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Slick hair, cool poses in newest DC Universe Online screens

Kyle Horner — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Super-hero, New titles, News items, DC Universe Online

New outfits, ice guns, fiery hands and crazy Jim Lee-influenced jumping poses -- all these and more are in the newest batch of DC Universe Online screenshots over at Strategy Informer right now. We're really impressed with this blue armor-clad girl with her wind-swept hair and impressive poses. In fact, these are some of the first player-character screens we've seen and they certainly do impress.

We're interested to see more of the character designs and hopefully the character creation process as well. If there's one thing we've learned over the years playing City of Heroes, it's that you can never have enough character creation and customization options in a superhero MMO.

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LotRO's Jeffrey Steefel looks beyond Mines of Moria

Shawn Schuster — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Business models, Expansions, Interviews, MMO industry, Academic

By now, we all should know quite a bit about Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion, Mines of Moria, slated for release later this year. We know about the two new classes and the new area to explore, but what about the future after Moria? This has only been touched-on previously, but in two recent interviews with Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel, we get word of Turbine's plans with the franchise.

First, Steefel mentions the fact that they're aiming to release another expansion this time next year, and that there will be several new books released between now and then. While this has been discussed before, he mentions the act that these books will all take place in and around Lothlorien. Does this mean we may see the next expansion focusing on Rohan? Oh, wouldn't that be amazing.

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Strategy Informer interviews CCP Games about the future of EVE Online

James Egan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Business models, Culture, Economy, Game mechanics, Interviews, Crafting

Gaming site Strategy Informer recently spoke with CCP Games about what the future may hold for EVE Online. The interview focused on two facets of the game: EVE's economy, and the fact that with other sci-fi MMO titles like Jumpgate Evolution on the way, EVE may face increased competition in the coming months and years.

CCP's Lead Economist, Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson talked with Strategy Informer about the game's economic depth, which dwarfs other titles, despite having a subscriber base that's a fraction of what Blizzard enjoys. The interview touched on the possibilities of new trade hubs being established by players over time, the scarcity of certain technologies and their increasing prices, and how the market moves in general. However, the main aspects of the game he discussed were the player-run financial services that have sprung up in EVE, what the community has come up with on its own.

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Strategy Informer interviews CCP Games about the future of EVE Online originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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