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Massively Speaking Episode 87

by Shawn Schuster Feb 3rd 2010 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 87 gives you the news of the week once again as Rubi and Shawn discuss the hot topics like STO's launch, Global Agenda's launch, CitiesXL going single-player-only, LotRO's newly-announced Volume III, and much more. Plus, as an added bonus, Shawn goes on and on about his experiences with Fallen Earth's PvP last weekend

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Planet Risk podcast explains tactics for EVE's high level wormholes

by James Egan Jan 29th 2010 at 11:59PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Podcasts, EVE Online, Game mechanics, Tips and tricks, PvE

The EVE Online-focused Planet Risk Show returned this week after a planned holiday hiatus. For those who've never heard of Planet Risk, it's a live weekly Split Infinity Radio program that's also released as a podcast. Planet Risk differs from most EVE podcasts in that it's largely focused on wormhole colonization, which only became possible after the Apocrypha expansion was released, allowing players to pull back the curtain of known space and head into uncharted expanses. Hosts Luminus Aardokay and Quivering Palm spend most of their EVE time in wormhole space, so they're fast becoming experts on the subject. Indeed, they broadcast The Planet Risk Show from within their colonized wormhole system, which is a rather unique one in the game.

Their home is one of the most hostile types of wormholes in New Eden -- a Class 6 -- where the Sleeper NPCs are especially deadly. The ship setups and tactics used against the Sleepers in such a solar system differ greatly from how it's done in lower class wormholes. They explain some of the tricks that allow them to overcome the Sleepers in their Class 6 wormhole this week in Episode 13 -- right around the 1 hour 11 second mark. It's a good listen, particularly as there isn't a great deal of information available on such high level encounters in the game.

All Points Bulletin video podcast shows off the music editor

by James Egan Jan 28th 2010 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Video, New titles, All Points Bulletin, Crime

Fans of the upcoming urban crime game All Points Bulletin may have noticed there's been a bit of a hiatus with the video podcasts that Realtime Worlds has been releasing. (Although Massively did have a good interview with Chris Collins and EJ Moreland about APB this week.) The APB video podcasts are back for 2010 now, though, and Collins has announced that the next few will focus on the game's audio features. They're beginning the series by showing fans the game's music editor, demonstrated by Stuart Ross, All Points Bulletin's Senior Sound Designer.

These in-game audio tools in the Music Studio will allow players to create "death themes" -- very short sound clips that play when you take out another player -- or even create loops and tracks from scratch using software instruments. While the tools look fairly comprehensive, there are simple preset themes for those not familiar with audio tools. Even better, player-created themes and songs are fully tradeable. Players will be able to place their tracks on market for other Criminals or Enforcers to purchase. Stick with us after the jump for a video embed of the All Points Bulletin podcast episode 16: The Music Editor.

Massively Speaking Episode 86: Global Agenda pre-launch interview

by Shawn Schuster Jan 27th 2010 at 1:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Podcasts, Culture, New titles, News items, Opinion, Spy, Global Agenda, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 86 returns this week with special guests Erez Goren and Todd Harris from Hi-Rez Studios. Shawn and Seraphina discuss the pre-launch status of Hi-Rez's Global Agenda, set to launch early next week.

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Massively Speaking Episode 85

by Shawn Schuster Jan 20th 2010 at 3:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking, EVE Evolved

Massively Speaking Episode 85 is back as Shawn and Rubi discuss the week in news. Topics include the return of Hellgate: London, game companies and the Haitian disaster relief, Star Trek Online's lifetime subs and more!

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Massively Speaking Episode 84: Speculation edition

by Shawn Schuster Jan 13th 2010 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 84 returns this week with Shawn and Rubi discussing the week in news. Topics include Fallen Earth's graphical overhaul, LEGO Universe's trailer and the decision by Funcom to remove inactive characters lower than level 20.

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Massively Speaking Episode 83: Fallen Earth's Lee Hammock

by Shawn Schuster Jan 6th 2010 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Podcasts, Fallen Earth, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 83 is back this week with special guest Lee Hammock, Lead Game Designer on Fallen Earth. Lee and Shawn talk about upcoming updates to the game, including a few tidbits never revealed in an interview before! Las Vegas anyone?

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Massively Speaking Episode 82: Taking a Biobreak with Syp

by Shawn Schuster Dec 30th 2009 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 82 returns from the holiday vacation with special guest Syp from BioBreak who joins Shawn and Rubi to discuss a bit of news from the last two weeks. But the main focus of this final episode of 2009 is to hash out the trends we've seen during the year, and what we predict for 2010.

