Should player housing be allowed in the new Star Wars MMO? That’s going to be a question asked a lot over the next few months or years until we get a definitive answer from Bioware.
Remembering back to how I felt when Star Wars Galaxies was first announced and how I felt all the way through to launch, I have to reign in my excitement over Star Wars The Old Republic and keep in mind the initial failures of the aforementioned SWG. …
We have our first video of Star Wars the Old Republic!
Okay, okay…not so much a video of the game but a developer diary discussing some of the game concepts and features as well as showing off some concept art of the game. Click the image below or visit the GameZig media room (MMORPG section) …
As if we haven’t known it was coming for months now, since the mid-July slip be EA’s head honcho that Bioware was building a KOTOR era MMORPG. Well, Bioware finally let loose with the news yesterday and started releasing information about their new title, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR). The game is set about …
One of the things that makes Star Wars what it is, Star Ships! When walking around the world of Star Wars Galaxies you really don’t see a whole lot of them. In fact, you are pretty well limited to …
The battle of the year has already begun as the two football titans of the gameworld go …
You’d really expect to have more tools at your disposale than just a droid and a gun. In my vision of Star Wars Galaxies as I beleive it should have been (I like to call it SWG 2) this is what I think …
Lucasarts and BioWare are scheduled to make a big announcement next Tuesday. If you’re a gambler, place your bets on this announcement being the new Star Wars MMO that has been a big open secret for a while now; the one set in the same era as the Knights of the Old Republic games. Hopefully, …
I finally did it, I broke down and bought my first console since the Atari 64! My wife and I were looking for something fun we could both do together at home and since there are no MMORPG’s we can both agree upon right now we started looking at consoles.
I know the Wii has been …
There are so many MMORPG’s in existence today but almost all of them follow the same basic principle. Leveling, grinding and raiding. It’s the MMORPG hook to get you addicted and feel like you have to keep ‘working’ to level your …
With some exciting new mods on the horizon and some already sucking us in, this is the perfect time to showcase some of the best new projects to date.
Mechwarrior: Living Legends
Living Legends is a …
Soul Calibur 4 has to have the most impressing visuals for a fighter to date. Of course it will have competion from games like Tekken but the gameplay sets it apart from every other fighter I have ever played. Yes its cheap in some areas such as getting …
I look back on games I’ve played before in the MMO genre and tend to have fond memories of friends, adventures and being lost in the game world. But then I also have memories of tedious grinds, stressful situations and general time sinks called raids. Why do game designers keep putting this mechanic into games?
Well, first …
Cryptic Studios finally let us in on their not so well kept secret, they are making a Star Trek Online MMORPG. Before it came out, we had a little fun trying to figure out what type of gameplay mechanics a game like this …
Before you tie me up to the stake and light the torches, hear me out!!
Star Wars Galaxies, even though it is still alive today is a failure for the Star Wars fans in my book. It started out as a fun game with some features I really enjoyed. Granted, there were parts of the game …
I know this sounds like a ridiculous question - being that the very name of the game KNIGHTS of the Old Republic just oozes Jedi, but it’s a question being asked by Geek Critique and he makes a point on that’s what ruined Star Wars Galaxies. But this is a totally …
In a Portfolio.com interview this week at E3, John Riccitiello (the CEO of Electronic Arts) confirmed that the secret project in the works is indead Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Online in partnership with LucasArts.
