The Warhammer Online team is inviting players to head into the public test server on Thursday, June 16th to test out the College of Corruption event scenario. The test will run for approximately five hours beginning at 2 p.m. EST.
In a second feature at sister site, FPSGuru.com, the editorial staff has put together a list of the best shooter titles they saw during last week's E3 convention. MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy called E3 2011 "the year of the shooter". Find out why in the Best of E3 2011 FPS Awards.
Our network partner site, FPSGuru.com, is featuring a hands on look at APB Reloaded. During E3, Bill Murphy had the opportunity to take a look at the GamersFirst reincarnation of the All Points Bulleting originally released by Realtime Studios. Check out Bill's thoughts about APB Reloaded and leave us a comment or two at FPSGuru.com. Your MMORPG.com account will automatically log you in!
Today marks the second anniversary since the launch of Perfect World's Jade Dynasty. To celebrate the game's anniversary, the dev team has a week's worth of events for players including double XP, veteran rewards and a Royal Kingyo fish mount give away.
MMORPG.com Quiz Master Drew Wood has sufficiently recovered from last week's E3 convention to pull together a new quiz based on things seen and reported on from the show floor. If you paid attention to the E3 2011 MMORPG.com Awards, you should do pretty well. You may open your booklets and begin!
Now that E3 has closed its doors for another year, MMORPG.com Community Manager Mike Bitton has gleaned all that has now been revealed about Star Wars: The Old Republic and he's got something akin to a 'wrap report' to share with you. Read on and then weigh in with your thoughts.
Perfect World Entertainment was on hand at the recent E3 convention to show off one of its newest titles, Rusty Hearts. MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy had an opportunity for some hands on time with Rusty Hearts and has some impressions to share. Check them out!
The same group of hackers responsible, or who claim responsibility, for the recent Sony hacking incident are now attacking CCP's EVE Online server. According to a terse post on the EVE Facebook page, CCP is shutting the server down until further notice to deal with the attack.
The Rift dev team has announced that it will be conducting a massive PvP Battle Royale on the public test server beginning today and lasting for the next three days. Developers will be on hand beginning at 4:30 p.m. PST today to guide the test and are looking forward to hearing feedback from players about the PvP changes being implemented in a future patch.
The RuneScape team has a lot of plans to celebrate the game's tenth anniversary at this year's Runefest. RuneFest 2011 will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October, at the Old Billingsgate in central London.
The gaming industry and hardware industry in Japan do work closely with each other to promote their products. Last I remember, Final Fantasy XIV Online had a similar promotion back when it was first released. Now, TERA Japan is nearing the beta phase and the promotions are starting to emerge.
Hangame Japan, the publisher, has teamed up with PC company G-Tune and introduce the official desktops for the game, NextGear-Micro and NextGear. Both systems come with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. The NextGear-Micro (USD 911.00) sports an i5-2400 CPU, 4GB of RAM and Nvidia Geforce GTX550Ti. The NextGear (USD 1484.50) comes fitted with an i7-2600 CPU, 8GB of RAM and Nvidia GTX570. You can click on the pictures below to see how each system looks like.
Customers who buy either of these 2 system will also get exclusive in-game items as shown below. They include a mount, 20 x Full Revive Scrolls (revive with 100% HP and MP), 20 x item to recover 100% MP, 20 x item to recover 100% HP and a level 35 ring which improves defense by 57, Strike by 30 and increase MP amount by 81. Not to forget a DVD installation client as well.
Hello all! I hope you have successfully registered for the Open Beta phase for Dragon Ball Online Taiwan seen here. Just a reminder, it is now 15th June in Taiwan, but the game servers will only start at 17:00 (or 5:00PM) Taiwanese time. Click here to check the time in Taiwan now. Please be informed that there is bound to be massive lag as a few hundred thousand players are expected to hit the servers once they are opened. Once again, below are some in-game footage I took during VIP Beta!
Update:The game is already up for Open Beta! Have fun all!
