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New Chronicle Feature For The Secret World

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New Chronicle Feature For The Secret World


Funcom has launched the beta version of a new feature for The Secret World known as Chronicle, which will allow players to search characters and leaderboards. The new feature will also provide access to your statistics and a list of friends and fellow cabal and secret society members.

Blade & Soul (KR) the Best Cosplay???

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Blade & Soul (KR) the Best Cosplay???


Cosplay was always more famous in Japan for the Asia region, but Korean cosplay team, Spiral Cats, below are some of her latest works, portraying fan favorite NPC, Nam So-Yoo, from NCsoft's Blade & Soul.

Project Copernicus announcement trailer released

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Project Copernicus announcement trailer released


For those interested in twisting the 38 Studios knife just a little bit more, Kotaku has posted what would have been Project Copernicus' official announcement trailer had Curt Schilling's development house not imploded dramatically earlier this year.

Smite: Demigods, Deities and Gods Explained - Egyptian

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Smite: Demigods, Deities and Gods Explained - Egyptian


Here below will introduce Smite's massive back story of lore - Egyptian (Anubis, Bastet, Ra, Sobek) to prospective players.

SWTOR - The future of its business model????

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SWTOR - The future of its business model????


Hey peeps, we all know that SWTOR is having problems, they are technically merging the servers because the population is draining out and every day the general population keeps going down... The game is fun but we all know the same old story and why people is no longer playing the game and Ya-da... Ya-da...

Seven Core's Server for EU Countdown to Closed Beta

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Seven Core's Server for EU Countdown to Closed Beta


gPotato Announced that Seven Core will be going into closed beta within this month on French and German Area.

Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack Available For $30

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Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack Available For $30


Just when the wait seems unbearable, something comes along to offer a bit of respite. Although fans eager for Guild Wars 2 still have almost two months to wait to dive into the actual game, they can immerse themselves in the world via music sooner that that; the official GW2 soundtrack is now available for purchase from DirectSong.com for $29.99. Offering even more music than the "best of" soundtrack CD in the collector's edition, this four-disk deluxe set is filled with previously unreleased music. Unfortunately for the digitally minded, there is no download available.

DRAGON NEST (KR) - Eyedentity Legal Case Continues

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DRAGON NEST (KR) - Eyedentity Legal Case Continues


According to the latest reports, Korean studio Blueside is NOT backing out from pursuing further legal actions against Dragon Nest developer, Eyedentity Games. In the previous post about the update that Blueside has accepted the most recent court ruling, saying that the employee involved will just be fined for his supposed technology infringement.

Asura And Sylvari Playable In Fina Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend

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Asura And Sylvari Playable In Fina Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend


The upcoming Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event, the final before the game's official release, will allow users to play as the asura and sylvari races for the first time.As we so desperately guessed when ArenaNet confirmed that the final Beta Weekend client and the Release would be the same,.

RaiderZ : Tips on "Creating the Ultimate Hero"

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RaiderZ : Tips on "Creating the Ultimate Hero"


Plan your own future in a game or follow the storyline to defeat the boss, which do you like better? Players who are interested in customizing their characters should never miss RaiderZ for it aims to provide multiple paths for players to customize their characters for their own playstyles. Perfect World Entertainment has released a new dev diary about the action MMO, this one focused on the character creation and development process.

Phantasy Star Online 2: Coming to NA and EU in Early 2013

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Phantasy Star Online 2: Coming to NA and EU in Early 2013


SEGA announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013.

DIABLO III(KR) - VIRTUAL ITEMS TRADING HITS RECORD

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DIABLO III(KR) - VIRTUAL ITEMS TRADING HITS RECORD


What happens when the government decides to stop Blizzard from activating the Real Money Auction House (RMAH) in the country? Well, use 3rd party platforms of course! In a recent report from ItemMania, an online website providing players to trade virtual items, Diablo III set a new record for the highest daily currency amount exchanging hands, up to a tune of USD 700,000 (KRW 800 mil). That is the amount of money gamers in Korea spent on Diablo III items in a day!
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Farm Kingdom has released a new content update

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Farm Kingdom, the new browser MMORPG of Mail.RU Games, has released a new content update that contains important new territory, unreleased items and new quests. In addition, players can now extend their plots by adding a fishing area.

