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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Warhammer Online wins X-Play MMO of the Year]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online/" rel="tag">Warhammer Online</a></p><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/48566/x-play-x-play-best-of-2008-best-mmo"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/0235.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br />Just days after <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/">our own Best of 2008 were announced</a>, <a href="http://www.g4tv.com/">G4</a> TV show <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/48566/x-play-x-play-best-of-2008-best-mmo">X-Play has confirmed <em>Warhammer Online</em> as the best game release of the year</a>. Their reasons mirror many voiced here including the RvR combat system, solo-able character classes, and public quests.<br /><br />Other contenders mentioned in the segment were <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/"><em>World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King</em></a> and <a href="http://www.ageofconan.com"><em>Age of Conan</em></a>. Each brought a new twist to the party, but ultimately could not top <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online/"><em>Warhammer</em></a> in originality. So congratulations to Mythic for all that they've achieved in 2008. We can hardly wait for more improvements coming in 2009.<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/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/">Warhammer Online wins X-Play MMO of the Year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:00:00 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://www.hulu.com/watch/48566/x-play-x-play-best-of-2008-best-mmo>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1411127/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/25/warhammer-online-wins-x-play-mmo-of-the-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>best-of-2008</category><category>g4</category><category>warhammer-online</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>wrath-of-the-lich-king</category><category>x-play</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexis Kassan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massively's picks for the best of 2008]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <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></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mv-best-of-2008"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/ma34525ssive34lyspicksforbestof08header.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Massively doesn't hand out awards. We're not the Oscars, we're not the Emmys. What we are, though, is a bunch of opinionated MMO bloggers. Like it or hate it, 2008 was an enormous year for our favorite genre of games. We took a poll among the staff of the site, taking stock of an entire year in gaming. What follows are our picks for the best, the most surprising, the games that we just can't wait to play.<br /><br />Join us in celebrating an amazing year in massively multiplayer games, and make sure to let us know what you think in the comments!<br /><br />
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</div><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/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/">Massively's picks for the best of 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:30:00 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/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1403061/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/16/massivelys-picks-for-the-best-of-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>best-of-2008</category><category>featured</category><category>holidays</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>massively</category><category>mv-best-of-2008</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Zenke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
