It's been a somewhat quiet week in the MMO world with many companies and devs ramping up for GDC. What news there was, we found it -- even when it involved seeing some things we really don't think were meant for most eyes. We've heard conflicting reports on NCsoft's take on Tabula Rasa and the Austin offices, we've gotten the scoop on the new Legends of Norrath online crack TCG too. And for those of you who enjoyed pen & paper RPGs, we even got word that Cryptic is creating a superhero MMO based on the Champions system! Add in all the great new exclusive Massively features like TurpsterVision, and we'd say it wasn't bad for a quiet week! This week we've got several people on the ground at GDC along with the Joystiq crew, so be sure to check in with us at Massively!
News
- Twofish to make microtransaction economies easier with middleware
- Upbeat Age of Conan state of the game letter notes cut features
- NCsoft's first console game to be announced this year
- Second Life on an iPhone
- Blizzard founder talks about WoW mobile
- PS3 vs. PC action unlikely for The Agency
- Cryptic announces Champions Online, their new superhero MMO
- Hello Kitty Online: I have no mouth, and I must scream
- Blizz announces WoW arena tourney with $75,000 grand prize
- TR guilds say game over to the endgame
- Sony Online Entertainment is looking for interns
- Did you give the gift of a hacked account this Christmas?
- Metaverse U conversation: Raph Koster, Cory Ondrejka, Howard Rheingold
- Tabula Rasa down in the dumps? with follow-up Tabula Rasa not in the dumps after all?
- GDC08: Leigh Alexander introduces us to Worlds in Motion
- GDC08: Age of Conan Preview
- GDC08: Exercise - the MMO?
- GDC08: What if your mana bar was green?
Discussion
- TurpsterVision : Dancing in the Endless Forest
- The intersection of Spore and MMOs
- Getting around in LotRO: a transportation guide
- First Impressions: Sword of the New World
- Jumpgate's evolution(ary) inspiration
- Lawyers representing gold farmers threaten Lum the Mad
- Under The Hood: Player Economics 101
- David Perry posits 70 Million player massive game
- Practical Marketing: Keeping your PR out of the trash
- MMOGology: Control yourself!
- Wrath of the Lich King could be very very sneaky
