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General: The Chosen Hits Open Beta

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Snail Games has announced that its free-to-play title, The Chosen, has entered its open beta phase of development. In The Chosen, players fight alongside some of China's dynastic heroes in an effort to bring order to a war torn nation.

Star Trek Online: July Ask Cryptic Published

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Cryptic Executive Producer Dan Stahl has published the July edition of the Star Trek Online Ask Cryptic. The series allows players to ask questions of the dev team. Among other topics, Stahl discussed whether or not Klingon missions would be redone, whether players will be able to skip cutscenes and much much more.

General: PlanetSide 2: Classified Info Coming July 7th

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Sony Online Entertainment has officially launched the PlanetSide 2 site. Additionally, SOE has launched the PlanetSide 2 Facebook page with the information that there is "classified" information coming on July 7th.

Final Fantasy XIV: Enmity Overhauled

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:02 AM PDT

In the latest developer post on the Final Fantasy Lodestone with specific regard to upcoming battle changes, players are told that enmity calculation will be greatly overhauled and a new UI indicator will allow them to gauge the levels of hostility they have generated. According to the dev post, mastery of enmity is critical to success in battle.

Fallen Earth: Alpha County Update Delayed Slightly

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

The Fallen Earth team has announced that the Alpha County update has been delayed and moved to Thursday, July 7th. Alpha County was originally planned to deploy today but some IT/technical issues, the update was moved to Thursday.

EVE Online: Post-CSM Summit Press Conference Report

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Last week, a leaked internal CCP document caused furor in the EVE Online community, enough that an emergency meeting was called between developers and the Council on Stellar Management. At the conclusion of the meeting, the CSM held a press conference that MMORPG.com's Mike Bitton attended. He's got the full report of the statements made during the press conference. Read on!

General: The Console MMO is the Future

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:38 PM PDT

If there is one thing that causes many PC gamers' brains to explode is the thought that their favorite MMO just may be release simultaneously for consoles. In today's Devil's Advocate column, MMORPG.com's Drew Wood talks about the benefits of console MMOs and how it's definitely something that's in our future, like it or not. Let us know your reaction to his column in the comments.

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Wield the Power Trailer

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Heatwave Interactive has released a new game play trailer from Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising. Called "Wield the Power", the video shows off in-game footage of the recently released MMO.

Mortal Online: Jump In for the First Time or Come On Back

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:43 PM PDT

The Mortal Online team is proud of its first year anniversary and the release of the original game plus the Dawn expansion. To celebrate, Mortal Online is 30% off for a time and former subscribers are invited back to play for free from now through July 10th.

Prius Online: July Content Update Bringing Dungeons

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT

The Prius Online team has announced that a new game update will be deployed later this week that will bring brand new unlocked dungeons into the game. According to the post, all dungeons under level 50 will be available for players to check out. The team has posted a wish list of the things this week's update will include.

Rift: Community Events = In-Game Rewards

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT

The Rift team has a new post on the official forums that details some upcoming community events. To sweeten the participation deal, Trion will be handing out new titles and items that can only be obtained by attending the events.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Classic Star Wars Games and TOR

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

MMORPG.com Community Manager Mike Bitton is on a quest to rekindle his love for Star Wars games in preparation for the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic. In today's column, Mike takes a look back at three classic Star Wars titles and talks a bit about each. See if your favorite Star Wars game made the list!

General: Rise of Immortals Open Beta Begins

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Petroglyph Games has announced that Rise of Immortals is now in its open beta phase of development. Any who participate in the open beta will receive 1,000 Petroglyph coins to spend in the in-game store. Rise of Immortals is considered a MOBA with, according to Petroglyph, innovative new features.

AdventureQuest Worlds: Die and Pay the Price

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT

The AdventureQuest team has announced that players who die in the game will no longer see the nine second grayed out screen but will be forced to watch an ad instead. As developers say, "players scoffed at how there was no real punishment for dying in AQWorlds". Apparently, now there is.

General: Does Size Matter?

