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‘FusionFall’ Review (PC)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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‘FusionFall’ Review (PC)

We've spent the last two weeks exploring Cartoon Network's new MMO, "FusionFall." Curious to see what we thought?

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‘Legends of Zork’ Revived As Browser MMO

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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‘Legends of Zork’ Revived As Browser MMO

"Zork", a mostly text-based adventure games franchise from the depths of time, will soon experience a revival thanks to Jolt Online Gaming. The company is developing "Legends of Zork", a browser-based, massively multiplayer online game, which will bear the setting and name of the legendary franchise. I've never dabbled with browser-based MUDs -- if this is what [...]

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‘Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall’ Open for Business

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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‘Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall’ Open for Business

Today, Cartoon Network's new browser-based MMORPG, 'FusionFall,' officially launches. The game began its open beta last December, and between its start and today more than 2.5 million beta accounts were created. "The response to 'FusionFall' during our beta phase and sneak peek play weekends has been phenomenal," said Chris Waldron, executive producer of the game. [...]

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John Carmack’s Vision for the Future of PC Gaming

Friday, November 28, 2008

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John Carmack’s Vision for the Future of PC Gaming

To say that John Carmack is well-known in the gaming industry would be a bit of an understatement. One of the pioneers of PC gaming and the father of FPS, Carmack has long been a stout supporter of PC gaming competing with consoles – until recently. In a brief interview with GamesRadar, Carmack touched upon [...]

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Like, zOMG!: A Look at Gaia’s New Free-to-Play Browser MMORPG

Friday, November 21, 2008

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Like, zOMG!: A Look at Gaia’s New Free-to-Play Browser MMORPG

When I first got a call about playing and writing a feature about the Gaia Online-based browser MMORPG, zOMG!, I was fairly hesitant. Like many, my knowledge of what Gaia was came only from other forums which made fun of its community using overblown and extreme cliches. (For those who don't know what it [...]

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FusionFall Q&A: Platforming and High-Level Content

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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FusionFall Q&A: Platforming and High-Level Content

Back in August, we had the opportunity to learn about Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, an upcoming MMORPG involving the popular characters and locations from Cartoon Network's original franchises. We learned quite a bit about what the FusionFall team was bringing to the table -- a game with enough licensed IP and original voice acting to [...]

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Hands-On Handigo: Ubisoft’s Free Disability Awareness Browser Game

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Hands-On <em>Handigo</em>: Ubisoft’s Free Disability Awareness Browser Game

For most of you, the interesting news out of Ubisoft today can be summed up in a single sentence: Ubisoft has pledged that from here on out, all of its in-house games will include subtitles. For the deaf and hearing-impaired, that's great news, and about time if you were to ask my humble opinion. But [...]

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Passively Multiplayer Online Game Launches, Web-Browsing and Grinding Together at Last

Monday, May 12, 2008

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Passively Multiplayer Online Game Launches, Web-Browsing and Grinding Together at Last

Next-Gen is reporting that PMOG, or the "Passively Multiplayer Online Game," has been launched by GameLayers. Played in a Firefox browser by surfing with a free extension, PMOG transforms a user's typical web-crawl into an online battlefield, where visiting one's usual sites can allow you to find missions and items, or stumble over booby traps [...]

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Declarations of Independents: Kingdom of Loathing

Friday, April 18, 2008

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Declarations of Independents: Kingdom of Loathing

GameCyte speaks to Kingdom of Loathing's Mr. Skullhead in the first segment of our focus on independent developers.

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HermitWorks’ Cameron Tofer on Quake 3 - iPod Touch Edition

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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HermitWorks’ Cameron Tofer on Quake 3 - iPod Touch Edition

When news surfaced late Saturday afternoon that a YouTube user made a pair of iPod Touch units play Quake 3, many probably thought "Wow, that's cool. Some YouTube user made a pair of iPod Touch units play Quake 3." Not GameCyte.

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