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 (2PM EDT).
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Just when you thought you wouldn’t see Mordil’s ugly face again, he and Beararm pop out from their foxhole to attack once again! This time, they have less news and more discussion – with a little twist of community involvement.
Below is the quick agenda of the podcast. Reminder: anything can change depending on what you, the viewers want.
Return back here Saturday, May 28th at 11AM PDT (2PM EDT) to join us on the fun – and bring your friends!
Whatcha Been Playin?
Kyle: World of Warcraft, LA Noire, Magic: The Gathering, Lord of the Rings Online, Rift, Brink, Borderlands
Nathan: Shakes and Fidget, Battlestar Galactica Online(BSGO), d20 Modern
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World of Warcraft
Rift
What? It's from 1998.
It’s unfortunate that Another One Bites The Dust exists, but necessary. This column chronicles the fateful announcements ahead of an MMOGs’ downfall, a company closure or, in some truly sad cases, both. Grab your Big Gulp and let some hit the floor for the fallen.
NCSoft, perhaps best known in the West for being the publisher behind the Guild Wars franchise (and my favorite Sci-Fi MMOG Tabula Rasa) recently announced that the company will be shutting down Lineage in North America. The early MMORPG title continues to support itself in its homebase of South Korea, but North American gamers have moved on, perhaps to its sequel Lineage II or sister product Aion.
NCSoft is giving all players, current and previous, a chance to partake in the title’s final moments. Any player that is in good standing (i.e. not been banned) has had their account reactivated. All billing has been cancelled from last week on. If that describes you, you’d best join in, as the development team promises a few live events before Lineage heads to the digital graveyard.
Given that it’s remaining online elsewhere, I wonder if the closing moments of Lineage will have any impact on other realms. I’ll always remember Lineage as the game that introduced me to the horrors and joy, in that order, of MMOG PvP, and Eastern MMOG developers.
The North American servers for Lineage will close on June 29, 2011. That’s assuming the world doesn’t end on May 21 like those nutjobs keep saying.
In not-so-directly-related news, former NCSoft development partner Cryptic Studios is having its own issues. Atari, the company’s owner since 2008, announced in its financial report that it considers Cryptic Studios to be a “discontinued operation.” Gamasutra reports that the original developer of City of Heros/Villains (now at NCSoft subsidiary Paragon Studios), Star Trek Online, newly free-to-play Champions Online and the upcoming Neverwinter RPG will be sold off.
Atari and Cryptic Studios have separately stated that the developer’s products will remain unaffected, at least for the immediate future.
Atari is dropping the recently-acquired studio to focus on its new business strategy “of fewer but more profitable releases and further expansion into casual online and mobile games.” Losing some $25 million in the past two years probably didn’t bode well for Cryptic. The studio has not divulged if Champion Online’s move to the F2P genre was as successful as past endeavors by other companies.
All the best to those affected by the decisions.
Ready to fill your starving MMO news feed, the Live Cast is back with episode 3 to cover the past few months of gaming news. Tune in here (or our FaceBook page, or our Livestream page) at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST).
Below the video embed is the agenda we have planned, but always keep in mind that what we discuss may be 100% different from what’s planned – according to what you, the viewers, decide. See you then!
Returning from a winter hiatus, the Live Cast is back with another episode to cover the past few months of gaming news. Tune in here to watch it live on Saturday, April 30th at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST).
Below is the agenda we have planned, but always keep in mind that what we discuss may ebb and flow according to what you, the viewers, dictate. See you then!
Whatcha Been Playin?
Kyle: World of Warcraft, Mafia 2, Dungeons and Dragons (Pathfinder), Dragon Age 2, Magic: The Gathering, Lord of the Rings Online
Nathan: World of Warcraft, Shakes and Fidget, Battlestar Galactica Online(BSGO), Dead Frontier
General
World of Warcraft
Starcraft II
After some slight technical difficulties, we return with our rescheduled episode to cover now four months of delicious content. Be here to watch it live on Saturday, February 26th at 12 p.m. PST (3 p.m. EST). Or you can view it on our Facebook page, or Livestream page.
Continue on to see a refresh view of items we might be discussing. But remember: Anything is possible — and in fact, the topic list is subject to change drastically depending on what viewers want to hear or talk about. So make sure to come back at showtime!
After two months passing by, with a Cataclysmic Event going between it, Nathan Harris and his devil’s advocate, Kyle Thomas, return for your random viewing pleasure. After initiating a few tweaks to look, placement and design, the two shall return with an improved format. Be here to watch it live on Saturday, January 29th at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST). Or you can view it on our Facebook page, or Livestream page.
Continue on to see a basic view of items we might be discussing. But anything is possible — and in fact, the topic list is subject to change drastically depending on what viewers want to hear about. So make sure to come back at showtime!
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I return, Lore Hounds! With another piece of my fantastical writing (ignore the clear egotism). This time, though, it was just for skill practice and to keep the creative juices flowin’. With this one, I decided to give my main, Luna Aislin Kira — current Captain of the U.S.S. Heartbroken — on Star Trek Online a backstory. I’ll be posting more as I continue, enjoy Part I.
The lights and sounds moving and reacting to her touches on the monitor screen made Luna smile. With a flick of a finger, she made images slide off and on, quickly moving through the entire gallery. The Medical Bay was silent and eerily dark. Giving her the illusion of seclusion — she preferred it that way. Illustrations of surgery procedures quickly passed through Luna’s line of vision, her photographic memory capturing every one. Seeing a method she felt like attempting, she loaded the simulation into the Holodeck. Heading towards the hallway, she bumped into the Chief Medical Officer, Johnson.
“And where are you headed off to in such a hurry, Luna?” Johnson raised his eyebrow like he always does when he catches her in her mischief. The sparkle in the corner of his eye secretly told Luna he approved.
“I wanted to try the Cerebral Alpha cut on a Trill in the Holodeck.” Luna beamed back at Johnson. She grinned, looking up at him as he praised her prodigal talents.
“In a few years, I just may take you on as an Ensign Medical Assistant. Perhaps, if you learned to follow directions,” he sarcastically stared down his nose at her. Luna shrugged, skipping off down the hallway to the Turbolift, ignoring whatever else Johnson had to say. Continue Reading
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Eve Online Score: 8.63
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| Rank | Game Title | Score |
| 2 | Runes of Magic | 8.38 |
| 3 | TERA | 7.81 |
| 4 | RIFT | 7.81 |
| 5 | World of Warcraft | 7.81 |
| 6 | Guild Wars | 7.69 |
| 7 | Global Agenda | 7.69 |
| 8 | League of Legends | 7.56 |
| 9 | Star Trek Online | 7.56 |
| 10 | Fallen Earth | 7.56 |
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