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Novus Aeterno: Walking Through the Stars with Nick Nieuwoudt

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 06:53 AM PST

Walking Through the Stars with Nick Nieuwoudt

Recently, Rob Lashley took a live developer tour of the MMORTS Novus Aeterno in its alpha form. Nick Nieuwoudt, lead developer and the man who designed the game at 16 (beginning 5 years ago), was on hand to guide Rob and show us that the MMORTS is not only a possibility but also quite damn impressive in scope.

Elder Scrolls Online: Devs Show Off Group Game Play in New Video

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 06:18 AM PST

Devs Show Off Group Game Play in New Video

Elder Scrolls Online fans will want to check out the latest developer video from Zenimax as the team takes everyone on a tour of Tamriel from a group perspective. See what you think and leave us a comment or two.

Magic Barrage: Old School, But Not Always Better for It

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:23 PM PST

Old School, But Not Always Better for It

Do you remember when games used to be hard? When most games were played on a console and were heart poundingly intense? Gameguyz, the makers of Magic Barrage clearly do. And they built the game to be a salute to what many people say was a better time in gaming. R2 Games remembers this time fondly as well and stepped forward as the publishers of this intense, some may even say manic shooter RPG.

Ultimate Naruto: First Server Launching January 23rd

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:43 PM PST

First Server Launching January 23rd

Ray Media Group has announced that the first Ultimate Naruto server will officially launch on Thursday, January 23rd. Players can head to the site to get the game downloaded in preparation for Thursday's launch.

TERA: Rising: Player Created Content - Read the Fine Print Please

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:01 PM PST

Player Created Content - Read the Fine Print Please

En Masse Entertainment has published the "fine print" documentation for player generated content for TERA Rising. In the document, players and creative types are reminded that all created content must be made freely available to all, that copyright information is readily available and more.

Age of Wushu: World of Contenders Update to Focus on PvP

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:23 AM PST

World of Contenders Update to Focus on PvP

Snail Games has announced that the next Age of Wushu patch will be focused almost entirely on 'fleshing out' the PvP experience in game. Called World of Contenders, players will be able to take part in the Dragon & Tiger Tournament featuring 1v1 combat with a twist.

World of Tanks: 1.1 Million Russian Tanks Rumble Into Game at the Same Time

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:06 PM PST

1.1 Million Russian Tanks Rumble Into Game at the Same Time

Wargaming.net has announced that it has set a new concurrent user record with over 1.1 million Russian players taking part in World of Tanks mayhem. The record was set on the Russian server cluster on January 19, 2014.

EverQuest Next: Large Folk Discussed in Latest Roundtable

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 03:15 PM PST

Large Folk Discussed in Latest Roundtable

The latest EverQuest Next Roundtable has been published that spends its time discussing players' favorite large race. In addition to the discussion, Omeed Dariani and Rosie Rappaport show off some pretty spectacular concept art that the EQN team has whipped up to show off the large folk. Check it out and let us know what large race you're most thankful for in the comments.

Star Trek Online: Undine Space Combat Overhauled

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:51 PM PST

Undine Space Combat Overhauled

The Star Trek Online blog has been updated with a new developer post to give players an inside look at the Undine space combat revamp. The goal, according to the post, is to make the ships more durable, tougher and stronger, in accordance with their representation as ships of the Borg. The post ends with a hint of upcoming things by saying that the update was needed for some as-yet unspecified reason.

The Repopulation: Weapon Abilities Spotlighted & Lore Story Continues

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:32 PM PST

Weapon Abilities Spotlighted & Lore Story Continues

The Repopulation site has been updated with a pair of great new articles for fans of the game. The first gives players a glimpse of the weapons that will be included in the game and their abilities. The script gives players a chance to see what weapons are available while noting that they are a work in progress.

Star Citizen: Organization System Launches on Official Site

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:26 PM PST

Organization System Launches on Official Site

Star Citizen fans will want to head to the official site to check out the latest Comm-Link about the new site feature for Organizations. Organizations are the sci-fi game's version of guilds and backers can get started organizing their groups today.

Wakfu: Kickstarter Launches to Fund English Animated Series

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:22 PM PST

Kickstarter Launches to Fund English Animated Series

Ankama has announced that it has launched a Kickstarter program to bring a translated English language version of the Wakfu animated series to life. The original French version of the series launched in 2008 and has run for fifty-two episodes, with another three specials currently in production.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft: Start Your Clients! Open Beta Arrives!

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 02:17 PM PST

Start Your Clients! Open Beta Arrives!

Blizzard has announced that the open beta for its online trading card game, Hearthstone, has officially kicked off. Players are invited to download the new client and to check out some of the new features included for the open beta.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: The Dark Knight Rises in Game Lore

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 12:50 PM PST

The Dark Knight Rises in Game Lore

The Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen team is ready to reveal the Dark Knight, one of the playable classes included in the forthcoming title by Brad McQuaid. The Dark Knight is a front line fighter who can dual wield 2-handed weapons.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: A PvE Mini-Review of Update 2.1

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 04:02 PM PST

A PvE Mini-Review of Update 2.1

Final Fantasy XIV added content update 2.1, A Realm Awakened, in December 2013. With a month to experience the content, Ryahl provides a review of the end-game PVE content expansions offered in this update. Come along for the ride and read about the good and awkward parts of this massive update.

General: Why Do Players Leave MMOs?

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:45 PM PST

Why Do Players Leave MMOs?

It happens to all of us, it's probably happened to you. No MMO is immune to it, but some do it better than others. There comes a point when a player stops playing the game, they log off one day and simply never log back in. The fact remains that they have stopped playing the game for whatever reason, and that reason is something that the game developers would LOVE to know.

General: AFK

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:38 PM PST

AFK

It's the time of week we all look forward to with the latest edition of MMORPG.Comic. This time, artist Blaz Klaric brings us his irreverent look into the foibles of the MMO worlds we love, and love to hate. Check out "AFK" and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Give Us Your Questions for Brad and the Team!

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:33 AM PST

Give Us Your Questions for Brad and the Team!

We're putting together a Fan/Prospective Pledger Q&A with the team at Visionary Realms on Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and that means we need your questions. Leave them in the comments between now and tomorrow 5PM EST, and we'll send the 10 (or so) best over to Brad to answer post haste.
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