild-wars-2s-character-creator/">character creation</a> system; we discussed <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/guild-wars-2-for-glory/">glory</a> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/a-look-at-guild-wars-2s-world-vs-world/">world vs. world</a> PvP; we demonstrated how the player Charr <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/flameseeker-chronicles-life-in-the-legions/">storylines</a> diverge; and we answered some of your best <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/guild-wars-2-beta-questions-answered/">beta questions</a>.<br />
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In between all that, we even covered some other MMO news, the best of which is summed up after the break!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Beta bits</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/">MMO Week in Review: Beta bits</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20205420/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/01/mmo-week-in-review-beta-bits/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Panda express]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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When the embargo for <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/World-of-Warcraft/">World of Warcraft's</a></em> <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Mists-of-Pandaria/">Mists of Pandaria</a></em> media event dropped last week, few of us had any idea that the expansion's beta itself was so near. In fact, an <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/breakfast-topic-mists-of-pandaria-betas-lack-of-nda/">NDA-less</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/22/wows-mists-of-pandaria-beta-download-surfaces-on-battle-net/">beta launched</a> on Thursday, complete with an exhaustive <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/blizzard-beta-faq-explains-how-to-test-mists-of-pandaria/">FAQ</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/23/does-the-annual-pass-guarantee-instant-beta-access/">access scandal</a>. Our sister site WoW Insider attended the event and assembled a splendiferous <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/wow-insiders-mists-of-pandaria-coverage/">guide to <em>MoP</em></a>, covering <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/all-the-world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria-previews-you-can-sh/">everything</a> from <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/mists-of-pandaria-pet-battles/">pet battles</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/22/23-images-of-the-female-pandaren-customization/">female Pandaren</a> to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/mists-of-pandaria-dungeon-preview/">dungeons</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/mists-of-pandaria-battlegrounds-preview/">battlegrounds</a>.<br />
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If pandas -- I mean, Pandaren -- aren't your thing, stop fretting: Blizzard is <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/23/blizzard-already-talking-about-post-pandaria-wow-expansions/">already working on <em>MoP's</em> successor</a>. And if <em>WoW</em> itself isn't your thing, then enjoy Massively's other top MMO stories behind the break!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Panda express</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/">MMO Week in Review: Panda express</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20200127/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/25/mmo-week-in-review-panda-express/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: TORsy and iconic]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, Massively met the crowds clamoring for more <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></em> info with a slew of articles just in time for the guild summit embargo drop. We explored the upcoming <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/massivelys-hands-on-with-star-wars-the-old-republic-update-1-2/">Update 1.2 in a lengthy hands-on</a>, examined the game's re-tinkered <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/hyperspace-beacon-making-sense-of-legacy/">legacy system</a>, and chatted with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/epic-in-scope-swtors-james-ohlen-explains-plans-for-the-future/">James Ohlen</a> on the future of the game (wru, dungeon finder!).<br />
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Were you one of the many gamers who took advantage of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/bioware-announces-free-swtor-weekend-pass/">free <em>TOR</em> pass</a> over this past weekend? Sound off in the comments and enjoy the rest of this week's top MMO stories after the cut!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: TORsy and iconic</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/">MMO Week in Review: TORsy and iconic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20195269/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/18/mmo-week-in-review-torsy-and-iconic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: GDC 2012]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-event-coverage/" rel="tag">Massively Event Coverage</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, Massively sent four MMO experts to the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gdc-2012">Game Developers Conference</a> in San Francisco, California, so our usual Week in Review consists of a bit more than just the usual <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/star-wars-the-old-republic-subscription-numbers-stabilize-at-1/"><em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em></a> and <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/blizzard-buffs-the-bejeezus-out-of-scroll-of-resurrection/">World of Warcraft</a></em> shenanigans! (Don't worry; it has those too.) Join us for a roundup of our best GDC coverage as well as the top non-GDC posts of the week. Maybe you'll see something you missed!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: GDC 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/">MMO Week in Review: GDC 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20190356/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/mmo-week-in-review-gdc-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>con</category><category>conference</category><category>convention</category><category>featured</category><category>game-developers-conference</category><category>game-developers-conference-2012</category><category>gdc</category><category>gdc-2012</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Doom and gloom]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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Quit depressing us, MMOverse. This week has been pure pain for MMO developers, as we learned that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/blizzard-announces-layoffs-of-600-employees-worldwide/">Blizzard</a> suffered layoffs, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/everquest-online-adventures-sunsetting-march-29th/"><em>EverQuest Online Adventures</em></a> and <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/lime-odyssey-shutting-down-in-korea/">Lime Odyssey Korea</a></em> are shutting down, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/jagex-pauses-stellar-dawns-development/"><em>Stellar Dawn</em></a> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/dawntide-development-officially-on-hiatus/"><em>Dawntide</em></a> are halting development, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/black-prophecy-developer-reakktor-media-on-its-last-legs/"><em>Black Prophecy</em></a> is in trouble, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/f2p-publisher-gamigos-account-services-offline-after-hack/">gamigo</a> was hacked, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/28/ccps-north-american-president-steps-down/">CCP's</a> North American president moved on.<br />
