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Masthead Studios just got in touch with us and sent over two new wallpapers for their upcoming post-apocalyptic game Earthrise. One image shows off a group of kabuki-masked freaks denizens of the Eastern Gardens, one of the more outwardly utopian zones to be found in Earthrise's island setting of Enterra.

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MassivelyEarthrise wallpapers show Eastern Gardens denizens and tamed mutants originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You don't need to travel to distant worlds, or perform any jedi mind tricks to get more looks into the deep world of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Today's website update provides more concept art, in the form of desktop backgrounds, and screenshots for those hungry for Star Wars information.

These screenshots focus on the planets of Korriban and Tython, and much of the action that can take place in those two very different environments. Some of the highlights of these screenshots include the showdown between a Mon Calamari and a traitor outside of a jedi academy and a jedi facing off against a very large, and equally scary, Acklay.

Check out the screenshots in the galleries below and see the action for yourself!

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Screenshots


Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Wallpapers

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Star Wars: The Old Republic BioWare has finally unveiled Star Wars: The Old Republic, their new MMO! Massively's got you covered on all the details. Check out our comprehensive guide on everything we know so far about the game, or just peruse our screenshot/concept art galleries. Join us in the Galaxy far, far away!

MassivelyNew screenshots and concept art of The Old Republic revealed originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In our third installment of concept art images from Hi-Rez Studios' Global Agenda, we get a look at some of the newest environments from the game. Previous batches have shown us tropical, arctic and underground scenery, as well as some gorgeous in-game shots of characters and environments. This set, however, takes us into a few of the desert locations with a look at a desert mine tunnel, desert lab hallway and a desert test chamber.

As you may remember from our hands-on time with the game, Global Agenda is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal(R) Engine 3 set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict. These concept images represent the type of exotic and futuristic locations that players and player-run groups will visit as they compete in a global conflict for territory, resources and advanced technology. Be sure to check out our entire Global Agenda gallery linked below.

Gallery: Hi-Rez Studios and Global Agenda Gallery

MassivelyNewest batch of Global Agenda concept art released originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NCsoft has just announced that the highly-anticipated Aion: The Tower of Eternity MMO will be entering open beta in Korea on November 11th of this year. Not only is this exciting news for Koreans, but also for the rest of the world, as it means our betas are drawing near. NCsoft addresses this in a recent press release: "We are currently in the process of localizing and culturalizing the game for the western market in order to reach the same level of quality that the game provides for the western world, and are in heavy planning for our testing phases in North America and Europe. We are taking the utmost care in the localization process and we're dedicated to releasing the very best product in NCsoft West territories. With the ball now rolling, expect to hear much more, and see much more out of Aion in the coming months."

To help us get even more excited about this game, they've sent along 2 new videos and a ton of new wallpapers in our gallery below. The first video is a CG cinematic (second video down), and the next video is an amazing 4-minute walk through some breathtaking in-game footage. This game is obviously much more than just winged combat, as these videos will prove.

Gallery: Aion Wallpapers 1920x1200

MassivelyAion enters open beta in Korea originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aionaion-tower-of-eternitybetakoreancsoftopen-betavideoswallpaperWed, 29 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Views from Star Wars: The Old Republic]]>http://www.massively.com/2008/10/21/views-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/http://www.massively.com/2008/10/21/views-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/http://www.massively.com/2008/10/21/views-from-star-wars-the-old-republic/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


The flood gates have opened to the Old Republic, and Massively has you covered both in written and visual content. BioWare has unleashed a wave of screenshots and artwork for their latest announced game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and we don't want you to run around the internet to find all of the content. So, we've collected all the wallpapers, screenshots, and concept art from the Old Republic and dropped all of it into three holocrons... er... galleries just for you!

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Concept Art

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Screenshots

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic Wallpapers

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MassivelyViews from Star Wars: The Old Republic originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowarescreenshotscreenshotsstar-warsstar-wars-the-old-republicswtorswtor-screensswtor-screenshotsthe-old-republicTue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online wallpapers are 75% generic, 25% gorgeous]]>http://www.massively.com/2008/10/08/star-trek-online-wallpapers-are-75-generic-25-gorgeous/http://www.massively.com/2008/10/08/star-trek-online-wallpapers-are-75-generic-25-gorgeous/http://www.massively.com/2008/10/08/star-trek-online-wallpapers-are-75-generic-25-gorgeous/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


There's been a dearth of Star Trek Online news or information these past few weeks. We've been upset about it. Cryptic just broke radio science at long last, though: four Star Trek Online wallpapers have been posted at the game site. We've got all of 'em here for you to see, but head over to the official gallery for the full breadth of resolution choices.