The Secret World has launched today chronicle, a profile and leaderboard service

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Funcom has launched today chronicle, a profile and leaderboard service for the recently launched MMORPG The Secret World. Funcom has presented a letter from Ragnar Tørnquist, Creative Director & Senior Producer on 'The Secret World', explaining exactly what CHRONICLE will mean to players. Hi, all - I’m really happy and excited to announce the first public [...]

ArenaNet have announced the date for the final Beta Weekend Event of Guild Wars 2

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 08:22 AM PDT

ArenaNet have announced the date for the third and final Beta Weekend Event (BWE) of Guild Wars 2. The Beta Weekend Event 3 will run from July 20-22. The new content that awaits players in this final beta in addition to the vast amount already available are the next: ● Asura levels 1-20 ● Sylvari [...]

Hellgate Global has announced its July Events

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:14 AM PDT

T3fun has announced a surge of exciting events for July in Hellgate Global. With a varied lineup of events that are sure to please all types of players, Hellgate Global continues to up the ante this July. Transmogrification Lottery – Using the Transmogrifying Cube to combine weapons and forming new ones has never been this [...]

Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow has arrived to League of Legends

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:18 AM PDT

League of Legends has released a new champion, Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow. Whether you want to get up close with a gigantic blunt instrument, or shake things up from a distance, Jayce is your man. Equipped with hi-tech armor he crushes skulls with the Mercury Hammer, which also transforms into his ultimate weapon: the [...]

Digimon Masters Online is celebrating some summer events

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:29 AM PDT

Joymax has announced today a variety of events for its popular MMO Digimon Masters Online. Through July 17th, the game is hosting a variety of hot summer festivities sure to cool the summer heat. Kicking off the fun is the Fruit of the Goddess Event that allows players who acquired any of the newly released [...]
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MyBadOmen's Mass Effect 3 Case Mod Will Rock Your Intergalactic Socks

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Usually, just tossing around the words "Mass Effect 3 mod" is enough to get you banned from Origin's multiplayer servers before you can blink a Batarian's eyes. Not in this case; rather than whipping together some modified code to gain XP at an advanced rate, David Lane (a.k.a. MyBadOmen) has instead whipped together a kick-ass ME3-inspired case mod that's sure to send a shiver down the robotic spines of Reapers galaxy-wide.

Lane based the ME3 mod around a NZXT Switch 810, and its craftsmanship earned him a shout out from company founder Johnny Hou in a blog post. A bevy of sponsors helped Lane build the Normandy SR2 homage from his fortress of solitude (aka an RV in the woods of New Hampshire), including Plextor, EK Waterblocks and NZXT itself.

The interior keeps up the red, white and black ME3 color scheme with a pair of Powercolor Radeon HD 6970s in Crossfire, red fans, and a red- and white-tinged Fatal1ty Professional Series mobo from ASRock. The liquid coursing through the cooling system is a nice red and white mix, too, while the exterior of the case is a mixture of hand-painting and di-noc carbon fiber sheets. There's even a little Normandy recreation on the liquid cooling reservoir.

Making this masterpiece took a lot of work. You can retrace David's steps in his epic 100 page-plus build log, which thankfully has an index for quickly jumping to specific updates. A few final touches should be posted soon. Like what you see? We've recently outlined all the tools you need to start modding yourself; David's ME3 build log shows you how to use them.

Windows 8 To Hit Store Shelves Late October, But Do People Care?

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT

The mystery is over! Up until now, we'd had no idea when Windows 8 was actually going to launch, aside from the incredibly vague "second half of 2012." Does that mean now? Or the holiday season? Halloween, perhaps? Now we know: Windows 8 will be hitting store shelves in October.  However, that news breaks right as a report digs into the adoption rates of the various Windows 8 Previews and finds them far, far less used than their Windows 7 counterparts.

This morning, Microsoft CFO Tami Reller told a gathering of Microsoft Partners that the company is on track to see the gold version of Windows 8 released to manufacturing in about a month, during the first week of August. OEMs will than have a couple of months to lock in new hardware designs and load the OS onto PCs before the general launch takes places at the end of October, though no firm date was nailed down.

