MPOG News-Log

2006-05-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

Since OMGN won't run press releases for non MMO games like this any more, here goes:APMEv4 – The Spoils of War - DELAYED!The ME developers and staff have, regretfully, decided to postpone the start of the new round. The changes to trade and galaxy generation still have some bugs that are taking more time than anticipated to solve. There are still some forthcoming revisions to the ship list as

2004-11-10T21:05:00.000-08:00

Testing 1, 2 3.

2004-10-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

Broad Street Blitz .

2004-05-27T11:49:00.000-07:00

And now announcing that I am doing a new blog for the folks at Most Valuable Network: Reds Roundup

2004-04-11T14:54:00.000-07:00

The White Sox Reporter

2004-04-11T14:53:00.000-07:00

AND NOW ANNOUNCING A NEW BLOG: The White Sox Reporter: http://whitesoxreporter.blogspot.com/ Catch it!

2003-12-06T21:46:00.000-08:00

FESTIVAL PASS GOES TO DENVER ============================== The latest episode of "Festival Pass with Chris Gore" takes viewers to the Denver International Film Festival. Interviews include William H. Macy, Campbell Scott and even Francis Ford Coppola. Airing on Starz Cinema on these dates: Premieres Friday, November 28 @ 7:30pm eastern Saturday, November 29 @ 9:35 am eastern Wednesday, December

2003-12-06T20:58:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I bet you feel like it's been forever since you heard from your buddy, Tooth & Nail, don't you? Well, here we are! Just like always, Tooth & Nail is here in your time of need. This week we've got a ton of awesome and exciting news, including the scoop on the biggest and the best from Slick Shoes, how you can win a ton of shwag by helping out Emery, what's up with Thousand Foot

2003-12-06T20:57:00.000-08:00

Latest News: 18. Nov. 2003: New highscore and extended FAQ The WOP-Websites has been updated. Affected are the categories Highscore and the FAQ . The Highscore is extended by personal statistics about fleet, skills, sympathies and titles of the player himself. The FAQ got a new chapter Installation and First Steps to make it easier for new players to access the game. More infos and

2003-11-17T18:57:00.000-08:00

[21:03:27] * MrSpock changes topic to 'PM your questions to Prince_Valiant please!' [21:03:40] ok. lets start [21:03:48] welcome to the new admin table. [21:03:56] send Questions to PV [21:04:04] we will be here once a week to answer your questions. [21:04:17] * Eater (~Permafros@pool-151-205-127-189.char.east.verizon.net) has joined #table [21:04:30] so it's for you. the players. [

2003-10-14T03:11:00.000-07:00

TREX MERCENARIES (42) Message of Day | Roster | Send Message | Message Board | Planets | Forces | Options | List Alliances Soldiers of Fortune for Fun and Profit, http://tm.antietem.com Alliance Name Total Experience Average Experience Number of Members Trex Mercenaries 1,213,035 40,434 30 Current Members Trader Name Race Experience 1 DarkSoul (94) Ik'Thorne 105703 2 Maverick (718) WQ Human

2003-10-14T01:37:00.000-07:00

QwertyMIDX: There aren't any ships that have a max of more than 400 tunrs are there? CharlesRector: nope QwertyMIDX: ok that what I thought QwertyMIDX: Is there any chance of getting an op run any time soon? CharlesRector: op run? QwertyMIDX: running an operation CharlesRector: what day/time would work best for you? QwertyMIDX: Saturday afternoon EST QwertyMIDX: I think game time is about 6 hours

2003-10-04T18:04:00.000-07:00

The text of the previously noted website: 1) The player base sucks. Ever wonder why so many people play TDZK? I hated that game but I played it for a while because the people were nice. In SMR you have 98% jerks 2) The graphics.. or lack of. Looking at green boxes gets old after a while. Its sad that people fought so hard to save a pink flashy bar.. the only graphic SM has ever known 3) Lack

2003-10-04T18:02:00.000-07:00

ONE GAMER'S VIEW OF WHY SPACE MERCHANT REALMS SUCKS: SMR Sucks

2003-10-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

Just done DarkFlare Conv: DarqFlare: SE crashed OMGN's hosting company, so they took us offline DarqFlare: We're removing it immediately. CharlesRector: How did SE do that? DarqFlare: One of the regularly-run scripts crashed TCH's server. CharlesRector: so no more OMGN SE? DarqFlare: For now, I'm putting everything on hold. CharlesRector: ok CharlesRector: How come I can access OMGN? DarqFlare:

