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Today's News Bullets 2007-06-08 18:36:00 IGN PC previews BioShockRPG Vault has new screens from Sword of the New WorldCall for Heroes: Pompolic Wars [PC] has gone goldOverlord demo released for Xbox Live, expect PC demo next weekLoki developer interviewed at GameSpot Read more:Today
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Communist Zombie MMORPG attack 2007-06-08 07:10:00 The Three Hundred project is Sean Howard's attempt at coming up with 300 completely unique game ideas in 300 days. I posted previously about Sean's idea for the smallest RPG ever, but I like today's idea even better: game mechanic #030, Communist
Zombie Mud.
It's not literally communist, but it does turn the current model of MMORPG
s on its head. Rather than hoarding items and experience for your Read more:attack
Dungeon Hero: an 'authentic' dungeon crawler? 2007-06-07 22:13:00 Gamecock Media group announced today that Firefly Studio's Dungeon Hero will hack 'n slash its way to the PC and Xbox 360 somewhere near the beginning of 2009.
So, why are the developers calling it an 'authentic' dungeon crawler?
The first dungeon-based game to realistically depict underground life, Dungeon Hero promises all the danger, intrigue and daily routine of an actual subterranean
Gamecrafts: Big Daddy 2007-06-13 21:43:00 Elizabeth at BioShock sub-site Cult of Rapture is showing off her hand-painted Big Daddy
figurine, pictured above. No details on how we can get our hands on one yet, but it sure looks preedy.
While we're on the topic of BioShock, here are all the previews so far, plus a new gameplay video at GameSpot.Feast your eyes on a new four-and-a-half minute BioShock gameplay video at GameSpot.
As Read more:Big Daddy
BioShock: technical art director interviewed at GameBanshee 2007-06-13 21:29:00 There's a new BioShock interview over at GameBanshee. Refreshingly, this time it's not Ken Levine in the chair. Instead, it's game's technical art director, Nate Wells. It's nice to see one of the developers willing to talk about the game's RPG elements without going on the defensive:
GB: It seems as though BioShock is evolving into more of a FPS than a FPS/RPG hybrid. Does the game still have a Read more:interviewed
The Agency: you can stop living vicariously through James Bond now 2007-06-13 21:09:00 Spies. MMORPGs. Both are awesome. Both have the capacity to kill people. What happens when you combine one with the other? You get The Agency.
The central premise of the game is that you play a spy. You start off as part of your chosen agency (like a guild, I guess) but powerful players will get the opportunity to start their own super-spy organization.
Seems like it's going to have some pretty Read more:James
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Pirates of the Burning Sea: putting the Arr in MMOArrPG 2007-06-13 20:54:00 Swashbuckling MMOArrPG Pirates
of the Burning
Sea has a treasure chest of screenshots stowed over at MMORPG.com - 222 screenshots, in fact, presumably captured by players duking it out in the exclusive beta version of the game.
The game's arrival on your sandy shores is TBA 2007. Let's hope this is one Pirates of the... title we can actually enjoy.
Music4Games interviews Jeremy Soule 2007-06-13 20:43:00 For years, Jeremy Soule has been the composer of choice for RPG developers. He's got some pretty illustrious titles under his belt, including TES IV: Oblivion, TES III: Morrowind, Dungeon Seige & Dungeon Seige II, and Knights of the Old Republic I & II.
Jayson Napolitano of Music
4Games
.net caught up with Jeremy recently and has done the work of transcribing the audio interview here. It's long
City of Heroes/Villains: new world event 2007-06-13 20:28:00 In Issue 10 of City of Heroes/Villains
, the Rikti have returned in vast numbers. It falls to the gifted denizens of Paragon City to band together and deal with this threat.The first missions in the Rikti War Zone are for characters level 35+. The characters meet a new contact, Levantera, who introduces them to the U.N. security force, Vanguard. They’ll also meet Borea Read more:event
Shores of Evendim released 2007-06-13 20:15:00 The LotRO content expansion Shores
of Evendim is live and the studious little elves at LotRO Vault have catalogued all the new content at their Patch Tree.
RPG News Bullets 2007-06-13 19:59:00 Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics to hit PSP on September 14
EuroGamer tells us so.
IGN has new Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics screens
Nice to see the PSP getting some RPG love.
NWN 2: Mask of the Betrayer arrives October 12
EuroGamer tells us that, too.
NWN 2 final v1.06 patch released
Someone will probably find more bugs.
Video Game Endings @ Destructiod
Cool article, also talks about KotoR, which Read more:Bullets
MMORPG News Bullets 2007-06-13 19:09:00 EverQuest II update 36 preview
You get a dressing room. Because I'm not the only one who loves the paperdoll feature.
LotrO: Shadows of Angmar interview @ GameZone
Jeffrey Steefel steers clear of the 'secondary market' topic.
Middle Earth Online Memories Pt. II is up at IGN
Yosemite Entertainment reminisce about a game that never was.
The Guild Wars State of the Game column talks mid-lining
It Read more:Bullets
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BioWare MMORPG arriving in 2009 2007-06-12 19:14:00 BioWare makes an announcement about its use of complex event processing. By the end of the announcement, we're expecting a BioWare MMORPG
in 2009.
... BioWare has not announced the name or described the nature of its online game, but Dalton said it will be launched in 2009. Dalton said his firm wants to do more than match the state of the art represented by such online
It's what all the cool kids are playing 2007-06-11 22:46:00 With the release of the PC Overlord demo today, I'm hoping someone keeps track of downloads by PC users compared with downloads by Xbox 360 users. This would determine once and for all the answer to a timeless question: which group has a greater inclination towards the joys of evil despotism, as a whole? That is, if Google isn't already tabulating results as we speak...
