MMOGaming News

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• Upcoming MMO Games in October
• Vindictus EU Officially Launches with Evy Joining in
• Neverwinter Evolves to Full-fledged MMORPG
• RIFT 1.5 Ashes of History - Meridian Chronicle Walkthrough

Upcoming MMO Games in October Posted: After the booming summer, comes the chilly Autumn. As is the climate, so is the games, I couldn't see the masterpiece in October so far. Wizardry Online seems special, but it's only JP limited. Sword Girls Online is a special games strong recommended by players in the column comments. Actually, the hope is in next month. GW2 cb test is coming. Continue reading Upcoming MMO Games in October.

Vindictus EU Officially Launches with Evy Joining in Posted: Nexon EU today announced the official launch of Vindictus in Europe and presented gamers a new character Evie. Continue reading Vindictus EU Officially Launches with Evy Joining in.

Neverwinter Evolves to Full-fledged MMORPG Posted: Now another Cryptic title Neverwinter confirmed to be further developed to a free-to-play full-fledged MMORPG. Continue reading Neverwinter Evolves to Full-fledged MMORPG.

RIFT 1.5 Ashes of History - Meridian Chronicle Walkthrough Posted: Rift 1.5, Ashes of History, kicked off yesterday with many players being rewarded with costume gear and bonus potions in their mailbox. In additional the game introduced character advancement for level 50's through Planar Attunement and the new story driven Chronicle encounters. Continue reading RIFT 1.5 Ashes of History - Meridian Chronicle Walkthrough.

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MMORPG Reviews

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• Blacklight Retribution goes into Closed Beta on November 10
• Rappelz have announced a major new expansion, Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension
• Nemexia 2.0 is going to be launched on October 12th
• BitComposer Games is going to sell the physical version of Drakensang Online
• GoalUnited 2012 is getting a new update
• DC Universe Online has released its fifth update, The Fate of the Fortress

Blacklight Retribution goes into Closed Beta on November 10 Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT Perfect World unveiled today that its upcoming first-person shooter (FPS), Blacklight Retribution, will be going into closed beta on November 10, 2011. Select players will be invited into the closed beta on day one, followed by additional waves of players in the following weeks. “The development of Blacklight Retribution has been a hard earned labor [...]

Rappelz have announced a major new expansion, Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT Five years ago, Rappelz had just entered beta in North America and now Rappelz have announced a major new expansion, Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension. Coming out mid-November, Ascension will introduce the Vulcanus Dungeon, a series of challenges. Players can enter the Vulcanus Dungeon through shrines located around the world and challenge the great Vulcanus at [...]

Nemexia 2.0 is going to be launched on October 12th Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:55 AM PDT XS Software has unveiled that the official launch date of Nemexia 2.0 is going to be the next October 12th. Nemexia 2.0 comes with the next new features - New personal leading unit: the Admiral - The Admiral will gain experience with your help. Every gained battle point will increase his level - After level [...]

BitComposer Games is going to sell the physical version of Drakensang Online Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:23 AM PDT BitComposer Games has secured the global rights to sell the physical version of Drakensang Online. In collaboration with Bigpoint, the Eschborn publishers will initially be releasing the popular action online RPG in a high-quality box in Germany, Switzerland and Austria the next November; a worldwide release is also being planned. Drakensang Online is a browser-based, [...]

GoalUnited 2012 is getting a new update Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:05 AM PDT Goalunited 2012, the online football manager game, is getting the most comprehensive update of its short life. Starting today, managers all over the world and playing in 25 different language versions can use the new features as they compete against millions of other competitors for points or promotion in exciting league matches. Effective immediately, goalunited [...]

DC Universe Online has released its fifth update, The Fate of the Fortress Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:09 AM PDT Sony Online Entertainment has introduced the fifth game update of DC Universe Online, The Fate of the Fortress, that is the second phase of three-part raid to stop Brainiac in his attempt to harness Kryptonian technology to destroy the Earth. The latest game update take place within the walls of the Fortress. Team up with [...]

