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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Massively tours EverQuest's House of Thule expansion]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/#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/everquest/" rel="tag">EverQuest</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a></p><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/eqthule1.jpg" /></a></div>
The <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/house-of-thule">House of Thule</a>. Not to be confused with the Summer Cottage of Thule, or the Awkwardly-Small-Yet-Expensive Inner City Apartment of Thule. Thule's house is a scary place, and it's a place that all denizens of Norrath shall soon be intimately familiar with.<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/soe"> Sony Online Entertainment</a> recently gave us a deep tour of its 17th <a href="http://www.everquest.com/"><em>EverQuest</em></a> expansion, and it's the first time I've set foot in pre-<em><a href="http://www.everquest2.com">EQII</a></em> Norrath in years. Luckily I can report that Sony isn't letting <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest">EverQuest</a></em> lie on its laurels. While this next expansion may not sound like much (it's just a house... or is it?), it's packed with enough content to send me through a two-and-a-half hour long developer tour. Plus, I should mention that I only got to see about half of the new zones, and none of the new raids.<br />
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But why should we stand outside of this lovely home when there's so much madness hidden within? Come, journey with me, and lose all sense of what is reality.<br type="_moz" /><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Massively tours EverQuest's House of Thule expansion</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/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/">Massively tours EverQuest's House of Thule expansion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 13 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/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19669749/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/massively-tours-everquests-house-of-thule-expansion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>17th-everquest-expansion</category><category>cazic-thule</category><category>dev-tour</category><category>developer-tour</category><category>dreaming</category><category>dreams</category><category>eq</category><category>eq1</category><category>eqI</category><category>everquest</category><category>everquest-1</category><category>everquest-i</category><category>featured</category><category>house</category><category>house-of-thule</category><category>morell</category><category>morell-thule</category><category>nightmare</category><category>player-housing</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><category>terris</category><category>terris-thule</category><category>thule</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jade Dynasty goes into open beta, supplies new trailer]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/#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/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</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></p><div align="center"><a href="http://jd.perfectworld.com/news/open-beta-3881"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jdopenbeta580.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left"><a href="http://www.perfectworld.com">Perfect World Entertainment</a>'s new flagship game, <a href="http://jd.perfectworld.com"><em>Jade Dynasty</em></a>, has pulled itself out of closed beta right on time and has <a href="http://jd.perfectworld.com/news/open-beta-3881">jumped into open beta</a>, swords and magic at the ready.<br /><br />If you're looking to check out this new free-to-play MMO, or at least judge some of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/">controversial game options</a> for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/anti-aliased-my-first-30-levels-with-afk-er-jade-dynasty/">yourself</a>, you can head right on over to the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/jade-dynasty"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span></a> website, sign up for <a href="https://register.perfectworld.com/register">Perfect World Entertainment's portal</a>, and jump into the game with no beta key required.<br /><br />With the release of the open beta client comes a new trailer, and we here at Massively have cleverly embedded the video after the break. If you want to see some high flying combat, just hit continue reading and enjoy the video!<br /></div>
</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Jade Dynasty goes into open beta, supplies new trailer</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/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/">Jade Dynasty goes into open beta, supplies new trailer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 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://jd.perfectworld.com/news/open-beta-3881>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19069190/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/17/jade-dynasty-goes-into-open-beta-supplies-new-trailer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>afk</category><category>botting</category><category>controversy</category><category>dreaming</category><category>glider</category><category>invigorate</category><category>jade-dynasty</category><category>jd</category><category>meditation</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[E3 2009: Jade Dynasty at a glance]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/at-a-glance/" rel="tag">At a glance</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/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</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/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/jade_dynasty_jump580.jpg" alt="" /><br /> </div>
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<div align="left">The third game in Perfect World's portfolio, <a href="http://jd.perfectworld.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span></a>, has been riding quietly in closed beta for a while. At this year's E3, however, the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/jade-dynasty"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span></a> crew brought out their game and let us here at Massively take it for a test drive. They also hit us with an announcement as well -- <span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span> will be jumping out of closed beta on June 15th, and a European server will be added in on that day as well.<br /><br />Overall, <span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span> pulls much from Perfect World's other games: <a href="http://pwi.perfectworld.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">Perfect World</span></a> and <a href="http://eso.perfectworld.com"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ether Saga Online</span></a>. The click on map to automatically move feature, cosmetic cash shop, and large amount of in-game quests returns, but a few new features have been added in that make this game a very interesting experience.<br /><br />Join us after the break as we break down <span style="font-style: italic;">Jade Dynasty</span>'s features, a few of which may be controversial for some gamers.</div>
</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>E3 2009: Jade Dynasty at a glance</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/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/">E3 2009: Jade Dynasty at a glance</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 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://jd.perfectworld.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19058064/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/06/04/e3-2009-jade-dynasty-at-a-glance/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>at-a-glance</category><category>autorun</category><category>botting</category><category>clans</category><category>dreaming</category><category>e3-2009</category><category>featured</category><category>guilds</category><category>invigoration</category><category>jade-dynasty</category><category>jade-dynasty-online</category><category>jd</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>pathing</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>pw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Your craziest idea for an MMO?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <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/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a></p><div align="center"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/kingkittyconan.jpg" /><br /></div>
Some of the fun we have in working at Massively is just talking to each other about all the different things that would be interesting for an MMO. We've discussed <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/24/mmo-mash-up-age-of-hello-kitty/">mashing up <em>Hello Kitty Online</em> and <em>Age of Conan</em></a> among many other strange combinations. We've thought about what an MMO based on some of our favorite memories might be like; basing them on things like the A-Team, Transformers, MacGuyver, Monty Python, etc. And none of that even touches on all the comic mashups we'd have put into an MMO. <br /><br />This morning we thought we'd ask what the craziest idea you have for an MMO is? You know, the one that will <em>never</em> get made in a billion years, but still - you'd just like to see it for the sake of amusement? We know we can't be the only ones who get the urge to mash MMOs together or create them from comics, toys, movies, or strange things we find laying about.<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/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/">The Daily Grind: Your craziest idea for an MMO?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 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/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1436022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/21/the-daily-grind-your-craziest-idea-for-an-mmo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dreaming</category><category>mashup</category><category>mmo</category><category>silly-mmo</category><category>tdg</category><category>the-daily-grind</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
