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Aion: Polished Levelling, Better Graphics, More Challenges

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:45 AM PST

Polished Levelling, Better Graphics, More Challenges

Gameforge has sent out a new trailer featuring the new and updated features for Aion as it sits on the precipice of going F2P in Europe. Features that have been updated or improved since the game's original launch include the following: More quests and better rewards; New regions and solo instances; New PvP arena and instances. In addition, Gameforge is looking ahead to the addition of housing and weather effects.

Lord of the Rings Online: Channel Your Inner Model

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:36 AM PST

Channel Your Inner Model

From February 9th to February 16th, Lord of the Rings Online players are challenged to dress for success in a series of in-game events and contests designed to show off fashion flair.

General: RTSGuru | King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame Review

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:27 AM PST

RTSGuru | King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame Review

Adam Tingle has turned his eye to all things RTS in his latest review over at network sister site RTSGuru.com. This time Adam takes a medieval look at King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame. See how the game stacks up at RTSGuru.com.

World of Warcraft: Subscribers Down, Profits Up

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:17 AM PST

Subscribers Down, Profits Up

During yesterday's investor's call, Activision-Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft subscriber numbers are ~10.2 million. This number is down approximately 100,000 since November of last year. The company indicated, however, that profits for the quarter were up due to successful releases of Skylanders and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and to over a million folks taking advantage of the WoW Annual Pass.

Diablo 3: Delayed to Q2

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:13 AM PST

Delayed to Q2

During yesterday's Activision-Blizzard investor's call, Blizzard announced that Diablo 3 will be delayed to Q2 2012. This means that the release of the highly-anticipated action RPG will arrive sometime between March and June. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent departure of Senior Producer Steve Parker.

General: Perfect World Entertainment & Valentine's Day

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:07 AM PST

Perfect World Entertainment & Valentine

Nothing says love so much as Valentine's Day events in the games we love. Perfect World Entertainment has a full slate of events for each of its games.

General: Mentoring is Motivation

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

Mentoring is Motivation

One of the biggest complaints about MMOs today is that we are always seemingly on the fast track to the endgame. But once there, then what? In today's Player Perspectives we offer you the powerful motivating factor that mentoring other lower-level players can bring to players after all of their guildies are off to other games or just aren't around as much. See if you agree and then weigh in with your comments.

Fiesta Online: Browser Version Launched

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:03 AM PST

Browser Version Launched

Outspark has announced that Web Fiesta, the browser-based version of the popular Fiesta Online, has officially launched. One of the most interesting features, according to devs, is the inclusion of fully 3D graphics.

Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu: Hearty February Update

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 05:56 AM PST

Hearty February Update

Luminary players will want to check into the game for a ton of February fun with in-game events, a new Facebook event and more.

Lime Odyssey: Renowned Composer Making Sweet Music

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 05:49 AM PST

Renowned Composer Making Sweet Music

Lime Odyssey will be scored by one of the most renowned video game composers in Japan. Yasunori Mitsuda is a Japanese video game composer and musician. His work is featured in over over thirty-five video games including Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, and Chrono Cross.

Loong: Now with Dragon Power

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 05:42 AM PST

Now with Dragon Power

Loong: The Power of the Dragon devs have announced that the latest expansion, Dragonblood, has been deployed. One of the most compelling features added in the expansion is the ability for players to transform into dragons.

Rift: Realm of the Fae

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:48 PM PST

Realm of the Fae

Caedryn the Dwarf has finally made it to his first dungeon! Light the sparklers! In our latest Chronicles of One Telaran, we follow Caedryn on his journey into the Realm of the Fae. Read on!

Star Legends: A HUNDRED Million Play Sessions and Counting

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:01 PM PST

A HUNDRED Million Play Sessions and Counting

Spacetime Studios has let us know that their two mobile MMOs, Pocket Legends and Star Legends, have had a combined total of a HUNDRED million play sessions. That's a lot of MMO goodness!

Firefall: Player Feedback Impacts Future Content

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST

Player Feedback Impacts Future Content

The latest video developer diary from Firefall's Mark Kern has been released. In the February edition, Kern discusses how player decisions affects "the roll out of new content". It starts with one set of features with developers taking feedback from players that will directly impact what comes next.

SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online: New S Class Units Added

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:45 AM PST

New S Class Units Added

The SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online team has announced the arrival in-game of five new S class units. Two of the new units, God Gundam and Wing Gundam 0 (EW), are available via the item mall and three more, Providence Gundam, Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam, can be earned through quest completion.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Taking On Eternity Vault's Droid XRR-3

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:33 AM PST

Taking On Eternity Vault

Pokket has produced her latest "how-to" guide for Star Wars: The Old Republic. This time she turns her eye on nightmare Eternity Vault and how to beat the ever livin' snot out of Droid XRR-3, the first boss. See what she's got to say in Pokket's Guide to SWTOR: Nightmare Eternity Vault Annihilation Droid XRR-3.

The Secret World: Are the Floodgates Opening?

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:19 AM PST

Are the Floodgates Opening?

There are few of us who are true MMO aficionados who aren't eagerly anticipating the arrival of Funcom's The Secret World. With its release ostensibly within a few months, Funcom seems to be revving up the info-release engine. See what tidbits we picked up around the 'Net recently and then let us know what you think!
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