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Richardsson replacing Caron atop 40K Eternal Crusade

Jef Reahard — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items

Behaviour Interactive's Miguel Caron is leaving his post atop the Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade dev team. MMOGames reports that Nathan Richardsson, familiar to MMO gamers from his stints on Defiance and as an executive producer for EVE Online, is succeeding Caron.

War40k moderator Vigilia Mortis posted his farewell to Caron on Twitter yesterday, telling fans that the switch will be final around Valentine's day.

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade discounts its founder packs

Brianna Royce — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:30:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Business Models, News Items, Warhammer 40k, Miscellaneous

Just in time for the holidays, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is discounting its founder upgrade packs. "We have big plans coming in 2015," says Behaviour Online, "and want to allow our fans the chance to get some extra upgrades now."

Starting December 17th, the game will offer a 25% discount on pack upgrades, which makes the cheapest packs $30 and the elite Dawn of the Imperium pack $97.50. Founder packs count as preorders, even at the lowest tiers. While the game will be F2P upon launch, free players are restricted to the Ork Boyz faction.

We've included the latest video, a teaser for the studio's Friday Twitch event, below. Behaviour will be hosting a Razer product giveaway and showing off a brand-new war zone.

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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade announces $15 pioneer founder packs

Brianna Royce — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Business Models, News Items, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, Miscellaneous

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade has just announced a new founder pack option, the pioneer pack. Pre-order founder packs running from $40 to $450 went live last June, but the newly announced pioneer packs cost only $15. They're aimed squarely at gamers "who want to contribute to the founder's program [...] without as much of an investment," says Behaviour Online's Miguel Caron.

The game's planned hybrid model will restrict free-to-play gamers to the Ork Boyz faction. Pioneer packs "extend the Ork experience" with perks including an Ork-only character slot, 15,000 RTP, badges, gear, and the opportunity to pay for access to the game module planned for early 2015.

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Eternal Crusade shows off space marine model updates

Jef Reahard — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Warhammer 40k

Are you a Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade fan? Would you like to see some updated models for the Space Marine and Chaos Space Marine?

You're in luck, because Behaviour has released a two-minute pre-alpha video showing just that, along with some earlier footage for a point of reference. Click past the cut to have a look.

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Loot drops? Eternal Crusade says no.

Justin Olivetti — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Interviews, PvP, Warhammer 40k

If you haven't figured it out yet, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade will not be like most MMOs or online co-op games, especially in the looting department. In an interview with 2P.com, Behaviour Interactive announced that the game will have not dropped loot but rewards from NPC bossses.

"You'll be given rewards from your high command," Behaviour said. "Attack the enemy positions, defend your bases or free them from the Tyranids... this is what you are asked to do and this is what you will be rewarded for. Once you get enough reward tokens you can exchange them from some special ammunitions or equipment. There is no direct drop system in the game."

The interview shed light on many of the game's features, such as its single resource (requisition points), the possibility of purchasing elite units, and the challenge of balancing melee and ranged classes.

[Thanks to Halldorr for the tip!]

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PAX Prime 2014: Hands-on with Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade

Justin Olivetti — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, PvP, Hands-On, MMOFPS, Events (Massively's Coverage), Warhammer 40k

After getting the pitch from Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade at PAX Prime, I was given the opportunity to sit down and experience a PvP bout first-hand. I'll share a little pet peeve of mine before we get into the meat of the hands-on, which is that I really don't like it when developers stand over your shoulders at demos barking instructions to you. I wasn't given much of an opportunity to do what I wanted to; instead, I was constantly responding to the dev's commands!

In any case, for a pre-pre-alpha build, I'm somewhat impressed that Eternal Crusade was able to cobble together a very playable deathmatch with several classes and two vehicle types (Rhino and Predator). My first class was something of a lumbering tank, well-armed but a clunky jumper. I opted instead to get a jetpack as an assault trooper, willingly trading firepower for the awesome ability to do huge leaps and be able to clutch on to the side of a building and jump once more.

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PAX Prime 2014: Warhammer 40k trains players to think like soldiers

Justin Olivetti — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Previews, MMOFPS, Events (Massively's Coverage), Warhammer 40k

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is most emphatically not about two things: PvE and lone rangers. While there will be a smidgeon of PvE content in the released game, the focus of the developers is about coordinated group PvP. In fact, coordination is an essential part to Eternal Crusade's experience, as the devs cited the chaos of PlanetSide 2 as something that they wish to avoid.

