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General: Why You Should Embrace the F2P Movement
Jul 29th
Today’s The List column is a provocative look at the free to play movement in games these days. MMORPG.com writer Bill Murphy has four reasons why you need to embrace the F2P movement. See if you agree or disagree.
Cataclysm Beta: Twilight Highlands and Uldum galleries
Jul 29th
Twilight Highlands and Uldum aren’t technically open yet in the Cataclysm beta, but when have invisible walls ever stopped someone who really wanted to get into a zone? Resourceful tester Lemon King sends us these monster galleries of questing through both zones, although both are unfinished (especially Uldum). Even so, they look beautiful, and there are some nice surprises in the quests. Obviously, spoilers abound!
Check out the galleries by clicking below.
Gallery: Cataclysm beta: Twilight Highlands
Gallery: Cataclysm Beta: Uldum
Land of Chaos Online MMO Open Beta to Begin on August 3
Jul 29th
Burda:ic, a leading publisher of online games worldwide, today announced that the Open Beta Test for highly anticipated RTS action RPG LOCO – Land of Chaos Online will begin on August 3. For the first time, the Land of Chaos will be accessible to any and all players who dare to visit its perilous battlefields, putting themselves in the shoes of 30 characters from two factions vying for total domination.
“We’re really looking forward to opening the floodgates to players who have yet to experience the pandemonium that is the Land of Chaos,” said Achim Kaspers, Managing Director of Burda:ic. “With this final test run, we’ll be working around the clock to collect feedback and valuable info as we prepare for the official launch!”
Burda:ic has also revealed an official teaser trailer for the Open Beta which showcases some of the game’s most popular characters crushing foes and boss monsters alike.
For more information about LOCO – Land of Chaos Online, head to http://www.loco.alaplaya.net
About LOCO – Land of Chaos Online Developed by Danal Entertainment, Land of Chaos Online is a truly next-gen multiplayer online game that features high-end graphics, a roster of 30 playable characters with unique skills and personalities, and hectic online combat. More >
4Story MMORPG New Screenshots of New Kingdom
Jul 29th
No more waiting, very soon, 3rd Kingdom will be introduced into the continent of 4story which will be taken as such a finishing stroke to all MMO lovers.
The name of the new kingdom revitalizing the title is “BROA”. Everything is hustle in Zemi, specially, developers and animators are busy as bees for polishing contents of it.
Please take a look at some of the rendered screenshots of main castles and temples from BROA reminding us of Islamic mosques.
For more information : www.global.4story.com
Torchlight: The Plot Thickens
Jul 29th
Yesterday, Runic Games showed off a partially revealed image and today more of that same image is revealed. Speculation is that it has a lot to do with Runic’s upcoming MMO based on its best-selling single-player RPG, Torchlight. See what you think!
Shot Online MMO to be Part of GNGWC 2010 Finals
Jul 29th
Sunnyvale, Calif. (July 29, 2010) – Sunnyvale-based online game publisher, Games Campus (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today the online golf simulation Shot-Online has once again been selected for the Game N Game World Championship 2010 (GNGWC). The GNGWC 2010 regional finals will take place July 31st in Los Angeles with two of the finalists going on to compete for the grand prize in Busan, Korea on November 21 at G*.
The GNGWC is the international game championships composed of Korean games and takes place around the world with regional finals in North America, Europe and South America. To learn more about Shot-Online and to download and play the game for free, players can visit http://shotonline.gamescampus.com/.
GamesCampus USA will be on hand at Howie’s Game Shack in Los Angeles to cheer on the 12 North American regional finalists who have already advanced through the preliminary online tournaments. Two finalists from each region will head to Korea to the Grand Finals later this fall for a chance to win a $5,000 cash prize.
"We are thrilled that Shot-Online has been selected for the fifth consecutive year for the GNGWC, and we think this is a great opportunity for fans all over the world," More >
Martial Empires MMORPG to Combat Spammers and Troublemakers
Jul 29th
Hamburg, July 29, 2010 – It’s time for bots and chat spammers to say farewell, gamigo has declared. A slew of anti-bot measures will be implemented into its popular new MMORPG Martial Empires to ensure undisturbed gameplay.
