MMO News

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• Team Fortress 2 sees unprecedented growth with free-to-play
• Mini Fighter shutting down
• King of Kings 3 reveals newest expansion
• Solstice: Reborn shutting down
• SD Gundam Capsule Fighter
• Golden Joystick goes to League of Legends

Team Fortress 2 sees unprecedented growth with free-to-play Posted: 24 Oct 2011 01:41 PM PDT A report from Geekwire has looked at a brief talk given by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell on the success of Team Fortress 2 as a free-to-play game during the WTIA TechNW panel. Newell revealed that Team Fortress 2′s player base has increased by a factor of five since the game went free-to-play, and that Valve believes the term “free to play” increases a game’s value far more than the term “free.” Team Fortress 2 has also seen a 20-30% conversion rate of players who purchase something after joining the free-to-play experience, which is much larger than the expected 2-3% rate. Team Fortress 2 will also see its “Third Annual Scream Fortress Halloween Update” this coming week. Team Fortress 2 Gameplay Screenshot Source

Mini Fighter shutting down Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT Netmarble has announced that its debut title, Mini Fighter, will be shutting down permanently on November 30. The game has already disabled new character creation and the cash shop. Netmarble will also be refunding players for cash items purchased recently. Players who newly join Uncharted Waters Online, Netmarble’s other title, will also be given complimentary items worth $40 until November 16. The team notes that they have learned a lot from running Mini Fighter for two years, and plan to apply those lessons to current and future titles. Mini Fighter Gameplay Screenshot Source: Dear Mini Fighters! Team Mini Fighter would like to express our deepest gratitude for endless support and love you have given to Mini Fighter for past 2 years. We have enjoyed having you as our players and the great community that you have all established. So, it is with much sadness that Mini Fighter game server will be permanently closed on November 30th, 2011. Mini Fighter is a Global Netmarble's (http://www.netmarble.com) very first title, and it really meant for CJ E&M as its first endeavor. We will put all our lessons and tips we've gain from Mini Fighter to bring a better service of our upcoming titles. We will try our best to open new titles to suit your urge for great game content! [Service Closure Schedule] • Oct 17th: New character creation will not be allowed. • Oct 20th: Cash Shop will be closed and guidance for Cash Item Refund will be given. • Oct 27th: Refundable amount of your unused Cash Item can be checked through the web. (Equivalent amount will be transfer to your NC account in timely manner; Nov 3rd and Nov 30th.) • Nov 30th: Mini Fighter server and website closure. In the meantime, we will still be running Uncharted Waters Online (http://www.netmarble.com/uwo/), and it is the best time for you to start playing Uncharted Waters Online. We offer $40 worth complimentary items to the Mini Fighters who newly join Uncharted Waters Online (Your Mini Fighter level must be higher than 10). Details are below: Period: Oct 17th ~ Nov 16th, 2011 Note : Complimentary items will be inserted to your character inventory on  the following Friday of character creation. (Only once per account.) Complimentary Items: • Sea King’s Gem (+30% EXP for 30days) • Thunder King’s Gem (+30% Skill Proficiency for 30days) • Wind King’s Gem (+30% Sailing Speed for 30days) • Flame King’s Gem (+30% Fame for 30days) Again, it was a great pleasure having you, Mini Fighters! Team Mini Fighter

King of Kings 3 reveals newest expansion Posted: 24 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT “Moon Goddess,” King of Kings 3′s latest free expansion, has been released to servers today. The update raises the level cap from 140 to 180, and adds over 180 new skills for players to master. 24 new maps, and over 200 new missions, plus a total of four new dungeons – two regular, and two daily – round out the content. Players can also gain enhancement stones to upgrade to Deadalus equipment. King of Kings 3 is published by gamigo, which also publishes Loong and Cultures Online. King of Kings 3: Moon Goddess Screenshots: Source: King of Kings 3 – Battle for the Moon Goddess Hamburg, 10/24/2011 – gamigo’s clan war MMORPG King of Kings 3 is launching a new add-on called “Moon Goddess” with truly celestial content: Gamers are drawn into a conflict between good and evil angels. Almost 200 new skills have been unveiled to help prepare you for this new threat, and the top level cap has been raised from 140 to 180. A whopping 24 new maps and over 200 missions offer plenty of opportunities to familiarize yourself with the new class skills. There are also four new dungeons awaiting daring adventurers. In the “Angel Arena” for example players battle against six of Gabriel’s henchmen before getting their chance to take down the master villain himself. Special daily dungeons offer big-time action without all the build-up skirmishes. You’ll get one boss fight after another, without having to grind out fights against lesser opponents. Overview of new features Over 180 new skills Level cap raised from 140 to 180 24 new maps 2 new regular dungeons 2 new daily dungeons Enhancement stones for upgrading to Deadalus equipment

