Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning : 2008

Games Day 2008 Baltimore

Zyuu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:53:27 GMT

The Games Day 2008 in Baltimore had EA Mythic attend and they made sure to share quite a bit of interesting Warhammer Online information. Syp, a WAR fan made a very interesting blog post, where he go over 50 different tidbits from Games Day 2008, all Warhammer Online related of course.

One of the biggest tidbits that was announced is that" EA Mythic already planning the first two years of release, the first two big content patches, and is currently in pre-production into the first expansion pack". This is great to hear and shows that they definitely plan to keep their game interested and updated for the long haul. Content is always a big concern when it come to MMOs, players want more all the time.

A couple of people who attended to GD2008 published their reviews of the event over at Warhammer Alliance.

There's quite a few released videos from Games Day 2008. Check out four of them below.

Q&A Presentation Part 1

Interview with Josh and Jeff Part 1

Interview with Josh and Jeff Part 2

Engineer Gameplay

April Newsletter is out

Zyuu — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:39:15 GMT

The Warhammer Online April Newsletter is out! It's filled with interesting information. Everything from artwork, screenshots, information about guilds, the collector's edition, WAR books, career mastery updates, zone information and a lot more.

Check out the Warhammer Online April Newsletter here!

Warhammer Online January newsletter is out

Zyuu — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:40:22 GMT

The January issue of the Warhammer Online newsletter is out. It's filled with a lot of interesting tidbits. The spotlight is the Shadow Warrior. A ranged archer type of class, that is able to dish out bow shots at a short range. They also wield short longswords and wear light leather and scale mail armor. The neat thing about their appearances is that they wear hoods, mantles and draped over concealing cloaks. Suits the name Shadow Warrior. There's many interesting races and classes in the Warhammer Online world, I suggest checking out The Armies of War.

We have lost our families, our lands, and our innocence. Even our kin look upon us with suspicious eyes, for all they remember is the atrocities of Malekith and his ilk, not the nobility of those who remained. It is for these reasons we fight this Shadow War, for redemption can only come from tears and blood. Only when Malekith breathes his last, his heart pierced by Nagarythe steel, shall we ask Lileath for forgiveness. Until that day nothing will stand in the path of our vengeance

- Filamar the Swift, Shadow Warrior of Nagarythe

The newsletter also cover:

PVP Scenarios, Episode 1: Nordenwatch and Highpass Cemetary. A very interesting overview, telling you how the scenarios work and how to win them.

War Novel -- Empire in Chaos. Preview Chapter. I read it and I find it quite well written and it's definitely making me consider to order the full novel. If you're interested in ordering it, you can do so from The Black Library. The novel should be out in May 2008.

Check out some awesome concept art images of Dwarf Engineer's and their rifles. It's from the War Cinematic.

Avelorn zone overview. The verdant realm of Avelorn is among the most ancient of Ulthuans kingdoms. A vast, magical forest bathed in the warm light of eternal summer, Avelorn is land of great cultural significance to the High Elves.

Quest boss Lorkoth and Scornlash. Order players will attempt to infiltrate the House Arkaneth Black Ark staging ground on the cragged shores of the Blighted Isle. Here they will fight their way through various regiments and their commanders as they are deployed from the mouth of the floating fortress, until finally they have to face off with the veteran Beastmaster Lorkoth and his prized beast, the War Hydra Scornlash.

Trophy System. Its really important in WAR to be able to identify a players career with a simple glance orangey robes, big staff, and hair on fire, thats a Bright Wizard!

January Video Podcast. Paul and Josh are kickin it old-school around the kitchen table talking about the latest and greatest in WAR. From armor dies to siege equipment, from the campaign map to city siege testing and a lot more. Worth to check out, I personally enjoyed it quite a bit.

Warhammer Online Video of the Month. This month it covers RvR (Realm versus Realm) battles. Absolutely worthy your time, watch it now!

Also check out, this month's beta journal entry, the grab bag of questions for this month, Kevin Boehm Lead Artist, Mike Stone Development Manager

Warhammer could be a top seller

Indelible — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:17:22 GMT

Warhammer Online has won multiple awards for its development so far but has yet to prove it can sit with the titans at the top. That hasn't stopped analysts from placing it as the only MMO in the potential best sellers list for 2008.

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey claims that the year ahead could see the retailer's 2008 results exceeding his own predictions by a large margin.

We recognize investors could continue to punish shares from... fears over a consumer lead recession. That said, we continue to believe the video market will grow significantly in ’08, and expect their used game model will be very attractive to a potentially stressed consumer.

Despite the console and limited multiplayer dominated list, Warhammer Online managed to break in and this could reprisent the start of something revolutionary with the new EA Mythic title.

The list is as follows:

Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Take-Two)
Guitar Hero III (Activision)
Rock Band (EA)
FIFA '08 (EA)
Madden '08 (EA)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Battlefield (EA)
Mercenaries 2 (EA)
Borderlands (Take-Two)
Fable 2 (Microsoft)
Halo Wars (Microsoft)
Fallout 3 (Bethesda)
Saboteur (EA)
Warhammer Online (EA)
Spore (EA)
Frontlines (THQ)
Wall-E (THQ)
Call of Duty 4 (Activision)