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  • Loading... Daily MMOG News

    Updated Weekdays Ten Ton Hammer is proud to bring you the first and longest-running daily Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) news and entertainment newsletter. Loading... features the latest MMOG news, information, opinion and rumors, plus our forum thread of the day and hard-to-believe real world news.

Weekly Columns

  • The Overpull: Weekly WoW News

    Updated Tuesdays The Overpull is Ten Ton Hammer's weekly report on the World of Warcraft community delivered to your inbox and on the web every Tuesday morning. Come join us when the servers are down for a recap of the last week's news and a lot of friendly discussion on the current state of the game. Never miss a single news item, an important blue post, or anything else as the Overpull zooms off every Tuesday morning helping you keep up to date on the state of the game.

  • Microcosms

    Updated Tuesdays Microcosms is a weekly review of the adapting market of free-to-play games. Join Medawky every Tuesday for exciting highlights, insightful previews, and an inside look at the fast paced world of microtransaction MMOGs.

  • Sins of a Solar Spymaster

    Updated Mondays Sins of a Solar Spymaster is a chronicle of the lurid misdeeds of madmen and sinners run amok in a galaxy without justice. Goonswarm's The Mittani provides an overview of the idiocies, hijinks, sting operations, scams, heists, and hilarity that is often only hinted at in the mainstream of EVE Online gameplay. He tells the tales only known to a hidden few - for posterity's sake or for propaganda, take your pick.

  • D-Mail

    Join The Syndicate's Sean "Dragons" Stalzer twice a month for D-Mail, a look at social and player organization trends in today's online games. Sean is Guild Leader and CEO of The Syndicate, a 630+ member multi-game guild currently in its record-setting 14th continuous year of existence. The Syndicate is committed to gaming excellence in every stage of game development, maintaining a consulting and testing presence with game development companies and co-authoring nearly a dozen Prima Games guides as well.

Recent Features

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    The Undead Labs team tackles questions from the community on Class3’s open world, barricade mechanics and more.

    Features, News, Official Announcements
    Mon, Feb 13, 2012
    Martuk
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    While still in Development Hell, the Warcraft movie is coming. So while we wait, let's have a look at what should be in it, shall we?
    Features, Opinions
    Sun, Feb 12, 2012
    Saia
  • LOTRO Screenshot
    Wanting something to do while your server is down for maintenance? Check out these five subscription-free MMOs, sure to keep you from entering WoW withdraw.
    Features
    Mon, Feb 13, 2012
    Mem
  • Rogue T13 Set

    Messiah looks at the Dev Watercooler post regarding the Role or Role or how class roles should be dealt with in WoW.

    Features, Opinions
    Tue, Feb 14, 2012
    Messiah
  • Mists of Pandaria -- Pandaren Monk Striking Target Dummy

    There have been many rumblings from Blizzard fans that don't really want Mists of Pandaria as the next (or any expansion) and ask the question "Why Mop?"

    Features, Opinions
    Mon, Feb 13, 2012
    Messiah
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    Mists of Pandaria's launch could happen by the end of the year so what better time to look at what the Collector's Edition could contain?
    Features, Opinions
    Fri, Feb 10, 2012
    Saia
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    The gaming industry will be throwing new MMOGs at us hard and fast in 2012. How will you pick the best ones? You could spend hours researching upcoming titles, or you could let us boil the most impressive upcoming games down to their essences and help you match them to your gaming style. This week, we’re taking a look at TERA, the Korean import coming to North America and Europe in May, 2012. Will it be the game for you? Read on and decide for yourself.
    Features
    Wed, Feb 08, 2012
    Shayalyn
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    With Mists of Pandaria months away and no other content planned for Cataclysm, there is no better time for WoW players to try out Rift.
    Basics, Features, Opinions, Guides
    Fri, Feb 10, 2012
    Medawky
  • Rift - Travels Through Telara
    Join Guardian scribe, Padraic, and his trusty, yet slow-witted lackey Bran, as they travel the length and breadth of Telara documenting the people, places, history, and folklore of the world. Before it’s all gone.
    Fan Fiction, Features, Entertainment
    Wed, Feb 08, 2012
    Medawky
  • GW-Winds-of-Change-Logo.jpg

    Guild Wars will reveal the third and final installment of Winds of Change trilogy today to help bridge the story gap with Guild Wars 2.

    Features, News, Official Announcements
    Thu, Feb 09, 2012
    Martuk
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Archived Columns

  • It's All Geek to Me

    This is a collection of those late-night post-DnD conversations that geeks have with their friends. It is a bunch of nonsense talk and what-if scenarios that could never happen and have no relevance on the real world, but geeks hold more dear and true than anything that you could ever glean from a book. Whether you're a geek yourself or just trying to understand what makes geek tick, It's All Geek to Me.

  • STO Captain's Blog

    Ten Ton Hammer's weekly Star Trek Online newsletter, the Captain's Blog, will cover a range of topics including news and notes from Cryptic studios as well as discussions and editorials about the game. If we're feeling especially adventurous we might even don our red shirts and launch into some forum debates. Each week promises to be a mission into the exciting universe of Star Trek Online, so join us or be assimilated!

  • Top Ten Free MMOs

    Ten Ton Hammer is your home for the best coverage of free MMOs. Updated weekly, Danny “Ralsu” Gourley’s Top Ten Free-to-Play MMOs separates the wheat from the chaff based on features and play experience, giving you the information you need to find the good games without wasting your time.

  • Loading... Live Podcast on Voon

    Loading... Live is a weekly Voon live podcast featuring developers and prominent personalities from around the MMORPG industry. Each episode will feature this week in MMO news, questions and insightful, commentary from Ten Ton Hammer personalities and guests, and a special live segment in which we take advantage of Vivox's Voon technology so that you too can participate!

  • The Final Frontier

    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.

  • The Comic Book Guy

    Like a punch in the nards from the Incredible Hulk, The Comic Book Guy steps in and pokes obscurity in the snarglies by bringing you weekly comic book commentary for the MMO industry. Faster than an internet rumor, more powerful than a DC / Marvel cross-over, able to leap to tall conclusions in a single bound. It's a nerd, it's a game, it's THE COMIC BOOK GUY!

  • Forever Fantasy

    Once you’ve delved into the deepest dungeon, slain the largest dragon, and conquered the entire realm of elves and dwarves, you can’t avoid becoming a lifelong fan of the fantasy genre. Every week, Ten Ton Hammer’s Eric “Dalmarus” Campbell tries to sate your appetite for all things fantasy by bringing you the Internet’s best news and opinions in his Forever Fantasy column.

  • In The Trenches

    When you’re playing online games, do you always strive to be at the top of the leaderboard? Are you constantly looking to pick a fight with the best individuals in online gaming? If so, Cody “Micajah” Bye’s In the Trenches may be the column for you. Featuring in-depth commentary and articles on the state of competitive gaming, this weekly feature provides plenty of entertainment for the bloodthirsty online player.

  • Not Funny... Ever - Coyote

    Although he has since moved on to It's All Geek to Me, you can check out some classic Coyote, a gamer, adventurer, lover, and international superspy in Not Funny... Ever.

  • Ten Ton Turnip Satire Magazine

    Ten Ton Hammer takes a break from our serious reporting to bring you a very special satire section: The Ten Ton Turnip.

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