Numbers support players returning to World of Warcraft</h1> <article> <h1>Numbers support players returning to World of Warcraft</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Expansions , News items With the recent launch of World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, industry watchers have been poring over the numbers, trying to see what can be gleaned from the data. With 2.8 million copies sold in the first 24 hours, Blizzard's 800-pound-gorilla continues to break records. Following the flood of numbers, our friends over at GamerDNA have just come out with their own Wrath reports, based on their member...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/numbers-support-players-returning-to-world-of-warcraft.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Natural selection applied to MMOs</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Sci-fi , EVE Online , Culture , Game mechanics , Guilds , MMO industry , PvP , Endgame , Opinion There tend to be some fundamental differences between players of World of Warcraft and EVE Online, due in part to the contrast in rules and game mechanics, and the types of personalities each title attracts. This was mentioned in a recent Shut Up. We're Talking. podcast and provided some fuel for further discussion by Syncaine, from the Hardcore Casual blog...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/natural-selection-applied-to-mmos.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>One Shots: Genesis</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: Sci-fi , Screenshots , EVE Online , One Shots One of the things we really like about EVE Online is the creative ways that the players keep contributing to the lore of New Eden. Today's One Shots is actually a "found" screen, culled from the forums by Massively's own Brendan "Nyphur" Drain, showing just a small portion of the creativity behind EVE Online's player-base. Nyphur tells us a bit more about this screen: I found this ages ago on the EVE forums...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/one-shots-genesis.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Digital Continuum: Why must MMOs die?</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: MMO industry , Opinion , Tabula Rasa , The Digital Continuum Sitting on my desk are copies of Earth and Beyond and Auto Assault. In fact, I've even got a CE box for Auto Assault (that thing cost me 80 bucks). Unfortunately, these games are just dust collectors now. I keep them to remind me of the possibility of sunset and how much it can suck. Even if you didn't play Tabula Rasa, there were thousands of people who did, and that's all that really matters... Continue reading...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/the-digital-continuum-why-must-mmos-die.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Behind the Curtain: This too shall pass</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Sci-fi , Culture , Economy , MMO industry , Warhammer Online , Opinion , Tabula Rasa , Behind the Curtain And so we mark the passing of another MMO. I was going to add an adjective to that sentence, maybe 'great', 'fine' or even just 'good'. I couldn't decide, as I didn't play Tabula Rasa beyond the Open Beta. That's clearly not my fault though, obviously it's something to do with the developers not making exactly...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/behind-the-curtain-this-too-shall-pass.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>First titan class ship in EVE to be destroyed by non-capital fleet</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: Sci-fi , EVE Online , Events, in-game , Forums , Game mechanics , Guilds , PvP , News items , Politics Yesterday marked a first in EVE Online -- the first time a titan supercapital ship was destroyed by an opposing non-capital ship fleet. For those less familiar with EVE, titans have been a sensitive issue for many players in the game, as they're New Eden's closest equivalent to the Death Star in Star Wars. That is to say, they can unleash a doomsday area-of-effect weapon blast...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/first-titan-class-ship-in-eve-to-be-destroyed-by-non-capital-fleet.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Log into World of Warcraft tomorrow for free achievement and pet!</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Events, in-game We've got a hot tip directly from WoW Insider for you this morning. If you've got a currently active World of Warcraft account, and there's any way at all you can spare the time tomorrow to log in, do it! Tomorrow is WoW's fourth birthday, and Blizzard is handing out some presents for all the players logging in on this auspicious occasion! Simply logging your character into World of Warcraft tomorrow will net you an achievement...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/log-into-world-of-warcraft-tomorrow-for-free-achievement-and-pet.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>Freeware App Pick: theRelativity (Jun Fujiki)</h1> <p>IndieGames.com - The Weblog — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:18:39 GMT</p> screenshots theRelativity is a funky little 3D application created by the developer of OLE Coordinate System, the engine which SCEJ's Echochrome was originally based on. Virtual characters are now placed inside cubes instead of above them, and selecting Read More......(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_video_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/freeware-app-pick-therelativity-jun-fujiki.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>WAR's Heavy Metal hotfixes</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: Fantasy , Bugs , Events, in-game , Game mechanics , Warhammer Online , News items Mythic Entertainment has announced some recent Warhammer Online hot fixes they've made regarding the Heavy Metal live event, which entails the completion of daily tasks for the chance to gain early access to the two new classes being introduced to the game. Despite the excitement some had about being able to play a Knight of the Blazing Sun or a Black Guard early through goal completion in the Heavy...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/war-s-heavy-metal-hotfixes.aspx">read more</a>) </article> <article> <h1>The Daily Grind: Penny for your Tabula Rasa thoughts?</h1> <p>Massively — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</p> Filed under: Sci-fi , MMO industry , Opinion , Tabula Rasa , The Daily Grind The announcement that Tabula Rasa will close in February came suddenly, what with NCsoft employees saying there were "no current plans" to close the game only a couple of months ago. We're sad to see the game go, though we're not surprised in the wake of Richard Garriott's departure.Are you a current or former Tabula Rasa player, and if so, what's your take on all this? Did you see it coming? Is...(<a href="http://o-zonegames.com/blogs/daily_mmo_game_news/archive/2008/11/22/the-daily-grind-penny-for-your-tabula-rasa-thoughts.aspx">read more</a>) </article> </main></body></html>