| Knight Age Posted: 10 Jul 2012 04:16 PM PDT Ride your mount to victory in Knight Age! Engage yourself with exciting mounted combat, and explore constantly changing dungeons. Join or form a guild and build its strength with the help of your members. Battle other guilds where every action of every member matters. Raise yourself a magical pet, teaching it whatever you’d like. Best of all, explore a colorful world full of unique characters and excitement.  Publisher: Joymax
Playerbase: ??
Graphics: Medium
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: ??
PvP: Yes
Filesize: ?? Pros: +Mounted combat. +Huge guild vs guild battles. +Dungeons change depending on player actions. Cons: -Generic gameplay. -Limited character classes. -Not enough information available.
  
OverviewKnight Age OverviewKnight Age allows you to engage monsters and complete quests without ever leaving the comfort of your trusty steed. This allows a realistic flow to gameplay. The game focuses strongly on a guild interaction, and all guild members work towards ensuring the guild’s strength. The massive 50 v 50 guild battles require the attention of all participants, as well. Instances in the game will change depending on how you play, and also come in different varieties: solo, multiplayer mounted, and even base capturing.. The game also features an in-depth pet system, which also functions as item enhancement. Knight Age ScreenshotsKnight Age Featured VideoClick here to view the embedded video. Full ReviewKnight Age ReviewComing Soon… ScreenshotsKnight Age ScreenshotsComing Soon… VideosKnight Age VideosKnight Age Gameplay Trailer Click here to view the embedded video. LinksKnight Age LinksOfficial Game Site System RequirementsKnight Age System RequirementsComing Soon. . . |
| Ice Age Online Launches Open Beta Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT Bigpoint has launched the international open beta of Ice Age Online. Based on the Ice Age movie franchise, Ice Age combines fan’s favorite characters and environments into a free-to-play adventure game with social features. Players take on the role of a sloth, who must traverse through platforming adventures to rescue the lost members of their herd and build camps for their friends. The game features multiple modes and settings, a friends list, activity graph, leaderboards, social gifting, achievements, and bonuses (including one level where you can control Diego). The game is now available in ten languages worldwide (with more to follow), and coincides with the release of Ice Age: Continental Drift. Bigpoint also publishes Battlestar Galactica Online and Drakensang Online.  Ice Age Online Gameplay Screenshot Source: Bigpoint and Fox Consumer Products Get Cool with Worldwide Open Beta Launch of Ice Age Online Free-to-Play Browser Game Captures Essence of Hit Film Franchise; Release Goes Live in 10 Languages San Francisco – July 10, 2012 – Bigpoint – a global leader in online games – in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products today announced the international open beta launch of Ice Age Online. Based on the hit motion picture franchise, Ice Age Online brings together the popular film characters and environments in a free-to-play, browser-based adventure game with a host of cool social features. The title offers fans a new way to enjoy the beloved franchise alongside the global release of Ice Age: Continental Drift, in theaters in 3D July 2012. "We're excited to have fans of Ice Age jump into the open beta," said Julia Salomon, Producer, Bigpoint. "Our team is dedicated to delivering an authentic online gaming experience that is true to the cinematic adventures of Sid, Manny Diego, and Scrat – and we're confident that fans will be entertained by Ice Age Online." In Ice Age Online, players take on the role of a sloth who discovers the perfect home for its herd, but suddenly becomes separated by a volcanic eruption. To survive, players must rescue the lost members and build camps for their prehistoric animal friends through a combination of mission and jump-n-run gameplay. Throughout multiple game modes and the World Map, a variety of locations can be explored – the Ice Floes, Grassy Plains, Jungle, and Glacier – based on familiar settings within the blockbuster movie franchise. The platform game, built atop the Unity 3D platform, will also feature a friends list, activity graph, leaderboards, and the opportunity for friends and families to visit each other's camps and leave gifts behind. As players learn to utilize special skills and master the collection of precious acorns and materials needed to construct camps, they will unlock new achievements and bonuses – including one level where players are able to take control of Diego, the lightning-fast saber tooth tiger, and race along a challenging obstacle course. "Video games and film have an organic connection, and the online game space offers the opportunity for fans around the world to be immersed in the world of Ice Age in an all new way," said Jeffrey Godsick, President of Fox Consumer Products. "Bigpoint, a global leader in online game development, was a natural partner choice for launching this franchise phenomenon on an online gaming platform." Ice Age Online is now available in 10 languages worldwide with more languages to be added in the weeks to follow. Players can access the game for free, and play directly in their web browser. For more game news and updates on Ice Age Online, visit the official website at www.iceageonline.com
