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MMORPG News

Alganon: Rise Of The Ourobani Expansion Announced

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:34 AM PDT

Quest Online has announced a new expansion for Alganon is currently in development and scheduled for release by the end of 2011. Quest Online also announced new European servers for Alganon, two third-party developed games based on Alganon's world and a partnership with DC Comics to publish an Alganon comic.

Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard Release Dated

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Turbine has announced the release date for the Rise of Isengard expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. Rise of Isengard will officially launch on September 27th and the expansion is ready for pre-order. The expansion will bring three new zones, a new 24-player raid dungeon and a level cap increase to 75.

The Secret World: Innsmouth Academy Revealed

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT

The Funcom dev team has revealed another location from The Secret World. The Innsmouth Academy is, by all appearances, a boarding school for the children of the wealthy but is in actuality a training school for the Illuminati.

EVE Online: Dust 514 to be Exclusive PS3 Title

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT

CCP has revealed that its EVE Online tie-in shooter will be a PlayStaion 3 only title. Dust 514 is anticipated to be released sometime during the summer of 2012. Developers also announced that the game will have a unique revenue system generated by in-game sales that can lead to virtual riches as well as real-world cash.

General: Defiance Revealed

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Trion Worlds and the Syfy Channel have released the teaser trailer for Defiance, an ambitious TV show and MMO. The goal is for events within the game to have an effect on the show and vice versa.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: E3 Cinematic Trailer

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Bioware and LucasArts have released a new cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Called "The Return", the video will be shown during E3 in Los Angeles.

General: Producer Interview

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:44 PM PDT

Rusty Hearts is described by developers as a "beat 'em up action-oriented MMOG". Publisher Perfect World is ready to reveal new information about Rusty Hearts and MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller recently had the opportunity to sit down to chat with Rusty Hearts Producer Mark Hill. Keep reading!

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: Return to Hyboria Part 3

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT

It's been awhile since MMORPG.com's Phil James has visited Age of Conan. In Part 2, Phil detailed his first baby steps out into the larger and scarier world of Hyboria. In Part 3 of his Return to Hyboria series, Phil continues his journey while simultaneously smashing things along the way. Get the details on what Phil has found and then leave us a couple of comments.

EVE Online: Survivor Guy: Returning to Eve Online Part 2

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:12 PM PDT

EVE Incarna is fast approaching with developers spending a lot of time touting new features including the captain's quarters and much more. In his latest Survivor Guy series, MMORPG.com's Adam Tingle heads back into EVE to see how he does after a year's respite from the game. Check out Survivor Guy: Returning to EVE Part 2 and then let us know what you think.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Developer Round Table Pt. 2

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is poised to be unleashed on the world in the very near future and the open beta has already commenced. On a recent trip to Heatwave Interactive, MMORPG.com writer Richard Cox participated in a round table discussion with CEO Anthony Castoro, Lead Designer Tim Schubert, Producer Phil Tittle, Community Manager Donna Prior and Product Manager Shannon Drake. We're presenting this terrific interview in three parts to keep the channel tuned right here through Wednesday.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Updated Gameplay Trailer

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Heatwave Interactive and the Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising team have released an updated gameplay trailer to celebrate the game's entry into open beta. Check it out!

The Secret World: Atlantic Island Park Uncovered

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:54 AM PDT

The Secret World site has been updated with a brand new zone being revealed. Called the "Atlantic Island Park", the area has a cursed past from its days as a farm through its final incarnation as an amusement park.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Open Beta Commences

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Heatwave Interactive has announced that Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising has officially entered its open beta stage of development. The open beta will run from June 6th through June 12th.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Developer Round Table Pt. 1

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is poised to be unleashed on the world in the very near future. On a recent trip to Heatwave Interactive, MMORPG.com writer Richard Cox participated in a round table discussion with CEO Anthony Castoro, Lead Designer Tim Schubert, Producer Phil Tittle, Community Manager Donna Prior and Product Manager Shannon Drake. We're presenting this terrific interview in three parts to keep the channel tuned right here through Wednesday.

General: Top Staff Desires for E3 2011

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 06:24 PM PDT

As the MMORPG.com team wings its way to Los Angeles for this week's E3 convention, we publish here for our readers a look at what the staff is hoping to find out during its time there. Check out the collective List formulated by our 'boots on the ground' folks and let us know what YOU hope to hear coming out of E3.