One of them is a rare in-game glimpse at a planet surface. It looks gorgeous, although we're suddenly worried about the minimum system requirements. Hopefully those nice lighting and shadow effects will scale back for low-end desktops and notebooks.

MassivelyStar Trek Online wallpapers are 75% generic, 25% gorgeous originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cryptic-studiosdesktopimagesjunglelandplanet-surfacesci-fiscreenshotsstar-trekstar-trek-onlinestowallpaperwallpapersWed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New Stargate Worlds wallpapers feature in-game imagery]]>http://www.massively.com/2008/09/28/new-stargate-worlds-wallpapers-feature-in-game-imagery/http://www.massively.com/2008/09/28/new-stargate-worlds-wallpapers-feature-in-game-imagery/http://www.massively.com/2008/09/28/new-stargate-worlds-wallpapers-feature-in-game-imagery/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

The official Stargate Worlds website has been updated in two waves with nine new wallpapers, most of which show in-game locales and combat engagements. You can go look at them at the official site, or you can grab them right here instead! We're awesome like that.

Most of the wallpapers depict a city, but we're apparently not quite Stargate SG-1 literate enough to identify it. There are a couple images of combat (including one of someone getting torched by a flamethrower; that's kinda cool), one shot of a Jaffa in the previously mentioned city (pictured above), and one montage of weapon concept art.

Despite a few cash flow problems at the studio, Stargate Worlds' closed beta test is either already underway or imminent, depending on who you ask. So if you like these images, you might as well go sign up.

Gallery: Stargate Worlds Wallpaper Gallery

MassivelyNew Stargate Worlds wallpapers feature in-game imagery originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey expansion is set to launch this November. In addition to heritage quests and the shard reward system, the expansion will add an EverQuest classic -- the dungeon of Guk. And in the days leading up to the launch, EQ2 players will get to start exploring another dungeon: Veksar.

To build up anticipation, SOE is rolling out articles, screenshots, and concept art related to the two new dungeons. For Guk it put together a series of lore-oriented postcards and images explaining what the place is all about, culminating in some concept art wallpapers. The Veksar article is a little more traditional in its presentation, but the substance is all there. We've put together in a gallery all the images from both of those tours.

SOE also released concept art for guild halls, which will be implemented soon. Guild halls date back to Meridian 59 and text MUDs before it, but for some reason they've been out of vogue in the 21st century.

Gallery: EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey Dungeons

Well met, fellow Norrathian! Make sure to check out all of our coverage of the next EverQuest II expansion, The Shadow Odyssey as well as Seeds of Destruction, the next expansion to EverQuest!

MassivelyTake a visual tour of EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey's new dungeons originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For some time now, Turbine has been releasing very pleasing wallpaper calendars based on The Lord of the Rings Online. The wallpapers feature well-framed screenshots from the game, accompanied by three small calendar pages -- one for each month in the quarter.

The last batch will soon expire, as its wallpapers only track up through the end of June. Fear not, though; the Q3 2008 calendars are here! There are three different versions -- one of which depicts the Ring-forge of Eriagon, an area that will go into the game in Book 14.

Gallery: Lord of the Rings Online Wallpapers

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MassivelyNew batch of LotRO calendar wallpapers sneaks peak at Book 14 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joining the English Stone Age 2 closed beta that we saw earlier in the month, a German version of the prehistoric free-to-play MMOG now also has a registration page for a closed beta. The registration can be completed at a newly launched German website for the game -- which is being handled by company Frogster Interactive in this territory, as opposed to Aeria Games -- where you can also find a community forum and a desktop wallpaper.

At this stage it doesn't look as though there will be any significant differences between the German and English versions of SA2 -- well, apart from that really obvious one (duh) and the fact that they seem to prefer to leave out the spaces in the German title, making it StoneAge2.

