MMO News Roundup - 1-16-09
Posted by HCG Dreadsorrow | Filed under MMO News Roundup, News, The Shit to Get
A New MMO was announced earlier this week. IGG has announced their upcoming MMO 2029 Online. I looked at the all-out presentation on their FORUM, and yawned at the standard crap MMO that will undoubtedly get a rabid fan base of perhaps 20 people from around the world. YAWN! Click here for detai……ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz……
The Cartoon Network has launched their very own MMO, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall. Aw shucks, isn’t that cute? It’s rated for kids ages 10 and up. YAWN! Try again with an Adult Swim version, then we’ll talk. Click here to read the official press release. Click here to see the official website. I want to play a Meatwad. Meatwad make the money see, Meatwad get the honey she…
Remember the good old days of MUDs? If you do then you are a REAL veteran of online gaming. Well, put some of your first-hand knowledge to good use by contributing to the brand new Wiki just for MUDs. Click here to see the new MUD Wiki.
Now that the end of Tabula Rasa is almost here, soft of the people connected with the project are starting to spill the beans. To get a glimpse into the dangerous world of MMO development, read these blogs. First there is this blog written by Adam Martin, once upon a time he was the CTO of NCSoft Europe. He has written of his insights from the game’s launch. Follow up that with this blog written by Scott Jennings, an ex-lead designer at NCSoft Austin.
Finally, I wanted to bring this s**t-to-get item to your attention. This is a book, titled “Daemon” by Daniel Suarez. If you like sci-fi, and/or you also like MMOs, then you might want to take a peek at this one. Here is a synopsis from Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. Originally self-published, Suarez’s riveting debut would be a perfect gift for a favorite computer geek or anyone who appreciates thrills, chills and cyber suspense. Gaming genius Matthew Sobol, the 34-year-old head of CyberStorm Entertainment, has just died of brain cancer, but death doesn’t stop him from initiating an all-out Internet war against humanity. When the authorities investigate Sobol’s mansion in Thousand Oaks, Calif., they find themselves under attack from his empty house, aided by an unmanned Hummer that tears into the cops with staggering ferocity. Sobol’s weapon is a daemon, a kind of computer process that not only has taken over many of the world’s computer systems but also enlists the help of superintelligent human henchmen willing to carry out his diabolical plan. Complicated jargon abounds, but most complexities are reasonably explained. A final twist that runs counter to expectations will leave readers anxiously awaiting the promised sequel. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Click here to grab one for yourself.
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Tags: 2029 Online, Daemon, Daniel Suarez, FusionFall, IGG, MMO, MMO News Roundup, MMORPG, MUD Wiki, NCsoft, Tabula Rasa
