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Myst Online unveiled their latest chapter yesterday.

The newly-elected D’ni Restoration Council (DRC) releases its first Age - Jalak. Though Cate Alexander has been elected to lead the DRC, there still remains a power struggle within the Council and it begins to spread throughout the cavern. Also, rumors of a war continue to grow as a voice from the past returns to offer new hope.

Read more at the Myst Online: Uru Live site.

Gametap becomes available for Mac-based gamers, bringing the total Mac playable games from around three to over several hundred.

Trangaming Inc. announced today that they will be releasing an Intel-based Mac version of their gaming platform, Gametap. Gametap offers many classic titles as well as newer games like Myst Online, so this is great news for anyone who loves games but doesn't like PCs.

GameTap to offer an ad-supported freebie option

Though Myst Online: URU Live, the Sam & Max franchise, and other GameTap originals are still in the domain of the subscription-only service, gamers on a budget can enjoy many of the retro titles GameTap has to offer and shop in the new digital store.

GAMETAP UNVEILS NEW EPISODIC MODEL FOR "MYST ONLINE: URU LIVE" WITH FIRST INSTALLMENT BEGINNING MAY 19TH

Myst Online's Creator Rand Miller to Interact with Players at Special In-Game Event

Mac users can now join the critically acclaimed “Myst Online: Uru Live” as new content continues to flourish

A press release brings the good news to Mac users that they too can now enjoy Myst Online.

Mac users can experience the adventure and puzzle-solving elements and visually-stunning worlds of “Myst Online: Uru Live” via TransGaming Inc’s Cider portability engine which enables PC games to run on the Intel Mac OS. Additionally, new content and upgrades to “Myst Online: Uru Live” will be simultaneous and transparent to users on both Mac and PC platforms – an essential element in ensuring a fluid and harmonious experience between all players.

Get clicking to learn more.

Myst Online: Uru Live Interview

RPG Vault posted this interview with Cyan Worlds principal and franchise co-creator Rand Miller.

Jonric: Given it's not a "normal" online world, how would you introduce Myst Online: Uru Live? What is the basic concept? How is it related to Uru Online: Ages Beyond Myst?

Rand Miller: Myst Online doesn't necessarily fit into any orthodox MMOG category, if there is such a thing. There is no leveling, no killing, no dying, no inventory, no health meter. But bear with me - the idea behind Myst Online is that we think people are curious about what's around the next corner.

Read the rest of this answer and more with just a click.

Peer into the online world of Myst

1UP.com has posted a preview of the upcoming Myst Online. Keep reading to see what they had to say...

In less than a week, the long hard road to The Cleft will finally lead to its destination. Originally laid to rest in 2004 due to low subscription rates, the online portion of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst was one of the more ambitious online titles of its time, melding elements of the classic point-and-click adventure series with the concept of the metaverse -- the virtual world that replaces the internet as penned by Neil Stephenson in the novel Snow Crash.

More is just a click away.

Launch Date Release

In a press release issued today, we learn that the upcoming Myst Online will launch on Feb. 15th.

Mark your calendars! GameTap is proud to announce Thursday, February 15th, as the official release date for the highly anticipated debut of "Myst Online: Uru Live." This new adventure-driven take on the massively multiplayer online game genre will feature the ongoing release of new content and will become simultaneously available in fourteen countries around the world.

Read the full press release to learn more.

Gametap To Launch New World For "Myst Online: Uru Live" And To Release Title For Macintosh

Two major announcements hit today in this press release.

In preparation of the highly anticipated early 2007 release of "Myst Online: Uru Live", two major developments are being announced. Currently in beta release, a new area of the city and an all-new, never-before-seen Age are being released tomorrow, January 19.

GameTap is also proud to announce that a Macintosh compatible version of Myst Online is in active development by TransGaming Inc., which will bring the world of Uru to Macintosh users for the first time.

Get clicking to read the rest of the press release.

Site and podcast: hit or Myst?

Some news today for fans of the Myst series of games: the MMORPG Myst Online: Uru Live now has a new home on the Interwebs, and GameTap has simultaneously released the first official Myst Online podcast.

The podcast features Myst co-creator Rand Miller providing his thoughts on the game and explaining how the intrigue-driven nature of “Myst Online: Uru Live” differentiates it from the rampant combat-focused style of most other massively multiplayer online games currently available.

Click here to see the Myst Online site launch / podcast press release. You can also check out some preliminary Myst Online screenshots right here at Ten Ton Hammer.

New Website and Podcast Announced

In a press release issued today we're told that GameTap has launched not only a podcast, but a website for Myst Online.

Today GameTap released its first podcast in support of the highly anticipated launch of "Myst Online: Uru Live" which is available for download and hosting from the all new GameTap.com/mystonline/ website. The podcast features Myst co-creator Rand Miller providing his thoughts on the game and explaining how the intrigue-driven nature of "Myst Online: Uru Live" differentiates it from the rampant combat-focused style of most other massively multiplayer online games currently available.

Read the rest of the press release to learn more!

Rand Miller reveals the next step

IGN had a chance to talk to Rand Miller of Cyan Worlds. they have posted what they learned today.

With the inception of GameTap, an online subscription based game service with classic titles and some current episodic gaming content, Uru was given new life. Rand Miller and his band of adventurers have been at work fleshing out the experience and nailing down features and ideas for current and future iterations of the game. We had the chance to chat with Cyan's Rand Miller and learn some more about the game's unique vision and how heavy story and adventure gaming elements are coming together in a massively multiplayer environment.

Get clicking to read the interview and see what they were able to learn. Share your feeling on this and all your favorite MMOs in our Ten Ton Hammer Forums today!