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- Black Prophecy announces Episode 1 expansion
- Second server opened for Pandora Saga
- CABAL Online announces Episode 6
- Team Fortress 2 now free-to-play
- Genre Variety
- Asda 2 Gameplay – First Look HD
| Black Prophecy announces Episode 1 expansion Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT Black Prophecy’s first major update, Episode 1: Inferno in Tulima, has been announced. This update will add a new area, Enzo’s Enigmatic Emporium of Exotic Elegance, available at level 15 with new quests, story missions, and more. New will also be bound sectors, guarded by strong opponents designed for groups only. A new instant messaging system will also be added to Black Prophecy, along with new open world sectors, new PvP reward systems, a new weapon type, and new skills. No word as to whether this update, scheduled for July, will go to North American and European servers simultaneously. Black Prophecy is published by gamigo, which also publishes King of Kings 3, Loong, and Cultures Online.  Black Prophecy Gameplay Screenshot Source:
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| Second server opened for Pandora Saga Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:56 PM PDT Pandora Saga has released a second server, named Barbatos, complete with new events to celebrate the occasion. Double experience will be enabled on Barbatos until July 5, and special events will include “Protect a GM” (June 25 and 26), “Hide & Seek,” Scavenger Hunts, questing with GMs, and more. Pandora Saga is published by Atlus Online, which also publishes Neo Steam.  Pandora Saga Gameplay Screenshot Source:
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| CABAL Online announces Episode 6 Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT Episode 6: Legacy of Darkness is the latest major update to head to Cabal Online servers later this summer. The update will add a new time-based instance, Maquinas Outpost, where players must kill bosses to gain more time in the dungeon. A new “Dungeon Point” (DP) system will also be introduced, granting players dungeon points for completing major dungeons in the game which can be exchanged for rewards at a new vendor. New world bosses are being introduced into beginner level maps, and more features – including a revision to the upgrading system, new pets and armor, new Astral Bike customizations and upgrades, and improved droprates, will also be released with the update. Cabal Online is published by ESTSoft.  CABAL Online Gameplay Screenshot Source:
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| Team Fortress 2 now free-to-play Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT Team Fortress 2, Valve’s popular multiplayer first-person shooter, is now free to play and available through Steam. Team Fortress 2 features several classes, eight game modes, over 40 official maps, and even crafting and trading. The game was originally released as part of “The Orange Box,” a purchased bundle of Valve games, and then became available for individual purchase (with occasional free weekends) on Steam. Valve is known for the Half-Life and Portal series as well.  Team Fortress 2 Gameplay Screenshot Source:
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT Every day, you can find tons of articles and editorials written by people completely fed up with the lack of genre diversity found in various MMORPGs, whether F2P or not. It’s a common and completely valid complaint. The majority of games are just some bland, generic fantasy blend, or vaguely sci-fi, if they are at all. Then you have the FPS games, and we all know what those entail (you are a soldier of such and such something, go shoot mans with guns). Plenty of people aware of and complaining about this, but are developers actually listening or seeking to add more variety to the gaming industry at large? It certainly doesn’t seem so, and that might be because, as usual, people are every good at complaining about a lack of creativity, but generally unwilling or unable to provide good alternatives, or explain why those alternatives are good.  Eden Eternal – Great game, but same old “anime / fantasy” setting In the spirit of good ideas, why don’t we explore some more obscure stuff that’s generally not touched by developers at large? One of my favorite ideas is the distant, paleolithic past of humanity. Exploring the ice age, a time of tribal culture, of bodypaint, of dreadlocks and flint spears, when bronze weaponry was rare, if around at all. A time of mysticism and shadows, when we might be able to discover the ruins of previously unknown civilizations or great mysteries. Perhaps we could have a kind of shamanistic magic system? We could fight huge, monstrous mammoths and tigers, maybe even old, now extinct monsters. The possibilities are limitless! We could even divide the races into neanderthals and early Homo Sapiens. That would rock socks. It’d be silly of me to turn this article into a list of my own weird ideas for MMO themes, so I won’t. We take for granted very often that extremely interesting alternatives do exist, like Planet Calypso, Minecraft, and other such creative, deep, mold-breaking titles. Even a game like Pirates of the Burning Sea go to a place rarely explored by having a setting taking place within the golden age of colonial power and exploration. There are just so many points in human history (and even our distant future) that can be explored within the gaming experience. MMORPGs in particular can make for such incredible diversions, and it seems criminal that, even now, so many developers are desperately, pointlessly trying to make the WoW lightning strike twice.  Planet Calypso – Unique Sci-Fi MMORPG As I mentioned in a another editorial, with the proliferation of digital downloading we’ll likely be seeing more and more creativity pouring into the MMORPG scene. Now that F2P has been proven as a successful and sustainable model for any MMO, that truth is only going to become even more obvious as the market is flooded with experiments and ideas. As the man behind Puzzle Pirates once described, the ideal method of creating a new MMO is allowing your players in on the process of making the game and building the community as early as possible. It’s likely that we’re no longer going to see long, extremely expensive and involved development cycles in the future. It’s far more likely that most games are going to be released fairly early as F2P, so the playerbase can participate and help guide the devs towards making something all can enjoy. So, with all of this in mind, are you excited for the future of MMO gaming? What are some ideas for a setting you haven’t seen and think should be explored? Do you think that devs will continue to beat their head against "the WoW problem" until the end of days? Why or why not? I personally contend that a new era of gaming is upon us, but some might disagree. Whatever the case, it’s certainly true that things DO get stale eventually, and at some point, developers of entertainment need to switch up their game a bit to keep their customers interested. Unless you’re a drug dealer, in which case all you really need to do is sit around and hand people bags of crack or whatever. Note: I do not condone the use or distribution of crack. Gamers are tweaked out enough on sugar and caffeine as it is. By, B. Olivia |
| Asda 2 Gameplay – First Look HD Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:22 PM PDT To Learn More about the game check out ourAsda 2 Page.Asda 2 is a 3D anime inspired fantasy MMORPG published by GamesCampus – the same company behind the original Asda Story, Shot Online, Scarlet lEgacy, Heroes in the Sky, Legend of Edda, MLB Dugout Heroes, and Drift City. Asda 2 is an upgraded version of the original Asda Story game. It features numerous new classes, an enhanced soul mate system (with marriage), and other gameplay improvements. It is a separate game from the original Asda Story – meaning players cannot transfer their characters over from the original game. To learn more about Eden Eternal, check out the official MMOHut Eden Eternal page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos. |
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