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Dark Age of Camelot celebrates 10th birthday with limited edition lithograph

Matt Daniel — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Dark Age of Camelot, Events, real-world, News items, Miscellaneous

Mythic Entertainment's popular RvRvR-based MMORPG, Dark Age of Camelot, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. In order to commemorate this momentous occasion, Mythic is selling a limited edition Dark Age of Camelot 10th anniversary lithograph. There will only be 300 prints available, each signed and numbered by artist Eric Polak, so if you want to get your grubby paws on one of these beauties, you'd better preorder now.

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Gods & Heroes sells Centurion helmet on Amazon

Justin Olivetti — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Humor, Promotions

If you're anything like the folks here at Massively, it's hard for you to figure out the right outfit to wear for gaming. Sweats? Too pathetic. Suit and tie? Too formal. Boxers or briefs? We don't want to know. Fortunately, Heatwave Interactive has come to the rescue with the definitive gaming accoutrement for Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising players: a $220 replica of a Roman Centurion Helmet.

This "fully wearable" helmet is now available for pre-order on Amazon, although you'll have to be quick and lucky to get one, as there are only 200 available. It's described as having "a pronounced red plume and is made of heavy gauge high carbon steel complete with brass accents and fittings."

No mention is made as to whether this would be useful in a real-life battle or not, so buyer beware if you're purchasing this in the hopes that it will protect you the next time you jump into your time machine and go back to the second century.

Gods & Heroes launched last week, and Massively has you covered on all the details. Except your head. We do not cover your head.

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Demo impressions of Star Trek Online from Eurogamer Expo 2009

James Egan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, New titles, Quests, PvE, Star Trek Online

We recently mentioned that Star Trek Online fans would get a chance to play through a demo of the game at Eurogamer Expo last week. One of the first reports we've read about the Star Trek Online demo comes from Oli Welsh at Eurogamer who was uniquely positioned to check out the game (it was their Expo after all.) Welsh begins by writing, "Trekkies can put one fear to rest right now: Star Trek Online feels just like Star Trek." Although this might assuage a bit of the apprehension some gamers have about trying yet another Star Trek game, Welsh is up front about the fact that the demo he played through was a contained single player experience. It's too soon to say what gameplay will feel like when hundreds of other players are thrown into the mix.

He writes about the demo's transitions between locations via warp jumps, keyboard navigation of star ships (standard WASD, with additional throttle control), and the pacing of ship combat. Welsh also walks the reader from the bridge of a Federation vessel down to the surface of a planet where Klingon opponents await. Fans of the game should read Eurogamer's hands on with Star Trek Online and may also be interested in the video footage of STO gameplay from Limited Edition, shot at this year's Eurogamer Expo (starting at 02:40. They've also captured gameplay of Global Agenda as well.) We've got a video embed of that for you after the jump.

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Runes of Magic offers players wings, but only until tomorrow

Seraphina Brennan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EST

Filed under: At a glance, Business models, Events, in-game, News items, Runes of Magic

We smell some Aion envy coming from Runewaker Entertainment, but we're not going to complain! We're being offered pretty wings in Runes of Magic!

Starting right now and continuing until tomorrow, wings will be available for purchase in the Runes of Magic item shop. While it doesn't look like the wings do anything other than look really cool on your character, this is a very limited time item. Because of the limited window of purchase, these wings will most likely become a coveted item very quickly. (As long as they're not offered again later, of course.)

If you're interested in grabbing a pair of these feathery wonders, you'll have to do it from inside the game's cash shop menu, under the "special offers" section of the store.

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Cities XL Limited Edition box contents revealed

Shawn Schuster — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Cities XL

Monte Cristo and Namco-Bandai have recently announced the contents of their Limited Edition box for the upcoming city-builder MMO, Cities XL. These Limited Edition boxes, as well as the Standard Edition boxes, are available in Europe on October 8th. The North American launch has yet to be announced.

