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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Blizzard opens the Mists of Pandaria floodgates for 100,000 annual passholders]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/world-of-warcraft/" rel="tag">World of Warcraft</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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	As everyone who isn't willfully ignoring recent news is aware, <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/world-of-warcraft"><em>World of Warcraft</em>'s</a> <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/mists-of-pandaria">Mists of Pandaria</a></em> expansion is currently undergoing beta testing, and we know that many of you can't wait to get your hands on all the new content for yourselves. Well, if you're a <em>World of Warcraft</em> annual passholder, today might just be your lucky day.<br />
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	<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/bashiok">Bashiok</a> stopped by the official forums to let players know that <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> is in the process of sending out a whopping 100,000 <em>MoP</em> beta invites to annual passholders. Bashiok closes the announcement by reminding players that all annual passholders will be invited to the beta before any opt-ins, though there's no telling how many of them are still awaiting invites or how long it will take before the poor/cheap among us get a crack at Pandaria, but hopefully it will be soon rather than soon<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">[TM].</span></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/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/">Blizzard opens the Mists of Pandaria floodgates for 100,000 annual passholders</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:00 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/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20205096/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/blizzard-opens-the-mists-of-pandaria-floodgates-for-100-000-annu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>annual-pass</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-invitation</category><category>beta-invitations</category><category>beta-invite</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>beta-test</category><category>blizzard</category><category>blizzard-entertainment</category><category>expansion</category><category>expansions</category><category>fantasy</category><category>mists-of-pandaria</category><category>mop</category><category>warcraft</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>world-of-warcraft-annual-pass</category><category>wow</category><category>wow-annual-pass</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not So Massively: D3 launches European beta and HoN celebrates 100th hero]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/not-so-massively/" rel="tag">Not So Massively</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/moba/" rel="tag">MOBA</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/league-of-legends/" rel="tag">League of Legends</a></p><div style="text-align: center">
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<a href="http://leagueoflegends.com/"><em>League of Legends</em></a> announced a new photo contest this week and continued its world tour series with a look at the game's French playerbase. Fans have also been preparing for the Intel Extreme Masters world championship. <a href="http://dota2.com/"><em>Dota 2</em></a> implemented a new co-op matchmaking mode that pits players against bots, and the studio released classic hero Atropos, the Bane Elemental.<br />
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The <a href="http://diablo3.com/"><em>Diablo III</em></a> beta grew significantly this week with the first round of European invites making its way to potential players. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/blizzard-entertainment">Blizzard</a> confirmed that a big game announcement is almost here and discussed its recent layoff of over 600 employees. <a href="http://blacklight.perfectworld.com/"><em>Blacklight: Retribution</em></a> celebrated its open beta this week with a new an impressive new trailer filmed with entirely in-engine footage.<br />
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<a href="http://heroesofnewerth.com/"><em>Heroes of Newerth</em></a> celebrated its 100th hero this week with the gripping intelligence hero Kinesis, who deals massive damage by hurling trees and creeps at foes. <a href="http://riseofimmortals.com/"><em>Rise of Immortals</em></a> released its spotlight on Kaos and revealed details of upcoming immortal Azcadelia.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Not So Massively: D3 launches European beta and HoN celebrates 100th hero</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/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/">Not So Massively: D3 launches European beta and HoN celebrates 100th hero</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 05 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/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20185357/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/not-so-massively-d3-launches-european-beta-and-hon-celebrates-1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>action-rpg</category><category>atropos</category><category>Azcadelia</category><category>bane</category><category>battlenet</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>beta-keys</category><category>blacklight</category><category>blacklight-retribution</category><category>blizzard</category><category>blizzard-entertainment</category><category>competitive-gaming</category><category>d3</category><category>diablo</category><category>diablo-2</category><category>diablo-3</category><category>diablo-ii</category><category>diablo-iii</category><category>dota</category><category>e-sport</category><category>e-sports</category><category>esport</category><category>esports</category><category>europe</category><category>european</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>featured</category><category>fps</category><category>france</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>french</category><category>gothic-fantasy</category><category>heroes-of-newerth</category><category>hon</category><category>Intel-Extreme-Masters</category><category>intelem</category><category>kaos</category><category>kinesis</category><category>league-of-legends</category><category>lol</category><category>mmofps</category><category>moba</category><category>multiplayer</category><category>news</category><category>not-so-massively</category><category>nsm</category><category>online-multiplayer</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>petroglyph</category><category>petroglyph-games</category><category>pvp</category><category>pwe</category><category>riot</category><category>riot-games</category><category>rise-of-immortals</category><category>roi</category><category>round-up</category><category>roundup</category><category>rpg</category><category>s2</category><category>s2-games</category><category>trailer</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Drain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominus December beta invites delayed [Updated]]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Those of you itching for a three-faction PvP MMO with a sci-fi twist will have to endure the discomfort a bit longer. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dominus"><em>Dominus</em></a> has announced a slight delay in its beta testing program due to a new game engine that is currently in need of some tweaking.<br />