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Let's aim for a rosier news roundup next week as we head to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/GDC-2012/">GDC 2012</a>, shall we? In the meantime, the rest of this week's top MMO stories await you behind the break.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Doom and gloom</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/">MMO Week in Review: Doom and gloom</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20184913/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/mmo-week-in-review-doom-and-gloom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: One million served]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/24/guild-wars-2-beta-signups-pressing-on-for-the-millionth-signup/">One million eager players</a> signed up to test <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars-2/">Guild Wars 2</a></em> during <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ArenaNet/">ArenaNet's</a> two-day <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/arenanet-announces-closed-beta-signup-for-guild-wars-2/">closed beta blitz</a> this week. Whether those one million will be invited to the <em>actual</em> test is still unknown, but while you wait, there are plenty of <em>GW2</em> snacks to nibble. Why not check out our <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/20/massivelys-guild-wars-2-closed-beta-impressions/">closed beta impressions</a>, the latest <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/flameseeker-chronicles-the-i-word/">Flameseeker Chronicles</a>, our <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/flameseeker-chronicles-extra-guild-wars-2-crafting-explained/">video guide to crafting</a>, and the latest on the game's anti-queue <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/queue-no-more-thanks-to-guild-wars-2s-overflow-servers/ ">overflow servers</a>?<br />
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This week's other top MMO stories are just behind the cut!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: One million served</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/">MMO Week in Review: One million served</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20175574/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/26/mmo-week-in-review-one-million-served/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Necronews]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, we learned that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ArenaNet/">ArenaNet</a> is (still) working on a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/15/guild-wars-2-console-version-confirmed/">console version</a> of <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars-2/">Guild Wars 2</a></em>, which is either old news or not news at all or possibly the worst news ever, depending on whom you ask. We also got a peek at the game's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/16/a-closer-look-at-guild-wars-2-world-vs-world-pvp/">world-vs.-world PvP</a>, and our newest columnist investigated the final leg of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/14/flameseeker-chronicles-big-changes/"><em>Guild Wars'</em> Winds of Change</a> content.<br />
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The remainder of this week's top MMO stories lies just behind the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Necronews</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/">MMO Week in Review: Necronews</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20174471/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/19/mmo-week-in-review-necronews/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Rolling in piles of money]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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Haters jeered this week as seven-year-old <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/World-of-Warcraft/">World of Warcraft</a></em> dropped another <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/wow-loses-another-100-000-subscribers/">1% of its playerbase</a>, but <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Blizzard/">Blizzard</a> had the last laugh, as the game is still the largest subscription game in the West and the company is still making money hand over fist, something that will likely only continue once <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/battle-net-balance-boots-up/">Battle.net Balance</a> is thriving and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/diablo-iii-sort-of-confirmed-for-q2-2012/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> has launched this spring.<br />
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Haha, just kidding -- we all know <em>Diablo III</em> is never coming out.<br />
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Enjoy the rest of the week's top MMO stories past the break!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Rolling in piles of money</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/">MMO Week in Review: Rolling in piles of money</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20168689/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/mmo-week-in-review-rolling-in-piles-of-money/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Don't call it F2P]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week, classic <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/its-official-everquest-goes-free-to-play/"><em>EverQuest</em></a> announced it will soon go fully free-to-play; meanwhile, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/01/rift-lite-announced-makes-first-20-levels-free-to-all/"><em>RIFT</em></a> boldly announced a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/01/enter-at-your-own-rift-want-to-play-rift-for-free-now-you-ca/">lite version</a> that will see its first 20 levels free as well.<br />
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In more meta news, Massively bids a fond <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/flameseeker-chronicles-what-lies-ahead/">farewell</a> to Community Manager Rubi Bayer as she migrates to a job with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ArenaNet/">ArenaNet</a>. Think you're the perfect person to take over her role as our <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars/">Guild Wars</a></em> and <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars-2/">Guild Wars 2</a></em> columnist? We're <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/30/want-to-be-massivelys-next-guild-wars-columnist/">accepting applications</a> for this paid position through Monday.<br />
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Enjoy the rest of the week's top MMO stories after the break.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Don't call it F2P</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/">MMO Week in Review: Don't call it F2P</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20162455/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/05/mmo-week-in-review-dont-call-it-f2p/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Popcorn]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/NCsoft/">NCsoft</a> made headlines this week twiceover. First, the company confirmed that <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Guild-Wars-2/">Guild Wars 2</a></em> will indeed be <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/23/guild-wars-2-confirmed-for-2012-public-beta-coming/">launching in 2012</a> and will see several periods of public (but not open) betas, though <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/amazon-de-begins-guild-wars-2-preorders-claims-june-30th-launch/">Amazon.de's June 30th launch date</a> seems premature.<br />
