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Members of the ZAM team were on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week to bring you all sorts of information on your favorite MMOs. You can check out all of our coverage on our E3 news feed, but we've compiled all of our noteworthy features and news posts in this post for easy access. So keep reading below and after the jump for our in-depth E3 coverage, from the unveiling of Final Fantasy XIV Online to our impressions on Star Wars: The Old Republic!

ZAM E3 Features

All Points Bulletin E3 Impressions: Andrew "Tamat" Beegle gives us a first look at All Points Bulletin, Realtime Worlds' upcoming fast-paced third-person action MMOG. While he didn't see any live gameplay, he was highly impressed with the level of depth available in character creation, as well the number of car models and in-game MP3 player.

Star Wars: The Old Republic at E3: The ZAM team had the opportunity to enjoy a private gameplay demonstration of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and everyone was amazed by what they saw. Of course, the team wasn't allowed to record footage of any of the gameplay, but Tamat did get an exclusive interview with SW:TOR Lead Writer Daniel Erickson and Lead Designer James Olhen. Check out the video!

The Potential in Heroes of Telara: Trion World Networks unveiled its new fantasy MMO at E3, and Tamat gives us his first impressions on the game. While he says it's too early to tell if Heroes of Telara will deliver on its promises, he does emphasize it's a beautiful game with some new ideas and improvements to ideas that have potential.

E3 Interview with Jens Andersen: Once you've watched the PS3 gameplay demo for DC Universe Online, check out our interview with Jens Andersen, the game's creative director.

E3 Gameplay Footage of The Agency: The ZAM team was able to get some video of a mission being played out in The Agency. Take a closer look at this espionage action game from Sony Online Entertainment.

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It's always interesting to see how a company chooses to start a gameplay demonstration; especially when they're showing the game for the first time. After the big announcement that Trion World Networks is developing Heroes of Telara, we had the chance to see it for ourselves. "Trion is doing server based, MMORPGs. What that means is that Trion is moving more of the systems off the client and onto the server. Things like AI, Physics and World Simulation." said Russ Brown, Trion's Senior Development Director before he went on to explain that this allows them to do exciting, spontaneous scripted events that can be executed at whatever time they want, from the server side.

While this direction isn't exactly exciting by itself, it does have potential to be. Actually, the word "potential" is the best word I can think of to describe Heroes of Telara. That's not to be taken negatively; I'll take a game with potential over a game that's obviously flawed any day of the week.

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Trion World Network has released details Heroes of Telara, it's first title, at E3. According to the game's official Web site, which just launched today, the world of Telara "teeters on the edge of darkness" following centuries of conflict. Four rival factions are fighting for control, and only the brave citizens of the city of Port Scion can restore peace.

According to a press release, the game boasts a "unique class system that allows the players to play every character class in the game and choose a class specialty, or 'subclass,' the hero will be well equipped to overcome these challenges." The combat system is apparently easy to learn, which is good because you'll be fighting hordes of enemies in the "one vs. many" battles. Also, players will be able to "train in every profession and engage in any crafting activity," as well as join a faction in an attempt to control territories.

You can view 15 screenshots of Heroes of Telara in our screenshots gallery. If you're interested in the game, you can also keep track of updates on Twitter or Facebook. The full press release regarding the announcement can be found after the jump.

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Earlier this month, Trion World Network announced that it will unveil its first game, an MMO called Heroes of Telara, at E3 2009, which is being held from June 2-4. Well, the debut trailer for the game has been released, and you can view it over at GameTrailers.com.

So what do you think? Does the trailer pique your interest in this fantasy MMO, or is it too soon to tell? More information on Heroes of Telara should be available next week once E3 begins, so we'll see what Trion World has to offer to the genre.

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Trion World Network has announced that it will unveil its first game, an MMO called Heroes of Telara, at E3 2009. The convention will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 2-4.

While the press release does not contain much information on Heroes of Telara, it does state it will be fantasy game where "everyday gamers are forged into legendary heroes." It also says the MMO will "feature an unprecedented level of rich and dynamic gameplay, driven by recurring events, unexpected challenges and limitless new content."

The full announcement can be found after the jump. More information on Trion World Network can be found on its official Web site.