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"The content is basically fine. But the animations are borked, and the lighting is all off, and everything needs to be re-optimized," explains <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/pitchblack-games">Pitchblack</a> community manager <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/sanya-weathers">Sanya Weathers</a> on <em>Dominus'</em> official forums.<br />
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The bad news is that those players who were promised a spot in the December wave of beta invites are out of luck for the time being. The good news is that the spots aren't going anywhere, and you'll be able to do your part in <em>Dominus'</em> testing phase when new player acceptances resume after the new year.<br />
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<strong>[Update: We've corrected our erroneous references to <em>Dominus'</em> old title.]</strong><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/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/">Dominus December beta invites delayed [Updated]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:30:00 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/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20133257/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/21/prime-battle-for-dominus-december-beta-invites-delayed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>dominus</category><category>pitchblack</category><category>pitchblack-games</category><category>prime</category><category>prime-battle-for-dominus</category><category>pvp</category><category>sanya-weathers</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>three-faction-pvp</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefall dev update talks beta progress, testing schedules]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmofps/" rel="tag">MMOFPS</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Wondering how <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/firefall"><em>Firefall</em></a> is progressing as we inch closer to the end of the year? Wonder no more, as a new <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/red-5">Red 5</a> dev blog sheds a bit of light on what's happening with everyone's favorite cel-shaded MMO shooter.<br />
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The dev team is currently focused on <em>Firefall's</em> open world experience, and said functionality is currently at the center of "a huge push for us this month," Red 5 says.<br />
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The dev blog also makes mention of the relatively limited access to beta, and says that players shouldn't worry if they haven't received invites yet. "It is definitely not a demo of the game. There are many times where testing is nothing but repeatedly banging your head against a wall while we watch the log files," Red 5 explains. The devs also plan to roll out more beta invites as infrastructure allows, with the process stretching "all the way into next year."<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/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/">Firefall dev update talks beta progress, testing schedules</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:00 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/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20102335/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/firefall-dev-update-talks-beta-progress-testing-schedules/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>cel-shaded</category><category>dev-blog</category><category>dev-diary</category><category>f2p</category><category>firefall</category><category>fps</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>mmo-shooter</category><category>mmofps</category><category>open-world</category><category>red-5</category><category>red-5-studios</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>shooter</category><category>testing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TERA European community test kicks off, political system detailed]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/#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/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tera/" rel="tag">TERA</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.bluehole.net/eng/">Blue Hole Studio's</a> <a href="http://tera-online.com"><em>TERA</em></a> has officially kicked off its European testing phase, according to this morning's press release from <a href="http://www.frogster.de/en/index.html">Frogster</a>. The German gaming company is publishing <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tera"><em>TERA</em></a> in Europe, and has sent out 1,500 invites to "<em>the most dedicated and hardcore fans from the </em>TERA<em> community</em>." The special testing event will run for four days, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/frogster">Frogster</a> says similar events are scheduled for the "<em>very near future</em>."<br />
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Frogster also drops a few hints regarding the game's political system, noting that it's intended to be endgame content and that elected rulers will access exclusive mounts, impose taxes, and manipulate NPC villagers. The system involves something called policy points which are acquired via questing, and Vanarchs (the term for players that ascend to the position of regional ruler) must determine how and where to spend them.<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/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/">TERA European community test kicks off, political system detailed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:00 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/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19898729/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/31/tera-european-community-test-kicks-off-political-system-detaile/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>bluehole</category><category>bluehole-studio</category><category>community-play-test</category><category>fantasy</category><category>frogster</category><category>player-politics</category><category>policy-points</category><category>political-system</category><category>politics</category><category>press-release</category><category>regional-rulers</category><category>tera</category><category>tera-online</category><category>testing</category><category>vanarch</category><category>vanarchs</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GamersFirst hands out over 10,000 APB Reloaded closed beta invites]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/real-life/" rel="tag">Real life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin/" rel="tag">All Points Bulletin</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/crime/" rel="tag">Crime</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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It's Christmas in March for a lot of former San Paro citizens rendered homeless by the demise of their favorite MMO.  Yes, <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/">GamersFirst</a> has cracked open the <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/"><em>APB Reloaded</em></a> beta door a bit further as of Tuesday afternoon according to a post on the free-to-play developer's <a href="http://forums.gamersfirst.com/index.php?act=announce&amp;id=334">official forums</a>.<br />
