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First Impressions returns!

by Krystalle Voecks Dec 3rd 2008 at 8:30PM

Filed under: At a glance, Opinion, Humor, First Impressions

At last check we had identified and indexed well over 250 MMOs of just about every shape, size and color available for gamers from 8 to 80 - and up! Unfortunately, there just aren't enough hours in the day to cover every single game out there as in-depth as we'd like. That said, we are pretty insanely dedicated to MMOs and love to play them... So what's a blog to do?

After kicking the idea around, we've decided to bring back First Impressions for those readers who want to know about more games than just the mainstream. For now, we'll give you a brief look back at some of the staff's favorite past Impressions, as a taste of the fun to come. Be sure to come back next Wednesday and join me as we start a new journey through strange and fantastic worlds of First Impressions!

	First Impressions: Dungeon Runners Dungeon Runners is a game by NCsoft that trades off of the popularity of Blizzard titles WoW and Diablo II, but does it with a sense of humor. More properly, we should really say it does it with a healthy dose of snark and silliness. That's okay, we like it that way.
	First Impressions: Jumpgate Evolution Sometimes we get a ridiculously early look at a game in development. Wondering what Jumpgate Evolution was like in earlier beta days, or perhaps still waiting on your invite? Take a peek behind the scenes with Jennie.

Tags: dungeon-runners, first-impression, first-impressions, flyff, jumpgate-evolution, not-a-review, perfect-world, requiem-bloodymare, sword-of-the-new-world

News from the Wider MMO World: August 26, 2008

by Akela Talamasca Aug 26th 2008 at 4:00PM

Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi, Screenshots, Dreamlords, Jumpgate Evolution, Neocron 2, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Expansions, Game mechanics, Lore, MMO industry, New titles, Patches, PvP, News items, Runescape, Free-to-play, Browser, Mabinogi, Requiem: Bloodymare, Fiesta

The MMO genre is more than World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, and Warhammer Online. Here's what's going on in the rest of the world.

Mabinogi welcomes Generation 3
The MMO that bills itself as "your fantasy life" has gotten its next upgrade with Generation 3. Now Mabinogi players will have the ability to marry each other, complete with license and wedding attire for both genders. An overarching quest will require warriors to recover dungeon seals to prevent the Fomor from entering the world. And finally, the pet system gets an overhaul, with new interactions, behaviors, and controls. The removal of the combat cap, increased UI options, and new items all await players in Generation 3.

Neocron 2 developer declares insolvency
10Tacle Studios AG, parent company of Reakktor Media GmbH, developers of Neocron 2, declared insolvency on August 6th. They are awaiting an insolvency administrator to determine what will happen with the game servers. In a later update to the original forum post, Kirk Lenke, CEO of Reakktor Media announced that the insolvency will not affect business operation of Neocron 2, and that they are still in development for upcoming title Black Prophecy.

Tags: bleakstone-sector, dreamlords-the-reawakening, eve-online, featured, fiesta, gravity-interactive, guinness, jagex, joystiq-features, jumpgate-evolution, leipzig-games-convention, mabinogi, neocron-2, news, news-from-the-wider-mmo-world, outspark, requiem-bloodymare, runescape, secrets-of-the-solstice, toaster, wedding, week-of-the-warrior, xenoa

Anti-Aliased: Scare tactics

by Colin Brennan Aug 20th 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Horror, Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion, Anti-Aliased

Our MMOs are filled with all sorts of emotions -- the excitement of getting to the next level, the surprise of the item you desperately wanted dropping off of a boss, the intense rush of a player vs. player encounter, and the joy of exploration of these fantastic worlds.

But there is one very specific genre and emotion that goes regularly unnoticed in our massively multiplayer gaming experiences. The genre in question isn't anything new to our gaming culture in the slightest, but it just seems that no MMO developer can make a game centered around it.

