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Win a Free Year of Playtime for Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:42:25 -0500

Funcom and GiveawayGamer team up for new contest.

GiveawayGamer.com has teamed up with Funcom to give players a chance to win a free year of play time for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. All you have to do to win is share the site with the...

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...

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Impressions of the Imperial Agent - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:52:16 -0500

MMORPG takes a first-hand look at the Imperial Agent.

MMORPG recently got the chance to experience first-hand the new Imperial Agent in BioWare's upcoming MMOG Star Wars: The Old Republic. At a recent event at LucasArts San Francisco compound,...

LotRO Developer Diary Breaks Down Legacy Pool Distribution by Class - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:04 -0500

Legacy pool distribution explained for each class.

With the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion Siege of Mirkwood drawing closer, Turbine has released a new developer diary explaining legacy pool distribution by class as a...

Warhammer Online Producer Explains "Endless Trial" in New Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:35 -0500

Warhammer interview offers more details on "Endless Trial" offer.

Warhammer Online has had a bumpy ride since launch. The recent addition of the Endless Trial, which allows players a chance to experience the entire Tier 1 playing experience (levels 1-10) for ...

Eurogamer Portugal Interviews Star Trek Online Producer Dan Stahl - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:18:31 -0500

Dan Stahl talks Star Trek Online.

Eurogamer Portugal recently got the chance to speak with Star Trek Online (STO) Producer Dan Stahl to talk about some of the features that will be available in STO. Dan also discusses the...

Frogster goes to Asia - Ten Ton Hammer

ZeroMerc — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:11:51 -0500

Frogster jumps to another country... imagine that!

Frogster continues to hop from one country to the next with its blockbuster hit Runes of Magic. Landing in Korea this puts them in every country that matters when it comes to MMO's and really...

Fan of Machinima? Check out These Aion Creations! - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:57:37 -0500

See what in-game video can do with a little artistic flairMachinima is the fun and stunning art of taking in-game visuals and putting them eloquently to music. These can be as amusing as a tribute to the king of pop, or as pretty and unique as videos...

New Costume Pieces for Champions Online! - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:06:24 -0500

Cryptic unveils new costume pieces for CO!

Cryptic has just announced new costume pieces for Champions Online! These new costume pieces are free and will be available next Tuesday (11/24/09) in the upcoming patch. From being able to sling...

WoW: Bosstiary: The Frozen Halls - Ten Ton Hammer

Xerin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:38 -0500

What bosses await?

A new Bosstiary is up and reveals a lot of info behind the bosses. To me it doesn't give a lot of "new" info or anything more than the maps/boss locations, but it's still pretty cool.

They say...

WoW: Pilgram's Bounty Soon - Ten Ton Hammer

Xerin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:22 -0500

Pilgram's Bounty is soon!

Pilgram's Bounty is coming up soon. Are you ready to stuff your face with food? I hope so!

Come celebrate Pilgrim's Bounty with us! It's a time for reflecting on your journeys and good fortune,...

WoW: Official Site Icecrown Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Xerin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:24 -0500

What were the decision making processes in WoW? Read on.

Looks like Blizzard has posted up their thoughts on the design decisions when it comes to Icecrown. The lengthy interview posted today goes over some interesting bits about Icecrown, items, and...

Star Trek Online Releases Ship Tactics Part 2 Video - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:01 -0500

Starship Tactics explained.

Star Trek Online has released the second video of Starship Tactics over at IGN. The new video is a continuation of the first Starship Tactics video. Senior game designer Zeke Sparkes and...

BioWare Releases Threat of Peace #20 for Star Wars: The Old Republic - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:06 -0500

Find out what happens next in Threat of Peace.

BioWare has released the 20th issue of its Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic, Threat of Peace. In the latest comic, Lord Angral discovers some new information about Lord Baras and turns back...

Bounty Bay Online Mayan Group Instance - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:22 -0500

Take the Mayan challenge.

Bounty Bay Online will be launching its newest add-on November 25th, 2009. With the latest content addition comes the new high level Mayan group instance. Located deep within the South American...

New Aion Content Incoming? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:21 -0500

Mark your calendars for a glimpse of Aion's future!Now that patch 1.5.1 has gone live addressing some major concerns of the playerbase, it is time to look forward to future improvements What could those be? Aion CM Tamat tells the community to...

Icecrown Citadel Access - Ten Ton Hammer

Messiah — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:21 -0500

No fair, we can't kill Arthas on day one?

In what should come as no surprise, Daelo from Blizzard, announced that Icecrown Citadel is going to be gated in much the same way TotC was. What this means is that the whole raid will not open...

Star Trek Online Open Beta Dates Announced - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:41 -0500

Open beta begins in January.

Cryptic has announced the open beta dates for its upcoming sci-fi-based MMOG, Star Trek Online. Open beta will begin on January 12 and run through January 26th, 2010. Keys for open beta will be...

LotRO Developer Diary Explains Skill Changes in Siege of Mirkwood - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:25:15 -0500

Class skill changes explained for SoM.

The Lord of the Rings Online will be getting a few skill upgrades with the new Siege of Mirkwood expansion. The latest developer diary outlines the changes to classes that will result in some...

Call of Duty MMOG Being Considered According to L.A. Times - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:35 -0500

Could Call of Duty be coming to the MMOG masses?

Could we see a Call of Duty MMOG in the future? It's certainly a possibility according to a new L.A. Times article. The recent story details the successful launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

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