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In this episode Chris, Harry and I discuss Mists of Pandaria, the retirement of the Bioware doctors, Black Prophecy fading to black and more! Listen now: Win one of two PAX prize packs in the giveaway bellow! a Rafflecopter giveaway What we did this week Bill Some GW2 - levelled up alt because my wife won’t play with me Torchlight II Harry EVE LOTRO Final Fantasy VII Guild Wars 2 World of Warcraft: MOP Chris Guild Wars 2 - Level 50 Rift - Ember Isle and Autumn Event TOR - Space Combat is awesome! LOTRO - Questing around Stangard, and continuing with the Epic Story Torchlight II Life of Crime News Mists of Pandaria released http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria-now-live-in-the-united-stat/ WoW Insider guide http://wow.joystiq.com/mists-of-pandaria/ Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka announce retirement http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/18/bioware-founders-ray-muzyka-and-greg-zeschuk-announce-retirement/ City of Heroes update - sunset plans from NCSoft http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/player_services_status_update.php Video presentation of save CoH movement http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/fan-made-video-promotes-the-movement-to-save-city-of-heroes/ Guild Wars 2 out for Mac https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-guild-wars-2-for-mac-beta/ RaiderZ open beta Oct 24th http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/20/raiderz-open-beta-announced-founders-pack-includes-neverwinter/ Black Prophecy converted to death http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/black-prophecy-says-good-bye-today-with-parties/ GW2 does a complete 180 on trailer-theory with their new release http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XnB0e9UONo&list=UUP_FgMqOxp_VsM0UfrL-DxA&index=1&feature=plcp for context - the original trailer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4R5Q0ZOTa8&feature=BFa&list=UUP_FgMqOxp_VsM0UfrL-DxA Neverwinter’s Foundry dev blog http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=690571 And we were talking about Blizzard practicing predatory releases? http://www.riftgame.com/en/news/articles/09242012_save_a_panda.php   Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

Here's a short interview with Ike from Turtle Beach talking about the new headsets that they have for PC Gamers! Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Ever wondered what goes into making video game music happen? An Ace-team of panelists shares all the details! Featuring Jesper Kyd, Michael McCann, Inon Zur, Martin O'Donnell, and Sam Hulick, moderated by Emily Reese. Sorry for the technical difficulties in the middle! I assure you all I have been thoroughly chastised. Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Have a seat with Razer and their charismatic CEO Min-Liang Tan as they announce the new Razer Blade!  I don't know about you guys, but my christmas list just got longer... Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

    In this episode Chris, Harry and I discuss the death of City of Heroes, Rift: Storm Legion's release date, Guild Wars 2 hackery and more! Listen now:   What we did this week   Bill Guild Wars 2 LOTRO   Harry Final Fantasy VII LOTRO Guild Wars 2   Chris LOTRO - Crafting and Great River. So much crafting..... Rift - Ember Isle stuff GW2 - Um... yeah.. awesome. Frustrated as all heck with the crafting system, but loving the rest of the game. Level 38 with my warrior now. TOR - Space Combat. mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Space combat.     News   Final Fantasy XIV going free to play... for a while... again... But not for you... http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/final-fantasy-xiv-service-fees-to-discontinue-on-september-29th/   City of Heroes converted to death http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/thank_you.php   Riding Action MMO RPG goes live http://www.joymax.com/knightage/   Secret World Lead Designer designed his exit from Funcom http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/10/secret-worlds-lead-designer-not-with-funcom-anymore/   Rift Storm Legion release date - Nov 13 http://mmoreporter.com/2012/09/05/pax-2012-rift-interview-with-elrar-release-date-announcement/ http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/04/rift-storm-legion-targets-november-13th-begins-pre-orders/   GW2 “Our Time is Now” Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4R5Q0ZOTa8&feature=share&list=UUP_FgMqOxp_VsM0UfrL-DxA   GW2 fansite compromised - 8500+ attempts to commandeer account http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/guild-wars-2-password-attack-affects-10000-accounts/   19th (!!!) expansion for EQ http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/everquest-gets-its-19th-expansion-rain-of-fear/ For reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest#Expansions   WarZ players can lose real-money purchases to other players http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/10/the-war-z-lose-items-permanently/   MMO Reporter PAX Coverage http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE2E6B481C54A0FA9&feature=view_all     Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

We stop by the Trion Worlds booth to talk a little Defiance, how the game will integrate with the TV show, and how the instanced PvP will work. Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

We chat with David Brevik, President and COO of Gazillion Entertainment about Marvel Heroes, what players can expect from the game, and the upcoming closed beta! Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

In this week's episode, Chris and I brain-dump our PAX experience with Harry, who displays the patience of a saint. Listen now: What we did in game: Bill GW2 - only, and not enough Harry Lunar Silver Star Harmony Guild Wars 2 Chris PAX GW2 Things we saw at PAX Chris Guardians of Middle Earth Lego Lord of the Rings Rift: Storm Legion End of Nations Defiance Wargaming - World of - Tanks, Warplanes, WoT: Generals Firefall Marvel Heroes Novus Aeterno Raiderz Neverwinter Bill Torchlight 2 Wildstar Storm Legion Transformer Infinity & Pad 300 - awesome framerate and good looking 3D (10” tablets) Geek Chic gaming tables - on my “If I had a million dollars” list http://geekchichq.com/furniture/locus/ http://geekchichq.com/furniture/sultan/ Wii U - only watching others though Hardware of Show: Razer Blade Game of Show: Wildstar Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

Chris chats with Scott Hartsman about the Rift launch, the past year, and the upcoming Storm Legion Expansion. Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Elrar takes time out of his busy schedule at PAX to talk some Rift community, gives us the low down on what he's excited about in the game, and also lets us know the Storm Legion release date! Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Here we take a look at the upcoming MOBA Guardians of Middle Earth. Speaking to Ruth Tomandl, Executive Producer on the game, we look at the control scheme, bring Middle-earth to the MOBA space, and how much fun the game will be. Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

The entire MMO Reporter crew at PAX gathers to discuss our last day at the Conference. Wil Wheaton was awesome, and Perfect World has some cool stuff coming our way this year. Listen now: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Chris and Sallennia talk about the MMO Reporter team's 2nd full day at PAX, which included visit to see Torchlight 2, Wildstar, Marvel Heroes, Razer, Mad Catz and more! Listen now: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Chris and Jason talk about their amazingly action packed first day at PAX. Everything from Lord of the Rings MOBAs to space based MMOs, Chris was kept hopping as he went from booth to booth. Focusing on the hardware, Jason spoke to Turtle Beach and Razer, and even got to look at some games! Listen now: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

For this first show of our daily PAX Prime 2012 podcast, we recorded live at the MMO Reporter Meetup. Much fun was had by all, and we even managed to get Harry Hol in on the experience. You can listen to the audio version of the podcast, or take a look after the break for the video version. Listen now: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!