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SMITE: Closed Beta Giveaway #6

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Closed Beta Giveaway #6

MMORPG.com and Hi-Rez Studios have partnered up to give out 100 keys for the closed beta of their upcoming MOBA, SMITE!

Xsyon Earth 2012: Prelude: Calling All Former Players

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Calling All Former Players

The Xsyon team is ready to welcome back all former players when it kicks off a special weekend that precedes the upcoming Abandonment phase. The weekend will kick off on June 22nd.

General: Much Ado About Gaming

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Much Ado About Gaming

We've got a brand new column by a gamer for gamers written by our own quite popular Pokket. In this first edition, Pokket tells us a tale of her younger self. She's got a lot of things to say in her inaugural column so keep reading!

The Secret World: Dungeon Reveal - The Darkness War

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Dungeon Reveal - The Darkness War

Funcom has partnered with MMORPG.com to bring our readers the first information ever revealed about dungeons in The Secret World. We've got never-before-seen images and information about The Darkness War today. Check it out!

Continent of the Ninth Seal: E3 2012 Preview of C9

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:39 AM PDT

E3 2012 Preview of C9

During last week's E3 convention, we caught up with the team behind Continent of the Ninth Seal or "C9" as it is more commonly known. See what we discovered about this highly anticipated action MMO in our latest report.

TERA: Making the Political System Shine

Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Making the Political System Shine

En Masse Entertainment has partnered with MMORPG.com to bring our readers an exclusive first look at upcoming changes to the TERA political system. It's a must-read by Brian Knox for TERA political junkies of all stripes. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Final Fantasy XIV: E3 2012 'Version 2.0' Interview with Naoki Yoshida

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:45 AM PDT

E3 2012

We sat down with Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida during this year's E3 to discuss Square Enix's plans for the relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV. Read on to find out what we've learned!
Posted by Shri Krishna

General gaming

General gaming

Origin Sale Hypocrisy Renders Executive Comments Worthless

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:46 PM PDT

Origin sales

The statements made by videogame company executives when they shift into marketing speak mode can be difficult to believe. They are invariably going to talk up their employer -- that's to be expected. When they aren't boasting but are merely outlining plans for the future, though, it seems reasonable to believe what they're saying, particularly when those plans could be perceived as negative. That's what makes it so surprising that Origin has a significant sale on a selection of games in the U.K. not two weeks after the head of Origin made it clear sales of this magnitude were not in the cards for EA's digital distribution service.

During E3 earlier this month, EA's senior VP of global ecommerce, David DeMartini, made it clear Steam-style, "going-out-of-business" sales would not be coming to Origin. Rock, Paper, Shotgun reports today that a variety of games are currently upwards of 50 percent off in the U.K.; Darksiders, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 are 75 percent off, while Dragon Age: Origins can be had for 87.5 percent off. To see such a sale following DeMartini's statement would be jarring enough; what makes it stranger is he had a very specific reason for why this practice was being avoided.

Civilization V: Gods & Kings Review: Improvements You Can Believe In

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:36 PM PDT

With each new installment of the Civilization series we can make a long list of everything we miss from the previous game. It's a trend going back as far as Civ II, which is definitely where the game peaked in terms of complexity. The more modern incarnations would never see, say, a ten year long game that ends in a 1700-year-long, inescapable war. "Accessible" shouldn't necessarily be a dirty word, but in stripping out or simplifying things like forms of government and internal revolt, Civ has definitely lost something that made it special. Which is why it's so good to see an expansion like Gods & Kings, which adds some much-needed depth and complexity to a game that sometimes feels like it's been trimmed down to the bone.

Religion and espionage provide welcome new strategic options that we've sorely missed since moving on from Civ IV. Where before religion had been folded into a single Piety social policy tree and religious buildings just counted toward culture points, now we have a full system in place for founding, defining, and spreading religions, along with a third "faith" currency. When starting a simple pantheon, we can adopt tenets like tithing (if we want to gain extra gold) or holy warriors (if we feel like using our faith to build an army). Spreading a religion to allies and enemies provides greater advantages to the founder of the religion, but also grants minor perks for the people who actually control those cities. Population and proximity determine how a particular belief system spreads, and Great Prophets and missionaries can speed the process by converting an entire city in one go. Best of all, while doing this won't make you any friends, neither will it actually constitute an overt act of war. Killing a prophet as he makes his way to your holy city on the back of an ass, however, will.

Metal Gear HD Collection Review: The Best Stealth Action Anytime, Anywhere

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:47 PM PDT

A few weeks ago, after realizing I've bought no less than five different versions of both Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, I took to Twitter for feedback. Was I the only person guilty of re-buying these games so often? I've owned the original releases, the upgraded versions (Substance and Subsistence), the Metal Gear Solid Essentials Collection -- only because the original MGS wasn't available digitally at the time -- last fall's excellent high definition re-releases, and Snake Eater for the 3DS. The sum total of purchasing just these two installments alone hit over $350.00, money that could have easily gone towards buying other games I wasn't as familiar with.