The game's Standard Edition includes the game DVD, two instruction manuals, a 7-day trial key for the MMO part of the game, and a trial key for a friend. A pre-order is said to be available in the coming days, but no definite info has been announced yet. Follow along after the jump for the complete content of the Limited Edition.

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Mortal Online limited edition available June 29, first game reviews are in

James Egan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, Mortal Online

Mortal Online is the next MMO title on the way that will cater to the hardcore fantasy PvP niche, which is currently filled for some gamers by Darkfall Online. The Mortal Online developers, Star Vault, announced that two beta players were given permission to write "Combat Beta" reviews of the PvP-centric title, which can now be found on the game's official forums. One was written by Mortal Online player Lachrymose which looked at character creation, melee and ranged combat, while the other review by Shinzon looked at crafting and the game environment, as well as combat.

That caught our attention and we think the reviews are worth a look, but the real news here is about the Mortal Online limited edition we mentioned recently -- there are only 999 copies of the limited edition which will go on sale on June 29th in the Mortal Online Game Store. Here's what you'll get with the limited edition:

Everything in a printed jute bag

Numbered and embossed metal box

Collector's figurine: Draconigena Knight

Collector's figurine: Thursar Barbarian

Mortal Online journal with 24 concept art pages and poster

Free shipment of all pre-launch updates on DVD

Digital Download access

Free access to 'Block A' beta

"Free future digital updates and expansions"

One month of game time (after the Q4 launch)

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Star Vault reveals Mortal Online beta and pre-order details, launch info

James Egan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Launches, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, Mortal Online

Another competitor in the hardcore PvP niche in MMOs may give Darkfall Online a run for their money: Mortal Online from Sweden-based developer Star Vault. The game is presently in closed beta and is about to get its first test of the release build. The real news here is that Mortal Online has announced its open beta and release schedules.

Pre-orders for Mortal Online will begin on June 29th via the official site, and the actual launch (with monthly subscriptions) is slated for Q4 2009. Anyone who pre-orders the game "in any of the formats available" will have access to all of the beta phases remaining until the title launches. The catch, however, is that the pre-orders are limited to 10,000 people.

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Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 51

Shawn Schuster — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EST

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 51 is just full of Jo(h)ns this week as Contributing Editor Jon Shute and special guest John Nicholson from Limited Edition join Shawn to discuss all things MMO. Topics include Free Realms' launch, WoW on the iPhone, tons of MMO anniversaries and more!

Have a comment for the podcasters? Shoot us an email to podcast AT massively DOT com. Maybe we'll read your letter on the air!

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DC Universe Online video shows open PvP gameplay as a villain

James Egan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, Video, Game mechanics, Previews, PvP, DC Universe Online

Most of the video footage seen of DC Universe Online to date focuses on the setting's iconic heroes and the role a player can take in assisting them. While taking down the bad guys in a game is fun, sometimes it's good to be bad, as the newest gameplay footage we've seen of DCUO from New York Comic Con shows us.

We were pretty excited when we noticed this over at Limited Edition today and it's certainly worth a look if you're into the superhero games genre. The GameTrailers video is a walkthrough of an open PvP area, from the perspective of a psychotic clown with psi-blasts, blazing speed, and freakish strength. Need I say more? Check out the video embed below for a look at DC Universe Online's PvP mixed in with developer commentary on what you're seeing.

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Is City of Heroes in-game advertising missing its mark?

Shawn Schuster — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Business models, Culture, Economy, Events, in-game, MMO industry

When the whole in-game adverts debate started, there were people on both sides of the fence, understandably. Some gamers realize that development studios need alternative sources of revenue to create the games we enjoy, while others would rather remove their spleen with a spoon than ever see advertising in their favorite games.

