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We all know that know that story is the fourth pillar for The Old Republic. We also know BioWare has the reputation for having some of the most compelling stories in the gaming industry. In fact, story is written into its mission statement: "BioWare's vision is to deliver the best story-driven games in the world." So it is no surprise at all that when the team came to Comic-Con this past weekend, it consisted of mostly writers.

Massively's Dan O'Halloran nabbed the Managing Editor on SWTOR, Alexander Freed, for a conversation. Freed has scribed much of the story and dialogue for this epic MMO, as well as been the writer for the exciting adventures of Teneb Kel in The Blood of the Empire webcomic.

Continue on after the break to catch Alexander Freed's insight into what the different types of quests will be available in SWTOR, what compelling choices players have to make, and what it takes to write for a project of this magnitude.

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With Comic*Con less than a week away, BioWare is passionately preparing for the stellar event. And to tease us into wanting more, the development team threw us a gigantic Fan Friday for Star Wars: The Old Republic. What secrets were revealed in the newest issue of the Blood of the Empire? What can be divulged in a Developer's Blog about audio? How do we discover this secret the SWTOR Community Manager wants to tell us? And music in an MMO? Is that important? The Developer's Dispatch wants to show us.

All of these and other important questions will be answered if you click the little "Read more" button below.

Continue reading Music, audio, webcomics and more: It is super-reveal Friday for SWTOR's fans

MassivelyMusic, audio, webcomics and more: It is super-reveal Friday for SWTOR's fans originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic has done it again! The fourth installment of The Blood of the Empire has us itching for more, and asking more questions. Will Teneb Kel find his mark? How did Exal Kressh betray the Empire?

This dialog-heavy issue introduces us to two new characters, an unnamed Jedi Master and his apprentice. The Jedi pair face the dilemma of trusting a Sith woman, Kressh, who (we found out last issue) was the apprentice to the Emperor himself. According to the Jedi Master, they are "staking a lot on this mystery woman" and the Jedi council has given them one chance to discern her intentions. On the Sith side, Teneb Kel pits off against a gangster-baron of the orbiting Lenico IV colonies, Ybann the Hutt. Should Kel trust the slug when told that Kressh has left? Should he trust his companion, named Maggot, when pressed to tell the one-eyed alien who Kressh is?

You will notice a wrap around the Jedi Master's eyes. This wrap is similar to those worn by other Jedi such as Q'Anilia, Jerec, and the famous KOTOR 2 character, Visas Marr. This could be a hint that he is a Miraluka, but the greater question remains: Is Miraluka a possible playable race? Perhaps this will be one of the questions answered at E3.

MassivelySWTOR teases with the next Blood of the Empire webcomic installment originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the Empire Strikes Back. Just as in that monumental movie, the newly-revealed Emperor gives deadly instructions to his kneeling servant in Star Wars: The Old Republic's issue #3 of Blood of the Empire.

Bioware's ingenious marketing campaign of webcomics drags us to the edge of our seats again. The issue begins explosively as Sith Warrior Teneb Kel faces off against his former Master, one he claimed to love as a father. This frantic and fear-filled lightsaber duel is cut short by the Sith Council just before Kel removes his Master's head, although this does not end Kel's trials for the day. A white-robed Emperor awaits with a final test: Exal Kressh. You may recall her in the last issue as the "pure blood" Sith. Her connection to Kel is yet to be revealed, but there is no mistaking the shock on his face when the yellow-eyed Emperor asks him to kill her.

The pacing and art of this whole comic captures the audience much better than the Threat of Peace, but information just is not being revealed fast enough for the fans. To judge for yourself check out this week's edition.

MassivelySWTOR reveals the Emperor in webcomic originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And so the plot thickens, as the identity of the man attempting to dissolve the peace treaty between the Republic and the Empire is now closer to being revealed. Yes, this week BioWare continues their free online comic Threat of Peace with issue number 20, which largely focuses on the Bounty Hunter known as Braden.

