Guild Wars 2 Gets One Million Beta Signups in 48 hrs

Posted on Feb 24, 2012

In just over 48 hrs, ArenaNet received 1 million beta signup to its closed beta testing phase. It is quite the milestone, but does that really mean anything anymore? Over the last few years, just about every triple A title has hit the million beta signup mark including: Age of Conan, SWTOR, Warhammer Online, Aion,

An Opinion on Macros and AddOns in SW:TOR

Posted on Feb 13, 2012

As we close in on two months of the anticipated and well enjoyed game, by Beararms, Sephalon, and I, issues and bugs have come and gone with the normal development cycle of any new MMO. Yes, some features have been missing that the playerbase has deemed “mandatory”. Features that are essentially assumed these days. Yes,

Rift Goes Free-to-Play With Rift Lite

Posted on Feb 06, 2012

Been holding out on giving Rift a try in the hopes it’ll go free to play? Now’s the time! TrionWorlds  has finally taken a first step toward the free-to-play dream – now you can play the first 20 levels for free! There’s no time limit, and no credit card required, all you need is the

EA Q3 FY12 Earnings Call – SWTOR Sells Over 2 Million Units

Posted on Feb 01, 2012

The good thing about being a public company is that they have to release their subscription and sales numbers, so while we can only guess how many subscribers games like RIFT and LOTRO have, we only have to wait for a quarterly report for Star Wars: The Old Republic. It seems SWTOR did better than EA expected, the

Currencies, Tokens, Commendations…Enough

Posted on Jan 26, 2012

In the real world we all use a single currency system, ok, maybe two for some of the EU countries that still accept their old currency, but for most of us there’s only one. If you travel to another country you’ll have to exchange your money for whatever currency that country uses, but you remain

Lore Cast Season 1 Episode 5: “Stereotypes”

Posted on Jan 02, 2012

Today’s episode of Lore Cast is a mild spoiler kind. Mordil and Beararms are accompanied today by none other than Mrs. Mordil herself, as Sephalon. The majority of the conversation is of Star Wars: The Old Republic and what we’ve been doing, so it counts for today and Wednesday’s episode. Note: Mordil was getting ahead

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 5: Something E3 Related

Posted on Jun 25, 2011

Now that the Pre-E3 blues are gone, Beararms and Mordil are here to talk eagerly about this year’s biggest gaming convention in the Americas month’s MMO industry news. See what toy they’re now using to keep track of the agenda, rather than that clunky and attention-stealing laptop here, or on our Facebook / Livestream page. Below

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 5: Something E3 Related

Posted on Jun 23, 2011

Now that the Pre-E3 blues are gone, Beararms and Mordil return enthusiastically to talk about this year’s biggest gaming convention in the Americas month’s MMO industry news. Return here to join them Saturday the 25th at 11 AM PDT (2PM EDT) to chat it up with them and see a new toy they’ll be using

Premium Services, Market Discrimination, and the Cross-Server RealID Invite

Posted on May 31, 2011

Everyone and their dog has an opinion on “premium” services in WoW. There are some people that feel that because WoW charges a monthly fee, it is unethical to charge for some premium services. Currently, there are quite a few services that Blizzard offers to enhance your MMO experience: Purchasable pets and mounts in the

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 4: Pre-E3 Blues

Posted on May 28, 2011

Ready to have your May end with a bang? I hope not, we may not be able to give you that. However, if you’re craving to hear some news, we’ve got it! Join us here, or at Facebook / or LiveStream page. Below the video embed is our agenda. Join us today at 11AM PDT