The MMO future

So I got the new rig up and running and it is a beast. I haven't bench marked it yet mainly because there are so many gaming delights to be had that I just refuse to take time to do it. I will get to that later, but I wanted to take an entry to cover some of the things going down in the MMO space.

Age of Conan is set to come out in 8 days and has, like every other promising MMO, been hailed as the WoW killer. Now I am not a fan boy for WoW, but nothing will kill this behemoth...it's quite literally an unstopable force at this point. That isn't to say that there can't be competitors against it, and Conan is looking to put up a decent fight. If you pre-order the game you get to start the game 3 days early which for many people is something they are clamoring for. So if you are really looking forward to the game I suggest you get a head start by pre-ordering (you also get the usual fare of in-game items).

Star Wars Galaxies, hailed as one of the most promising MMO's to flop is about to get the latest upgrade sometime soon, and what would a star wars game be without the battle of Hoth. The info is here if you are interested. I actually used to like and play this game, but being burnt so many times by bugs and having to deal with outdated server software I gave up on the game entirely.

World of Warcraft developers, blizzard announced some info about Wrath of the Lich King. Actually that's an understatement because if you are looking forward to the expansion it's the equivalent to the atom bomb of information. The article is here if you are interested. The changes are shaping up to be something truly unique particularly the "epic" class the Death Knight.

In other gaming news, I previously wrote an article about Savage 2 and as it turns out Steam has decided to feature the game on their website as a digital download and has a reduced price tag to boot. Like I said the game is innovative from a game play stand point but for the price and lack of US players it fell short of my expectations. Having Steam feature it might just be what the game needed to stay relevant.