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General Gaming Article

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• Apple Founder Steve Jobs Is Dead
• Sprint Will Keep Unlimited Data for iPhone Buyers
• Samsung CTIA Video Teases Nexus Prime
• Microsoft Reveals Huge Xbox Streaming Deal
• Cheat Sheet: 8 Head-Banging Spotify Tips And Tricks
• Facebook's Active Users Dwarf Most Continents' Total Internet Users
• Physicists Receive $1.85 Million Grant to Reinvent Electronic Computing
• Windows Phone 7 App of the Week: eBay
• Mozilla Blocks Crash-Prone McAfee Firefox Add-on
• Italian Version of Wikipedia Taken Down To Protest Proposed Law

Apple Founder Steve Jobs Is Dead Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:15 PM PDT Steven P. Jobs, the founder of Apple, passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Although we've voiced a lot of complaints about Apple over the years, there's not one of us on the Maximum PC staff (even Gordon) who isn't saddened to hear this news. Steve Jobs was a one-of-a-kind figure in the tech community, and his passing is a tremendous loss. Rest in peace, Steve. You were a true innovator and you've left a hell of a legacy.

Sprint Will Keep Unlimited Data for iPhone Buyers Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT Prospective iPhone buyers have been aching to know if Sprint would be keeping its unlimited data plans in place when it begins offering the device, and the answer is a resounding 'yes'. Sprint PR has confirmed to All Things D that the existing unlimited data plans will apply to the iPhone when pre-orders begin in just a few days. Sprint is likely to use this as a selling point to lure users from AT&T and Verizon. Sprint offers unlimited smartphone data plans for as low as $69.99 per month with 450 minutes. Unlike T-Mobile which also advertises an unlimited plan, Sprint does not throttle data after a certain cut-off. AT&T and Verizon both have capped data with 2GB being the maximum on AT&T, and the basic tier on Verizon.  Sprint claims that its 3G data network can handle the load, and there's no reason to think it won't. The carrier has quite a bit of experience with Android users, who actually use as much or more data on average.

Samsung CTIA Video Teases Nexus Prime Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:30 PM PDT In the wake of a lackluster iPhone 4S announcement, many phone fans are looking forward to next week's CTIA event where Google and Samsung are expected to make a big Android announcement. In an apparent effor to stoke the fires, Samsung has released a teaser video that contains a glimpse of what is likely to be the Nexus Prime. This new flagship device is expected to be a major departure from last year's model. Near the end of the video, the phone is seen edge on, with a glowing line tracing the curve of the Contour Screen. The severity of the curve seems to have increased from last year's device, but the body is markedly thinner as well. There is a substantial bump at the bottom of the device, like many Samsung phones as of late. We also catch sight of what appears to be a dock connector on the side of the device. The Nexus Prime (the name of which is in dispute) is expected to run a dual-core SoC, possibly an OMAP. The screen is rumored to pack a whopping 1280x720 pixels and be about 4.65-inches diagonal. The Nexus Prime will run Google's Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update. How does this tease strike you?

Microsoft Reveals Huge Xbox Streaming Deal Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT We've been hearing for several weeks that Microsoft was close to finalizing content deals that would allow the Xbox game console stream TV. Today Redmond announced the program, and the partner list is impressive. The deal encompasses cable providers like Comcast and Verizon, but some individual stations like Bravo, BBC, and HBO are also on board. However, this isn't the kind of service that encourages users to cut the cord; there are conditions.  Most of this content will be available as apps for the Xbox Dashboard, but users will have to authenticate via an existing cable subscription. Additionally, Verizon will only be making part of its channel lineup available. Some content is country specific with BBC exclusive to the UK and Canal+ in France. YouTube integration will be more or less universal, though. The Dashboard Metro-style redesign that allows this service should be out sometime in November. At that time, we are also expecting Windows Phone integration that turns the mobile device into a remote control. Would this sway you to get an Xbox over other consoles?