Will the public care when Windows 8 launches, however? PC World dug deeply into data from analytics firm NetApplications and found that in June, 0.18 percent of all PCs that visited the firm's network of websites were running some flavor of Windows 8. NetApplication's numbers show Windows 7's Previews had a 0.75 adoption rate at a similar point in its lifetime. 

Comparing those percentages against the estimated total PC installed base puts things into even harder numbers, assuming you're fine with assuming that NetApplication's numbers are representative of the whole: Windows 8 Previews account for roughly 2.9 million PCs worldwide, while around 9.4 million systems were running Windows 7 Previews four months after the final beta launch.

Why do you think there's such a big discrepancy there? Do you think that's a testament more to the public's poor perception of Windows 8, or of Windows 7's rock-solid reputation? People couldn't wait to get away from Vista, after all, while Windows 7 is widely viewed as near nirvana for a traditional desktop UI. Or are people just not as likely to play around with release previews as they used to?

CyberPower Unveils Power Mega II Graphics Workstation Series Starting at $999

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:08 AM PDT

Boutique system builder CyberPower seemingly has a million and one system configurations to choose from on its website, and that number grows by three today with the introduction of its new 'Power Mega II' series of graphics workstations. All three baseline configurations -- Power Mega II 1000, 2000, and 3000 -- sport various degrees of Nvidia Quadro graphics hardware, though differ in which processor platform they're built around.

On the entry level side is the Power Mega II 1000 starting at $1,000. It's built around Intel's Ivy Bridge platform and ships with a Core i5 3570K processor, 8GB of DDR3-1600 RAM, Asus Z77 motherboard, Nvidia Quadro 600 graphics card, 1TB SATA hard drive, 24X DVD burner, and Corsair Carbide 300R case.

The Power Mega II 2000 starts at $2,225 and represents Intel's Sandy Bridge platform with a Core i7 3930K processor. It also features 16GB of DDR3 1600 RAM, a Gigabyte X79 motherboard, Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphics card, 120GB solid state drive, 2TB hard drive, 14X Blu-ray burner, and Corsair Obsidian 650D case.

Finally, the Power Mega II 3000 brings the most workstation DNA to the table with an Intel Xeon E5-2630 processor, Nvidia Quadro 4000 graphics card, 32GB DDR3-1333 ECC RAM, Asus X79 motherboard, two 120GB SSDs in RAID 0, 2TB hard drive, 14X Blu-ray writer, and Corsair Obsidian 800D case. Pricing starts at $3,535.

All three systems are customizable, though as configured, CyberPower pegs the Power Mega II 1000 as an optimal solution for digital photo and video editing, the Power Mega II 2000 for visual design and CAD work, and the Power Mega II 3000 for 3D artists.

Image Credit: CyberPower

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Intel Pushes Ultrabook Makers to Adopt 3D Displays, HD Resolution

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT

It's fairly easy to find capable Ultrabooks priced below Intel's recommended $1,000 ceiling, something that was a bit of a challenge when the form factor first emerged. Pricing has trended downwards for the past several months, but don't be surprised if some next generation Ultrabook models reverse that trend due to higher quality displays with touchscreen functionality and 3D support.

Touchscreen capabilities are a given, with Microsoft's Windows 8 right around the corner, but apparently Intel is also pushing for 3D displays. According to Digitimes, this is one of several suggestions Intel is making to Ultrabook makers in preparation for refreshed models built around the chip maker's upcoming Haswell platform in 2013.

Intel would also like to see tomorrow's Ultrabooks boast high definition screen resolutions. For the most part, Ultrabook makers have appeared hesitant to venture above 1366x768 up to this point, even though the hardware is is plenty capable of driving Full HD 1920x1080 displays.

Other ways in which Intel would like to see Ultrabooks evolve include better security measures, improved chassis design, longer battery life, and the return of solid state drives (SSDs) as a primary storage option.

Image Credit: Intel

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Google Champions LGBT Rights in Homophobic Nations with 'Legalize Love' Campaign

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:28 AM PDT

Google's new "Legalize Love" campaign isn't about trying to legalize gay marriage, as has been erroneously reported across the Web over the weekend. Rather, Google's intent is to decriminalize homosexuality in countries where a particular sexual preference might be against the law, as well as to "eliminate homophobia around the world." Safer working conditions for Google employees is also a goal.

