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Star Trek Online Developer's Diary Explains Episode Missions
Episode missions used to evolve STO storyline.
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Martuk
Episode missions used to evolve STO storyline.
Cryptic has released a new developer's diary explaining the episode missions in Star Trek Online (STO). Episode missions play much like an episode of the TV shows and draw the player in to...
- Star Trek Online
LotRO: Developer's Diary Outlines Reward System for Siege of Mirkwood
Skirmish Points lead to big rewards in SoM.
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by Martuk
Skirmish Points lead to big rewards in SoM.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood (SoM) is less than a month away from launch and this week LotRO developer Brian “Zombie Columbus” released a new developer's diary to explain...
- Lord of the Rings Online
LotRO Developer Diary Details Mirkwood Regions and Development
Find out what it takes to make an expansion work.
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Posted on Wed, October 28, 2009 by Martuk
Find out what it takes to make an expansion work.
The Lord of the Rings Online is just a little over a month away from getting its next expansion the Siege of Mirkwood. As we draw closer to the release of the digital expansion, Turbine is ...
- Lord of the Rings Online
New LotRO Developer Diary Explains Skirmishes in Siege of Mirkwood
LotRO Skirmish scale and randomization detailed in latest developer diary.
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Posted on Fri, October 16, 2009 by Martuk
LotRO Skirmish scale and randomization detailed in latest developer diary.
Turbine's Brian “Zombie Columbus” is continuing his developer diaries for The Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming digital expansion, Siege of Mirkwood. In the latest diary, Brian talks about...
- Lord of the Rings Online
New LOTRO Developer Diary Outlines Legendary Item Change
Legendary Items get an update in Siege of Mirkwood.
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Posted on Wed, October 7, 2009 by Martuk
Legendary Items get an update in Siege of Mirkwood.
Legendary Items are getting another pass with the Siege of Mirkwood digital expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. This week Turbine released a new developer diary to explain what kind of...
- Lord of the Rings Online
Black Prophecy Developer's Diary Outlines the Human Faction
Nick Ebenhoch outlined human faction.
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Posted on Tue, September 29, 2009 by Martuk
Nick Ebenhoch outlined human faction.
Black Prophecy's Art Director Nick Ebenhoch has posted his 3rd Developer's Diary explaining the design approach to the factions of the game. Nick discusses the emblem used by the human faction...
- Black Prophecy
New AoC 'Developer's Blog' and a Changing of the Guards at Funcom
Funcom makes event plans for PAX and Dragon*Con.
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Posted on Wed, September 2, 2009 by Martuk
Funcom makes event plans for PAX and Dragon*Con.
PAX and Dragon*Con are this week and Funcom will be on hand at both to present the latest information on the 'Rise of the Godslayer' expansion for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. In his latest...
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Champions Online Releases State of the Game: Launch Day Special
Champions Online addresses concerns and offers a look at things to come on launch day.
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Posted on Tue, September 1, 2009 by Martuk
Champions Online addresses concerns and offers a look at things to come on launch day.
Today is the official launch of Champions Online and to bring in the first official day of gameplay, Cryptic has released a 'State of the Game: Launch Day Special' to address some of the issues...
- Champions Online
Black Prophecy's Newest 'Developer's Diary' Explains Ship Design and Inspiration
Find out how classic sci-fi inspired ship design for Black Prophecy.
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Posted on Tue, September 1, 2009 by Martuk
Find out how classic sci-fi inspired ship design for Black Prophecy.
Classic 1980s sci-fi played a huge role in the artistic development of Reaktor Media's upcoming space-based MMOG, Black Prophecy. The 2nd 'Developers Diary' for Black Prophecy explains how classic...
- Black Prophecy
Black Prophecy "Developer's Diary" Discusses Art Direction and the Game Environment
Black Prophecy developers talk about the games environment and art direction.
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Posted on Thu, August 20, 2009 by Martuk
Black Prophecy developers talk about the games environment and art direction.