Cheat Sheet: 8 Head-Banging Spotify Tips And Tricks Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT After months of rumors, whispers, and flat-out teasing by CEO Daniel Elk, Spotify finally hit the U.S. back in July. Even though the streaming music service is still a bit green behind the ears in America, Spotify is no rookie; it's been the proverbial 800 lb. gorilla on the European front for years. Now that you've had a couple of months to get used to Spotify's deep catalog and basic abilities, it's time to get serious and slip on your Maximum PC power user hat.  That European gestation time gave Spotify a chance to jam-pack the application with all kinds of secrets, shortcuts, and features – and we're here to give you the grand tour. But why are we still blabbering when we could be educating? Let's get this Spotify guide going! Ditch The Mouse We'll start off by improving your navigation skills. If you're the kind of person who glares at a mouse with the same look of disdain that Neil Young reserves for rampant file sharers, you're in luck! Spotify includes tons of keyboard shortcuts. Here's a few of the more useful ones: "Spacebar" pauses or unpauses the music. "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "Down" controls the mute function. "Crtl" + "Up" increases the volume, while "Crtl" + "Down" decreases it. "Crtl" + the right arrow key skips forward one track; "Crtl" + the left arrows key skips back. "Crtl" + "L" plops the cursor in the search field. For a complete list, check out the keyboard shortcut page in the Spotify help section. Make Mobile Music Available Offline Image credit: musicnews.omio.news Ponying up the $10/month for a premium subscription does more than just kick the ads to the curb and increase the bitrate to 320Kbps. Your cash also opens up the ability to listen to Spotify playlists on up to three mobile devices, even when you're offline. Simply connect your phone to the Internet and open up a playlist you want to be able to listen to at any time, then slide the Available Offline switch to "On." Spotify downloads the tracks to your computer for Internet-free listening. You can save up to 3,333 songs in offline mode on three separate devices, and it's included on the desktop client for Premium subscribers. That's 10k songs at your Internet-free fingertips. Advanced Search Options Check out all the hot and heavy advanced filter action in the search bar, Anybody can type in "Kelis" and be shaking their milkshake in the yard before they know it, but if you want to dig out obscure gems or simply tighten up your search results, you're going to want to use Spotify's advanced search options. Prefacing a search with "album:", "title:", or "artist:" limits the search to that aspect of a song. Don't include a space between the colon and the target of your search. If there are multiple words in your search parameter, bracketing them in quotation marks will only return results that carry every word inside the quotes. For example, artist:"Black Keys" only offers results that include both words, whereas the search results for artist:Black Keys (without quotes) will toss up anything with the word "Black" or "Keys". You can also limit searches by prefacing them with "year:", "label:" and "genre:", which could be useful for indie fans. Boolean operators? Spotify's got those, too. Use multiple filters at once – similar to the AND command – by including a space between them, such as genre:rock artist:"Queens of the Stone Age. Adding "OR" between two sections of a search will have the service scour its catalog for both sections separately, rather than treating it as a single search, and return them on one results page. Finally, you can place a dash (-) in front of a word to exclude searches that include that term from the results. For example, searching for beck –artist:jeff will keep guitar god Jeff Beck from clogging up your searches for Beck, the guy who made "Loser" back in the 1990s. Sharing Is Caring Look at all those social options! Spotify doesn't focus on social media with the same relentless obsession that Rdio does, but it still includes plenty of options for sharing your favorite songs and playlists. Simply right-click on a song or playlist and select "Share To" to quickly and easily share the information to Facebook, Twitter, Messenger or a specific Spotify user. You can also copy an HTTP link for the song or playlist to link to it on a website. "Copy Spotify URI" creates a link that opens Spotify and plays the song when someone clicks on it. Focus On The Blistering Solo, Not The Boring Intro Spotify URI's let you link to specific parts of specific songs. Building off the last tip, Spotify allows you to alter its direct URI links to start song playback at a specific point in the track. Simply add # to the end of the Spotify URI, then entire the time stamp for the part of the song you want to link to. Need a visual? spotify:track:4MB8cfTICv4aCpZplYUENd opens up the track "Sun Dance" by the band Tomahawk, which happens to have a withering burst of Native American-inspired rock about 50 seconds in. Typing spotify:track:4MB8cfTICv4aCpZplYUENd#0:50 when you include it as a link opens the track right at that spot. To do the same with an HTTP URL, replace the # with "%23" – minus the quotes. It's excellent for when you want to share a cool part of a track with a pal. Add Music From Unusual Places To Your Library Adding local files to Spotify via the Local Pages tab. You've probably already noticed that Spotify makes all the music you have on iTunes or in your Music and Download folders available in the Local Files tab on the left side of the screen. But what if you keep your music on an external hard drive or an oddly named folder? (For example, I keep mine in a folder dubbed "The Savage Beast".) Simple: open the Local Files tab, then click on the "Music from your computer" link at the top of the page. Scroll down a bit until you see "Local Files," then click on "Add Source" and include the location of your hidden music directory. The same menu allows you to enable Last.fm scrobbling, by the way. Eenie, Meenie, Mini, Moe An expanded view of a single track with multiple cuts. When you search for a song that an artist cut several times, it will only display the most popular version. If your favorite singer recorded several live or recorded mixes of a single track, just click that little circle to the left of the artist's name in the track's search results. The screen expands to show every version of the same song title that artist offers (or at least the ones offered on Spotify). That way, you can pick which live version of The Toadies' "Backslider" you want to hear. Utilities Pump Up The Jams ShareMyPlaylists.com lets Spotify users rock each others' socks. There are tons of websites out there that add useful functions to the Spotify experience. Some of our favorites: ShareMyPlaylists.com allows you to share your favorite playlists and listen to the playlists of others (yes, there is a rating function to cut down on the signal-to-noise ratio); SPNotify.com shoots you a notification whenever new music is available from your favorite artists; while Spotibot.com works similarly to Pandora in that you type the name of your favorite bands, then the site creates custom playlists of songs it thinks you'll like. There are also browser control extensions available for Chrome and Firefox, so you won't have to hop between the two windows to change tracks. Seriously, there's a ton of stuff available. Check out this Lifehacker article for the most comprehensive list of Spotify utilities we could find. So, what helped? What did we miss? Let us know in the comments!