2003-10-03T23:19:00.000-07:00

July 13th, 2002 Stryker AIM Conv: Xram7: hi CharlesRector: hello. did you see the notice I posted at the AA about how I got podded last? Xram7: not yet.. why? CharlesRector: I got killed because Beowulf abandoned his planet to take one with no cnstructions on it whatsoever & whle I was msg'ng with him on it, I got killed by a Dark Knight guy at the planet's sector Xram7: hmm.. Xram7: but the

2003-10-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

Gamer AIM SN's: AOL killthemdead 6/23/2002 1:40:16 AM does any one else have AOL or AIM cause they would help to talk to each other.......... my S\N is Thereisnospoon37........i know it is gay but i was to lazy to change it but i will soon Mikeyp 6/23/2002 3:27:50 AM im Kingmike1234. cya online Aurora 6/23/2002 5:36:42 AM SteveR3850.... Tharkas 6/29/2002 3:56:50 AM I'm new

2003-10-03T23:16:00.000-07:00

Doug's Drivel/MPOGD Ouster: ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug McIntyre To: crector@earthlink.net Sent: 8/21/02 4:48:13 PM Subject: Recent News Post Please explaining to me why you posted about game2k on MPOGD, I want to know. While I encourage posting links to news sites that are sources for news stories posted on MPOGD, I see no need for staff to divert traffic from MPOGD for no reason

2003-10-03T23:14:00.000-07:00

Jerle Conv. Sept. 1st, 2002: Chuck: (1:42 PM) Long time no see Jerle: (1:42 PM) Yes, it has been a while. Jerle: (1:42 PM) That's too bad what happened with MPOGD. Chuck: (1:43 PM) yes it is. Have you seen my ideas on how to save TDZK on the HF Forum yet? Jerle: (1:43 PM) Yes, I've ben watching the thread. Chuck: (1:44 PM) What do you think of them? esp. limiting messages and having a bonus

2003-10-03T22:50:00.000-07:00

Sept. 16th Conv with Stryker: CharlesRector: In the Vets Game, is it true what I've heard that the Forsaken have pretty much folded and Warklock is with a different alliance now? xChaos Stryker x: yes xChaos Stryker x: well.. kinda xChaos Stryker x: like 3/4th of TF went to HoA xChaos Stryker x: the rest went to random alliances.. a bunch join my alliance, The Dawnrazors CharlesRector: they

2003-10-03T22:22:00.000-07:00

September 20th, 2002 AIM Conv with Stryker: xChaos Stryker x: hey dude CharlesRector: hello...thnaks for the 23 mil...we naow have 118 mil in the fund. xChaos Stryker x: hehe xChaos Stryker x: From: Mad Matt (102) Date: 9/20/2002 3:56:19 PM u are too good for tm come join me we ca nuse u xChaos Stryker x: mad matt is getting annoying CharlesRector: interesting. I guess Shady Characters

2003-10-01T23:00:00.000-07:00

Just concluded interview with Psycho: Phoenix79194: Hihi crector!! <--- Psycho from Space merchant! :) CharlesRector: hello Phoenix79194: Immo adding all AIM adresses from SM :) CharlesRector: great Phoenix79194: Yap! An u got mail about money for the alliance! :) Phoenix79194: But i have one question to you! :) CharlesRector: mail? Phoenix79194: ingame CharlesRector: what's the question?

2003-10-01T21:25:00.000-07:00

there is alot of truth to what he says and you can see, he says alot. History has two sides and HoA was a diffrent alliance than TF it's members were mostly the same but they walked a diffrent path. But there was still favortisim shown to them from Speef and Ger Draxon. And, yes, the cheating was less visible to the players in general, but it was still there on an indvidual level as opposed

2003-10-01T21:23:00.000-07:00

A voice from the four horns of the golden alter which is before God said to the angel which had the trumpit, "Lose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates." And the four angels were loosed, which were prepaired for to slay the third part of man. And I heared a noise, as it were a noise of thinder, one of the four beasts saying "Come and see." And behold a white horse,

2003-10-01T21:20:00.000-07:00

Omega Prime Conv. Sept. 20th, 2002: Omega Prime: (10:38 PM) hey Omega Prime: (10:39 PM) I been hoping to see you Chuck: (10:39 PM) hello Omega Prime: (10:39 PM) Do you have a girlfriend that plays SMR? Chuck: (10:40 PM) There's a Creonti named Omega Prime in NG #3 who's at 0 exp. Is that you? No, I don't have a girlfriend who plays SMR. Omega Prime: (10:40 PM) There was this one girl that