"We want our employees who are gay or lesbian or transgender to have the same experience outside the office as they do in the office," Google's Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe stated at the Global LGBT Workplace Summit in London today, according to Dot429.com. "It is obviously a very ambitious piece of work."

That same site appears to also be the source of confusion, stating incorrectly that Google's intention is to "legalize marriage for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people around the world." Google dismissed that notion, telling The Washington Post that it's goal is to "promote safer conditions for gay and lesbian people inside and outside the office in countries with anti-gay laws on the books," a sentiment that's echoed on Google's Legalize Love website.

Google has been supporting gay rights for some time now, dating back to at least 2008 when company co-founder Sergey Brin posted a statement in opposition to California's Prop 9 ban on same-sex marriage.

"Google has a long history of support for Pride Celebrations around the world. In 2011, over one thousand Googlers participated in Pride celebrations in a dozen cities to support equality," the sultan of search points out. "To date in 2012, 1,500+ Googlers have marched in Pride Celebrations, including Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv and Warsaw."

Image Credit: Google

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U.K. Judge Sides with Samsung in Apple Patent Dispute

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Samsung hasn't had much to celebrate lately in the legal arena, and the fact that a U.K. judge deemed the company's Galaxy Tab "not as cool" as Apple's iPad seems like it would only rub salt in the wound. However, it's for that very reason that Judge Colin Birss sided with Samsung, ruling that Apple's patent infringement claim, which has been successful in the U.S., is bogus.

According to a Bloomberg report, the judge ruled that Galaxy tablets "do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool." In other words, nobody's going to mistake a Galaxy Tab for an iPad based on the look and feel, as Apple has argued in court, because Samsung's tablet looks and feels like an inferior device.

Samsung's okay with that assessment so long as it keeps translating into legal victories.

"Should Apple continue to make excessive legal claims in other countries based on such generic designs, innovation in the industry could be harmed and consumer choice unduly limited," Samsung said in an email to Bloomberg.

Apple has three weeks to appeal the decision, and considering the company's successful track record when appealing a verdict, Samsung would be wise to prepare for another legal bout.

Image Credit: Samsung

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DarkBlood Gameplay – First Look HD

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:57 PM PDT

To Learn More About the Game, Check out our DarkBlood Page.

DarkBlood is a 3d MMO published by Outspark. Darkblood Online follows in the footsteps of fighting games such as Elsword and DFO. It is touted primarily as a PvP fighting game where players compete against one another in arena style combat. The game features mature content, and the battles get bloody and intense. DarkBlood’s combat system uses a very in-depth combo system in order to chain abilities together in spectacular fashion. To learn more about DarkBlood check out the official MMOHut DarkBlood page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.

Soul Captor Gameplay – First Look HD

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:47 PM PDT

 

To Learn More About the Game, Check out our Soul Captor Page.

Soul Captor is a 3d MMORPG published by Gamania. In Soul Captor, become a powerful Oracle, seeking to find what drives the war between humans and monsters. At your side is an Anime, a sidekick that, while cute, possesses various skills to assist the Oracle. You can choose from one of six classes, and learn abilities to defeat horrible monsters and protect yourself against the intents of other players. To learn more about Soul Captor check out the official MMOHut Soul Captor page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.

The Rebirth of Consoles: The Age of F2P

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:49 PM PDT

By. M. Hauschel

"Consoles, I believe, are dead," said Firefall developer and former World of Warcraft lead, Mark Kern, CEO of Red 5 Studios. Kern is certain F2P titles are the future of gaming and will replace the current business model. Are consoles dead? Not yet, but in order for consoles to complete with F2P titles, that have been available on PCs for years, they will need to create their own titles without the price tag. It's no surprise that is the direction many console-based developers are heading towards.

Ubisoft, in a post financials conference call, suggests that plans for next-gen development are well on their way. Seven titles are planned for Wii U, and the company also noted that full game digital downloads and F2P titles will be the central focus of the next generation.