Facebook's Active Users Dwarf Most Continents' Total Internet Users Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT While we were busy listening to all the Spotify coverage at F8 a few weeks back, the Zuck let a little something else slip that we missed at first: Facebook's active user base is now over 800 million strong. Let that number sink in. 800 million. It's utterly massive. How massive? One website crunched the numbers and found that the Facebook of 2011 is as big as the entire Internet of 2004 and a whole host of other things. Just to play the devil's advocate, we'd like to point out that the Internet usage stats that Royal Pingdom linked to shows that the Web crossed the 800 million mark around October 2004, but we get their point nonetheless. Some other fun bits: Facebook's user base is larger than any continent's Internet population except for Asia's, and Facebook users outnumber the combined population of Russia and all of Europe combined! Plus, Facebook citizens outnumber US citizens 2.5 times over. When you put it that way, Google+'s 30 million-plus users suddenly don't seem quite as impressive…

Physicists Receive $1.85 Million Grant to Reinvent Electronic Computing Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:24 AM PDT Talk about a monumental task. Roland Kawakami, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Riverside, is leading a team of physicists on a multicampus research project aimed at replacing conventional silicon electronics with a new way of computing better equipped to process large scale applications. The team's budget is $1.85 million. That's the amount of grant money it received, according to UC Riverside. It was awarded to UC Riverside for winning the national Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond competition. Kawakami says his team is looking at ways of improving computing that go beyond simply building a better transistor. He believes conventional silicon electronics can only go so far and it won't be long before the technology hits a wall. Then what? "Our approach is to utilize the spin degree of freedom to store and process information, which will allow the functions of logic and memory to be fully integrated into a single chip," Kawakami explains. It starts with developing a new type of building block device called a magnetologic gate (pictured above). This will serve as the basis for the technology, much in the same way transistors are the backbone of conventional electronics. The magnetic gate is made of graphene with a bunch of magnetic electrodes. These electrodes store data, while electrons move through the graphene to use the spin state to compare the information, according to UC Riverside. More geeky details on the topic here.

Windows Phone 7 App of the Week: eBay Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:17 AM PDT We know what you're thinking: Ebay? Really? Obviously readers of this site are familiar with the auction mega-site, even if you don't use it on principal. Ebay's selection as App of the Week has a lot to do with their use of new capabilities offered by the Mango update for Windows Phone. For those that are fans of both Windows Phone and Ebay (yes, all three of you), the Ebay app is a thing of beauty.     Being a client app for Ebay, you can make some assumptions regarding features you will find in the app. Auction listings can be searched and browsed, items can watched or bid on, and the app will allow you to configure notifications for when you are outbid or a watched item is ending. The best feature of the Ebay app is a new capability in Mango. Individual searches or bids can be pinned to your Start Screen for easy (and quick) access later.     The Ebay app for Windows Phone is available as a free download from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Mango is a requirement however, so you'll need to update your device if you haven't done so already.

Mozilla Blocks Crash-Prone McAfee Firefox Add-on Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:11 AM PDT Mozilla just can't catch any slack; the new, memory-improved Firefox 7.0 is barely off the virtual printing presses and already some users are complaining that the thing is crash-tastic.  Not so fast: Mozilla pays attention to those crash reports that users send back, you see, and the company noticed that McAfee's ScriptScan add-on was the cause of a lot of those fatal errors.  In fact, ScriptScan was creating such a high volume of crashes that Mozilla tossed the add-on in their blocklist yesterday. ScripScan is part of McAfee's VirusScan antivirus package and is designed to scan websites for malicious code. Unfortunately, the add-on does more harm than good, at least in Firefox; Mozilla says all versions of ScriptScan version 14.4.0 and below crash every version of Firefox and SeaMonkey. "Users are strongly encouraged to disable the problematic add-on or plugin, but may choose to continue using it if they accept the risks described," Mozilla's website says. On McAfee's end, the problem only appears to be with Firefox; other browsers appear unaffected by crashes. McAfee is well aware of the problem; on the company's forums, volunteer moderator Ex_Brit has confirmed that there is a bug report filed about it, and says McAfee is working with Mozilla to fix the problem. In the meantime, he suggests using another browser or installing McAfee's SiteAdvisor add-on in ScriptScan's stead.

