VirginWorlds MMORPG Podcast

What’s this? A podcast from Brent and Darren? Yep. Enjoy.Topics: - League of Legends Season 2 Championship and Season 3 - City of Heroes Closing http://www.savecoh.com/ I Want My City Back: http://tinyurl.com/wantmycityback - Guild Wars 2 - Torchlight 2 vs. Diablo 3 - Pardo Unleashed - SWTOR Woes and the Aftermath - Misc News - Outtakes

Brent, Darren, Jonathan and Karen visit SOE Fan Faire 2011 in Las Vegas.

Brent returns with support from Darren for a podcast ... a year later. Sounds pretty much the same.Topics include:- Intro- Age of Conan- Dungeons and Dragons Online- EverQuest II- Guild Wars 2- Sword of the New World 2- Eve Online- Warhammer Online- Moonlight Online- Mortal Online- Planetside- Star Wars: The Old Republic- Super Hero Squad Online- Warhammer 40K MMO- What We're Playing- Outro

Darren rolls out the MMO news for the week, like a boss.

Darren takes the reins again on the news!

... Darren executes an overthrow and does the news ...

Thanks to the new supporters:Ben - VirginWorlds MemberDajuroka - EQ-IQ Sponsorbrinelan - A View from the Top SponsorWolfenhex - Through the Aftermath Sponsortpajeek - Through the Aftermath Sponsorrevren - Through the Aftermath Sponsormorphisat - VirginWorlds SupporterParadiso - Limited Edition and Van Hemlock Podcast SponsorAximand - Limited Edition SponsorAkely - VirginWorlds Elite MemberTopics:City of Heroes - Missions ArchitectLove - http://www.quelsolaar.comGene Yoon Leaving Linden LabsStarGate Worlds still goingApocrypha's impact on Eve OnlineFallen Earth Rated MIndie MMO gives to charityWoW: The9 Is outBethesda to Sue InterplayParagon StudiosNetDevil: MMOs on a ShoestringRealtime Worlds attracts talent

Finally, the audio portion of GDC 2009 coverage from your intrepid (but slow producing) podcast team: Brent and Darren. This one is rather dense. Enjoy.Line Up:- Intro with Shawn from Massively- Worlds in Motion Kick off from Raph Koster- Habbo Hotel Games Mechanics in a Social World- MMO Metrics from Daniel James at Three Rings- Wizard 101 with Kings Isle Entertainment- File Catalyst data transfer- NetDog MMO Server Technology- Player Retention in Game Design with SOE- Directed Gameplay in WOW with Jeff Kaplan- Attributes of Game Designers with Gordon Walton from Bioware

Russell Williams, CEO of FLying Labs, joins our esteemed guest host, Urban Mongral, for a conversation on the first year of Pirates of the Burning Sea and what the future holds. Enjoy.

Topics: Roper Defends Warhammer Jumpgate and Champions on the doorstep Aussies are baffled by MMORPGs Aion is getting localized Re-branding Free to Play? Star Trek Online, the hardcore questions Vanguard vs. EQ2 Fallen Earth update

This Week's Topics:Fusion Fall for iPhone and Wii New Subscription Models Eve Online Drops Linux Support Web Comic for Old Republic NCSoft Continues Layoffs EQ2 Recruit a Friend Funcom is Hiring? Free Realms in April Jeff Kaplan Leaving WoW SOE's Credit Card Fraud Strategy Rarebit Leaving MxO

First show in some time and to get back in the swing, Brent talks about Turbine, Mythic, SOE, the Chinese and then he rants a little about people who say stuff is broken.

VirginWorlds Podcast features the Monday night MMO static party chatting about its 2009 gaming resolutions, while they slay orcs in LotRO. Enjoy.

Lots of new items in show 136.Guest host Darren from CommonSenseGamer.com.Not much for show notes.

The podcast that refused to be made is now in your hands/ears/iPod/etc.After the fires spawned by two completely failed attempts due to technical issues were quenched, the team is a little bit punchy, but nevertheless, the show is completed. Yes, it is a bit rougher than normal, and it's direction is in question, but the attendees are "those guys". Enjoy something a bit different this time around. (Wondering where 135.2 is? Probably cached in a router log somewhere between Minneapolis, Boston, Madison, Ottawa and St George.)

Step 1: Record a nice podcast that you're really happy with.Step 2: Save the audio file.Step 3: Open podcast in audio editor.Step 4: Have an issue with one of the audio processing plug-ins that seems to clear out the audio.Step 5: Recognize this issue, as it has happened before and decide to re-start audio editor.Step 6: When asked if you'd like to save the now empty MP3 over the old one, click "yes".Step 7: Curse vigorously and hang head in shame.Step 8: Record a brief "I'm an idiot podcast as punishment."

- Brent expresses his disgust with NCsoft- EVE expands and plans another- City building MMO, Cities XL comes onto the radar

In the 'dot-two' release of 134 Brent covers some recent WoW and WAR news and an email from The Combobulater Podcast.

Brent talks for 11 minutes ... more to come.

The VirginWorlds podcast breaks from form once again to tackle every known detail about Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. Enjoy.