Massively http://massively.joystiq.com Massively http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Massively http://massively.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[GamerDNA shows their year in review graphically]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/23/gamerdna-shows-their-year-in-review-graphically/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/23/gamerdna-shows-their-year-in-review-graphically/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/23/gamerdna-shows-their-year-in-review-graphically/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In the spirit of the season, GamerDNA is giving the gift of insight to all its users in the form of a year in review column. Part one of this column describes several interesting metrics about the number of new titles tagged in user profiles by release month, platform, or specific game (no hard numbers given).

Some interesting notes:
  • The top title added by users was Age of Conan. It was released in May and correlated to a month of lower unique titles being added. No mention is made of how many users subsequently removed titles from their profiles... but maybe they're saving that for part two.
  • There is a noticeable drop in game titles being added for the months of June and July, around the time of the re-branding effort and subsequent server issues.
  • The largest uptick in titles added (by release date) was in September, presumably due to Warhammer Online. November is still creeping up on the September numbers with the Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Mines of Moria, and World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King still gaining traction.
We are promised more phat numbers in the next few days so keep your eyes peeled... well, not literally.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>datagamerdnaguild-cafeguildcafenumbersyear-in-reviewTue, 23 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Guild Wars Image and Art Contest]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/the-guild-wars-image-and-art-contest/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/the-guild-wars-image-and-art-contest/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/19/the-guild-wars-image-and-art-contest/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

The fine folks at Guild Cafe are holding a grand contest based around screenshots of Guild Wars. This contest series is being held in conjunction with the RAWR Cup. There are 5 categories, 4 of which are time-based by week:

  • Week 1: best Guild Wars landscape screenshots.
  • Week 2: best Guild Wars PvE action screenshots.
  • Week 3: funniest Guild Wars screenshots.
  • Week 4: best PvP action screenshots.
  • Finally, the 5th contest is Best Portrait of a Guild Wars Character, with the prize being a brand new Wacom tablet!
Other prizes include 1GB USB Thumb Drives or Extra Character slots. The first winners will be announced March 22 with more chosen each weekend through April 12th when the grand prize winner will be selected. If you think you have the chops to win this thing, go sign up right now!

[Thanks, QforQ!]

MassivelyThe Guild Wars Image and Art Contest originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The folks at GuildCafe dropped us a note about the announcement of their upcoming Guild Wars tournament -- starting on April 5th, the next neck of the 2008 RAWR Cup will kick off, offering up events in three divisions with lots of cool prizes for each (the best they could come up with is network cards and mice? Cash, anyone?). There's more information on the FAQ page, but I can't seem to find anywhere that explains just what's happening; being that it's Guild Wars, however, my guess is that they just toss a bunch of folks in an area and whoever's left standing gets to walk away with the prizes. Sounds simple (and fun) enough.

Only a couple of teams have signed up so far, so the field is wide open at this point. If your guild rocks the GW (don't call it that), then maybe you too can own some noobs and pick up some extra gear for your trouble.

MassivelyGuildCafe announces Guild Wars tourney originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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