karl

@Vandal
alot of the profits came from call of duty
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/325540/activision-profits-almost-triple-in-q3/
Over half of sales ($427 million) were generated from digital channels, Edge reports. Call of Duty: Black Ops was the top-selling console game in the US and Europe for the nine months to the end of September, while consumers have now bought 20 million Black Ops map packs.

there has been more info about the game
class 3 is the console rpg game class 4 is the mmo

from an interview at tentonhammer, this was said
At the Lab we refer to the game we are making as a “survival sandbox” game.

We want to drop you into the heart of a zombie apocalypse and let you put your personal survival plan to the test in an open world,
with no predefined quest paths, no levels, no corridors, and no canned character progression; just you, your plan, your equipment, and your wits.

its too early to tell but MS does have a bad rep w mmos

Mythica was a Microsoft MMO that was canceled
and the Marvel MMO was canceled with the same excuse that microsoft could not be competitive (stated by microsoft)

MS abandoned their own mmo, Mythica -- before WOW launched
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythica

MS sold Asherons Call back to Turbine -- also PreWOW

MS abandoned Vanguard

MS abandoned the XBOX mmo True Fantasy Live Online
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Fantasy_Live_Online

MS abandoned the Marvel mmo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Universe_Online

the server decision came from a player poll

and only current EQ subscribers were allowed to vote

I was hoping to hear new info about Marvel Universe mmo

worth noting that SuperHero Squad will be a browser-based mmo game

heres a link saying no new IPs coming soon
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/07/03/world-of-starcraft-could-still-be-the-next-gen-mmo/
Paul Sams, Blizzard's Chief Operating Officer, has an interview with Gamasutra that indicates no new IPs are coming soon.

I personally found Northrend easier at 68
than Hellfire at 58

I only had mostly green quest gear, nothing from dungeons
-- when I started leveling in both expansions

with the exception of DKs,
because they start Hellfire decked out in Blue gear

"If ArenaNet treats GW2 like they did GW we won't hear a whole lot until they start doing beta weekend events a few months before release.'"

regarding this comment, ANET has said
http://www.guildwars.com/products/guildwars2/gw2faq/
Although we publically alpha- and beta-tested the original Guild Wars while it was still in early development,

with Guild Wars 2 we will commence beta testing closer to the game's release.

with exception to Server Transfers and Name changes,

I dont think Cash transactions belong in Pay to Play games


should be able to use only ingame cash, quests, special events to get fluff items or ingame perks

other mmos like EQ2 dont charge you RL cash to change your skin color and/or face

I'm glad Blizzard offers the option

but its disappointing that Blizzard is charging for this when other mmos let you do most of these feature (except gender change) without charging RL cash