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Was reading a post on the Age of Conan sight and came across this site.

Funcom announced awhile back they were making another game earlier in the year, but i had no clue what they had going along with it. They've got a SERIOUS ARG background story with this and it's still on going.

This is a VERY cool way to start a game off.

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Cloverfield?

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wordsmythe wrote:
Cloverfield?

Is using some of the same viral advertising and ARG tactics to get their movie noticed.

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ranalin wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
Cloverfield?

Is using some of the same viral advertising and ARG tactics to get their movie noticed.

But definitely different, I take it. I haven't seen anything about Cloverfield since summer, so I was starting to wonder.

Then again, I guess I didn't get hooked enough to keep looking for things.

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There's been some leaks here/there and Abrams telling some out right lies, but nothing for a month or so. I expect it to jump in high gear end of Nov.

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On the subject of things viral. It's been announced that Cloverfield will have a real trailer with the real name of the movie in front of the Beowolf feature.

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Ovaltine?

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Ovaltine?

You'll shoot your eye out!

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ranalin wrote:
On the subject of things viral. It's been announced that Cloverfield will have a real trailer with the real name of the movie in front of the Beowolf feature.

I'm going to be sooooooooooo disappointed with the new Beowulf movie. Its as if someone thought to themselves, "Hey, it worked for 300, so why can't we do it for this." They must have even hired the same writers -- "I....am.....BEOWULF!"

Really? Sometimes newer and shinier does not equate to better. There was already a good Beowulf that came out recently with real actors and real acting!

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BlackSheep wrote:

Really? Sometimes newer and shinier does not equate to better. There was already a good Beowulf that came out recently with real actors and real acting!

Which actually had Gerald Butler as Beowulf! I'm a fawning adolescent in my crush for all things Angelina Jolie so i'll be watching it and grimacing probably through most of it.

I saw another post that the real name for Cloverfield is going to be... Cloverfield

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Anyone else checking this out yet?

The amount of information the guys on their main site are chewing through are crazy.

Funcom added more fuel by sending out a Christmas Card.

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All I saw about this game was that poster on the first post. I'm more focused on Age of Conan and if that turns out to be good, I'll be very excited about this one too.

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I'm definitely all excited about AoC, but i'm more than interested in a MMO not set in a fantasy setting and expanding the MMO landscape in general. With the way they're going about it right now i'm very impressed. The Christmas card is just an example.

Funcom definitely has their sh*t together.

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News Release from FunCom located here. May 2007.
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kilroy0097 wrote:
News Release from FunCom located here. May 2007.
http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?session=qratlyfsfjqqg3kbyb...

Yea they've been working on this for awhile. You can find the main site here.

The Christmas card they released hints at the following classes:

Assassin
Mage
Pet class/hunter
Vampire hunter/mystic
Oriental monk
Oriental ninja
dual wielding range/melee class

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It's racist to refer to an Asian as "Oriental." Oriental is food, Asian is people.

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Puts a whole new spin on 'Oriental flavor' Ramen. Ewww.

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Is it a horror survival mmo with permideath? Man I hope funcom does something like sony and offer a combined sub to all their games.

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LobsterMobster wrote:
It's racist to refer to an Asian as "Oriental." Oriental is food, Asian is people.

O'Rlyeh?

Is it? I would have never known. I've always considered Oriental as a location.

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Brizahd wrote:
Is it a horror survival mmo with permideath? Man I hope funcom does something like sony and offer a combined sub to all their games.

I doubt they'll do a Station Pass type of deal. Would be nice though.

As for whats in the game... not a whole lot is known. Just bits and pieces that people put together from the hints Funcom throws out.

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