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited: Dungeons & Dragons Online Re-Review

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:58 PM PDT

It is our habit to periodically revisit and re-review games that are showing continued improvement and a solid pattern of updates. One of the MMOs that clearly fits this description is Dungeons & Dragons Online. MMORPG.com writer Lori May takes a fresh look at DDO in today's re-review. Check it out and then leave us your thoughts.
Posted by Shri Krishna

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MMO updates

Lineage II: GoD - Awakening trailer

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:45 AM PDT


Apologies for shortening "Goddess of Destruction" into "GoD" as the former is probably too long to fit into the post title. First, a clarification. In my previous post, I stated that Lineage II's first part of the expansion will be called Call of Destiny, which is wrong. Call of Destiny is actually the event name, and Chapter 1 of the GoD expansion is called Awakening instead. NCsoft Korea has released the official trailer for Awakening, which you can see below. Why Awakening? It is actually a new feature for high level players! For more official information about Goddess of Destruction, head on to the official English website. For unofficial and translated information, head on to my other posts!

E3 2011 - Videos Roundup Part 1

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT


So, instead of going all crazy and create a post for each video, I decided to gather all on a daily basis and post them together. Do note that I only upload online games for the PC, not consoles (unless the game is cross-platform of course). It will be hard to find any E3 2011 trailer from the Asian companies as I have a hunch they will be kicking their backsides by being lazy, but I will do my best to dig them out.

First up is the new CG cinematic trailer for EA's Star Wars: The Old Republic. Although the business model is not confirmed, I will be damned if it is totally Free to Play. I am guessing a freemium model with limited F2P content while the P2P users get the full content. I am sure this game doesn't need anymore introduction, so hope on to its official website @ http://www.swtor.com/.


We have here the teaser trailer for Defiance from Trion World, also known as the developer for Rift. Defiance is a joint MMO project by the company and America's SyFy channel. In a rather ambitious move, the game will be a cross-platform one, running on the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The game is confirmed to be " the first-ever open-world shooter MMO" although there is no announcement on the viewing mode. The game's official website is @  http://www.defiance.com/en/.


Here are trailers for 2 of UTV Ignition Games' titles, Faxion Online and Sky Legends. I didn't like Faxion Online when I tried it, but you might! The game went into Open Beta not long ago and it is a Free to Play title. Based on a holy war between Heaven and Hell, the game's official website is @ http://www.faxiononline.com/.


Sky Legends look awesome. And while I don't normally post about web/browser-based online games, this looks really astonishing in terms of both graphics and gameplay. It is described as an "online multiplayer flight combat game featuring intuitive flight controls, intense aerial combat, and outstanding graphics". The official game website is @ http://www.skylegends.com/.

E3 2011 - Before the show starts

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT


Today is a really bad day. Well, I mean in terms of MMO news. There is none to be honest and I can't help wondering if the all major Chinese, Korean and Japanese MMO journalists have been sent to Los Angeles to cover E3 2011. While I do know there are many online gaming booths there, but it had been sometime since there was totally no news on a weekday!


Looking at the exhibitor list, there are at least over 20 companies dealing with online games, both Pay to Play and Free to Play. Will any stand out? Or will the consoles once again hog the limelight (especially Wii 2)? E3 2011 will be starting in less than 90 minutes with Microsoft's press conference, I can't wait!
Posted by Shri Krishna

General gaming

General gaming

E3 2011: Kinect Star Wars is a Guilty Pleasure

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Whenever motion controls are mentioned, Star Wars is always my first thought. Maybe it was the long hours of waving a cheap, plastic lightsaber knock-off as a child, or the secret thought of knowing you'd feel totally bad-ass if you could act like a Jedi. Either way, Kinect Stars Wars is definitely a game I've been wanting since my days before Kindergarten.

After the Microsoft press conference, I was left feeling a lot more than disappointed. Maybe it was the way the guy on stage played the game, or the fact that the controls looked completely unpolished. So in those moments leading up to playing the game myself, I really didn't expect much at all. And after going from desiring it, to giving up hope, to then playing it, I am left in a state of mild content.

E3 2011: 6 Things I Just Learned About Street Fighter X Tekken

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:58 AM PDT

Empires & Allies

Given the success of Marvel vs Capcom 3, it's safe to assume that expectations are high for Street Fighter X Tekken (pronounced Street Fighter cross Tekken), the next big fighting crossover title from Capcom. But the big question is how will these very different fighting games really come together? Both are based on completely different fighting systems. Heck, the Tekken games use three dimensions compared to Street Fighter's two dimensional plane (just go ahead and pretend the Street Fighter EX games never happened -- you know you want to).