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| MapleStory Releases The Phantom Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:33 PM PDT Nexon has released a new character, Phantom, for MapleStory. The second part of the Renegade update introduces Phantom as a Thief Hero character. Only just now broken free from imprisonment in magical ice, Phantom has decided to fight against the Black Mage and defend the successor to Empress Aria. Phantom uses magical cards for attacks and skills, and can mimic some of the Explorer classes’ skills. To celebrate Phantom’s arrival, MapleStory will be holding special Welcome events and opening a new world. Nexon also publishes Mabinogi and Dungeon Fighter Online. MapleStory – Renegades: The Phantom Launches Source: Nexon America Introduces New Phantom Character in Summer Update MapleStory's continued summer updates has just introduced Phantom, a Thief Hero character, in the second phase of the Renegades update released yesterday. Players interested in a powerful and magical character can now play as Phantom and help this cursed soul protect his late Empress Aria's successor. MapleStory will also be holding a Phantom Welcome Event and opening a new world to celebrate the Renegades update. To learn more about Phantom and the summer events, visit: http://maplestory.nexon.net/renegades. Hundreds of years ago, Phantom was a master thief who gained fame and fabulous wealth by stealing only the most precious treasures from the rich. He left signature items at each crime scene, but because his true identity was never revealed, he was dubbed "Phantom" by the people. Phantom decided to join the fight against the Black Mage when his beloved Empress Aria was murdered by an envoy of the mage. Falling under a curse, Phantom was frozen in magical ice for hundreds of years and has only now broken free, filled with vengeance and the desire to defeat the Black Mage. With a charming personality and money to spare, Phantom uses his cane and magical cards for his attacks and skills when pulling a fast one on unsuspecting players. This tricky Thief Hero can mimic certain skills of Explorer class characters and use them to his advantage. This highly mobile, fast attacking and critically damaging Phantom character is now available for players to create in MapleStory. Players who create Phantom, or any other character, in the new Renegades world will be able to access a special quest from Cassandra. Join the battle against the Black Mage and see what's new in MapleStory: http://maplestory.nexon.net.
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| Tynon Introduces Naga Race Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:12 PM PDT uCool, makers of Tynon, have revealed another new race and recruitable characters for the upcoming game. The Staa’shesk are a serpent-like species that make their capital in Thlacyso. They lack complicated emotions and act on basic instincts, causing them to see other races and inferior; however, they can also be cunning and intelligent. Players will be able to recruit Staa’shesk, including Silekeha, an exiled Naga, and Chathoske the Lightning Witch, who hides in the corner of the underground sea, hungering for more magical power.  Tynon “Undersea Battle” Gameplay Screenshot Source: Race Profile: The Staa'shesk In Tynon, the serpent-like Naga are known as the "Staa'shesk", fearsome creatures that dwell within the capital city of Thlacyso. On your journey through Tynon, you will visit the dark, seaside caverns of Verdant City and face these snake-like foes… The Staa’shesk are tall, reptilian creatures who lack complicated emotions and possess the most basic instincts: anger, fear, hunger, and greed, which leads them to view other races as inferior. Most of their actions are driven simply by their desires for food, shelter, sleep and achieving power. Despite these seemingly basic traits, members of the Staa'shesk can be extremely intelligent and cunning, making these creatures extremely deadly. Throughout their journey, heroes will encounter Staa'shesk who will join their quest to retake the realm of Tynon. The first such warrior is Silekeha, whose ambitions for the Cerulean Crown were halted by a conspiracy led by the warrior Yihosab. Rather than slay Silekeha, Yihosab instead chose to strip Silekeha of his weapons and titles, banishing him to live in exile. Never one to fade quietly, Silekeha continues to hone his deadly magic while looking for an opportunity to strike back. While many Staa'shesk yearn to conquer, one such warrior, Chathoske the "Lightning Witch" is not ruled by her ambition to dominate but rather her hunger for even greater magical power. This makes her extremely valuable to Staa'shesk rulers, although they're often careful not to upset her violent and unstable temper. She shuts herself away in a tower on the edge of the underground sea, where it is said even the tides fear to approach.
