The Old Republic - IGN Preview

More Star Wars: The Old Republic Videos

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LOTRO TV Spot

PC Games - E3 2011 - The Lord Of The Rings Online

Rather clever, I think.

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MMO Junkies Sues Game Company

Exhibit 2,762 on what's wrong with society, we have another example of a bullshit lawsuit. In this one, the plaintiff, a gamer who supposedly racked up 20,000 hours playing the MMO Lineage 2, is suing the game producer, NCSoft, for making the game "too addictive".

Not only should the lawyer who filed the suit be disbarred and required to pay NCSoft's legal fees, this guy should be banned from ever touching a computer again.

Check out the story on Wired.

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DCUO Cinematic Trailer

The DC Universe Online cinematic trailer is out, done by Blur, the same folks that created the two awesome Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematics that we've seen. While I'm not a huge DC fan and don't plan on playing this game, I have to admit, the trailer looks pretty awesome.

Maybe Blur should start doing actual movies or episodes of something?

Video Games | DC Universe Online | Exclusive Who Do You Trust Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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SW:TOR Combat Video

I like the use of "dialogue instances" that keep ass-hats from messing around in your scene. The instance triggered when the large green circle appeared and was so smooth I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read about it.

Found via Massively.com, check out the video after the jump.

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New TOR Trailer

A new trailer is out for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it is full of awesome. Check it out after the jump.

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LOTRO Videos

Lord of the Rings - Online "I am warden" from EveNArtworkS on Vimeo.

These are a couple of awesome videos for Lord Of The Rings Online done by players. Turbine should hire these guys to do videos for all of the classes.

The Lord of the Rings - Online "Loremaster Trailer" from EveNArtworkS on Vimeo.

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Battlestar Galactica MMO?

The news broke during the Game Developer's Conference that a company was putting together a browser-based MMO based on the Battlestar Galactica IP.

As much as I liked BSG (before the end), I just don't see it as an MMO.

Two IPs that beg for an MMO:

Firefly (The Verse Online)
Battletech/Mechwarrior

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I can has Star Trek (Online)

I've been sucked into another MMO, Star Trek Online. Initially I didn't think I'd play long but it turned out that the technical issues were much easier to solve than the ones that have kept me from playing LOTRO.

Unlike LOTRO, I haven't opted for the lifetime membership yet. There were enough issues at launch to cause me doubts, and while I never regretted the lifetime sub for LOTRO, it is a big chunk of change to plop down on a game you're not sure you'll stick with.


In some ways it doesn't feel like an MMO. I think it's a combination of the omni-server/instance system and the fact that we spend a lot of time in our ships. In most MMOs you have distinct servers and you tend to start recognizing names. In STO, there are no servers, just instances of the same space used to keep it from getting crowded, so you don't end up running around with the same people day after day.

The story line of the "main" campaign, the episodes, are great, with plenty of callbacks to various Trek series. And there are plenty of character and ship customizations to keep pixel-crack junkies happy for a while.

Having two systems to learn, ground and space, isn't a daunting as it may appear up front, as both are pretty easy to learn. Fortunately the designers didn't succumb to the twitch mentality used in FPS games and the Star Wars Galaxies NGE for the ground. Space is somewhat simplified with limited 3D, so you don't have ventral and dorsal arcs and you can't roll your ship. I consider it an acceptable compromise, especially considering the source material.

There are some weak points to the game, besides a lack of community. The crafting system blows and some of the other systems are clunky. These may be improved, back again to not having the lifetime membership yet.

In the funniest bug I've ever seen in an MMO, there is (or was) an issue in visiting bridges. Your ship has a bridge where you can walk around, with your bridge officers hard at work at their stations. You can also invite your friends to hang out on your bridge, because it's cooler than hanging out in your mom's basement. Well, when I went on my Klingon faction character's bridge, all the crew were Starfleet. I chuckled and told a friend who was online about it. On an impulse, I decided to see if I could invite his Starfleet character to visit my Klingon bridge.

It worked. And then all of my Starfleet crew whipped out Klingon weapons and jumped him. I was laughing so hard I almost didn't kick him out before he died.

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Star Trek Online - Starbase 24 Trailer

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Star Trek Online - Fleet Actions

More Star Trek Online Videos

I really hope this game plays as good as it looks.

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Star Trek Online - Starship Combat 101

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New Star Trek Online Trailer

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Qaplah!

It will be a tough choice... Federation or Klingon.

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Imperial Spies And Mandolorians

A couple of videos for those curious about the upcoming Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic.

The first is about Imperial Spies and the Mandalorians, check it out here.

The next one gives us a peek at Coruscant as well as some additional in-game footage. You can se it here.

I would embed these, but their embed code is acting wonky, so I'll have to settle for links.

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