Reakktor Media developers recently posted their first "Developer's Diary" for their upcoming sci-fi MMO, Black Prophecy. The diary discusses the art direction for the game and how the...
- Black Prophecy
WAR Keeps Get a Redesign
Dev Diary walks players through the changes
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Posted on Fri, August 14, 2009 by Savanja
Dev Diary walks players through the changes
Warhammer Online has received a lot of criticism of various game features, one being the poor design of Keeps. Up until now, Keep strategy has been fairly limited and Mythic wants to offer players...
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
New CoH Issue 16 Developer's Diary and Screenshots Released
New diary talks about powerset proliferation.
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Posted on Fri, August 14, 2009 by Martuk
New diary talks about powerset proliferation.
City of Heroes coming update, Issue 16: Power Proliferation, will allow players the chance to customize the look of their very own powers. This week NCsoft released several new screenshtots and a...
- City of Heroes
AoC Dev Explains Class Changes
Read the Whys and Whats on the Bear Shaman and Barbarian Class Changes
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Posted on Tue, August 11, 2009 by Savanja
Read the Whys and Whats on the Bear Shaman and Barbarian Class Changes
Age of Conan update 1.05.4 saw sweeping changes for the Bear Shaman and Barbarian classes leaving many players wondering why the changes were made and what they mean for those of us who plays...
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Wolf Team Publisher Post - Team Conquest
Conquer your enemies in multiple forms.
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Posted on Tue, August 4, 2009 by Dalmarus
Conquer your enemies in multiple forms.
This week the team at WolfTeam decided to enlighten us to one of their game modes called, Conquest. This is a round-based game mode, where teams have an objective to complete. To win a round, a...
- WolfTeam
PWI: New Dev Journal on Flying Mounts
Flying mounts add a new dimension to combat in PWI
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Posted on Mon, August 3, 2009 by Sardu
Flying mounts add a new dimension to combat in PWI
While flying mounts are becoming more commonplace in MMOGs, Perfect World International sets itself apart from the crowd by allowing players to enter aerial combat while flying high on their...
- Perfect World International
Jade Dynasty: Exclusive Pet Evolution Dev Journal
Pets in Jade Dynasty are more than a one trick pony
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Posted on Fri, July 31, 2009 by Sardu
Pets in Jade Dynasty are more than a one trick pony
While many MMOGs featuring pets allow your beastly companion to advance alongside your character, Perfect World International has taken that concept to a whole new level with Jade Dynasty. The...
- Jade Dynasty
SOE Senior Community Manager Takes her Reign
SOE's newest staff member reminds us that she too is still a gamer!
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Posted on Fri, July 31, 2009 by Savanja
SOE's newest staff member reminds us that she too is still a gamer!
Sony Online Entertainment has seen a few employees come and a few go lately, the most notable being the newest Senior Community Manager Linda Carlson. Linda has been a pillar of the SOE community...
Perfect World Dev Journal - Fashion and Wardrobe
Styling and Profiling in PWI
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Posted on Fri, July 24, 2009 by Ralsu
Styling and Profiling in PWI

In tandem with its Age of Spirits expansion, Perfect World International is introducing the Wardrobe system, a type of storage just for fashion items. The expansion also heralds the start of...
- Perfect World International
CO State of the Game - Soloing Clarification
Find out what has been happening in Champions Online!
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Posted on Thu, July 23, 2009 by Savanja
Find out what has been happening in Champions Online!
The newest Champions Online State of the Game is up and this installment touches upon some great topics for the community. Find out what a player's role is in game, find out whether or not soloing...
- Champions Online
Jade Dynasty Dev Journal: Guide to Player Crafting
Pets that can do a little bit of everything.
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Posted on Mon, July 20, 2009 by Cody Bye
Pets that can do a little bit of everything.
The Ten Ton Hammer staff has received the latest dev journal from the folks at Perfect World Entertainment, and this time the article focuses on crafting with your pet in their newest game,...
- Jade Dynasty