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When Mega Man Ruled the World: An Anniversary Tribute

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

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When Mega Man Ruled the World: An Anniversary Tribute

A look back at the games that saved Mega Man... at least, for a while.

By: Jeremy Parish October 9, 2011

When the original Mega Man hit the NES in 1987, it was a revelation: The slickest, most open-ended platform shooter ever made. With only ten stages, it was short compared to standards like Super Mario Bros. and Wonder Boy, but what it lacked in length it made up for with replayability... not to mention sheer challenge. Its sequel, 1989's Mega Man 2, was even more spectacular. Together, the two games defined a genre and became high-water marks for 8-bit game design.

Sadly, a decade later, Mega Man had practically become a mockery of itself. The old-school sprites of Mega Man 8 and Mega Man X4 were comforting to gamers who weren't completely convinced that the PlayStation's chunky polygons should be an absolute replacement for classic game design; yet at the same time, the 2D Mega Man titles felt like relics, doing nothing to push the limits of technology or play mechanics. Mega Man had become iterative, where once he was innovative. Meanwhile, the Legends spin-off actually did introduce new ideas, including an early form of Zelda's Z-targeting and real-time story cutscenes with lip-synched facial animations, but it was largely dismissed by Mega Man fans and detractors alike: By the former for being too different from the older games, and by the latter for wearing the name "Mega Man."

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MMORPG News

MMORPG News

4Story: Revealing the Holes Event Announced

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Zemi Interactive has announced that a new October event will be staged in 4Story. Called "Revealing the Holes", the event continues the storyline started in the just-completed "Awakening the Demons" event.

Troy Online: Large Scale War System Coming October 15th

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:19 AM PDT

The Troy Online team has announced that the large scale war system will be officially launched on Saturday, October 15th.

Fallen Earth: Free Version Coming October 12th

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT

GamersFirst has announced that Fallen Earth's transition to a free-to-play revenue model will be completed this week and that players will be able to enter the new iteration beginning Wednesday, October 12th.

Fallen Earth: The Free Apocalypse Interview

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:26 AM PDT

With Fallen Earth poised on the edge of a new life as a free to play MMO, Managing Editor Bill Murphy had the opportunity to speak with Associate Game Director Joseph Willmon about "The Free Apocalypse". The discussion meanders from why the F2P decision was made to the awesomeness of the Commander's Aura. Check it out!

World of Warcraft: The Modern WoW Player

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Ah the good old days when gamers were hardcore and the rest of the world was casual. But in today's gaming world, the definitive line between the two has become blurred with things like raid finders and two-player dungeons. In today's column, MMORPG.com's Joe Sanicky takes a look at hardcore vs casual when it comes to World of Warcraft. Check it out and then leave your thoughts in the comments.

Rusty Hearts: A Quick & Easy to Pick Up Brawler

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Rusty Hearts burst on the scene recently and has already captivated many players with its robust 'brawler' action. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy takes a look at Rusty Hearts and offers up our official review. Check it out and then let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Guild Wars 2: Eurogamer Expo and PVP

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 09:14 AM PDT

During the recently held Eurogamer Expo, MMORPG.com's own Ross McDermott took time out from his EVE Online empire to check it out. He had the opportunity to get his hands on the Guild Wars 2 demo and to take a look at PvP. Check out Ross's thoughts about PvP and Guild Wars 2. Let us know your impressions in the comments.

Forsaken World: World Premier Trailer for Storms of War

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Perfect World Entertainment has released the first trailer from the upcoming Forsaken World expansion, Storms of War. We have partnered with PWE to bring our readers the worldwide premier of the Forsaken World: Storms of War trailer. Enjoy!
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MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News

WoW: Chinese Fan Art

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WoW: Chinese Fan Art


Here are five pieces of artworks that designed by Chinese fans recently, they are pretty cool, aren't they? Let's take a closer look at them!

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Some Thoughts on Age of Wulin, Based on CN Closed Beta

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Some Thoughts on Age of Wulin, Based on CN Closed Beta


The game has many attractiveness and interesting designs, and it's very Chinese-traditional.

Big Spoon Corporation to Exhibit Red Blood Online and FreeJack at G-Star 2011

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Big Spoon Corporation to Exhibit Red Blood Online and FreeJack at G-Star 2011


Recently, Korea-based Big Spoon Corporation announced that they would participate in G-Star 2011 starting from November 10th to November 13th in Busan. Big Spoon Corporation will have a booth at B2C area in G-star 2011 to exhibit its upcoming title Red Blood Online and the action game FreeJack. Visitors could play both games at the booth.

OBT Schedules of the Most Anticipated MMOs in 2012

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OBT Schedules of the Most Anticipated MMOs in 2012


Many great online games' delay in release has caused large quantities of complaints and disappointment. According to insiders, Blade & Soul, ArcheAge and Diablo 3 will conduct their OBTs in early 2012 instead of late 2011.

Dota 2 Weekly Patch Update and Latest News

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Dota 2 Weekly Patch Update and Latest News


Valve has decided to publish the weekly updates of the DOTA 2 BETA on the official blog and we will be covering that too, as usual! Also, we will be including all the latest news from the BETA, leaks and any other thing that has been said or posted on DOTA 2!

Why I Hate Online Passes

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Why I Hate Online Passes


Online Passes is the new feature that is gradually being implemented in various games in order to "encourage" players to buy the legit version of the game rather than pirating it. However, due to how it is handled, it will probably be hated even more.

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Age of Wulin Goes to Korea with a New Trailer

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Age of Wulin Goes to Korea with a New Trailer


After the China, Europe, localized Russia, Malaysia and Taiwan servers are confirmed for Snail Game's Age of Wulin, the next region to be confirmed will be Korea, land of online games. The publisher of choice is rather surprising, with it being Ntreev Soft.

RIFT Gorgeous Screenshots from Ember Isle

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RIFT Gorgeous Screenshots from Ember Isle


This place is so impressive to me! You can see the great amount of mobs and fantastic zone screenshot. May be new boss and new mount is out there.

WoW Patch 4.3: Heirloom, Jewelcrafting and Enchanting Changes

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WoW Patch 4.3: Heirloom, Jewelcrafting and Enchanting Changes


You cannot delete characters when they have heirlooms in their inventory or mail on the PTR.

DN SEA Saint Haven Leveling Guide

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DN SEA Saint Haven Leveling Guide


DN SEA's Saint Haven update will be available on October 18th and the lvl cap will raise to 32. Here is a guide on leveling up fast from lvl24 to lvl32. This guide is orginal from Dragon Nest Blog and the certain part of this post is based on experience in DN TW/CN.

Back To Uncharted Waters!

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Back To Uncharted Waters!


OBT started October 1, 2010 and I have been enjoying myself! It seems the game had a major face lift --- a few features where added --- it's now simpler to add friends; the graphics improved, the textures are much sharper and effects are better; a lot of quest bugs have been fixed too!

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Do You Know How GM Works?

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Do You Know How GM Works?


Gamers always are excited when they see GMs in game, if GMs appear for online events, it doesn't have much feeling, but if see a GM suddenly, gamers must want to know why GM is here, then will talk with GM.

Continue reading Do You Know How GM Works? .

Star Wars: The Old Republic Jedi Knight vs Bounty Hunter

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Jedi Knight vs Bounty Hunter


Writers and developers of Star Wars The Old Republic face off to debate who would win between two iconic STAR WARS classes: Jedi Knight vs Bounty Hunter. Check it out in the video.
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