Italian Version of Wikipedia Taken Down To Protest Proposed Law Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT Wikipedia. It's so substantial and all-encompassing that it could kind of be considered a repository for the collective knowledge of our species. Since it's all ones and zeros stored on servers around the world, there's no threat of it burning down like the ancient Library at Alexandria did – at least not physically. Digital law can still bring it crashing down. The Italian version of Wikipedia is currently offline due to a law being proposed by the Italian Parliament that could have serious repercussions on Wikipedia – and all free speech – in that country. A message that serves as a placeholder for the site warns that the content is only hidden at the moment, but it may deleted if paragraph 29 of the proposed "Wiretapping Act" is adopted into law. "This proposal, which the Italian Parliament is currently debating, provides, among other things, a requirement to all websites to publish, within 48 hours of the request and without any comment, a correction of any content that the applicant deems detrimental to his/her image," Wikipedia summarizes. Note that there is no third party arbiter or judge of whether the content is detrimental or not – the final legal say lands in the lap of the aggrieved, regardless of whether the originally reported story is true or not. Wikipedia takes extreme offense with that. From the placeholder message: "The obligation to publish on our site the correction as is, provided by the named paragraph 29, without even the right to discuss and verify the claim, is an unacceptable restriction of the freedom and independence of Wikipedia, to the point of distorting the principles on which the Free Encyclopedia is based and this would bring to a paralysis of the "horizontal" method of access and editing, putting - in fact - an end to its existence as we have known until today." Critics of the proposed law say that it was designed solely to silence critics of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose lavish, lady-filled, and movie star-esque lifestyle is the subject of derision of many Italian publications.

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MMO News

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• Closed beta date announced for Blacklight Retribution
• Starcraft 2 Starter Edition Gameplay – First Look HD
• Elsword Online launches new pet system
• Rappelz Expansion to launch in November

Closed beta date announced for Blacklight Retribution Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:05 PM PDT Perfect World Entertainment has announced that its upcoming MMOFPS, Blacklight Retribution, will begin closed beta testing on November 10, 2011. Players who have applied for closed beta will be admitted in waves to allow for focused testing. Blacklight Retribution is developed by Zombie Studios, and has won several awards from the press, including “Best Multiplayer” and “Most Valuable Game.” It is the second out-of-house developed game that Perfect World Entertainment will release to its gamers (the first being Rusty Hearts). Perfect World also publishes Jade Dynasty and Forsaken World. Blacklight Retribution Gameplay Screenshot Source: BLACKLIGHT RETRIBUTION GOES INTO CLOSED BETA ON NOVEMBER 10 October 5, 2011 — Foster City, Calif. — Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), unveiled today that its upcoming, next-generation first-person shooter (FPS), Blacklight Retribution, will be going into closed beta on November 10, 2011. Select players will be invited into the closed beta on day one, followed by additional waves of players in the following weeks. “The development of Blacklight Retribution has been a hard earned labor of love and after receiving praise from both fans and media, we’re confident that our work will pay off,” said Jared Gerritzen, Creative Director at Zombie Studios. “Closed beta is another step towards a game that we know people will have a great time playing.” “We’ve been looking forward to getting Blacklight Retribution into the hands of gamers, so we’re excited to open the game up to thousands of players,” stated Andrew Brown, Executive Producer for Perfect World Entertainment. “We are confident that many gamers out there will be pleased and will finally have a real first person shooter experience in a F2P environment.” Blacklight Retribution has already been the recipient of several awards, including “Best Multiplayer” from Machinima during the game’s showing at PAX Prime, and Most Valuable Game from PC Gamer while at E3. For more information about Blacklight Retribution , please visit http://www.playblacklight.com. To join the Blacklight community for the latest news and videos, go to: http://www.facebook.com/PlayBlacklight

Starcraft 2 Starter Edition Gameplay – First Look HD Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:50 PM PDT To Learn More About the Game, Check out our Starcraft 2 Page. Starcraft 2 is a 3D real time strategy game published by Blizzard – the same company behind the enormously popular World of Warcraft MMORPG. Starcraft 2 is the much anticipated sequel to the original Starcraft game and features a free trial dubbed “Starter Edition”. The free trial is restricted to only one of the three races (Terran) and a handful of non-ranked custom maps. To learn more about Starcraft 2 check out the official MMOHut Starcraft 2 page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.

