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MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News

ChinaJoy 2012: Showgirls Preview

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ChinaJoy 2012: Showgirls Preview


The annual ChinaJoy is close at hand, many game companies are busy preparing the shows for their games in order to present the best side of the game to the audiences. Yet you should never forget the special attraction in ChinaJoy, that is the beautiful and sexy showgirls!

Why I Think Casual Games Are Not Casual

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Why I Think Casual Games Are Not Casual


First off, casual games are games that are designed to appeal to a massive player base without the need to commit to the game for a long period of time. However, I find that most casual games are not even close and require players to commit to a timed schedule or heavy amounts of gameplay in order to get anywhere in the game.

Dragon Nest T4 PvE Dark Smasher Skill Build by Saurus

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Dragon Nest T4 PvE Dark Smasher Skill Build by Saurus


This skill build is made by Saurus (forum.mmosite.com/member/info/2878085). Check out the full article for detailed Smasher skill build!

[ChinaJoy 2012] Perfect World To Announce New Game

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[ChinaJoy 2012] Perfect World To Announce New Game


A few month back, Perfect World Beijing laid out its plans to release a full series of martial arts-inspired online games. Yes, the company already has titles such as Perfect World and Jade Dynasty, but apparently there aren't "martial arts" enough. Following that, we have seen the announcement of Swordsman Online and also a 2D cutesy turn-based game, Return of the Condor Heroes Online, 神雕侠侣.

League of Legends Drawing Show of Heroes

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League of Legends Drawing Show of Heroes


Here some paintings from Korean player about the Heroes in League of Legends. A little sexy... Which one you like best. Give look at the photos below.

Marvel Heroes Unveils Rocket Raccoon

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Marvel Heroes Unveils Rocket Raccoon


Your eyes aren't flarkin' fooling you, that's really Rocket Raccoon joining the ranks of playable characters for Marvel Heroes.

Dragon Saga (KR) - Infused with Ragnarok Online Elements

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Dragon Saga (KR) - Infused with Ragnarok Online Elements


Once known as Dragonica Online in some parts of the world, Dragon Saga's Korean developer, Barunson Interactive, was bought over by Gravity Games early last year. Except the New Origin update, there wasn't any big content patch until now.

WoW 5.0: New Cloud Serpent Mounts

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WoW 5.0: New Cloud Serpent Mounts


I've found some new neat mounts in the game files of the upcoming expansion. At this time I have really no idea where they drop, but my wild guess would be that they will be rewarded through exalted reputation, Glory of Pandaria Hero, Glory of Pandaria Raider 10/25 versions and some may also land on the Blizzard Store.

Swordsman Online (CN) - Gorgeous Combat Trailer

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Swordsman Online (CN) - Gorgeous Combat Trailer


After going back into development for the past 12 months with just bits and pieces of information spread around the various fan forums in China, Swordsman Online is now ready to steal the show at ChinaJoy 2012 in next week. Developed by Perfect World Beijing, the Angelica III engine is heavily publicized on what it can do. Check out the new combat trailer below.

Black Gold OL (CN) - leading exciting combat in ChinaJoy

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Black Gold OL (CN) - leading exciting combat in ChinaJoy


Black Gold Online is a fantasy 3D MMORPG by Age of Wulin's developer Snail Game and Russian developer Mental Games. Different from the traditonal themes, Black Gold create a beautiful fantasy land combined with punk style. A few weeks back, it was confirmed officially that the game will feature non-target action combat rather than the traditional tab-target system. And Black Gold OL will make its debut in ChinaJoy as one of the main targets of Snail Game.

Smite Revealed New God: Bakasura - The Great Devourer

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Smite Revealed New God: Bakasura - The Great Devourer


Another new god - Bakasura is ready to enter the battlefield and the folks at Hi-Rez Studios have prepared a handy video to introduce him to you in Smite.
Posted by Shri Krishna
22
Jul

General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

Microsoft Updates Office Web Apps

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:54 PM PDT

OfficeFor years Google ran away with the show when it came to productivity tools in your web browser, but when Office web apps hit the scene, they changed everything. Sure they've had a tough time with marketing and rallying up mind share, however you'd be hard pressed to find a single thing Google apps can do that Office web apps can't do better at this point. Microsoft as usual has been a bit slow to innovate next to its much more nimble competition, but a recent update has added a ton of new features to help level the playing field.