Instead, using technologies such as Eternal Crusade's single server, low latency, and the built in Razercom voice chat, tools are in place to allow players to find friends and squadmates and talk with them. Going off on one's own is a recipe for a quick death, while sticking with a squad to accomplish objectives and summon in reinforcements will be the path to progress. Different terrain and structures will also require different military thinking, shifting from guerilla warfare to scorched earth madness.

At PAX Prime, the devs were showing a very early alpha build to allow eight players to engage in small-scale PvP. The team stressed that the skirmish was definitely about skill instead of stats, although careful planning and strategy were just as important as quick reflexes. The ultimate goal is to help your faction take over as much territory as possible, transforming captured cities into faction-themed landscapes in the progress.

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade lays out future history in new trailer

Justin Olivetti — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, MMOFPS, Warhammer 40k

The in-game footage may be blurry and obscured by a HUD overlay, but Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade's new trailer does do a good job of teasing the game that is to come.

Most of this new trailer is concerned with laying out the factions and underlying conflict between them, finishing by asking the player to choose her or his faction. No dirty neutrals here, champ! Check it out after the break and see if this gets your blood pumping (and then gushing from an Ork-caused head wound).

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade discusses Razer Comms integration

Eliot Lefebvre — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, News Items, Miscellaneous

Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade is positioning itself to be a blend of MMO elements with third-person shooter elements, and like its source material that means everyone's trying to shoot everyone else. So you're going to need a way to communicate with other players, and if typing out "please help me shoot these guys" is going to take too much time, you'll need a voice chat solution.

The development team behind the game has taken this fact to heart, and rather than forcing players to rely on a third-party solution, it's working on integrating the Razer Comms system into the game directly. This also includes filters to help you fully immerse yourself in the setting, tying the game's normal sound and voice chat together. If that sounds like something you'd like to see in action, take a look at the full announcement for more explanation of the integration and what it offers the players.

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Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade's founder program goes live

Brianna Royce — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Business Models, Events (Real-World), News Items, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, Miscellaneous

The founder and pre-order program for the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade MMO is now officially live. Founder tiers available start with the $40 Warrior Pack (which includes the game, early module access, 40,000 game points, and special perks) and run the price scale up to the $450 (and currently on sale) Xenos pack, which includes the game and early access along with 610,000 game points and even more special perks.

Not into forking over your cash just yet? At E3 a few weeks ago, Behavior Online told Massively that at launch (expected in 2016), Eternal Crusade will boast a hybrid model, with a $40 buy-to-play option and a free-to-play option that restricts players to the Ork Boyz faction. The cash shop will sell "pay-to-be-cool" cosmetics and skins, the devs said.

The studio also issued a new teaser trailer to coincide with the program launch. We've included it below.

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade base classes announced

Brianna Royce — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Classes, Game Mechanics, News Items, Miscellaneous

In a post on the official Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade forums last night, Behavior Interactive Lead Designer Brent Ellison announced the basic class list for the coming game. The classes are:

Space Marines: Tactical, Devastator, Assault, Apothecary
Orks: Shoota, 'Eavy/Loota (final name TBD), Stormboy, Painboy
Chaos: Tactical, Havoc, Raptor, Aspiring Sorcerer
Eldar: Dire Avenger, Fire Dragon, Dark Reaper, Swooping Hawk, Howling Banshee, Striking Scorpion, Warlock

Why do the Eldar have more classes than the others? Ellison explains that while the other factions are flexible, the Eldar are highly specialized: "[The Eldar have] as much customization as the other factions, [but] it's spread across a larger number of classes, and there are fewer combat roles per class. Our goal is to do justice to each faction, so rather than try to cram the same system into the Eldar, we opted to widen their class selection in order to give them the roles they needed to be competitive on the battlefield."

Elite and hero classes haven't yet been introduced.

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E3 2014: Warhammer 40K devs on development and founders packs

MJ Guthrie — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:30:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, Events (Massively's Coverage), Warhammer 40k, Buy-to-Play

As part of an established IP, Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade has had a fanbase from the get-go. And those folks have been watching and proving the development of the MMO fairly closely. How closely will the game resemble the IP? Will it hold to the lore and fit into the known universe, or will it splinter off and do its own thing?

I sat down with Warhammer 40K Creative Director David Ghozland, Senior Producer Stephanie Marchand, and Behavior Online studio head Miguel Caron at E3 2014 to talk about how development is progressing, discuss how the MMO fits in to the IP, and find out more about founders packs.

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WAR40K dev diary details customization and player-driven story

Shawn Schuster — Tue, 27 May 2014 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, Warhammer 40k, Dev Diaries

In this week's Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade production update, Game Designer Michael Chan describes a bit about what's going on behind the scenes with customization and player-driven story.

