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Halloween Massive Gaming News

Posted by Zonk on from the roleplay-a-character-roleplaying-a-character dept.

Holidays are always interesting times in the Massive Gaming market and this weekend is no exception. Spooks, trick or treating, interviews, anniversaries, and conferences are just some of the Halloween weekend news to share. Read on for the details.

City of Heroes is running a Trick or Treat and Zombie invasion event this weekend. Folks in Europe looking to get their cape on can look forward to participating sometime next year.

Anarchy Online is celebrating the season with a holiday ball and costume contest, as well as nanotech transformations and monster sightings.

Final Fantasy Online players and developers have a lot to be happy about this weekend. Today is the one-year anniversary of the North American launch, and they're throwing a party to celebrate. In-game, the annual trick or treating, costuming, and spookery is going on. This year they're also throwing around some glamours to let players take the part of monsters for a while. Square-Enix revised upwards it's earning estimates this week, giving even executives reason to smile.

In non-holiday news, Richard Garriot was interviewed by HomeLAN about the upcoming Tabula Rasa game, and MMORPG.com has some new info on Dungeons and Dragons Online from the lead designer.

Finally, the Second Annual State of Play conference is this weekend, drawing Virtual World academics from all over to celebrate Halloween by lecturing. Nerd on, guys.

Update: 10/28 18:50 GMT by Z : There's a press release going around stating that City of Villians playtesters will be drawn from the ranks of veteran CoH players.

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  1. More layers of separation by happyemoticon · · Score: 5, Interesting
    In-game, the annual trick or treating, costuming, and spookery is going on. This year they're also throwing around some glamours to let players take the part of monsters for a while.

    The practice of going into a game and assuming a different persona only to have that persona assume yet another persona is kind of mind-boggling especially if you're a humanities student. I mean, it was bad enough last year when I dressed up as a vampirate.

  2. Guild Wars for Halloween by Gnasty · · Score: 5, Informative

    Guild Wars is having a free preview event this weekend starting tomorrow, thru Sunday... Hopefully it will be more of a treat than a trick. And hey, just think of all those free costume ideas! :-)

    http://www.guildwars.com/press/pr06-10-27-04.html

  3. SWG event by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    You are assaulted by hordes of undead wookies at the starport, which have the power to Force choke and Force lightning you from across the map.

    IF you manage to kill one, you will loot a pair of equippable pink hotpants or a locked container.

  4. Re:Get in the spirit! by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    What better way to do so by regressing back to your childhood. . .

    Ah yes, Halloween, or, as I generally refer to it, 'amateur night.'

    KFG

  5. Re:Pumpkin Pie by Umbro2 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Beat pumpkin with can of evaporated milk

    Ok, now my pumpkin is black and blue and the cops are after me for pumpkin abuse. What next?

  6. Re:Oh hell... by eegad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, OK.... but you don't HAVE to shave your legs to dress up as the evil witch from Snow White.