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Star Wars: the Old Republic Dev. Talk: Players-oriented MMO
Feb 28th
LucasArts has released a new movie, Returning to Taris, from Star Wars: The Old Republic, showcasing this upcoming MMO set in the Star Wars universe. The developer team will show star wars fans why return to Taris and what happened to Taris. At the end of the movie, they reaffirmed that Star Wars: the Old Republic will be a players-oriented MMO. Below is the video. Enjoy!
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Developer Dispatch – Returning to Taris
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Free Brought Fly, DDO Unlimited New Players Surpassed 1 Million
Feb 28th
When <A href=”http://video.<a href=’http://www.mmosite.com’ target=_blank>mmosite.com/game_vm.php?gid=7″ target=_blank>Dungeons & Dragons Online turned to free-to-play many people thought the game was going to die. But DDO: Eberron Unlimited tells us his is still alive as it has attracted over one million new players since its launch in 2009. DDO once gave us some surprises and has certain impact on the later MMOs, and it’s glad to see its achievement.
DDO: Eberron Unlimited – Shan to Kor Trailer
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DDO Unlimited’s paid subscriber base has more than doubled, while at the same time players are transacting in the new DDO store at three times the industry average, growing the franchise’s revenue over 500% since its launch in September.
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“The launch of DDO Unlimited has been a huge success and has really taken the game to a new level,” said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of DDO Unlimited. “As we celebrate our 4th birthday, the game has never been better and we’re just getting started with more adventure packs, more store items, and other innovative features coming in the major updates we have planned throughout 2010.”
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Drinking with Warhammer Beer Steins, Cool
Feb 28th
It seems that <A href=”http://warhammer.<a href=’http://www.mmosite.com’ target=_blank>mmosite.com/” target=_blank>Warhammer online has kept silent for a long time, now it moved again. There are several types of Warhammer online-style beer steins made by 3 Point Entertainment available for online purchase. If you love this game, and also love beer, you should own one or two of them. Besides, each stein includes an exclusive Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in-game item.
These steins are handcrafted in the Old-World style with fine-grain stoneware by the world-renowned stein artisans of Ceramarte, our limited-production steins feature panoramic, bas-relief sculpting of exclusive artwork by top Warhammer Online visionaries. Each exquisite stein stands over 10″ tall (25.4cm), weighs a hefty 3 lbs. (1.36kg.), and is topped with a sculpted pewter lid. The price ranges from $100 to $300, if you make a combo order you get more discount. More details at 3point.com.
<A href=”http://feature.mmosite.com/wow/” target=_blank>WoW has the similar steins before, also made by 3 Point Entertainment, so is it a WoW clone in the real life?
H.A.V.E Online Knocks at The Door of Thailand
Feb 28th
SK imedia announced the publishing agreement with TOT Public Company Limited (TOT) in Thailand for its Third Person Shooting (TPS) game H.A.V.E Online.
H.A.V.E Online is a casual shooting game among figurines featuring customizable characters and changeable weapons depending on battles. The game recently entered the Open Beta test (OBT) in Korea and Taiwan.
TOT said “we have high hopes for H.A.V.E Online for its character and gameplay. We are in talks with SK imedia to bring H.A.V.E Online to Thailand as soon as possible.”
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“With collaboration with TOT, we will deliver the best H.A.V.E Online to Thai users soon.” Said SK imedia.
Neo Steam Heads to Ijji.com in Partnership With Atlus Online
Feb 28th
ijji.com, the nearly 10 million-strong gaming portal, continues its quest to bring top-quality interactive entertainment to its free-to-play experience with its latest game addition: Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent, an expansive massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on auniquely creative genre of “steampunk,” where 19th century steam-based technology meets fantasy inventions. Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent heads to ijji.com in partnership with online game publisher Atlus Online, the online interactive entertainment division of Atlus U.S.A.
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“Steampunk is another immersive experience we are thrilled to add to our current line-up of games. Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent offers the ijji community a class-A persistent world to get lost in,” said Calvin Yang, vice president of marketing, NHN USA, which hosts ijji.com. “Atlus provides some of the best games in the business, and that is just what we look for when it comes to our portal.”
Both companies enjoy a considerable following among elite hardcore gamers around the world, boasting passionate communities and vocal participants.
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“It truly is an honor to partner with the leading hardcore online gaming portal, ijji.com, and give Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent access to nearly 10 million online gamers,” said Jun Hyun Kim, head of More >
Aion 2.0 Legion Instance and Quests Leaked
Feb 28th
Please note that this article is unofficial, originating from a forum. So it is only for reference.
A message came from a Korean forum that an NCsoft engineer leaked some information on the legendary new instance for Aion 2.0.
According to him, the new instance has been specially designed for fun and the importance of Abyss and PVP is paid attention to, as well.
