Welcome to this week’s show my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down to talk spacey MMOs while playing some EVE Online live! We talk about the first MMOs we played, which are our favorites, why some of our beloved games endure even when officially shot down, why some MMOs just don’t… Read More »
Thanks to Telefrog over on Quarter to Three for this tip. Apparently the space-based MMO Black Prophecy will be shutting down on September 26th, 2012, according to this post. I never got to play much of Black Prophecy my own self, so I have no personal comments on the game itself, but I just hope… Read More »
A new capital-ship-based combat game that takes place in the same universe as Black Prophecy has been announced, called Nexus Conflict. This game — which is browser based using the Unity engine — apparently takes place in the “nexus” reaches of space, where two universes are colliding, which leads to large scale PvP and PvE conflict. Features include… Read More »
The folks at Gamigo sent word that a new episode for their space-based MMO, Black Prophecy, will be released early this month. The biggest addition is the new Warzone feature, in which “opposing player factions will face off against one another in epic dogfights, each vying for control of an opponent’s warzone outpost.” Sounds nifty! Click… Read More »
Welcome back! In part one of our interview with Shawn of Star Wraith 3D Games, we discussed his background, his previous and current releases, and the design philosophies he’s clung to during his career. In this installment, Shawn looks back at the demise of the mainstream space sim, and where the genre has gone since.… Read More »