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Guest writer Kevin Dudenbostel recently paid a visit to Hi-Rez Studios to get a preview of their upcoming MMOFPS Global Agenda. Read on for his impressions og the game and of the team behind it.
When The MMO Gamer was invited to visit Hi-Rez Studios for a sneak peak at their upcoming game, Global Agenda, I [...]

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In the current economic climate, it’s hard to find a company with good news to share. And the volatile MMO business might be the last place you’d look.
Yet Iceland-headquartered CCP, developer of EVE Online, is not just healthy, but growing, seeking 60 new hires, says North America president Mike Tinney. “We’re in a pretty [...]

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An Insider’s View of the Making of Fusion Fall
Monday, March 9
3:00 – 4:30
Skiles 002
Join us for a roundtable discussion with the designers of the FusionFall MMOG as they discuss how this complex game,
merging a variety of diverse cartoon properties was developed by a multi-national team.
Chris Waldron, Game Producer
Sam Lewis, Lead Game Designer
Mario Piedra, Creative Director
Matthew [...]

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Innovative game architecture combines fast-action character creation and personal interaction on a massive scale, eliminating geographic and server constraints —
ATLANTA – (February 24, 2009) – Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today its Performance IP™ network and Managed Server hosting services are [...]

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In this current economic situation, developers and publishers alike are forced to downsize their staff. The general perceptions of a recession-proof industry are incorrect. Fortunately, while the major players in the video game industry are taking difficult hits, the independent studios are quietly toiling to develop new titles.
Hi-Rez is developing a new MMO called [...]

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By Will Freeman
February 13, 2009
As EVE Online continues its new promotional push, and prepares a free expansion and a debut boxed release, we spoke with the game’s in-game economist Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson.
Develop: You’ve got a very unusual job. For our readers that don’t know about your role, what are you responsible for in the EVE [...]

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CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE™: FUSIONFALL™ Available to Play Starting Today
Cartoon Network New Media along with its development partner, Grigon Entertainment, announced today the launch of its AAA, browser-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.
“We are excited to launch FusionFall, our most ambitious game to date from Cartoon Network,” said Paul Condolora, Senior Vice [...]

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ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entertainment Arts Research Inc. an Atlanta-based video game publisher and interactive entertainment virtual world developer founded in 2000 by Professor Joseph Saulter, today announced a multimillion dollar series A funding. EAR is in pre production on an original third person action thriller IP called Fire Wire District 22 driven by artistic creativity and advanced [...]

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Atari has revealed at CCP’s EVE Online Fanfest that it is teaming up with the developer to bring the MMO to retail. CCO’s VP of Sales talks about the marketing strategy.
Reykjavik, Iceland—At the close of its fifth annual EVE Online Fanfest, CCP Games announced to a crowd of 1,500 players from around the globe [...]

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Global Agenda is currently in development and has not been publicly released. Hi-Rez Studios is evaluating applications for upcoming Alpha and Beta testing activities on an INVITATION ONLY BASIS. A highly limited number of spots are currently available, with more slots opening over the coming months. Alpha Testers will be asked to participate in scheduled [...]

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