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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret World unveils new horrific creatures]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/#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/horror/" rel="tag">Horror</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-secret-world/" rel="tag">The Secret World</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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		More creepy-crawlies are emerging from the shadows to join the ranks of <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/funcom">Funcom</a>'s upcoming horror-inspired title, <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/the-secret-world"><em>The Secret World</em></a>. The studio revealed today three new creatures that players will face in-game: the Bogeyman, Jack O'Lantern, and the mud golem. The first of the three, the Bogeyman, should be familiar to anyone who was once a child (if any of you weren't, please let us know). He is "a being of pure evil" who feeds on fear, and considering that terrible visage up there, we doubt he ever goes hungry.<br />
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		Meanwhile, Jack O'Lantern, is some poor sod who fell under a wicked curse, and is now driven only by vengeance and bloodlust. To take advantage of his pumpkin head, Jack O'Lantern tends to bury himself beneath the ground in pumpkin patches in order to take passers-by by surprise. And finally, we have the mud golem, which is pretty much what it says on the tin. A being of pure earth, the mud golem is created for one purpose: to perform the (almost certainly nefarious) will of its master. For the full details on each of these creatures, head on over to the official site.</div>
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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/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/">The Secret World unveils new horrific creatures</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20129819/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/the-secret-world-unveils-new-horrific-creatures/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bogeyman</category><category>creatures</category><category>funcom</category><category>horror</category><category>jack-o-lantern</category><category>lore</category><category>mobs</category><category>monsters</category><category>mud-golem</category><category>mud-golemsn</category><category>nightmare-fuel</category><category>the-bogeyman</category><category>the-jack-o-lantern</category><category>the-secret-world</category><category>tsw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: What's your favorite in-game wildlife?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind/" rel="tag">The Daily Grind</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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The general rule of MMOs is pretty simple to understand -- if it moves, either get a quest from it or kill it. Natural critters other than enemy soldiers exist mostly so that you can occasionally kill ten rats rather than killing ten beastmen. But from the <a href="http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Chocobo">chocobos</a> of <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Final-Fantasy-XI/">Final Fantasy XI</a></em> to the elementally affected critters of <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/RIFT/">RIFT</a></em>, there are a plethora of different creatures that roam the land that you aren't necessarily meant to kill -- or at least those that serve a purpose in the world's ecology.<br />
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In some games, such as the deep space setting of <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/EVE-Online/">EVE Online</a></em>, you're not going to find much in the way of wildlife. But in the games that do feature animals meandering about, which ones are your favorites? What local fauna catches your eye, either because it reminds you that the game takes place in a living world or just because it's so alien and bizarre?<br />
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<img align="left" alt="" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/coffee.jpg" style="padding-right: 10px;" vspace="0" /><em>Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/the-daily-grind/">Daily Grind</a>!</em><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/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/">The Daily Grind: What's your favorite in-game wildlife?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:00:00 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/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19995866/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/23/the-daily-grind-whats-your-favorite-in-game-wildlife/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>animals</category><category>birds</category><category>creatures</category><category>critters</category><category>environment</category><category>fauna</category><category>opinion</category><category>rats</category><category>setting</category><category>tdg</category><category>the-daily-grind</category><category>wildlife</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TERA shows off Centaur lore and tactics]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/#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/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</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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The official <a href="http://tera-online.com"><em>TERA</em></a> website has updated with a look at one of the mobs players will likely encounter in their journeys around Arborea. <a href="http://www.tera-online.com/content/centaurs">Centaurs</a> are found primarily in the Fey Forest region and look to challenge adventurers with spear attacks, hoof attacks, and their ability to sidestep player combos.<br />
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The new entry also reveals a bit of centaur lore, noting that the legendary creatures are "<em>presently allied with the fey creatures of northwestern Arcadia province in an uprising against woodcutters, whose drastic logging practices are in danger of denuding the forest in order to fulfill lumber orders from Velika</em>."<br />
