Guild Wars 2 Closed Beta Signups Open for 48 hrs!

Posted on Feb 22, 2012

After the Guild Wars 2 press beta event this past weekend (I’m sure you’ve read and watched your fill of GW2 goodness), and now it seems players will get a chance to partake in the next round of testing. ArenaNet has opened closed beta signups for the next 48 hrs, so if you want a chance

More Guild Wars 2 World vs World Details Revealed

Posted on Feb 16, 2012

A flood of information has been revealed today about Guild Wars 2‘s World vs World system, and here at Lore Hound we break it down for you. For those of you who want to read the full article, which is massive, head over to the ArenaNet blog; but for those of you with shorter reading attention

Guild Wars 2 Large Scale Beta in March!

Posted on Feb 15, 2012

Guild Wars Insider has posted some fresh new details from NCSoft’s earnings call where it revealed that Guild Wars 2 will be setting up some large scale beta tests in March and April; which will then determine the next step for the game. Whether these beta tests will be open, or remain closed, has yet to be revealed. However, the

Guild Wars 2 Beta & Launch Details Revealed

Posted on Jan 23, 2012

ArenaNet is embracing the Lunar New Year, which is today and according to the Asian zodiac system is the first day of the Year of the Dragon. The dragon embodies passion, independence and ambition which is something that ArenaNet can related to with what they’ve accomplished with Guild Wars 2. To celebrate the Lunar New Year, ArenaNet

The Upcoming MMOGs of 2012

Posted on Dec 30, 2011

It’s not quite over yet, but 2011 was not a banner year for the MMOG genre. There was no massive success, no breakaway hit. Players did receive their handful of expansions and new content patches, but with the exception of the just-released Star Wars: The Old Republic – a title which may become that massive

PAX Prime 2011: Day 3 – Freestyle Interviews and Bored Booth Babes

Posted on Sep 03, 2011

PAX Prime 2011 is now at a close after day 3, but not without some last executions for skipping lines, getting torched by a flamethrower, and cool statues coming to life. While filming the Rayman interview at the very vibrant and colorful Ubisoft booth, the Just Dance 3 music was playing and Mordil couldn’t get

Know Thy Blogger: iTZKooPA’s MMOG Timeline

Posted on Jun 14, 2011

Ladies and germs, you’ve likely been following the writers of LoreHound.com for quite some time (If not, welcome aboard!).  We’ve introduced ourselves, talked about our time in World of Warcraft, discussed our past and even revealed the origins behind our now-familiar names.  But what we haven’t done is reveal how we got here. How is it

WoW Loses 600k Subs; Solution? More Paid Expansions

Posted on May 09, 2011

Sometimes it helps to take the honey with the vinegar, but not even the announcement for an impending third-quarter Diablo III beta test could soothe the sting of losing around 600,000 World of Warcraft subs over the past couple of months. It is now around 11.4 million, down from over 12 million. Blizzard CEO Mike

Falling out of Love with Azeroth. Again.

Posted on Apr 06, 2011

I’m going to type this out, and then I’m going to look back on it, go “oh, how dreary…” and wonder why I didn’t write some dark poetry about the matter instead. I don’t intend to be so melodramatic, but the fact is that I feel I’ve been at this juncture many times before. Sure,

Hi-Rez Slashes Global Agenda Price, Sales Going To Japanese Relief; NCSoft Donates $6.3M

Posted on Mar 18, 2011

Normally, Lore Hound doesn’t act as a PR siren. We strive to start discussions, highlight the highs and lows of the industry, ask tough questions, showcase upcoming escapist activities and entertain. Even posts on general MMOG news come with Op-Ed tropes. But what happened in Japan last week is anything but normal. To that effect,