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| Closed Beta Begins For Knight Age Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT Joymax has announced the start of closed beta testing for Knight Age. Knight Age’s closed beta will run until July 17, and will include seven different events during the testing week. All closed beta testers will get a special package of items, have a chance to win a tiger mount or Pupa Eggs, epic weapons, and more. Registration and acceptance into the closed beta is still taking place. Knight Age features mounted combat, large-scale PvP, guild sieges, a complex pet system, and more. Joymax also publishes Silkroad Online and Digimon Masters Online.  Knight Age Gameplay Screenshot Source: Free-To-Play MMORPG Knight Age Gallops Into Closed Beta Testing Launch Into Riveting Riding Action Battle For One Week Only! Registration Still Open! JULY 10, 2012— Joymax, a leading online game developer and publisher widely known for Silkroad Online and Digimon Masters, today launched the closed beta test for their newest and most ambitious MMORPG title, Knight Age. Joymax’s next online game sensation following the success of Silkroad Online, Knight Age will run its coveted closed beta test from today until July 17th. Players can register through the Joymax Portal site at http://www.joymax.com/Knight Age/ and download for free at http://bit.ly/L3gz4c or http://bit.ly/KnightAge_download1 for their first chance to play Knight Age right now! “We’ve chosen to run a fast-paced, intense closed beta test so we can gather the best feedback in the shortest period of time, and use that to refine the game going into open beta,” said Nam-Chul Kim, CEO of Joymax. “We’ve taken the lessons learned from our other flagship titles, including Silkroad Online and Digimon Masters, and applied that knowledge to make Knight Age the title that surpasses everything we’ve done before.” Joymax has pulled out all the stops for Knight Age’s closed beta test, and will be running a total of 7 different exclusive events during the week that players won’t want to miss. To name one, all closed beta testers will receive a special package of items filled with helpful goodies to kick-start their thrilling riding-action adventure. Other events will be held to provide numerous chances to win free legendary ‘Pupa Eggs’, a fierce and beautiful tiger mount (normally exclusive to the upcoming cash shop), an epic weapon only available during the events, and much much more. This is all in addition to Knight Age’s abundant game features, including mounted combat and a colossal PVP system pitting 50 allied knights against 50 opposing knights. In the Guild Siege Battles, the land’s castles can be claimed for glory and reward. The ‘Pupa’ battling companion system lets you collect and nurture a cute yet deadly pet. Knight Age’s compact and action-packed closed beta test lasts for a short seven days, with the test thrown wide open to all who register at the Joymax portal. Players looking for the latest news, including exclusive contests during closed beta, can check out Knight Age Online’s Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/officialKnight Age, or Twitter at @OfficialKnight Age.
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| Brawl Busters Gets Infected Posted: 10 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT Rock Hippo Productions has released the “Brawl of the Dead” update for Brawl Busters. The update introduces Zombie Infection, a new mode in which Demon Rock has been resurrected as a zombie into one of the Busters, and must be taken down before he can fill Mega City with Little Leaguers and Skulls. The update also introduces three new weapons: Black Imp (Rocker), Tin Stovepipe (Slugger), and Manometer (Blitzer). Players can also snag a limited edition Zombie Infection wallpaper on the game’s official website. Rock Hippo also publishes MicroVolts.  Brawl Busters “Brawl of the Dead” Gameplay Screenshot Source: BRAWL BUSTERS GETS ZOMBIFIED WITH “BRAWL OF THE DEAD” UPDATE New Lethal Weapons Have Arrived Markham, Canada – July 10, 2012 - Rock Hippo Productions announced today it has launched the “Brawl of the Dead” update for its popular multiplayer action-combat game, Brawl Busters. To play free now players can visit www.BrawlBusters.com/splash and get started. Prepare for Zombie Infection! In this new mode, Demon Rock — the main zombie — has been resurrected into one of the Busters and will stop at nothing to turn Mega City’s population into Little Leaguers and Skulls. It’s up to the Busters to stop this evil plan and prevail as they face a showdown like no other! “Brawl of the Dead” will also feature Lethal Weapons Part Two, a collection of three new deadly arms for the remaining characters. The new combat tools are: Black Imp for Rocker, Tin Stovepipe for Slugger and Manometer for Blitzer! A free wallpaper has been released to celebrate Zombie Infection mode. Make sure to grab it now since it will be available for a limited-time only. Be on the lookout for more free Brawl Busters wallpapers to be released in the coming weeks. Players can check out www.BrawlBusters.com for more info on Zombie Infection mode, new lethal weapons and much more.
