Kill Ten Rats: Blame November Rain

This week has been really “blah” all around.  There have been some exciting things.  Like a possible new boss battle in Guild Wars.  The Volume 1, epic quests becoming soloable in Lord of the Rings Online.  And of course, the Evil Empire’s RMT sale of drunk panda pets.  It’s all great, I guess.  I w...

Massively: NCsoft responds to City of Heroes speculation

We wanted to respond to your post from November 2 on City of Heroes and clarify a few points for you and your readers. In short, the piece offers a rather sensationalist view of NCsoft West and our success thus far. We're very proud of what we've accomplished here in the West - we have several maj...

Massively: Guild Wars announces art contest winners

Twenty winners were chosen from the submissions for some great prizes. The top three winners scored a signed copy of The Art of Guild Wars 2, the top ten received a signed Guild Wars art print, and all twenty winners won an exclusive Mad King's Guard minipet. Congratulations to all of the winn...

Massively: ArenaNet grants wish to heart transplant patient

So when we finally get our hands on GW2, there will be a little something from Emily in there. Congratulations from Massively, Emily, and we wish you continued health.Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Culture, Events, real-world, Guild Wars 2

Kill Ten Rats: The ArenaNet Genies

A feel good moment. I am always blown away by MMO fans. They are truly some top notch people, and their creativity is apparent in things like Halloween art contests.  It’s tough competition for developers to actually compete with the masters of their games, but they can and do.  ArenaNet worke...

A ding world: Blood Moon second run

I am not a PvP player usually in MMOs – pretty much the only game where I liked to play PvP was some of the game types in Guild Wars. I have also avoided the PvP part in Champions Online – until now. Player and NPC zombies all swarm to defeat the player heroes

Massively: Guild Wars PvP henchmen have arrived

Back at the beginning of the month, ArenaNet announced the winners of the Guild Wars henchman skill bar contest, promising that the AI would be tweaked to make the winning bars work well. Since then we've been anxiously awaiting the new henchmen to see how well they work and more importantl...

Kill Ten Rats: Run, Run Candy Corn Man

I played a bit of Guild Wars last night to finally ease myself in to the Halloween spirit after shaking the Borderlands dust off my mouse for a night.  The servers are alive with Costume Brawl and mat farming, but there is a new addition to this year’s festivities.  The Guild Wars Live Team crea...

Massively: Fourth annual MMO calendar now on sale

It's that time of year again - the MMO Calendar for 2010 is on sale. MMO Calendar is a yearly project created as a non-profit fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The calendar features original art from 12 different current and upcoming MMOs, and 100% o...

Massively: WRUP: It's all about EVE. And Aion. And...

As another weekend dawns upon us, we're left with some tough decisions to make. Namely, with countless MMOs (and let's not even get started on the non-MMO options) at our disposal, what should we play this weekend? Decisions, decisions...

Massively: Team Arenas and Hero Battles not the only thing changed in latest Guild Wars update

Regina said a few days ago that Hero Battles and Team Arenas would be removed from Guild Wars this week and that the Sealed Deck/Codex Arena would be added. It looks like the Live Team took care of that, made a few more PvP tweaks, then turned their attention to heroes and henchmen. Our sometime...

Kill Ten Rats: Guild Wars Sealed Deck

The Codex Arena is a 4-player sealed deck arena with 3-simple rules.  First, each profession will only get to use 20 randomly chosen skills each day, 5 of which will be elite.  These random skills will be the same for all players.  Second, players cannot only use elite skills from their primar...

WarCry Network : Latest News: NCsoft Titles Going Halloween

NCsoft is stepping up the Halloween season this year with a range of events, quests, costumes and other goodies across all their titles. Event details for Aion, City of Heroes, Exteel, Guild Wars, Lineage and Lineage 2 --after the jump!

Massively: Thrice the Halloween update hath patch'd

We are well into that time of year - Halloween is almost here and a quick look into nearly any MMO out there will show it. We've been talking about quite a few games out there and how they're celebrating, but they're certainly not the only ones putting jack-o-lanterns in their windows. Follow a...