MassivelyClosed beta registration for German version of Stone Age 2 begins originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Time to switch over your desktop wallpaper, just as your old Lord of the Rings Online calendar is starting to look decidedly past its prime. The Spring 2008 calendars are ready for downloading, covering the months of April through June. We have added the new calendars to our ongoing LotRO wallpaper gallery, and you can get them in ultra-high resolutions from the wallpapers page on the official site.

Gallery: Lord of the Rings Online Wallpapers

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MassivelyLotRO quarterly calendar wallpapers updated for Spring '08 originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're getting closer and closer to the launch of Warrior Epic, and as we do, more details become available. To wit: there's a new warrior class available on the website, called the 'Pangolin'. The Pangolin is a nature-oriented class, and the only non-human (so far). We really like the design of this unit, which bears only a passing resemblance to its real-world namesake.

Additionally, a WE promo site has cropped up, on which is made available screenshots, wallpapers, a trailer, and signature graphics to include on your website. It's a little early for it to be calling WE ' ... the best online RPG available in the F2P (free-to-play) realm', but we appreciate enthusiasm here at Massively!

[Thanks, Brice!]

MassivelyNew warrior class from Warrior Epic: the Pangolin originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've been excited for this MMO for a while now, and now Possibility Space have announced that Warrior Epic is finally in closed beta. All you need to do to submit your application for inclusion is to go to their homepage and choose 'Apply for CB' in the control panel.

There's also a new wallpaper available showcasing a new, previously-unreleased warrior class; check it out in the wallpaper section. Possibility Space is limiting this closed beta to 500 users, so if you want in, you'd better sign up right away. And speaking of possibilities, there might be an opportunity for a few lucky Massively readers to join the fun ... stay tuned to this channel for further developments!

MassivelyWarrior Epic now in closed beta; accepting applications originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applicationbetaclosed-betapossibility-spacewarrior-epicFri, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Wakfu is NOT Dofus]]>http://www.massively.com/2008/02/29/wakfu-is-not-dofus/http://www.massively.com/2008/02/29/wakfu-is-not-dofus/http://www.massively.com/2008/02/29/wakfu-is-not-dofus/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

As mentioned in a previous post, there is an animated series in production called Wakfu the TV Series, but while it features characters types from the MMO Dofus, Wakfu itself is an in-beta MMO that's based on the world and characters from Dofus.

So, what's the difference between the two? According to their website, Wakfu will be more of what you love about Dofus -- improved graphics, new class spells, more character customization -- but with an added dimension to interacting with the environment and the community, including electing players to governorship, and preservation of the forests. If the graphical simplicity of Dofus turns you off, perhaps Wakfu will be more to your liking. Check out the shiny goodness in their trailer.

[Thanks, Note!]

MassivelyWakfu is NOT Dofus originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Excitement is reaching epic proportions (sorry) for EverQuest II's next patch, Game Update 42, which will bring epic weapon quests for each class. SOE's EQ2Players site is now offering a batch of wallpapers that feature concept art for the not-quite-here-yet weapons, and also the tradeskill cloak teaser that we've seen previously at EQ2 Traders Corner.

In total, there are 12 epic weapon wallpapers available, and a quick refresher on the number of classes in EQII shows that there must plenty more weapons we haven't seen yet. You could argue that class archetypes might be sharing weapons, but we've already seen that the Monk and Bruiser each have their own shiny new toys to look forward to. Something to note is that bringing up some (not all) of the wallpapers gives you a weapon name included in the file name. The one featured on this post is called Penitent's Absolution, fairly holy sounding, and you can go through the rest of them to find out more names and have a guess at classes.

MassivelyGet your epic weapon concept art wallpapers here! originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>epic-questsepic-weaponseq2eqiieverquest-2game-update-42gu42soesony-online-entertainmentTue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New fan resource center for EQII is live]]>http://www.massively.com/2008/02/04/new-fan-resource-center-for-eqii-is-live/http://www.massively.com/2008/02/04/new-fan-resource-center-for-eqii-is-live/http://www.massively.com/2008/02/04/new-fan-resource-center-for-eqii-is-live/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


SOE's Station.com website has launched a new Fan Resource Center for EverQuest II. So exactly what kind of resources will a fan find there? A visit to the site shows that a glut of screenshots, videos, game art, wallpapers, and even Myspace themes are available for perusing and using. There is a section that provides links to the EQ2Players Character/Guild/Item searches, some other useful websites, and a featured website with a short description of a current article.

