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	<title>MMOG Talk</title>
	
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		<title>Guild Wars Video With A Preview Of The Zaishen Menagerie Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMORPG Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guild Wars Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guild Wars Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video preview of the new asian themed area from Guild Wars, Zaishen Menagerie, has showed up online and we also have it description, straight from NCSoft.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Part of the celebrations for the 4 year anniversary of <a title="Guild Wars" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/guild-wars/">Guild Wars</a>, that will be on April 28th, is a new area with an Asian theme, called Zaishen Menagerie. The video preview of this area can be seen below, as well as its description, as given by NCSoft.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&quot;In a beautiful, lush new explorable area in the Battle Isles, the Zaishen Order runs a tight business breeding and training all the common and prestige pets from around the world for their clientele. There are a few ways you can start your own collection in the Menagerie. Bring any pet with you or your Heroes to the Tamer in the Menagerie Grounds. The Tamer will check your pet&#8217;s evolution and unlock that tier and any lower tiers. Adding charmed pets to the Menagerie is absolutely free. You can also use Balthazar Faction or pay with Zaishen Coins and gold to have the Zaishen Order unlock and train evolutions of pets for you. This way, you&#8217;ve got several choices for unlocking all your pets.&quot;</em></p>
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		<title>Mortal Online Video And Screenshots</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/mortal-online-video-and-screenshots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MMORPG Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EpicGames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FantasyGames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MortalOnline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StarVault]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video and some screenshots of Mortal Online, a MMORPG designed by Star Vault and Epic Games, which will be launched in the summer of 2009.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mortal-online-logo" border="0" alt="mortal-online-logo" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mortalonlinelogo.jpg" width="400" height="92" /> </p>
<p><a title="Mortal Online" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/mortal-online/">Mortal Online</a> is a MMORPG that is made by Epic Games and Star Vault and it’s currently in beta stage. The setting is fantasy based and it’s a first person game. The launch data is the summer of 2009.</p>
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<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mortal-online-1" border="0" alt="mortal-online-1" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mortalonline1.jpg" width="400" height="223" /> </p>
<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mortal-online-2" border="0" alt="mortal-online-2" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mortalonline2.jpg" width="400" height="258" /></p>
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		<title>Black Prophecy MMORPG – Gameplay Video And Screenshots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Space MMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space MMORPG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Prophecy is a space based MMORPG that will soon go into closed beta. Read on to see a screenshot from the game and a HD quality video with the gameplay in Black Prophecy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="black-prophecy" border="0" alt="black-prophecy" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/blackprophecy.jpg" width="400" height="223" /> </p>
<p><a href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/black-prophecy/" title="Black Prophecy">Black Prophecy</a> is a MMORPG based in space, that will compete with Eve Online. Right now the game is close to getting into closed beta and the action will take place in the 26th century.</p>
<p>Black Prophecy has the upper hand in the graphics department, but Eve Online will probably catch up soon enough.</p>
<p>I found a HD trailer showing the gameplay in the game and you can see it inside the article.</p>
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		<title>Star Wars The Old Republic MMORPG Video</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/star-wars-the-old-republic-mmorpg-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMORPG Games]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[StarWarsTheOldRepublic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announced in October 2008, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is developed by Bioware. Here you can see a 5 minute video on the background and the timeline behind the game, which is set 3500 years before the Star Wars movies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Developed by Bioware, <a title="Star Wars The Old Republic" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/star-wars-the-old-republic-swtor/">Star Wars The Old Republic</a> is a MMORPG, where the action is set 3500 years before the time when the Star Wars movies take place. SWTOR was announced initially on Oct 21, 2009 and will be published by LucasArts.</p>
<p>In the game, the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic are the main factions and their fight will take place on at least 16 planets. Depending on the actions and choices you make, you character and the game will change.</p>
<p>The launch date or the beta test haven’t been announced yet, but we have the chance to see a video with the timeline and the background behind Star Wars: The Old Republic.</p>
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		<title>Fallout MMO, Rumors On Development</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/fallout-mmo-rumors-on-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMORPG Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FalloutMMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MastheadStudios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PostApocalypticGames]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news about the Fallout MMO is that Interplay hired Masthead Studios to help them develop it. That is great news!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallout-mmo" border="0" alt="fallout-mmo" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/falloutmmo.jpg" width="400" height="300" /> </p>
<p>The fact that a <a title="Fallout MMO" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/fallout-mmo/">Fallout MMO</a> was in development has been known for some time. The latest news is that <a title="Masthead Studios" href="http://mmogtalk.com/game-companies/masthead-studios/">Masthead Studios</a> is going to take part in the development of the game. The official developer will be Interplay, but they will use the technology, resources and tools from Masthead.</p>
<p>Masthead Studios is known for Earthrise, an upcoming post-apocalyptic MMO.</p>
<p><a title="via" href="http://www.massively.com/2009/04/03/masthead-studios-to-help-create-the-fallout-mmo/" target="_blank">via</a></p>
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		<title>Fallen Earth Will Be Rated M for Mature</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/fallen-earth-will-be-rated-m-for-mature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMOFPS Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FallenEarth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fallen Earth, a post-apocalyptic MMO game, has just got their rating from ESRB and it will be labeled M, for Mature.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallen-earth" border="0" alt="fallen-earth" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fallenearth.jpg" width="400" height="250" /> </p>
