Summary: Chris and Bill adventure into the world of MMOs this week! We talk about Shadowrun Online, Everquest Next: Landmark, and dive into the world of 3D goggel things that are so popular right now. What we did in game Bill - GW2 Neverwinter WoW Civ V (screw Denmark) Chris - GW2 Wildstar Neverwinter Titanfall http://www.titanfall.com/news/we-hate-cheaters-just-as-much-as-you-do Facebook buys Oculus (Oculus Rift makers) https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971 John Carmack works for Facebook now $2 billion dollars ($400M cash, $1.6B stock) Mojang/Notch give up on Oculus Rift http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/03/25/minecraft-creator-kills-oculus-rift-plans-because-facebook-creeps-him-out/ http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/18/5523984/sony-reveals-project-morpheus-its-vr-system-for-ps4 Shadowrun Online : Early Access Begins March 31st https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynWEDQEq-WE Shadowrun Online was planned for a may 2013 release, however the base code that was used for Shadowrun Returns was too constricting for a online game. They had to rebuild new code from scratch and delay the game almost a full year, To make matter worse, the original investor they had backed out. Even the portrait artist “vanished”. After getting a new investor, the game has been recorded and will be ready for early access on Steam later this month. The core game is close to being done and they need player to come and test it. Every month they will update the game more and more. Tablet and Mobile versions will be worked on after the game is finished. EverQuest Next: Landmark : Alpha to Beta http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/982/feature/8330 Alpha ended this week and the game is going into closed beta We assume this means a new NDA will follow If you have not saved your work as a template, the game will save it for you. Closed beta will begin on the 26th of this month Closed beta will be introducing many more mechanics to the game. such as Monsters, combat, PVP and more! Chris - Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Strongholds has been announced http://www.swtor.com/galactic-strongholds On June 24, subscribers will have access to the new expansion Galactic Strongholds. Free to play will get the new content sometime in August. The expansion has many quality of life updates, but the major feature is the Strongholds system. Strongholds is basicly a housing system that you can decorate as you see fit. You can even own multiple strongholds across many other planets. You can even get a Guild Flagship to decorate for your guild. Decorations can be bought from many different areas in the game, such as planets, pvp, or even have players craft stuff. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ccmDV1nlw Swordsman beta signups have started http://games.arcgames.com/en/prod/swordsman Swordsman is a free to play martial arts mmo from perfect world. It features real time combat, a highly character creation engine, and a diverse crafting system. Anyone that loved Jade Empire should take a look at this game. Introduction Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Zo-pYQg58 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYcuF-QcWE LOTRO Update 13 Preview Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7ayWtpTdc Sponsor: Doghouse - Code: MMOREPORTER at doghousesystems.com to double your ram Audible - Go to audibletrial.com/mmoreporter to get your first month free! Contact Info Website: mmoreporter.com Emaill: mmo.reporter@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter Twitter: @mmo_reporter Twitter: @harryhol Twitter: @layanor Twitter: @mmobill Voicemail: 616-666-6778 or the widget on the right side of the page. Youtube: http://www.youtube.