Massively: Goodbye RR Day: Guild Wars to remove Hero Battles and Team Arenas this week

No, we're not endorsing RR Day. But ArenaNet Community Manager Regina Buenaobra announced today that Hero Battles and Team Arenas will be removed from Guild Wars with this week's update, and it's safe to assume that a good many players will be mourning that loss. The news shouldn't come as a...

Massively: The hardcore language (filter) of Champions Online

While many folks we know really don't care too much about chat filters one way or the other, the rather overzealous chat filter in Champions Online seems to be causing some problems for players - and NPCs! Eric Heimburg over at Elder Game ran into some NPCs having their rather harmless (rea...

Kill Ten Rats: Bye Bye Bad PvP

Regina at ArenaNet released news that Guild Wars Team Arenas and Hero Battles will be removed this week.  If you want a bit of crappy nostalgia or some quick, ill-gained rewards from the much despised “red resigns” way to play Hero Battles better do it quick.  I say good riddance and bring on t...

Kill Ten Rats: Under Da Sea

This leads me to a Guild Wars 2 tidbit I touched upon in an earlier post.  ArenaNet is creating a complete underwater continent.  They don’t want the danger of air to factor in either, and an easily gained consumable will be available for your fish-breathing enjoyment.  Exploration is one of...

Massively: Win yourself a Guild Wars 2 art book from Massively

Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Contests, Lore, Guild Wars 2, Massively meta, Giveaways Win yourself a Guild Wars 2 art book from Massively originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Massively: The Daily Grind: Ghoulies and ghosties and fan created beasties

The list of games and fan events is long, and offers a wealth of spooky fun for everyone, so we want to know: who's partying in your game of choice? Tell us what community events you're looking forward to attending this Halloween!Filed under: Guild Wars, Culture, Fan art, Events, in-game,...

Massively: Guild Wars PvP project updates

Back in August, Linsey Murdock, game designer for ArenaNet, gave news of a large Guild Wars PvP project the Live Team was working on. Community Manager Regina Buenaobra gave an update yesterday, working through a laundry list of items in the project and their status.

Massively: Guild Wars 2 blending RTS with PvP

If you're looking for more information on Guild Wars 2, check out our recent interview with ArenaNet.Filed under: New titles, PvP, News items, Guild Wars 2 Guild Wars 2 blending RTS with PvP originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of fee...

Kill Ten Rats: Guild Wars 2 RTS

Thanks to Naoroji at Guild Wars 2 Guru we received a translation from an interview from a Dutch magazine regarding Guild Wars 2.  There are a lot of good tidbits from Naoroji’s post on racial abilities and underwater exploration, but the best cut is on World PvP.

Massively: One Shots: Overlooking the quarry

When you see screenshots like this that almost seem to hover on the very verge of looking like paintings themselves, you can definitely see why the artists at ArenaNet have won several awards for their work on Guild Wars. With the art for Guild Wars 2 out, we can't wait to see more of that world....

A ding world: Mission for a superhero

But if more missions would have meant more “filler” type missions with little story context, I do think I prefer it the way it is. The game is not quite up to par with Guild Wars when it comes to strong story content vs fillers, but I think it is still better than a number of other mission-oriente...

NCsoft: NCsoft's Aion Soars as Year's Biggest MMO Launch

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom - 25. September, 2009 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today released, Aion®, its highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game in retailers across Europe. The entert...

Massively: Guild Wars 2 art book to not be included in the collector's edition

If you've been keeping your eye on that very gorgeous artbook that's currently residing in the Guild Wars 2 store/Penny Arcade store but have been holding off on your purchase, you might want to reconsider. ArenaNet has recently confirmed, via Twitter, that the art book in the Penny Arcad...

WarCry Network : Latest News: Guild Wars 2: The Art of GW2 Available Now

NCSoft and ArenaNet have published a 'coffee table' book called "The Art of Guild Wars 2". The book is packed with gorgeous concept art from the upcoming sequel to the still-popular Guild Wars. Find out how to get yours by clicking 'read more'.

Hyborian Spoken Here: Aion - Really?

All I have to say though is..."Thanks sheeples" as you have made it possible for NCSoft to now finish up Guild Wars 2 and really put some polish in. I can go back to Age of Conan and enjoy just a little more in regards to unique gameplay. And eventually we will see players go back to WoW...but for now, and t...