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| Offensive Combat Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT Offensive Combat is a browser-based first person shooter that offers players the ability to put their guns to the test. With colorful graphics and unique battlefields, Offensive Combat offers a wide variety of customization, from banana suits to toy parts. Mix one part crude humor and two parts solid FPS action, and you’ve the makings for a very interesting combat game.  Publisher: U4iA Games
Playerbase: ??
Graphics: Medium
Type: MMOFPS
EXP Rate: ??
PvP: Yes
Filesize: N/A Pros: +Highly customizable characters. +Weapons range from realistic to silly. +Bright, colorful graphics. Cons: -Humor may not appeal to all. -Generic FPS Gameplay. -Limited information available.
OverviewOffensive Combat OverviewOffensive Combat lives up to its name. The humor is crude at best, vulgar at worst. However, there are very solid FPS gameplay elements to be found. You can equip several different types of weapons, from rocket launchers and assault rifles, to knives and rubber chickens. Characters themselves are customizable with a variety of things, like costumes, body parts, and more. Battlegrounds are colorful and utilize terrain and obstacles well. Offensive Combat ScreenshotsOffensive Combat Featured VideoClick here to view the embedded video. Full ReviewOffensive Combat ReviewComing Soon… ScreenshotsOffensive Combat ScreenshotsComing Soon… VideosOffensive Combat VideosOffensive Combat Debut Trailer Click here to view the embedded video. LinksOffensive Combat LinksOfficial Game Site System RequirementsOffensive Combat System RequirementsComing Soon. . . |
| Tribal Wars Raises The Flag Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT InnoGames has launched Tribal Wars latest update, version 8.5, to introduce village flags. Village flags are available on newly started worlds, and allow players to raise flags to boost some stats. These flags can be found in various ways throughout the game, including as loot from battles. Each village can raise one flag, which will offer boosts depending on their type, color, and efficiency (up to level 9). Flags can be combined for higher level versions, or traded within tribes. InnoGames also publishes Forge of Empires and Grepolis.  Tribal Wars “Flags” Gameplay Screenshot Source: Tribal Wars: Hoist Your Flags – Boost Your Village! InnoGames introduces version 8.5, flag feature gives several bonuses on new worlds Hamburg, July 10, 2012. InnoGames has updated the classic browser game, Tribal Wars to version 8.5. The update introduces a whole new facet to into the game, the village flags. From now on, the feature will be available on newly started worlds, allowing players to hoist various flags in order to upgrade certain stats. Update 8.5 is already live on some English worlds, with the rest of the language versions following in the next few days. Flags can be found during the game or earned by defeating enemy troops. Players can assign one flag per village. Depending on their type and color, they add several bonuses, such as defense power, production speed, or population capacities. All flags occur in various efficiency levels up to nine. Players can combine several flags of lower levels and exchange them for a more efficient one. Flags can also be traded by members of the same tribe. Tribal Wars places the player as leader of a small village, striving for power and glory. In order to build a strong empire and conquer other villages, one must unite with powerful allies and found a mighty tribe. Its vast game worlds and varied tactical opportunities make Tribal Wars one of the most popular browser-based games in the world, with 45 million registered users playing it in over 30 languages. With more than 80 million registered players, InnoGames is one of the world’s leading developers and providers of online games. The Hamburg-based company has scored major successes with games such as The West, Forge of Empiresand Grepolis.
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