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Tactically, centaurs are prone to rapidly closing the distance to a target as well as coming to the aid of nearby faeries and other centaurs. Check out all the details, as well as a couple of new screens, at the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tera"><em>TERA</em></a> website.<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/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/">TERA shows off Centaur lore and tactics</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:30:00 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/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19906341/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/tera-shows-off-centaur-lore-and-tactics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ai</category><category>arborea</category><category>arcadia</category><category>bluehole</category><category>bluehole-studio</category><category>centaur</category><category>centaurs</category><category>creatures</category><category>en-masse</category><category>en-masse-entertainment</category><category>fantasy</category><category>fey-forest</category><category>gameplay</category><category>lore</category><category>melee</category><category>mobs</category><category>tera</category><category>tera-online</category><category>woodcutters</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massively's exclusive TERA lore: Day in the Life - Kumas]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/#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/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</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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Yesterday we got a glimpse of two new <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/massively-exclusive-en-masse-shows-off-new-tera-monster-lore-an/">BAMs</a> courtesy of <a href="http://enmasse.com">En Masse Entertainment</a>. Intrepid explorers ranging far and wide across the vast reaches of Arborea will no doubt run across a Naga or a Kumas in their travels, and today <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/en-masse-entertainment">En Masse</a> brings us a new <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/16/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-contents-under-pressure/">Day in the Life</a> lore snippet focused on the latter.<br />
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Penned by <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/stacey-jannsen">Stacey Jannsen</a>, Day in the Life -- Kumas takes you inside the one-track mind of the titular creature as he attempts to make a meal out of a wayward Popori and finds himself face to face with another (equally hungry) BAM with a similar goal. Head past the cut for more, and don't forget the three new screenshots in our <a href="http://tera-online.com"><em>TERA</em></a> gallery.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/">TERA screenshots</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/#4937376"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/argons_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/#4937375"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/argons-7_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/#4937372"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/argons-6_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/#4937369"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/argons-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/tera-screenshots-0/#4937367"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/04/argons-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Massively's exclusive TERA lore: Day in the Life - Kumas</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/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/">Massively's exclusive TERA lore: Day in the Life - Kumas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 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/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19881754/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/massivelys-exclusive-tera-lore-day-in-the-life-kumas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>a-day-in-the-life</category><category>ai</category><category>arborea</category><category>bam</category><category>BAMs</category><category>big-ass-monster</category><category>creatures</category><category>en-masse</category><category>en-masse-entertainment</category><category>exclusive</category><category>fantasy</category><category>featured</category><category>gallery</category><category>kumas</category><category>lore</category><category>mobs</category><category>npcs</category><category>screenshots</category><category>tera</category><category>tera-online</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massively Exclusive: Earthrise's Atanas Atanasov on PvE, banking, chat, and more]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</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/earthrise/" rel="tag">Earthrise</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/earthrise"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/earthrisescreenshot-11big.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.play-earthrise.com"><em>Earthrise</em></a> is a title shrouded in a certain amount of mystery. Massively began covering the game way back in January of 2008, and since then, the information flow from Bulgaria-based <a href="http://www.mastheadstudios.com/">Masthead Studios</a> has alternated between a vacuum and a trickle. Recently, thanks to a wave of interviews and screenshot releases, interest in the game has started to simmer, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/28/earthrise-teases-new-beta-screenshot/">comparisons</a> to older sandboxes like <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/index.vm"><em>Star Wars Galaxies</em></a> are commonly heard.<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/masthead-studios">Masthead</a> boss Atanas Atanasov was kind enough to grant us our second <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/17/massively-exclusive-dilov-and-hristov-on-the-systems-of-earthrise/">interview exclusive</a> in as many months, answering several of our burning questions. Join us after the cut as we talk about everything from the game's friendliness towards PvEers, to skill progression clarification, to universal banking and more.<br />
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Also be sure and check out the latest pair of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/earthrise"><em>Earthrise</em></a> screenshots in the gallery below. They feature two new creature types: the burzun (one of Enterra's top predators) and the leapers (ape-like mutant pack-hunters who love to ambush their prey).