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With the closed beta in full-swing, NCSoft have pushed out a cool-looking cinematic trailer for the upcoming Tabula Rasa. With beta testers describing it as a sci-fi third person shooter, it sounds like there could be a lot of good ideas hidden away there.
Two things are clear - the trailer certainly generates some interest in the game, and Lord British knows how to develop good games with compelling stories - and for MMOs, it's the back stories that really help immerse you in the gaming world.

If you took part in the "Brand the Bosses" competition ( http://eu.guildwars.com/events/contests/brand_boss/ ), to find names for the new bosses and monsters in Eye of the North, you'll be pleased to hear that the winners have been announced.

Head on over to http://eu.guildwars.com/events/contests/brand_boss_winners/ to see the list of the 10 winners, as well as the 20 names worthy of honourable mentions, and the 100 finalists.

"Molotov Rocktail" is a fantastic name for a boss, but some of the others are a bit .... meh.

Cheers,
TOM

Richard Garriott is a god amongst developers. He created one of the greatest series of RPGs ever, Ultima. He founded Origin studios and brought the first major FMV titles to us in the form of Wing Commander.

Pushing on, he founded the whole MMORPG genre with the release of Ultima Online, a game which is still going strong.

Lord British is truly The Daddy.

At the Develop conference in Brighton, Gamespot had a quick interview with The Man. He's currently developing Tabula Rasa for NCSoft, a sci-fi MMO that promises to once again break new ground and shake things up.