MMOs, the Final Frontier is your premier source for all things sci-fi at Ten Ton Hammer. In his weekly column, Reuben “Sardu” Waters climbs into the captain's chair to lead readers on a virtual trip to the stars and beyond, providing an in-depth look at the sci-fi genre in Massively Multiplayer Online Games.
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Taking
a break from his usual “lost in space”
approach to writing about all things sci-fi in MMOs, Reuben
“Sardu” Waters recently journeyed to Icarus Studios
to investigate a more earthbound...
Features
Mon, May 04, 2009
Sardu
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Taking
a break from his usual “lost in space”
approach to writing about all things sci-fi in MMOs, Reuben
“Sardu” Waters recently journeyed to Icarus Studios
to investigate a more earthbound...
Features
Mon, Apr 27, 2009
Sardu
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Looking
at the sci-fi genre in MMOs, a growing number of games dot the
starry PvP skies. While only time will tell if any of them contain
enough of the right mystical components or...
Features
Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Sardu
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Much
like the fantasy genre’s prolific use of Orcs, Elves,
swords and boards, it’s become an industry norm nearly
overnight that sci-fi is synonymous with high-tech. Yet in other
creative...
Features
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
Sardu
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When
BioWare announced the Bounty Hunter as the first playable class in
Star Wars: The Old
Republic,
there was a great commotion in the Force, as if hundreds of thousands
of Star Wars fans...
Features
Mon, Apr 06, 2009
Sardu
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There’s
certainly been a wealth of
recent
information detailing the ins
and outs of race creation in
Star Trek Online,
which has the potential to shatter the confines of more...
Features
Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Sardu
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Pinpointing the specific elements that help shape an MMO success is an
inexact science at best. When all is said and done, looking back at the
current state of the industry 50 years from now...
Features
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Sardu
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On
March 10th the EVE universe expanded in a number of meaningful ways
with the release of Apocrypha. Between the revamped new player
experience and the addition of wormhole space, the 10th...
Features
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Sardu
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If
someone asked you what would make the “perfect”
Star Wars MMO, how would you respond? Maybe you’d describe a
specific way you’d like to experience combat, or perhaps
you’ve already drawn...
Features
Mon, Mar 09, 2009
Sardu
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EVE
Online
has weathered the storm surrounding just about every major MMO launch
over the past five years and come out the other side in much better
shape than many of its contemporaries....
Features
Mon, Mar 02, 2009
Sardu