<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/">Earthrise</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/#4547436"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/vehicle02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/#4547438"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/vehicle06.tints_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/#4547437"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/10/vehicle05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/#4072506"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/04/vehicle2frame_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/earthrise-gallery/#4072505"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/04/vehicle1frame_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Massively Exclusive: Earthrise's Atanas Atanasov on PvE, banking, chat, and more</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/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/">Massively Exclusive: Earthrise's Atanas Atanasov on PvE, banking, chat, and more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 12 Oct 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/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19670511/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/12/massively-exclusive-earthrises-atanas-atanasov-on-pve-banking/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>atanas-atanasov</category><category>banking</category><category>chat-channels</category><category>crafting</category><category>creatures</category><category>earthrise</category><category>ffa</category><category>fluff</category><category>gallery</category><category>interviews</category><category>masthead</category><category>masthead-studios</category><category>pve</category><category>pvp</category><category>sandbox</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>screenshots</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famitsu reveals new selection of Final Fantasy XIV wildlife]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/#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/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/consoles/" rel="tag">Consoles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/final-fantasy-xiv/" rel="tag">Final Fantasy XIV</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/06/ffxiv-beasties-epl-624.jpg" /></a></div>
We <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/17/e3-2010-our-exclusive-interview-with-final-fantasy-xiv-executiv/">learned</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/18/e3-2010-hands-on-with-final-fantasy-xiv/">quite a bit</a> about the upcoming <a href="http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com"><em>Final Fantasy XIV</em></a> during <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/E3-2010/">E3</a>, but there's still quite a bit left still to learn before its release later this year. One of the more obvious questions is what, exactly, players will be squaring off against on the field of battle; in a series partly defined by its memorable recurring adversaries, it's reasonable to wonder what will return and what won't. A <a href="http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/6996-brand-new-ffxiv-monsters-from-famitsu/?s=d367b9d7c09c66eb5fd266ca505f3b75">newly translated piece from Famitsu</a> helps answer that question, with an octet of new creatures as well as a few bits of information about changes in the next phase of testing.<br />
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Most of the newly revealed monsters have a storied history in the series as a whole, and several are direct exports from <a href="http://www.playonline.com"><em>Final Fantasy XI</em></a>, including the deceptively fearsome Goobbue making a triumphant return. Funguar also return, although looking very different from Vana'diel's odd mushroom-frog hybrids. Each of the monsters has a brief write-up describing its size, behavior, and habitat, so <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Final-Fantasy-XIV/">Final Fantasy XIV</a></em> fans would be well served by <a href="http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/6996-brand-new-ffxiv-monsters-from-famitsu/?s=d367b9d7c09c66eb5fd266ca505f3b75">taking a look</a> at what they're going to have to deal with during their journeys.<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/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/">Famitsu reveals new selection of Final Fantasy XIV wildlife</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:00:00 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.ffxivcore.com/topic/6996-brand-new-ffxiv-monsters-from-famitsu/?s=d367b9d7c09c66eb5fd266ca505f3b75>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19529722/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/24/famitsu-reveals-new-selection-of-final-fantasy-xiv-wildlife/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>backstory</category><category>creatures</category><category>famitsu</category><category>fauna</category><category>ff</category><category>ff14</category><category>ffxi</category><category>ffxiv</category><category>final-fantasy</category><category>final-fantasy-14</category><category>final-fantasy-xi</category><category>final-fantasy-xiv</category><category>lore</category><category>megafauna</category><category>megaflora</category><category>monsters</category><category>square</category><category>square-enix</category><category>translations</category><category>wildlife</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turbine breaks out with the funny in the latest Moria dev diary]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/#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/lord-of-the-rings-online/" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</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/academic/" rel="tag">Academic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/education/" rel="tag">Education</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/lotro-mines-of-moria-dev-tour/1064816/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/goblins-sms-0908-sms-1108.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
In probably one of the <a href="http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/266-developer-diary-new-monster-creation">most entertaining dev diaries</a> we've ever read, <a href="http://www.turbine.com">Turbine</a>'s Tim "Raskolnikov" Lang gives us a look into what is involved with creating the new creatures in <a href="http://www.lotro.com/moria"><em>Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria</em></a>, and more on the upcoming changes arriving with the expansion.<br /><br />The entire monster creation process is explained step-by-step, which would ordinarily be extremely boring, yet "Man-Bat", as Lang is affectionately called, provides a humorous Q&amp;A throughout the entire diary. That certainly doesn't mean that this eight-page article isn't packed with useful info though, as it gives us plenty of new information on the upcoming monster features we have to look forward to in <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mines-of-moria">Moria</a></em>.<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/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/">Turbine breaks out with the funny in the latest Moria dev diary</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 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://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/266-developer-diary-new-monster-creation>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1364584/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/turbine-breaks-out-with-the-funny-in-the-latest-moria-dev-diary/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>creatures</category><category>dev-diary</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online</category><category>lotro</category><category>man-bat</category><category>mines-of-moria</category><category>monsters</category><category>turbine</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
