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City Of Heroes To Unleash User-Created Content

NCsoft's City of Heroes is four years old, and having spent half a decade creating content for the superhero themed MMO, the developers are ready to hand the reigns over to you, the player. In his 'What a long, strange trip it's been' post on the game's forums, lead designer Matt Miller (Positron) reveals an upcoming feature for the game that will allow for player-created content on a level unheard of in an MMO.
Similar in concept to our character creator, it allows you, the players, to create missions and story arcs for your characters and others to participate in. You'll be able to pick the map, villain group, and objectives, as well as write the dialog and any clues needed for the missions. When you are satisfied with it, you can upload it and have other players across all servers play it and rate it. Fame will come to the players whose stories rate the best overall.
I'll pause while aspiring comic book writers all over the world apply a moist towelette to their nether regions. More »

8:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Mike Fahey
3,572 views, 57 comments

Latest by Sabash: My favorite CYOA book was the one based on the Amber chronicles (by Roger Zelazny), called "Seven No-Trump." I remember thinking it was written much more capably and had more style than other CYOAs...but maybe that's because I was more »

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TheSimsCarnival.com - You're The Game Developer

EA has just announced the closed beta for TheSimsCarnival.com, a new online community that will allow you to create your own games, share them with the community, and play games created by others. The site provides all the game creation tools you need, whether you just want to toss your own pictures into an existing template or design the next Mario killer platformer.
"We're very excited to launch TheSimsCarnival.com, a new and accessible gaming experience that gives players all the tools they need to play, create and share games online with friends," said Rod Humble, Head of The Sims Studio. "Whether you're a new player who wants to simply customize a game with a family photo, a gamer who always wanted to make the best platformer or a seasoned expert ready to create the next big game, TheSimsCarnival.com makes game creation and publication easier than ever before."
So what are the games like? No clue! If you want to find out, head over to TheSimsCarnival.com and create an account for a chance to participate in the closed beta. This could be huge! More »

8:20 AM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Mike Fahey
2,051 views, 28 comments

Latest by NeoStarr: I just got approved, so I'm not sure if they're still looking for beta testers or what, but approvals have definitely been sent out at least. more »

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PS3 Unreal Tournament III Gets Its First User Created Content

The PlayStation 3 version of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament III has long been crowed about as the first game on Sony's console to support user created content, such as mods and maps. Today, owners of UTIII have their first taste of homebrewed PS3 add-ons, as FileFront presents the game's first player-created map, DM-Shrine, for download. The deathmatch map is designed for 2-6 players and was built by 23 year-old Thomas Browett of Nottingham.

FileFront has the download and installation instructions, which, curiously, point out that removable storage of some sort is required for import. Whether it be compact flash, Memory Stick or simply a USB thumb drive, it seems one can't simply download to the PS3's built-in mass storage via the internet browser. What's up with that?

FileFront Exclusive: First Ever PS3 Unreal Tournament 3 Map [FileFront]

5:20 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Michael McWhertor
9,279 views, 90 comments

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Ubisoft Focuses On User Created Content

Delivering a keynote speech today at the Edinburgh Interactive Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot called for a focus on user-created content in the gaming industry, declaring that the gaming industry needs to "make sure that our consumers are the stars." He then of course revealed that Ubisoft is working on a top secret next-generation title that features that self-same focus. He went on to state that in order for user created content to work, developers would have to make a shift towards increasing customer support.
"If the creator only has an Xbox 360 then we will help him port [content] to another console. Although some users will be happy to see their creation just on one console. The goal is to make sure that users can show their friends that they are capable of creating content and prove it to themselves."
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8:40 AM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,201 views, 17 comments

Latest by reza666: I really dont like the idea. I see where it is moving! Remember the reality shows on TV? Its cheap (no story) and absolutely waste of time (my opinion). With this Gamehouses/developers/writers etc. do not need do do anything but create more »