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Daily Column

14 new MMOG articles today! 128 so far in November!

A new comic went up yesterday. I personally think that this one is funny, which means it probably isn't. The comics that relate a game to real life always strike me as the most amusing.

If you are having problems downloading the 2.3 patch with the World of Warcraft patcher your prayers have been answered. The World of Warcraft: Patch 2.3 Download is Now Available at TenTonHammer.

Karen has reviewed the EverQuest 2: Rise of Kunark Expansion, we talked to EverQuest bigwig Travis McGeathy and Cody took a look at the upcoming changes to Dungeon Runners, NCSoft's free-to-play MMOG.

Those of you who watch TV (I rarely have time) may have caught a recent episode of Numb3rs in which the plot revolved around a MMO-ARG. If you watched it what did you think? Did they get it right? I read that one of the on-screen game devs was even named "Binky". Perpetual Entertainment has a "Binky". Coincidence?

Game sites are a dime a dozen. There are literally thousands of websites about gaming out there, the majority of which don't have the smallest idea about how the industry works. They love gaming and they love attention. These sites post speculation and rumour hoping that they will eventually post something outrageous enough that people will actually come to visit them. It happens all of the time. When a site run from someone's basement does it we ignore it.

When a site like 1UP does it, we scratch our heads.

1UP has posted the following story, "Is Marvel Universe Online Dead?" in their news section. Not rumour, but news. It is at best an opinion piece. Why do I care? They cited TenTonHammer as part of their witch hunt, specifically my interview with Michael Lewis. We are cited as a "MMO Blog". Did they even bother to look at the site? Who is feeding them this information and why? This story seems a lot like a monkey with a shotgun. It's funny, but dangerous.

If MUO is in trouble then it's in trouble. I don't see any evidence to prove it. I see only rumour and speculation. Blizzard doesn't talk about their in-development games either, but nobody is claiming that they are canceled.

If MUO is on its death-bed then it is a shame, but until I see some evidence to the contrary I will assume that it is moving merrily along. Conspiracy theories can be a lot of fun until they harm somebody. Is MUO on the rocks or alive and healthy? Your thoughts?

Comments, questions or naughty pictures? Hit the forum or hit my mailbox. --Boomjack

New MMOG Articles At Ten Ton Hammer Today

• Dungeon Runners: Chunk #2 Preview
• EverQuest: Interview With Travis McGeathy
• EverQuest 2: Rise of Kunark Expansion Review
• EverQuest 2: Bertoxxolous Miracles and Deity Quest Guide
• EverQuest 2: Birthday Video
• Aion: New Trailer From The G-Star Expo
• Lord of the Rings Online: Deeds of Angmar
• Lord of the Rings Online: Bree-Land Quest Guide
• Mythos: Video Preview
• Tabula Rasa: Personal Armor Unit Q&A With Starr Long
• Tabula Rasa: Guide To Foreas Base
• Vanguard: Gardens of Xia'Liu #5
• Vanguard: CIS #8
• World of Warcraft: Patch 2.3 Download Available at TenTonHammer

Hot Content - What our readers viewed the most yesterday! Did you miss anything?

1. Age of Conan: Class Interview #2 - The Guardian
2. Tabula Rasa: Jump Page
3. World of Warcraft: Zul'Aman Guide
4. Tabula Rasa: Guides Page
5. Age of Conan: Guardian Screenshot
6. Age of Conan: Preparing for Decapitation Screenshot
7. Tabula Rasa: Interview With Starr Long - Expansion Scheduled
8. Age of Conan: Class Interview #1 - The Dark Templar
9. Lineage 2: New Expansion Images
10. Tabula Rasa: Eloh Vale Access Mission Part 1

Top Comics

1. GPS
2. Dev Jokers
3. Borat Plays WoW
4. My Little Pwny
5. Recover Lost Time

Real World News

• Man Sentenced For Molesting Horse [Thanks Kevin]
  Surprise, surprise! This happened in Florida.
• Bank Worker Busted on Facebook Dressed as a Fairy [Thanks Mikes]
  TTH staff scramble to remove pictures of them as 'Furries'.
• Passengers Removed From Plane Because of Smoking Backpack [Thanks Jared]
  No word on how they managed to smoke a backpack.

Thanks as always for visiting TenTonHammer.com- John "Boomjack" Hoskin and the Ten Ton Hammer Team