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Second, NCsoft has lodged yet <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/25/ncsoft-files-tera-related-lawsuit-against-bluehole-and-en-masse/">another lawsuit</a> against <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/En-Masse-Entertainment/">En Masse Entertainment</a> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Bluehole-Studios/">Bluehole Studios</a>, alleging that former employees now working for En Masse repurposed<em> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Lineage-III/">Lineage III</a></em> assets for use in <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/TERA/">TERA</a></em>, due out this May. En Masse has <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/en-masse-comments-on-ncsoft-tera-lawsuit/">vowed to fight the suit</a>. We have stocked up on popcorn.<br />
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The rest of this week's top MMO stories are tucked just behind the cut!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Popcorn</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/">MMO Week in Review: Popcorn</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20156880/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/29/mmo-week-in-review-popcorn/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Analyst, shmanalyst]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></em> continued to dominate Massively's headlines this week. We were kept on the edge of our seats at the latest <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/hyperspace-beacon-star-wars-zombies/">zombie</a>-related <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/first-major-patch-and-maintenance-delayed-for-star-wars-the-old/">patch</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/18/swtors-new-patch-makes-a-mess-bioware-looking-into-it/">drama</a>, PR <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/star-wars-the-old-republic-posts-new-video-for-future-content-u/">videos</a>, cosmetic <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/taun-taunts-damion-schubert-teases-future-swtor-vanity-pets/">pets</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/input-delay-fixes-coming-to-star-wars-the-old-republic/">ability delay</a> tweaks, and subscription <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/swtor-unsubscribe-goes-missing-for-some/">bugs</a>, nevermind the prophecies of analysts whose predictions and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/analyst-believes-star-wars-the-old-republic-had-a-500-million/">estimations</a> of <em>TOR's</em> costs sent EA's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/19/electronic-arts-stock-in-danger-thanks-to-swtor-fumbles/">stock</a> on a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/the-force-is-with-swtor-ea-stock-bounces-back-budget-revealed/ ">rollercoaster</a> ride over the week. And to those of you visiting a galaxy far, far away from Azeroth, we presented our definitive <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/a-wow-players-guide-to-the-old-republic/">guide to <em>SWTOR</em> for <em>World of Warcraft</em> players</a>.<br />
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Enjoy the rest of this week's top MMO stories past the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Analyst, shmanalyst</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/">MMO Week in Review: Analyst, shmanalyst</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20149786/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/mmo-week-in-review-analyst-shmanalyst/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: Space zombies]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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There's never a dull moment with <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></em> around. This week, those crazy kids at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/BioWare/">BioWare</a> kept us busy as they defended <em>TOR's</em> "<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/james-ohlen-hits-back-against-critics-defends-swtors-innovatio/">innovation</a>," debated <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/swtor-senior-community-manager-responds-to-high-res-texture-conc/">visual quality</a> and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/10/bioware-responds-to-the-old-republic-performance-issues/">performance</a>, and promised <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/bioware-gray-jedi-playstyle-in-swtor-will-reap-rewards/">gray Jedi</a>. We also snagged an amazing preview of the game's upcoming <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/rakghouls-and-raging-hutts-with-swtors-gabe-amatangelo/">1.1 patch</a>, discussed <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/10/hyperspace-beacon-cheating-or-poor-design/">cheating</a> in <em>TOR</em>, and demanded love for the game's underpowered <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/the-guild-counsel-star-wars-guilds-need-more-love/">guild system</a>.<br />
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Check out the rest of this week's best MMO posts!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MMO Week in Review: Space zombies</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/">MMO Week in Review: Space zombies</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20147677/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/15/mmo-week-in-review-space-zombies/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>joystiq</category><category>massively-meta</category><category>meta</category><category>roundup</category><category>top-stories</category><category>week-in-review</category><category>weekly-recap</category><category>weekly-roundup</category><category>wow-insider</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMO Week in Review: No power in the 'verse]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/mmo-week-in-review-no-power-in-the-verse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/mmo-week-in-review-no-power-in-the-verse/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/mmo-week-in-review-no-power-in-the-verse/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-meta/" rel="tag">Massively Meta</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/week-in-review/" rel="tag">Week in Review</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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Browncoat gamers have been pining for a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Firefly/">Firefly</a> MMO almost since the day the TV show was canceled, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Multiverse/">Multiverse</a> was supposed to make that happen... right up until the project was <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/multiverse-shuts-down-firefly-buffy-mmos-officially-dead/">shut down for lack of funds</a>, taking the sky from both the Firefly and Buffy games, as we reported this week. But no power in the 'verse can stop Firefly fans; almost immediately, a successor group formed up to take over the source code and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/firefly-mmo-gets-a-possible-second-shot-at-the-stars/">keep the project flying</a>.<br />
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