The quiet unveiling of Xbox 360's first F2P title at E3 gives more precedence to the F2P titles heading towards consoles. Ascend: New Gods, from Toy Soldiers developer Signal Studios, is developing a thirdperson, fantasy action-RPG due in 2013. It has promised persistent asynchronous multiplayer across Xbox 360 and Windows Phone.

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The leader of the pack by miles is Playstation. PS3 with their upcoming title Defiance will be the world's first persistent online world shooter. Instead of a co-op with 4-8 players, Defiance supports thousands of players in a never-ending battle. Not only is Defiance a game, but also it will have a TV series on the Syfy. The game and show work together, as they change and evolve creating a unique gaming and viewing experience.

Fans of Eve Online can look forward to CCP Games' upcoming MMOFPS F2P title for the PS3, Dust 514. This will be the company's first F2P title and first console title. Taking place in the same universe as Eve Online, players will combat on the various planets found in Eve Online. Each planet will feature a unique map each divided into large districts. Players must fight to control districts that hold resources and installations.

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While console publishers have been slow to the game of F2P, developing studios have been pushing the boundaries. Crytek is turning itself into a F2P only studio. Not only will all future games be F2P, but they will also be triple-A games, with estimated development budgets of $10 million to $30 million. After completing its current contracts for traditional boxed products, such as Crysis 3, Homefront 2 and Ryse, all Crytek games will be free to play, CEO Cevat Yerli told.

“I think this is a new breed of games that has to happen to change the landscape, and be the most user-friendly business model.” Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli. "We see the future of consoles as free-to-play – ideally focused on free-to-play. That’s what I want to see in the future. But unfortunately not everybody shares this vision due to many other reasons."

Gaming giant, EA, has embraced the market change to F2P as well.

“I think there’s an inevitability that happens five years from now, 10 years from now, that, let’s call it the client, to use the term, [is free.] It is no different than… it’s free to me to walk into The Gap in my local shopping mall. They don’t charge me to walk in there. I can walk into The Gap, enjoy the music, look at the jeans and what have you, but if I want to buy something I have to pay for it.”-Peter Moore, COO of Electronic Arts

E3 DUST514 06 1024x576Dust514, a new F2P PS3 FPS by the developers of Eve Online

While the criticism of cash shop systems and DLCs will be a constant debated issue among gamers. It will really boil down to how each company will handle their system. Yerli had a few words for premium services and DLC, and really shines hope on the future of cash shops.

“If you look at what kind of games are done in the packaged goods market, with DLCs and premium services and whatnot, it’s literally milking the customers to death,” Yerli said.

With development studios focusing on F2P titles and publishers giving credence to the F2P business model, this a new era of gaming, and it will be exciting to see how it plays out.

Phantasy Star Online 2 Coming West

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 02:09 PM PDT

SEGA has announced that it will be bringing Phantasy Star Online 2 to North America and Europe in 2013.

Phantasy Star Online 2 continues the tradition of the original Phantasy Star series, in a free-to-play MMO format. The game will feature real-time third-person action with combos and counters, and a class-based leveling system with melee, ranged, and magic weapons. The game will also feature randomized maps and mid-quest encounters to make gameplay more dynamic and challenging.

Check out the game’s first Western trailer below.

Phantasy Star Online 2: Western Announcement Trailer

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SEGA ANNOUNCES THE WESTERN RELEASE OF PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2

SEGA's Epic Free-to-Play Multiplayer Action RPG Coming to North America and Europe in 2013

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 9th, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd today announced that free-to-play multiplayer action RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to North America and Europe in 2013. For a first look at this new entry in the legendary Phantasy Star series, check out the official Phantasy Star Online 2 teaser site at www.pso2.com.

"Phantasy Star Online was a revolutionary game when it was released, and we want to make sure that its successor in the series is every bit as ambitious," said Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. "We look forward to introducing Phantasy Star Online 2's unique, easy-to-access multiplayer action to the rest of the world next year!"

"The number one thing we want to provide players in Phantasy Star Online 2 is an adventure that changes every time they log in. Just as great table-top RPG experiences revolve around imaginative and unexpected encounters, we want players to consistently be surprised as they explore dungeons and undertake quests," added Satoshi Sakai, Phantasy Star Online 2 Producer at SEGA of Japan.

