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LEGO Universe Developer: I Will Never Make an MMO Again

Ryan Seabury — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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An open letter to my fellow developers and gamers who follow the industry. More »

The End Is the Beginning For FormerLEGO Universe Devs

Brian Crecente — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:06:58 EDT

The founders of NetDevil left their Colorado-based studio recently to kick off another game developer start-up. END Games Entertainment has been mostly quiet until today when a blogpost went live hinting at what the foundling studio plans to work on next. Hint: Think casual. [End Stand For...] More »

When An MMO Dies

Mike Fahey — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

A tricked-out dune buggy busts through a mural made up of post-apocalyptic imagery and battered road signs in the front of NetDevil's Colorado offices, a lasting reminder of a world that came and went in the blink of an eye. More »

Auto Assault To Die Gruesome Death Tonight

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:20:10 EDT

As we reported back in June, NetDevil's vehicular combat MMO Auto Assault is closing its virtual garage doors forever. In just a few hours from now, the MMO will be nothing more than a memory for its fans. The NCsoft team promises a "wild, crazy event tonight" and hints at some nice bonuses for those who log on for one last hurrah. Some lucky Auto Assault players will even receive a "parting gift" that will include a chance to play other NCsoft titles such as Tabula Rasa and City of Heroes. Not a bad way to see off a friend. More »

Auto Assault Goes Down in a Ball of Fire

Brian Crecente — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:00:46 EDT

It's with a heavy heart (I'd bet) that Net Devil today confirmed rumors that NCSoft was pulling the plug on their car-themed massively multiplayer online game. The game's servers will be shut down at midnight on Aug. 31. As of today any players with an active account will not be billed again. I can't say I'm surprised, but I am a little sad. More »

Auto Assault Bargain Binned

Brian Crecente — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00:15 EST

Found amidst memo stickie pads, ballcaps and the countless other useless crap that fills a CompUSA bargain bin: Auto Assault. More »

Auto Assault Gets More Exploding Content

Jason Chen — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:00:18 EST

For those of you who are playing Auto Assault and actually care about added content, you're in luck, because you're getting added content. The rest of you should move on to the next post. I think Ashcraft's posting pictures of his wife playing with a cat. All gone? OK Steve, Bob, here's what NCSoft has for you soon in Update 3: More »

Friday's Comments Winner

Brian Crecente — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:33:41 EDT

Commenter PetiePal wins Friday's contest with his comments on our post about how Table Tennis Needs Fatalities More »

Auto Assault Servers Merge, Could This Be a Trend?

Brian Crecente — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:00:54 EDT

This can't be good news. Auto Assault's North American and European servers are merging. I had heard rumblings of a possible server merge back when the news broke of the NCSoft lay-offs and the game is, at times, a virtual ghost town, so it doesn't really come as much of a surprise. More »

NCSoft Defends Auto Assault

Brian Crecente — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:41:38 EDT

NCSoft recently reiterated their support for Auto Assault despite rumors that the game's lackluster sales led, in part, to the publisher's massive lay-offs. More »

IGDA Helps Sacked NCSoft Employees

Brian Crecente — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:55:39 EDT

Kain Shin, a volunteer with the Austin chapter of the International Game Developers Association, dropped me a line to let me know that the local chapter of the association is trying to help out those fired from NCSoft's Austin office. More »

NCSoft Austin Sacks 23 Percent of Staff

Brian Crecente — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:20:11 EDT

NCSoft's North American operation, based in Austin, recently fired 70 of its 300 employees, according to Gamespot. The company told GSpot that none of the publisher's development teams have been affected by the firings, with the Tabular Rasa team still hiring. More »

NetDevil's Future Hinges On Auto Assault

Brian Crecente — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:00:21 EDT

My Auto Assault package for the Rocky Mountain News ran today. It include some interesting factoids, a review of the game and a story about the future of the game's developer NetDevil. More »