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City of Heroes offers some Hero-Con highlights

by Eliot Lefebvre Dec 20th 2009 at 8:00PM

Filed under: Super-hero, Podcasts, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, real-world, Expansions, Previews

If you were one of the many City of Heroes fans who wasn't quite able to make it to Hero-Con, we offer our condolences. Even though you know that the information revealed there gets disseminated as fast as possible, there's still a sense of missing out on something big. And even though that event was a couple months ago, the sting probably hasn't quite worn off yet. But fret not, as Paragon Studios has given you loyal but not-necessarily-traveling fans a little present. There are now several podcasts available on the official site with recordings from the celebrated event.

The available podcasts include the opening ceremonies along with the Going Rogue preview, discussions of power and archetype balancing, and the panel regarding the ongoing storyline of the game among others. Audio quality isn't perfect, but for a recording of a live event there's little to complain about. If you'd prefer to listen on the site, there's a built-in player, or if you'd rather have them on your iPod (or other mobile player) they can be downloaded on the same page in MP3 format. It's not quite the same as being there, but it certainly beats missing the experience entirely if you're a longtime fan of City of Heroes.

Massively Speaking Episode 81: RuneScape's Kelvin Plomer

by Shawn Schuster Dec 16th 2009 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 81 returns this week with Jagex's Community Management Team Manager, Kelvin Plomer, to discuss the company's community focus and their recent work with law enforcement on account theft cases. Shawn and Rubi also discuss this week's latest news, including the Guild Wars 2 trailer, Age of Conan's unlimited free trial and more!

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All Points Bulletin video podcast answers questions from game's fans

by James Egan Dec 16th 2009 at 9:00AM

Filed under: Podcasts, Video, Game mechanics, New titles, All Points Bulletin, Crime

The latest All Points Bulletin video podcast is a Q&A where Realtime Worlds devs field questions from fans of the upcoming urban crime title. Lead Gameplay Designer Jesse Knapp and Lead Designer EJ Moreland discuss a wide range of topics this week. They go into the possibility of releasing browser versions of the editors and letting players experiment with APB's extensive customization system -- although this won't be something we'll see at release. The APB devs also explain the limitations of layers in customizing your character's look, the next wave of beta invites (January), and reaffirm they're still looking at a Spring 2010 launch.

The video Q&A is also sprinkled with bits of footage showing things such as the damage states of vehicles (no broken glass though) and how layers can be used to alter your character's appearance. Stick with us past the jump for embedded footage of All Points Bulletin's 15th video podcast.

Massively Speaking Episode 80: A chat with Star Trek Online's Rekhan

by Shawn Schuster Dec 9th 2009 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 80 is a chat with Cryptic's Joe "Rekhan" Blancato, who joins Shawn and Kyle to discuss the upcoming Star Trek Online. If Joe's name looks familiar to you, it's not only because his name is all over the STO official site news, but he was also once a writer at Massively.

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New All Points Bulletin video profiles the vigilante Enforcers

by James Egan Dec 2nd 2009 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Video, Lore, New titles, All Points Bulletin, Crime

All Points Bulletin developer Realtime Worlds recently introduced fans of the urban crime game to some of the underworld organizations of San Paro. After focusing on the bad guys first, Realtime Worlds has released a follow-up video about the Enforcer vigilantes who hunt those criminals. Whether that makes Enforcers 'bad guys' too might depend on how morally flexible you are, but APB Lead Creative Designer Stephen Hewitt (aka 'Kitkat'), introduces viewers to the enemies of San Paro's criminals:

The Praetorians are something of a well-funded private corporate strike force, while the Prentiss Tigers are only jocks trying to keep their city safe. Hewitt also gives more info on the backstory of All Points Bulletin from the Enforcer perspective. Stick with us after the jump for a video embed of All Points Bulletin's The Organizations of San Paro part 2, a closer look at the game's NPC factions.

Massively Speaking Episode 79: The Rookies

by Shawn Schuster Dec 2nd 2009 at 12:00PM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 79 introduces one of our newest members of the Massively team, Eliot Lefebvre, who joins Rubi and Shawn in discussing this week's MMO news. Topics include the week's new expansion launches, a developer roundtable article on the state of betas and more!

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Massively Speaking Episode 78: An interview with Jeffrey Steefel

by Shawn Schuster Nov 25th 2009 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Opinion, Massively Speaking

Massively Speaking Episode 78 is back with Rubi, Shawn and special guest Jeffrey Steefel, executive producer for Lord of the Rings Online. They talk about Siege of Mirkwood, LotRO's future, Jeffrey's past and much more!

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