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"<em>Today is your lucky day</em>," reads the short message. "<em>We're sending out 10,000 plus invites.  Check your email (don't forget the spam box)</em>."<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gamersfirst">GamersFirst</a> has been slowly but steadily ramping up the media assault for its reborn open-world shooter, and whether you're looking for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/07/gamersfirst-shows-off-new-apb-reloaded-driving-footage/">videos</a>, exclusive <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/gdc-2011-gamersfirst-on-resurrecting-san-paro-with-apb-reloaded/">interviews</a>, or beta key <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/09/check-out-apb-reloaded-with-our-closed-beta-key-giveaway/">giveaways</a>, Massively's got your back as you look to make the streets of San Paro your personal playground.<br />
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<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/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/">GamersFirst hands out over 10,000 APB Reloaded closed beta invites</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:00:00 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/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19880837/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/gamersfirst-hands-out-over-10-000-apb-reloaded-closed-beta-invit/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>all-points-bulletin</category><category>apb</category><category>apb-reloaded</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-emails</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>beta-keys</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>crime</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gamersfirst</category><category>mmofps</category><category>san-paro</category><category>shooter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GamersFirst looking to expand APB Reloaded closed beta]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin/" rel="tag">All Points Bulletin</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/crime/" rel="tag">Crime</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dev-diaries/" rel="tag">Dev Diaries</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Things are ramping up in <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/"><em>APB</em></a>-land, and it's not just because <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/">GamersFirst</a> has released its second dev blog of the week (as opposed to its traditional one-entry-per-week modus operandi over the past few months).<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/bjorn-book-larsson">Bjorn Book-Larsson</a> writes that another 2500 souls have been admitted into the ongoing closed beta test, and thus far the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gamersfirst">GamersFirst</a> hardware is holding its own under the new player onslaught. The beta test was approaching 1000 concurrent users as of Thursday afternoon, and though a few server restarts were required, the engineers have since nailed down a stable configuration that seems to be lag-free (aside from distance-related issues).<br />
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Book-Larsson says that if all goes as planned, Friday evening will see another batch of invites, so keep an eye on your inboxes if you're itching to get back to San Paro. While you're waiting, check out our exclusive <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin"><em>APB Reloaded</em></a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gdc-2011">GDC</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/gdc-2011-gamersfirst-on-resurrecting-san-paro-with-apb-reloaded/">coverage</a> or the recently released <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoNKotR3JIk">Vehicle Showcase video here</a> or behind the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GamersFirst looking to expand APB Reloaded closed beta</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/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/">GamersFirst looking to expand APB Reloaded closed beta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:00:00 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/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19868714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/gamersfirst-looking-to-expanding-apb-reloaded-closed-beta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>all-points-bulletin</category><category>apb</category><category>apb-reloaded</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>Bjorn-Book-Larsson</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>crime</category><category>dev-blog</category><category>dev-diary</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gamersfirst</category><category>invites</category><category>mmo-industry</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[APB Reloaded welcomes first 2500 beta testers]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin/" rel="tag">All Points Bulletin</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/crime/" rel="tag">Crime</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/"><em>APB Reloaded</em></a> blog has updated and there's good news in store for anxious fans looking to dive back into the city of San Paro. The initial wave of beta invites has officially been sent, and <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/">GamersFirst's</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/bjorn-book-larsson">Bjorn Book-Larsson</a> informs us that the first batch was targeted at American players (primarily on the west coast) who met certain minimum requirements.<br />
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Book-Larsson also notes a memory allocation issue that cropped up after the influx of players (approximately 2500 in this wave), but says that as long as the system remains reasonably stable, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gamersfirst">GamersFirst</a> will begin inviting new players on a daily basis.<br />
