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True Games Interactive interview discusses Mytheon MMO

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2008-12-02 16:00:00 by James Egan in Massively
 
...gamers looking for a different type of setting. At least, Petroglyph and True Games Interactive are banking on this with Mytheon, their in-development MMO title. Rather than conjuring up a brand new setting, Mytheon looks back to real world mythology and crafts a game around it. The game's introduction makes reference to the Greek Pantheon...
 
Tags: true games interactive, fantasy, die-hard fantasy enthusiasts, mytheon, mmo industry, in-development mmo title, real world mythology, mmo space, business models
 
 
 
 
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Bill Roper addresses community questions for Champions Online, himself

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2008-12-02 15:00:00 by Kyle Horner in Massively
 
...game, as it's now beyond concept and initial design stages. Apparently, Bill's past experience at Blizzard involved coming in during the polish and release phase of a game -- which is something he was never involved in at Flagship. That and the continued support for future content will be Bill's role at Cryptic with concern to Champions...
 
Tags: champions online, bill, features bill roper, bill concerns, initial design stages, special edition, past experience, release phase, questions
 
 
 
 
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MMO Rappelz changes imagery, themes to meet Middle-Eastern customs

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2008-12-02 14:30:00 by Michael Zenke in Massively
 
...games when moving into new areas. The South Korean free-to-play MMO Rappelz is making plans to move to the Middle-Eastern market, and developer Gala is working with the company Game Power 7 to make unprecidented localization modifications. According to TechRadar, nearly every element of Rappelz is going to see changes MMO Rappelz changes...
 
Tags: mmo rappelz, rappelz, content, middle-eastern customs, content aimed directly, localization modifications, culture, local culture, company game power
 
 
 
 
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One Shots: Where'd that bear come from?

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2008-12-02 14:00:00 by Krystalle Voecks in Massively
 
Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Screenshots , One Shots We've seen some strange graphic glitches in World of Warcraft since Wrath of the Lich King came out, but this definitely one of the wackier ones we've seen. Apparently there's a glitch with certain mounts allowing people to have other mounts equipped. Thus, we get today's image...
 
Tags: bear, bear mounts, mounts, shots, legendary soul hunters, strange graphic glitches, similar experience, grizzly hills, carry-on luggage
 
 
 
 
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Know Your LotRO Lore: The Rings of Power

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2008-12-02 13:00:00 by Shawn Schuster in Massively
 
Filed under: Fantasy , Lord of the Rings Online , Lore , Know Your LotRO Lore Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as it intersects with Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. You may realize that the essential plot for the Lord of the Rings books has something to do...
 
Tags: lore, lotro lore, rings, rings online, lord, rings books, hobbits invisible, power, essential plot
 
 
 
 
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Linden Lab doubles-back on approved skins

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2008-12-02 12:30:00 by Tateru Nino in Massively
 
Filed under: Culture , News items , Second Life , Virtual worlds Linden Lab's governance team has started removing vendors for Second Life skins (that is, avatar textures) that are intended to portray teens and juveniles. It is not exactly clear why the action is suddenly being taken, as Linden Lab themselves approved the skins which have...
 
Tags: skins, lab doubles-back, lab, life skins, life, k-mart kidswear catalog, portray teens, governance team, avatar textures
 
 
 
 
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Age of Conan server merge information released

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2008-12-02 12:00:00 by Michael Zenke in Massively
 
Filed under: Fantasy , Age of Conan , Server downtime We've been following the efforts of Age of Conan director Craig Morrison to keep the player community more 'in the loop' since he took on the role a few months ago. Now the community team is laying out the details of one of the projects he headlined when he first stepped up: server merges....
 
Tags: age, community manager famine, community team, conan, months ago, details, server downtime, official forums, player community
 
 
 
 
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Funcom reaffirms commitment to AoC on PC and Xbox 360 following layoffs

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2008-12-02 11:00:00 by William Dobson in Massively
 
...games, at all. We are sticking firmly to our plans. The Xbox 360 version of the game is still in production, but as before we are not committing to any specific dates. I wish I could give you more Funcom reaffirms commitment to AoC on PC and Xbox 360 following layoffs originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please...
 
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World of Warcraft Molten Core raid for ATARI becomes reality

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2008-12-02 10:00:00 by Samuel Axon in Massively
 
...game based on World of Warcraft's Molten Core raid complete with eight directions of movement, glorious 2D graphics and, yes, sound. We bet you thought that was just a joke, and that everyone would have forgotten about it after a week had gone by, but guess what? It's back, and this time it's real! Gamer's University made a "port" of the...
 
Tags: core raid, core, core raid complete, world, warcraft, atari, movement directions, directions, atari game
 
 
 
 
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Guild Wars Wintersday 2008 Art Contest

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2008-12-02 09:00:00 by Shawn Schuster in Massively
 
...game Following in the tradition of past holidays, ArenaNet has announced this year's Wintersday 2008 Art Contest for Guild Wars where you can win a special edition Razor Death Adder Mouse, a Radeon graphics card or a variety of signed art prints. The rules are simple enough: craft a piece of seasonal art with a holiday tone and a Guild Wars...
 
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