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Microvolts: 'Tis the Season

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:34 AM PST

MicroVolts players will have lots of holiday cheer and more with the successful deployment of the holiday special update.

War of the Immortals: Officially Launched

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:31 AM PST

Perfect World Entertainment has announced that War of the Immortals has officially launched into retail service. Players who participated in the open beta will see a "seamless" transition to the retail version. Also, players can enter into the Hardware Giveaway contest to receive up to $2500 in computer gear.

Jade Dynasty: Legacy Expansion Is Live

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:26 AM PST

Perfect World Entertainment and the Jade Dynasty team have announced that the latest expansion, Legacy, has officially gone live. Legacy includes new classes, character visuals, special events, content and balance improvements.

Star Supremacy: Christmas in Outer Space

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:22 AM PST

Barbily Games has announced that several new events themed around the Christmas holidays have been added to Star Supremacy.

Silkroad Online: Silkroad -R- Announced

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:16 AM PST

Joymax has announced that it will be launching a new independent Silkroad experience called Silkroad -R-. The new version, according to the press release, will offer players a "cleaner" game environment and the ability for players to level their characters faster. Additionally, new content created especially for Silkroad -R- will be released.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Sith Warrior vs the Smuggler

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:04 AM PST

The Bioware team sits down and chats up the merits of both the Sith Warrior and the Smuggler from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Which one takes the crown? Find out by watching the video and then let us know which one YOU think should win!

Dragon Nest: Scarlet Snow Update Goes Into Effect

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

In the latest Dragon Nest update, players are treated to a host of new content and a level cap increase. Developers have indicated that there are new raid bosses to defeat, holiday events in which to take place, and special holiday sales in the Dragon Vault.

General: Spacetime Studios' Holiday Happenings

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:56 AM PST

Spacetime Studios is bringing the holidays into both Pocket Legends and Star Legends. Both games will feature special events, quests, content and more.

Guild Wars: Wintersday Costume Code Giveaway!

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST

We love the holidays here at MMORPG.com! Lots of stuff to give away! In celebration of the Wintersday festivities, we've partnered up with NCSoft to give away 10 costume codes for Guild Wars' Tyrian gods Lyssa and Kormir.

Star Wars Galaxies: Developers Bid Adieu

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST

In the final Producer's Letter on the Star Wars Galaxies site, Tony "Teesquared" Tyson bids a heartfelt farewell to fans of the game that has now ceased operations much to the dismay of its fans.

Guild Wars: Wintersday 2011 Arrives

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST

Guild Wars players will want to head into the game to check out this year's version of the annual Wintersday celebration. As in the past, there are special events to be found in the major social hubs including snowball tournaments, expeditions into the Secret Lair of the Snowmen, PvP snowball fights and costume gear.

Rift: Enter to Win a Free Copy of RIFT!

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 09:27 AM PST

Fae Yule and Rift-mas have arrived in RIFT, and MMORPG.com has partnered with Trion Worlds to give away five boxed copies of the game to celebrate!

Rift: Yule Love This

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 03:54 PM PST

In today's Chronicles of One Telaran, we take a look at the in-game holiday events in Rift....the one place we thought we could escape the real world. Check out 'Yule Love This' and then let us know what you think!

WildStar: Meet the Human

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST

It's WildStar Week here at MMORPG.com, and we've partnered with Carbine Studios and NCsoft to bring you a week of exclusive articles and interviews with the characters of WildStar itself. Today we are treated to an interview with the human named Buck. Read on and enjoy!

General: Skyrim - Resistance is Futile

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 09:46 AM PST

Yet another MMORPG.com writer has succumbed to the Borg and is fully and utterly immersed in Skyrim. As a player, there is so much to like about Skyrim that it's hard to resist. In a new column today, we take a look at Skyrim from a Player Perspective. Check it out!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: More Star Wars!

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 10:17 AM PST

As if there haven't been enough articles about Star Wars: The Old Republic on the internet this week, we've decided to add one more to the fray. From the storylines, to the Bounty Hunter, and the Head Start access waves, we offer a few thoughts on each.
Posted by Shri Krishna

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A New, Bizarre Pokemon Crossover is Coming to DS in 2012

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 07:07 PM PST

Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition

A new Pokemon game of sorts has been announced, and it's not at all what you might guess. Rather than starring in a new JRPG, beat 'em up, or something else that could be classified as "expected," Pokemon is being crossed over with Tecmo Koei series Nobunaga's Ambition.

