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RPGReporter.com Opens

Posted 09/12/11 by


Some network news for you, I have kicked open the doors on RPGReporter.com which is a new side project I am working on and covers RPG and MMO news from around the Intertubes. The site provides daily news as it happens and will hopefully be a good source if you are keeping your eyes on MMOs or RPGs in general. It’s not a ‘fansite’  or a review site, just so there’s no confusion :)

I am also looking for a few folk to come help out on the site so if you are an avid follower of RPGs and want to get involved then check out this page. Drop over and give the site some love!

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The IncGamers Best Games of 2011 Countdown

Posted 01/12/11 by

Running until Christmas day, each day the main IncGamers.com website will count down to their best game of 2011. Each day there will be competitions and prizes up for grabs also for the awarded titles. Sadly GW2 did not make it out this year so it’s not included but do check the IncGamers main site to catch the run-down.

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IncGamers: The Week That Was… (ending 16/10/11)

Posted 16/10/11 by

It’s the end of the week which means a wrap-up of everything from the main IncGamers.com site and the world of video games. The big review this week was the the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City which comes out next week on consoles and 11 November on the PC. Also this week were reviews for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge as well as an article looking at how publishers are still playing  by the retailers rules when it comes to pricing and digital downloads. The guys have also hand-picked some of the top news stories from the past week so pop over and read about The Week That Was

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IncGamers: The week that was…

Posted 10/10/11 by

As gamers we know you guys are checking out other bits and pieces of gaming news and there’s been some great coverage over on the main IncGamers.com this week including reviews for the biggest game releases this past week such as Forza Motorsport 4, Dark Souls, Rage and A Game of Thrones: Genesis to name a few. John and the guys have also been busy with hands-on previews for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Max Payne 3 and today’s Battlefield 3 hands-on. Keep checking the site daily for the latest news and views, and the top articles from the past week are all nicely summarised on The Week That Was… (ending 7 Oct, 2011) which was posted today.

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Skill icons for community fansites – “work in progress”

Posted 21/09/11 by

I had the chance to relay a message to CR team member StĂ©phane and asked him about the possibility of adding “official skill icons” to the GW2wiki, because some of them are of low quality right now (e.g. taken from a digital camera screen shot at Gamescom etc.). This answer I can share with you:

I already tried to get the skill icons for the GW2 wikis (and other fansites) a little while ago, but it was not possible due to various reasons, one of them being that they’re not finished.

I’m perfectly aware of the difficulty for the community, but I’m still working on this and hopefully it’ll happen, but I don’t know when.

All the best,
Stéphane

 

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IncGamers Hands-on Preview

Posted 06/07/11 by

John over on the main IncGamers.com site has today posted his hands-on preview based on play time in Germany last week. What’s interesting about this article is that John has gone hands-on with a few upcoming MMOs  so he has a good taste of where Guild Wars 2 is currently positioned.

John is not a super hardcore MMO player and has dabbled with the original Guild Wars in the past and so it was really interesting to see what he made of the game when he went hands-on. The article is also accompanied by some exclusive new shots taken during John’s play session.

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IncGamers Guild Wars 2 Interview – Part 2

Posted 30/06/11 by

The second part of our very own Guild Wars 2 interview with Eric Flannum is now available for your reading pleasure as John continues probing Eric.

You can check out part 2 which has gone live today here, and if you missed yesterday’s installment check out part one. Topics in today’s interview include lot sharing and story progression among others.

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IncGamers Eric Flannum Interview

Posted 30/06/11 by

If you’re a regular reader then you’ll know that the main IncGamers.com site popped over to Germany this week to catch up with ArenaNet as the EU press was shown the same content that was on show at the Fan Day last week.

John from IncGamers was on hand to check out the new content and also managed to pin down Eric Flannum for an interview. Part one of the IncGamers Designing Guild Wars 2 interview with Eric is now online so make sure you check that out today.

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E3 Info and Media Overload!

Posted 07/06/11 by

As you all know, E3 kicked off properly today and the team on the main IncGamers.com site have been working throughout the day and night bringing all the latest media and screenshots from the show. Today there were four major conferences, Microsoft, Sony, UbiSoft and EA. There has been some cracking media released, especially trailers and shots. I urge you to check out some of the upcoming titles, it’s great to see where the world of videogames is heading in the next twelve months.

Check out the EA, Microsoft, UbiSoft and Sony conference wrap-up pages to find out what they have planned. The big news for Sony was their new hand-held the Vita which does look pretty impressive.

Other useful IncGamers links include:

Tomorrow’s main event is the Nintendo conference where they are set to unveil their next console. Keep your eyes on IncGamers.com over the next few days for all the updates.

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E3 Coverage Underway on IncGamers.com

Posted 03/06/11 by

There may be no ArenaNet at E3 once again this year but being gamers we know you’ll all be keeping an eye on E3 over the coming days. Earlier this week we kicked off the IncGamers E3 coverage and today things really start getting busy as we lead up to the annual conferences which start in Monday.

If you keep an eye on the main IncGamers.com website, the team there will be keeping you all up to date with the latest news and media from the show. All the E3 coverage can also be found on the E3 listings on IncGamers.com so it you have missed any of the ‘Ones to Watch’ articles this week you can also find them there. Head over to IncGamers.com and join in, let us know your thoughts on the E3 news, videos stories and features.

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The Unique Language of Community Managers

Posted 03/02/11 by

The l;atets MMO weekly is up on IncGamers.com and in this installment Jeff looks at the unique language of MMO community managers. In the article Jeff outlines ten rules with some typical responses gamers usually see from their CM. Here’s a snip

While there is no official designation for the unique language that community managers utilize, I like to refer to their style of communication as ?Euro?CM speak?Euro?.  CM speak has several unique overall guidelines, and some specific grammatical rules.  We’ll get to the importance of these rules, and the significance of following them, a bit later on.  In the meantime, just know that these rules didn’t develop in a vacuum.  CMs have had to develop these guidelines the hard way, as the MMO industry has matured over the last 12 years.  These rules acknowledge that MMO gaming is an industry unlike any other.  In light of the unusual nature of MMOs and their fans, how do CMs communicate with their company’s obsessive customers?

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IncGamers Beta Key Giveaways

Posted 28/01/11 by

A community note here as there are few Beta key giveaways up and running on the main IncGamers.com site that GuildWars players may be interested in checking out.

First up we have special Mythos sneak peak closed Beta keys to giveaway. If you remember, Mythos was the action RPG that was being created at Flagship Studios before the studio folded. The game is very different now since the Schaefers stopped work on it, but it may be of interest to a few of you.

Finally we have a few beta keys left for TRION’s MMO RIFT which is pretty damn awesome I have to say (fiund out more at RIFT IncGamers), For the casual gamers among you, we also have Beta keys for Cocolani Island, the online browser MMO from Samba games.

Do keep checking he new beta.incgamers.com section for Beta news and giveaways.

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