Independent Online Cinema presents an unofficial and free high-concept Lord of the Rings prequel made for under $5,000. The film remains true to the style of Peter Jackson's films and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells of how Aragorn tracked down Gollum between The Hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Hunt For Gollum : Independent Movie
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An online community lead with Sony Online Entertainment said this week that the MMORPG The Matrix Online will be shutting down on July 31, after about four years of operation.
Matrix Online community lead Daniel Meyers wrote on the game's official forums: "Now we’ve seen how far the rabbit hole goes and it’s time to wake up from that dream (or go back to sleep, depending how you look at it). On July 31, 2009, we will be jacking out for the last time. It’s a bittersweet moment for everyone involved with the game; as a player or as a developer."
He called the game's longevity a "good run," particularly in light of other MMORPGs that have launched and quickly shut down during the course of The Matrix Online's life.
The Matrix Online launched in North America in March 2005, and was developed by Monolith. SOE picked up the rights to operate the title early in the game's life.
SOE will now concentrate its efforts on the rest of its portfolio, including its stalwart EverQuest franchise, the free-to-play Free Realms, the upcoming spy game The Agency, among others.
By Kris Graft
Source: http://www.gamasutra.com
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Stargate Worlds provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPG that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover, and terrain. Players will be able to form squads with their friends or use bots for players who want to go solo. Squad leaders will control maneuvers and objectives through an innovative combat control interface. Players may choose to create characters that are members of either the SGC (the Good Guys) or the System Lords (the Bad Guys).
The combat will incorporate some elements that are familiar to players of first person shooters. Players will use an array of ranged weaponry of both earth and alien origin. Combat will emphasize tactics to defeat opponents both AI and human controlled. The AI is being designed to provide players a significant challenge.
The Stargate Worlds archetypes are very flexible in their abilities and usage. Players test out many abilities as they begin their character. Each archetype will have three specialization trees which will define a particular play style over time, although players will be able to mix and match skills from these. No end game instance will need a particular class to be successful, although the developers have yet to rule out a particular play style being necessary for certain instances.
The archetypes are currently Archaeologist, Asgard, Goa'uld, Jaffa, Scientist, Soldier, and Commando. With some time till the game is released, this is subject to change. Both the scientist and the archaeologist will excel in non-combat gameplay with various types of puzzles to solve and gain access to new advances. In addition, there are likely to be quests specifically for those and other archetypes.
Each archetype will have its own starting area. In addition to learning how to play the archetype, this starting zone will also give the player a backstory that comes from 6 seasons of Stargate SG-1.
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Expansive Multiplayer Universe Unlocks its Doors Following Beta Test Success GOA and True Games have announced that Warrior Epic will be available in North America and Europe on May 19th.
Developed by Austin-based studio Possibility Space, Warrior Epic is a MMORPG in which you choose several warriors from a large group of specialized classes and play cooperative campaigns or slug it out with friends in PvP. One of the unique aspects of Warrior Epic is that death does not mean the end, but instead, it opens totally new and strategic options for players.
Source : http://www.gamershell.com/
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