The developer's propensity for seeding hints at future in-game content through this series continues, and in that statement we mean to say Nar Shadda is most likely going to be a playable planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic. We also wouldn't be surprised to see Dantooine become an in-game destination as well, since it's both a classic location and apparently the future site of some intrigue for Threat of Peace readers.

We suppose it'd be easy enough to assume most planets featured from the movies and previous KOTOR games will end up in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Nonetheless, it's fun to play the guessing game when it comes to a highly anticipated MMO. We're hoping the next official planet announcement goes to Nar Shadda, as it's just such a lovely place to visit.

MassivelyEverybody loves a good cantina fight in Threat of Peace, issue #20 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With the convention craze of the summer - E3 into San Diego ComicCon and then PAX, the news for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been crazy hot and heavy. We've heard about new classes, seen new video and gameplay, and even landed some rumors that are continuing to pique interest. Meanwhile, the co-operative webcomic between BioWare, LucasArts and Dark Horse Comics have been coming out steadily, overshadowed by their shinier brethren.

As a bit of a breather, the team at BioWare have focused for the last couple of weeks exclusively on the comic - we're sure to allow the story to shine on its own. Well, that and we're told they're working on another big announcement for next week's update, which is sure to send the Star Wars: The Old Republic fan-base into another string of vociferous nerdgasms. For now, enjoy some fresh new webcomic geekery while we all wait with bated breath for yet another wave of news.

MassivelyEnjoy some comic geekery with SWTOR's Threat of Peace update originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The superhero MMO debate is upon us, with hot button topics like PvP and Character Customization being thrown around as if we were trying to reform health care. Grinders has not picked a side, but in a year or two when the fresh car smell is gone from Champions Online and City of Heroes has either sank or swam, we'll have a clear idea of what we really actually want out of these games. Still, the competition is healthy for the market, and I say pile it on.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and inventing a paint-drying MMO, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Incumbent versus Reform originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like the Matrix Online is taking it's last breath today, which is just the way these things go sometimes. It was a niche game, but the idea of playing a video game inside a computer world is still a nifty hall of mirrors. Personally I hope the new TRON movie revitalizes the franchise and puts an MMO on the table. I sure would like to take on the Master Control Program myself someday.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and inventing a paint-drying MMO, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - A Backup Plan originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Especially during press and publicity events like San Diego's Comic Con, we are teased with what future games are to come, and lament the games that we cling to yet so desperately yearn to abandon. Grinders understands your pain. We're also pretty entertained by all the silly acronyms.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and inventing a paint-drying MMO, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - See, It's a Metaphor originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The eleventh issue for Star Wars: The Old Republics' ongoing free webcomic Threat of Peace is out now, and full of Rodian and Jedi strife. Rodians get left out in the cold and hard times have fallen on the Jedi since the Sith Empire came down hard on Coruscant. Unfortunately, their plan of forcing the Republic into a cease fire worked, sorta.

Now the war rages on behind closed doors, through political maneuvers and inside torture sessions. It's bound to become quite grizzly from here on out. But such is the price of peace, and of course it should make for some great storytelling, which is the whole point. Oh and in case you missed it, the latest video showcasing plenty of gameplay and voice work is out as well. It's definitely a good week to be a Star Wars fan. Here's hoping for another class reveal soon!

MassivelyThe price of peace in SWTOR's latest Threat of Peace webcomic originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Grinders gag today is from our own James Egan, who made a critical typo while working on an All Points Bulletin article. Swapping words in the title gave us a whole different game concept, the gritty underground world of white collar crime. Which reminds me, time to check my Swiss bank account, I'm sure Realtime Worlds' check has cleared by now.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and inventing a paint-drying MMO, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Cronyism Cronies originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Every MMO with a floating economy seems to have problems with gold farming, but Final Fantasy XI makes the issue even more peculiar by having actual plant cultivation involved in the process. With Grinders I'd prefer to imagine some angry moogle mafioso running an underground botanical operation for money and power.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and inventing a paint-drying MMO, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Leave the Vase, Take the Cannoli originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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City of Heroes continues to fulfill items on the long list of player requests, next up being the option to change your height and gender, the only to pieces to the costume editor left static. While I think it's neat you'll finally be able to make that Mr. Hyde knockoff you've been waiting to build, Grinders today reflects other possible gameplay options.

