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Flyff: Act VIII: Colosseum Released

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

The Flyff dev team has announced that the game's latest content expansion, Act VIII: Colosseum, has been released. The level cap has increased to 150 and the PvE area, The Colosseum, has arrived with new raid bosses and loot for completion.

Runes of Magic: Lands of Despair Released

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Frogster has announced that the Runes of Magic content expansion, Lands of Despair, has officially launched. Lands of Despair brings four new areas to explore, new monsters and dungeons and more. In addition, the level cap has been expanded to 67.

EVE Online: Forums Redeployed

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:41 AM PDT

CCP has announced that the revamped EVE Online forums have been redeployed after a somewhat less-than-spectacular launch in April. On the initial launch, the forums experienced a rash of security issues. According to the latest EVE dev blog, those issues have been resolved and the forums are back up and running.

Aika: Epic II Expansion to Launch in August

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT

gPotato has sent word that the Aika Online expansion, Epic II, is scheduled to launch in August. The expansion will feature a new campaign, a level cap increase, new skills, weapons, armor and much more. To help players prepare for the high-level content, gPotato is instituting 1.5x experience gains from now through the launch of Epic II.

General: R2 Online Teaser Site Launches

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT

R2 Online is one of the more popular MMOs in Asia and Russia. Webzen has launched a new teaser site to entice North American and European players to sign on for beta testing. Applications are being accepted to participate in the closed beta from now through June 30th.

Eden Eternal: Open Beta Begins

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:53 AM PDT

The Eden Eternal team has announced the commencement of the Eden Eternal open beta phase of development. The open beta brings a higher level cap, two classes not available during the closed beta, a half dozen new dungeons and a contest for a million AP, the in-game currency.

General: Yslandia Coming to PC

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Yslandia is one of the more successful mobile MMOs. Moving Player, the dev team behind Yslandia, has announced that the mobile MMO will be coming to PCs as a free to play title. According to the press information, Yslandia is fully localized in five languages.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: German Language Distribution Deal with THQ

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT

Heatwave Interactive has inked a deal with THQ to bring Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising to retail outlets in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. According to the deal, THQ will release Gods & Heroes on June 24th.

Dark Age of Camelot: Official Site Overhauled

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT

The Dark Age of Camelot site is sporting a spiffy new sleek look. Relaunching yesterday, the DAoC site is still a work in progress as the dev team is ensuring that all of the content from the older version is correctly deployed to the new version.

Jade Dynasty: 2nd Anniversary Celebration - Get a Free Mount!

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:42 AM PDT

Celebrate Jade Dynasty's two year anniversary with this ancient mount from the land where the immortals reside. Known as a harbinger of good fortune, the Auspicon mount will lend its strength to those who are interested in adventuring in the world of Jade Dynasty. Supplies are limited so get your key now!

Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard Impressions

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:31 PM PDT

With the announcement that Lord of the Rings Online would be expanding this fall, Turbine generated a lot of excitement as players would finally get to Isengard. MMORPG.com's Drew Wood had the opportunity to check out some of the Rise of Isengard expansion and has some impressions to offer. Check it out and then let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments.

General: The Shooterization of E3

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:13 PM PDT

In today's column, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy takes a look at a curious phenomenon from this year's E3: The proliferation of shooters, both third-person and first-person flavors. See what Bill's got to say about this year's trend and then weigh in with your thoughts in the comments.

Fallen Earth: GamersFirst Taking Game F2P

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Massively has revealed that Fallen Earth will be going 'freemium' with the tenure of GamersFirst. This comes with little surprise as it was announced last month that GamersFirst was taking over the hardware side for Fallen Earth. According to the announcement, the core development team at Icarus will remain intact and development of the game should continue seamlessly.

The Secret World: EA and Funcom = What?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 04:58 PM PDT

In today's column devoted to The Secret World, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy takes a look at the partnership between EA and Funcom. Bill looks at both sides of the coin, both good and bad, and offers a few insights into his thought process. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Dragon Nest: Closed Beta Begins

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Nexon has announced that the Dragon Nest closed beta has started effective today. Players can collect the in-game currency, Dragon Scales, at the rate of 1,000 per day for every consecutive day they log in from now through June 20th.

EVE Online: Statement About the DNS Attack

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:57 PM PDT

CCP Games has issued a statement regarding yesterday's DNS attack on the EVE Online server. CCP closed the EVE server when the attack was discovered as a precautionary measure. As a result, no user data was lost.

General: Last Chance to Get in on the RTSGuru.com Sweepstakes

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

As the headline says, this is your last opportunity to get in on the RTSGuru.com - Good Old Games sweepstakes. We've got 25 games to give away and YOU could be one of the lucky winners! Head over to RTSGuru.com to enter today!

General: Prime: Battle for Dominus Announced

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Pitchblack Games has announced Prime: Battle for Dominus, a new space-themed MMO. Prime features three factions and open world PvP game play. Also included are eleven worlds, seven professions and twenty five areas to explore.

Rift: Update 1.3 Coming June 22

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Trion Worlds and the Rift development team have announced the "Waves of Madness" v1.3 update will go live across all servers on June 22, 2011. The update brings guild banking, character transfers and a new live event into the game.
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