Tags: anti-aliased, darkeden-online, deo, fear, featured, ffxi, final-fantasy-xi, horror, joymax, joystiqfeatures, lord-of-the-rings-online, lotro, requiem, requiem-bloodymare, se, square-enix, turbine

The week in Massively features

by Krystalle Voecks Jul 6th 2008 at 6:00PM

Filed under: At a glance, Massively highlights

	Massively interview: KingsIsle on Wizard101 We recently had the chance to check up on KingsIsle and talk to them about their three-year conjuration, Wizard101. We sat down with the studio's director, Todd Coleman, to discuss what's in store for the tween-centric wizard school MMO.
	First Impressions: Requiem: Bloodymare We've been talking about this game for months now, and Requiem: Bloodymare is finally available to play. Hailed as the first horror MMO, there are definitely aspects of R:B that are pretty gruesome.
	EVE Online Community Spotlight: a Q&A with Chribba Trust is a rare commodity in EVE Online. Many players are drawn to the game by the fact that almost any form of deceit, betrayal, and outright treachery is allowed in EVE. Not all players head down this path, of course, but plenty do. This element of risk is what makes the game exciting ...
	MMOGology: Mobile MMOGs Several weeks ago at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Steve Jobs announced the 3G iPhone. The announcement wasn't much of a shock to industry experts since other cell phones have been using 3G networks ...
	MMO MMOnkey: Why I stopped playing Age of Conan I like Age of Conan. I like the combat system that demands active engagement rather than the auto-attack, go-make-a-cup-of-coffee style of combat used in so many other MMOs. I enjoy exploring Funcom's recreation of Hyboria ...

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Tags: age-of-conan, careers, city-of-her-es, e3, eve-online, everquest-2, features, kheldian, lord-of-the-rings-online, massively, mobile-mmo, mounts, myst-online-uru-live, requiem-bloodymare, turbine, warhammer-online, weekly-recap, wizard-101

First Impressions: Requiem: Bloodymare

by Akela Talamasca Jun 30th 2008 at 9:30AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, Galleries, Screenshots, Game mechanics, New titles, Opinion, Hands-on, First Impressions, Requiem: Bloodymare

We've been talking about this game for months now, and Requiem: Bloodymare is finally available to play. Hailed as the first horror MMO, there are definitely aspects of R:B that are pretty gruesome. Whether or not they freak you out is between you and the game. I will say that, having played the beta, Gravity Interactive has made leaps and bounds in turning this title into something that I could spend a great deal of time playing.

What you behold is our First Impressions for Requiem: Bloodymare, a feature meant to give you some idea of what gameplay will be like once you've signed up for an account. Keep in mind: this is not a guide, there is no insider knowledge here. This post merely details the experiences playing this title for the first few hours; your mileage may vary. Up, up, and away!

Gallery: First Impressions: Requiem: Bloodymare

Tags: baroque, bartertown, featured, final-fantasy-7, first-impressions, gamma-world, gentle-pez, gravity-interactive, grue, hearthstone, joystiq-features, kruxena, microtransactions, requiem-bloodymare, se7en, world-of-warcraft

Spotlight on the Kruxena in Requiem: Bloodymare

by Akela Talamasca Jun 17th 2008 at 9:30AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Game mechanics, Launches, New titles, News items, Races, Requiem: Bloodymare

Here's a look at the third playable race in Gravity Interactive's Requiem: Bloodymare, the Kruxena. These part-biological, part-mechanical beings were created to be living weapons and will stop at nothing to get the job done. From the press release: "Be forewarned, they are brutal and cold-hearted and they have no qualms sacrificing an ally to reach their goal. Be careful if you are allies, you may be next."

And let's hear it for R:B as the 16th marked its full release! Go check out what it's like when an enemy is chopped up into component bits and prepare to laugh/get queasy.

Gallery: Requiem: Bloodymare's Kruxena race

[Thanks, Katrina!]

Tags: gravity-interactive, kruxena, race, release, requiem-bloodymare

A look at the Bartuk race in Requiem: Bloodymare

by Akela Talamasca Jun 10th 2008 at 1:00PM

Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Classes, Game mechanics, Races, Requiem: Bloodymare

To get you up to speed on Requiem: Bloodymare before its launch, here's a look at another of the game's races -- the massive, tank-like Bartuk.

The Bartuk are pretty much exactly what you'd think -- wielders of two-handed weapons, incredibly strong, staunch allies, etc. Historically, these races don't typically work magic, but when they do, the Bartuk use black magic, usually fire-based spells. From the official description: "Bartuks believe in family, honor and the daily spilling of their enemies' blood. If you see a Bartuk warrior on the prairie, sword in hand, his eyes targeting a monstrous shape many times his size, rejoice. You're witnessing the Great Race for whom the word "fear" has no meaning."