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"<em>The current plan is to slowly increase the CCU count (simultaneously connected players) from a few hundred (what it is now) to just over 2,000 simultaneous players this week -- which means close to 20,000 actual invitees</em>," Book-Larsson says.<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/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/">APB Reloaded welcomes first 2500 beta testers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:30:00 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/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19864862/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/apb-reloaded-welcomes-first-2500-beta-testers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apb</category><category>apb-reloaded</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>Bjorn-Book-Larsson</category><category>ccu</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>concurrent-users</category><category>crime</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gamersfirst</category><category>invites</category><category>let-me-in</category><category>san-paro</category><category>testing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[APB: Reloaded closed beta application keys received a get-out-of-jail-free card]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin/" rel="tag">All Points Bulletin</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/crime/" rel="tag">Crime</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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	San Paro may be waiting for you again! The free-to-play publisher <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/">GamersFirst</a> has sent out application keys for the forthcoming third-person shooter MMO <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/"><em>APB: Reloaded</em></a>. Fans have been anxiously awaiting the reopening of the game's crime-ridden streets since <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/realtimeworlds/">Realtime Worlds</a> walled off the city.<br />
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	Yesterday, email messages poured into many an inbox asking players to fork over their computer specs for a chance to enter the closed beta. Check your email -- you may have one of the invitations waiting for you. Although there is a key to be redeemed, you will not qualify for an actual beta invite until the GamersFirst development team has had a chance to review and accept your application. If your inbox is like many gamers' inboxes, you will want to sift through every piece of mail you received yesterday and look for the one titled "Your Key to San Paro inside." You may even have to dig through your spam box.<br />
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	If you have <em>not</em> signed up for beta testing yet, jack a car and speed over to the <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/">Gamersfirst website</a> now, yo!</div>
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[Thank you tipsters for letting us know!]<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/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/">APB: Reloaded closed beta application keys received a get-out-of-jail-free card</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:00:00 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/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19859329/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/25/apb-reloaded-closed-beta-application-keys-received-a-get-out-of/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>all-points-bulletin</category><category>all-points-bulletin-reloaded</category><category>APB</category><category>apb-reloaded</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>beta-keys</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gamersfirst</category><category>pew-pew</category><category>san-paro</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Everett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trion Worlds explains Rift beta sitch]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rift/" rel="tag">RIFT</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/riftlife.jpg" /></a></div>
The beta for <a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/"><em>Rift: Planes of Telara</em></a> is looming -- looming, people! -- and yet the masses are somewhat confused as to how to get into it. This was made more complicated this past weekend as <a href="http://www.trionworlds.com/en/">Trion Worlds</a> posted a <a href="https://account.riftgame.com/en/outside/new_user.html">Sign Up For Beta Now</a> link on the front page of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rift"><em>Rift</em></a> without sending users to an actual beta sign up. Community manager Abigale <a href="http://bit.ly/dj1Jof">posted a lengthy explanation</a> on the forums as to why this happened and how Trion is planning to recruit for the beta.<br />
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Essentially, Trion Worlds meant to send out an explanation email before the link went live. But now that it is live, Abigale laid out the three tiers of beta invites and access:<br />
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    <li><strong>Guaranteed beta invitees:</strong> These are the folks who got their hands on a VIP All Access pass at one of <em>Rift's </em>community events. This guarantees a beta spot in any and all betas. If you didn't get one yet, don't worry -- Trion will be handing out more of these codes in the future!</li>
    <li><strong>First beta pool: </strong>Any fans of the game who have either entered in a code for a chance at beta access or have merely signed up for a <em>Rift </em>forum account previous to October 2nd is now part of a pool of potential beta players. Trion will pull more testers from this pool as the beta events roll out.</li>
    <li><strong>Second beta pool:</strong> Anyone who signs up for a <em>Rift </em>account after the 2nd (which means that if you haven't already, this will be you) is placed into this pool. This gives you a shot at the beta, although not as great as if you were a part of the first pool.</li>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/dj1Jof">You can read the full explanation over on the <em>Rift</em> forums</a>.<br />
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<strong>[Updated: The <a href="http://bit.ly/dj1Jof">link to the explanation</a> should be working now. Sorry for the confusion!]</strong><br type="_moz" /><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/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/">Trion Worlds explains Rift beta sitch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:00:00 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://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?3942-Your-Chance-at-Beta>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19658568/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/trion-worlds-explains-rift-beta-sitch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>abigale</category><category>all-access</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-access</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>codes-where-were-going-we-dont-need-codes</category><category>rift</category><category>rift-planes-of-telara</category><category>trion</category><category>trion-worlds</category><category>vip</category><category>vip-all-access</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lego Universe beta codes are starting to roll out]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lego-universe/" rel="tag">LEGO Universe</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lego-universe/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/43327284hyfw.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
