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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2132 Joined: 23 Dec 2007     | Anyone else looking forward to hello kitty universe? |
Muckraker  Posts: 345 Joined: 17 Dec 2007   |
I should point out that this is not confirmed yet. A representative from EA stated that the microtransaction talk was a misunderstanding. |
BANNED  Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008     | More interested in DC Universe Online than the others. Considering they cited Hulk: Ultimate Destruction as a source of inspiration.... User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Muckraker Posts: 268 Joined: 11 Aug 2008 |
Hoooo, crap. Why would I ever write that this game is free? Sorry, major brain fart there ... especially since I don't remember doing it! Thanks for the catch. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1995 Joined: 7 Sep 2008   | Probably Blade and Soul. Just because Western MMO's don't exactly fly here. Blame it on Ragnarok Online. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 800 Joined: 25 Nov 2008    | I wish that I had more time on my hands to play games. It's gotten so that I can't play MMO's anymore. I really want to see how Star Wars: The Old Republic turns out though. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 372 Joined: 6 Nov 2006     | WTF, you call The Agency Vapor Ware, and not startrek MMO? ARe you fucking serious? |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 393 Joined: 7 Feb 2008    | Most of these sound rather stupid, and I will definitely not play them in 2009 anyway. |
Paperboy  Posts: 21 Joined: 8 Jan 2009    | I'm REALLY looking forward to GW2 |
Nobel Laureate  Posts: 15821 Joined: 26 Dec 2008    |
OH MAN HIS OPINION DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOURS? If he thinks it's shit, I guess that's his right, just like you can think it is the most awesome thing since fire and tits. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 571 Joined: 22 Apr 2008  | I'd like to see how the whole Stargate MMO would pan out as well, but I doubt we'll see that this year, if we'll see it at all. |
Paperboy Posts: 30 Joined: 25 Jul 2008  | There's way too many of these MMOs now, and franchises I enjoy seem to now be focused on some crappy, social networking site of a game. I'd much rather get my hands on a new KotOR single player game. |
Games Editor  Posts: 4193 Joined: 20 Dec 2005     |
Methinks you're misunderstanding the definition of "Vaporware." |
Beat Writer  Posts: 135 Joined: 30 Oct 2008   | If Star Trek Online can make good on the promise of its namesake's exploratory mindset, I might actually be willing to pay for it. I still play Guild Wars on occasion, but that was a one-time purchase rather than a continuing expense. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 77 Joined: 24 Nov 2008    | Huxley looked pretty interesting. I don't recall any other game that's really put an emphasis on a first person shooter mmo. I might try that out at some point when more details are released |
BANNED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 |
To be fair, for a long time the Star Trek MMO has been wracked with some serious delays, even making it to the list of games you'll never get to play. User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Copy Clerk Posts: 68 Joined: 24 Oct 2008    | Maybe it doesn't really qualify as an MMOG (since I think he only plans on supporting a few hundred people per server) but Love is probably my most anticipated MMOG. I have no interest in these other games that rehash the same old formulas. Out of the ones listed above I guess the Lego one sounds the most interesting since I imagine it allows you to build stuff. Hopefully it doesn't have any "I need 100 red blocks to finish my house!" NPC quests. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 147 Joined: 17 Jun 2008   | There's also the Shin Megami Tensei MMO: Imagine Online. It went to open beta fairly recently so I'd wager it'll be finished soon. I would have gone with that as my top choice until a few months ago, but having played the closed beta, I'm glad to say there's no way in Hell I'm getting addicted to that one. My social life is rejoicing right now. The graphics are surprisingly bland, the grind is as plentiful as it is painful, the story is laughable if you can even consider it a story, and the interface is about as easy to get accustomed to as herding a pack of feral cats. The Star Trek and Star Wars ones still have me intrigued, but they're still in relatively early development. I don't really expect either to be out this year and I'll be reserving my excitement until I can see some gameplay footage. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 372 Joined: 6 Nov 2006 |
I was thinking 'shuvvelware' for some reason... But my point still stands. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 175 Joined: 20 Nov 2008   | you left out mortal online www.mortalonline.com |
Muckraker Posts: 268 Joined: 11 Aug 2008 |
Since Cryptic took over Star Trek Online from Perpetual Entertainment they've made more progress in a few months than Sony has in a few years of developing The Agency. The Game Informer story was proof of that and you can see that progress continue on its official site. Meanwhile, SOE continues to peddle about the same old concept art and the same, tired demo they've been pushing to the press for quite some time. If they don't cancel it by the end of the year I'll be shocked, especially considering that DC Universe Online, another SOE title for the PS3, seems even further into development in a much shorter amount of time. Actually, I just remembered this story I did in November when there was a cancellation scare- http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87525-The-Agency-Has-Not-Been-Cancelled-Yet |
Press Junketeer Posts: 372 Joined: 6 Nov 2006 | Give ST MMO's track record, I think theres more chance of The Agency going gold then ST. You know, unless they try to make another failed movie to game to mmo attempt... (litterally, the new ST movie) |
BANNED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 |
Considering its supposed to be out on both platforms by the end of the year, I'd say thats a relatively safe bet on your part. I like the concept of The Agency, but then I like the concept of a lot of games that end up being disappointing. User was banned for: Poll: What is your opinion on the Metal Gear Solid storylines?. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3722 Joined: 18 Dec 2007 | Huxley is supposed to come out towards the end of the year although rumours claim it wont see life outside of Korea. A pity. |
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The MMOG Overload of 2009
No one can say for sure exactly how many massive role-playing games will see release in the next year, though the amount of which is sure to be staggering.
Once upon a time there was a genre of videogames known as massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Each one contained fantastic new worlds to explore, amazing creatures to meet and blunt instruments of death in which to interact with them. The MMOG's, as they are called, saw release perhaps only once or twice a year, the populations of which would shift and fluctuate with each new world as the virtual tourists would seek newer and greater nesting grounds.
Then Blizzard released World of Warcraft. Now where there were few, there are dozens upon dozens of online RPG's in development and there just simply isn't enough time in the world to risk your social life and enjoy them all (See: the fall of Pirates of the Burning Sea, Age of Conan, Tabula Rasa). IGN Vault has put together a massive list of some of the MMOG titles that may see release in 2009 and the scary thing is, it may not even be complete, though there's enough vaporware (Huxley, The Agency) to keep it from being too frightening. The list itself is worth a gander should be you be jonesing for a new addiction, though here are the ones I feel may be worth your attention.
Aion (NC Soft) - The original Korean MMOG developers try and make you forget everything terrible about Korean-made MMOG games. Create a porcelain god, earn your wings and PvP your heart out in this fantasy epic.
Champions Online (Cryptic) - From the developer that brought you City of Heroes ... another superhero MMOG! Cryptic looks to be trying to accomplish everything they couldn't with its original capes-and-tights online game, only this time its not just for PC, but Xbox 360 as well.
LEGO Universe (NetDevil) - No one is quite sure what to make of the upcoming Lego MMOG, but playing virtual LEGO with hundreds or thousands of other people sounds like a compelling enough experiment.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (Bioware) - It's (possibly) got microtransactions and developed by the kings of western role-playing games. Bioware has a lot to prove and a backlash at hand with this one, but if anyone can squeak out a win, it would be them.
Star Trek Online (Cryptic) - Captain a ship, partake in Klingon warfare, what else is there to know about Star Trek Online? Battle against the Borg, freak out and do your best Jean-Luc impression and more in what could end up being a nerd paradise.
How about yourself? Do any of the upcoming MMOG's interest you enough to pull yourself away from your current addiction?
Via: Massively
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