Opinion: Kill Ten Rats: Guild Wars Interview

How important is each profession’s identity?  Does the second profession mechanic affect the identity of the professions? What were some lessons that were learned regarding adding new professions after the initial release of Prophecies?

NCsoft: With Record-Breaking Preorder Sales, Aion Takes its Place as the Biggest MMO Release of the Year

NCsoft, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Lineage®, Guild Wars®, and City of Heroes® franchises. NCsoft West is a division of NCsoft that holds operating responsi...

Massively: Dungeon Runners shutting down in January

Luckily, for those currently subscribed to the game, some treats are coming your way, including free City of Heroes Architect Edition and Guild Wars Chapter 1: Prophecies. So if you've never played Dungeon Runners before, you have a little over three months to jump in for free and check it...

Massively: Massively's interview with ArenaNet: Let's talk Guild Wars 2

Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, Interviews, MMO industry, New titles, Guild Wars 2, Massively Interviews Massively's interview with ArenaNet: Let's talk Guild Wars 2 originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Massively: PAX 2009: ArenaNet offers a variety of videos for fans at home

The topics for this year were two completely different question and answer panels on the Art of Guild Wars 2, an insightful talk with the Guild Wars Live team who currently take care of the game, and a really interesting panel on the Fall of Ascalon novel that will give us the backstory betwe...

Kill Ten Rats: Guild Wars 2 - Ripples from Friday

I think it was a good letter, and is smoothing over the reality that Guild Wars 2 is not really on the horizon yet.  It is on Valve-time.  I am really happy that ArenaNet is in a position to seemingly afford such a luxury.  Guild Wars Factions, Nightfall, and especially Eye of the North were on ver...

Dichotomy of the Gamers Blogosphere: Seven Favorite Things - Guild Wars

My 7 favorite things about Guild Wars1. The Story - Right off the bat, whether people hate or love this mechanic, the story is gripping and well done. The game also has an ending, which makes working towards a goal more prominent...thus making the game more fun, with the need to continue to find ou...

Opinion: Kill Ten Rats: Interview with ArenaNet’s Linsey Murdock

Were any of the changes made with Guild Wars 2 “achievement systems” in mind? With much of ArenaNet working on the upcoming Guild Wars 2, how much interest do those employees take in the Guild Wars Live Team, especially with this update?

VirginWorlds MMO Podcast Collective: Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 23

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 23 marches on without Michael Zenke this week, as Shawn Schuster takes on the hosting duties. He's joined by his long-time podcasting partner Lady Sinaea for some discussion on Guild Wars' new companions,...

Patch: WarCry Network : Latest News: Guild Wars Game Update: Aug. 14

The latest Guild Wars update has been patched onto the servers. This update is a relatively small one that deals with guild battles. See what those GW Hamsters have been up to since the last patch!

Massively: Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 17

Filed under: Culture, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 17 is a short show to reflect the slow week in MMO news. Just the same Michael and Shawn had a few interesting things to talk about, including Massively's interview with the folks at 38 Studios and their recent guide to Gu...

West Karana: Guild Wars: Nightfall, Day 1

When a bunch of the most knowledgeable people in MMOs suggest to me that I should probably look into Guild Wars because it sounds like I need something different, well, I buy the game. And yeah, even though the game could be best compared to Dungeon Siege II with massively multiplayer cities...

Guild Wars - News: Guild Wars Guru Hosts New GvG Tournament

Massively: Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 4

Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 4 runs down news and features from Massively.com for the week of April 28th- May 4th. Two of our talented columnists fill the third and fourth chairs this week: James Murff and Player vs. Everything's Cameron S...

Guild Wars - Eye of the North Review - Page Two

A key portion of the Eye of the North landscape "" and one of the first massive structures you'll see in the game "" is the epically sized Hall of Monuments. Exploding out of the frozen wasteland of the Shiver Peaks, the Hall of Monuments acts as a sort of "trophy collection" for players that ha...

Fury leading the pack for most misleading MMO

Players who enjoy the PvP (and only the PvP) aspects of Guild Wars will probably love this game. Action adventure fans will probably find this game absolutely thrilling. MMORPG players expecting a vast world to explore will be severely disappointed.