Press Release

Undead Labs to Develop Console-based Zombie MMOG - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:33:38 -0500

New studio to focus on console-based zombie MMOG.

Jeff Strain, a veteran of the gaming industry and one of the founders of ArenaNet, makers of the popular Guild Wars franchise, has announced the formation of Undead Labs, a new Seattle, ...

Trinity University's Worldplay Project Urges Global Gaming in MMORPGs - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:06:35 -0500

Researchers look for ways to nurture cross-cultural interaction.

Researchers at Trinity University have started the Worldplay Research Initiative in an effort to collaborate on a research project exploring issues with cross-cultural interactions and...

Star Wars Galaxies Chronicles More Than Three Million User-Created Quests Within a Month - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:14:34 -0500

Player created content popular in SWG.

Sony Online Entertainment is reporting that over three million user-created quests have been made for their MMOG Star Wars Galaxies within a month. The new Chronicle Master system that was...

Fallen Earth Announces Development of Real-Time iPhone Application - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:14 -0500

New iPhone application will allow players to connect to Fallen Earth.

Fallen Earth, LLC, and Icarus Studios have announced the development of a new cross-platform application for the iPhone that will let players connect to servers for their MMOG, Fallen Earth. ...

Stargate Worlds - New Screenshots and News Released - Ten Ton Hammer

Dalmarus — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:35:41 -0500

Showcasing the armor and weapons of Stargate Worlds

Things have been quiet at the Stargate Worlds bunkers over the last few months, but it looks like those days of silence may finally be over. The team looks to be back in the game and slaving...

Runes of Magic Statistics Revealed - Ten Ton Hammer

ZeroMerc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:40:26 -0500

Frogster reveals interesting statistical info about Runes of Magic

Because of the huge impact of Runes of Magic internationally, the game’s publisher, Frogster is revealing figures on the player population since the launch of ‘Chapter II – The Elven...

Faunasphere Launches Thanksgiving-Themed Content - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:22 -0500

Faunasphere launches new holiday content.

Big Fish Games has announced new Thanksgiving-themed content for their Casual Multiplayer Online game Faunasphere. A new Fauna is also being introduced with the new content for players to enjoy...

Pre-order for EverQuest 2: Sentinel's Fate Begins Today - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:57:51 -0500

Pre-order details revealed for EQ2's latest expansion.

Pre-order for EverQuest 2: Sentinel's Fate begins today and Sony Online Entertainment has released details of the pre-order offers for each version of the latest expansion to Everquest 2. The...

EA Cutting 1,500 Jobs, 1/3rd of Mythic and 17 Titles. - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:33:59 -0500

Move looks to save gaming giant over $100 Million annually. Gaming giant Electronic Arts is slashing 17% of it's staff in an attempt to save over $100 million annually. The news was part of a press release that also touted a record profit of $1.15...

Frogster Unveils New Raid Details for Runes of Magic - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:18:16 -0500

Flame dragon raid instance coming to RoM.

Runes of Magic players will be engaged by a new challenge soon. Frogster has announced details about a new 12 man raiding instance coming to the game with one of the coming updates. Players will...

Turbine Extends Pre-Launch Offers for The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood Through November 18th - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:35:02 -0500

Pre-launch offers extended for Siege of Mirkwood.

Turbine has extended its pre-launch offer for Siege of Mirkwood (SoM), the upcoming expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online. Players now have until November 18 to take advantage of the pre-order...

SOE Joins Forces with Wizards of the Coast to Develop Magic: The Gathering - Tactics - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:47:20 -0500

Two powerhouses combine to create a new game.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has joined forces with Wizards of the Coast to develop Magic: The Gathering - Tactics, a new online, 3D turn-based strategy game based in the Magic: The Gathering...

DC Universe Online Unveils Bizarro - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:57:26 -0400

Sony releases new concept art and screenshots of Bizarro.

DC Universe Online is expanding its roster of supervillains. Bizarro has joined the roster and new screenshots and concept art of Superman's polar opposite can now be viewed on the DC Universe...

Trion World Adds Scott Hartsman and David Reid to Executive Team - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:43:12 -0400

Trion adds two industry heavy hitters to roster.

The Trion World Network has just added two industry veterans to their talent roster. Scott Hartsman, former Sony Online Entertainment Excecutive has been appointed as the Chief Creative Officer...

THQ & THQ*ICE Launch Prepaid Cards for Dragonica Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:24 -0400

New prepaid cards available for Dragonica Online.

THQ & THQ*ICE is now offering prepaid card options for the newly launched Dragonica Online. The cards will be available at participating retailers and can be purchased for values of $10 and...

Combat Arms Adds New Server and Weapons - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:12 -0400

Foxtrot opens for play for "casuals"Nexon America announced the launch of a new server for their MMOFPS, Combat Arms today. The new server is named Foxtrot and is for new players only, with rank and kill to death ratios that must...

Alganon to be Exclusively Distributed by Direct2Drive - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:22:36 -0400

Direct2Drive gets exclusive distribution deal for Alganon.

Alganon preorders are now available and Quest Online LLC has announced an exclusive digital distribution deal with IGN/Direct2Drive. Players can preorder the game before its launch on October 31,...

City of Heroes Gets Guest Author Missions - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:24:38 -0400

Guest authors pitch in with Mission Architect system.

City of Heroes will be getting some extra content from their "Guest Author Program". Bill Willingham, a New York Times bestselling author, Rooster Teeth, of the popular web series Red vs Blue,...

CrimeCraft: Unlimited Free Trial Announced - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:55 -0400

Existing players to get bonuses and in game titleCrimeCraft, a persistent world online shooter from Vogster, announced some major changes to their subscription model as well as a free trial for new players. What sets this free trial apart...

Lords Online: Instance Design in a Browser Based Game - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:30:26 -0400

Newest press release features dungeon design elementFree-to-play developer IGG has issued the newest press release for Lords Online, focusing on the design elements of instanced dungeons. The last press release focused on the AD&D ruleset being...