When the 16th hits, who will you choose to be?

Gallery: Requiem: Bloodymare's Bartuk Race

[Thanks, Luis!]

Tags: bartuk, gallery, races, requiem-bloodymare, screenshots, tank

Requiem: Bloodymare launches on June 16th

by Akela Talamasca Jun 10th 2008 at 9:00AM

Filed under: Business models, Game mechanics, Launches, New titles, News items

Time to get bloody, y'all. Gravity Interactive's horror MMO Requiem: Bloodymare is set to launch on June 16th. Although the game will be free-to-play, there are two levels of subscriptions available that present attractive features to players. From the press release: "The basic and premium packages cost $7.99/month and $14.99/month, respectively. The packages also include faster character development, increased item drops, bonus points from Item Mall purchases as well as enhanced chat functionality." You can see the full list of features per access level, grouped together on their site.

But best of all, if you pre-order today (and up until the 12th), you'll receive an exclusive 3-day early access pass into the game and a special experience bonus for the early period. Drop into the dark and gory world of Bloodymare on the 16th, and expect a First Impressions very soon!

[Thanks, Luis!]

Tags: gory, gravity-interactive, launch, requiem-bloodymare, subscriptions

A look at the Turan race in Requiem: Bloodymare

by Akela Talamasca May 22nd 2008 at 2:30PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Game mechanics, Races, Requiem: Bloodymare

The Temperions are the player characters of Gravity Interactive's Requiem: Bloodymare. They are the poor souls who are condemned to fight the horrors that their world has been invaded by. Temperions are divided into three races: the human-seeming Turan, the mesomorphic Bartuk, and the wraithlike Kruxena. If you choose to play as a Turan, you're going to enjoy the inclusive, versatile skillset of the best-balanced race in R:B. From Gravity:

The Turan Race fights with honor and virtue. They rely on cunning, speed and agility to do battle with the most horrifying creatures known to man. No wonder they are the representative race of Ethergia – no other race displays such valor in the face of danger. It takes courage to be human in a world filled with monsters.

Check out the latest screenshots of the Turan in action. Note: There will be blood.

Gallery: Requiem: Bloodymare's Turan race

[Thanks, Luis!]

Tags: bartuk, gravity-interactive, kruxena, requiem-bloodymare, screenshots, temperions, turan

Requiem: Bloodymare slashes its way to open beta

by Colin Brennan May 13th 2008 at 5:30PM

Filed under: Betas, Horror, New titles, News items, Requiem: Bloodymare

Temperions to arms! The battle against the darkness of Ethergia has begun again as Gravity announces the start of the open beta for their newest title, Requiem: Bloodymare. The doors to Ethergia will open up once again starting this Thursday, May 15th, at 7 PM PDT (10 PM EST) and will stay open for an undisclosed amount of time.

This phase of the beta will be open to everyone, both closed beta players and the public. All that's required is the new Requiem client, which can be downloaded from the playrequiem.com website, and a Requiem account. All prior accounts will be reset, and all new characters will start off in a totally new tutorial space called Turba Island.

This change already addresses one of the large gripes from the previous test - the lack of a decent tutorial space. It seems that Gravity has been listening to all of the feedback they've received about Requiem during the closed beta, and are working to improve upon their game. However, only time will tell as to what else has been changed and added to by the Requiem team.

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Tags: gravity-interactive, horror, open-beta, public-beta, requiem, requiem-bloodymare, tutorial

New screens from the Requiem: Bloodymare closed beta

by Akela Talamasca Apr 13th 2008 at 9:00AM

Filed under: Betas, Horror, New titles, Requiem: Bloodymare

When Gravity Interactive said it was making a horror title, they weren't kidding around, and these new screenshots from the Requiem: Bloodymare closed beta prove it. In these pictures you can see just a few of the shambling horrors that populate this terrifying world.

For those who have been following along, one of these shots showcases a player during Beast Possession, and it's likely at least one of the others depicts the Nightmare mode, when the tougher monsters come out to play. Closed beta ends on the 17th of April; the final release date is still to be released. Enjoy -- once you've managed to peek through your fingers, that is.

Gallery: Requiem: Bloodymare Gallery

[Thanks, Luis!]

