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Updates, patches, and expansions... oh my!

Darkness, destruction, slavery... but where are the vengeful man-sized bunnies?

Don't mind the beer stains.

Taking the place of the immensely popular Ten Ton Hammer E3 Awards, the editorial staff at Ten Ton Hammer decided to wait until the Leipzig Games Convention to dole out their awards this year. With the number of new announcements and exclusive content the Ten Ton Hammer team came away with, the awards became a heated topic in Germany, with a vast amount of German beer tossed away to keep the minds determined and the voices loud. The team remarkably came up with a vast array of decisions, alll of which you can find inside!

I want to be an alien rancher. The kind of aliens that Captain Kirk always found.

While a lot of players "get" MMOGs, there are a great many people who don't "get" Entropia Universe. With its declaration of being a "virtual world" and it's use of real money to buy and sell goods, many online game players don't even consider Entropia Universe when they're looking at online games to explore. At Leipzig GC '07, Marco Behrmann sat down with Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye to try to sort out that misunderstanding and inform the public about Entropia Universe.

Chronicles of Spellborn Comes Out

Every once in awhile, a game and their development company will go into "blackout mode" and not talk to the press for a certain period of time. This is what happened with The Chronicles of Spellborn and the U.S. press; it's been awhile since we heard from them, but now we've got the scoop on what's happening with this amazing game few people have heard of. Ten Ton Hammer's Garrett Fuller brings you the entire story in his latest article!

Oooo! Shiny! With Wings!

In this first part of the premier reveal of Aion: Tower of Eternity, NCSoft Germany Community Coordinator Martin Rabl demos this fresh entirely fresh take on the fantasy MMOG category. With a look that's part Final Fantasy XI and part Soul Caliber series but, especially with regards to storyline, Aion has a style that's all it's
own and is among the most promising of a wave of titles from Korea that seek to change how we think of an Asian MMO port.

When Sleep Deprivation Attacks...

Cody brings in a guest blogger.

Despite our fairly strict adherence to MMOG news and features, every once in awhile something in the gaming industry catches our eye. At this year's Leipzig GC, it was SPORE, which was showing a demo to any press that would attend. Garrett Fuller made it to the showing and was blown away by what he saw. Read his write up on Cody's blog (along with the Fallout 3 preview) in the guest article "Spore Preview from Leipzig GC '07".

Siege the Day

Siege the Day

Dreamlords: Dreamier Than a Love Letter from Cody

It's an inside joke...but a good one, I promise! Anyhow...

Phil Comeau covers Loading... today for John "Boomjack" Hoskin as the Leipzig Games Convention heads back to America.

A Leipzig wrap-up plus a wealth of new content awaits you in today's Loading..., including our in-depth report on The Chronicles of Spellborn's presence at GC and a first-ever video look inside Aion: Tower of Eternity.

All this and much more awaits you in Loading... for Tuesday, August, 28, 2007!

Ich bin Gamer
 
A contingent of five converged on Leipzig Germany between August 22-27 so that Ten Ton Hammer could bring you exclusive coverage from the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention. This year's convention was overflowing with huge announcements for the MMO gaming industry, from four new Warhammer Online classes to Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming free update, Book 11, to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes' first dragon and plans for rejuvenating the game.

From Blank Slate to Exclusive Video

4 Million and Counting

Not a Blank Slate for Long

It seems like every event we attend, the NCSoft and Tabula Rasa crew are on hand with another enthralling presentation.  Each time we get another new bit of information that only serves to increase the anticipation for this rich and engaging title.  With Producer Starr Long up front and Lead Designer Paul Sage at the controls, Ten Ton Hammer brings you another look at Tabula Rasa, with some new details revealed!

Guaranteed to Blow You Right Out of Your Pod