desert posts

Star Wars: The Old Republic gives an official reveal of Tatooine

by Eliot Lefebvre Dec 18th 2009 at 8:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, New titles, Virtual worlds, Star Wars: The Old Republic

Despite being an obscure planet on the outer rim in Star Wars: The Old Republic, everyone knew that the desert planet Tatooine was going to be in the game. No, really, everyone. It's like Hoth, it shows up all the time, probably because the first movie in the franchise started on it. BioWare has thrown us a few curveballs, but to think they wouldn't send us to a well-known and iconic planet in the franchise would be silly. And sure enough, today's update to the official site is details on the sprawling desert wasteland with occasional pockets of civilization.

There's plenty to do in the desert, however, even if the traditional stomping of tusken raiders doesn't appeal to you. The official page details the aftermath of the Czerka Corporation's meddling with the biosphere and with unfettered weaponry, which the Sith Empire is attempting to reclaim. There's the promise of something truly horrible under the sand as well, which should provide players of Star Wars: The Old Republic plenty of searching around dunes. Take a look at the official page on the planet, and if that doesn't sate your need for the game's universe, the newest installment of Threat of Peace is also available for your reading pleasure.

Tags: bioware, czerka-corporation, desert, sith-empire, star-wars-the-old-republic, swtor, tatooine, threat-of-peace

Newest batch of Global Agenda concept art released

by Shawn Schuster Dec 5th 2008 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Sci-fi, MMO industry, New titles, Wallpapers, Spy, Global Agenda

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® 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

Tags: concept-art, desert, global-agenda, hi-rez-studios, pvp, spy-fi

MapleStory patch 0.56 adds desert region, rad surfboard drops

by Samuel Axon Jun 25th 2008 at 1:00PM

Filed under: MapleStory, Events, in-game, Patches, Casual

MapleStory's 0.56 patch has gone live! The patch's additions are impressively robust; they include a new region and town, guild alliance support, windowed mode support, auto-inventory sorting, macros, and extra party search features.

The new area is called Ariant. You'll find it on the continent of Ossyria. Apparently it's some kind of Arabian Nights-esque desert setting (summer, desert; they're both hot -- get it?). A whole slew of new quests, NPCs, monsters, and items have been introduced as well. Of course, the shop has been updated, too. A special event begins with this patch -- summer-themed items like surfboards will drop throughout the season.

Dude, that's like totally rad! Um, sorry. You're right; that was uncalled for.

Tags: 056, 56, alliance, ariant, desert, event, items, maplestory, maplestory-patch-056, nexon, notes, patch, patch-notes, summer-drop-event