Also on offer from the main page is an EQII personality test, which aims to discern which character class fits you the best. I turned out to be a Wizard, which is actually a class I will rarely get into in an MMO, but the questions were a bit of fun anyway. Try it out for yourself when you check out all the fancy media up for grabs.

MassivelyNew fan resource center for EQII is live originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The brand new MMO on the block -- Earthrise, from Masthead Studios -- has a couple new wallpapers for anybody interested in something new to look at on your desktop. We always appreciate it when wallpapers come with a widescreen resolution option.

Since we were already on the Earthrise website, we took the chance to check out their "About Earthrise" page and found a handy bullet-point list of features to expect in Masthead's upcoming game. One thing that stood out to us more than anything else was a feature towards the bottom of the list that says, "Character progression that keeps you advancing in your career even when you're not logged in." As far as we're aware, EVE Online is currently the only MMO that allows for character progression out-of-game -- it should be interesting to see what they do. We think the whole conceptual feature-list for Earthrise is super-interesting.

[via MMORPGdot]

MassivelyEarthrise gets two new wallpapers originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IGN has up part one of an interview with the Producer for the upcoming title Jumpgate Evolution, Hermann Peterscheck. The piece itself doesn't reveal how many more parts to this interview there might be, but a disclaimer at the end makes it clear that there was more to the interview than provided here.

As Peterscheck says, this is a game that's essentially been in the making since 2001. He talks about the various elements the game hopes to include, and a little about the art direction. I'd hoped for more meat, but perhaps that's coming in part two. One bit I appreciated was Peterscheck's feelings about the status of a game at Beta. Too often, companies release something as Beta, when really it's much earlier than that in the development, leading to egregious bugs and crashes. Too much of this can lead to early player dismissal of a title. Peterscheck states NetDevil's intention to release JE in the second half of this year, but its Beta will be more refined than that. We'll see it when we see it.

Note: Massively also interviewed Peterscheck back in late November, so for more of your JE fix, make sure to check that out as well.

MassivelyJumpgate Evolution Producer interview originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betahermann-peterscheckjumpgate-evolutionnetdevilproducer-interviewTue, 08 Jan 2008 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[LotRO quarterly wallpapers available for January through March]]>http://www.massively.com/2007/12/23/lotro-quarterly-wallpapers-available-for-january-through-march/http://www.massively.com/2007/12/23/lotro-quarterly-wallpapers-available-for-january-through-march/http://www.massively.com/2007/12/23/lotro-quarterly-wallpapers-available-for-january-through-march/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


We're approaching the end of December, and if you downloaded the Lord of the Rings Online calender wallpapers last quarter, then you may be worried about what you're going to do when the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, rendering your wallpaper obsolete.

Thankfully, Turbine has come through for you once again, releasing 3 brand new wallpapers with overlaid calender for you to start the year off on the right foot. As with last time, the old wallpapers can now be downloaded sans calender, so that you can continue to enjoy the imagery without looking like a behind-the-times slacker.

We have added the new wallpapers to our LotRO wallpapers gallery, and you can download all wallpapers past and present in ultra-high quality at the official wallpaper page.

Gallery: Lord of the Rings Online Wallpapers

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MassivelyLotRO quarterly wallpapers available for January through March originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Suddenly, I can hear Slade.
Lord of the Rings Online and Turbine are nearly done for the holidays, but not before a Christmas-themed wallpaper featuring none other than Gollum ... or is it Sméagol? No prizes for guessing what he wants for Christmas. Not that there was Christmas in Middle-earth, it was more Yule-tide, but ... oh, you know what I mean.

Follow the link to download the full image at either 1600 x 1200 or 1024 x 768 resolution, or if you're the kind of LotRO fan to prefer something in-game, check out Dan O'Halloran's excellent Yule-tide quest guide.

MassivelyGollum wisshes you a merry Christmases originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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