The Tattered Notebook: The passing of Ribbitribbitt

Source: Massively

This week's Tattered Notebook started off business as usual. I was putting together part two of a look at the layers of change in EverQuest II through the years. But I was also mulling over a column about the ...
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The Firing Line: PlanetSide 2's Matt Higby on the MMOFPS revolution

Source: Massively

Sony Online Entertainment has begun carpet-bombing media outlets with publicity relating to its upcoming PlanetSide 2 MMOFPS. The game has been in development for quite a while now, but up until very recently the ...
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8 potential publishers who can save Project Copernicus, 38 Studios' MMO

Source: Games Radar

We hate to see it happen – Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, the teams behind Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, have officially shut down as of yesterday. The games they had poured all of their time, effort, and resources into are no ...
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Sony Online's Planetside 2: Can It Grab The Call of Duty Audience?

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Back in 2003, during what was arguably its heyday as the premier publisher of online gaming experiences, Sony Online Entertainment released the first MMOFPS, Planetside. Unlike other MMOs, Planetside had real-time FPS combat ins ...
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How Bethesda's taking the Elder Scrolls online

Source: Edge Magazine

The cover of our next issue, which hits newsstands on June 6, features The Elder Scrolls Online, the game that marks the first time Bethesda's 18-year-old RPG series will open the gates of Tamriel to the world as an MMOG ...
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New Sony patent details a method to interrupt games with ads

Source: VG247

A new patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America details software designed to interrupt the gameplay sessions of users with advertisements. Spotted by an eagle-eyed user on NeoGAF, the patent was filed back in July 2011 by SCEA and i ...
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Early History of the Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Source: N4G

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs) are virtual persistent worlds that allow 100′s to thousands of players to simultaneous play and be part of the same game world. All MMOs have the leveling treadmill type of gamepl ...
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Boston.com: Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off all staff

Source: Baseball Think Factory

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38 Studios Closes; CEO And Vice President Jump Ship

Source: G4 TV

According to a report on The Verge, Curt Schilling's 38 Studios, the company that developed Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning . has closed. The company laid off all of its employees, according to a source. Company CEO Jen MacLean a ...
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