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LotRO Preview - Orcs and Goblins

Orcs and Goblins and Wizards, oh my!
Turbine has posted a look at the Goblins and Orcs of Lords of the Rings Online. I had a dream last night, in black and white no less, that went something like this:

"Where Tolkien has used both the names 'Goblin' and 'Orc' for the race, we've used the terms in the interest of gameplay to represent different types of Orc-kind. 'Orcs' are larger, brawnier creatures, whereas 'Goblins' are smaller, and the sort that might ambush you in dark caverns underground."

You can read the entire Lord of the Rings Online Preview at The Official Site.

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Fri, Jul 15, 2005

Boomjack
Auto Assault Preview

Fast Cars and Big Guns.
A new Auto Assault Recon covering Tempernet (survivors of the apocalypse) is up on the Official Auto Assault site. The ground shook and thunder rolled before we noticed something like this written on some ruins:

"In the early days of the Contamination, Human scientists developed a plan to supplement military and police forces with AI-controlled robots, deliberately designed to quell social unrest and keep riots in check. TemperNet facilities were self-sufficient, able to maintain their local units and gather resources when needed. Left behind during Righteous Fire, the TemperNet AI grew and became self-aware, rationalizing the one true way to eliminate social unrest was to eliminate organic life completely. "

You can read the entire Auto Assault Recon - TemperNet at The Official Site.
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Features, Previews

Fri, Jul 15, 2005

Boomjack
Desert of Flames Preview at GameSpy

Desert of Flames - Located Right Next To Las Vegas.
GameSpy has posted a preview of EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames. While wandering in the desert outside of our hotel in Las Vegas we began to see visions which looked almost like this:

"Veterans of the original EverQuest will doubtless appreciate where our demo kicked off: the famous Oasis of Marr. Or what's left of it, anyway, after Luclin, Norrath's moon, careened into it. Many of the area's features remain intact, however, not the least of which is the city of Maj'Dul, which serves as the expansion's focal point. Apparently, in the 500 years since the aforementioned catastrophe, the formerly murderous bandits and dervishes that inhabit the desert got their stuff together enough to found Maj'Dul."

You can read the entire EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames Preview at GameSpy.

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Fri, Jul 15, 2005

Boomjack
R.O.S.E. Preview at GamerGod

A R.O.S.E. by any other name would get more press coverage.
GamerGod dug deep and found a preview of Rush On Seven Episodes Online. While working in our garden we tried to figure out what in the name of Sam Hill Rush of Seven Episodes is supposed to mean. We know it might have something to do with this:

"Much like most online games, the name of the game has some reference to the actual game play. ROSE Online is based on the story of an avatar, which you play, who may or may not have an impact on the game and other players. The choice is completely up to you to choose for good or bad and do what you wish. You may wish to lead an ordinary online life where you go out and train yourself and maybe level up and gather some weapons and items to later sell to other players for a profit. Or you may be drawn to a lust for power and strength which will lead you on a grand quest of conquering and controlling all of the seven planets in the ROSE universe and unlock the ultimate power that can challenge even the mighty power of the gods that created all seven planets."

You can read the entire R.O.S.E. Preview at GamerGod.

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Fri, Jul 15, 2005

Boomjack
Hero's Journey Preview at RPGVault

Let me tell you the story of a man named Xandeluth, a poor mountaineer couldn't keep the Suwari fed...
RPGVault has a preview of Hero's Journey posted. A Suwari, not to be confused with a Swahili once might have said something like this:

"When I began conceptualizing a look for the Suwari, I had in mind the quintessential rogue - a race that could be sly and lithe as easily as it could be nonchalant, haughty, or even a little exotic. It seemed almost natural, then, to draw inspiration from the feline mien in crafting these characters.

