Slated to begin later this week, Pathfinder Online Early Enrollment players will have to wait a bit longer for the commencement of the first alpha tests. The news was delivered via a short notice on the Pathfinder Online site earlier today.
General: MMOs: Titan’s Death Signals Change
Yesterday’s announcement that Blizzard had canceled Project Titan after over seven years in development spelled a big moment in the MMO genre’s history, perhaps one that many may have overlooked. Consider this: When even Blizzard takes a step back from developing what was undoubtedly a ‘traditional’ MMO, the development world and the player base sit up and take notice.
General: Forsaken Uprising Beta Key Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given beta access keys for the all new MMORPG ‘Forsaken Uprising’ – a medieval sandbox construction first person game by Digital Homicide. Get your beta key now!
Firefall: Behind the Community Team’s Curtain
When several of our podcasters at Sitting on a Couch emailed me that Firefall was patching and going live in just a few months, I could only shake my head sadly at what I perceived would be an ill-fated first step. Then I saw the patch notes, and was blown away at the level of change that they were incorporating just before launch. Vertical scaling, simplified missions, ability unlocks at progression, and a full on end-game raid! Yes, Please!
Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: Transparency in Action
Back in April-ish, when I started writing about all things Eternal Crusade, I became, very involved in the Eternal Crusade forums. I realized that the community probably far more knowledgeable on the various topics being discussed, and that it might serve me well as a game-journalist (HAH!), to put together a list of people on the forums who were well-spoken, intelligent, able to converse with others of differing opinion.