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT

The old adage is that bigger is better, that size indeed does matter, at least in some instances. In today's Guild's Eye View, Sean Stalzer puts that adage through its paces when it comes to raids, dungeons and the size of the groups required to beat them. Let us know what you think!

ArcheAge: Jake Song Interview

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:38 PM PDT

ArcheAge is one of the most highly-rated and highly-anticipated games capturing our readers' attention here at MMORPG.com. Our own Garrett Fuller had the privilege to interview XLGames' CEO and President Jake Song to talk about ArcheAge. They covered a wide variety of topics and it's definitely a must-read for eager fans of ArcheAge.
Posted by Shri Krishna

General gaming

General gaming

1UP's Infamous 2 Red and Blue Giveaway

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:53 AM PDT

1UP's inFamous 2 Red and Blue Soundtrack Giveaway
How To Play

Hey, what's the score here?

Today we're giving away download codes for the soundtracks to inFamous 2, and since 2 is the magic number, that's how many you get! One code gets you both the Red and Blue soundtracks. You may have heard the Blue version before, but the Red Soundtrack was available exclusively to those who purchased the inFAMOUS 2: Hero Edition. The content on each soundtrack is completely different and unique!

Here's what it takes to win:

Japan Review Check: Star Fox 3DS, More Brink

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:09 PM PDT


A selection of the most interesting games due to hit Japan next week, courtesy the review pages of Famitsu magazine:

- Star Fox 64 3D (9/8/8/9, 34 points): Nostalgia ruled the 3DS reviews this week, although this port does have one or two new features. "Being able to carry around Star Fox 64 with you is great," one reviewer said. "The 3D visuals are effective, and the gyro controls work a lot better than I was expecting."

"The slide-pad control is easier to use," another admitted, "but with gyro control you get more a realistic feeling of flight, letting you make precision movement easily."

Level-5 Announces 3DS RPG For The Ladies

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:24 PM PDT


Just in case Japanese gamers have the idea that Level-5 develops nothing but cutesy games for children, the creators of the Layton series have a bit of a surprise for you -- a Nintendo 3DS game where you play a girl working at what's essentially a hostess club.

Girls' RPG: Cinderellife stars a young girl from the countryside who comes to the big city of Neo-Ginza in order to earn fame and fortune. You'll be able to redo her makeup and outfit, as well as redo the interior of her room to your heart's content; there are over 1000 items to work with. Your heroine works at a club called The Castle, where you must entertain male guests ranging from powerful politicians to famous singers; you earn more experience and level up your character if you get along well with the guests, having them order expensive food off the menu and so forth.

Cinderellife is an enhanced 3DS version of Kyabajoppi, a cute social game released on Level-5's ROID cell-phone game service in Japan. "It's the most popular game we have on ROID right now," Level-5 head Akihiro Hino told Famitsu magazine in this week's issue, "so I wanted to make it into a full RPG experience. If all the individual components work together, I think there's a chance it could become a big hit."

Pokemon Game Headed to iOS and Android (Yes, Really)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Pokemon

A Pokemon game is headed to smartphones, and not by way of some unknown, foreign developer snubbing its nose at copyright laws.

The Pokemon Company recently announced on its website that Pokemon Say Tap? is coming to iOS and Android devices in Japan this summer. Besides the small graphic below, there are no images of the game as of yet, which sounds like a rhythm game that has you tapping on Pokemon cards. It'll be available free of charge.

Third-Party Online Platforms Welcome on Wii U

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Wii U

Nintendo has said gamers can expect a much better online experience with Wii U. But it has yet to go into any real detail on the matter, and the reason for that is likely that it'll be largely up to third parties to deliver online services on Nintendo's next system.

"We've seen what our competitors have done, and we've acknowledged that we need to do more online, starting with the launch of our eShop on Nintendo 3DS, and we're going to continue to build our online capability," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview with Forbes. "For Wii U, we're going to take that one step further, and what we're doing is creating a much more flexible system that will allow the best approaches by independent publishers to come to bear.

"So instead of a situation where a publisher has their own network and wants that to be the predominant platform, and having arguments with platform holders, we're going to welcome that. We're going to welcome that from the best and the brightest of the third party publishers."