Lo and behold, guess who jumped on the Free to Play online games wagon? It is non other than Steam, the world's biggest digital games distribution platform! While not all titles are available yet, I am certainly surprised to see Steam achievements added as well. Will we see some kind of exclusives for Steam users? We shall see! Access the new Free to Play section here.
When you think of Goichi "Suda51" Suda's Grasshopper Manufacture, the out-there developer behind hip titles like No More Heroes, you probably wouldn't expect them to announce a video game based off the Evangelion anime series. Not without a very good reason, anyway.
"Eva and Rebirth of Eva games up to now have largely put you in the role of someone in the series, letting you be Shinji or pilot Unit 01," said Rebirth of Evangelion Sound Impact producer Kei Hirono in an interview published in this week's Famitsu magazine. "I thought a different approach might be possible. We started talking about taking the visuals and music that make up Rebirth and putting them into a game somehow, and it eventually melded into a rhythm action game."
"I think the sound element of Eva is really impressive," Suda added. "The soundtrack has such a major impact. That's why we suggested a rhythm game."
Proving once again that you can never predict what kind of game Grasshopper Manufacture will make next, the Tokyo-based outfit announced today that it's developing a music/rhythm release based on Gainax's Evangelion anime series.
Titled Rebuild of Evangelion Sound Impact: 3rd Impact, the PSP game is a sort of compilation or retelling of the three most recent Rebuild of Evangelion animated feature films. You'll play six different rhythm-themed games along with the music, most of which is remixed from the movie soundtracks.
Famitsu magazine called it a "new type of rhythm action game," and while that remains to be seen, the staff behind Sound Impact certainly have the chops for it. Grasshopper head Goichi Suda is creative producer on the title, with veteran musican Akira Yamaoka handling sound duties and Kazutoshi Iida, the eccentric designer behind games like Doshin the Giant, taking the director's chair.
The Twisted Metal franchise is being revived later this year with the first original title in the series since Twisted Metal: Head-On in 2005. Despite being a PlayStation 3 exclusive, it hasn't been pushed on the same level as a game like Uncharted 3, and director David Jaffe isn't certain the game will sell as well as franchise fans' enthusiasm would indicate. He also says the reason a Vita version isn't in the works is because Sony simply hasn't asked for it.
"They haven't asked us," he said last week when asked about the prospect of Twisted Metal on Vita by 1UP. "I think right now, people have been asking that all week and I think it would be a fun fit but to be honest with you... every game we've worked on we've been able to read the tea leaves better on 'Do we have a hit or not?' And with Twisted Metal it's been really, really hard because we know we have a huge fanbase that loved the earlier Twisted Metals, they seem to be loving what they're playing on this one. It's a game that we're super-proud of and it's the best Twisted Metal we've ever made. But what we don't know is, when we go out, does it have a home like it used to have a home?
"And so I don't think any of us are being presumptuous and saying, 'Oh yeah, this is the starter. We're gonna make one and two and a Vita version and a Facebook version.' We have no clue. This could go out and be the last Twisted Metal we ever make or it could go out and be the start of a franchise. But unlike a lot of other games we make in this industry where you kind of know by now, we really don't know. We don't have any clue yet."
You can't experience Child of Eden and hold it to the same expectations you would a contemporary video game. The same could be said of Rez, the game which this spiritual successor is based on. Similar to Q Entertainment's last notorious music game, you're staring down a unique experience, but this one is ultimately familiar if you played its predecessor. Still, it's best to step back and appreciate Child of Eden for what it genuinely is: a remarkable audio-visual first person shooter that builds competently on the core ideas of the original. This is a game that is best experienced with the sound system turned up, and on some levels, with a Kinect.