On a side note, I wonder what this'll do to the character gender debate. Now in CoH, your character doesn't need to have a gender, just a costume slot does. You could make a character that is in fact five distinct characters. Food for thought.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making glib social commentary, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Gender Equality originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I suppose I should legally declare that Grinders is not paid by Sony to do comics about Free Realms, but on a completely unrelated note, I do so enjoy flossing my teeth with hundred dollar bills.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and sporting a fancy tophat and monocle, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: The Haves and the Have-Nots originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welly welly well. It's about time the MMO scene started seeing some real deviation. Grinders is more than proud to get revved up for Cities XL, and try out some more playstyles than just leather armor and pest control. Though, it'll be really interesting to see what similarities do come out of the game. It'll also make us rethink what an MMO is, because if 'lots of players' and 'online' are the only two sticking points, I don't think that it'll stay a genre of its own for much longer.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and taking naps at his desk with his nose on the H key, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Urban Adventurers originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sticking to the theme of horrible MMO ideas that shouldn't, but are, the Grinders thinktank has aimed its sights at the new Seventeen MMO. Though, I bet calling it an MMO is really starting to abuse the term, much like Virtual Laguna Beach and Habbo Hotel have caused us to do in the past. Still, I expect there will be a few fun-loving fuggos who will want to mix up the bubbly suburban content. You've been warned.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and taking naps at his desk with his nose on the H key, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Hot or Not originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I like to think of Grinders as having the potential to be a window into the absurd, which is exactly what category a Tom and Jerry Massive Multiplayer game would fall under. As it is with these things, truth is stranger than fiction. Still, if I had my hands on the art direction I'd gritty it up a bit.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - MMOs for Anything These Days originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Often times Grinders is a story of something that has actually happened, but today we dabble in the wonderland of the Free Realms that could have been. Honestly I think taxidermy would work great with the Pet Trainer job. Keep little Bella around forever. Yeah, I'm sure you named your pet cat Bella.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Didn't Make the Cut originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 May 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, this week's Grinders is clearly not an MMO, which would be a gross infraction if it wasn't such a raw truth; whenever Team Fortress 2 undergoes a class update, the online gaming community all shifts to one side of the boat, dropping their MMOs to grind the new unlockable weapons. This of course means a certain shift in the team populations. Valve's trying something different this time with two class updates instead of just one, but see if that'll really help. Really.

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MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Spies in the Spyhouse originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 22 May 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As depicted in today's Grinders, there's a lot of variety to the jobs in Free Realms. However, not all of them are best suited for combat, as Morgan and Wendy experienced. Still, I think the idea of a kart racing class is pretty darned cool.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - The Best of the Best originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 15 May 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ten comics enter, one leaves with a beta key for Star Trek Online. That's the latest contest the folks at Cryptic are running, and they're letting the community vote! The one minor caveat is that you've got to have a forum account to actually place your vote, which is an easily resolved matter.

We kind of wish that the comics had been re-sized a little, as some of them appear to be quite massive in dimensions. Nonetheless, there are some really great Trek-humor entries. Just be careful to go into these knowing that unless you watched a lot -- and enjoyed a lot -- of Star Trek, you probably won't really care too much for the humor. And while the art may not be the best in the world, it's an enjoyable effort by an obviously enthralled community.

MassivelyVote for your favorite Star Trek Online comic originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's Grinders takes a little deviation from the earlier formats into a more political satire direction. Still, farming is a hot topic in any reward-driven MMO, and the recent farm wars have made the agrarian playstyle all the more relevant. Still, whatever your stance on the debate, you're always welcome to join those of us chuckling from the sidelines.

