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DaVinci Online - Going to North America and Europe

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:49 AM PDT


DaVinci Online, originally known as Project Renaissance (link), has been signed up by ChangYou for the North America and Western Europe market. According to foreign reports, there will be 4 different languages upon release, including English, French and Spanish. DaVinci Online is the maiden project for Korean developer Bridea (fused from Bright Idea), with core staff coming from Webzen who worked on the doomed Huxley. More information about this Unreal 3 powered game can be found here (link).


It seems the mega China MMO powerhouses located in North America are now shifting more towards publishing external games rather than focus on their own titles. Perfect World Entertainment led the way with the signings of Rusty Hearts and RaiderZ, and now it is ChangYou's turn. DaVinci Online is reportedly ready for Closed Beta testing before the year ends, and it seems the game was developed with the English market in mind according to the screenshots below.Other than the traditional PvP modes, there will be PvE maps as well.

TERA Japan - Open Beta starts

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:03 AM PDT


TERA Japan went into the Open Beta phase yesterday and according to the numbers revealed, it was a resounding success. The highest number of players recorded stands at 48,624 on Open Beta day. 3 emergency servers (see below), 2 PK and 1 non-PK, had to be added to accommodate the numbers.


For now, TERA Japan has a total of 10 servers, 7 non-PK and 3 PK. However, fears from industry watchers still stand once the game goes commercial (link).

Saint Seiya 2 - The unofficial online game

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT


Perfect World recently revealed Saint Seiya Online (link) being in development and claimed that a beta phase will begin before the end of the year. However, another fellow China developer has claimed the rights to release the first Saint Seiya MMO. In fact, the sequel was playable since June.Yes, this is the unofficial bootleg version of what Perfect World is going to offer, with no apparent contract signed with SEGA.


How does the game work? Well, players will have to choose a side first, be it the Golden Saints or the Specters. Then, choose a "Guardian" to follow, which will give characters a special skill. The funny thing is, both Saints and Specters share the same skills and Guardians...


Upon entering the game, there will be different tutorials for either side. There are 4 classes to choose from as you can see from the videos, each with different skills. I only tried the skills of each classes and did not actually play the game, since the 2.5D graphic was really hurting my eyes...


The game has many features related to horoscopes, including bonuses and skills etc. So how is the Golden Cloths activated? Well, you got to hit a certain level before right-clicking the container box in the inventory.

At lower levels, you can only access the Bronze Cloths, followed by Silver and Gold. This transformation is only temporary as it consumes mana until it is fully depleted. Yeap, no Golden Cloths in the cash shop! The game will be awesome with better graphics and design since the content is very much "completed" in a sense. And there is PvP as well!
Posted by Shri Krishna

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