It's time to gather up your brightly colored blocks and figure out just what kind of cool things you're planning to build. Why? Because we're getting reports from around the Internets that the first invites for the beta for <a href="http://universe.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx"><em>Lego Universe</em></a> are starting to roll out to some very lucky gamers! <br />
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Offering what looks to be tons of fun hearkening back to our childhood (or in some of our cases, our <em>continuing</em> childhood) the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lego-universe/"><em>Lego Universe</em></a> beta opened up for sign-ups <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/09/lego-universe-begins-beta-signups/">just a month ago</a>. Prior to that, we saw a pretty <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/09/ces-2010-lego-universe-unveils-trailer-full-of-zombie-pirate-aw/">awesome pirate zombie trailer</a> and even some pretty <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/lego-universe-gameplay-footage-full-of-imagination/">slick looking alpha footage</a>. If you haven't signed up for beta as yet, you'd best <a href="http://us.universe.lego.com/en-us/NewsNetwork/Story.aspx?id=168575">head over to the <em>Lego Universe </em>site now</a>. (What are you waiting for!) If you already signed up, be sure to check those spam folders -- your invite could be waiting for you already. Meanwhile, we'll be over here, obsessively checking our mail for any sign of some brightly-colored Lego brick love.<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/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/">Lego Universe beta codes are starting to roll out</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:00 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/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19391540/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/lego-universe-beta-codes-are-starting-to-roll-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>breaking</category><category>lego</category><category>lego-mmo</category><category>lego-universe</category><category>lego-universe-beta</category><category>lego-universe-mmo</category><category>netdevil</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age of Conan: 10,000 beta invites sent out so far]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/" rel="tag">Age of Conan</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><p align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/aocsiegecomic.jpg" /></p>
<p>Funcom is not only proud of the fact that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/aoc/"><em>Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures</em></a> will feature adult shenanigans <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/15/age-of-conan-product-director-jorgen-tharaldsen-youll-see-ti/">such as "titties"</a> (Male or female? Clearly a case for Veronica Mars), but they are boasting <a href="http://funcom.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1196774689257">via a press release</a> that the recent batch of invites put them over the 10,000 mark in total beta invites sent out. <br /></p>
<p>Funcom wants attention, and I'm falling for it! But if I were to jab them over something it would be about the specifics: How many players out of 10,000 are still playing? What's the average time those players spend playing the beta? etc. Yea, I doubt Funcom would disclose those numbers... Anyhow, I checked my entire array of inboxes again, and not one <em>AoC</em> beta invite was found. Mark my words Funcom, I will remember this tragedy. Maybe your luck is better than mine, be sure to thoroughly check your inboxes as I'm sure some invites are being crushed by the anti-spambot crusaders. <br /></p>
<p>I think Richard Garriot would wonder what in the hell Funcom is smoking <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/garriott-says-too-many-beta-testers-hurt-tabula-rasa/">by giving out so many beta invites</a> almost four months before the game is due to launch on or about March 25th, 2008. On the other hand, I relish in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/the-purpose-of-beta-testing/">all this beta madness;</a> even if I do agree with some of Garriot's points in regards to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/tabula-rasa/"><em>Tabula Rasa's</em></a> beta. Learn to develop? Don't hate. We love <em>Tabula Rasa</em>. errr.. Well some writers at Massively do. (Note: I am going to give <em>TR</em> another chance eventually -- <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/06/holideals-tabula-rasa-stocking-stuffers/">it's in the bargain bin.</a>) Woot? <br /><br />With so much content flooding the front pages here at Massively it's quite possible you didn't gander <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/06/heads-roll-in-new-age-of-conan-trailer/">the new <em>Age of Conan</em> trailer</a>. Here's a spoiler: Heads roll in splendorous Hyborian glory. It's hard to keep up with all the decapitations, so, if you made it this far check out the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan"><em>Age of Conan</em> categorical goodness</a>, and tell us how we need more <em>AoC</em> coverage in the comments. So, did you get lucky? <a href="http://beta.ageofconan.com/beta_application/">Sign up for the <em>AoC</em> beta here before the next batch gets sent out.</a><br /><br />[via, <a href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15535">TenTonHammer</a>]<br /><a href="http://funcom.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1196774689257"><strong>Related Story</strong></a><br /></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/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/">Age of Conan: 10,000 beta invites sent out so far</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:00 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/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1057664/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/age-of-conan-10-000-beta-invites-sent-out-so-far/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>age-of-conan</category><category>aoc</category><category>beta</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>blood</category><category>conan</category><category>funcom</category><category>hyberion</category><category>pvp</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Warner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warhammer beta will resume any day now]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online/" rel="tag">Warhammer Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><a href="http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/media/screenshots/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/warhammerelf.jpg" /></a>An <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/ea-mythic">EA Mythic</a> representative <a href="http://www.warhammerherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=90">responded</a> to complaints that the North American Beta Center for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/warhammer-online"><em>Warhammer Online</em></a> is down, saying, "the Beta Center is currently down for maintenance getting it ready to go for when we kick Beta back into gear next month."