Over at the Limited Edition blog, Welsh Troll takes the side for in-game adverts, and is literally begging for more in City of Heroes. As a European gamer, he tends to see less in-game adverts than is reported by the American CoH players, and wants to know why. He simply wants to help the development team out, and was hoping this would be the way to do it. Is the model not quite working as intended, or will it just take a bit longer for advertisers to latch on to something like this?

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Crunch numbers like the bones of villains in City of Heroes

Seraphina Brennan — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Game mechanics, PvE

Back in Issue 12, City of Heroes added the ability to see the exact statistics of your heroes to the game -- a feature that had been shrouded in mystery since the game's inception. Until that fateful patch, no one knew exactly how the statistics system in CoH worked or how things were calculated out. But, with that feature now a standard part of the game, it has become a very invaluable tool.

But perhaps you're not up to speed on that. Perhaps you've never taken a look at all of those new digits and fancy words on the screen. Well, if you're looking for a basic starter on how to take advantage of this system, the comic blog Limited Edition has just posted their look into the stats. It's a brief walkthrough of some of the basic features -- good for anyone who hasn't gotten their feet wet with the stats as of yet.

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Fan video spotlights CoH character creation

Shawn Schuster — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Game mechanics, Academic, Education

We think it's probably common knowledge by now that City of Heroes and City of Villains both have arguably the best character creation process of any MMO out there. This is interesting if you consider the fact that the game has been out for four years now.

Over at the Limited Edition blog, John Nicholson has taken an in-depth look at CoH character creation in a video he just posted today. This 17-minute visual aid walks us through the process from start to finish, yet explains that it could literally take hours to refine your character exactly to your likings. If 17 minutes seems long, you haven't experienced this character creator first hand! Take a look at the full video linked below the cut, or fly on over to the LE blog for more information.

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New Jumpgate Evolution footage from Eurogamer Expo

Shawn Schuster — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Jumpgate Evolution, Events, real-world, New titles, Hands-on

At PAX earlier this year, we were treated to some of the first real shaky-cam footage of NetDevil's Jumpgate Evolution in action. Now, we get a bit more gameplay footage from an attendee of this year's Eurogamer Expo earlier last week.

This video comes to us courtesy of the Limited Edition blog, and shows over eight minutes of the game being played off and on. We can see some great footage of combat, exploration and achievements in this video. Considering this video contains more than just Jumpgate, you can jump in around the 2:17 mark and watch until 10:26 for the Jumpgate-only content. Of course you could always watch the entire 15:44 video for more on non-MMO-related Eurogamer Expo goodness.

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Post-NCsoft Rockjaw speaks out

Shawn Schuster — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, Podcasts, Culture, MMO industry, Opinion

No, of course he didn't drag his former employer through the muck or curse their good name. Stephen "Rockjaw" Reid is better than that. But the former Creative Concepts Manager for NCsoft Europe does talk a good bit with John and Matt (former hosts of Tabula Rasa's TabulaCast) on the Limited Edition Podcast about all things comic-related. Despite the bad news of his recent departure from NCsoft, Reid has just announced a new gig as Expo Community and Gaming Manager for the Eurogamer Expo. This is certainly good news, as Reid has always been loved by the gaming community.

Reid's only comments on the podcast regarding his departure from NCsoft were, "It ultimately comes down to business, nothing more." He also discusses the reaction of his City of Heroes colleagues to the DC Universe Online development, and chats a good bit about his views of Champions Online. If you're into comic books and the popularity that comic books are gaining in the MMO space, this podcast may interest you.

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Silkroad Online offers limited edition Arabian garb

Akela Talamasca — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Historical, Game mechanics, News items, Silkroad Online

Silkroad Online is an MMO based on the historical Silk Road between Asia and Europe, wherein players can adventure as merchants, thieves, or hunters. And now, as befitting the feel of the period, players have access to Arabian-themed outfits that provide a boost to your character's stats. These outfits are only available for a short time, so players ought to jump on this like it's a magic carpet!

Expect to see more from Silkroad Online in the coming months.

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