New MMOG Announced - Lost Continents
VR1 Entertainment has announced the development of a new MMOG entitled ‘Lost Continents.’ According to the press release, this game is a MMOG “in the tradition of Jules Verne, King Kong and the pulp serials of the 1930's. Lost Continents brings more than sixty years of serial thrillers and pulp adventure stories to life...” Sound interesting? It sure does to me! You can check out the full press release here:
Richard Garriott – He’s Everywhere!
Lately, you can’t swing a dead Mongbat with out running into an article about Richard Garriott, or Lord British as some of us will always think of him. Check out the following articles for news of the creator of Ultima, and the new proponent of Lineage: The Blood Pledge.
Neocron Online
For those of you following the adventures of “Darkie” as he travels to Germany to bring gamers everywhere more information on Neocron Online, read the last two installments of “Darkie Does Deutschland” here:
Shattered Galaxy Special Offer
If you’ve been wondering whether or not you’d like playing Shattered Galaxy, now’s the time to find out! The company is offering a special deal – you can download the game and try it out for free for 14 days, with no credit card or registration required. Hard to beat that, so rush on over to their site to check it out:
Funcom Announces Cutbacks
Word on the street is that Funcom has laid off a number of people in it’s Norway headquarters, and has put their upcoming MMOG ‘Midgard’ on hold for now. Homelanfed has the full report at: http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php?id=3...
Beta Testers Sought for Earth & Beyond
Earth and Beyond is still hot on the trail of more applicants for their ongoing beta tests. The company indicates that they’ll be adding “tens of thousands” of external testers in the near future, so if you want to get in on the action, fill out the application at:
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