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Gallery: Grinders Webcomic

Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - You Reap What You Sow originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 08 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is probably a common gag for EVE players familiar with the Titan capital ships, and Arkhamina from GoonFleet was kind enough to share it for Grinders, along with this adorable little narrative:

"Once upon a time, there was a sad Titan. All of his buddies had gone to Empire space to gank the freighters who were safely moving things around where Concord was there to protect them. Since Titans are not allowed there, he could not go play with his Goon friends, he wandered lonely alone, until he saw a Tempest, all alone. He opened his mouth wide and..... CHOMP."

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Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Big Ships Eat Little Ships originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When creating an "Awesome Star Wars Meal" make sure you remember to add in a heaping helping of Wookiees, explosions and Bounty Hunters. Do this, and you'll have a winning formula to keep your readers/watchers/players interested in whatever it is you may be planning for their entertainment future.

Of course, make sure that you deliver on this stew with a main course that really packs of satisfying punch. You wouldn't want the rapid anger of a Star Wars fan to leap onto and assault your body in a fit of moist, fisty rage. Most, if not all of these cases do not end well, and require severe levels of ultimately fruitless medical attention.

Nobody wants that.

You can find issue five (and it's previous issues, of course) over at the official Star Wars: The Old Republic website. Enjoy.

MassivelyLet the Wookiee win in Threat of Peace issue #5 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gender issues in MMOs are a low-hanging fruit for lampooning, but today's Grinders comes from Random Button, a girl gamer who sometimes prefers the big goofy characters to avoid attention. Backwards? Maybe. I can't vouch for the genders of the other featured characters, but I do want to thank them for rallying in Atlas Park to get in the feature. Thanks, heroes!

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Switching Roles originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's Grinders anecdote was submitted by Berengar on the Meneldor server in Lord of the Rings Online, who learned this fact the hard way. Still I think the concept of the "Aerial Dismount" deserves some commendation.

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Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Horses Make Bad Parachutes originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Sith have strange ways about them; strange but effective means of getting exactly what they want. This is why when Coruscant came under siege by the Sith Empire just as they were beginning peace talks with the Galactic Republic, we had a feeling there was an deeper motive beneath the obvious. It all becomes clear in this week's issue number four of BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic, Threat of Peace.

Beyond here things should only get more interesting. We're hoping for a timeline update next week along with issue five, because at four pages a pop the cliffhangers can sometimes be a real pain in our geeky butts.

MassivelyThreat of Peace issue #4, need we say more? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Limitless Creativity originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - The Nyangnyang Dilemma originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Terms of Endearment originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Things Left Unsaid originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a new weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Gallery: Grinders Webcomic


Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Da Little Jobs originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a new weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.
Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - Head in the Clouds originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a new weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.
Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyMassively webcomic: Grinders - The Good Ol' Days originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today marks the first installment of the Star Wars: The Old Republic online webcomic series that we first mentioned earlier in the month. This webcomic has been created as a joint venture between BioWare, LucasArts and Dark Horse comics, and offers fans an opportunity to discover the Old Republic era in preparation for the yet-unannounced launch date for the TOR MMO.

In this introductory issue entitled Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant, the Jedi and the Republic maintain control of core worlds while the Sith Empire continues its military victories over critical star systems. The desperate Republic accepts a surprising offer of peace from the Empire, as key members of the Senate, Jedi and Sith Dark Council join together for the terms of their new treaty. Check out the entire comic at the SWTOR website and look for more issues to arrive twice a month.

MassivelyThe Old Republic launches first issue of Dark Horse webcomic originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grinders is a new weekly cartoon here at Massively devoted to chronicling your adventures in your favorite MMOs! If you have a funny story or just a funny character, submit your tale complete with a screenshot to lemuel.pew@weblogsinc.com. The best will be etched in stone and displayed in the town square for all to see. Or just put in the comic.