The game's name isn't especially imaginative; it appears to be called Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition based on early images and what little information we have so far. It was announced at the Jump Festa expo taking place this weekend in Japan and will see characters from both franchises joining together.

Review: Terrible APB Gets Resurrected as Mediocre APB: Reloaded

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 06:30 PM PST

Few games get as many second chances as APB, but then again, even fewer games start off with a premise so promising that I actually want to give them a third or fourth chance. I probably just can't get my head around how someone could start with "massive multiplayer cops & robbers graced with the most outrageously versatile character editor ever," and somehow end up with a game that sucks. Now I know how a computer made of explodium feels after Captain Kirk hits it with a bulls***ty paradox. It's just impossible to accept -- no matter how many times I fire the game up just to make sure I didn't somehow imagine the whole lousy reality of it.

So, if you're just catching up with the game and somehow missed the backstory: Realtime Worlds and O.G. Grand Theft Auto guy David Jones had this idea for a GTA-ish MMO where progress is based on actual skill and reflexes rather than making your numbers bigger based on how much time you'd blown killing skeletons or whatever. The gaming world collectively flipped its s*** because this is nothing short of a truly excellent idea we've all been waiting for pretty much ever since God invented computers. Then development ran long; craptons of money were spent; the game finally made its debut; was received with a resounding "meh"; and Realtime Worlds went bankrupt.

Watch 1UP's Final Fantasy XIII-2 Livestream on Monday

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 04:49 PM PST

What : Final Fantasy XIII-2 Livestream
When: 2 PM Pacific/5 PM Eastern. Monday, December 16, 2011
Where:Right here on this very page via TwitchTV
Why: See Final Fantasy XIII-2 over a month before its release

Square Enix plans to release Final Fantasy XIII-2 over an entire month from now, but why wait that long to check out the game for yourself? Join 1UP's Jeremy Parish and Ryan Winterhalter for a live, in-depth look at the game this Monday at 2 P.M. PST/5 P.M. EST.

XSEED Bringing the Canvas Curse-Like Sumioni to Vita This Spring

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 01:39 PM PST

As if there weren't already enough fun-looking Vita games to keep on your radar, XSEED Games has announced plans to bring Sumioni: Demon Arts to North America this spring.

Sumioni looks a lot like an evolved take on Kirby: Canvas Curse, one of the first DS games to really catch on because of its use of the system's touchscreen. Sumioni likewise takes advantage of not just Vita's touchscreen, but its rear touchpad, too.

Why Was Grand Theft Auto III's Star Silent?

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:21 PM PST

Grand Theft Auto III on Android

After celebrating Grand Theft Auto III's 10-year anniversary with the release of an iOS and Android port, Rockstar is now answering a variety of questions fans have about the game. Among those are the obligatory questions about its protagonist, Claude, and the rationale behind him never uttering a word.

Every Grand Theft Auto game since III -- the first to bring the series into 3D -- has featured a star who could speak. Why was Claude made to do a crowbar-free Gordon Freeman impression?

Skyrim Ships 10M, is the Fastest-Selling Game in Steam History

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:59 AM PST

Skyrim

While Skyrim players continue to wait for fixes to the various problems they're facing, Bethesda is watching the money roll in from its latest RPG release. Just over a month after its release on November 11, Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media announced The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has shipped 10 million units worldwide.

Keep in mind that is not 10 million units sold, but rather the number shipped to retailers. It's impressive nonetheless, but we also know the actual sales are noteworthy in their own right -- it was the second-best selling in the United States during November according to the NPD Group, and was only about 500,000 units away from surpassing lifetime sales of its predecessor, Oblivion, by the end of the month.

3DS Ambassadors Get Their Free GBA Games Today

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 09:56 AM PST

The Legend of Zelda Minish Cap

3DS Ambassadors in Europe and Japan were notified this week that their ten free Game Boy Advance games would be coming today, December 16. Those in North America didn't get any word on whether the games would be coming today or if the same list of high-quality titles would be offered to them. Luckily all ten games are now available, even to those in the United States.

The ten free games include Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Wario Land 4, and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. That's a much better-looking list overall than the NES games Ambassadors received -- that included games like Yoshi, which probably isn't among many people's ten favorite Nintendo-published NES games.

Posted by Shri Krishna
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