Over ten years have passed since the release of the boundary-breaking Dreamcast hit, Phantasy Star Online, and SEGA is poised to continue the Phantasy Star series' multiplayer legacy on PCs worldwide with Phantasy Star Online 2. In the Year 238, the New Era of Light, players will join a new band of Arks in the fight against mysterious D-Arkers, embarking on another epic adventure of infinite possibilities!

Phantasy Star Online 2's features include:
·         Deep sci-fi fantasy universe filled with lush landscapes, extraordinary creatures, and epic adventures
·         Revolutionary real-time combat and third-person action with devastating combos and counters to master
·         Flexible, class-based leveling system that lets players define their own play-style with distinctive melee, ranged, and magic weapon types
·         Randomized maps and unexpected mid-quest encounters that ensure each quest is different for each player
·         Deep character creation system with a nearly limitless number of potential appearances
·         Three degrees of humanity to experience across three unique races: the versatile Humans, spiritually-powered Newmen, and artificial CAST

For more information about Phantasy Star Online 2, visit the official site at [www.pso2.com].

New Class Role Video For RaiderZ

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Perfect World Entertainment has released a new developer diary for RaiderZ.

The second developer diary reveals and discusses the four class roles: defender (one hand and shield), berserker (two handed), cleric (ranged healer), and sorcerer (ranged damage). It also reveals how players can later develop their characters into hybrids, allowing them to combine the powers of other class roles in their core fighting style.

Perfect World also publishes Jade Dynasty and Rusty Hearts.

RaiderZ Developer Diary 2

Combat Arms And Atlantica Online Now On Steam

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

In a follow up to the launch of Vindictus on Steam, Nexon has announced Combat Arms and Atlantica Online are now on the gaming platform.

Combat Arms is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary, offering special events and sales, while the “Spiders versus Scorpions” war rages on. Meanwhile, Atlantica Online is celebrating the Bunraku festival through July 26, giving players a chance to recruit the new mercenary Rin by collecting Festival Scripts.

Dungeon Fighter Online, another Nexon game, also  launched on Steam on June 28.

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Combat Arms Gameplay Screenshot

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Nexon’s free-to-play 'Combat Arms' and 'Atlantica Online' added to Valve’s Steam catalogue

 

Nexon America has announced that its popular online first-person-shooter (FPS) "Combat Arms" and "Atlantica Online," it's strategic, turn-based massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), are now available on Valve's leading online gaming platform. Both games are free-to-play and download.

 

"Combat Arms," which is in the midst of a global war event called "Spiders versus Scorpions," has more than 5 million registered users in North America and is known for having the most weapons available of any other game of its kind. The game is celebrating its fourth anniversary of providing explosive action to FPS fans, and will be featuring events and specials on weapons during the month of July.

 

"Atlantica Online" is a critically-acclaimed MMORPG set in an alternate-reality Earth with monsters ripped from history and lore. Recently, "Atlantica Online" has introduced Rin, the newest mercenary available for battle against evil. Rin is a powerful mercenary that descends from the Japanese Bunraku Puppeteers and has the skills to control a power saw wielding puppet in battle. During the Bunraku festival, going on through July 26th, players will have a chance to recruit this mercenary by collecting and turning in enough Festival Scripts.

 

Steam, a leading online gaming platform with more than 1,800 titles and 40 million accounts around the world, began supporting free-to-play games in June 2011 and has since added 29 different titles to its free-to-play channel.

 

To download and play "Combat Arms" from Steam, go to: http://store.steampowered.com/app/212180/.

 

To download and play "Atlantica Online" from Steam, go to: http://store.steampowered.com/app/212240/.
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Assassin's Creed III playable at San Diego Comic-Con

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:40 PM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Assassin's Creed III playable at San Diego Comic-Con

American Corgi is proud of Ubisoft's lineup.

Ubisoft will be in full force at San Diego Comic-Con this week with Assassin's Creed III (Booth #5345), The Expendables 2 Videogame (Booth #4035), Just Dance 4 (Marriott Hotel), and Marvel Avengers Battle For Earth (Booth #2329). Plus, fans that pre-order Assassin's Creed III at the Ubi booth will be given an exclusive t-shirt.