Earlier this year, CAPTIVATE shed some light on the mechanics of SFxT, but there's way more to discuss. In the wake of the Sony's E3 Press Conference I got to play an updated build of the game, and here's what I discovered.

Postcard from E3 2011: Papo & Yo

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:59 AM PDT

There were a lot of explosions, thumping bass, and impressive price-points shown off at the Sony press conference earlier this evening. However, the one title that perked my interest was one that didn't get a single mention during the toting of 3D and motion controls. This game is Papo & Yo, a puzzle-adventure game from the new Montreal-based indie studio, Minority.

What caught my attention wasn't what was on the show floor but from the game's announcement last week on the official PlayStation Blog. That's when it became one of the games I wanted to try out this week at E3.

Postcard from E3 2011: Battlefield 3 Presentation

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:58 AM PDT

On Monday, EA held their annual E3 press conference. While editors filtered their way into the Orpheum Theatre, I caught a glimpse of two familiar faces from DICE. Patrick Bach, Executive Producer (left), and Karl Magnus Trossden, (right), are in the image above. At the time, they were relaxing before the show's start. When I asked how Patrick was doing, he waved his arm in the air and mentioned how a live demo during a live stream is no big deal -- I appreciated his sarcasm.

Postcard from E3 2011: Irrational Declares Grey the Color of Girly-Men

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:43 PM PDT

The way I figure it, there are are two major advantages to working at Irrational. One, you get to create great games like BioShock and BioShock Infinite; and two, you transform into a paragon of physical human perfection. Seriously, check it out sometime. Pretty much everyone who works at Irrational is some kind of golden god with crazy muscles and an affinity for tight shirts. Well, except the ladies, who go easy on the muscles but enjoy certain other traits that are handily highlighted by the aforementioned tight tees.

Even so, when Irrational boss Ken Levine stepped out on stage tonight at Sony's E3 press conference to talk about Infinite and the upcoming BioShock title for the Vita handheld, I wasn't admiring his Adonis-like beauty. I was far too busy gaping over the gorgeousness of his game. BioShock Infinite isn't the most beautiful or technically impressive game I've ever seen, no doubt about it. What it is, however, is one of the boldest and brightest first-person shooters around.

Postcards from E3 2011: The Redemption of Shadow of the Colossus

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

After Sony's E3 press conference tonight, a wide array of games was available for hands-on play. Sadly, the most interesting of these (read: the ones on the newly christened PlayStation Vita handheld) were trapped behind lines two hours long. However, you could find plenty of interesting things to play with less of a wait if you took the time to search around. One of these was the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus Collection, a compilation of two Sony-developed PlayStation 2 classics retooled to run on PlayStation 3.

I stopped by to check out the collection for myself, and it quickly became evident that the games haven't been retouched in the least. They look like PlayStation 2 games running in high definition, low-res textures and chunky polygons and all. Nevertheless, there's one compelling reason to look forward to this new rendition of the games, though unfortunately it's not one that comes through in hastily snapped phone-camera pics like this:

EVE Online Developer's New MMOFPS a PS3 Exclusive

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:55 PM PDT


Several publishers pledged that the PlayStation 3 versions of their games would be getting some exclusive content. CCP Games went ahead and made its upcoming MMOFPS, Dust 514, a full-on PS3 exclusive, confirming rumors suggesting the move was going to be made.

CCP is best known for EVE Online, the extremely-innovative-with-a-steep-learning-curve MMO on PC. Dust is set in that same universe and will be the first post-EVE game released by CCP. A trailer was shown during Sony's E3 media briefing that demonstrated some Killzone-like FPS gameplay and the connection between the game and EVE (the ISK currency, for instance). It's unclear how the game will actually connect with EVE on PC beyond taking place in the same universe -- events in one game are said to impact the other. Regardless, the game has an impressive sense of scale and offers support for PlayStation Move and Vita connectivity.

The full release is planned for 2012 with a beta set to take place later this year.

PS3 Lands Battlefield, SSX, and Need for Speed Exclusives

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:27 PM PDT


While they might not be exclusive games to the PlayStation 3, Sony is hoping that some exclusive content from three Electronic Arts games will convince you to go with the PS3 versions of Need for Speed: The Run, SSX, and Battlefield 3.