<br /><br />He also said they'll be bringing in many new testers, and that as soon as that's done and "everything is in tip-top shape," the <em>Warhammer Online</em> beta will resume! So, if you're already in the beta, just sit tight; you'll be back in the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/rvr">RvR</a> action any day now. If you've submitted a beta application but haven't been invited in so far, cross your fingers and keep an eye on that e-mail inbox! You might get some <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/warhammer-online-hands-on/">hands-on</a> time with the game this coming month!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://tentonhammer.com/node/15207">Ten Ton Hammer</a>]<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/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/">Warhammer beta will resume any day now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:30:00 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://www.warhammerherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=90>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1052138/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/30/warhammer-beta-will-resume-any-day-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>beta-center</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>ea-mythic</category><category>james-nichols</category><category>rvr</category><category>ten-ton-hammer</category><category>warhammer-online</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Axon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beta update for Age of Conan, more invites sent]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/" rel="tag">Age of Conan</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=2026&amp;sort=PRIORITY,%20RELTIME%20desc&amp;table=CONTENT"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/23nov2007pict1_425px.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Following the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/22/new-clan-of-conan-newsletter-released-for-turkey-day/">latest newsletter</a> from Hyboria, the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/age-of-conan/"><em>Age of Conan</em></a> website now has <a href="http://www.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=2026&amp;sort=PRIORITY,%20RELTIME%20desc&amp;table=CONTENT">details of the new beta update</a>. Apparently there was a very large patch that added lots of new content, and because of this, Funcom has decided to send out some more beta invites, so check your inbox and spam filters if you have previously signed up. This update also saw the introduction of the Capture the Flag PvP game for the beta test.<br /><br />In website related news, there are some new RSS feeds that you can nab in a few different languages to get the latest <em>AoC</em> information as soon as it's out, and a couple of screenshots of the freshly revamped Picts have been posted. Above you'll see one of them, but there are more at the site. Very scary indeed, and they do have that "wear your face as a hat" look that Funcom mention they are going for.<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/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/">Beta update for Age of Conan, more invites sent</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:10:00 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.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=2026&amp;sort=PRIORITY,%20RELTIME%20desc&amp;table=CONTENT>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1047524/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/beta-update-for-age-of-conan-more-invites-sent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aoc</category><category>beta-invites</category><category>beta-update</category><category>breaking</category><category>capture-the-flag</category><category>funcom</category><category>hyborian-adventures</category><category>patch</category><category>picts</category><category>rss</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mythos CM handing out beta invites in IRC and forums]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/forums/" rel="tag">Forums</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mythos/" rel="tag">Mythos</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/mythos_screen_04.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/mythos-buzz-and-beta-invites/"><em>Mythos</em> beta invites</a> are starting to fly out hot and heavy, and West Karana <a href="http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/12/still-looking-for-a-mythos-beta-invite/">has two ways</a> for you to get in on the <em>Diablo</em>-inspired hack-and-slash fun. As of yesterday afternoon, the community manager for the game was hanging around in their IRC channel (#mythos on irc.forthegamers.org) giving out invites, and if you (like me) missed that opportunity-- although it might be worth a try just to sign in and see if there's any left-- then supposedly a post in the <a href="http://www.mythosguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311"><em>Mythos</em> Guru forums' Official Invite thread</a> will get you hooked up with an invite.<br /><br />Now, I signed up <a href="http://www.mythos.com/">on their website</a> way back when, and I'm a little bummed that they didn't send an invite to me via email before tossing them around random IRC channels and forums. But then again, I guess it's a rat race out there-- every beta tester for him or herself!<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/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/">Mythos CM handing out beta invites in IRC and forums</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:03:00 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://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/12/still-looking-for-a-mythos-beta-invite/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1038938/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/mythos-cm-handing-out-beta-invites-in-irc-and-forums/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta-invites</category><category>breaking</category><category>diablo</category><category>hack-and-slash</category><category>irc</category><category>mythos</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:03:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