2003-10-01T21:03:00.000-07:00

PresBMK Conv Sept. 24th, 2002: > CharlesRector: I've noticed that there are 2 game > directories that have sprung up since I did the site > registering for Yap 11/2 years ago. Would it be ok > with you if I were to register Yap with them? > AnarchyOfCaz: Of course > AnarchyOfCaz: speaking of which... > AnarchyOfCaz: I'm setting up a GW development > website.. > AnarchyOfCaz: And I'd like to

2003-10-01T21:01:00.000-07:00

ICQ Conv./SMR Forum PM's from early March, 2003: March 3rd, 2003: Omega Prime: (12:07 AM) want to see some thing new? Omega Prime: (12:08 AM) From: Omega Prime To: Elvis Fett Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:43 am Subject: vets Hey, I may not be the games best killer, but I know how it works. I was there with you in the first vet game when SM split the vets from the Newbies. Never played a SM

2003-09-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

D2 Patch 1.10 delayed at least 2-3 weeks. Illegal Infantry URL: http://hyper.webdetailing.com/down/infantry.zip Thread URL: http://www.clan-forsaken.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12318

2003-09-28T15:44:00.000-07:00

Testing......

2003-09-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

Just Concluded Conv with Naismith: QwertyMIDX: What would be a good ship for me to aim for? CharlesRector: IST QwertyMIDX: aren't they slow? CharlesRector: 7 turns per hour QwertyMIDX: oh QwertyMIDX: that's pretty good CharlesRector: Do you still have your NMV? QwertyMIDX: Yeah CharlesRector: Stay in it until you get podded....those are pretty decent trading ships. QwertyMIDX: yeah QwertyMIDX:

2003-09-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

Jan. 30th, 2003 forwarded email from Omega Prime: --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: To: Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:08:02 -0600 Hi Omega, I have started to use my mcc@manton.com mail again. You can send mail here. I am planning to bring up SM, maybe only for a couple short games, we will see how much time I can devote. Network is also a problem. Machines we have plenty. I don't

2003-09-28T14:44:00.000-07:00

Feb. 1st, 2003 Forwarded E-Mail From Omega Prime: --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jonathan Manton" To: Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:43:10 -0600 Subject: RE: SM vs SMR By the way - Azool, Spock and I have already exchanged some messages, and we have agreed that there won't be any head-to-head competition. It wouldn't be fair to them, and anyway, that's not where my life is right

2003-09-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

THE DOMINANT FORCE IN SPACE MERCHANT REALMS: TREX MERCENARIES (42) Message of Day | Roster | Send Message | Message Board | Planets | Forces | Options | List Alliances Soldiers of Fortune for Fun and Profit, http://tm.antietem.com Alliance Name Total Experience Average Experience Number of Members Trex Mercenaries 934,018 31,133 30 Current Members Trader Name Race Experience 1 Ukhata (407)

2003-09-27T22:56:00.000-07:00

Just concluded conv with Naismith: QwertyMIDX: hey, It's Naismith CharlesRector: hello QwertyMIDX: How's things? CharlesRector: fine QwertyMIDX: Is there anything I should read frist? I'm doing Strategy now. CharlesRector: Just read it at your leisure now that you're donw with Contact Info. QwertyMIDX: ok QwertyMIDX: I haven't played this game forever, I think it was still Space Merchant when I

2003-09-27T12:50:00.000-07:00

Handy Gamers's E-Mail Addresses: Archer456@aol.com, petrocanada415@hotmail.com, spacecowboy530@email.com, netsystems@yahoo.com, OmegasGlory@ameritech.net, MoyBean@hotmail.com, phlexus_uk@yahoo.co.uk, twa0979@yahoo.com, hypno@willowstrance.com, JHGreenwood@attbi.com, thureen@yahoo.com, death_legacy666@hotmail.com, kaylina.geo@yahoo.com, zeonack@hotmail.com, matuga10@hotmail.com, crector@

2003-09-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

OUT OF THE LAB, ONTO THE BATTLEFIELD Take command of the most lethal top-secret weapons of World War II. Straight from the labs, many of these weapons never saw combat ... until now! Unleash their explosive potential for the first time on the battlefields of WWII. With the Secret Weapons of WWII Expansion Pack, you will... * Put experimental vehicles to the test, including the rocket pack

2003-09-26T15:40:00.000-07:00

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SST-Alternate/ I just wanted to notify everyone that a NEW site of importance has been created. This is not just another Kat bashing site as has been seen in the past, but a really creative and possibly longer lasting news type of approach. This was actually on my list of ideas to Ray, but I thought it would never fly. I was wrong! Now if Ray would just

