dailygamesnews.com - Gaia Online, the world's most active online community, has announced the launch of public Open Beta testing for its first casual MMO game, zOMG!
Worlds in Motion talked to composer Jeremy Soule about his history developing soundtracks for games, including his time at Square, discuss his influences, and explore the "help" he's recieved composing for ZOMG! from the likes of Beethoven, Wagner and Debussy.
WorldsinMotion: "We're a bit late on this news, but it's still more than worth mentioning-Gaia Online has announced that over half a million players have signed up for their browser-based MMORPG zOMG! Since the game entered open beta.
That's still a small amount of players considering the size of their full community-a remarkable seven million users are active at least on a monthly basis-but does show incredible growth for a beta stage."
And laid off 20% of their employees a week before xmas - zomg!
that's a funny one.
Massively writes:
"In First Impressions, Krystalle takes on a new MMORPG weekly and reports back at what the first few hours of playing it are like. Is it painful? Awesome? Are there cool mechanics? Silly quests? Find out each week as she takes an unscientific (and highly opinionated) view at a game you may not have seen. Also remember, this is not a review; simply a First Impression - as such, we always recommend you give games that seem interesting a shot and decide for yourself.
This week I head into the world of Gaia Interactive's beta MMO project, zOMG! Having never actually waded hip-deep into the Gaia community, it was certainly an enlightening experience. Some good, some bad, with a word to parents as well. Curious as to what's involved in the anime-inspired world of zOMG? Have a seat and read on, but watch out - some of the chairs bite."