Solstice: Reborn shutting down Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:47 AM PDT Solstice: Reborn, the revised form of Secret of the Solstice, has announced its shut down on November 16. Secret of the Solstice has been live with Outspark for three years, and the shut down comes as a mutual agreement between Outspark and the game’s developer, DnC, to not renew its publishing contract due to lack of resources to grow the game. The game will shut down during its normal weekly maintenance on November 16. Character data might be transferred to another publisher, but a final decision has not yet been made. Outspark has agreed to make a safe back-up copy of the data for any possible future migration. The game’s store has already been shut down, and players will be compensated a portion of their Sparkcash for any purchases made from August until October. Outspark also publishes Luvinia Online and Fiesta Online. Secret of the Solstice Gameplay Screenshot Source: Hello Xenians, Over the last 3 years we have fought hordes of monsters, defended Xen from countless invasions, cursed the Blacksmith for taking our Xens, and laughed at the most ridiculous emotes and costumes ever seen. That is why it is with great sadness that we announce the closing of Solstice: Reborn. This difficult decision comes after many weeks of discussion and debate; in the end, both DnC and Outspark have agreed to not renew the contract this November. There are many reasons for this decision, but the main reasons pertain to lack of available resources to progress the game farther. On November 16th Solstice: Reborn will close its doors during weekly maintenance. We are currently discussing possible migrations of characters and accounts to another version of Solstice with the developer, but this discussion is still in the stages of infancy; more information may be available at a much later date. All character information including names, levels, items, inventory and so on, will be backed up and preserved for future reference, possible migrations, or any other possible future need for said data. We will be taking down the Solstice: Reborn store today, October 21. We will be compensating players for recent premium item purchases. This compensation will begin on November 1 and will be finished on November 16. Please check the information below for our compensation policy: Purchases made in August 2011 will receive 20% of the Sparkcash value spent. Purchases made in September 2011 will receive 30% of the Sparkcash value spent. Purchases made from October 2011 onwards will receive 50% of Sparkcash value spent. In-game events will continue as normal, with special farewell events running from November 11 through the final event on November 16. We hope you will join us for these special events. Again, we here at Outspark and at DnC thank each and every Xenian for over 3 years of fun and discovery, ~Outspark, and DnC

SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:47 AM PDT SD Gundam Capsule Fighter is a 3d third person shooter published by OGPlanet. Collect all your favorite Gundam units from all the hit TV shows and movies. Then customize and level up your Gundams to battle with friends! Publisher: OGPlanet Playerbase: ?? Graphics: Medium Quality Type: MMOFPS EXP Rate: ?? PvP: Points,Tag, Stock or Greed Filesize: ??? Pros: +Over 350 Units +Customizable Units +Fast-paced easy to learn gameplay Cons: -Limited information. Overview SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Overview Coming Soon…. SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Screenshots SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Featured Video Full Review SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Full Review Coming Soon… Screenshots SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Screenshots Links SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Links Official Site

Golden Joystick goes to League of Legends Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:39 AM PDT The Golden Joystick Awards have been revealed, and the winner – beating out World of Tanks and RuneScape – was League of Legends. To celebrate with their fans, Riot Games is giving all of its 15 million players 10-win IP boosts, to be handed out over the next few days. League of Legends will also be celebrating its second anniversary on October 27, with a special celebration. While the details haven’t been announced yet, they do promise a “special guest.” League of Legends Gameplay Screenshot Source: Summoners! We're happy to announce that with your help, League of Legends has secured the Golden Joystick Award for Best Free-to-Play game! Thanks to your support, we beat out some great competition in the online space to secure our second Golden Joystick in a row! We said before that we'd celebrate with you, and we're here to make good on that promise. Over the next few days, we'll be issuing 10-win IP Boosts to each of you. (Please note: it takes time to distribute anything to 15 million people, so you may not receive your Boost immediately.) This award belongs to all of us, summoners!

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