2003-09-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

Following is an email from Omega Prime dated July 16th, 2003: My AIM name is Omega Prime X ; My ICQ # is 55410896 Alliance Rules 1) DON'T REPLY TO MESSAGES WHILE TRADING/HUNTING! 2) Know everybody who hunts/trades in your area and when they usually play. (use scouts and mines when trading/hunting) 3) Know who is on the current players list. 4) Save enough money to replace your ship. 5) Use MIRC

2003-09-26T02:23:00.000-07:00

Latest DarkFlare Conv: DarqFlare: No reply back from Jodie McIntyre DarqFlare: Have you looked at OMGN Apparel yet? CharlesRector: yes CharlesRector: I doubt that you'll ever hear back from her. DarqFlare: So do I. Oh well. DarqFlare: I've got an OMGN bumper sticker on the way, gonna see if it prints right and all. It should. CharlesRector: Why not publish your email to her as an Open Letter on

2003-09-26T01:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the OMGN Newsletter! Enjoy this edition of the OMGN newsletter. If you would like to remove yourself from the OMGN Newsletter, go to this address and enter your email address: http://www.omgn.com/newsletter.php You can also change your newsletter type by visiting the aforementioned newsletter page. OMGN is dedicated to bringing you all that you need for online multiplayer games. Take

2003-09-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

2003-09-25T23:55:00.000-07:00

The Latest Sierra Insider: The Sierra Insider Sierra.com Downloads Buy Online Send to a Friend Sign Up VUGames.com War of the Ring The War of the Ring™ Play the greatest story ever written in the first real-time strategy game based on The Lord of the Rings saga. Play as the forces of good and valiantly fight for The One Ring's destruction or play as the forces of evil to claim control over

2003-09-25T23:46:00.000-07:00

Latest Top Web Games's Newsletter: Greeting Top Web Games Members! This is the Top Web Games newsletter for the week of Monday, September 15, 2003 through Sunday, September 21, 2003. Here's what's been happening in the last week. You will need to click here once each month to continue receiving TWG emails. Alternatively, you may log in to your account on TWG. Recent Gaming Articles NewAge 3

2003-09-25T22:03:00.000-07:00

August 9th, 2003 email from Omega Prime: As a matter of fact.. the plan for next game is for IceStorm (the name Iceded will be using) to lead Alpha Factor and for me to lead Omega Factor. Hypno is going to be our co-second in command and certan key personel will be allowed to float back and forth. I estimate 40 to 50 members between the two conjoined alliances for next game. *****Omega Prime**

2003-09-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

PORT RAID/PLANET BUST RULE: 1.) NO Chatting During Busting Time a. NO SPAMING the Bust Channel 2.) Get your WarBird before Bust Time; DO NOT GET WARBIRD AT THE LAST MINITE!! a. If you not in a WarBird, Plan getting it at least 2 Days before the bust - This is to much time in advance. 1 hour, maybe 2 before is best. b. Anyone who goes in as a Miner, Stock up Ship with mines before the Bust

2003-09-25T11:50:00.000-07:00

Page Conv Sept, 25th, 2003: Charles says: Have you ever played Solar Empire? Page says: i registered Page says: but ended up not having time to learn Page says: was the meeting at the weekend? Charles says: Would you have the time to try it again? Yes it was, On Saturday. Page says: ah Page says: i would have been on if it was during the week Page says: 5pm server time is when i get home from

2003-09-24T22:02:00.000-07:00

Addenda to the Previous: CharlesRector: Has the guy who runs Champed had any success hearing from Doug? DarqFlare: No, Doug replied to him mentioning the OMGN tower on Champed CharlesRector: Saying that Champed can't get any coverage as long as they have an OMGN ad? DarqFlare: I am under that assumption, yes. DarqFlare: http://www.mpogd.net/ -> HAHA! DarqFlare: That's hilarious! CharlesRector:

2003-09-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

DarkFlare Conv. September 24th, 2003: DarqFlare: Writing a letter to Doug at MPOGD CharlesRector: He's still not covering EP? DarqFlare: He refuses to add Eclipse Prime to their Directory and is refusing news from Champed.com because their banner is on OMGN and because OMGN's banner is there. CharlesRector: Could have told you that this would happen. DarqFlare: Well, I'm writing him a letter.