On...

EVO 2012 Wrap Up

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:44 PM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

EVO 2012 Wrap Up

If you follow eSports to any degree, chances are you know that EVO is the largest fighting tournament in the world and that it was held over the last three days in Las Vegas. The finals were held throughout Sunday and lasted well into the night.

There were numerous upsets and surprises throughout the tournament. Infiltration, a well regarded Street Fighter IV player, exploded...

EVO 2012 Wrap Up

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:44 PM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

EVO 2012 Wrap Up

If you follow eSports to any degree, chances are you know that EVO is the largest fighting tournament in the world and that it was held over the last three days in Las Vegas. The finals were held throughout Sunday and lasted well into the night.

There were numerous upsets and surprises throughout the tournament. Infiltration, a well regarded Street Fighter IV player, exploded...

Assassin's Creed Movie Stars Michael Fassbender

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Assassin's Creed Movie Stars Michael Fassbender

Assassin's Creed Movie Stars Michael Fassbender

The upcoming Assassin's Creed movie will star Michael Fassbender, who most notably played Magneto in X-Men: First Class and David in Prometheus.

"Michael Fassbender was our first choice to play the franchise's iconic hooded hero," Jean-Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures told Variety in an interview. "Michael is an extremely smart,...

U.K. Judge Sides with Samsung in Apple Patent Dispute

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

U.K. Judge Sides with Samsung in Apple Patent Dispute Samsung hasn't had much to celebrate lately in the legal arena, and the fact that a U.K. judge deemed the company's Galaxy Tab "not as cool" as Apple's iPad seems like it would only rub salt in the wound. However, it's for that very reason that Judge Colin Birss sided with Samsung, ruling that Apple's patent infringement claim, which has been successful in the U.S., is bogus.

...

Windows 8 To Hit Store Shelves Late October, But Do People Care?

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Windows 8 To Hit Store Shelves Late October, But Do People Care? The mystery is over! Up until now, we'd had no idea when Windows 8 was actually going to launch, aside from the incredibly vague "second half of 2012." Does that mean now? Or the holiday season? Halloween, perhaps? Now we know: Windows 8 will be hitting store shelves in October.  However, that news breaks right as a report digs into the adoption rates of the various...

RTX: Killing orcs with a buddy in Orcs Must Die! 2

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

RTX: Killing orcs with a buddy in Orcs Must Die! 2

[This weekend Destructoid is reporting live from RTX in Austin, Texas, the community based gaming expo for Rooster Teeth fans and everyone else.]

Sometimes the right game comes at the wrong time in your life. For me that was Orcs Must Die! which, against my better judgement, I installed and obsessively played during finals week last fall. The game’s blend of tower...

RTX: Killing orcs with a buddy in Orcs Must Die! 2

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

RTX: Killing orcs with a buddy in Orcs Must Die! 2

[This weekend Destructoid is reporting live from RTX in Austin, Texas, the community based gaming expo for Rooster Teeth fans and everyone else.]

Sometimes the right game comes at the wrong time in your life. For me that was Orcs Must Die! which, against my better judgement, I installed and obsessively played during finals week last fall. The game’s blend of tower...

MyBadOmen's Mass Effect 3 Case Mod Will Rock Your Intergalactic Socks

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Usually, just tossing around the words "Mass Effect 3 mod" is enough to get you banned from Origin's multiplayer servers before you can blink a Batarian's eyes. Not in this case; rather than whipping together some modified code to gain XP at an advanced rate, David Lane (a.k.a. MyBadOmen) has instead whipped together a kick-ass ME3-inspired case mod that's sure to send a...

Resident Evil 6 Screens Reveal Zombie-Tossing, Mercenaries

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Resident Evil 6 Screens Reveal Zombie-Tossing, Mercenaries

To celebrate our month of coverage for the Hot 50 2012, we're rolling out eight exclusive Resident Evil 6 screens. These gory, over-the-top screens hint at some surprising new twists for the game. A behemoth of a boss towers over our heroes, Chris chucks a zombie at other zombies, and a flesh-eater rises from the grave.

Resident Evil 6 Screens Reveal Zombie-Tossing, Mercenaries

This screen hints that players will have the ability...
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