RockPaperShotgun reports:
MTV Multiplayer writes: "Brushing off complaints from an anonymous developer who complained about a lack of credit for working on "Warhammer Online," the game's lead designer wants the ex-employee to stand up and let the world know who he/she is.
GamingShogun writes, "Like a barrage of Orcapults fired upon the gates of a Dwarf fortress, Mythic Entertainment today demolished the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) closed beta in North America. Beta testers for the epic MMOPRG are now free to actively share their experiences on the battlefield and discuss the best strategies for dominating the enemy in WAR's signature Realm vs. Realm (RvR) combat..."
EA-owned Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning developer Mythic Entertainment is "dogging out many, many developers" by not recognizing their contributions in the credits for the PC MMO, a source has informed Shacknews.
WorthPlaying writes: "Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. Mythic Entertainment announced that the open beta for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will begin on Sept. 7th, 2008."
Thursday's big press event at EA's corporate campus in Redwood Shores was an opportunity to check out its large slate of games. And while one of those games was Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game from the EA-owned Mythic Entertainment studio, the major news is that it is on the cusp of completion.
Sarcastic Gamer writes:
Massively: "On first seeing this video, we're not entirely sure what to think. Does Jay Leno really prefer being a Gobbo in Warhammer Online or is it just that Gobbos are the only ones with big chins? We're guessing it's the chin. You're probably rightfully wondering why Warhammer Online is appearing on The Tonight Show. Well you're not alone. Our only guess would be that this is some sort of preemptive strike at cultural relevance before the game is even out. Everyone knows that once a game has cultural relevance it's just a matter of time until those subscription numbers start falling from the sky like nerdy rain."
VG247: EA Mythic CEO Mark Jacobs has accused VG247 of misquoting WAR creative director Paul Barnett in this article.
Speaking to VG247 at Develop, Warhammer Online creative director Paul Barnett said that part of his job was to cull around 230 careers from the MMO, dropping the amount of available work paths from approximately 250 to 20.
VG247: Warhammer Online's been confirmed for a September 18 launch by EA.
Warhammer Online creative director Paul Barnett has said that it will be "very sad" if Funcom's Age of Conan collapses, saying that the game's "rhythm, longevity, gameplay and style" may not connect with the market in general.
Strategy Informer writes:
It seems that Amazon is now reporting that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be released on September 30th and not September 24th as stated before.
Speaking to VG247 at Develop in Brighton today, Mythic's Paul Barnett confirmed the news hundreds of thousands of pre-orderers will be thrilled to hear: Warhammer Online is finished and ready to ship.
EA Singapore appears to have changed the release date of Warhammer Online to "September," after listing the game for a "September 23? launch over the weekend.
It's a date, nah, not that awkward first date kind. This is a better date, one where Warhammer Online will reign onto the masses and fill a long-awaited PvP hunger. The preliminary launch date is September 23rd. This release date has been updated on several retail sites, but what lends to its credibility is the official EA site was recently updated with the same date.
Mythic Entertainment has launched the guild beta for Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, as the studio continues to work towards a fall release.
The team behind Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has sent us a whole stack of concept art from the MMO-in-progress.Browsing the images, you can catch a look at Dragonwake, a region that seems to be the site of a struggle between the Elves and some Hag Queens. There's also some artwork of mounts for Dark Elves and Dwarves. Out of all the artwork, we particularly like the later. For the rest of the concept ...
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Next-Gen writes: Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello expects EA Mythic's upcoming MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to perform well, but not at phenomenal World of Warcraft levels.