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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Three words that sound like crack: Watchmen iPhone MMO]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/three-words-that-sound-like-crack-watchmen-iphone-mmo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/three-words-that-sound-like-crack-watchmen-iphone-mmo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/three-words-that-sound-like-crack-watchmen-iphone-mmo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</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/mobile/" rel="tag">Mobile</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/watchmeniphonemmo_425_omgwant.jpg" alt="" /><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">As with just about every group of comic book geeks out there, the Massively offices have been positively abuzz with discussion of <a href="http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/">the Watchmen movie</a> coming out this Friday (or Thursday at Midnight, if you're like us and already have your tickets). Of course, with any hot movie property comes a video game, and it appears that Watchmen is to be no different. Well, no different, save that the <a href="http://watchmenjusticeiscoming.com/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen: Justice is Coming</span></a> game is getting the MMO treatment - on the iPhone and iPod touch. <br /><br />In a special edition of the MMO Report on G4, details have been released on this new portable-platform MMO that's been developed by Last Legion Games in conjunction with Warner, Paramount and Legendary Pictures. The idea is that in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/WatchmenJusticeisComing/" style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen: Justice is Coming</a><span style="font-style: italic;">,</span> players start out as regular everyday people out to combat crime in a 1970's pre-movie New York, who gain better items to gear themselves up. (Sound familiar?) While the combat appears to be old-school basic <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/street-fighter/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Street Fighter</span></a> style, the general concept <span style="font-style: italic;">could</span> be pretty cool. But really, who are we kidding? We'll probably buy it just to play an MMO with Rorschach in it and to check out this new iPhone tech. Since it goes live in the App store on the 6th, it will give us something to do while we're waiting in line to see the movie again. <br /><br />Be sure to check out the video behind the jump, or head on over to the official <a href="http://watchmenjusticeiscoming.com/index.html" style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen: Justice is Coming</a> site for some more screenshots.</div>
</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/three-words-that-sound-like-crack-watchmen-iphone-mmo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Three words that sound like crack: Watchmen iPhone MMO</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/2009/03/02/three-words-that-sound-like-crack-watchmen-iphone-mmo/">Three words that sound like crack: Watchmen iPhone MMO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST.  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Now <a href="http://www.theppc.com/silverscreen/">Silverscreen</a> has released the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/machinima/">machinima</a> to go along with it!<br /><br />If you've seen the movie and would like to get the avatar in-world, you can find them on <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silverscreen/195/106/29/">Silverscreen Island</a>. The fan-art contest is going on through May 7th if you'd still like to submit an entry, or you can check out their <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ironmansl/pool/">flickr photo pool</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.theppc.com/silverscreen/2008/05/iron-man-machinima-fan-art-aplenty.html">Silverscreen</a>]<br /><br />If you have machinima or movie suggestions from any MMO, please send them to machinima AT massively DOT com, along with any information you might have about 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/2008/05/03/cinemassively-iron-man-in-second-life/">Cinemassively: Iron Man in Second Life</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:30:00 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://blip.tv/file/872650>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/03/cinemassively-iron-man-in-second-life/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1185732/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/03/cinemassively-iron-man-in-second-life/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>annie-ok</category><category>cinemassively</category><category>dannyboy-lightfoot</category><category>iron-man</category><category>linden-lab</category><category>machinima</category><category>marvel</category><category>paramount</category><category>second-life</category><category>silverscreen</category><category>silverscreen-island</category><category>sl</category><category>the-ppc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moo Money]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramount and Habbo BFF]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/habbo-hotel/" rel="tag">Habbo Hotel</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2952653520080129"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/habboparamount.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
In-game advertising is something we've heard a lot about over the last couple of years. Game publishers and advertising companies have fostered close relationships based on the demographics they covet. Though some self-deluded "experts" on the topic like to argue that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/25/hard-sell-of-the-week-ads-in-games-are-good/">ads in games actually improve the gameplay experience</a>, it's an extremely precarious rope to walk. The very second the advertising steps over invisible line of bad taste, the player base is liable to rebel. <br /><br />It's difficult then to tell what to make of <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2952653520080129">this new partnership between Paramount and <em>Habbo</em></a>, where <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/habbo-hotel"><em>Habbo</em></a> players will be able to purchase in-game merchandise branded with new Paramount properties like The Spiderwick Chronicles, Beowulf, and Mean Girls. Now, obviously, the fact that <em>Habbo</em> is more of a social networking game aimed at teens changes the equation a little bit, but people have to actually <strong>pay</strong> for the privilege of shlocking their in-game advertisements around? I want to say it will never work, but young people always manage to surprise me, so I wouldn't put money on it.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/29/movie-licensing-goes-virtual-with-habbo-paramount-deal/">Tech Crunch</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/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/">Paramount and Habbo BFF</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:00 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.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2952653520080129>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1102140/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/30/paramount-and-habbo-bff/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ads</category><category>advertising</category><category>beowulf</category><category>habbo</category><category>mean-girls</category><category>paramount</category><category>the-spiderwick-chronicles</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Chester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
