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  • Investing in the Everquest 2 community's future...
    A bit of lore called "Investing in the Future" is now sizzling on the SOE skillet related to the recent new content addition: "The Mysterious Mines". The good news on the adventure pack: its now playable (erm, 4 days after launch!). The bad news, its reserved for the upper, tippy-top crust of the player community (level 49 and 50 players only), though low level players can't complain. By all accounts, SOE's not been stingy with the new content. Everyone can, however, enjoy the aggro from the nasty little albino rat-like creatures near the home cities.

    "Only two weeks ago, a handful of little white rat-folk appeared, asking questions about the soil, the conditions and the mine's depth. He'd seen ratonga before, but not little rats like these. They reminded him of stories of rat-folk that had lived in Norrath long before ratonga first appeared. Stories he had not heard or thought of since he was a child.
    Whatever they were, the main thing was that they were willing to pay for the mine. Ashargru could retire and need never set foot below ground again. The rat-folk whispered excitedly amongst themselves, scurrying to and fro. Whatever else they might be, most of them were excitable and edgy. Every so often, they stopped running around to gawk at their surroundings as though overwhelmed."

    More lore than a boar can snore at here.

    News
    Fri, Jul 29, 2005
    Ethec
  • Dance Party Bree!
    Turbine has released an MP3 to be used in-game for the Prancing Pony. You know, the one in Bree just east of the Chetwood Forest. Okay, so I spent hours of my socially-ostracized youth studying the Tolkien maps, what's it to ya? :)

    " Download Prancing_Pony.mp3 to hear in-game music from LOTRO! "

    Link to the download on the LotRO front page!

    Features, Previews
    Fri, Jul 29, 2005
    Ethec
  • A new glimpse of Vanguard...
    The Safehouse has posted 9 new exclusive pics from the Vanguard beta:

    " Getting closer... Exclusive Beta0 Screenshots. "

    Take a look here!

    Images, Media
    Fri, Jul 29, 2005
    Ethec
  • PSP Emulation for WoW Has to Wait, Literally
    Portable VNP is a little app which allows you to remotely use your desktop Macintosh on your PlayStation Portable (PSP). PSP + VNP + WoW = it was inevitable someone would try! Gameplay was, however, sluggish...

    "It is way too slow at about 1 - 1/2 fps. You really can't do anything."

    Read the maxconsole.net report here!

    News
    Fri, Jul 29, 2005
    Ethec
  • EQ Too?.
    Vanguard Gate has posted a Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Interview featuring Bill Fisher. They laughed. They cried. They talked to some guy, and here is what he said:

    "Recently it was mentioned that you spent quite sometime in looking at persian/arabian/egyptian myths/stories in crafting the continent of Qalia. Would you like to elaborate on which myths in particular you were drawn towards?"

    You can read the entire Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Interview at Vanguard Gate.
    You can read even more about Vanguard at the TenTonHammer.com Vanguard Community Site.

    Features, Interviews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Lower your dice. We have you covered.
    GameDaily has posted a preview of Dungeons and Dragons Online. Dice fell silent in basements across the nation as they read the following:

    "D&D Online is aiming to bring the traditional nerd-fabulous pen and paper experience to the Internet age. We take a close look."

    You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Online Preview at GameDaily.
    Our own Dungeons and Dragons Online community is getting rolling at DDO.TenTonHammer.com

    Features, Previews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Super Villain seeks waterfront home.
    GameDaily has posted a preview of City of Villains based on their viewing at Comic-Con. They wore tights and a cape, but that didn't keep them from writing this:

    "You've been good, now it's time to be bad. After gandering the latest on City of Villains at Comic-Con, we've got some more tidbits to report."

    You can read the entire City of Villains Preview at GameDaily.

    Features, Previews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Gremlins with guided missles.
    GameDaily has posted a preview of Auto Assault focusing on the beta, which I thought was a big No-No. They came. They saw. They blew it up and said this while doing it:

    "Ah, the joys of beta testing. Just when ya think you're going to have a good night... ba-BLAM! Tonight was one of those nights. It started off great - I was able to log in after only a few "Failed to login! Try again in a few moments," messages. Fort Logan and the associated "public areas" were running with far less lag than last week, so the unbridled CAR-nage that was being touted for this game was actually being conveyed this time around. For a few brief, gleeful minutes... things were running smooth!"

    You can read the entire Auto Assault Preview at GameDaily.
    Win an Auto Assault Pre-order box at AutoAssault.TenTonHammer.com

    Features, Interviews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
  • A 2.5D MMORPG. In other news thieves apprehended with 0.5D of MMORPG in their possession.
    MMORPG.com has posted a Dark Solstice Interview featuring President, Frank Ross. No trans fats and 0.5D lighter than other MMORPGs. While whittling off 0.5D the developers where heard singing:

    "In an era when a flood of MMORPGs fight tooth and nail to set themselves apart from the crowd, along comes Dark Solstice, an MMORPG touting "2.5D graphics". It sounds like a gimmick, but with a unique visual style they have definitely differentiated themselves. Now we find out what is behind it as Staff Writer Jon Wood talks to Black Masque Games President Frank Ross."

    You can read the entire Dark Solstice Interview at MMORPG.com

    Features, Interviews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
  • Heavily armoured vehicles - breakneck speed - lasers.
    IGN has posted an Auto Assault preview covering the basics of the game. While careening recklessly through the wasteland shooting their flamethrower at anything that moved they were heard to yell:

    "There are three races to choose form here: humans, mutants and biomeks. The humans are, well, a lot like you and me. They've managed to survive the horrible contamination by investing heavily in science and genetic engineering. As a result, they've managed to develop new energy technologies and unleash some profound mental powers. The green-skinned mutants have embraced the contaminants that have poisoned the planet and have developed the power of regeneration. The biomeks are dedicated to the concept that robots ought to rule the planet."

    You can read the entire Auto Assault Preview at IGN.
    You can read past Auto Assault Previews, Interviews and other coverage at AutoAssault.TenTonHammer.com

    Features, Previews
    Thu, Jul 28, 2005
    Boomjack
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