Check Out The Return of the Daily 1UPdate!

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:11 PM PDT

You may recall the Daily 1UPdate, the news video series that we produced throughout most of last year. You may also recall that the Daily 1UPdate slowly faded from public sight toward the end of the year, with a few stuttering attempts to bring it back that didn't quite pan out. The show was a good idea in principle, but we never really found our voice.

Well, here's take two:

Join 1UP and IGN for a Pokemon Meetup

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT

What: Pokémon 1UP/IGN Meetup
When: Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm PDT
Where: Union Square, San Francisco. Just look for a group of people playing with their 3DS's and talking about those fun things called Pokémon.

Calling all Pokémon fans in the San Francisco Bay Area! If you have a 3DS and a love for feisty little critters such as Pikachu or Zebstrika, then you'll want to come check out our Pokémon meetup! Fans will be able to exchange data from the Pokedex 3D and trade Pokémon with other Black/White players amongst other things.

PSN Pass Rumored for Resistance 3, But What is it?

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:02 PM PDT

PSN Pass

The alleged photo of a Resistance 3 PlayStation 3 bundle seen above shows the logo for something called PSN Pass. It surfaced on a German forum and current speculation pegs it as an online pass similar to what we've seen EA, THQ, Codemasters, Warner Bros., and others employ. These companies include a one-time-use code with new copies of a game that must be redeemed in order to access certain content, typically online multiplayer.

It wouldn't be the first time Sony has done something like this -- ModNation Racers on PSP requires a $14.99 "online entitlement" for those who don't have a code that comes with new games. Ditto for SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, except in that case you had to spend $19.99 in order to pick up the add-on from the PlayStation Store.

In the latter case, Sony claimed this was a move against piracy -- which is rampant on PSP -- rather than against used games, although the secondhand market certainly felt its effects, too. At the time, it expected fans to react "quite positively" to the news, though judging by the comments on 1UP's story at the time, that was not the case.

Catherine Demo to Let You Try the Erotic Puzzle/Adventure Game Next Week

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Catherine

For a while before its release in Japan, it wasn't particularly clear what Catherine was. It's hard to even define it with a genre; adventure, horror, and puzzle all have been thrown out there, often with the term "erotic" attached. A demo was made available ahead of its release in Japan that began to answer some of those questions. With it now coming out later this month on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a demo is slated to hit Xbox Live and PSN next week.

Atlus delivered word on Twitter today that the demo will be released on July 12 for both platforms. The full game itself follows two weeks later, on July 26.

Catherine, which was featured on E3 badge lanyards last month, was developed by Atlus' Persona team. It's the first HD title to come from them and was received favorably by Famitsu in Japan, getting a very respectable 35 (of 40).

Back to the Future: The Game Season 1 Review

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT

When Telltale announced their next title would be a follow-up to the Back to the Future trilogy, there was a certain fear that the well-meaning developer would somehow "Lucas" (as in George) things up. As with the original Star Wars films, Back to the Future is a series that doesn't really need to be revisited; in fact, Bob Gale's clockwork-like scripts assure that every possible loose end is wrapped up by the end of the third movie -- and the screenwriter has even gone out of his way to personally address any perceived plot holes throughout this trio of films.

To go back and tamper with these airtight stories would be tantamount to movie treason, which is why Telltale was especially savvy in leaving familiar eras behind, instead concentrating on content uncovered (or only hinted at) by the original trilogy. And while Telltale's puzzles have taken a step down in creativity since the stellar Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Back to the Future: The Game does the seemingly impossible by acting as both a heartfelt tribute and a fitting follow-up to the beloved film franchise.

Posted by Shri Krishna

MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News

What the ****!!! League of Legends is under Siege by Hackers

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I am not sure if the so called 'lulzsec' is behind this but after reading a bunch of threads of what is going on I was a bit shocked.

The Class Abilities and Strategies You Need to Know in Ghost Recon Online

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The Game Designer May Ling Tan gives you some tips on how to make good use of different classes.

