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[Perfect World announces successful War of the Immortals closed beta launch]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/perfect-world-announces-successful-war-of-the-immortals-closed-b/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/perfect-world-announces-successful-war-of-the-immortals-closed-b/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/perfect-world-announces-successful-war-of-the-immortals-closed-b/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

War of the Immortals
Perfect World? More like OMG-How-Can-They-Release-A-New-MMO-Every-Month World, amirite?

Regardless, Perfect World Entertainment has announced that its action MMO War of the Immortals has successfully entered closed beta status, and the team wants you to play. I imagine PWE wants you to play all of its games -- like Rusty Hearts, Battle of the Immortals, Jade Dynasty, Forsaken World... oh! And then it bought Cryptic, so there's Star Trek Online and Champions Online -- but right now we're focusing on War of the Immortals. Yes.

So if you want to jump in and try the game yourself, head on over to the registration page to sign up. Everyone who logs in to the game from now until November 13 at 11:59 p.m. PST will be entered into a drawing for their chance to win a prize pack consisting of Logitech gaming gear and a limited edition War of the Immortals mousepad valued at $210.

Also, be sure to head past the cut below for PWE's CBT launch trailer.

Continue reading Perfect World announces successful War of the Immortals closed beta launch

MassivelyPerfect World announces successful War of the Immortals closed beta launch originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betaclosed-betaf2pfree-to-playperfect-world-entertainmentpweregistrationsign-upwar-of-the-immortalswoiThu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Registration opens for PAX Prime]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/15/registration-opens-for-pax-prime/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/15/registration-opens-for-pax-prime/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/04/15/registration-opens-for-pax-prime/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

PAX East 2011 was more than a month ago, more than enough time for the event to have faded into memory even if you were lucky enough to attend. But that's only one part of the PAX conventions, with PAX Prime on deck for August 26th through the 28th. Registration for the Seattle convention has just opened to everyone, allowing gamers of all ages a chance to gather for news and events in the northwest.

As per previous events, attendees can register for all three days at a discount rate or for an individual day pass. (Also per previous events, Saturday is likely to be the most active day of the weekend.) It's worth noting that PAX Prime is a very popular convention, so if you're planning on making the trek, registering sooner rather than later is probably a good idea. And going is probably a good idea, if you're able, as the convention traditionally holds a number of demos, events, announcements, and of course, free-range Massively staffers.

MassivelyRegistration opens for PAX Prime originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>conventionsculturenewspaxpax-2011pax-primepax-prime-2011real-world-eventsregistrationFri, 15 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Registration opens for Global Agenda's anniversary tournament]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/15/registration-opens-for-global-agendas-anniversary-tournament/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/15/registration-opens-for-global-agendas-anniversary-tournament/http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/15/registration-opens-for-global-agendas-anniversary-tournament/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Are you a bad enough dude to take on all comers in a Global Agenda tournament? Do you want to have a totally sweet Tyrannosaurus on your head? The two are entirely linked -- the registration for the game's anniversary 4v4 tournament has just begun, and the prize for the winning team will be a new piece of flair in the style of the aforementioned dinosaur head. It's going to be a rough road to the top, but there's incentive to take part in the tourney even if you don't think you'll quite rock the top spot.

Every team member who participates through the Group stage of the tournament will receive a Trike flair, and the top four teams in the event will all receive three Cyber Punk dyes as a consolation prize. Obviously you'll need a team of four people to take part, so now's the perfect time to round up three of your Global Agenda buddies and go for the gold. Or for the hat shaped like a multi-ton killing machine with possible tendencies toward scavenging, which is a bit more exciting than a gold medal anyway.

MassivelyRegistration opens for Global Agenda's anniversary tournament originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you haven't heard of Habbo Hotel, you might just be in the minority. Sulake, the Finnish maker of the teen-focused virtual community and social game, has just announced that the title has surpassed 200 million registrations as of January 2011. If you're curious, one registration equals one character in the long-running virtual world, but the total number of unique registered users is unclear.

Habbo Hotel celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, and since its founding in 2000, it has expanded to more than 150 countries across the globe. The year 2010 represented the virtual world's most successful to date, with 42 million new registrations and over 400 million play hours logged. "The fast, continuous development of Habbo Hotel has enabled us to make quick changes and create new features according to our users' needs," said Sulake CEO Timo Soininen via press release.

MassivelyHabbo Hotel touts 200 million registrations originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>200-million200-million-accountsf2pfree-to-playhabbohabbo-hotelkidspress-releaseregistrationregistrationssulakeTimo-Soininenvirtual-worldsThu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Update to the Massively makeover]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/update-to-the-massively-makeover/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/update-to-the-massively-makeover/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/update-to-the-massively-makeover/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Hello, readers! It's been a few weeks since our massive Massively site overhaul landed, and our web gurus have been scurrying in the background fixing bugs and responding to your reports. Not all of the bugs have been vaporized just yet, but we'd like to update you on the status of some of the problems that most affect you.

