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Dungeon Fighter Online: Feel the Wrath of Kazan

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Dungeon Fighter Online has been patched with Act XI: Wrath of Kazan. Developers tout a pair of significant additions with Wrath: The addition of the playable Thief class; and a significant power boost for the Berserker class.

Rusty Hearts: Closed Beta Kicks Off

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Perfect World Entertainment has announced that the closed beta for Rusty Hearts has officially commenced. According to the dev team, within a few hours of the start of the closed beta, servers were packed to the rafters 'forcing' the team to scale up the server capacity.

Vindictus: EU Site Appears

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:59 AM PDT

European fans of Nexon's Vindictus will be happy to learn that a teaser site specific to the region has debuted. Vindictus is scheduled to be released in Europe later this fall. To celebrate the new site, the dev team has released a new trailer.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: PvP Highlighted in July Development Letter

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:36 AM PDT

The July Development Letter has debuted on the Age of Conan site. In this edition, the spotlight shines on PvP and the changes the dev team has been working on since the Unchained version of AoC went live. Among other things, the letter details upcoming balance changes, resurrection in mini-games and stamina/aggro fixes coming down the pike.

Firefall: Gameplay & Features Spotlighted in New Trailer

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Red 5 has released a great new Firefall game play trailer from the 2011 ChinaJoy convention. The trailer shines the spotlight on the game features including customization, a massive open world and more. Check it out!

ArcheAge: Fly Through Trailer & a Mobile App

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:14 AM PDT

During this year's China Game Developer's Conference, President and CEO of XLGAMES Jake Song presented this new trailer showing off both a flythrough of ArcheAge and the new mobile tie-in app the team is creating.

General: Outside the MMO Box: The Ocarina of Time 3D

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Nintendo seems to have been running on a nostalgic bent lately with the re-release of Goldeneye on Wii as well as The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D for Nintendo 3DS. In today's Outside the MMO Box column, MMORPG.com's Adam Tingle takes a look at Legend of Zelda to see if it measures up to the original. See if you agree and then let us know your thoughts in the comments.

General: From the Warp - Rounding Out Convention Season

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:01 PM PDT

In today's From the Warp column, MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller takes a look at the close of the 2011 convention season. With several big shows already behind us, the season winds up with three big bangs. See what Garrett has to say about the rest of the season's events.

Lord of the Rings Online: Itemization Addressed in Rise of Isengard

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

A new developer post has cropped up on the Lord of the Rings Online site that addresses changes to itemization coming with the Rise of Isengard expansion. The team identified two main areas of concern and lays out exactly how those will be addressed and how the changes will affect all types of players.

General: Carbine Studios Ready to Unwrap Mystery MMO

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:53 PM PDT

For the past four years, NCsoft's Aliso Viejo-based Carbine Studios has been working on an unnamed MMORPG. NCSoft has just announced that the time of mystery is about to end. Executive Producer Jeremy Gaffney will be on hand during this year's GamesCom in Germany and will be revealing more about the game. In addition, NCSoft announced that the game will make an appearance at next month's PAX Prime in Seattle.

General: A Hankering for PvP

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

In this week's Player Perspectives, MMORPG.com's Isabelle Parsley has come out of the proverbial PvP closet. She reveals that she really likes punching other players in the face. Check out Isabelle's thoughts about PvP and her concerns about some of the issues that plague the feature in many MMOs. Let us know what you're thinking in the comments.

General: Guild Sores: Befriend the Locals

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT

In this week's Guild Sores comic, artist David North takes a look at the delicate nature of turning in quests to those pesky NPCs. Check it out!

Prime Battle for Dominus: Professions & Crafting Detailed

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Pitchblack Games and the Prime: Battle for Dominus team have published details about the professions that will be featured in the game and have released new information about the crafting system as well. There are seven available professions that players can choose from in addition to the six classes per faction.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Latest Patch Adds Scout Class

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Heatwave Interactive has deployed the latest patch to Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. The patch includes a new class, the Scout, in addition to the usual bug fixes in gameplay, minions and more.

Firefall: Sound & Music Design Video Dev Diary

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Red 5 has released a new video developer diary that focuses on the sound and music design that will be featured in Firefall. The video is hosted by Red 5's Michael Bross and Boon Sim.

General: Dawntide Lauching in October

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

For those still on the (seemingly) endless quest to find a true open-ended sandbox MMO, your wait may be nearing an end. Working As Intended has announced that Dawntide will be released on October 1, 2011.

Asda 2: Flammio Update Deployed

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:16 AM PDT

Asda 2 players will be a lot busier now that the Flammio Update has officially been deployed. The update brings, according to the dev team, hundreds of new quests on board as well as a level cap increase, new pets, new maps and more.

Conquer Online: Mounted Combat Trailer Debuts

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT

The Conquer Online team has released a new trailer showing off the mounted combat that will arrive on July 28th. Check it out!

League of Legends: Doors Open in Poland

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Riot Games has announced that a fully localized version of League of Legends has officially opened in Poland. This brings the number of localized versions of the wildly popular MOBA to five.

Runes of Magic: Killing for Gold

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT

European Runes of Magic players will want to get into game and start killing monsters. The deceased beasts have the chance of dropping a gold bar that will enter that player in to a drawing for a real world gold bar worth up to €9,000. Real world gold in this economy is a good thing! The event runs from now through August 11th.

Voyage Century: Bare Knuckle Event Reappears

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Fans of bare knuckle fighting will want to check into Voyage Century Online to take part in the resurrected Bounty Hunter Event. During the event, players are teleported to dungeons with scaling levels of monsters which they must fight through to the boss. The rewards are worth it in the end, allowing players to trade earned rewards for terrific equipment.

Mythos: Now with New PvP Mode

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Frogster has announced that two new features have been added to Mythos as well as a level cap increase from 50 to 51. Players wishing to participate in PvP can now take part in the Lamento feature. Additionally, players are racing to finish dungeons in record time to grab a gigantic bundle of awesome goods if their time is the fastest of all.

Silkroad Online: Expansion Launch Dated

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Silkroad Online players have a lot to look forward to with the release on August 2nd of the Mysterious Temple of Jupiter expansion. The expansion brings sixty new quests, a level cap increase to 120 and shiny new skills into the game.

EverQuest II: Age of Discovery Bringing BIG Changes

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT

MMORPG.com's Drew Wood recently attended the SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas. During the opening presentation, fans were treated to a first look at the latest Everquest II expansion, Age of Destiny. Age of Destiny is poised to bring a lot of new and exciting features into the game and Drew had the opportunity to chat with Executive Producer Dave Georgeson about them. Read more and then let us know what you think!

EverQuest: What Lies Behind the Veil of Alaris?

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT

SOE's Fan Faire was recently held in Las Vegas. During the annual event, several big announcements were launched including the newest Everquest expansion, The Veil of Alaris. MMORPG.com's Drew Wood had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with EQ's producer, Thom Terrazas. Read on!
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