During …
Along with all the new content in the Wrath of the Lich King update, Blizzard will be releasing a new feature called the Achievement System. Basically, it’s a list of things a player can do to gain titles and rewards. Mostly through things they are already doing, like PVP, exploring the game world or progressing …
With the atom bomb that Mythic Entertainment dropped yesterday about the massive cuts for Warhammer Online it’s leaving many WAR fans in an emotional fog and just as many WAR haters saying, “I told you so”. It is a lot to take in for sure, I still can’t quite wrap my mind around whether or …
Happy 4th of July! I’m taking the day off of blogging to spend the day with my wife and daughter and go watch some good old celebration fireworks. If you are a hardcore gamer - I know a lot of MMORPG’s out there have their own versions of holidays, Star Wars Galaxies had a lot …
As the title of the post makes obvious, this was a very slow gaming weekend. I messed around a bit in Call of Duty 4, working toward getting my gold AK-47 (I have no idea why I want one) and spent an hour or so in World of Warcraft leveling up my mage to level …
I was just reading an article by Kevin Murnane over at Massively about greed. Kevin’s right in that there is a lot of greed in MMO’s - friends stabbing friends in the back for epic loot and the like. With that in mind I started reflecting on end game content and …
I remember the thoughts that ran through my head when I first started reading pre-release info about Star Wars Galaxies, my first step into the MMORPG world. Before this I was an FPS ’stat’ whore and competition shooter. I only played first person shooters, mostly in the Delta Force series from Novalogic back in those …
Getting back to the MMORPG Cookie Cutter topic, to keep MMORPG’s from getting stale and give developers a fresh perspective on things gamers want, I started thinking about some interesting ways to bone up on features in new and even some current MMORPG titles. Now, these aren’t necessarily a major …
I recently read a few posts at various other sites talking about how all the MMORPG’s coming out as of late have been pretty well cookie cutter games. In other words, the same game repackaged with a few ’stand out’ features. Like AoC for example, a lot of people are comparing that to WoW in …
There are rumors floating around that Bioware is working on two things right now, first they seem to be working on a new MMO project. Kotaku has an article about some of the MMO rumors and is speculating that the new MMO is not going to be based on KOTOR. However, if you look …
The ultimate goal of any MMORPG is to totally immerse you in the game world. That’s what keeps you coming back, in the game world you can be whoever you want to be. You are a jedi knight constantly at odds with the Empire or a …
One thing I’ve always talked about and have thought is missing within most major games since my early days of MMO’s have been the ‘game within a game’ idea, or mini-games. Star Wars Galaxies had the concept in early development with some mini-games but they quickly were moved to the back burner and never made …
One game I’ve been watching lately has been Stargate Worlds, an MMO based on the popular television series, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. I’ll admit, I’m not to up-to-date on the story line in Atlantis, I’ve maybe seen 2 episodes but SG-1 was a real …
While waiting for my early access download to complete for AoC, I was playing around with Star Wars Empires at War single player. I was having a blast attacking planets one at a time, first conquering the area of space surrounding the planet with my fleet of Star Destroyers, then launching a ground campaign with …
While waiting for Age of Conan to arrive, I thought I’d delve more into my thoughts about what I thought Star Wars Galaxies should have done. At this point, I’d be happy if it were any space MMO that could pull off some of the stuff I’m mentioning, but Star Wars would of course take …
In my vision of the sequel to Star Wars Galaxies, vehicles would have combat roles rather than just fancy transports such as they are now. Vehicles such as the AT-AT, AT-ST and AT-RT would not be pets users control from the side lines, rather vehicles people could enter and control in battles. The combat class …
Before you get your hopes up, no there is no Star Wars Galaxies sequel in the works, at least not that I am aware of. This is just a short list of some of the things I would like to see included if SOE and Lucasarts decided to make another go at it. The chances …
Star Wars Galaxies has really shifted gears towards instant satisfaction for their replacement player base. I say replacement because the vast majority of the original game players have vacated the game after Sony and Lucasarts overhauled the game at the fundamental level and made it a complete different game experience than people origninally bought. To …
Many people have many different feelings about Star Wars Galaxies. Some people love it just the way it is. But for the most part, many of the original players feel it is a dead game. Compared to the number of subscribers now as to pre-NGE, the old players are right. To …
One of my first and most loved professions in Star Wars Galaxies was the Creature Handler. In pre-game dream mode I never thought of being a Creature Handler at all. Being able to tame and control pets didn’t seem to top my list of things to do in a Star Wars game. I had dreams …
While writing about my past experiences with Star Wars Galaxies, I started to feel pretty nestalgiac and started looking at SWG to see of any changes. Sadly, it looks like Sony is flushing this once great game right down the toilet and not looking back. However, there is a new hope Star Wars Galaxies fans! …
I have so many rants for this game I could, and probably will, go on all day. In the early days this game was great. It’s everything, well almost everything, you would expect from the Star Wars universe. Combat was fun and challenging. The crafting system was actually fun and rewarding, albeit a bit tedious …
Before mounts or vehicles in Star Wars Galaxies, everyone had to make their way on foot, everywhere. The only shortcut to getting to a destination on planet was to take a shuttle to the nearest city to your destination and walk it from there.
After awhile, this became tedious labor but in the beginning this was …
I remember in pre-release videos and pictures seeing a full blown AT-AT (All Terrain Attack Transport) walking around. This thing was HUGE! In the video they had it walking the sands of Tatooine and for a size comparison they stuck a Krayt dragon next to it. …
Most of my game experience has been first person shooters. My first venture into MMORPG’s was Star Wars Galaxies. Needless to say this game was very anticipated from early development. The feature list, screenshots and game play videos released by the dev team were mouth watering. But the game opening was less than stellar. Many …