RSS -- Our most-reported problem over the last few weeks revolved around our RSS feeds. Many users reported a doubling-up of posts as the site spewed out two copies of every post. Others reported an inability to subscribe to specific categories and bloggers, and still others were finding that every RSS feed was producing copies of the podcast (great news for podcast fans, I guess!). Our techs currently report that all of our RSS feeds should be functioning now, but they note that many RSS readers do not well tolerate the kind of switcheroo we had to do. If you're still having problems, unsubscribe again from all of your Massively feeds and try resubbing one more time. I can tell you that I am using Google Reader and stopped having problems a few days ago. If you need to resub to specific feeds, this will help: for the writers, visit the individual pages on our team portal; for columns and features, hop over to our columns list; and for specific games, click on your chosen game in the games list for a category with a feed button.

There's more behind the cut... follow along!

Continue reading Update to the Massively makeover

MassivelyUpdate to the Massively makeover originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bug-reportbugscode-of-conductcommentcommenterscommentingcommentsfeedbackjoystiqmassivelymassively-metaredesignregistrationrssrss feedsrss-feedRssFeedsMon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Do you keep old account information?]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/the-daily-grind-do-you-keep-old-account-information/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/the-daily-grind-do-you-keep-old-account-information/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/the-daily-grind-do-you-keep-old-account-information/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Odds are good that you've played a fair number of MMOs over the years. Every single one comes with a code telling you that it's very important you hold on to that code, that you need to keep a log of all your account information so that nothing gets lost. And if you ever lose it, you know that's an excellent reminder, since if you'd paid attention then you wouldn't be sifting through your desk now desperately searching for the notebook paper where you'd written your password.

Most players are fairly good about holding on to the important information for games that they're currently playing, but we can all get sloppier about former games. Have you ever wound up losing important information for your older games that forced you to buy a new copy or made resubscribing harder than it could have been? Or do you make sure to hold on to all of your information in a safe place, so that you can sign back up for any game at a moment's notice?

MassivelyThe Daily Grind: Do you keep old account information? originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accountaccount-informationaccount-registrationcd-keygame-registrationopinionproduct-keyregistrationresubscriberesubscribingreturning-playerstdgthe-daily-grindWed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Registrations open for SL Pro! conference, February]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/23/registrations-open-for-sl-pro-conference-february/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/23/registrations-open-for-sl-pro-conference-february/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/23/registrations-open-for-sl-pro-conference-february/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Registrations are presently open for SL Pro! a two day conference being run by Linden Lab for 'serious' professional Second Life content-creators to take place in late February this year, in Second Life itself, with a bit of help from NMC (the New Media Consortium).

Unfortunately, it's a conference with more than one track, where the two tracks generally have a fair bit of overlap, so that's a bit of an issue. The two tracks are building and scripting, each with eight sessions.

Continue reading Registrations open for SL Pro! conference, February

MassivelyRegistrations open for SL Pro! conference, February originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Things are stirring behind the scenes in the world of Mythos, the little MMO that could. A newly launched site offers a very small teaser, but also, a closed beta registration form which is of far more interest. While Mythos was much-loved in its previous form, we don't doubt the followers of the Diablo-esque dungeon-crawler are keen to see if the magic is still there in HanbitSoft's re-envisioning.

If you're not up on the history of this title, now (at its new beginning) seems a good time for us to sum things up. It started out as a way for Flagship Studios to test their networking technology for the then-upcoming Hellgate: London, but soon grew into a popular game in its own right through a widespread closed beta test. It was all set to transition from experiment to fully-fledged title and move into open beta when the well-documented trouble at Flagship derailed the whole thing.

However, Flagship's Korean publisher HanbitSoft acquired the game's license and decided to make use of it. They reassured eager fans only a few months ago that Mythos would be re-born better than ever. Only time will tell if that's true, but with this new closed beta registration, it shouldn't be too long before a select group finds out for themselves. In the meantime, all of the old Mythos devs will be working away on Torchlight at Runic Games. Torchlight undoubtedly stands to be significant competition for Mythos in the future, but it won't be ready (in its MMO form at least) any time soon.


MassivelyMythos teaser and closed beta registration page emerges originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breakingclosed-betaflagship-studioshanbitsoftmythosregistrationrunic-gamesteasertorchlightSat, 15 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Don't forget about the Fallen Earth Dev Hunt!]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/dont-forget-about-the-fallen-earth-dev-hunt/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/dont-forget-about-the-fallen-earth-dev-hunt/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/dont-forget-about-the-fallen-earth-dev-hunt/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,


Just a friendly reminder to all of those interested in shooting some Fallen Earth developers -- the developer hunt contest is this weekend! Yes, remember that Saturday, August 8th will be filled with developer chasing action! You can even win some nice prizes, as we've said before!

Plus, even if you aren't a beta tester, you still have time to actually register your interest for the contest! Go to the Fallen Earth website and fill out the registration form before tomorrow, August 6th. Once you do that, you'll be registered for the contest and good to go. But it's only open until tomorrow, so you better act fast if you want to have a taste of the apocalypse mixed with the blood of developers!