Here is a great list of what's new courtesy of ZDnet's Mary Jo Foley:

Word Web App: Better layout tools, allowing users to change the page size, orientation, margins, paragraph spacing, indentation, etc. Also more granular control over pictures and shapes. Word count calculation added

PowerPoint Web App: Ability to author animations and transitions inside the app. More responsive drawing tool support and more granular control over pictures and shapes. Ability to display videos in PowerPoint Web App. Slideshows also now will show movies

Excel Web App: Support for PivotTable editing, Query Tables and richer charts, among other data-analysis enhancements

OneNote Web App: New "find" textbox added to navigation pane

Across the suite of Web Apps: Improvement in speed in typing, selecting, formatting in larger documents. Right click/context-sensitive menus now supported in more places. Better copy/paste, improved undo, and the ability to print in Excel.

It's not the most exciting update in the world, but at least it's something. Anyone out there using the online version of Office? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Microsoft Shares Details On The Windows 8 App Store: Min Price $1.49, Max Price $999

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:47 PM PDT

Windows 8The Windows 8 app store in the consumer preview has been somewhat lackluster in terms of quality, but this can be easily explained. The beta version of Windows 8 still doesn't allow developers to charge for metro applications, which means the most polished offerings likely won't surface until release on October 26th (pun somewhat intended). We have to admit we've been a bit curious as to how Microsoft will handle transactions in the Windows 8 store, and in a recent blog post, the Redmond based software giant finally released a detailed breakdown of what to expect.

App makers will have the flexibility to charge between $1.49 at the low end, and $999.99 on the high end, with no exceptions allowed. Few will argue that $999.99 is too low, however leaving out the $0.99 cent price point is an interesting decision, and one that will likely be scrutinized in the days to come. iOS and Android have proven that consumers are far more willing to take the plunge on a $0.99 purchase, and $1.49 could potentially cut into their volume of sales compared to other platforms.

To help make up for this however, Microsoft has offered to only take the industry standard 30% commission rate on sales up to $25,000. Anything sold after this amount will drop to 20% going forward. To a company like Rovio who makes a killing selling Angry Birds, this can mean a potentially much larger paycheck from Microsoft over competing platforms. The Windows 8 app store will also offer an Android style "try before you buy system", along with in app purchases that will allow you to upgrade to the full version, or unlock additional features. 

Perhaps the most interesting new development here is how they will handle billing. Microsoft will optionally allow developers to use their own billing system, which would allow the Kindle app for example to sell book's without leaving the metro app, and also potentially without offering up 30% Apple insists on in iOS. I suppose we will get more details in the days to come, however, so far this looks just as competitive as the other guys, with a few interesting perks for the larger developers.  

Intel Claims Over 20 Atom Based Tablets & 140 Ultrabooks Are Being Designed By OEM’s Right Now

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT

UltrabookHere at Maximum PC we love to refresh our hardware with a new OS. Windows 8 is controversial, but given time who knows, we might actually warm up to it. Most consumers on the other hand don't typically upgrade just software, they will pick up Windows 8 on a new PC. Hardware makers usually count on a new version of the OS to spur a new round of consumer spending, and according to Intel, OEM's have over 20 Atom-based Windows 8 tablets coming down the pipe, along with 140 new Ultrabooks. 

The admission came during their quarterly investor call, where Intel CEO Paul Otellini had to explain why they only made $2.8 billion in profits on sales off $13.5 billion in revenue. On a side note, Paul Otellini has the easiest job in the world (yes I'm exaggerating). The 140 ultrabook designs in the queue include 40 "touch-enabled" models, and a dozen convertible machines that promise the blur the distinction between laptop and tablet. The 140 ultrabook design number is also up sharply over this time last year, when only 110 competing designs were being brought forward.

Otellini also addressed the price issue with regards to Ultrabooks, and claimed the industry appears on track to sell $699 versions by the fall. Of course we are summarizing a bit, so here is the full quote should you wish to dissect it line by line yourselves. 

"Ultrabooks continue to build momentum, and achieved our volume goals in the first half. We are very pleased with the level of innovation and invention being brought into this category, and are now tracking over 140 Ivy Bridge-based designs in the pipeline. Of those, more than 40 will be touch-enabled, and a dozen will be convertibles. With visibility into this many designs, we are confident that we'll see $699 systems at retail this fall. We are also tracking more than 20 Windows 8 tablet designs based on our low-power and low-cost Clover Trail Atom SOC, in addition to a number of Core-based tablets."
Posted by Shri Krishna
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