Net Devil spoke with GamesIndustry to make sure that fans know the closure of AUto Assault will not affect the planned LEGO MMO at all. In fact, the AA team members are not being laid off, just moved to other project teams. Great news!

NCSoft has posted some sad news. Auto Assault, the vehicular combat MMO that just never quite made it mainstream, is shutting down come August 31, 2007. We are sad to see it go , but we believe it is only the first casualty in the MMO war.

Interested in learning about the new racetracks that are coming up in the next patch of Auto Assault? We have the lowdown for you here. If you play AA and want to check this info out, click the link.

From NCSoft:

Need a clan or recruiting for one? Want to show off your car? Or are you interested in perhaps a cool competition? Get ready for the Clan Recruitment Day and Car Show, sponsored by w00t Radio, who will be broadcasting live from the Central Wastelands this Saturday, May 26.

From NCSoft:

We have some very cool things coming in the next patch, which is getting very close to showing up on the test server. You can read Producer Andrew "Zzyn" Wagner's latest post here, as well as a list of things that we are testing right now (here's the top of the forum thread). You'll be seeing more specific info on some of the big changes in the coming days.

From NCSoft:

We have two new Road Ragers of the Week, prominent Biomeks interviewed by WarCry: Agent "Equeen" of clan Dream Team and MasterMind "Devlor of the Death Dealers.

From NCSoft:

To celebrate the release of Update 4 we're inviting everyone—and we do mean everyone—to try out Auto Assault for a second time to check out all the new features. From March 16 to March 26, all previously inactive accounts will be reactivated. All you have to do is download the latest version of the client, log in, and play. It's so simple a Pike could do it.

From NCSoft:

Andrew "Zzyn" Wagner, Auto Assault Producer at NCsoft, will appear in the second hour of The Jester's Court on W00t Radio, Wednesday, March 7, starting at 7PM CST (the show officially starts at 6PM CST). You can read all about it in the forum here and on W00t Radio here.

The fourth free expansion for NCSoft's vehicle-based MMORPG, Auto Assault, is just about here. The add-on has a ton of new features, and they are all free, as NCSoft promised. Click read more for the full info.

PRESS RELEASE

Tuesday 6th March/...NCsoft® Europe today announced the release of the fourth free content expansion of Auto Assault®, which includes the installation of an auction house, the introduction of new vehicle chassis and a new tournament schedule as well as several quality of life system improvements.
The auction house is one of the most important additions to Auto Assault since its release, adding depth to the game while making it easier to profit from the game’s voluminous loot drops. The auction house, for example, will enable lower level players to obtain currency by selling material to higher level players who can then craft more powerful weapons. Additionally, an email system will allow players, who are in the same faction, to send messages regarding items up for auction as well as sending items via email.

From NCSoft:

Update 4 is now alive and breathing on Nexus. We've added all kinds of new systems like the Auction House and Mail, while we've done major rebalancing on the player skill system. Click here for the patch notes and all the gory details. Update 4 will autoupdate through the patcher as usual. Note: Be sure to hit refresh (F5) if you don't see the updated patch notes.