Click here for Aion 2.0 Instance Trailer
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The new legion instance will further aggravate the conflict between Elyos and Asmodians.
However, this time the NCsoft engineer hasn’t revealed more details about the upcoming 24-man legion instance, and the previous info related to battlefields on the ground hasn’t been involved, either.
His general idea is as follows:
The level cap of Aion 2.0 will be raised to Level 55 and the newly added instance is a 24-man Legion one. However, it doesn’t mean that all instance participants must belong to a legion, but they must complete an epic quest together with players from the same race before entering this instance.
Take how Elyos do for example:
- The story background of Elyos depicts that a gate will be open in fortress in order to summon the Balaur Empire Thiam. Players must destroy the Boss before More >
The Light and How to Swing It: Your group is on fire
Feb 28th
Every Sunday, Chase Christian of The Light and How to Swing It invites you to discuss the finer side of the paladin class: the holy specialization. This week, we examine how to handle situations where your entire party is taking serious damage and there’s nothing you can do about it (or is there?). I don’t know about you, but I’ve woken up in the middle of the night, on more than one occasion, from a terrible nightmare. I’m not talking about the Emerald Nightmare, you’ll have to read Stormrage or talk to some tree-hugging druid if you want to hear about that. I’m referring to something similar to Argent Confessor Paletress’ Confess attack; nightmares with a far more sinister source: memories of failed encounters from the past.
My guild’s first attempt on the Twin Val’kyr has caused me more sleepless nights than any other so far. It was early in the week of their release, and so nobody in the raid had ever seen the Twins before. With no prior knowledge, we pulled the bosses blindly. My co-healer, a resto shaman, disconnected immediately due to an unknown problem. Suddenly I was faced with 10 targets all taking damage from a passive AoE aura, two More >
Spring Time Is Coming To Runes of Magic
Feb 28th
Spring Time Is Coming To Runes of Magic New event planned in celebration SAN FRANCISCO and BERLIN – Frogster (www.frogster-interactive.de) , a leading global publisher of free-to-play games, is introducing a new in-game event for Runes of Magic, beginning in March entitled the ‘Masked Ball’.In Taborea, the winter is also slowly receding – which is reason enough for all of the inhabitants of the Runes of Magic world to celebrate the coming season. Legend tells us that the barbarians of Candara have long been afflicted by a cruel fate when the winter comes and the land starves under the bitter cold. When the weather finally warms, they celebrate the prospect of a rich harvest for the New Year with reckless abandon. All of the barbarians dress up and attend this event to try to forget the hard days of ice in one great rollicking party.The Runes of Magic community is invited to take part in the celebration. Daily quests and a game world decorated for spring awaits adventurers of all levels. As a reward, artfully ornamented masks, transformation potions and all sorts of other goodies will be available. The ‘Masked Ball’ event will launch in conjunction with the More >
Game Review: The Heaven of Three Kingdoms
Feb 28th
Game Review: The Heaven of Three Kingdoms Seoul, Korea, February 26th, 2010 - The Heaven of Three Kingdoms is a Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Game developed by HanbitSoft. The Heaven of Three Kingdoms received nothing but a positive feedback from Focus Group Test and G-Star for its equestrian combat and instance dungeon system.
The Heaven of Three Kingdoms features unique game systems such as Wonder Bar system, an EXP item, and a party system. Wonder Bar is filled up in proportion to player’s log in time and a gauge is increased every 30 minutes up to 8 bars. The more you fill up, the better item you can get. Also, you can produce an EXP item with a particular item that stores EXP by hunting. An EXP item can be used by other characters. The game offers a variety of features such as Kill Count system, equestrian combat and a Hero Title for a server. Unlike other games, a Party system in the Heaven of Three Kingdoms provides its unique special effects to its party members continuously. The game unveils eight base character classes: Swordsman, Blademan, Spearman, Bownman, Healer, Magician, Assassin, and Martial Artist. HanbitSoft plans to add more character classes in the future. For screenshots, check More >
Thailand Has To Have H.A.V.E Online
Feb 28th
Thailand Has To Have H.A.V.E Online Seoul, Korea, February 26th, 2010- SK imedia announced the publishing agreement with TOT Public Company Limited (TOT) in Thailand for its Third Person Shooting (TPS) game H.A.V.E Online. H.A.V.E Online is a casual shooting game among figurines featuring customizable characters and changeable weapons depending on battles. The game recently entered the Open Beta test (OBT) in Korea and Taiwan. TOT said “we have high hopes for H.A.V.E Online for its character and gameplay. We are in talks with SK imedia to bring H.A.V.E Online to Thailand as soon as possible.” “With collaboration with TOT, we will deliver the best H.A.V.E Online to Thai users soon.” Said SK imedia.