"Taking over parts of the Arkhona landmass, each campaign lasts approximately a week and we will augment the usual territory control gameplay with additional goals and mechanics," Chan writes. "Through your accomplishments, campaigns are also where you, your squad and strike force can distinguish yourselves from others - receive peer recognition and look more formidable on the battlefield. Participating in campaigns is the best way to engage in the narrative; and by working together in story campaigns, you'll be able to create history on Arkhona. Imagine being able to point to major battles that took place a long time ago and being able to take credit for it. These will drive the narrative of our game."

You can check out the entire dev diary at the game's official site.

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WAR40K: Eternal Crusade creates entire planet from scratch

Justin Olivetti — Fri, 16 May 2014 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, MMOFPS, Warhammer 40k, Dev Diaries

While nobody can claim that the Warhammer 40,000 universe is lacking in locations, the team over at Behaviour Interactive thought it was important enough to create a new planet specifically for Eternal Crusade's setting.

Art Director Ghislain Barbe talks about the planet Arkhona in his latest dev diary, saying that it lies smack dab "in the dead center of a void of systems." Arkhona used to be home to the Xenos, but now is ground zero for a five-way tug-of-war when it's not trying to tear itself apart with natural disasters. Or as Barbe puts it, "Death has come to Arkhona and it is ready for a second service." The look of the planet is replete with abandoned structures, shattered chasms, and diverse environments.

Barbe also mentioned that one of the priorities of the art team is to support tons of customization. "Lots of research was done to see how far we could push what we offer without harming game performance," he said.

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WAR40K's Miguel Caron on lore, immersion, and cloud computing

Shawn Schuster — Mon, 12 May 2014 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Interviews, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, Buy-to-Play

Miguel Caron is a passionate man. The former Funcom Canada CEO has moved on from The Secret World to lead the team developing Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, and he's not shy about showing the world what's happening behind the scenes. In fact, he recently showed off an impromptu video of a fan playing the pre-alpha build at Chicago's Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Total transparency was the theme of our two-hour-long Skype chat this week as the Behavior Interactive studio head talked to me about everything from pleasing 40K lore fanatics to avoiding the "public quest curse" that plagued the original Warhammer Online MMO.

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Eternal Crusade delivers sneak peek of new website and founder's program heroes

Justin Olivetti — Fri, 02 May 2014 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, MMOFPS, Warhammer 40k

Behavior Associate Producer Mathieu Fecteau penned a new producer's letter today in which he showed off both a mock-up of the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade website and some concept art of the founder's program heroes.

The website will be launched in the early summer, Fectaeu said. "I'm really proud of the direction the design is taking. Ghislain Barbe (Art Director) helped by Nicolas Brunoni (Lead UI/HUD) and I are working closely with Turbulent to get something immersive, dynamic and appealing for our dear crusaders!"

As for the founder's program heroes, the sketches provided in the producer's letter merely give an idea of what they will look like when comleted. Fecteau said that all factions will have heroes, special units that are sent out for certain situations, but are "mostly aesthetic."

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Not So Massively: Minecraft's Realms service, LoL's latest character, and Hearthstone's world championships

Brianna Royce — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Video, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Consoles, MMOFPS, MMORTS, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, World of Warplanes, MOBA, Diablo III, Crowdfunding, Destiny, Buy-to-Play, HEX, Hearthstone

Welcome back to No So Massively, where every Monday we round up the highlights from the past week in the world of MOBAs, roguelikes, MMOTCGs, and other games that aren't quite MMOs.

Minecraft's Realms subscription service is now officially live and ready to take your money.
League of Legends introduced new character Braum, the Heart of the Freljord.
Blizzard announced the Hearthstone World Championship for this year's BlizzCon.
HEX officially launched its closed beta.
Diablo III's Reaper of Souls soundtrack was released on iTunes for 10 bucks.
Nosgoth posted new screenshots and a dev blog about its new vampire class.
SMITE unveiled a new catsuit for playabler character Bastet.
Infestation: Survivor Stories claimed 2.5 million players to date and 100k daily logins.
DayZ's Dean Hall praised Steam for helping studios bypass publishers.
Destiny got a brand-new website and a bunch of new videos -- they're after the break along with more NSM updates!

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Eternal Crusade says founders program is not a crowdfunding campaign

Brianna Royce — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, Warhammer 40k, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding

Behaviour Interactive's Miguel Caron penned a Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade newsletter today for fans skeptical about the founders program announced last week. The purpose of the program, he explains, is to solicit feedback and provide value to the faithful, not to crowdfund the game, which he says is already fully financed but might see an earlier introduction of content thanks to the founders: "The founders programs might, with your help, move a few unannounced features that are currently planned for after launch... before launch."

