Events like SOE Fan Faire show that not all developers are there to shy away from their fans.
Conferences
Free-to-play, microtransactions, social game networks - the online gaming space is changing, and at this year's Game Developers' Conference in Austin, developers and publishers will wrangle with the idea: How the hell do we make money off of it?
Hearts explode, bodies explode, whatever Diablo III's Monk gets his hands on explodes. Luckily, I didn't explode when I got my hands on and spent some time with him.
What's the deal with Blizzard's fancy new version of its Battle.net online multiplayer service? Blizzard offered a look into the future of Battle.net at BlizzCon today.
The world of Warcraft isn't the only thing that will get some changes in Cataclysm: There will be new class/race combinations, entirely new systems of advancement - and a ton of new raids, dungeons, and PvP areas.
As the Worgen and the Goblins join the Alliance and Horde, Azeroth as we know it is no more - the explosive Cataclysm has reshaped the world from level 1 to level 85.
With Cataclysm, the world of Warcraft has been forever changed. The third expansion will feature two new races joining the fight, and an old villain reshaping the face of Azeroth itself.
Blizzard has announced the third expansion to World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
Blizzard has taken the wraps off the newest Diablo III class, and it's one that should please fans of the martial arts: the fast-fisted, staff-swinging Monk.
From Rock Band and Turn A Gundam to ten-foot bronze statues of marauding Orc warriors, Blizzard Entertainment is all about "embracing [its] inner geek."
At the "Plans for World Domination" keynote on the final day of EVE Online Fanfest '08, various CCP higher-ups talked about the past, present, and future of the spacefaring MMO.
On the final day of EVE Fanfest, Senior Producer Torfi Frans Olafsson unveiled the upcoming "Summer 2009 Expansion" for the sci-fi MMO, calling it the "biggest expansion in EVE to date."
John Funk takes a look at Ambulation - "Walking in Stations" - for EVE Online at Fanfest '08, and gets an eyeful of Geomerics' new Enlighten technology.
From EVE Online Fanfest 08 - the "Party on the Top of the World" - John Funk reports on the latest technical achievements of the giant sci-fi MMORPG ... even if it does make his head spin.
