Jan 31 2009
We recorded this show about four hours earlier than we usually do. Due to family obligations, we had to more our recording session up. I’m pretty sure that the morning recording time is reflected in our conversations. We make less sense than usual!
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Original post by The News Team
Jan 31 2009
Super Bowl Ad? Fan-made? Web only? Lots of chatter taken as gospel says this cost Sony $5 million to air tomorrow. No. No one spends seven figures for that kind of music and writing.
Bottom line,…
Original post by Owen Good
Jan 31 2009
Filed under: Super-hero, MMO industry, News items, DC Universe Online
When you think of notable people in the comic book industry being involved with DC Universe Online, the first names that jump out — probably in this order — are Jim Lee and Geoff Johns. But another comic book legend has joined the DCUO team: prolific writer Marv Wolfman. Wolfman’s career in comics spans decades, in fact he broke into the industry at DC Comics in 1968. Since that time he’s been involved with numerous comics (and characters) that have made it into mainstream entertainment, such as Blade and Teen Titans. According to our sister site Big Download, “Wolfman’s job will be to…
Comic book legend Marv Wolfman joins DC Universe Online writing team originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by James Egan
Jan 31 2009
Filed under: Culture, Guilds, MMO industry
SOE called on their Community Influencers (a term which is defined near the beginning of this post) a while ago to get some feedback about guild tools in the games they play. The result was a document, “Fundamental Guild Tools”, which lists all the most desired features of the Influencers group. Not all of these ideas are in SOE’s games yet, but if they made it on to the document, chances are that they will be seen some time in the near future. Looking through the list, there is a lot of focus on having features extend to outside of the game: being able to chat with guild members both in text…
Which guild tools make SOE’s Community Influencers tick? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by William Dobson
Jan 31 2009
A digital certificate that expired on Wednesday borked the original Gears of War for PC players; Epic is working up a fix. Meantime, VP Mark Rein has given an explanation and an apology.
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Original post by Owen Good
Jan 31 2009
Lots of you have pointed us to this — a highway roadside sign in Austin, Texas, warning of ZOMBIES AHEAD. Is this viral marketing for Resident Evil 5? I checked with a source at Capcom.
Answer:…
Original post by Owen Good
Jan 31 2009
Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Events, in-game, Guilds, MMO industry, PvP, Massively Interviews
The sci-fi themed game of EVE Online is one dominated by the players themselves, many of whom join together to form alliances. Those alliances vie for control of the New Eden galaxy, sparking continual warfare and political upheaval among the thousands of pilots flying in EVE at any given time. That’s really the beauty of the game: the developers provide the setting, but it’s the players who make it what it is. Alliance struggles are one of the defining features of the game, but not all scores are settled through massive fleet engagements. Some alliances opt to engage one another in an arena…
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Massively interviews Crovan about EVE Alliance PvP Tournament VI originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see [...]
Original post by James Egan
Jan 31 2009
Jan 31 2009
Filed under: Fantasy, Exploits, Warhammer Online
In stark contrast to the extremely in-game-oriented Grab Bag No. 8, Grab Bag No. 9, the “CS Special”, focuses on interactions with the game’s CSRs. The Customer Service team put together a list of some of the questions they see on the job and then answered them in detail, so that maybe, just maybe, a handful of players will find out what they needed to know and not have to bother them. Some of the answers are quite interesting. For example, did you know that you can’t check whether a player you appealed for exploiting ended up getting banned, due to privacy policies? If you really hate them,…
WAR Grab Bag No. 9: It’s the CSRs time to shine originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by William Dobson
Jan 31 2009
PC players rejoice; Bioware says an omnibus patch for Mass Effect is in the works. While not specifying its content just yet, it’ll likely address issues discussed on the Bioware forums.
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Original post by Owen Good