In the case of Battlefield 3, the PlayStation 3 version will pack in a free copy of Battlefield 1943, the downloadable XBLA/PSN game first released in 2009. (BioShock Infinite is doing something similar, packing in a copy of the first BioShock.) It'll be available right on the disc, no need to download anything from PSN. Need for Speed: The Run will have seven extra supercars on PS3. SSX on PS3 exclusively gets Mount Fuji.

Sony also announced a deal with THQ to secure a PS3-exclusive game mode and content for Saints Row: The Third. Details weren't forthcoming on what any of it is, but a November 15 release date was mentioned.

Nintendo E3 Press Conference Live Stream/Blog

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Click here for HD.

BioShock Coming to Vita, Infinite Supports PS Move

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:11 PM PDT


Irrational Games boss Ken Levine came out during Sony's E3 media briefing to announce a number of PlayStation-related items. First and foremost, the developer is cooking up a new game in the BioShock series for Vita, although it's not ready to talk about it just yet.

Levine told a story of how he bashed PlayStation Move in an interview, something that led to Sony requesting a meeting with him to change his mind. After he accepted, he and Irrational found that they actually liked Move and that it allowed them to do some new things. As a result, Infinite will support Move although, again, there's no real information about it as of yet.

Another goodie PlayStation 3 owners will be able to enjoy when picking up the PS3 version of Infinite is a complimentary copy of the original BioShock. Rather than be a separate download or located on a second disc, it'll be available right there on the Infinite Blu-ray.
Posted by Shri Krishna

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MMOGaming News

RIFT Addons are Coming

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In a post to the official forums, James Nichols explains that the game's addon API is currently being tested for implementation, with the hope that players will be able to customize the game's interface while still maintaining the high level of quality found throughout the game. And a new official forum has been created for Addon Developement.

GW2 Character Naming Resources

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Eden Eternal Early Access First Look (Part 1)

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If you haven't, it is a new mmorpg that was developed by X-Legends and is getting prepped for release by Aeria Games.

World of Warcraft: Midsummer Fire Festival Guide

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The midsummer celebration is here. It's celebrated across Azeroth beginning with June 21 through July 5.

[E3 2011] Ubisoft Presents the Key Features of Ghost Recon Online

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E3 is just around the corner and Ubisoft's latest title Ghost Recon Online is ready to meet all of you. Step into the boots of an elite Ghost and deploy cutting-edge weapons and technology as you link up with your Ghost squad to dominate your enemies on tomorrow's battlefield. Experience the next generation of PC multiplayer shooters with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online, for free!

[Quest at E3 2011] MMOs Mentioned at E3 Press Conferences

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Today signaled the beginning of E3 week, since even though the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center don't open until tomorrow at noon, the industry spend the day visiting the major press conferences and learning about all the upcoming titles.

Dust 514 Exclusive for PS3, Business Mode Announced

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CCP has teamed up with Sony and to bring the groundbreaking persistent shooter to PS3 exclusively in Summer 2012. The developer released a trailer and a bundle of new screenshots for the console MMO.

SWTOR E3 2011 Intro Cinematic Released

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Bioware and Electronic Arts have released Star Wars: The Old Republic intro cinematic video that reveals many ancient and terrible enemies that players will have to face against.

Dynasty Warriors Online: Playable at Tecmo-Koei's Booth at E3

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Aeria Games, a leading global publisher representing 20M+ gamers, announced today that Dynasty Warriors Online (dynastywarrriors.aeriagames.com) will be available to play at the TECMO-KOEI booth at E3 this year.

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Open Beta Goes Live with a New Trailer

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Heatwave Interactive, Inc.,global publisher and developer of premium interactive entertainment, announced today that Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, the studio's highly anticipated Roman mythology massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now in open beta testing (OBT).

Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead Begins Closed Beta Test Today

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Joymax is pleased to bring Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead to a global audience today, Tuesday, June 7th. To sign up for the closed beta and learn more about the game, players can visit http://www.joymax.com/karma/

Martial Empires Unleashes The Catastrophe of Babylon

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The Catastrophe of Babylon will be hitting Martial Empires soon. During this epic world event, players will need to work together in order to unlock the new dungeon and destroy the 'Destructive Grudge' inside to avert disaster.

EverQuest II 'Children of War' Update Interview

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EQII has not only survived, but it is arguably one of the best high-fantasy MMORPGs that has ever been created.
Posted by Shri Krishna

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Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Gameplay

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Heatwave Interactive and the Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising team have released an updated gameplay trailer to celebrate the game's entry into open beta. Check it out!
Posted by Shri Krishna
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