Welcome to the 56th edition of Reloading…
“It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.” – Eric Cantona
Everyone can use a feel good moment to start the day. Let’s go with this…
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Thanks as always for reading. I appreciate that you take time out of your day to spend on something as silly as this column.
Jeff and Ben will be in Germany (or perhaps even be home by the time this goes live on the site) trekking through gamescom this week. I expect plenty of interesting nuggets to come from this show. As such, this column will be handed over to those who do the work, walk the walk and can provide you with some insight into the industry. I’ll be back when they are done being all informative and the like.
But, I can be informative too!
NCSoft has released some Guild Wars 2 screenshots featuring the Sylvari Grove. The Sylvari are plants that resemble humans, much like, I suspect, Howard Stern. Unlike Stern they do not have their own radio show or a mullet. Screenshots of the Grove and a video of the Sylvari can be found here.
SEE Virtual Worlds has purchased the online versions of Men in Black, Total Recall, War of the Worlds and Waterworld. I bet they threw Waterworld in for free. What I would like to see is a four faction game based on all of those IPs. It would have to be Will Smith and Arnold versus Costner and Cruise though.
SWTOR (remember we call it SWEATER here) is now predicted to sell three million copies in its first year. The full story including any actual reasons for this prediction can be found in Martuk’s news story.
Last, but not least, End of Nations will be a free-to-play game.
Enjoy your time without me penning this daily diatribe. Feel free to email me or fire me a tweet telling you how much you miss me. Or lie about it, I’m OK with that too!
As always, you can contact me a number of ways:
“It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.” – Eric Cantona
Everyone can use a feel good moment to start the day. Let’s go with this…
*|YOUTUBE:BxFvxKa-mWo|*
Thanks as always for reading. I appreciate that you take time out of your day to spend on something as silly as this column.
Jeff and Ben will be in Germany (or perhaps even be home by the time this goes live on the site) trekking through gamescom this week. I expect plenty of interesting nuggets to come from this show. As such, this column will be handed over to those who do the work, walk the walk and can provide you with some insight into the industry. I’ll be back when they are done being all informative and the like.
But, I can be informative too!
NCSoft has released some Guild Wars 2 screenshots featuring the Sylvari Grove. The Sylvari are plants that resemble humans, much like, I suspect, Howard Stern. Unlike Stern they do not have their own radio show or a mullet. Screenshots of the Grove and a video of the Sylvari can be found here.
SEE Virtual Worlds has purchased the online versions of Men in Black, Total Recall, War of the Worlds and Waterworld. I bet they threw Waterworld in for free. What I would like to see is a four faction game based on all of those IPs. It would have to be Will Smith and Arnold versus Costner and Cruise though.
SWTOR (remember we call it SWEATER here) is now predicted to sell three million copies in its first year. The full story including any actual reasons for this prediction can be found in Martuk’s news story.
Last, but not least, End of Nations will be a free-to-play game.
Enjoy your time without me penning this daily diatribe. Feel free to email me or fire me a tweet telling you how much you miss me. Or lie about it, I’m OK with that too!
As always, you can contact me a number of ways:
- Website
- Telepathy (Just make sure it’s during business hours. I hate to be woken by this stuff)
Until we meet again,
John “Boomjack” Hoskin
League of Legends Exclusive Interview with Tom Cadwell
With the highly-anticipated Dominion expansion being playable by the public this week at gamescom, we get a sneak peek and some time with the game, and some time with one of the leaders behind it!
WoW Tank Guide: Threat vs. Survivability
How to balance how easy you are to heal as a tank compared to the threat you generate, and which is more important?
World of Warcraft Quest Help Guide
Looking for a leg up on quests in World of Warcraft? Diving into MMOGs for the first time? Let our quest help guide show you the easiest way to complete your quests in WoW.
EVE Online Ponzi Scheme Nets Over a Trillion ISK
Two EVE Online players have managed to pull off what is being called one of the biggest scams in the space opera’s history. EVE News 24 reports that Phaser Inc. founders Eddie Lampert and Mordor Exuel (people should have known better than to trust someone named Mordor)) have perpetrated a scam that has netted them over 1 trillion isk.
Content Changes and More in the Latest Star Trek Online 'Ask Cryptic'
With Cryptic Studios now in the hands of free-to-play giant Perfect World, Exec. Producer Dan Stahl has released his first Ask Cryptic under the new regime with a massive 5,000 word post. Stahl fielded several questions from the community relating to new and upcoming content, new PvP maps, ship balance and Klingon refitting, new missions and a lot more.
Guild Wars 2 PvP to be unveiled at gamescom 2011
Fans attending gamescom 2011 in Germany will have the chance to take part in an exclusive PvP event and have the chance to watch the developers show matches and take part in a developer Q&A afterwards. Not going? No worries - get gamescom coverage firsthand with Ten Ton Hammer!
Ask the Devs!
We're off to see the developers
The wonderful developers of...awesome games
Meh. We thought we could pull that off in true Judy Garland fashion but it just wasn't working. At any rate, Ten Ton Hammer's intrepid adventurers--Ethec (the Tin Man), Reuben (the Scarecrow) and Ben (the Cowardly Lion)--are off to visit the developers of some of your favorite games at Gamescom and PAX. And they want to take your questions with them.
One of the perks of being a premium member is that you can Ask the Devs! (Missing out? You can become a premium member any time.) Head over to our Members Only forum and fire away!
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