Well, what's Grinders really about? How about last week's raid-gone-bad, or that time you danced on the head of a giant mob? Or that famous thing that Jenkins fella did? It happens all the time, you just need to write it out and send it in! Be sure to include screenshots so Lem knows what to draw, and include character names, games and even your server so credit goes where credit is due. We look forward to seeing your online tales of wit and woe!
Lemuel PewLemuel Pew is a webcomic artist and MMO player with the attention span of a guppy. Between sketching gamers in cartoon form and making too many alts in City of Heroes, he draws an online comic called Blank It. Feel free to watch his Twitter at your own risk.

MassivelyIntroducing the Massively webcomic: Grinders originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>comicfeaturedgrindershumorjoystiqfeaturessuperherosuperheroeswebcomicFri, 20 Feb 2009 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Penny Arcade's WoW CCG contest ends, hilariously]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/18/penny-arcades-wow-ccg-contest-ends-hilariously/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/18/penny-arcades-wow-ccg-contest-ends-hilariously/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/18/penny-arcades-wow-ccg-contest-ends-hilariously/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Early this month we discussed a contest, announced by the creators of Penny Arcade and aimed squarely at the hearts of card-and-mmo-players everywhere. It seemed so simple: craft a ten-word story about World of Warcraft and win yourself a huge pile of trading card game loot. The devil is, as is so often the case, in the details. With many hundreds of entrants the competition was quite fierce, and today's unveiling of the top five entries proves out just how fierce.

Like you, a lot of bloggers from the site submitted stories, but we know when we're beaten. How can you top "Overlord Saurfang is only afraid of one thing... Mrs. Saurfang?" Or "Naked they run, level 1 banks: Clark Kents of Azeroth?" I espcially like winner #3's tale: "The gunshot echoed like a ghost with nobody to haunt." Many of the honorable mentions are great too, like "'Small trogg problem in Orgrimmar's basement.' What an understatement, Thrall", or "Tipping his sombrero in salute, he dismounted his mechanical chicken."

We're curious, though: did you enter? If you'd be willing, why don't you share your submission(s) with us in the comments? This blogger volunteers to go first: "The murlocs, their scales glinting, advanced with hungry mouths wide."

MassivelyPenny Arcade's WoW CCG contest ends, hilariously originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Penny Arcade guys do a lot of amazing stuff beyond their incredibly popular three-days-a-week webcomic. The one thing they haven't done -- at least in recent memory -- is a contest that anyone can enter to win a mountain of super cool swag, at least until today. This particular contest consists of three huge mountains of World of Warcraft CCG swag, each of which contains the rare X-51 Nether-Rocket card that also happens to be redeemable in-game for a sweet rocket mount that your WoW character can scoot around on. We're pretty sure that thousands of WoW players are going to be entering this contest solely for said rocket card.

The actual contest itself is most awesome, asking participants only to supply Gabe and Tycho with a ten word story. We've been having fun at Massively by simply coming up with ten word stories for the hell of it -- although we're beginning to think it might be a good idea to enter some of these things. If you'd like to do that same, simply email Gabe with the subject line of "Ten Words" and as many quality ten word stories as you can come up with.

MassivelyPenny Arcade WoW CCG contest originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Beloved videogame webcomic VG Cats has a consistently funny style, and in this episode, they take on the differences in online systems between the Big Three Consoles. How is this a Massively concern? The final panel takes a shot at both Sony's Home and Second Life.

Warning: this comic is NSFW in both image and text! So wrong ... but so funny!

MassivelyComic Watch: VG Cats explains it all originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This comic riffs on both MMOs and MILFs (note: NSFW language), but I can't find an attribution; if anyone knows who wrote/created this comic, please drop it in the comments.

Note: The comic also features NSFW language. If this post seems a little short on explication, just read the strip; it says all there needs to be said.

[UPDATE: Reader Carl found out where this came from! WithYourMom.com touts "Same joke, every day" -- but at least it's a good joke! Thanks, Carl!]

MassivelyComic Watch: anonymous comic hits the MMOMILF [UPDATED] originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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