I’ve been dealing with some family issues, so haven’t had the time or energy to keep up to date with things here, but this latest tidbit really caught my eye and I had to comment.News comes from a former employee of IGE that the company has...
Topics: Games, MMOs, RMT

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According to various sources, the fallout from the tanking of Vanguard has finally occurred. It looks like ALL of the employees have been fired from Sigil.Even more troubling are the reports that Brad McQuaid basically abandoned the team and the project.
Topics: Games, MMOs

{"title":"Sigil Games Online No More?","post_url":"http:\/\/dinggrats.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/15\/sigil-games-online-no-more\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/dinggrats","author":"Mandrel","date":"2007-05-15 10:22:55","summary":"According to various sources, the fallout from the tanking of Vanguard has finally occurred. It looks like ALL of the employees have been fired from Sigil.Even more troubling are the reports that Brad McQuaid basically abandoned the team and the project."}

Lum and F13 reported, and Allakhazam confirmed that the umbrella corporation that last year took over ownership of IGE and bought out Allakhazam has now sold off their interest in IGE.The current speculation is that Jonathan Yantis is the one who...
Topics: RMT

{"title":"The Yantis - IGE Circle is Complete? SOE Hired Former IGE Executive","post_url":"http:\/\/dinggrats.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/11\/the-yantis-ige-circle-is-complete-soe-hired-former-ige-executive\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/dinggrats","author":"Mandrel","date":"2007-05-11 12:54:47","summary":"Lum and F13 reported, and Allakhazam confirmed that the umbrella corporation that last year took over ownership of IGE and bought out Allakhazam has now sold off their interest in IGE.The current speculation is that Jonathan Yantis is the one who..."}

According to an official message board post by a Blizzard employee, the European branch of World of Warcraft banned 114K accounts for running unattended gameplay. Players do this for various reasons, some of which include being bored of certain parts of.
Topics: MMOs

{"title":"WoW EU Bans 114,000 Accounts in April for use of Bots","post_url":"http:\/\/dinggrats.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/09\/wow-eu-bans-114000-accounts-in-april-for-use-of-bots\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/dinggrats","author":"Mandrel","date":"2007-05-09 12:54:52","summary":"According to an official message board post by a Blizzard employee, the European branch of World of Warcraft banned 114K accounts for running unattended gameplay. Players do this for various reasons, some of which include being bored of certain parts of."}

By most accounts (I have yet to play the game myself), Lord of the Rings Online is nothing innovative when it comes to gameplay, but they definitely got one thing right. Launch day seems to have gone on without a hitch, or server downtime. This...
Topics: MMOs

{"title":"LOTRO Launch","post_url":"http:\/\/dinggrats.com\/index.php\/2007\/04\/26\/lotro-launch\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/dinggrats","author":"Mandrel","date":"2007-04-26 11:53:41","summary":"By most accounts (I have yet to play the game myself), Lord of the Rings Online is nothing innovative when it comes to gameplay, but they definitely got one thing right. Launch day seems to have gone on without a hitch, or server downtime. This..."}