Five minutes into the game, it's easy to feel lost and not understand what's going on -- especially after the long-winded opening cut-scene finally wraps and you're staring at the main menu. But now that the story is out of the way, you get to experience how Child of Eden is an extension of all the ideas born in Rez -- a game many considered ahead of its time. Rez took the then-familiar concept of an on-rails shooter and added a unique visual angle; inserted a pulsing trance soundtrack; and allowed players to weave audio samples into the game's music through simple mechanics. The result wasn't a typical shooter or a traditional "game" by any means, but rather an exceptional experience that wasn't forced to follow conventional video game norms of the time.
During E3 2011 last week, Nintendo officially announced their new system as the Wii U. At Nintendo's press conference, the system didn't receive as flashy an introduction as the new controller did. Nintendo was very tight-lipped about any additional details surrounding the Wii U aside from confirming that it would be capable of HD and technically on par with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. We took to the 1UP Community to gauge their interest.
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Green Lantern is set to hit like an emerald whirlwind when it hits theaters for special midnight screenings Thursday, June 16 and rverywhere Friday June 17. We celebrating by giving you a chance to win your own green glow with a Limited Edition Green Lantern Xbox 360!
On top of that, we've got plenty of other great prizes we'll be giving away all day, including:
Electronic Arts has been more and more focused on the digital aspects of the industry over the past five years, having just recently relaunched the EA Store as Origin. So it comes as incredibly strange news that an EA Sports retail store is being opened in, of all places, a North Carolina airport.
EA Sports brand marketing VP Chris Erb revealed the news in a Forbes interview. The first store will be opened this fall in the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"As pervasive as digital is, there's still an offline component to acquiring new customers that remains important," Erb explained. "Our approach is to be creative and innovative with whatever we're doing offline, and ensure that it connects with our digital strategies."
You've met Duke Nukem, or at least people like him. You may run into him when you go back home to the town where you went to high school. While the rest of his cohort has moved on with their lives, going to new and interesting places, Duke Nukem is puttering around his home town, drinking at dive bars, and yet through some magic (or meth) still seems to be filled with a particular pride at his lack of accomplishment. Duke is, as he himself would say, a douche.
Duke Nukems Forever's biggest problem is Duke Nukem. As romanticized as the character has become, Duke in Duke Nukem 3D was little more than a stand-in to spout lines from '80s action flicks. Duke in his most recent incarnation is a caricature of his former self. He's crossed the line from charmingly foul-mouthed to obnoxious and embarrassing. Handing pixelated strippers cash for a quick flash was funny in 1996. DNF takes that three-second scene that in its day was worth just a slight chuckle, and turns it into an unbelievably boring 30-minute scavenger-hunt through a strip club.
Buying a new copy of Psychonauts will now see the proceeds go directly to developer Double Fine. The company's publishing arrangement with Majesco has expired, according to programmer Anna Kipnis. She revealed the news on Twitter earlier today, although she has since said it wasn't meant to be treated as an official announcement.
Double Fine has owned the IP all along, and this new development has no effect on that. Psychonauts was originally released in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. It has since been released on both Steam and the Xbox Live Marketplace's Xbox Originals service, both of which are two ways you can now buy the game and see Double Fine directly benefit from your purchase.
The game wasn't a huge seller at launch but was well received by critics and has grown to develop a cult following. Despite that, it looked for a long time as if a sequel would never happen because designer Tim Schafer has so many ideas for new games. "I would love to go back and spend time with the characters from any game I've worked on, and I would love to make a sequel to any of them. But I also want to make something new," he said in a 2007 interview with Playboy. "If there were five of me I might make sequels, but there's always some new idea I want to explore." He did say last year that he's ready to do a sequel, provided he can find the right publisher.
The first game from Valhalla Game Studios, the new outfit of former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki, is still a long way off. Although the debut trailer above was first shown over a year ago, the game is still not expected out for quite a while.
Speaking with Impress Watch, Itagaki revealed that Devil's Third won't be available until early 2013. Last September, he was warning fans that a long wait lied ahead, saying, "It's still a while ahead. We want to make this really excellent, so you're just going to have to hang on for a bit. What I can say for now is that a release next year probably isn't going to happen -- we're definitely going to make the experience worth the wait, though."