2003-09-24T00:23:00.000-07:00

DarkFlare Conv July 18th, 2002: CharlesRector: No fewer than 6 posts were made on the MPOGD News concerning Poseidon. Can't say that it failed to attract players due to a lack of publicity. UltraDarkFlare: Yeah, it did get anough advertising CharlesRector: Poseidon's failure was a combination of both that it was a new idea in BBG's & that it was done as a Earth: 2025-type game.

2003-09-24T00:17:00.000-07:00

PresBMK CONV JULY 25th, 2002: CharlesRector: Correct me if I'm wrong,, but didn't youlead a HF allaince in SM Newbie Game #6? AnarchyOfCaz: Perhaps. AnarchyOfCaz: why? CharlesRector: well, I have to write a hhistory about HF's involvement in SM for the new BBG Realm website. AnarchyOfCaz: Yeah AnarchyOfCaz: Well you know, I have no idea what games I played in SM. AnarchyOfCaz: if you remember

2003-09-24T00:14:00.000-07:00

ARTURO CONV jULY 27TH, 2002: CharlesRector: Have you read the thread that you started about having a HF SE game? SldrArturo: i've been so busy, man. I've worked a 9 hour shift (almost) every day this week CharlesRector: ok SldrArturo: this is my first time to really chill on the internet, and i just got on the forum SldrArturo: why? CharlesRector: Just wanted to know what you thought about it.

2003-09-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

The Dominant Force in Space Merchant Realms: TREX MERCENARIES (42) Message of Day | Roster | Message Board | Planets | Forces | Options | List Alliances Soldiers of Fortune for Fun and Profit, http://tm.antietem.com Alliance Name Total Experience Average Experience Number of Members Trex Mercenaries 826,156 27,538 30 Current Members Trader Name Race Experience 1 Ukhata (407)

2003-09-23T13:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Thirteenth Echoes from the Wyrd newsletter. This is your monthly round up of news from GameWyrd and the roleplaying industry. If you don't want such a newsletter taking up space in your inbox, didn't know you'd subscribed to one or think a naughty battle imp might have signed you up then you can unsubscribe from the link at the bottom of the email. Do you think the Underworld

2003-09-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! It's finally September and Tooth & Nail has great things in store for the Fall. Not only do we have new albums from Side Walk Slam, Thousand Foot Krutch, Bleach, and The Fighting Jacks, but we also have a huge announcement coming up about 2004! Hold on tight! Read on to check out the new Side Walk Slam E-Card, download a new mp3 from Anberlin, and much more! >>Side Walk Slam

2003-09-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

THE ANGELFIRE DISPATCH Wednesday, September 10, 2003 http://www.angelfire.com WARNING! We will NEVER send you e-mail asking for your password. If someone does, let us know. A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR ______________________________________________ Like it or not, the bills just keep on coming. One day it’s store loans. The next day it might be personal loans. But you can consolidate your

2003-09-23T13:47:00.001-07:00

2003.09.14 We felt there was a bit of confusion about the irc fan channel to use, also some of the identified servers have bad up times. Officially from today, the new irc server for planeshift fans is irc.quakenet.org at channel #planeshift . Please join the community of fans on this server. (http://www.planeshift.it/community.html) http://www.planeshift.it a 3D Free MMORPG.

2003-09-23T13:47:00.000-07:00

BACK TALK AT FILM THREAT! ============================== What are they talking about this week on Film Threat's BACK TALK? Hi-Def 24P Filmmaking FX Discussion San Diego Asian Film Festival Is Mckee Worth It? The Battle of Shaker Heights John Waters.....has returned These are just some of the hot topics being discussed now in Film Threat's new BACK TALK section! So sign up, read what's on

2003-09-23T13:46:00.001-07:00

Greeting Top Web Games Members! This is the Top Web Games newsletter for the week of Monday, September 08, 2003 through Sunday, September 14, 2003. Here's what's been happening in the last week. You will need to click here once each month to continue receiving TWG emails. Alternatively, you may log in to your account on TWG. Recent Gaming Articles Zetapets Upgrades Servers (9/14/03) OrbWars

2003-09-23T13:46:00.000-07:00

======================================================= TFN Newsletter - September 15, 2003 612 Days Till Episode 3 ======================================================= Howdy, We've been experimenting with the Newsletter format these past couple of weeks. Now's the time for your input. What do you like about the newsletter? What do you not like about the newsletter? What's missing? A

2003-09-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Summer is on its way out, and it'll be Halloween/Samhain before we know it! We'd like to announce the latest issue of Morbid Outlook, which features a special gallery from The Living Jarboe's latest tour with Larsen in New York City and Philadelphia, new (and creepy) fiction, a new column from Ask Witch Hazel, and a gorgeous gallery inspired by Baladi dance. I'd also like to take

2003-09-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

Delirium Books' News September 16, 2003 http://www.deliriumbooks.com sales@deliriumbooks.com As Delirium Books is becoming one of the most collectible small presses, titles here are selling out FAST. Brian Keene's THE RISING is officially sold out in less than 6 months. Released as a 300-copy limited edition HC, a 26-copy deluxe slipcased HC and a special 6-copy all-leather book and hinged

2003-09-23T13:43:00.000-07:00

The previous was an edition of the Film Threat newsletter.

