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Champions: Friday Screenshot Available (Cryptic)
We've got a brand new screenshot for you available in the gallery. Check it out and let us know what you think.Link to the forum post ...

Champions: The GM Blog: Issue 2 (Cryptic)
What do I like most about being the GM Lead for Champions Online? Making executive decisions!Being the GM Lead for Champions Online is awesome. Weâ€™ve got our own way of managing the game that differs greatly from STO, and the other MMOs I worked on before joining Cryptic.read more ...

GW: New Update: Creature Skills (NCsoft)
Today's live update focuses on creature skill bars impacted by the February 25th update. Check out the update notes for full details! ...

CoH: City of HeroesÂ® PAX East "One Day Pass" Contest! (NCsoft)
Please note: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate and a legal resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), or Canada (excluding Quebec as of Thursday, March 11th, 2009 to participate in this contest. Submissions open from 5:00pm (CST) Thursday, March 11, 2010 until 11:59 PM (CST) Thursday, March 18, 2010. We heard your cries for PAX East tickets so that you can atte ...

EVE: DEV BLOG SNIPAH: Alliance Tournament 8! (CCP)
Hello eSports fans!It is my proud duty to bring to you the details of Alliance Tournament VIII - it's like Alliance Tournament VII, but with an extra I!Along with this blog release comes the latest update to the Alliance Tournament section of the site. Cast your eyes a little bit to the left, and a little bit downwards; almost...almost...there we go! Both the rules and the format sections have been updated, so I'd like to explain some of the thought processes behind these updates.We h ...

Ars: Week in gaming: Ubisoft DRM, PlayStation Move, and God of War III (Ars)
Those playing Assassin's Creed 2 on the PC got a rude reminder of DRM's pitfalls when the servers that authenticate the game went down. Many complained on the company's official forum, and tempers ran hot.At GDC, Sony showed off its new PlayStation Move controller, along with a number of games. The audience response was positive, but the demos shown seemed both inspired and informed by what the Wii has done before. We got a quick hands-on with the controller followed by a bit more time playing S ...

Ars: Valve's Gabe Newell shares his thoughts on DRM (Ars)
At this year's Game Developer's Choice Awards, Vavle's Gabe Newell won the Pioneer Award, and he used the opportunity to share a slide show with the crowd of developers, press, and business people. His message? DRM is not good for business.He spoke about DRM adding negative worth to products, and his remarks were greeted by loud and enthusiastic applause. "One thing that you hear [Valve] talk a lotabout is entertainment as a service, it's an attitudethat says 'what have I done for my custom ...

Ars: Hands on with Bit.Trip Runner: don't watch, listen (Ars)
The bit.trip series of games combines simple graphics with catchy songs, and then blends both together into an addictive soup. The past games in the series for the Nintendo WiiWare service have all been gold, and at GDC we were able to put our hands on the fourth title: Bit.Trip Runner.The concept is simple: you are a man who has to run from left to right. You can't stop or slow down, but you can jump over and slide under obstacles while collecting the gold bars. Everything you do makes a note, ...

Ars: Beautiful innovation: the first 20 hours of FF XIII (Ars)
Final Fantasy games often seem like a mixed bag. One one hand, they tend to take too long to get into; the first ten hours or so always feel like something you have to slog through before things really become exciting. After a while, the battles can start to feel repetitive. They eat up more of our time than we really should allow. But they're also beautiful. And epic. Once the stories get going, they're fascinating. More importantly, they become addictive. Such games are definitely an acquired ...

Ars: SOCOM 4, played with PlayStation Move: our thoughts (Ars)
We played with the PlayStation Move at the party last night, but at Sony's more intimate gathering at the W Hotel today it was easier to get a better picture of the peripheral. The main games on the floor were interesting, but the game we wanted to play with the PlayStation Move was SOCOM 4.This is a game that is aimed at hardcore gamers, and the guys from Zipper told us that they were able to get this build up in a matter of weeks; the tools Sony was providing its developers for ...

All Points Bulletin: Video Podcast #17: In Game Music, Explained (MMORPG.com)
The APB Video Podcast series continues with episode #17. This latest entry to the podcast series features APB Audio Lead Roland Peddie answering questions from the community regarding the in-game music creator. ...

DUST 514 to Use Unreal Engine 3 (MMORPG.com)
CCP Games has licensed Unreal Engine 3 to power DUST 514, the console FPS tie-in to their wildly successful sci-fi MMOG EVE Online. ...

