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Female EQII Players Still Not Honest About Logging More Hours
6:30AM Michael McWhertor | Men may be the more stereotyped hardcore gaming gender, but a study of Everquest II players published in the Journal of Communication says that women regularly out-MMO men – but that women aren’t as honest about the hours logged gaming. More »
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Celebrate EverQuest’s 10th With A Coffee Table Book
2:20AM Mike Fahey | First announced at CES earlier this year, The 10th Anniversary EverQuest Collector’s Edition coffee table book is now available for purchase at Sony Online Entertainment’s store, or on my recliner. More »
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Legends of Norrath Expands Again, Continues Passing Out Boosters
7:20AM Mike Fahey | Sony Online Entertainment’s online collectible card game Legends of Norrath expands again next month, following the story of the Ethernauts with the sixth expansion set, Against the Void. More »
EQ II Embarks On Shadow Odyssey
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Do they really have to bring back Guk? I suppose there’s no stopping them now, as Sony Online Entertainment launches the fifth expansion for EverQuest II, The Shadow Odyssey. The expansion pack introduces more than 20 new zones to the game, with some of the original game’s most frustrating dungeons brought back to new, terrifying life. Befallen and the Ruins of Guk are just a few of the more than 18 goal-based dungeons, and I would have paid full price simply to keep Guk away from me. I still have nightmares about being lost and alone down there, separated from my guild, huddled in the corner crying…perhaps I share too much. Aside from revisiting old horrors, the expansion also introduces dozens of new creatures, new quests, new equipment, and two new deities to the once godless lands – Rodcet Nife and Anashti Sul. All of this, plus the four previous expansion packs, all in one convenient package. Hit the jump for more info on this latest chapter in the epic tale of Norrath. More »
SOE Announces Two New EverQuest Expansions, Fan Fairies Get Them Free
12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Sony Online Entertainment announced today at its Fan Faire gathering that both the original EverQuest and its sequel, EverQuest II, would see a new expansion each. EverQuest Seeds of Destruction, the 15th (!!) expansion for the MMO, will be released on October 21, with EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey available on November 18. That would be EQ II’s fifth expansion, if you’re keeping count. The good news for those who paid good money to get to Fan Faire was that each attendee would get the expansions free. Well, you know… “free” The full list of features, including new zones, new dungeons and a higher level cap, in both SOE expansions is contained within the press release after the jump. More »
Exclusive EQII Item In Massive Online Gamer
2:20AM Mike Fahey | The latest issue of Beckett Massive Online Gamer magazine should be out wherever fine bookstores see fit to carry it, and inside you could very well find a key code that unlocks a special in-game item in EQ2 – an animated portrait of Venril Sathir. I’m sure it will make an excellent conversation piece during your many in-game social events. Um, yes. I know it’s a silly little portrait, but fans of the game go nuts over this sort of thing. I played the game for a year and never once had anyone else in my house, but trust me, it was full of magical wonders the likes of which you had never seen, which made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. The promotion itself is interesting. Free in-game stuff is an awesome marketing tool. Can you imagine if Blizzard put random free junk codes in boxes of Rice Krispies? The world’s children would be forced to eat store brand rice cereal out of a resealable plastic bag. Hit the jump for details on the special issue, which many or many not require subscribing to the magazine itself. More »
Magazine Offering Exclusive Everquest II Download
4:40AM Mark Wilson | In their issue hitting stands the week of November 28th, Massive Online Gamer magazine will be offering a code that can be redeemed for a limited edition Everquest II item—a portrait of warlord Venril Sathir. But for those with ants in their pants, new online subscribers can get the code emailed immediately upon writing that check. Not being Everquest II players, we can’t really assess the importance or value of such a downloadable good. But it’s a clever marketing strategy on MOG’s part. While reading Kotaku, our readers are sometimes gifted with free syphilis, but the promotion hasn’t been all that well received. Gaming Mags Woos Subscribers With Everquest In-Game Item [gamelife] More »Rise of Kunark Screens
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The Smed Talks To Fan Faire
11:50AM Kotaku US Edition | John Smedley is at Fan Faire talking to the masses about the past, present and future of all things Sony Online Entertainment. I’ll be remote liveblogging it for those of you too lazy to watch it yourself. Hit the jump to follow along. More »
