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1UP's Voltron: The Legend Begins Giveaway

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:51 AM PDT

1UP's Voltron: The Legend Begins Giveaway
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Prizes The legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe continues today on 1UP! We're giving away Voltron: The Legend Begins on DVD all day long! The DVD features 7 digitally remastered episodes, Voltron 101 special feature, the Art of Voltron and a peek at the all-new Voltron Force series. Here's what it takes to win:

We'll post a secret message on our homepage, right next to our Top Story area. Here's a pic:

How-To

Simply copy the phrase and Tweet it to @1UPsweeps.The first to tweet wins! The winner will be contacted via a direct message, so be sure to follow @1UPsweeps. Keep your eyes on 1UP.com for your chance to win!

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Voltron: The Legend Begins Giveaway

Gears of War 3: Four Ways it Feels Different Than Expected

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 06:00 AM PDT

The last installment of the Gears of War franchise is drawing near its release date. As such, Epic recently gave us a sneak peek into what we can expect from the campaign (besides the stuff that design director Cliff Bleszinski's showed on his Jimmy Fallon appearance). We fight the Leviathan sea monster from the perspective of Marcus Fenix and the Cole Train -- an opportunity that's new to the franchise. After playing through a generous portion of the first Act, Gears of War 3 feels refreshing in an unexpected sort-of way. The Gears are suffering from mental anguish, fatigue, and a lack of supplies; they aren't as strong as we'd hope.

1) The Gears are weak

After destroying Jericho, our heroes take to sea vessels, and each military unit has been left to their own fate (if you're unfamiliar with this turn of events, the game offers a quick recap). More than ever, Marcus is haunted by his father's death. But no, he's not really dead -- this discovery becomes the main catalyst for the story.

Posted by Shri Krishna

MMO updates

MMO updates

Pan Long Online - China's first open world action MMO

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:14 AM PDT


Well, the name of the game is directly translated as Pan Long, which means "something" Dragon which there is not exact translation for, hence I shall stick to the direct verbal pronunciation. Originally introduced at ChinaJoy 2011, I decided to keep this game for awhile before posting about it.


Developed by Aurora, a studio under China MMO bigwig Shanda Games (also owner of Korean studio Eyedentity Games, developer of Dragon Nest), it is apparently the first non-target 3D action MMO with an open world to be announced from China. It is a world first as well if it is a Free to Play? Think TERA Online going Free to Play with lesser graphics requirements and with a more medieval vibe (according to artwork).


Pan Long Online is based one a popular novel with the same name in China (below), and the game currently boasts a 360 degrees character view (duh) and an astonishing 18 million (18,000,000) square meters of open game area. Sandbox MMO? Well I am not really sure. Once again, the game does not use any tab-select target system, just pure action.


According to details revealed so far, there will be 3 unique and distinctive races, a pet system, a character growth system with much freedom and a total of 7 elements core to the game: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Thunder, Light and Dark. Not much information is available yet except that the core gameplay will be adapted from the novel itself. Excited yet? The game is currently still in development, hence there is not much news yet.

ArcheAge - English website updated with new feature

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT


(Source) So, even there isn't a publisher announced for XL Games' maiden third generation MMO, ArcheAge, the game's English website had been online for sometime. It has now been updated with the new "Abilities" feature, where 10 of them are displayed. Basically, there are different skills under each ability, and each character will be able to choose 3 to form their characters and classes.


The combination will also affect stats such as Physical and Magic Attack etc. You can customize your own character right now (link) under the "Advanced" tab and find out what class your character is labeled under. More ArcheAge related news here (link)!

The Weekend Journal

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT


Hmn, there is nothing on much this week. A few games went into Closed Beta, which you can see on the right panel. The one I am waiting for is actually Dragon Nest SEA's Open Beta phase, which is coming in 2 days' time. I am not sure why would a Open Beta begin on Tuesday though.


Digimon Master Online was supposed to go into Closed Beta as well, but it is now indefinitely postponed within 2 hours of the game's opening due to "technical errors'. I am still quite perplexed at how a game can be delayed on the start of Closed Beta using this reason. That's all, have a nice week all!
Posted by Shri Krishna

MMORPG News

MMORPG News

Final Fantasy XIV: Hints of "My Little Chocobo System"

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:28 AM PDT

The latest Producer's Letter has been published on the Final Fantasy XIV with the tantalizing image you see below. Called the "My Little Chocobo System", the letter teases players with the news that the system, which will be renamed, is still under wraps and will hopefully make its debut in the v1.19 patch.

EVE Online: Design Goals for Nullsec

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:18 AM PDT

In the latest developer blog on the EVE Online site, CCP Greyscale continues the discussion of how the team is going about redesigning Nullsec. As the discussions got underway, the dev team met with the CSM to discuss exactly what the goals were for nullsec redevelopment.

ArcheAge: Answers to Your Post CBT3 Questions

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT

The ArcheAge team has addressed some questions from the players about their recent Third Closed Beta Test over on their English language Official Website.

RaiderZ: RaiderZ Facebook Screenshots

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT

The RaiderZ team have released a whole slew of new screenshots for the forthcoming game over at the Official Facebook Page for the Game. Head on over to check out all the images coming down the pipeline from Perfect World Entertainment.

DUST 514: Stranded Part 5

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT

The newest edition of the On-Going series over at the Official Dust 514 Website, Stranded, has dropped. Head over to the site now to check out Part 5 of the Ongoing Chronicles.

World of Warcraft: Take My Money!

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT

After last week's blockbuster announcement that Diablo 3 would feature an in-game real world cash auction house, many players began to wonder whether or not something like this could end up in World of Warcraft. In today's WoW Factor, MMORPG.com's Joe Sanicky offers a few thoughts about the viability (or not) of a cash auction house in WoW. See what you think!

Age of Conan: Unchained: The Savage Coast of Turan - Inspirations

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 06:31 AM PDT

With the new Conan the Barbarian movie on the horizon, it seems only fitting that Funcom would include a tie-in in Age of Conan Unchained. Funcom devs have sent over a terrific look at the inspiration behind the upcoming adventure pack, The Savage Coast of Turan. Check it out and then weigh in with your impressions in the comments.

Forsaken World: Our Review - Are Aesthetics Enough?

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 06:14 AM PDT

In our latest review, MMORPG.com's CatMo takes a look at Perfect World Entertainment's Forsaken World. Forsaken World brings high fantasy to PWE's stable of free to play MMOs and gorgeous graphics to boot. But are aesthetics enough to score big with players? Find out in CatMo's review and then let us know what you think in the comments.

General: The Top 10 MMOs of 2012 - Revisited

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Back in 2009, our own Jon Wood took a look at the ten games he thought would be dominating the market in 2012. This week, we take a look at Jon's list and find out whether his predictions are on track or a bust.
Posted by Shri Krishna
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