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Tarib, a Swiss chap that plays Community Manager for the AoC forums by day, let the bomb drop today in the forums: The gates to Age of Conan open in just a few days from now and legions of adventurers can hardly wait to set foot on Hyborian soil. Many want to chose their future home (also known as ‘Server’) beforehand and we know the list below has been eagerly awaited. Since we know how ...
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Designing a game, much less a MMO, is no easy task. Developing a game of such magnitude is not a small endeavor. So, while I continue to mull over the other complications of designing such a game, I'd like to ask my readers for their input on the subject. This will be an ongoing series, of sorts - in which, at the end, a good idea of information will have been gathered and put to good use. I've always thought that ...
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WARNING: If you're a GTA IV worshiper and gravel at the alter of Rock Star Games then move along, nothing to see here. So this past weekend (Saturday the third) the Bunny and I received a copy of what will probably be crowned game of the year ('08) Rock Star Games oft talked about Grand Theft Auto IV. I was so-so with the release of this title, since I ...
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Welcome to the first installment of "The Little People". What's that, you say? It's basically a focus on some of the lesser known yet memorable actors or characters in film and entertainment. The main characters always get too much spotlight, and it's easy to forget that sometimes the little guys really make or break the show. The first character to grace our series is "The Janitor" from ...
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It's easy to get caught up in our passion for escapism and complex massive virtual worlds. Our denizens whisper things like "dynamic content" and "balanced combat systems" with fervor in an attempt to maximize our time spent immersed. Our passion for our genre is almost unmatched in the entertainment industry, as we delve ourself into the latest and greatest that our corporate overlords give us. To us a relaxing day is one spent unbothered and unhindered in our pursuit of ...
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Well it's finally here... the "big announcement" from our "good pals" over at EA. The cover athlete for the latest installment of Madden ('09): Bret "I Love Me Some Pills" Farve. Now the world can continue revolving... at the least world according to fantasy football players, whom every year wait to hear who the next "victim" will be, the one bestowed the great honor of gracing the EA cornerstone franchise covers. Since given what we know about the ...
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Let's go, Maggots! A Creep's look at LOTRO's PVP system

In the alternate Turbine universe of Middle Earth, a few things have changed. No longer does a simple Hobbit need to fear an orc - or anything, actually, given the right archetype choice. In this alternate universe, instead of growing crops and enjoying an ale at the Dragon, a Hobbit can stand in the middle of the fight even with a mighty Balrog as their Elf and Dwarf friends cower in ...

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5 MMO Names That Could Have Been Better
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Continuing our series of looking at the shortcomings of some popular MMO titles, we're taking a look at some of the more poorly chosen names in the MMO genre. Judgment has been reserved for games that are at least mildly successful and/or published by some of the "big boys" in the industry. We've unfortunately left off gems such as the World of Kung-fu and Dark and Light : as fun as it would be to wonder why people would name their ...

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