2003-09-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

HOME ROOM OPENS SEPT. 5TH! HOME ROOM, starring Erika Christensen and Busy Philipps, opens September 5th in NYC and LA. Award winning indie drama focuses on survivors struggling with the aftermath of a high school shooting. http://www.homeroomthemovie.com GORE GOES TO TORONTO! Chris Gore will be at the Toronto International Film Festival September 4 - 9 shooting a new episode of Starz Cinema's

2003-09-23T13:39:00.000-07:00

YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE WRETCHED ADMINING OF SPACE MERCHANT REALMS: Dear hftrex@graffiti.net, Thank you for your request. Please use the ingame report like to report messages like this. It makes it easier on the admins to respond and deal with problems such as this. The ingame report link is the small icon in the bottom right hand corner of every message you receive. All you have to

2003-09-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

THE DOMINANT FORCE IN SPACE MERCHANT REALMS: TREX MERCENARIES (42) Message of Day | Roster | Send Message | Message Board | Planets | Forces | Options | List Alliances Soldiers of Fortune for Fun and Profit, http://tm.antietem.com Alliance Name Total Experience Average Experience Number of Members Trex Mercenaries 347,085 12,395 28 Current Members Trader Name Race Experience 1 Page (318)

2003-09-05T22:40:00.000-07:00

Here's an inane test of the weirdo Blogger service.....

2003-09-05T22:24:00.000-07:00

ROBERT LUDWICK'S LATEST EDITORIAL at OMGN is pretty good. Here it is: How to...Build an Online Successful Game You know, new games pop up on the internet faster than you can count. Whether it’s an award winning coder, or someone else dying to learn, the internet has been a strong hold for knowledge and fun, and gamers continue to put the two together to create online gaming as we know it

2003-09-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

From the #smr IRC room: ahhh its a DR invasion!!! lol not this game hmmm lots of er...vets i'll have to call them cause no idea what else, are coming back <-- SpaceCowboy (~44215ccc@irc.VJTD3.com) has left #smr I got Ardbeg back in mine :) is that a bad thing or does it depend on the player to bad Deke wouldn't :P yeah --- Skarlet is now known as Skarlet-sleep DR is dead man...and it

2003-09-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

TONS OF NEAT EMAIL ADDRESSES: "Chase Nguyen" , "Matt Spears" , "News Submission" , "Doug McIntyre" , "Charles Rector" , "News Submission" , "Mystery" , "meatball" , "??" , "MMOG" , "Ahmedf Farog" , "Thomas" , "Betty B" , "Worth Playing" , "Micheal Butt" , "John Neeson" , "John Calhoon" , "Sal Accardo" , "Press" , "David Laprad" , "Martin Taylor" , "Editor Email Box" , "Tom

2003-09-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

SOME NEAT URL'S: http://swgcb.yogn.net/swg-cb.php http://www.diabloii.net//pressdesk/bliz_chat-03-06-19.php Photoshop tutorials: http://www.eyeball-design.com/index3.htm www.designsbymark.com http://phong.com/tutorials/

2003-09-02T16:38:00.000-07:00

NEW JAMES BOND GAME UPCOMING!: In just a few weeks, EA GAMES will be launching the new 007 website, complete with cast list, features such as gadgets, vehicles and locations, and downloads such as official wallpapers for the game. Your favorite features from the previous site will be archived, including 007 Insiders, news, events, and press releases. Keep your browser pointed to http://007.