I posed this question not as an indictment against rereleases or as a means to find validation, but to bring my admiration for the Metal Gear series into perspective. A majority of the responses to my question were positive. "I feel ya man, " replied Twitter user ?Randy Holmun? "I've got Snake Eater four times, Sons of the Patriots three times, and Peace Walker twice. May be getting [the] 3DS soon." "You are like me....a true MGS fan," Twitter user Steve Burgan chimed in.

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MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News

Guild Wars 2: Jumping Puzzle - A Leap of Fate

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Guild Wars 2: Jumping Puzzle - A Leap of Fate


So there is a dungeon in the eternal battlegrounds. You may be thinking; "What? A dungeon in World vs. World vs. World? How does that even begin to work?" Well, fellow speculative reader, I'll tell you how! It involves a lot of jumping and a lot of rage.

Half year of SWTOR: a timeline of events

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Half year of SWTOR: a timeline of events


Hey everyone, June 20 is upon us and it marks SWTOR's half birthday! To celebrate this day and to welcome back returning players, I have created a little timeline of major events in the past 6 months. This hopefully will help you catch up on the changes you might have missed. For those who never left SWTOR, this may server as a refresher of your past 6 months!

What Class are You Going to Use in C9 and Why?

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What Class are You Going to Use in C9 and Why?


I am going to use Shaman. fast killing IN Dungeon i guess. Prolly gonna try out Blade master, and if I don't like it then i'll switch back to berserker, enjoyed playing with that big sword so.

Dota Workshop Guidelines and Resources

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Dota Workshop Guidelines and Resources


If you have Dota 2, the Steam Workshop now makes it easier than ever for you to submit finished 3D models of items for a chance to have them accepted and incorporated into the actual game. To publish an item to the workshop for consideration, first read the FAQ below, and then click the Steam Workshop button in the main menu of the game.
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MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews

The migration of War Rock Global to Nexon Europe is now complete

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 10:17 AM PDT

Nexon Europe has announced that the migration of War Rock Global to Nexon Europe is now complete. War Rock boasts a huge active Community and Nexon Europe endeavor to continue supporting such a dedicated user base. War Rock is a fast-paced FPS set within the fictional Republic of Derbaran during an intense nuclear war. Players [...]

Heroes & Generals has released a new Beta Videolog

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Heroes & Generals has released the Bradley Beta Videolog that shows some of the features of the new ‘Bradley‘ update for Reto-Moto’s upcoming MMOFPS. The game is currently in Beta-stage, so bear in mind that the graphics and sound shown here is still not final. The features highlighted in this Videolog are: - Weapon tweaks [...]

NGames has revealed the four professions of the pirate inspired MMORPG Pockie Pirate

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT

NGames has revealed the four professions of the pirate inspired MMORPG Pockie Pirates that is going to be launched this summer. Doctors, Navigators, Great Swordsmen, and Snipers are this four classes. To help players decide which pirates life is best for them, publisher NGames has revealed details of the games four dual gendered in-game professions. [...]

CCP Games has released a new video of Eve Online that shows the CCP’s conquests at E3

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:36 AM PDT

CCP Games has released a new video of Eve Online that shows the CCP’s conquests at E3, the world’s largest and coolest gaming convention that only cool people get to go to. The video also dive into some of the features coming in Eve Online upcoming point release, Inferno 1.1. Briefly, the major additions include: [...]

Trion Worlds has released first episode of the second season its MMORTS End of Nations: Warfront

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Trion Worlds has released a new video for its MMORTS, End of Nations, the upcoming online free-to-play PC title slated to enter closed beta soon. The video is the first episode of second season End of Nations: Warfront.

Combat Arms has beginned the “Spiders vs Scorpion” event

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Nexon America's MMOFPS Combat Arms has opened the "Spiders vs Scorpion" event. This event splits the entire player base of the game, more than six million registered users, into two factions, fighting through four rounds in hopes earning rewards and bragging rights as "Combat Arms'" the top guns. The "Spiders versus Scorpions" event consists of [...]

Nexon America has released a new video that highlights Vindictus 10th episode

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:30 AM PDT

Nexon America has released a new video for its physics-based action MMORPG, Vindictus, that highlighs the features of its newest content update. The video shows off the three new dragons unleashed into the Vindictus world, including the Ice, Earth and Black dragons. The dragons are raid bosses which provide great rewards for the group that [...]

Blacklight Retribution has released a new game mode, Kill Confirmed and a new map, named Seaport

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:50 AM PDT

Blacklight Retribution has released a new exciting map, Seaport and a new game mode, Kill Confirmed. In this new game mode you have to neutralize enemy agents and “confirm” the kill by collecting the kill-data left behind on their corpses. To win you have to collect kill-data from fallen comrades and deny enemy agents the [...]
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