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- League of Legends Gameplay Video #4
- Luvinia – Closed Beta Preview
- PlaySpan Partners with World of Tanks to Offer Tank Giveaway
| League of Legends Gameplay Video #4 Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT To Learn More About the Game, Check out our League of Legends Page.League of Legends is a 3D multiplayer online battle arena MMO published by Riot Games. Gameplay wise it is remarkably similar to Warcraft III’s enormously popular custom game ‘Defense of the Ancients (DotA)’ as well as S2 Game’s Heroes of Newerth. Other free to play MOBA style games include Realm of the Titans, Avalon Heroes and Rise of Immortals. The video above is a full match with commentary (Heads up, it’s a cool 40+ mins). The game has an enormous amount of variety there are over 75 playable heroes with many more in development. In addition, players can further ‘customize’ their characters through the game’s ‘mastery’ system. Anyone who has played and enjoyed DotA will almost certainly love League of Legends, as the game offers much more than it’s Warcraft III counterpart. In the videos above, I simply joined a game and played through it. To learn more about League of Legends check out the official MMOHut League of Legends page, which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos. |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT Luvinia – Closed Beta PreviewThe latest game to arrive from Outspark – publishers of Fiesta and Secret of the Solstice – is Luvinia. This free fantasy MMORPG with a multi-path class system promises to be a charming addition to their line up, and we had a chance to take a tour and get a personal introduction to the game.  The Look Luvinia has anime-style graphics, and features a three-quarters (top-down) camera. The camera can be adjusted to look at the world from most angles, including a full top-down, but cannot be used to "look up" toward the sky. Fitting its whimsical style (silly costumes and weapons are not uncommon here), the color palette of the game is bright and colorful. The interface here is also pretty standard, and very easy to navigate. Areas can often be creative – in just the tutorial area alone, there’s an underwater area where characters swim about as they fight, and an area up in the stars where they fight celestial beings. Choosing a Nation Character creation in Luvinia is a simple starting process. Players must first select which faction they would like to join: the Empire, focused on central government, or the Federation, which believes in the freedom of the people. Both factions have three nations (for a total of six), each of which has its own starting city and special area maps, leading to most players spending time among their own nation while remaining connected to the rest of their faction. In addition to selecting gender, face style, hair style, and hair color, players must also choose a constellation. At this time in Luvinia, a player’s constellation has little bearing on their play; later on, constellations will add small special effects and stat bonuses. Outspark noted that when constellations gain this power, players will be allowed to select a constellation again to properly benefit their class choice and play style. It’s also interesting to note that character creation also requests the selection of a character voice – Outspark took the time to do voice overs for all the characters in the game, and players can select among a few voices to add a little more immersion to their gameplay.  Geneway College The starting area for Luvinia takes players through Geneway College, where they will participate in their final exams. The college was founded after the end of a great war between the dwarves, elves, orcs, and humans, in order to train new recruits to help keep the peace among the nations. If you noticed classes were missing from character creation, don’t panic – Geneway College is where you choose your starting class (Warrior, Rogue, or Mage) so that you can get a feel for different fighting styles before you commit to a class at level 10 – but more on this system later. Geneway is where players will learn with guided tutorials how to get used to the game’s controls, all of which are really simple. Combat is a skill-bar based system, where players can use skills off their bar based on the class they choose, and once a combat ability is selected, it can remain automatically on, triggering each time it comes off cooldown – reducing the need to mash skill buttons along the way. Loot drops off the enemy onto the ground below, but can be picked up easily with space, and belongs to the person who killed the mob to avoid loot stealing. You’ve Got Class Warriors, Rogues, and Mages: these form the three basic archetypes players can pursue with classes, starting with their first official choice at level 10. These archetypes then begin to split out into subclasses, similiar in ways to the system seen in Ragnarok Online. At level 40, players can pick their secondary class, from among two options within each class (for a total of six secondary classes), each of which fills a specific role. At a later level (not yet unlocked), players can then unlock a third set of classes, again having a choice between two options based on their second class. A nice touch to this system is that players retain the skills of their previous classes as they level up, giving them a full range of skills from their early classes on until their final classes. Because of the class system, players will find that they level up in two different ways. The first way – through experience – gains players their regular levels, which lets them power up their character in more general ways. As players play their class, however, they will also add class experience, which can be used to upgrade skills within that class.  Empire versus Federation We caught a little glimpse of PvP by battling a GM in the arena. While the game does have a two- faction system, players are offered a wide variety of PvP flags and protections, allowing them to control what situations they are willing to PvP in very precisely. Players will be able to participate in open world PvP if they allow themselves to be flagged and fight the opposing nation, but there will also be PvP maps at higher levels for players to battle it out on. There are also griefing penalties in place to punish players who prey on lower level targets. And The Other Stuff Luvinia features plenty of maps – over 50 – and each of these maps may feature one or more small instances. These instances are put in place to help reduce server load. There are also multiple channels available on a server to allow players to switch to less crowded areas. There’s a lot of other features to Luvinia we were shown. There are plenty of mounts, which can be upgraded among three grades to change their appearance (but not their speed); weapons can be crafted to add + modifiers and weapon glow; and there are plenty of costumes available on a temporary or permanent basis. The game will also offer daily quests, plus a daily calendar of events, for players to partake in and earn extra rewards while getting away from the grind.  Final Impressions There’s a lot about Luvinia you’d expect from a fantasy MMORPG. That reliability will offer the game a stable platform to branch out in other areas. The game is definitely easy on the system, easy on the eyes, and forgiving to newer players with a simple control system. From what we hear about higher levels – with a working constellation system, creative game design, and a branched class system – Luvinia looks to be promising. By, Jaime Skelton Luvinia Beta Screenshots                   |
| PlaySpan Partners with World of Tanks to Offer Tank Giveaway Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:22 AM PDT PlaySpan, a Visa company specialized in monetization solutions for digital media, online games, and mobile apps, today announced that its UltimatePay engine will be partnered with World of Tanks to process transactions.  World of Tanks Customization Screenshot “PlaySpan’s UltimatePay allows us to monetize World of Tanks, our first ever free-to-play online game, said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net."With the recent announcement of World of Tanks’ availability to North American gamers, we feel we have made the decision taht will serve the most users in the most markets.” World of Tanks is celebrating this business partnership by offering a free M3 Stuart Tank for anyone who redeems their PlaySpan Ultimate Game Card between the dates of July 15th and August 31st! The Ultimate Game Card, the world's first pre-paid game card, makes it convenient for you to play over 1000 popular online games. The Ultimate Game Card is available in over 55,000 stores across North America and thousands more worldwide including Walmart and Target.  World of Tanks Gameplay Screenshot For those unfamiliar with their World War II history, The M3 Stuart Tank was an extensively used United States light armor tank that turned the tides of many battles. Its 37MM guns fire quickly, accurately, and with little heating issues. Speed and stealth are the two key factors of survival as a light armored tank in World of Tanks and the M3 Stuart provides you with both. |
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