2003-09-02T16:35:00.000-07:00

GAME RIFTS SPORADIC NEWSLETTER: It’s time for a GameRifts.com (link: http://www.gamerifts.com) Newsletter! No, really. I think it’s like once or twice a year we remember to send a newsletter (thus the Sporadic name), because we hate spam just like everyone else. But, the other night some of us were talking that most folks learn about the site as they read something from a link on another site,

2003-09-02T16:33:00.000-07:00

Latest PM: Your last msg included the following sentence: "You running Clan Forsaken than? Broswer game version of the guild or still running in SB? We have about 30 or so of us in SWG if ya want to hook with us?" I do not have anything to do with Clan Forsaken other than that for some weird reason or another, they haven't taken me off the @clan-forsaken.com email forwarding address. Must be

2003-09-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Following is a PM that I recently sent a guy at another gaming site: Laminad's doing fine in real life, but between college and work, he has little time for gaming. His time in HF is now spent on a few posts or so on the forum every week. As for House Forsaken itself, it has mostly disintegrated. When I joined it back in October, 2000, it was a powerhouse outfit in several different games.

2003-09-02T11:28:00.000-07:00

Please sent email to: crector@myway.com

2003-09-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

THE INCREASINGLY CORRUPT AND MORIBUND House Forsaken clan has just suffered yet another blow. From the HF Forum: PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:45 am Post subject: To those who brought me in. Reply with quote It was fun playing with you while it lasted, and now I take my leave of you. Those who I started playing with have by and large left or were kicked out and this realm does

2003-08-31T19:59:00.000-07:00

Our very first-ever post: Welcome to the MPOG News-Log! For 17 months I was on the staff of MPOGD, first as a News Reporter, then as the News Editor. During this time, I received but little feedback from the site owner, Doug McIntyre. Them, all of a sudden, I have found my self denied staff access to the site and an ad posted that MPOGD is seeking new news reporters. Meanwhile, Doug won't even

2003-08-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

A classic post from the House Forsaken Forum: Space Merchant Realms Update: THE DEATH OF THE FORSAKEN The players community of Space Merchant Realms are rejoicing over what appears to be the death of the The Forsaken alliance, an outfit that has long represented the worst attributes of team behavior in online gaming. TF members have been known to engage in bragadoccio and sending messages to

2003-08-31T19:48:00.000-07:00

Another classic post from the SMR Forum: More on the strange death of the SMR chump/lamer alliance the The Forsaken cut and pasted from the SMR Forum: Ardbeg Joined: 11 Apr 2002 Posts: 258 Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:20 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ah yes, it is everyone else's fault that TF disbanded, not yours. I wasn't

2003-08-31T19:47:00.000-07:00

A long since deleted post from the SMR Forum: And now for some Space Merchant History: The late, lamented game Space Merchant had a controversy-filled history. One aspect of the game's past was the corruption showed by the game's staff that, in part, led to SM's downfall. While it is true that, during this writer's playing days (January, 2000-late summer, 2001), the corruption was pretty much

2003-08-31T19:41:00.000-07:00

Following is the dominant alliance in Space Merchant Realms: TREX MERCENARIES (42) Message of Day | Roster | Send Message | Message Board | Planets | Forces | Options | List Alliances Soldiers of Fortune for Fun and Profit, http://tm.antietem.com Alliance Name Total Experience Average Experience Number of Members Trex Mercenaries 145,343 4,844 30 Current Members Trader Name Race Experience

2003-08-30T19:19:00.000-07:00

The following is a reminiscence of times gone by in Newbie Game #8 of the original Space Merchant that was played a bit more than 3 years ago: The greatest of all the SM alliances that I was in prior to Newbie Game #10 when I finally got DarkFlare to allow the Trex Mercenaries being set up in SM. That is, of course, Law & Order. At the start of SM Newbie Game #8, there was a prominent player

2003-08-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

Following is a recently conducted interview with Quadrant 51 admin Wiz aka wizmaxey: CharlesRector: Long time no see...... wizmaxey: sorry bout that wizmaxey: how have ya been? CharlesRector: Good. wizmaxey: you still playing the games? CharlesRector: How are you coming in the world of online gaming? CharlesRector: Yes. Also admining a SE game. wizmaxey: not bad...have moved up to admin'g games

2002-11-29T16:17:00.000-08:00

SHATTERED GALAXY SCREENSHOTS AT GAMERIFTS.COM: The following is a press release sent by press@gamerifts.com: Shattered Galaxy Screenshots at GameRifts.com GameRifts.com has four new screenshots from the latest version of href="http://www.sgalaxy.com/">Shattered Galaxy posted, which is currently in beta testing. Shattered Galaxy is a MMOG RTS that allows players to engage opponents in

2002-11-17T16:42:00.000-08:00

The following is a press release from the folks at DarkSpace concerning that game's going Gold: DARKSPACE "GONE GOLD" Retail version of MMOG in stores by end of month Weston, CT - November 12, 2002 - Got Game Entertainment, publisher of entertainment software for PC and other platforms, today announced that the retail version of DarkSpace, a massively multiplayer online action strategy game

