All Things Video (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
It's easy to get lost when shopping online so a new site, flit.com, has a method that recreates how we go about shopping in person, says WSJ's Katie Boehret.
Massively (Free subscription) | 01/30/2010
Filed under: Culture , Tips and tricks , PvE , Opinion , Anti-Aliased "Roleplaying" and "raid" both in the same sentence? Blasphemy! Yet, that was my position back in World of Warcraft , and I certainly roleplayed while participating in PvP and massive PvE (almost akin to raids) in The Matrix Online before its demise. Before all of that, I was a roleplaying guild leader in Final...
Massively (Free subscription) | 12/30/2009
Filed under: Events, real-world , MMO industry , Opinion , The Daily Grind , Academic The look back has already started here and there , and we've got only two days left -- assuming you count today. And we've seen a lot of things happen over the last year, which everyone on-staff has their own opinion about. To some, it was the year of free-to-play . To others, it was the year of dying games. But...
Massively (Free subscription) | 12/25/2009
With the holiday season usually comes a healthy dose of gift money, and what comes with extra money for many people reading the site is new games. It's not as if the past year has been exactly spare on game releases, although the success of several is a bit up in the air. But be forewarned -- if you needed the reminder, 2009 could very well be the year we learned that no title is immune to being shut...
Massively (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: Fantasy , Sci-fi , Asheron's Call , Interviews , MMO industry , The Matrix Online , Casual Not many MMOs last a decade, and this week marks 10 years since the launch of Asheron's Call , the fantasy MMORPG by Turbine Entertainment. Releasing several months after EverQuest , the game held its own and found its way to becoming one of the top MMOs of its time, providing fond memories for...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
The Matrix Online was shut down for good this summer, leaving former players with nothing but memories. To assist your reminiscing, Sony Online Entertainment compiled a Matrix Online Memory Book.
Massively (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Beta tests. It seems like no sooner do you turn around these days than you trip over a beta. With so many games coming out in the second half of this year, it also means we get to check out the various end of beta events! Fallen Earth 's Apocalypse Parties were lower-key, involving groups like the above pictured mix of folks getting their groove on. The actual end, however, involved getting everyone...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
And you'll never guess what happens in it. Author "Boubouille" of MMO-Champion claims to have assembled detailed information on World of Warcraft 's next expansion, which reportedly tears the landscape of Azeroth asunder in some sort of ... huge ... disaster ... event ... thing . There's probably a word for that -- might be smart to trademark it . As pointed out by our sister site WoW.com...
The Ancient Gaming Noob (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Sony Online Entertainment closed down The Matrix Online last weekend, ending its four year reign. It was not an easy four years. It was based off three movies, only one of which was really good. It did not get great reviews. It went through a mid-life revamp that, like all such efforts, alienated some of it loyal [...]
Blue's News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Another Perspective on Live Content on MMORPG.com is written by Steve Williams of Carbine Studios who relates his experiences as a member of the Live Events team for The Matrix Online. He gives a...
Gaming Nexus (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
by: Charles Husemann NEWS - MMO deaths are fairly interesting things as only the hardcore members of the community are left to watch the switch get flipped from 1 to 0. The shutdowns also give the devs of the game a chance to reward the hard core members and give them a chance to say good-bye to their community for all the time they've invested in their product. The latest MMO to head to the great...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Friday was the last day for SOE's The Matrix Online . We've been following the collapse of this older MMO for a few months now and, thankfully, our brothers and sisters in the resistance over at Massively were there to experience and document the end. There was some merrymaking , lightning and even a bit of ... eyes dripping blood ? Check out Massively's gallery below for all of the endgame ceremonies....
Press The Buttons (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. No, wait; I did. When The Matrix Online came to an end last week, Massively was there to document the end of the world. Do you want...
Massively (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Yes, The Matrix Online sucked . Its gameplay was an abhorrent pile of repetitive garbage that offered no real direction other than doing storyline-less missions until you hit 50, in which there was no endgame. The combat was interesting, as it offered scripted camera shots for insane kung-fu flips and hits, but it wasn't enough to "save" the game. I hear you. But if you think the above paragraph...
Opposable Thumbs (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
It's odd when online games come back into the news because they shut down. There is something strangely touching about a world—even an unpopular one—where all the stories, all the gaming, and all the hours people put into it disappear when the publisher finally pulls the plug on the servers. The Matrix Online has been shut down, but at least players had one last party before things all...
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