Hello everyone, Twink Martindale here…welcome to Name That MMO!
We’ve got an exciting challenge today, so let’s get right to it!
Figure out today’s MMystery MMO from the following clues. These clues are either features in today’s MMO, or have been announced as future features of the game:
Player housing
An obscene number of professions
In-game player groups, or “guilds”
Varied [...]
By 
Hib in
LOTRO, features, machinima on
March 25th, 2009
Thanks to Massively, I learned that MSNBC recently conducted an interview with Lord of the Rings Online’s live producer Aaron Campbell. Before I say anything else, take a look for yourself:
Okay. First of all, it’s nice to see some mainstream media coverage of MMO’s done in a slightly more knowledgeable manner. Admittedly, it’s a “noob [...]
By Hib in
DC Comics, SOE, features, mmorpg on
February 10th, 2009
“Aquaman Wednesdays”?
Really, Jens?
REALLY?!?
Let’s be honest here, if superheroes were automobiles, Arthur Curry would be a Pinto, post-rear end collision…not something you want to spend valuable promotional time with MTV on to help promote DC Universe Online.
Yes, yes…I know:
“Aquaman is a badass,” he insisted with a straight face. “And he’s really, really powerful. People don’t [...]
By Hib in
features on
January 29th, 2009
As a lifetime warlock in WoW, I am proud to announce a new addition to our household guild:
I’ve seen no evidence of demons yet, but since it’s kept Curse of Weakness on Mrs. Hib for the last nine weeks, I can only assume it’s a warlock as well.
On the bright side, I got out of [...]
By Hib in
Darkfall, features, marketing on
January 14th, 2009
Back on December 5, 2008 (those were the days), a press release was issued announcing the EU release date for the much-maligned-as-vaporware MMORPG Darkfall Online. That date? January 22, 2009…one week away.
However, information has been more than a little sparse since then…practically non-exsistant. I’ll be writing another post at a later date to discuss the [...]
By Hib in
features, machinima, mmorpg on
December 29th, 2008
I rarely just post a video here at the Lag, but this one deserves it. WowInsider is revisiting this first-time effort (which is incredibly hard to believe) from Percula, a laid-off game animator with one heck of a talent. I love machinima in all its forms, but this one takes the cake.
I’ve seen some criticisms [...]
By Hib in
features, mmorpg, sex on
December 22nd, 2008
No, I’m not talking about cybering on the Deeprun Tram. I’m talking about the community as a whole and its changing tastes.
Before you have sex for the first time, just the thought of it is exciting. “Whoa baby,” you think, “Gotta get me some!” Then you actually have sex, and it’s fantastic. Once you prove [...]
By Hib in
World of Warcraft, features on
December 17th, 2008
With the “is it worth even caring about the new PvP Arena Season in WoW” going on around the intertubes at sites like WoWInsider and Massively (not to mention the official forums), there seems to be a semi-related question that’s not being addressed with nearly enough depth:
Ladies and gentlemen…is our PvP’ers learning?
/duckandrun
(It’s Torrimir’s fault in [...]
By Hib in
Champions Online, Cryptic Studios, features on
December 3rd, 2008
I’ve had a lot of different reasons for trying various MMORPGs, ranging from a love of the universe it’s set it to “That looks cool!” to “Well, everyone else is doing it,” but this is officially a first.
My first MMO was Cryptic’s City of Heroes, a game that caught my attention because I’m a life-long [...]
By Hib in
NCSoft, Tabula Rasa, features, mmo, mmog, mmorpg on
December 1st, 2008
On November 21st, NCSoft announced that they would be sunsetting Tabula Rasa at the end of Februrary 2009. This has led to quite an uproar in the MMO community, bringing out the usual cries of “I’ll never buy an NCSoft MMO again…I can’t trust them!” in comment sections all over the internet.
Never say never again.
In [...]