2002-11-13T02:03:00.000-08:00

VOILA! As regular readers of this web-log know, there has been a project under way called the Online Multiplayer Gaming Network intended to be a successor site to this weblog. Well, its finished now at least for the most part. That being the case, this weblog will cease being regularly updated. All News that would otherwise have been placed here will from on now be placed at OMGN. Hope to

2002-11-03T12:26:00.000-08:00

TDZK Update: The Beta Test is being pushed back a few more days. The admin team has been having some issues in Real Life (sickness and loss of coding time). At this point we're hesitant to give a specific target day for the beta, but it will still be soon. Maybe around the 6th if we can manage it.

2002-11-03T12:18:00.000-08:00

BlacK JackS Productions : The folowing was cut and pasted from the News page: Welcome to Black Jacks productions! Led by Quest for Yap mastermind Bryan Krause, Black Jacks currently has 2 projects. Quest for Yap (www.yapquest.com) Overview: Quest for Yap has been on the internet since September 2000. Now registering an average of 700 unique IPs per day, Quest for Yap has

2002-11-03T12:12:00.000-08:00

Poseidon Update: The follwoing was cut and pasted from the News page at Antietem Entertainment : Poseidon Gone 1:39 PM 10/15/2002 After over 2 years of having ownership of Poseidon, Antietem Entertainment has relinquished Poseidon to Black Jacks, the operators of Quest For YAP. You can go QfY here . Posted by: UltraDarkFlare

2002-10-31T16:07:00.000-08:00

The latest email from Travis Cannell about Escaton: We released six new screenshots today with 2 new ships. The screens were taken as we panned the camera through a Valtavech Battle Group -- you can see formations of ships in the background if you look closely. Bon Appetit! http://www.eschaton-online.com/shots-screen-200210280-1.html

2002-10-31T16:04:00.000-08:00

The latest Issue of the Top Web Games Newsletter: Greeting Top Web Games Members! This is the Top Web Games newsletter for the week of Monday, October 21, 2002 through Sunday, October 27, 2002. Here's what's been happening in the last week. You will need to click here once each month two continue receiving TWG emails. Alternatively, you may log in to your account on TWG. Recent Gaming Articles

2002-10-27T02:19:00.000-08:00

Please send News to: crector@clan-forsaken.com

2002-10-27T02:12:00.000-08:00

TDZK Update: The following was posted on the game's front page: The Beta Test of the new TDZK code (and the reset), will be delayed by a week. The new code is almost ready, but there are still a few things that need to be finished. The admin staff feels that it's worth taking a few more days to ensure everything is done right, we apologize for the delays. The target date for the beta is now

2002-10-27T02:09:00.000-08:00

Space Merchant Realms Update: There is a fairly new fan site devoted to SMR that looks like a promising project.

2002-10-27T01:55:00.000-08:00

MARS Project Update: October 15, 2002 Long weekends are always productive... After a relaxing and productive long weekend I feel comfortable releasing a screenshot of The MARS Project build screen. The turn summary is actually an IFRAME that only displays one turn at a time. This prevents the massive scrolling that occurs if you do say 50 turns of exploring. the game should have minimal

2002-10-27T01:52:00.000-08:00

Astonia News: Press Release: New Astonia 3™ Patch Released Hamburg, September 13, 2002. Intent Software releases a new patch for Astonia 3™, their successful Fantasy-MMORPG. The patch adds a new feature to the world of Astonia: The Labyrinth Quest™. Labyrinths are independent mini areas which the players have to solve on their way to becoming an Archmage, Archwarrior or a Seyan'Du.

2002-10-22T21:20:00.000-07:00

please send news to: crector@clan-forsaken.com

2002-10-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

Space Merchant Realms Update: The long-running perennial powerhouse in both the original Space Merchant and in SMR, Omega Factor, now has its very own website ! This should strenghten the OF alliance's position in the game.

2002-10-22T21:03:00.000-07:00

TDZK Update: TDZK now has its very own portal! It can be accessed by pointing your browser to either http://portal.tdzk.com/ or http://portal.tdzk.net/ .

2002-10-22T20:57:00.000-07:00

Star Fury Update: The following email was sent by notice@star-fury.com : Star Fury Round 2 will start Thursday 24th of October 2002, at 00:01 (SF / UK / GMT) (7PM US Eastern). The reason SF has been away so long is that it has been completely recoded into a different programming language and has changed platform. SF has been tested over the last month in its new form in a private beta