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Arrivano i mostri!!! Siete pronti per l’invasione?
Jan 30th
Ebbene sì, è ufficiale, anche il Gazzettino di Amakna ne parla. Il prossimo fine settimana saremo invasi dai mostri più temibili del Mondo dei Dodici!!! Gli esperti dicono che la zona più colpita sarà quella del Castello di Amakna. Mamme, fate attenzione! Chiudete in casa i bambini e fate largo ai prodi condottieri!
Come? Quali mostri attaccheranno? Beh… Ancora non lo sappiamo. Il potente mago GGC (il Grande Gigante Cattivo, chiamato così per la sua statura e la sua malvagità, n.d.r.) ha lanciato un potente incantesimo su tutta la popolazione. Grazie a questo enorme maleficio riuscirà a riunire e catturare per l’intera settimana le vostre paure più segrete. Vi state chiedendo cosa voglia farne? La risposta è semplice: vuole liberare i mostri più terrificanti e portare un po’ di scompiglio nel tranquillo villaggio di Amakna. Il re Allister è davvero disperato e ha già chiamato a raccolta i migliori avventurieri, che arriveranno da ogni dove il prossimo fine settimana. E voi? Vi state già allenando? Il tempo scorre e l'invasione si avvicina!!!
Regolamento:
L’invasione dei mostri è prevista per sabato 4 e domenica 5 Febbraio 2012. Da oggi fino a venerdì 3 febbraio, potrete votare sulla nostra pagina Facebook la famiglia di mostri che durante More >
Age of Conan: Unchained: January Development Letter Arrives
Jan 30th
The latest edition of the Age of Conan: Unchained Development Update has arrived on the official site. The letter begins with a look back at the momentous year AoC had in 2011, particularly with regard to going "Unchained" or F2P/hybrid back in the summer. From there, the post springboards into 2012.
The "roadmap to 2012" will begin with new tier four raids with much of the balance of the first half of 2012 focusing on a "systems driven focus". In particular, the team is hard at work on the trade skill system and hoping to deploy it by summer. The overhauled system is, according to the letter, "trying to capture the feeling of the more complex systems that you saw in the first generation of MMOs rather than the 'point and click' nature of modern crafting options."
In addition to crafting changes, the team is also putting classes under the microscope and will be working to make some significant changes to classes and abilities. The team will also be laying the artistic groundwork for the next adventure pack.
Check out the full development update letter on the Age of Conan: Unchained site.
Final Fantasy XIV: v1.21 ’Biggest Patch Yet’
Jan 30th
The latest edition of the Final Fantasy XIV Producer's Letter has cropped up on the official site. The first part of the post is a gigantic list of changes coming in the patch. The second half is a more narrative version of what the patch will bring into the game.
Patch v1.21 will bring, among other things, these features to FFXIV:
- seven classic jobs
- two instanced raids
- a 'cutscene replay' option
- chocobo armor
- adjustments to classes
- a revised spell-casting system
- changes to food and medicine effects & recipes which has been completely overhauled from the conceptual level. The team will be providing more information about this as the time for the patch approaches.
Hamlet Defense will not make it into v1.21 as the team has found the system to be overwhelming in its scope and needs more time in development.
Lastly, the patch will be delayed to the end of February to allow for the optimal amount of time finalizing the patch to ensure all systems are in their proper working order.
Read the full post on the Final Fantasy XIV forum.
Global Agenda: Celebrating Two Years In Style
Jan 30th
Hi-Rez has announced that it's ready to celebrate Global Agenda's second anniversary with the release of new flair items, a new PvP tournament and a brand new limited edition pet.
Any player winning a PvP or PvE battle between now and February 6th will receive a Switchblade Boss pet. Devs are also hosting a 6v6 PvP tournament with all participants receiving a special dragon helmet in celebration of the Year of the Dragon. Lastly, over 100 flair items from the past will be reappearing in the catalog for a short time in celebration of the 2nd anniversary.
Find out more about Global Agenda.
Tera devs defending themselves from NCSoft plagarism
Jan 30th
Bluehole Studio and their American publisher En Masse Entetainment have decided to defend and fight claims of theft after the launch of the fantasy MMO, Tera. Earlier this month NCSoft filed a complaint saying that Bluehole Studio built the game Tera after nicking things from Lineage 3, a NCSoft MMO title and was seeking a temporary and permanent injunction to block the release of the title in the United States.
En Masse’s VP of publishing, Chris Lee said in a recent forum post that his company is prepared to do whatever it takes to defend Tera’s release, saying “we are disappointed that NCSoft is attempting to mar the launch of Tera…unfortunately we can’t discuss much publicly due to the sensitivity of the legal actions, but we do outright reject the NCSoft Claims and [are going] to do everything in our power to defend and protect ourselves.” Despite the legal matters, Lee confirmed En Masse stll plan on launching Tera on May the 1st of this year.