<p>We’ve just got news that <a title="Fallen Earth" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/fallen-earth/">Fallen Earth</a> has just got the M for Mature rating from ESRB. Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic MMO where players will be live inside a world ravaged by nuclear and viral armageddon.</p>
<p>The great news is that the company will not tone the game down just to get the young audience.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&quot;Thought you all should be the first to know that we&#8217;ve received our rating from the ESRB board and we&#8217;re classified as an M (Mature). You&#8217;ll start to see this in our ads and videos moving forward.&quot;</em></p>
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<p>Looking forward for the launch of the game.</p>
<blockquote><p><i>Fallen Earth</i> is a massively multiplayer online game mixing first-person shooter style action with traditional role-playing game design.</p>
<p>Set near the Grand Canyon in 2156 after a deadly plague wiped out most of humanity, the game features six factions, a classless advancement system and a unique crafting feature in which players can make 95 percent of game items.</p>
<p>With 70 towns, real-time settings and interesting character modifications—woven together in a post-Apocalyptic plot—<i>Fallen Earth</i> provides ultimate player-versus-player and player-versus-environment experiences.</p>
<p>Where will you stand in the fight for <i>Fallen Earth</i>?</p>
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<p><a title="Game Website" href="http://www.fallenearth.com/" target="_blank">Game Website</a></p>
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		<title>Realtime Worlds, Developer Of All Points Bulletin Is Hiring</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/realtime-worlds-developer-of-all-points-bulletin-is-hiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMOG News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AllPointsBulletin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RealtimeWorlds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The developer behind the All Points Bulletin game, Realtime Worlds, announced that they are hiring 40 new people on a 12 months contract.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="realtime-worlds-logo" border="0" alt="realtime-worlds-logo" align="right" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/realtimeworldslogo1.jpg" width="100" height="54" /> Despite the current crisis, <a title="Realtime Worlds" href="http://mmogtalk.com/game-companies/realtime-worlds/">Realtime Worlds</a>, developer of the <a title="All Points Bulletin" href="http://mmogtalk.com/games/all-points-bulletin/">All Points Bulletin</a> online game is currently looking to hire 40 new people on a special contract that runs for just one year.</p>
<p>Apparently, they are offering a competitive package on a 12 months contract with return flights paid, free healthcare, free accommodations of quality, paid holiday and paid overtime.</p>
<p>They’re going to San Franciso, at the GDC to fill these positions. This is what the head of the HR department at Realtime Worlds, John Duthie, had to say:</p>
<p>&quot;<em>Many companies have laid off large numbers of talented staff in recent months</em>, <em>and we see GDC as a great chance to tap into that talent pool. With the economy the way it is, many people don&#8217;t want to think about committing to a permanent move, so what we&#8217;re offering is a number of contract positions for folk to come to Scotland, help us to a successful launch of APB, and then reassess their options when the economy is hopefully in better shape.</em></p>
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		<title>Developer Of Stargate Worlds MMO In Trouble</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/developer-of-stargate-worlds-mmo-in-trouble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[MMORPG Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StargateGame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StargateMMO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The company that is making the Stargate Worlds MMO seems to be in financial trouble lately, and the future of the game is uncertain at this point.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="stargate-worlds-logo" border="0" alt="stargate-worlds-logo" align="right" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stargateworldslogo.jpg" width="240" height="150" /> Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the developer behind the Stargate MMO, seems to have financial problems, plus a lawsuit on their hands that doesn’t help the situation.</p>
<p>Stargate Worlds was announced last year for the first time, at the San Diego Comic Con, but the financial crisis hit the company in the meantime.</p>
<p>Apparently, the game will be delayed, and it’s entirely possible that it will not launch at all.</p>
<p>The lawsuit that hit the company recently comes from IO Capital Princess LLC, which seems to be over an unpaid bill. Combined with the problems that the company faces with paying their employees, things don’t look good for Stargate Worlds.</p>
<p>You can see the trailer for Stargate Worlds below.</p>
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		<title>Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond – NASA Made Game</title>
		<link>http://mmogtalk.com/nasa-mmog-astronaut-moon-mars-and-beyond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Virtual Worlds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMOGGames]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA announced officialy that they will launch a virtual world called Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, which they hope will attract students toward the topic of space exploration.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/moonsalute.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 3px 0px 3px 5px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="moon-salute" border="0" alt="moon-salute" align="right" src="http://mmogtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/moonsalute-thumb.jpg" width="220" height="220" /></a>Talks about an online game made by NASA were circulating since 2008, but we just got official word from them and they will launch Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond. </p>
<p>Their partners in this project will be Virtual Heroes, Information Place and Project Whitecard. NASA hopes to attract students with this project and make them more interested in space exploration.</p>
<p>Most of the money behind the project will come from sponsors and individual investors. Experts from NASA will contribute to the realization of this MMOG.</p>
<blockquote><p>“‘Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond’ was selected because the three companies involved had a really ideal combination of qualities we were looking for,” Daniel Laughlin of NASA’s Learning Technologies Project Office&#160; said in a statement. “They have the right experience, they demonstrated their ability to engage middle school through higher education curricula, and they have extraordinary enthusiasm about working with NASA to make a fun game. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from more than 800 pages of public input, it’s that this game must be fun if it’s going to be of any use for education.”</p>
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<p><a title="Source" href="http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/03/nasa-officially-announces-astronaut-mmo-working-with-educators-for-content.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p>
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