Rumors

Star Trek Online: Release Date Set? - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:38:05 -0400

No official announcement yet.

A recent update to the press assets page has given Star Trek Online for PC a release date of 02.02.10. No official word has been given on the STO or the Cryptic studios websites as of yet, but...

WoW: Azeroth Map Missing & BlizzCon Starting Soon - Ten Ton Hammer

Xerin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:35:06 -0400

It seems the shifty people at Blizzard just yanked the official Azeroth map from the official site leaving only a comment where it used to reside:

# Azeroth Map - We currently do not have a map for...

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Details Leaked by MMO Champion - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:59:28 -0400

Cataclysm details leaked.

More details about Blizzard's upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm, has surfaced on the MMO Champion forums. Be advised that this post contains a lot of spoilers about classes,...

STO Closed Beta to Begin in October? - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:51:28 -0400

Sardu's wild STO speculation v2.0While rumors began circulating earlier today about a possible launch date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Ten Ton Hammer’s friendly neighborhood Sardu has been coming up with some...

Could Star Wars: The Old Republic Launch in October, 2010? - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:27:07 -0400

Could SWTOR see a 2010 launch?

The rumor mill is turning as a possible leaked launch date for Star Wars: The Old Republic (SW: TOR) has surfaced on the French website starwars-universe.com. While we can't confirm or deny the...

World of Warcraft Movie to have Sam Raimi as Director! - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:44:42 -0400

A Major Scoop from Comic Con Hot off the presses! Ain't it Cool News has scooped that Sam Raimi will be directing a movie about WoW!

The last major update that we had on AICN on the WORLD OF WARCRAFT came from Moriarty...

WoW: 3.2 PTR - Raid Lockout Extensions! - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:30:28 -0400

Raid Lockout Timers Can Be Extended By One Week on the PTR

A new change to the PTR allows raid lockout timers to be extended an extra seven days. Good news for groups working on a new kill or if your raid is interrupted by unforeseen AFKs!

Thanks to...

WoW: Blizzard Trademarks "Cataclysm", Is This The Next WoW Xpac? - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:54 -0400

Is The Next WoW Xpac Centered Around The Malestrom?Blizzard filed for a new trademark "Catacylsm" on Jun 26th according to the US Patent and TM office. The filing can be found here. Most likely this is for the next xpac that many anticipate...

WoW: Current Druid Changes for Patch 3.2 PTR - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:59:11 -0400

The Winds of Change Blow Strong, Do They Make Us Stronger, Or are We Being Hit With the Nerf Bat?

It is patch time once again in the World of Warcraft. Many changes loom on the horizon, bringing with them the winds of change. As I have said before, no one dislikes change more than MMO...

EverQuest to Introduce Dynamic Level Instances? - Ten Ton Hammer

Dalmarus — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:52:27 -0400

Big things may be in store for EverQuest players this summer.
EverQuest Lead Designer, Ryan Barker, gave a cryptic (though interesting) answer to a fan at this mornings EverQuest 10th Anniversary Celebration panel moments ago at FanFaire 2009.

The fan...

FFXIV Ramping up for Beta? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:31:42 -0400

Interesting find makes fans wonder!

I don't put much stock in rumors because, well, they are rumors. I thought this was interesting though.

Could Cryptic Studios Be Developing a Neverwinter Nights MMOG? - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:26:06 -0400

Rumor has it...

Variety.com has uncovered an interesting possibility. A while back they posted that Cryptic Studios was working on breathing life back into several Atari titles. Today Variety claims that sources...

LOTRO for Xbox 360? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:12:16 -0400

Could this PC favorite be making its way to platform?

Rumors have been flying all over the place regarding a interesting bit of information that originated from a simple marketing questionnaire. Turbine asks via a survey:

Assuming that you liked...

IPhone/Ipod Touch Seeing WoW and/or SecondLife Soon? - Ten Ton Hammer

Xerin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:14:08 -0400

Well, there isn't an official story out yet and the main YouTube went private, but there is a rumor that a company has been hired to work on a project for Linden Labs and Activision on the iPhone....

Bethesda Sparring with Interplay Over Fallout MMO? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:12:02 -0400

Fallout potentially in for a pre-dev struggle

While gamers still await official confirmation that the popular Fallout series would be making its way into the realm of MMO gaming, an interesting struggle between Bethesda and Interplay has...

Rumor: 38 Studios to Buy Big Huge Games? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:10:03 -0400

Is a low performing studio going to get a save?

Kotaku reports today that there is a rumor floating around the industry regarding the uncertainty of Big Huge Games' future. Whether they will be closed, sold, or left as they are is left to be...

Marvel Comics Strikes a Deal for MMO? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:33:45 -0400

Fans still holding out hope!

It has been reported on Wall Street Journal Online's tech section that Marvel Comics has joined forces with game development new comer, Gazillion Entertainment, to produce a Marvel super hero...

WoW Experiencing Problems with Chinese Expansion? - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:43:53 -0500

Will a slow down in China hurt the MMO giant?

While this rumor comes via a news report that has been translated than republished in an English format (so take this news with a grain of salt), apparently Blizzard and its Chinese World of...

SOE Moves CS From India? - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:45:30 -0500

What will this mean for customer support quality?

Based on information Ten Ton Hammer has learned from Sony Online Entertainment, their Customer Service will soon leave India.

Realistically, out-of-country Customer Service has been lower...

EVE Online's Band of Brothers Forcefully Disbanded? - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:22:24 -0500

Biggest scam ever in EVE Online? It's looking that way...

Out of all the trillions of ISK that has changed hands over the last few years in the oft-mentioned scams and schemes in EVE Online, this one - if it proves to be true - takes the cake. According...