Prior to the current conflict some people might be interested in knowing that a lot of Bluehole staff are actually ex-NCSoft devs and ran into some trouble back in 2009 when some of them were accused More >
Our Wedding will Rock the World
Jan 30th
Wanna get married to the beloved one to help each other through ups and downs and share happiness and sorrows together? Well, take a look at what is available in Roll and Rock.
One could propose marriage first, and if the target player clicks “I do” to accept, the system will broadcast marriage message to the whole sever via Loudspeaker. Then the couple can hold their wedding in the wedding church.
There are three types of wedding ceremonies you can choose from: Warm, Luxurious and Royal, with Royal wedding allowing the most number of players to join. Different ceremonies show different scenes. Besides, players can choose how long the wedding ceremony lasts (5 hours at most).
Luxurious wedding scene is shown as below:
All the characters in the ceremony scene will be wearing formal attire. The wedding will be presided by a wedding master and a priest. When the wedding starts, the priest will “read” the “wedding pledge” left by the couple when registering their marriage, and preside the wedding. Friends can send emotes, date a player, set off fireworks, send gifts and give best wishes to celebrate the couple, etc. After the wedding, both the bride and the groom will find a More >
Global Agenda is celebrating its second anniversary
Jan 29th
Hi-Rez Studios is celebrating the second anniversary of its free-to-play MMOFPS Global Agenda. To celebrate this anniversary the game has started some promotions:
-Free Limited Edition Pet - Hi-Rez Studios is enticing players new and old to join in this weeks celebration of the two-year anniversary. Any player winning an instanced PvP or PvE mission between January 30th and February 6th will receive a miniature version of the Switchblade Boss as a player Pet.
- PvP Tournament Reward Hi-Rez is sponsoring player managed PvP tournaments including a recent 6v6 competition. As 2012 is the year of the dragon, all tournament participants receive a free dragon themed helmet in addition to an exclusive item and cash prize for the winning team.
- More Flair Over 100 back-catalogue appearance and flair items from days past are returning for sale within the Dome City Burning Fashion vendor.
The MMOFPS was launched on February 1, 2010 as an action combat and sci-fi alternative to more traditional fantasy MMO titles. In 2011 Global Agenda transitioned to a free-to-play model, was relaunched as the very first free-to-play game on Steam and delivered the Recursive Colony expansion which included new instanced PvP, new instanced PvE, and an entirely new Open Zone. More >
League of Legends has presented the Ziggs Patch Preview
Jan 29th
League of Legends has presented the Ziggs Patch Preview that comes with some gameplay changes for existing champions, items, and other gameplay, as opposed to information about Ziggs himself.
In addition this patch preview has unveiled a new Champion, Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert. The first thing youll notice about Ziggs is that he doesnt get anything for free, it requires a strong throwing arm and keen aim to get the most out of him, trading safety and caution for massive damage opportunities and insane poke. Ziggs bounces, a new skill shot paradigm, bombs along the ground at his foes and blasts them to smithereens, providing he can predict his enemys movements effectively.
Abilities:
- Bouncing Bomb – Ziggs throws a bouncing bomb that deals magic damage.- Satchel Charge - Ziggs flings an explosive charge that detonates after 4 seconds, or when this ability is activated again. The explosion deals magic damage to enemies, knocking them away. Ziggs is also knocked away, but takes no damage.- Hexplosive Minefield – Ziggs scatters proximity mines that detonate on enemy contact, dealing magic damage and slowing.- Mega Inferno Bomb (Ultimate) – Ziggs deploys his ultimate creation, the Mega Inferno Bomb, hurling it an enormous distance, Enemies in the primary blast zone take More >
Conquer Online pirate ladies cosplay pictures
Jan 29th
Conquer Online, has presented some impressive cosplay pictures of amazing Pirate Ladies, to celebrate the launch of its newest expansion, Invasion of Pirates.
Remember that you can get a gift pack for Conquer Online right here
Wakfu will be released the next February 29th
Jan 29th
Ankama has announced that its second MMORPG Wakfu, currently in open beta, will be released the next February 29th .
Whilst WAKFU retains some of the basic features seen in DOFUS, gameplay is governed by player responsibility this time around, and the familiar comic and strategic aspects of DOFUS are accompanied by exclusive political and environmental elements.
In addition to this announcement, Ankama has released its second developer diary, in which members of the WAKFU team explore specific aspects of the game and the methods used in their development. This Developer Diary deals with the theme of the different monsters and enemies youll come up against in WAKFU.
Game designer Azael and level designer Jimmy explain the ways in which the games creatures can influence players experience of WAKFU.