MassivelyDon't forget about the Fallen Earth Dev Hunt! originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With this year marking EverQuest's 10th anniversary, you can bet that SOE's Fan Faire 2009 is going to be a little grander than usual. As it turns out, then plan is for an expanded weekend event with all sorts of awesome stuff for fans to check out. Want to try DC Universe Online? You'll be able to play it all you like at Fan Faire via playable demos of upcoming SOE titles. Hey, maybe you'll be the first to see The Agency in quite some time!

Beyond even that, there are plans for sneak peeks at new games in development, which should be pretty exciting. But that's just really a small glimpse of the goings on planned for this year's event. If you want to get a much bigger picture, head on over to the registration site. We're sure this year will be full of great news information and tons of events for the fans.

MassivelySOE Fan Faire 2009 now open for registration originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dc-universe-onlinedcuoeverquesteverquest-2fan-faire-2009registrationsoesony-online-entertainmentthe-agencyMon, 20 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[China to impose real-name registration for online games]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/17/china-to-impose-real-name-registration-for-online-games/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/17/china-to-impose-real-name-registration-for-online-games/http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/17/china-to-impose-real-name-registration-for-online-games/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The Chinese government takes games seriously. More specifically, they view games as something that must be tightly regulated. Given how many young people in China spend hours every day in Internet cafes, the government has a system in place that -- they claim -- limits the amount of time a given person can play online games. However, kids in China have easily found ways to game this system, according to IncGamers.

The Chinese Government's next step is to implement a real name registration system in 2009, which would link game accounts with a given person's ID number. The concept seems to be less about taking anonymity away from gamers than it is about preventing them from finding ways of racking up ludicrous amounts of play time, something that the Chinese government believes is a growing problem that must be curbed.

MassivelyChina to impose real-name registration for online games originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chinachinesechinese-governmentreal-name-registrationregistrationSat, 17 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Closed beta registration for German version of Stone Age 2 begins]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/closed-beta-registration-for-german-version-of-stone-age-2-begin/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/closed-beta-registration-for-german-version-of-stone-age-2-begin/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/closed-beta-registration-for-german-version-of-stone-age-2-begin/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


Joining the English Stone Age 2 closed beta that we saw earlier in the month, a German version of the prehistoric free-to-play MMOG now also has a registration page for a closed beta. The registration can be completed at a newly launched German website for the game -- which is being handled by company Frogster Interactive in this territory, as opposed to Aeria Games -- where you can also find a community forum and a desktop wallpaper.

At this stage it doesn't look as though there will be any significant differences between the German and English versions of SA2 -- well, apart from that really obvious one (duh) and the fact that they seem to prefer to leave out the spaces in the German title, making it StoneAge2.

MassivelyClosed beta registration for German version of Stone Age 2 begins originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aeria-gamesbetaclosed-betaf2pfree-2-playfree-to-playfrogster-interactivegermanregistrationsa2stone-age-2stoneage2wallpaperMon, 23 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[SOE Fan Faire 2008 registration now open]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/soe-fan-faire-2008-registration-now-open/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/soe-fan-faire-2008-registration-now-open/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/soe-fan-faire-2008-registration-now-open/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Last month we announced that this year's SOE Fan Faire will be returning to Las Vegas, NV in August, but now we're excited to announce that registration is open! Day passes start at $39 USD, but they give you plenty of motivation for upgrading to the All-Access pass for $89 USD. With this pass, you will:

  • Receive an invitation to participate in the upcoming Free Realms Beta test!
  • Receive an invitation to participate in the upcoming EverQuest II Expansion Beta test!
  • Attend the 2nd Annual Community Address from SOE President John Smedley.
  • Attend lots of social activities, including a Kickoff Reception, a Grand Banquet, a Costume Contest and an offsite VIP Party with lots of fun, games and live entertainment!
  • Encourage Guild mates to pre-register online! Guilds who pre-register groups of 10 or more attendees for the All-Access pass online will receive 50% off the All-Access admission fee. (Offer does not apply to walk-in or day-pass registrants.)
  • Play live demos of SOE's upcoming titles.
  • Receive gifts and in-game items.

MassivelySOE Fan Faire 2008 registration now open originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 30 May 2008 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>all-accessfan-fairelas-vegasregistrationsoesoe-fan-fairesony-online-entertainmentFri, 30 May 2008 16:45:00 EST<![CDATA[AoC account registration begins for pre-order customers]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/aoc-account-registration-begins-for-pre-order-customers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/aoc-account-registration-begins-for-pre-order-customers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/06/aoc-account-registration-begins-for-pre-order-customers/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Funcom has opened up Age of Conan account registration for customers who pre-ordered the game. This includes the Early Access service. For a $5 or €5 fee, all those who pre-ordered the game may gain access to the servers on May 17th, three days ahead of the North American launch and six days ahead of the European launch.

Previously, Europeans who paid for Early Access could jump into the game on the 20th, but Funcom has announced that those folks may now begin play at the same time as Americans, so the 17th is the day for everyone now! Hopefully some of the performance issues will be resolved by then. It looks like they might be.

[Via Ten Ton Hammer]

MassivelyAoC account registration begins for pre-order customers originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 06 May 2008 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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