THQ had previously indicated the game would be out in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. A release as soon as April 2012 would have fit that window, but clearly Valhalla needs more time to complete the game, which Itagaki estimates is only 20-30% complete (but is 100% complete in its "mechanical" aspects).
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Video game funnies just got better with a new series introduced by 8Bit SoupRobot exploring what happens when two classic video games are mashed up. They'll be upping the series on Vimeo but the first episode is our only concern at the moment: welcome to Final Fantacraft.
On June 14, 2011, the organizing committee of ChinaJoy held a press conference in Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai. Till now, nearly 100 exhibitors, over 70 of whom are overseas enterprises, have been confirmed to join the expo's B2B commerical negotiations.
Blood Rites recently launched an internal testament for their occident version. Game screenshots including User Interface has been uncovered, which possibly proves the main procedure of this project close to the end.
Trion Worlds' third-person online shooting game Defiance isn't the most remarkable one at E3 2011 since there are Modern Warefare 3, Battlefield 3 and BioShock: Infinite, and even in the realm of MMO shooters, Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium and DUST 514 may catch more eyes than Defiance.
Speaking of game expansion, almost every online game tends to release one or more expansions from the beginning to the end. While for the original Guild Wars, ArenaNet has released two standalone expansions that offered brand new professions and campaigns to play, but its sequel Guild Wars 2 will buck that trend - it won't have standalone expansions, says Eric Flannum in an interview with GamerZines.
Hey guys, I am not sure if you people already know this but CCP the developers of EVE Online are the new victim of the new wave of cybercrime that sadly is on the rise.
The fourth China Game Developers Conference (CGDC 2011) will be held from 28th July to 30th July, 2011 in Shanghai. ArcheAge developer Jake Song will give the first speech. Here are some questions and answers make you learn more about ArcheAge design concept and interpretation of gaming freedom.
Valve announced today its digital distribution platform Steam is now offering F2P MMOs to its customers. Five titles are available now includes four MMOs. Check them out .
The infamous Dragon Nest is finally having it's closed beta from June 15th to the 20th. Awesome game and I am glad I got into the closed beta. I have had my eye on playing the Paladin class for a while. It sounds like a mix of Ragnaork Online's Paladin and Monk class.
The permanent upgrade method rewards dedicated players, and sets Realm of the Titans apart from other multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) titles influenced by the popular Warcraft 3 custom map.
Gala Networks Europe, one of the leading free-to-play games publishers and operator of the www.gPotato.eu portal, is proud to announce that European players across four games have raised over ?0,000 for the Irish Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal. These funds have been raised through the sale of special in-game items created specifically for this event, allowing players to show their solidarity with those affected by the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami.
The growing audience of League of Legends fans will have the opportunity to tune in to the Season One Championship Finals from June 18-20, taking place at the world's largest digital festival, Dreamhack.
Dragon Nest Nexon's closed beta will begin from June 15th to 20th. The CBT is short and it means that the OBT may coming soon!!! As a PVP lover, I am wondering which one would be the strongest overall in PvP? Can someone tell me plz!
So that is the question of the week. Why the week you say? Well the game will be open to testers this week, the 15th to be exact, but that only applies if you got in, that is. As most of you know, the game was originally meant to start testing last month, but was delayed due to one reason or another, and was pushed to this month.
At E3 2011, Runic Games unveiled a brand-new trailer for Torchlight 2. The trailer introduces the wholly new armor modules, and shows new game content including the third class "Berserker", teamwork mode and new UI.
Let's hope i'm not the only one regretting that I played some games which wasn't worth my time lol. For me, definetly Silkroad online. Spent like uh.. 1-2 years on it, and yes without bot lol.
Bioware and Lucas Arts have revealed the first trailer featuring an "Operation" or raid from SWTOR. Eternity Vault contains an enemy older than both the Republic and the Empire. It has been containedâ?¦ until now.