Caron also discusses the studio's commitment to transparency, expresses disdain for any sort of "marketing firewall between devs and fans," and hints that a playable game isn't too far off with this cryptic sentence: "You will soon land on Arkhona."

We outlined the proposed founder program perks in a post earlier this month.

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Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade's founder program detailed

Brianna Royce — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, News Items, Warhammer 40k, Crowdfunding

In a newsletter sent to fans today, the Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade team fleshed out its previously mentioned plans for its founder program.

Within the next few months you will be able to buy a Founder's Pack for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade. Buying a Founder's Pack will give you full access to the full game at launch, and all four races. You'll also get to select unique rewards from the following categories:
► Identity - Enhance your character's core identity with unique Founders-only squad emblems, Heroes, and background-related titles, biographies, and cosmetics
► Weapon Skins - Unique cosmetics for each race
► Armor Skins - Unique cosmetics for each race
► Space Ship Decorations - Unique cosmetics to dress up your Squad or Strike Force Cruiser's interior the way you want
► Miscellaneous - Unique execution animations and pets, both utility and non-combat
► Vehicles - Unique Founders-only vehicles
► Consumables - Extra ammunition, grenades, and other convenience items
► Accessories - Unique equipment pieces

The developers promise updates to each category over time and also note that playable modules will become available much earlier to founders than to everyone else.

[Thanks to Dengar for the tip!]

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Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade plans to launch a founder program

Brianna Royce — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Business Models, News Items, Dev Diaries, Miscellaneous

The Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade team sent out a newsletter to fans today discussing the progress of the game since January.

Behavior Interactive Creative Director David Ghozland explained that the team is busy stress-testing tech and preproducing everything from the story to the design and visuals. "We are already playing with three fully functional classes out of four," he wrote, and the first working outpost is in the game.

Notably, he promises both a new website that will include a guild listing and a pre-order "founder" program set to launch during this year's E3.

[With thanks to Dengar for the tip.]

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Sneak a peek at Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade's early prototype

Mike Foster — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, MMORPG

Behaviour Interactive's upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is currently in extremely early alpha and scheduled for a 2015 launch. However, footage has snuck out revealing the game's "proof of concept" demo. The video, while brief, gives us the first real glimpse at what Behaviour has planned for this next entry in the Warhammer franchise.

Check out the prototype after the break.

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The Eldar invade Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade

Justin Olivetti — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Races, Warhammer 40k

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade's racial roster continues to expand, as Behavior Interactive officially added the Eldar Craftworlds to the races and sub-factions page today.

As the name and common sense implies, the Eldar are ancient, old, and qualified for senior citizen discounts in every part of the galaxy. However, as they have access to advanced technology and powerful psychic soldiers, they're not content to putter around Walmart on scooters but are instead right in the thick of the intergalactic conflict. Interestingly enough, the Eldar can also see their own future in which they meet a bitter end, but they fight on with severe denial even so.

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Free for All: MMORPGs for your new console

Beau Hindman — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Super-hero, EVE Online, Launches, New Titles, Previews, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Consoles, Casual, Virtual Worlds, MMOFPS, Free Realms, Rumors, Warhammer 40k, Kids, DC Universe Online, Final Fantasy XIV, DUST 514, World of Tanks, Free for All, Family, EverQuest Next, PlanetSide 2, Sandbox, Diablo III, Defiance, The Elder Scrolls Online, Destiny, Player-Generated Content, Subscription, Buy-to-Play

Consoles and MMOs do not have the stand-offish relationship that they used to have. In fact, there are so many different MMOs to choose from on consoles that it's seriously tempting to pick up one of the new ones -- the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 -- even though I wasn't planning on it for a long, long time. I enjoy using a controller with MMOs so much that I plan on covering the subject more in the future.

So let's get to the list of MMOs that are currently on consoles or that will be coming out on consoles in the near(ish) future. Massively's own Mike Foster put together a fantastic list last summer, but I thought I would update and pass it on. After all, the new consoles are officially here... so be sure to reference the list when you need a new MMO to play on your shiny new console!

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade offers up an Ork-themed newsletter

Eliot Lefebvre — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, Lore, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, Warhammer 40k, Buy-to-Play

Yes, the Orks of Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade are bloodthirsty marauders who care only for the destruction of all they survey, but that doesn't mean they have to express themselves solely in monosyllabic grunts. The latest newsletter for the game is quite Orkish in its penmanship, and you'll find that it is quite comprehensibly the work of a literate Ork. And it contains some much-needed elucidation on matters of design and progress, which would make it a worthwhile read for any forward-looking fan of the game.