Aika: Open Beta Begins Next Week! (MMORPG.com)
Gala-Net has announced that the Open Beta for Aika will begin next Tuesday, March 16th! All six classes will be available in the beta, along with all content from levels 1-50, a full range of PvP options, and a player-run political system. ...

Star Wars: The Old Republic: New Planet: Belsavis; "Blood of the Empire" Webcomic Announced (MMORPG.com)
This week's Friday Update adds yet another planet to the roster of planets that will be featured in Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing the new total to a whopping 11 planets. The newest addition is the glacial world of Belsavis, a prison-world housing some of the galaxy's most dangerous Sith Lords, Mandalorians and vicious aliens. A Republic world, the Empire has recently discovered Belsavis' existence and seeks to liberate its allies from Republic imprisonment. ...

Allods Online: Official Trailer Released (MMORPG.com)
Looking to celebrate the success of the Allods Online Open Beta test, gPotato has released an official trailer for their free-to-play MMORPG Allods Online. ...

Understanding Your Options During High-Sec War In EVE Online at Ten Ton Hammer (TenTonHammer)
War is hell. So is watching pirates brag in local chat.The risk of war is ever-present in high security space, especially for peaceful corporations that seem like easy prey for larger, piracy-based organizations. ...

Loading... From the Trenches at Ten Ton Hammer (TenTonHammer)
# 1,290 - A special report from GDC 2010Things arewinding down to their inevitable conclusion at GDC 2010, and today wehave a special soldier's eye view of the conference sent into the Ten Ton Hammer HQ from Ethec. ...

Champions: Cryptic No. 4 Seed In March Mayhem (Cryptic)
The folks at The Escapist are holding their annual March Mayhem Developer's Showdown tournament, and Cryptic has been chosen as one of the top developers in the industry! We're the No. 4 seed in the East division. Head over to The Escapist, fill out your bracket, and show your support for Cryptic!Link to the forum post ...

Champions: Ask Cryptic: Revelation Answers (Cryptic)
Karami92: I have read that there will be an instance in vibora bay to hang out in. I have also heard from the same dev source that it will not likely be in PTS before the official release. The question I pose to thee at Cryptic is...... PLEASE OH PLEASE what is the instance?!read more ...

WAR: Weekend Warfront - Howling For Blood! (Warhammer Vault)
War Herald brings us news for some fun this weekend!TGIF and what better way to welcome the weekend than with another installment of Warfront joy!... ...

L2: Daylight Savings Maintenance for US Servers (NCsoft)
Daylight Savings Time will change over in US territories this weekend. The following servers will be down for maintenance:BartzSayhaAriaDevi annePhoenixMaintenance will occur on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11pm (PST). Other timezones are Sunday, March 14 at 1am (CST) / 2am (EST). Maintenance will last approximately 2 hours.After maintenance, be sure to check the updated castle siege and fortress siege times!(EU servers will have a similar maintenance in two weeks. Notices for those servers will b ...

EQ2: Update Notes: Thursday, March 11, 2010 (SOE)
GENERALWild Swings will now persist through death.The switches that open and close doors and barriers on the Vigilant: Final Destruction should now function on PvP servers.Killing several Dreadnaught guards in South Freeport will now cause them to learn some respect. The same applies to Thexians in North Freeport.BATTLEGROUNDSEffects that can only be obtained on PVP Servers will no longer work in Battlegrounds.ITEMSAll raid dropped armor now has red adornment slots.Critical Mitigation on many ra ...

NWN: NWN Modules Reviews - The Accursed Tower (Neverwinter Nights Vault)
We have a review by Eva Galana as she gives her opinion on The Accursed Tower created by udasu. Here's a quick summary of the reviewQuick Pros ... ...

DAoC: This Week's Community Calendar (Dark Age of Camelot Vault)
Here is the week's Community Calendar! We have a busy Saturday ahead!Albion ML19 YwainHibernian Navareen Stealther Union Ywain!!ML 6 & 7... ...

EQ: Emergency Game Update Notes - Friday, March 12, 2010 (SOE)
All EverQuest Live Servers (except Al'Kabor) will be coming down on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:00 am PST (PST is -8 GMT: 4:00 am MST, 5:00 am CST, 6:00 am EST, 11:00 am GMT, 12:00 pm CET) for an Emergency Game Update. The servers are estimated to be unavailable for 5 hours.We apologize for the incovenience.*** Emergency Update ***- Fixed an issue that was causing NPCs with low regen values to sometimes use out of combat regen when they were in combat.- For accounts actively participating i ...

Last updated Saturday March 13 2010 - 21:00:02