Auto Assault Hits

Brian Crecente — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:00:00 EDT

NetDevil's Auto Assault went live today. The mmo was open to pre-orders starting on Sunday, but today's the first day anyone can get into the game. More »

MMOs Get a Craigslist of Sorts

Brian Crecente — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:00:32 EDT

Captain sends word of a new website he's created that is striving to become the Craigslist of the MMO world. Dawnmarket is essentially a site to place free classifieds for massively multiplayer online game items. More »

Win a Tabula Rasa Beta Spot

Brian Crecente — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:00:52 EDT

NCsoft is giving away slots for the closed beta of Tabula Rasa. The first 200 people to sign up for a monthly subscription for Auto Assault win entry into the beta. The contest runs from April 13 through May 14. More »

Auto Assault Test Drive

Brian Crecente — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:00:57 EDT

I've spent the week working on a feature package about Auto Assault for the Rocky Mountain News. I'm spending most of the day in the beta of the game checking out the other factions (I've been playing a human), player-versus-player and the game's crafting system. More »

Meet the Auto Assault Developers

Brian Crecente — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:00:53 EDT

The NetDevil crew is holding a little meet and greet in Superior, Colorado on Wednesday. More »

The Apocalypse Is Coming

Brian Crecente — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:00:31 EST

Someone hipped me to a funny little site up to promote the launch of Auto Assault. The ApocalypseIsComing.Com also has some great What to Dos in case Biohazards come stalking. More »

Would You Like Some Fries With Your Apocalypse?

Brian Crecente — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:00:44 EST

Massively multiplayer online post-apocalypse car combat game Auto Assault is going to feature ads. More »

Limited Edition Auto Assault Detailed

Brian Crecente — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:00:27 EST

NCSoft still hasn't said anything about the subscription price for MMO Auto Assault, but today they did unveil the goodies you'll get if you buy the Limited Edition pack in the U.S. It looks like it's not quite as packed as the European version, but it does cost like $10 less, so we win. More »

Auto Assault Collector's Edition

ataylor — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:35:09 EST

NCSoft Europe have announced their Collector Edition pack for their new vehicle-based MMOG, More »

Auto Assault Kicks off Valentine's Day Massacre

Brian Crecente — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:00:24 EST

It's going to be a sweet Valentine's Day if you pre-ordered Auto Assault. Dev Team and Colorado natives NetDevil is hosting an extended beta play test session for pre-order customers today. More »

New Auto Assault Video Live

Brian Crecente — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:01:49 EST

NCSoft just sent me a new video showing off all of the customization for their upcoming MMO Auto Assault. Amazing, simply amazing. I really need to take some time to mess around in the beta. It looks like it could become a seriously addictive game. More »

New Age of Conan Screens

Brian Crecente — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:00:47 EST

I haven't decided yet if I should be more excited about the Dungeons and Dragons MMO or the Age of Conan MMO. Both look like they could be quite good, but then again I never seem to last on MMOs anyway. Sure I pay for them for a year, but I actually only play them for the first few months and then get bored. Maybe I should just hold out for Auto Assault. More »

Name an Outpost in Auto Assault

Brian Crecente — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:00:55 EST

Net Devil recently kicked off a contest for their massively multiplayer online driving shooter Auto Assault. Operation: Outpost asks gamers to submit names for the player versus player areas of the game. The winning entries will be used in the final game and the person who submitted them will land a framed, signed certificate as well as a bunch of other game schwag. Check it out. More »

Auto Assault Delayed Until Spring 2006

Brian Crecente — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:34:10 EDT

Auto Assault is getting a bit of a delay so the NetDevil crew can give it a mammoth overhaul. I had a chance to check out the massively multiplayer car RPG earlier this year when I went out to the Boulder area to visit the crew working on it. The game s use of physics and destructable environments in a massive online game made for impressive play. But the beta apparently gave the developers a whole slew of new ideas for the game. More »