New producer, patch for PotBS
Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, Previews Joe Ludwig announced on his personal blog as well as in a new Pirates Devlog, that he is officially...
View ArticleLand ho! Patch 1.3 is on the horizon
Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Game mechanics, PatchesAhoy land lovers and filthy bilge rats! Flying Lab recently announced that PotBS patch 1.3 will be hitting the test server on...
View ArticleThe unaddressed impediments to console MMOs
Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, Opinion, ConsolesIt's a question we often ask ourselves, particularly when games like Grand Theft Auto IV sell over 3 million copies inside of a month:...
View ArticlePotBS patch 1.5 is looming over of the horizon
Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Patches Pirates of the Burning Sea has seen a few big changes since the game released. The latest addition to the fleet will be new pirate careers...
View ArticleAustin Game Developer's Conference announces speakers
Filed under: Events, real-world, AcademicThis year's Austin Game Developer's Conference, slated for early September, sounds like it will be a good one. Though the ION 2008 event was a fantastic...
View ArticleWhy aren't there more console MMOs?
Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, ConsolesJoe Ludwig is probably best known for his role as producer on the historical MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today the Gamasutra site is running an...
View ArticleBe heard this week with EQII and PotBS IRC chats
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, EverQuest II, Events, real-world, MMO industryStratics is going to play host to some more "House of Commons" IRC chats later in the week, for both EverQuest II and...
View ArticlePotBS 1.4 patch survey results and what players can expect in 1.5
Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Patches, Crafting, PvP, News items Flying Lab Software makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea listen to their players, the developers really do! A...
View ArticlePotBS policy updates on cross teaming and selling durability
Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Exploits, Game mechanics, PvP, News items Pirates of the Burning Sea's 1.5 patch deploys tomorrow morning, but effective immediately are two policy...
View ArticleThe Game Archaeologist and the What Ifs: Middle-earth Online
Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO industry, The Game Archaeologist I had so much fun walking down the halls of "What if?" last week that I thought I'd keep the streak going for the...
View ArticleNew producer, patch for PotBS
Joe Ludwig announced on his personal blog as well as in a new Pirates Devlog, that he is officially taking over the producer duties for Pirates of the Burning Sea, replacing John "Rev" Tynes in the...
View ArticleLand ho! Patch 1.3 is on the horizon
Ahoy land lovers and filthy bilge rats! Flying Lab recently announced that PotBS patch 1.3 will be hitting the test server on April 8th. The patch contains many changes to numerous aspects of the...
View ArticleThe unaddressed impediments to console MMOs
It's a question we often ask ourselves, particularly when games like Grand Theft Auto IV sell over 3 million copies inside of a month: what's stopping developers from bringing more MMOs to the console...
View ArticlePotBS patch 1.5 is looming over of the horizon
Pirates of the Burning Sea has seen a few big changes since the game released. The latest addition to the fleet will be new pirate careers in patch 1.4. So what is coming up after buccaneers make...
View ArticleAustin Game Developer's Conference announces speakers
This year's Austin Game Developer's Conference, slated for early September, sounds like it will be a good one. Though the ION 2008 event was a fantastic MMO-focused design and development thinktank,...
View ArticleWhy aren't there more console MMOs?
Joe Ludwig is probably best known for his role as producer on the historical MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today the Gamasutra site is running an opinion article written by Mr. Ludwig, looking into...
View ArticleBe heard this week with EQII and PotBS IRC chats
Stratics is going to play host to some more "House of Commons" IRC chats later in the week, for both EverQuest II and Pirates of the Burning Sea, giving fans a chance to pose some questions to the...
View ArticlePotBS 1.4 patch survey results and what players can expect in 1.5
Flying Lab Software makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea listen to their players, the developers really do! A player survey went live shortly after the1.4 patch, and after a few weeks of data-mining...
View ArticlePotBS policy updates on cross teaming and selling durability
Pirates of the Burning Sea's 1.5 patch deploys tomorrow morning, but effective immediately are two policy changes. In regards to cross teaming which is when a player uses two different accounts to...
View ArticleThe Game Archaeologist and the What Ifs: Middle-earth Online
I had so much fun walking down the halls of "What if?" last week that I thought I'd keep the streak going for the rest of the month (if you'll allow for some summertime indulgence). It's not that I...
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