One of the points touched upon is the game's business model. In essence, it appears that free players will be able to enjoy access to all races but not some of the more advanced character options, whilst players who buy the game get access to everything and those who pay more will have an even wider array of options. The game is apparently close to being ready for public display, something that will make all of the soon-to-be-deprived Orks of Warhammer Online happy for the future.

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PAX Prime 2013: Behaviour on WAR40K Eternal Crusade's friendly fire, ARG, and more

Jef Reahard — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Interviews, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Events (Massively's Coverage), Warhammer 40k

Massively spoke with Behaviour Interactive at last weekend's PAX Prime, and the topic of the day was of course the company's take on the Warhammer 40K license. Eternal Crusade, as the upcoming sci-fi title is known, is an unapologetically group-focused take on the genre.

Join us after the cut as we break down our chat with Behaviour studio head Miguel Caron and talk about space marines, ARGs, and friendly fire.

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Meet the crew of Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade

Mike Foster — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Warhammer 40k, MMORPG

Behaviour Interactive continues to drop tidbits of information regarding Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade, with this week's phased release coming in the form of a Meet the Crew dev diary. The video takes viewers behind the scenes at Behaviour, introducing key developers and discussing their roles on the project.

If you look real close, you'll also catch a few bits of early Eternal Crusade gameplay and character designs in the background. Check out the video after the jump.

[Thanks to Will for the tip!]

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Coming soon to a console near you: MMOs

Mike Foster — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:05:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, Previews, PvP, PvE, Free-to-Play, Consoles, Casual, MMOFPS, Free Realms, DC Universe Online, Final Fantasy XIV, DUST 514, World of Tanks, Family, Post-Apocalyptic, EverQuest Next, Miscellaneous, PlanetSide 2, Sandbox, Diablo III, Defiance, The Elder Scrolls Online, Destiny, MMORPG, Buy-to-Play

Remember E3 2013? That huge video games conference thing from earlier in the summer? Weeks have passed since Microsoft and Sony squared off in the Los Angeles convention center (while Nintendo posted up at Best Buy and Ouya sulked in the parking lot), but the news made there continues to reverberate through the games industry.

One curious trend seems to have been missed amid the clashing of proverbial titans: There sure are a lot of MMOs and online-focused games due on consoles this generation. And since MMOs are the business of Massively, we thought it might be fun to compile a quick list of all the ones we can find that are either already available on our current consoles or set for launch on the next batch.

The list, as it turns out, is pretty extensive.

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E3 2013: Warhammer 40K Eternal Crusade is all about war

Jeffery Wright — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, Economy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, New Titles, Previews, PvP, War, Races, Events (Massively's Coverage)

Announced at E3 this year is the long-awaited MMO rendition of the Warhammer 40K IP named Eternal Crusade. There's been an overwhelming desire from the community to see a new Warhammer project come to fruition in the wake of Dark Millennium Online's demotion and ultimate demise; this version of the tabletop-game-turned-MMO is combining the races of Warhammer in an absolute no-holds-barred warfest where the tired-but-true motto is "there is only war."

Miguel Caron of Behaviour Interactive sat down with Massively at E3 to discuss his grand plans for the IP and how exactly the title will be an MMORPG.

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E3 2013: Behaviour announces Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade

Mike Foster — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:45:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, New Titles, News Items, Roleplaying, Dungeons, MMORPG

"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." These are the ominous words that greet visitors of the brand-new website for Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. The game, announced today and in development at Behaviour Interactive (with the support of Games Workshop, of course), is a third-person action MMORPG set in a persistent world.

Details are scant as the title's unveiling has just begun, currently sitting at phase one of nine. The only clear information available on the official site is a targeted release window of late 2015.

We'll have more for you tomorrow after we sit down with Behaviour's head of online games, Miguel Caron, at E3, but for now, here's the press release blurby:

Montreal, 10th June, 2013 - Behaviour Interactive and Games Workshop(R) proudly announce a new online game in the Warhammer(R) 40,000(R) universe: Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade. Behaviour Interactive has obtained the rights to create a wholly new MMORPG persistent war experience for PC, PS4 and Xbox One set in Games Workshop's universe of the 41st Millennium. In the game, players choose a Warhammer 40,000(R) race and fight directly as one of their warriors in massive conflicts for territory. It will be up to each faction's community to determine their own destiny as they vie for control of an entire planet.

Massively's on the ground in Los Angeles during the week of June 10-13, bringing you all the best news from E3 2013. We're covering everything from WildStar and Elder Scrolls Online and ArcheAge to FFXIV's inbound revamp and TERA's latest update, so stay tuned!

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