Michael Jackson MMO!! (CryEngine 2!)
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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 09:13    Post subject: Michael Jackson MMO!! (CryEngine 2!)
Anyone tried this? I was reading some on CryEngine 2 and saw this. Originally, it used another engine, but then at some point they moved to CE2. I made a character and it looks gorgeous, but I only had 5 minutes to explore.

I tried the Planet Calypso: http://www.planetcalypso.com/home/
But there is also Rocktropia: http://www.rocktropia.com/


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PostPosted: Tue, 10th Aug 2010 11:08    Post subject:
I used to love playing Entropia.. but the real-cash cost just got to be too much. You can, theoretically, play without ever paying a penny -- but "sweat" farming is the most tedious, mind-numbing, exercise you could imagine, and the profits don't even make up for it either. Recently heard about the move to CE2 though, sounds interesting.
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 17:53    Post subject:
Yeah, uninstalled. It seems one cannot really play this without shelling out cash with a hope that he might find something to do to earn him cash. No thanks, I have enough of that in real life Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 18:36    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
No thanks, I have enough of that in real life Laughing


Exactly! I think games like Project Entropia (nee; Entropia Universe) and Second Life take their subject material a LITTLE too literal Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 21:46    Post subject:
I played one of the earlier versions but like you guys mention... not to play without paying.


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 22:51    Post subject:
First non Crytek-game using the old CryEngine2? Strange really, you'd think it would be licensed a lot more.


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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 22:54    Post subject:
Frant wrote:
First non Crytek-game using the old CryEngine2?

The crappy Merchants of Brooklyn is another non-Crytek game using their engine. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed, 11th Aug 2010 22:58    Post subject:
@Frant It didn't sell because the CryEngine 2 got a rep in the industry of a high-end-only, need 6000$ PC engine. That's why they've been showcasing CE3 on consoles so much, with the features that are enabled on PC only (and already available in CE2 and Crysis in particular) dubbed "next-gen technology" under previews:



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PostPosted: Tue, 21st Sep 2010 14:42    Post subject:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-21-mj-mmo-no-doubt-people-will-joke

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SEE Virtual Worlds, the developer of newly announced Michael Jackson MMO Planet Michael, is prepared for the onslaught of rotten tomatoes.

"There is no doubt we will be open to people joking about it and criticising it. We'll just have to roll with that as it comes, so to speak," SEE Virtual Worlds developer Josh Gordon told USA Today.

"[Michael Jackson's] such a big name and he's such a big legend that no matter what we do, we are going to get a lot of people who are excited, and we are going to get people who criticise us. And we have just taken that as the way it is going to be."

Planet Michael will be released late next year and allows fans of Jackson's music to adventure together and succeed "using song, dance and adventure as opposed to violence".

You'll be able to create avatars, pick from "dozens of occupations" and play on continents inspired by Michael Jackson's "music, his life and the global issues that concerned him".

The game will be free to play and monetised through micro-transactions, perhaps for clothing: famous items such as a red leather jacket, sparkly glove, some sequinned socks and maybe those gliding loafers.

Those purchases will "in certain instances" double as charitable donations.

SEE Virtual Words boss Martin Biallas expanded on the deal in a press release: "When we first approached the Estate and talked about creating Planet Michael, one of our primary goals was to build an interactive entertainment where fans from all over the world come together to affirm Michael's life-long dedication to fostering global friendships.

"In building a space worthy of those global connections, we envisaged a magical, enjoyable place that will capture the zest for fun and life that was at Michael's very core.

"Throughout his extensive career, the King of Pop was well known for his visionary contributions to music, dance, fashion, entertainment and philanthropy, and it was critical that we somehow incorporate all of those elements into the game."

Planet Michael will be the first themed planet published under the Entropia Universe umbrella.

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PostPosted: Tue, 21st Sep 2010 14:47    Post subject:
I wanna play in the post-apocalyptic world of "Earthsong" Laughing





.... seriously, what the hell is this shit? A Michael Jackson MMO!?
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PostPosted: Tue, 21st Sep 2010 14:50    Post subject:
Basically it's APB II: Michael Jackson lol wut Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue, 21st Sep 2010 15:05    Post subject:
the main starting city is called "Pedopia" btw..
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PostPosted: Tue, 21st Sep 2010 15:51    Post subject:
moosenoodles wrote:
the main starting city is called "Pedopia" btw..




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