Having an admiration for the athletic ability inherent to the feline family, and having found much enjoyment in watching the seemingly effortless acrobatic feats performed by my own cats, I opted to design the Suwari with the leaner, more agile frames of the genus Felis cats rather than with the large-boned muscular bulk of the genus Panthera "big cats." As a result, the Suwari are somewhat diminutive in comparison to some of the other races in Hero's Journey, but when animated, this design allows for a sort of fluid strength, a natural spryness, and grace of movement. These aren't intimidating towers of muscle, but fleet-footed gymnasts."

You can read the entire Hero's Journey Preview at RPGVault.

Features, Previews

Fri, Jul 15, 2005

Boomjack
Auto Assault Preview at GameSpot

When In Doubt, Hazard Out.
GameSpot has posted an Auto Assault Preview focused on Hazard Mode. While taking the road less travelled we figured, why not turn into a giant ground smashing mech when some weenie said:

"While biomeks can turn their cars into giant robots (which tend to wreak havoc in the game's almost completely destructible environments), the humans have a very different hazard mode. The humans of Auto Assault have apparently spent many years underground in fear of nuclear fallout, and they've spent the time researching, among other things, a high-tech energy-shield technology that comes to the fore in hazard mode. The humans' hazard mode creates an inversion shield that makes the vehicle impervious to damage and also zaps nearby enemies with electromagnetic pulses, causing them to slow down. In hazard mode, humans can also call down satellite strikes to their location and redirect the blast to nearby targets, which also causes devastating results."

You can read the entire Auto Assault Preview at GameSpot.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2005

Boomjack
EverQuest 2 Blowout

Notice how there is never a "Blow In", but a lot of Blow outs?
IGN has posted an EverQuest 2 "Blowout". A Ratonga once wrote:

"For better or worse, many people think of EverQuest II as a game that World of Warcraft is not. There was a lot of anticipation leading up to Blizzard's first MMO, while EQ2 was another EverQuest. So while the original enjoyed a long, successful run (and is still going strong as I write this), EQ2's home invasion was blunted by a surprisingly good competitor, which was followed up by Guild Wars, which is also selling pretty well. Since launch, however, the EQ2 team has been soldiering mightily to add content on a regular basis and implement an update every couple weeks, a level of support that Blizzard does not seem to have met, despite initial promises. While WoW could arguably be the better game, it might not stay that way for long, judging by how large a head of steam the Sony folks have developed."

You can read the entire EverQuest 2 Blowout at IGN.
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Wed, Jul 13, 2005

Boomjack
EQ2: Desert of Flames Preview

How long until somebody calls it Dessert of Flames?
GameSpot has posted a preview of the next EverQuest 2 expansion, Desert of Flames. A guy dressed as Elvis came up to me in Vegas, but he didn't say this:

"Earlier today, during a meeting with Sony Online Entertainment, we got our first good look at EverQuest II: Desert of Flames. Currently scheduled for release on September 12, Desert of Flames is the first full-fledged expansion pack for EverQuest II, which has attracted more than 300,000 players since it launched in November of last year."

You can read the entire EverQuest 2: Desert of Flames Preview at GameSpot.
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Features, Previews

Wed, Jul 13, 2005

Boomjack
Auto (media) Assault

Ladies and gentleman, start your criticism...
Gamespy has posted crafting, races, classes, landscapes,
and video previews of Auto Assault. Just before their biomek
content editors' minds went into overload with catastrophic results,
they posted this:

"We kick the tires, look under the hood, fiddle with the
radio dial, and
get behind the wheel of "The fastest MMORPG" to take the game for an
exclusive unrestricted test drive."

Go browse the entire Gamespy Preview,
then drive yourself on over to the TTH Auto Assault site.

Features, Previews

Sun, Jul 10, 2005

Ethec
Auto Assault Preview at RPGVault

An Earth shattering Kaboom!
RPGVault has their version of the Auto Assault Roadhouse #3 session posted. They unloaded a round into the nearest building and then probably wrote something like this:

"Our latest long-distance get-together focuses on the item system in NetDevil's project plus the thinking behind it."

You can read the entire Auto Assault Preview at RPGVault.

Features, Previews

Wed, Jul 06, 2005

Boomjack

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