Shadowbane

The search for the Sword known as Shadowbane continued on.

Inside Mac Games 2009

The search for the Sword known as Shadowbane continued on ….

unknown title 2009

I'm not sure I agree with him putting MMOs in the same category, since they almost always have an existing set of canonical lore (I say this with a deferential nod to exception that was the ambitious, atrocious Shadowbane for those old enough to remember) but it'd be an interesting concept to discuss.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

Players who regard the PvP-centric game Shadowbane as a failure often with some sympathy for its aspirations will often talk about its technical shortcomings, but also about some bad design decisions such as the layout of the initial world map or the heavy reliance on PvE grinding to support PvP activities.

July 2008 2008

Players who regard the PvP-centric game Shadowbane as a failure often with some sympathy for its aspirations will often talk about its technical shortcomings, but also about some bad design decisions such as the layout of the initial world map or the heavy reliance on PvE grinding to support PvP activities.

Do Virtual Worlds Ever Fail? 2008

I used to play Shadowbane til the gameworld seemed to break down altogether.

EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Outside of WoW… 2008

Apparently on one server in Shadowbane, the Pax there left one enemy guild on an island somewhere to kick around and let their PvP army group have some fun.

Scarcely rare 2007

I see a point in the near future of too many games chasing too few players, a bursting bubble and the vast majority of MMOs following in the footsteps of Shadowbane and AC2 instead of WoW.

MMO != VC? 2007

I don't know -- I think Star Wars Galaxies had some of it, Shadowbane did too, but WoW is flatter than those in many ways.

Us Being Human 2007

From what I heard, it was a somewhat common development in Shadowbane.

Scarcely rare 2007