Is Age of Wulin's Graphics Really That Good?

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There are doubts arose from the community: does the game really have such a fantastic graphics? Are these beautiful effects created by photoshop?

Open Beta Test Now Live for Rise of Immortals

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Open beta test is now live for Rise of Immortals, an online free-to-play PC game that expands on the hit Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre with new, innovative features designed to appeal to both core and casual players.

Snail Games's The Chosen Officially Launches Today with a New Trailer

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Snail Games USA today announced the North American launch of The Chosen, their latest free-to-play MMORPG title, together with a new video trailer showcasing various gameplay elements. Starting today, gamers can begin a journey into legendary ancient China, where they must battle to restore peace in a world torn apart by war.

Bright Shadow Online, Grab A Key Now!

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The closed beta will be out in a few days, and they're giving players a chance to grabe a key and join in it.

Win Exclusive In-game Titles with Rift's New Community Events

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Trion Worlds is going to add some more fun to Rift. They have prepared some new in game titles and items while players can only get them via Rift community events. The dev team will start with 3 weekly events next week. Those players who respond first will get some awesome in game titles.

PlanetSide 2 Countdown Is Up, Big Announcement Coming This Thursday

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Today the online games developer put a countdown on PlanetSide 2 teaser site www.planetside2.com, telling all PlantetSide fans that big reveal will come at 7 p.m. PDT on this Thursday.

Aria T'Loak Cosplay by Yond

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Aria T'Loak, the Asari boss of Omega and lord of Club Afterlife, that has the best beats in the galaxy. Here is the Aria cosplay via Yond, and this amazing make-up is all made by love-squad.

Bright Shadow(EU) Beta Details Revealed

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Gamania Digital Entertainment Europe will start its Bright Shadow beta this Friday. The 'Gimme 10' beta test will be made available through Gamania's beanfun! platform (http://en.beanfun.com).

The Chosen Launches Today

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In a few hours, Snail Games USA will official release its latest MMORPG The Chosen. The Chosen is a free to play title where players choose from one of five Chinese Dynasties to fight for supremacy of the empire. The Chosen has six character classes to choose from, Sword, Blade, Bow, Flute, Fan and Scroll with over 160 skills to chose from between them.

Things to Make Grinding Less Boring

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As the topic says, what are the things that makes your grinding less boring? Unless if you enjoy grinding.

RIFT Foraging Leveling Guide

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Foraging is a gathering profession that goes exceedingly well with Apothecaries, and is also helpful to Artificers and Weaponsmiths.

Changyou: 3D Martial-arts MMOG Duke of Mount Deer OBT Schedule Confirmed

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Changyou.com Limited, an online game developer and operator in China, recently announced that it will begin open-beta testing of Duke of Mount Deer, an inhouse-developed 3D fantasy martial-arts MMORPG on July 22, 2011.

Awesome Saint Seiya Armor

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In Soul Nations - AKIBA Showroom, a life-sized Sagittarius armor was demonstrated. But the armor is for display purposes only. The new series of 1/6 scale was displayed as well, and the new armor models will be on sale in August.
Posted by Shri Krishna

MMORPG Videos

MMORPG Videos

Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising: Gods and Heroes: 1st Impressions with Ripper X

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Ripper X goes gitty for Gods and Heroes with an intense and wacky 1st impressions preview of the game including basic gameplay and features!
Posted by Shri Krishna

MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews

Eutechnyx has announced further details for their upcoming online racing community, Auto Club Revolution

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Eutechnyx today revealed more details about Auto Club Revolution, its upcoming online racing game and car community and has confirmed that the title is on track to enter closed beta testing in July. The details released by Eutechnyx explain the multiplayer and single-player racing modes as well as driving assists, fair play rules and all [...]

The chosen has been launched in North America

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Snail Games USA has announced today the North American launch of The Chosen with a new video trailer showcasing various gameplay elements. In The Chosen, players must side with one of five ruling Dynasties within the Human Kingdom, and travel through vast landscapes and historical landmarks while fighting for the supremacy of their empire. Join [...]
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