A special highlight of this new security package is a new kind of opponent: the Suricat Police. This new kind of vigilante patrols different areas in the game and warns players against attacking them. Players that heed their warning have nothing to worry about. A bot that ignores their warning, though, will be turned into a ghost and unable to play.
You can download this image and other screenshots of the Suricat Police from our press server.
As an added measure of security, players will be prompted at set intervals to type in a code. Entering the right code will be rewarded with a buff. To protect against spammers, the global chat channels will only be open to characters who have reached level 15 and troublemakers can be ignored permanently.
http://martialempires.gamigo.com/
About gamigo AG
gamigo AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axel Springer AG, was founded in 2001 and has grown to become one of the leading publishers of free-to-play MMOGs in Europe. Since 2010, gamigo also publishes its games More >
World of Tanks MMO Medium Tanks in New Gameplay Trailer
Jul 29th
Wargaming.net® is pleased to announce the release of a new action-packed gameplay trailer for its upcoming massively multiplayer online game World of Tanks that has recently entered its closed beta phase. The footage demonstrates epic in-game clashes of WWII era armored fighting vehicles giving a glimpse inside medium tanks’ tactics in battle! and highlights combat characteristics of legendary T-44, VK 3002 (DB) and Panther units. Medium tanks perform a wide array of task on the battlefield that range from protecting artillery and convoying allied units to staging instant flank attacks and capturing the enemy base being the main assault power of the team. “Tanks like T-44 or Panther are jacks-of-all-trades in the game, “says Nick Katselapov, producer of World of Tanks.”They are fast, maneuverable and have decent firepower what makes them ideal for performing both defensive and offensive objectives.” Join the beta at: http://game.worldoftanks.com/registration/cbt/ For more information on World of Tanks, visit http://www.worldoftanks.com/. About World of Tanks World of Tanks is the first and only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 150 armored vehicles from America, Germany, and the More >
Leelh : Patch du 29/07/2010 sur Jonas
Jul 29th
Pour faire concis : Des nouveaux objets en pagaille, des améliorations, des corrections de bugs, etc … Enfin un patch très complet en somme, normal pour un jeu si jeune !
Voici donc le contenu du patch en entier, il prendra effet dans la soirée selon le site officiel !
Équipements de survieCréation de personnage
- 15 nouveaux sets font leur apparition dans Vedasq
- Les sacs à dos ont été relooké. Ils ont maintenant un look bien plus post-apo
- 4 nouveaux sacs ont été ajoutés pour les survivants
- Les descriptions de nombreux objets de survie ont été revues
- Équilibrage des bonus des équipements (+)
- Les chances de trouver des sacs ont été réduites (+)
- La contenance de tous les sacs a été revue à la baisse. Un système de sac de secours a été mis en place pour éviter la perte des équipements lors du patch (+)
- Il y a maintenant 12 sacoches gauches et 12 sacoches droites dans le monde (+)
- Nouvelles animations des survivants allongés dans la salle de création de persos
- L’équivalent des barbes arrivent pour les enfants et les femmes (piercings, tatouage)
- Modification de certains textes de la création de personnage pour une meilleure clarté dans les factions notamment
- Les survivants inertes ont maintenant une coupe de cheveux lorsqu’ils ne sont More >
WoW Moviewatch: Oxhorn Brand Medley
Jul 29th
It’s been a little while since we’ve enjoyed some Oxhorn in this column, and the maestro of machinima music was brought up yesterday in the comments. With that in mind, I wanted to take a moment and revisit one of my favorite pieces by Oxhorn: the Oxhorn Brand Medley.
Not only was this the first machinima I shared with my beloved wife, it’s also the first WoW song I got stuck in my head for months. To this day, I can be heard cruising around the office, humming it under my breath. That’s certainly annoying for my office mates, but it helps the day pass.
If you’re not experienced with Oxhorn, take the time to go check out a bunch of his early stuff. He’s a great musician and his machinima is a lot of fun.
Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at machinima@wow.com.