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One Shots: Squish

Krystalle Voecks — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Screenshots, One Shots

Yesterday we featured a more obvious case of getting plastered on an MMO character; today we feature a screenshot that apparently also features another drunken night of shenanigans, courtesy of Dartanis in World of Warcraft. It's also perhaps a good object lesson for those who think that every group of dwarves you meet in a pub isn't up to shenanigans of its own. Confused? We'll let him explain:

"Waking up after a long night of drinking with some dwarf friends, I found myself in an unlikely, and unfavorable, place. If you are reading this letter, I, Dartanis of the Wildhammer, am a boot stain on the foot of a 60-foot golem." Oops.

From the most epic dungeon runs to the silliest, we love to see what you're up to in your MMO of choice. We just need you to send those screenshots in! Email them to us here at oneshots@massively.com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post them out here for everyone to enjoy and give you the credit for sending it in. Couldn't be easier!

Gallery: One Shots: Gallery II

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One Shots: Two-for-one

Krystalle Voecks — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Guild Wars, One Shots

It's becoming a fairly regular thing to hear from readers who take part in Massively Mob MMO group nights. We had a few readers who sent in screenshots this week, but rather than give you static shots of Guild Wars characters as with the last two weeks, this time we're going to show off a lovely image of fireworks captured by Mikey (aka Ocholivis). We also got a report back from Blah, as well. Thus, we're going to mix it up and use the lovely Guild Wars screenshot from Mikey with Blah's description of the evening's shenanigans -- a two-for-one treat!

"This time around we were up and ready to move on from the pre-searing area. Rubi reminded us that Simon and Garfunkel would forever be associated with cleavage. "Eyes up here, mister!" was her response to one of the guild members checking her out. We had a special surprise in realizing that one of our members in the vent server, Dusty, was actually Vork from The Guild (not really, but we're pretty much running with that anyway). So the guild finally moved on to post, and were greeted by members of TTYN. They handed out plenty of free weapons, materials, cash, and seasonal potions to anyone willing to take them. They insisted it was just to clear out their storage, but it was obviously their good nature. Oh, also, we have a cape now. It looks like a hamburger, but it's not..."

Are you part of the Massively Mob? If you'd like to give us your perspective on the events of the evening, then why not grab a screenshot and send it in. All you have to do is email your image to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and your tale of shenanigans. It could wind up on One Shots!

Gallery: One Shots: Gallery II

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One Shots: I shall call him Mini-me

Krystalle Voecks — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Guild Wars, One Shots

It's April Fool's day, and that means there's all manner of craziness going on across the MMO landscape. From bogus upcoming features and races being touted, to crazy in-game shenanigans, our team is out hunting it all down to document for posterity in an upcoming April Fool's Day roundup posting. That said, today Alex was early on the ball this morning and sent us a screenshot of the craziness going on in Guild Wars. Not a regular Guild Wars player who can spot just what's wrong with this picture? Have no fear -- Alex also sent in a note to explain!

"This is my character Necromas Darklight having a little fun with the April Fool's event. They made it so that when in towns and outposts, all the player models were scaled down to minipet sizes and all the minipet models were scaled up to regular sizes. I know it doesn't sound like much but it's gotten everyone running around and meeting up for little parades and celebrations and even thrown the minipet trading market into a frenzy. For this shot I just decided to keep it simple and show off my 'miniature' lich. Sometimes it's just little things like this that go a long way to keeping me interested in the game and having fun."

If you notice something odd in your favorite MMO today, feel free to send in a screenshot to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com too. If we get enough, we might run them in a special April Fool's gallery showing off all the different things that went on today! If not -- we'll probably just show them off over the next few days for those who missed out on the events. Be sure to add in your name, the name of the game, and a description of the shenanigans too. Either way, we'd love to have your tales of tomfoolery!

Gallery: One Shots: Gallery II

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Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment refused requested board changes

Krystalle Voecks — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Stargate Worlds, News items, Legal

The last thing we'd heard from Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, they were filing for Bankruptcy protection, and were attempting to sever all ties with Gary Whiting, Chairman and CEO of the company. However, according to a filing unearthed by Martuk over on the Ten Ton Hammer forums, it would appear that their motion to remove him -- and the restraining order against him -- were denied by the courts.

Rumors of financial mismanagement and all manner of shenanigans by Whiting and others have been rumbling around for quite some time. Thankfully, the court did see fit to intervene insofar as to require both parties to name two people they would recommend for receivership -- in essence, someone to protect the company from any further wrongdoing. The question now becomes how this is going to play out in terms of the future for Stargate Worlds, considering what is becoming of the court battle and the seeming rancor between parties involved. We'll be sure to keep you up to date as the story progresses.

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Cheyenne files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, severs ties with Gary Whiting

Krystalle Voecks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST

Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, New titles, Stargate Worlds, News items, Legal

Anyone who has been keeping an eye on the situation surrounding Stargate Worlds, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and related publishing company FireSky, knows that there's been trouble brewing for some time. We've seen struggles to get funding, employees going unpaid, lawsuits for unpaid bills, and some of the studio's main names leaving the building. Still, they just released the FPS based on the work they'd been doing for Stargate Worlds, called Stargate: Resistance. The hope was that S:R would give Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment a much needed cash infusion.

Now, news has come to light that not only has Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, but they've also severed all ties with Gary Whiting -- former Chairman and CEO of CME. Add to that, the shareholders and Cheyenne Mountain have joined forces against Whiting in civil case (CV2010-003106) filed in Maricopa County, naming many other ventures including the curious "interactive social network," MMOGuls Inc. as co-defendants, in a civil complaint "alleging various wrong doing against the Company."

A statement detailing the company's current status was posted today to the Stargate Worlds forums. We've included it behind the break for those interested. In the meantime, let's hope that the change in leadership, combined with a reorganization under Chapter 11, and the release of Stargate: Resistance proves to be the boon that Cheyenne Mountain needs to get back on track -- and into the black.

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April Fools 09: SOE gets silly

Krystalle Voecks — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Star Wars Galaxies, Humor

The fun thing about checking out the different pranks and events in SOE's various titles is just trying to chase all of them down. Sure, some of them are patently obvious like the class name changes in EverQuest, but others were a bit more subtle and took some looking to notice.

Curious as to the various things we noticed? Have something you'd like to add to the mix of all the SOE April Fools' hilarity? Join us after the break for a quick run-down of what we found.

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G4 claims the Trion/Sci-Fi project revolves around Stargate [UPDATED]

Akela Talamasca — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: At a glance, Sci-fi, MMO industry, News items, Rumors

While the rest of the MMO community is happily buzzing about what Trion World Network is working on in conjunction with the Sci-Fi Channel, G4's The Feed has come right out and said it: "A Stargate MMO developed by Trion World Network and the SciFi channel is going to be integrated with the Stargate series sometime in 2010."

Now, we're not out to immediately call shenanigans on G4, but our interview with Jon Van Caneghem doesn't mention any specific shows, and he should know, so ... where is G4 getting this information? A couple of the commenters for the post have noticed this as well, so we're glad it's not just us.

[UPDATE: Our own Mike Schramm, who conducted the interview with Mr. Van Caneghem, had confirmed that this will be a new IP, so that rules out Stargate completely.]

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