Archive for February, 2008
Lineage II Vault has posted their latest week in review with news of interest to players.
Voodoo Extreme has the latest Age of Conan movie for you to watch.
RPG Vault has posted a pre-launch view of Cabal Online, ESTsoft’s upcoming online world. You can find out what commendations and reservations they expressed about the game here.
City of Heroes Vault has posted a new guide to Brute Slotting for CoH players.
IGN points out an update at Funcom where Funcom enthusiasts must pray to Crom on the official fictional boards for a chance to enter the beta of Age of Conan! If you want to try it out, head on over!
Pirates of the Burning Sea - Devlog: Duels and Skirmishes
The official Pirates of the Burning Sea site has been updated with a dev log examining duels and skirmishes:
One of the things we’re most proud of in Pirates of the Burning Sea is our ship to ship PvP. We feel that we have created a deep, enjoyable system for player versus player combat, with interesting […]
Guild Wars: State of the Game - Midline shutdown
The latest State of the Game article over at the Guild Wars site looks at the topic of Midline shutdown:
Midline shutdown, in general terms, means the removal or disruption of opposing defenses or offense. In a previous discussion, we discussed the importance of frontline coordination. However, without proper midline shutdown, even the best Warriors will […]
Turbine - GDC Craig Alexander video interview @ Ten Ton Hammer
Ten Ton Hammer finish up their round of GDC Turbine interviews with a chat to
the VP of Product Development, Craig Alexander:
For the last of the Turbine video interview series from GDC (which included LotRO Exec. Producer Jeffrey Steefel and DDO Exec. Producer Kate Paiz), Ten Ton Hammer’s Garrett Fuller chatted with Turbine VP of Product […]
Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures Peek #6 @ RPG Vault
The latest Dev diary on RPG Vault by the Age of Conan team looks at stealth:
While some savor wielding a big sword and wearing furry underwear, other players think that the true secret to success is slipping a dagger between the right ribs and sneaking away undetected.
The way to Kern is not an easy journey, […]
Tabula Rasa - Sanctus Grotto Instance Developer Retrospective
NCSoft have issued a Press release of a Dev diary looking at the building of the Sanctus Grotto instance:
Thursday 28th February/Brighton, UK… Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa World Builder, Tom Potter, looks back over the development of the Sanctus Grotto Instance.
Sanctus Grotto was an instance that was in development for some time before I started working […]
RPG Vault has posted their sixth peek into the upcoming MMORPG Age of Conan. This time they examine the stealth mechanic.
Pirates of the Burning Sea: Half brilliance, half blunder @ GamingNexus
8/10 and a decent review (except for hand-to-hand combat) for Flying Labs’ Pirates of the Burning Sea over at Gaming Nexus:
Half brilliance, half blunder, Pirates of the Burning Sea sets players up with a boutique online experience rife with piracy, privateering, national pride, cutthroat commerce, user-generated content, conquerable ports, and a highly-listenable musical score. Hopefully […]