Elsword Online launches new pet system Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:33 AM PDT Elsword Online, published by Kill3rCombo, has released a pet system.  Currently, there are three options to choose from, with more to be released at a later date. The pets offer various attacks and buffs that get stronger as they are fed and grow.  How the pets are treated will also affect their development as well. The pet system is available at level 10, and pets can grant attack and buff skills, and require care as they mature to adult forms and gain personality. Elsword Online Gameplay Screenshot Source: Elsword Officially Launches New Pet System IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2011 – Players now have the help of an ally as they make their way through the formidable dungeons and cutthroat side-scrolling bosses of Elsword, the massively multi-player online action game. The all-new pet system makes its in-game debut today, giving players the opportunity to traverse the anime-themed world with new companions at their side. The pet system introduces gamers to the Pocket Phoru and Ancient Phoru, with Tree Knight and additional pets coming soon. Upon reaching level ten, players will have the opportunity to utilize their pet of choice to help them in quests. Though they may look cute and cuddly, pets actually have powerful attacks and buff skills that will prove integral to dungeon crawls. Pets also are maturing creatures with evolving personalities, and require care from their masters to maintain peak performance. They grow up as they are fed, progressing from infant to teen to adult, gaining stronger attacks and prowess with every change. How players treat their pet also will shape its personality, changing the range of combat performed. "Introducing pets to Elsword adds another dimension to the game and allows players to become fully immersed in the comic book style world," said Ben Colayco, CEO of Kill3rCombo. "By echoing character evolution and growth within the pet system, we wanted to reinforce that Elsword offers a unique and dynamic environment to players, while at the same time maintaining the key differentiators that set us apart, such as maturation of characters." In Elsword, players can currently choose from four specialized and customizable characters as they explore immersive maps and battle to complete dynamic quests. As gamers progress through the game, they will have the opportunity to evolve their fighting styles by upgrading to new job classes and watching as their chosen character matures and gains more abilities and combos. With intuitive and straightforward controls, Elsword offers players of all skill levels the chance to defeat enemies and deal damage, either on a solo mission or cooperatively in a party of up to four players. For those who welcome a challenge, Elsword also delivers action-packed player-versus-player (PvP) combat. To play Elsword and get your own pet, please visit: http://www.elswordonline.com/.

Rappelz Expansion to launch in November Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:18 AM PDT gpotato has announced its ninth expansion for Rappelz will be released in November.  To celebrate, players will receive 55% more health and mana from October 5 to October 18.  New events are also scheduled every two weeks until the release. The expansion itself promises new monsters, new areas and a new dungeon that scales to the player’s level. gpotato also publishes Allods Online and AIKA Online. Rappelz Gameplay Screenshot Source: Rappelz Announces Major New Expansion for November Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension Joins the 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Sunnyvale, Calif.  October 5 – Five years ago, Rappelz had just entered beta in North America. Today, the classic MMORPG announces its ninth major expansion! Due out mid-November, Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension will introduce new monsters, new bosses, and an exciting new dungeon. On top of all that, players can enjoy immediate server buffs as the countdown to the game's 5 Year Anniversary continues! A portal has opened into Rappelz and Epic VII: Ascension will flood the world with tons of new monsters! This thrilling conclusion to the Epic VII storyline introduces the sinister Vulcanus and his harrowing dungeon of fire. Newly re-awakened, the ancient menace has summoned an army of fierce monsters to serve him in his lair. Now the warriors of Rappelz must conquer and contain him before he escapes to do any more harm to their world. Players can enter the Vulcanus Dungeon through shrines located around the world and challenge the great Vulcanus at any time – and any level! The dungeon scales to match each player's ability so even newcomers can get straight into the action. Only the strongest will make it to the very end, as waves of more and more difficult monsters wait in each new room. Cowards can take the easy way out and flee at any time, but the bravest will forge on to face Vulcanus himself.  More details will be unveiled before Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension's November release! Preparation begins now with the ongoing Rappelz 5 Year Anniversary Celebration. From October 5 through 18, players can take advantage of a +55% HP and +55% MP buff to rip through mob after mob without stopping. With more events scheduled every two weeks and an expansion on the way, it's a great time to get into the game. Visit the official Rappelz website and start playing today!

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