Lair: unable to make sarcastic comments (except maybe about the name) 2007-06-11 22:24:00 Worthplaying has 13 new screens of Lair (or Rise of Lair in Japan) for the PS3. The game looks really nice, the dragons are fearsome, and the premise is one fantasy staple (the Dragon Rider) which has yet to be explored effectively in a game.
Unfortunately, Lair isn't actually an RPG. Nope, it's not even an Action-RPG. It's just Action. Should I be covering it on RPG Blog? Probably not. But I
When not to publish an interview 2007-06-11 21:12:00 I think I've finally worked out what an Action-RPG is. I mean, the term's not exactly self-explanatory.
What does that make all other RPGs then? Role-playing games without any action?
The conclusion I've come to is that they're role-playing games in 3rd person POV with lots of (non-turn based) fighting. This puts me at ease. It's quite distressing to have at least 14 Action-RPGs announced each Read more:interview
A very KotoR Christmas? I don't think so. 2007-06-11 20:22:00 Ah, CVG and Knights of the Old Republic franchise rumours. In April, they told us BioWare were making a KotoR MMO. Now, their latest speculative offering (via Official Xbox Magazine) is KotoR 3 by Christmas
, or, more generously, 2008.
A Christmas release would fall two months after highly anticipated space RPG Mass Effect arrives on the Xbox 360. The very same platform CVG has its rumoured KotoR Read more:think
Today's RPG News Bullets 2007-06-11 20:11:00 The Guild 2 v1.30 patch has been released
Many important changes. Such as: "The raw material 'Pig' and therefore also 'Pork' have been removed."
Worthplaying has 28 new screens of Riviera: The Promised Land
I'm pretty sure there's a cruise ship called the Riviera. Come to think of it, an RPG set on a cruise ship would probably be kinda cool. If there were wizards from an alternate dimension Read more:Bullets
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Today's MMORPG News Bullets 2007-06-11 19:05:00 .hack //G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption MMO [PS2] announced + 10 screens
The game's title is about as convoluted as its premise: an MMO where you play an MMO player. No word on whether that MMO player is also playing an MMO player.
There's a new Age of Conan dev blog at 1UP.com
Send thanks to Ole Herbjørnsen for it.
Lawrence Liberty talks Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics
Says there could be room for MMO Read more:Bullets
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Collector's Crate #1 2007-06-11 08:53:00 Collector's Crate
will be a semi-regular feature on collecting role-playing games, retro/obscure RPGs, and role-playing memorabilia. Before we dive in, though, I'd like to know the shape of your role-playing game collection. If you're willing to share, that is (via the comments in this post).
If you've got a particular collection you think is impressive then take a photo and send it my way. It Read more:Collector
This Week's Highlights 2007-06-11 08:44:00 The best posts from another week at RPG Blog:
Mass Effect and the Uncanny Valley
Jeanne d'Arc: too vengeful to write headline
Communist Zombie MMORPG Attack
Why BioShock is a role-playing game
Oh what could have been: Diablo for the Game Boy Read more:Highlights
Mass Effect: Xbox 360 faceplate 2007-06-17 00:41:00 Via Xbox
Collector comes a pic of this rare Mass Effect
faceplate for the Xbox 360. It's being auctioned on eBay for the big bucks.
It's interesting that the two upcoming RPGs receiving the most hype at the moment are Fallout 3 and Mass Effect: both sci-fi titles. I'd argue that BioShock, if you include that, is science fiction too. Coincidence? Trend?
Mass Effect: 12 new screens 2007-06-16 21:18:00 Worthplaying has 12 new screens of Mass Effect
. If we needed further proof that the character models are kick ass, we've got it. The screens also showcase combat, world environments, and a bar scene.
But damn... those character models, eh?
Hellgate: London: 23 new screens 2007-06-16 21:07:00 Worthplaying has 23 new screens of FPS/RPG Hellgate: London. It looks sort of like the latest version of DOOM with character stats and levels. If you like shooters, that certainly isn't a bad thing.
Fallout 3: Game Informer scans and transcript 2007-06-16 19:09:00 With people hungry for detail on Fallout
3, it's no surprise that the information in the July issue of Game Informer has popped up on the web. NMA Fallout has scans and a transcript, but if you're able, I suggest you buy the magazine and tip your hat (and your wallet/purse) to Game Informer for securing this exclusive.
The game will retain the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute system, perks and
RPG News Bullets 2007-06-16 19:01:00 Gene Bank and Enter Rapture updates
View plasmids and two new areas of Rapture at the BioShock official site.
Loki: Unique Items and Customizable Weapons
500 unique items to satisfy the pack rat in you. Read more:Bullets
MMORPG News Bullets 2007-06-16 18:31:00 City of Heroes/Villains gamers look forward to Double XP Weekend v2
One of the game's most popular in-game events is back.
City of Heroes/Villains community interview
Art director Jay Doherty meets the people.
LotRO Summer Festival, June 20th - July 10th
Suggested drinking game: consume one real beer for every ale consumed in-game.
Ryzom players allege misconduct
CSRs duck for cover.
WarCry Read more:Bullets
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Warhammer 200k: huge response to beta 2007-06-14 22:15:00 EA Mythic has proudly reported that over 200,000 players are signed up to the Warhammer
Online: Age of Reckoning closed beta. Missed the boat? Snag a spot while you can. Though Warhammer is a tabletop strategy game its online iteration will a be a persistent-world RPG. [Via Joystiq]
Chocobo's Dungeon: first trailer 2007-06-14 21:56:00 It always bothers me when I see a console virtually devoid of RPG love. That's why this Japanese trailer for Chocobo's Dungeon
on the Wii warms my heart.
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