Tags: beast-possession, closed-beta, gravity-interactive, nightmare, requiem-bloodymare, screenshots

Requiem: Bloodymare closed beta officially begins February 29th

by Akela Talamasca Feb 27th 2008 at 1:00AM

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Horror, Events, real-world, Launches, New titles, News items, Requiem: Bloodymare

Despite what we were told at GDC and mentioned in our previous coverage, Requiem: Bloodymare isn't entering closed beta in a month's time -- it does so at the end of this week! I don't mind a little chicanery from time to time, especially if the payoff is an earlier-than-expected gift. Regardless, to play this title you'll need to obtain an access code, which you'll be able to get in the following ways:

Registered users of FilePlanet have access to a limited number of beta codes as of Tuesday, and what's more, these users can access the closed beta immediately, days ahead of schedule. The day of closed beta launch, both MMORPG.com and MMOSITE.com will have codes available. Wednesday, March 26th at 10 AM PST marks the end of the closed beta. FilePlanet users, time to see if there's anything left.

[Thanks, Colin!]

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Tags: access-code, chicanery, closed-beta, fileplanet, mmorpg.com, mmosite.com, requiem-bloodymare

GDC08: Requiem: Bloodymare

by Akela Talamasca Feb 24th 2008 at 2:15AM

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Horror, Galleries, Screenshots, Trailers, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, New titles, Previews, PvP, Opinion, Hands-on, Massively Hands-on, Massively Event Coverage, Requiem: Bloodymare

After our previous posts on Gravity Interactive's upcoming title Requiem: Bloodymare, we were interested enough to want to see more of the game, and lucky enough to be invited to do so at the Game Developer's Conference this year. Already playing in Korea, R:B will enter closed beta in about a month's time.

Expecting a simplified hack 'n' slash with overdone Gothic elements, R:B surprised us with some really cool features and a deep character growth system. Our full report and trailer after the break!

Gallery: Requiem: Bloodymare

Tags: beast-possession, bloody, breaking, dna-system, featured, game-developers-conference, gdc, gdc08, gdcfanboy, gravity-interactive, requiem-bloodymare, world-of-warcraft

Requiem Bloodymare footage is not that horror-ific

by Mike Schramm Jan 9th 2008 at 5:00PM

Filed under: Horror, Game mechanics, Launches, New titles, Opinion

A few days ago, Zenke brought us news that the folks behind Ragnarok were working on a "Horror MMO" called Requiem: Bloodymare. At the time, we had no idea how you'd pull off a gory, horror-based MMO, but thanks to Joystiq's YouTube-searching abilities (these videos were all posted back in November-- whoops), we now have video, and you can see above just how this thing might play out.

In a few words, "just like every other MMO." Granted, this is the starting area (which explains why the mobs are just standing there being neutral), but even the trailer itself doesn't promise anything super new-- the same old spells, grinding, standard MMO gamplay, and "extreme battle effects." It doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look new either, so anyone hoping to have a real horror experience in an MMO (I had my hopes up, if only for a second) will still be waiting.

But maybe the quest text, in Korean in the video, will add that much more to the experience. Release is set for sometime this year, so we'll see.

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Tags: gore, gravity-interactive, horror, korean, mmo, ragnarok, requiem-bloodymare, south-korea

Ragnarok developer waking up to a Bloodymare

by Michael Zenke Jan 4th 2008 at 7:00PM

Filed under: Horror, MMO industry, New titles, Ragnarok Online, News items

Gravity Interactive is the developer for the game Ragnarok Online, an extremely popular South Korean title. Gravity has announced that they've been working hard on another title for almost four years now, and it's nothing like the stylized cuteness of Ragnarok. Requiem: Bloodymare is the name of the new game, and it sounds about as different from Ragnarok as night is from day.

The game will make use of the high-tech Havok engine to portray a violent dystopian future. PCs will take the part of creatures forged via magic and technology to kill demons and undead creatures loosed by years of experimentation.

The article at Worlds in Motion includes commentary from Gravity's CEO Peter Kang about the company's goals, and their deliberate decision to move away from their past work. At the moment there's no expected release date, but one would expect to hear something soon; four years is a pretty good amount of game development time.

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Tags: announcement, gravity-interactive, new-title, ragnarok-online, requiem-bloodymare, worlds-in-motion

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