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Diablo 3: Battle.Net Balance Goes Live
Feb 5th
Blizzard has announced that the Battle.Net Balance is now live. With the new service, players can purchase digital products through the upcoming Diablo 3 auction house as well as purchase digital downloads of all Blizzard's games and game time cards for World of Warcraft.
In the near future, players will be also able to use Battle.net Balance for the digital World of Warcraft Battle Chest and WoW digital upgrades. In addition, with the upcoming launch of Diablo III, players will have the option to use Battle.net Balance to buy and sell items in the game’s currency-based auction house.
Read the full post on the Diablo 3 site.
World of Darkness: CCP
Feb 5th
CCP scored another big victory in this year's MMORPG.com Players' Choice Awards when it took Game of the Year 2011. We recently talked with CCP's CEO Hilmar Petrusson and Head of Marketing David Reid about how the team plans to challenge all comers in 2012 with more EVE, Dust 514 and World of Darkness. Read on!
David began by talking up FanFest in March. The event has become a staple for EVE fans all over the world and everyone flies into Iceland for the “Party at the Top of the World.” More importantly Dave said that DUST is hoping for a big summer launch and will be out there at shows this summer for players to get their hands on the game. DUST is on the PS3 Network and SONY will be working with CCP to get the game seen before launch. Dave also mentioned that EVE has its normal two expansions planned for the year and players have really gotten behind Crucible which took EVE back to the core values of the game (space!).
Read more of Garrett Fuller's World of Darkness: CCP’s Plans to Dominate 2012.
DC Universe Online: MMORPG.com Community Interview
Feb 5th
We recently asked you, our loyal readers, to submit questions to the DC Universe Online team. We chose some of the best to submit to DCUO's Senior Community Relations Manager Tony Jones. We've got your answers so keep reading!
White Lantern: In the early days, it was often talked about the current cities being bottled and it was eluded to that we would eventually help un-bottle them. Are there still plans to un-bottle Gotham and Metropolis to make the game world bigger?
A: We obviously can’t discuss too many details on content in development but I can say that the team has been busy working on ways to help get players back into Metropolis and Gotham City.
Read more of our DC Universe Online: MMORPG.com Community Interview.
Continent of the Ninth Seal: VIP Beta Preview
Feb 5th
We recently had the opportunity for a VIP experience in Webzen's "Continent of the Ninth Seal" or C9 as it is more commonly known. See what we discovered about this highly anticipated action MMO in our latest preview.
Continent of the Ninth Seal (or C9) has been around for some time via Webzen in the Asian territories. However, its public beta here in the states is just about to ramp up, and we’ve had the good fortune of trying it out this past weekend during their “VIP” beta tester phase. The basics? C9 is akin to Nexon’s Vindictus. I don’t mean to too dismissive, but it’s true. Only C9’s combat seems much more layered and complex than Vindictus at first glance (though gone are all the wrestling moves, at least with my Hunter in the early stages). And that’s what this game is really all about: the combat, the dungeon running, and the party-based play.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Continent of the Ninth Seal: VIP Beta Preview.
Lime Odyssey has released the opening video of the Muris race
Feb 4th
Aeria Games, has presented the opening cinematic for the Muris race, one of the three playable races in Lime Odyssey: The Chronicles of Orta, 3D MMORPG. The game is currently in production and will be published in North America by Aeria Games in 2012.
As the cinematic demonstrates, the Muris in Lime Odyssey are fun-loving, mischievous, and spread trouble wherever they go. However, they are good-natured about their tricks and are so charismatic that they prove difficult to dislike. The Muris are centralized around the town of Pripet in the Shimmering Island of East Orta from which they begin their journey. From a Star Bridge and Thistlebury Tea Garden to windmills and forests, this floating world features many surprises.
PerfectWorld International has presented its expansion Descent
Feb 4th
Perfect World Entertaintment has launched a new teaser site and a video to announce the upcoming expansion for Perfect World International: Descent.
In addition to a brand new zone, players can expect new class skills for all ten character classes, stellar gear, reset of territory maps, and more.
Star Trek Online is celebrating its 2nd anniversary
Feb 4th
Perfect World Entertaintment is celebrating the second anniversary of Star Trek Online. In addition there are some in-game event planned that will last until February 6th.
Also take a look to the latest teaser trailer of the new series of Star Trek Online Featured Episodes. Series 4: “The 2800” will begin on Saturday February 11, 2012
WAKFU has unveiled its advance subscription deals
Feb 4th
Ankama has announced its advance subscription deals for the online game WAKFU, including exclusive gifts and reduced prices. The studio has also revealed the details of the different in-game functions available to subscribers and non-subscribers.
In preparation for the release of their online game, WAKFU, on the 29th February, Ankama has chosen a freemium business model which combines the free-to-play model with the subscription model. The free version of the game will include full access to two starting zones (Incarnam and the Island of Astrub), as well as the opportunity to explore the rest of the world in its entirety.
Advance subscriptions to the game (15/$15/£12.5 for 3 months, 28/$28/£24 for 6 months, and 52/$52/£45 for 1 year) will be available at a reduced price until the 28th February and will begin automatically on the 29th February. Each of the three deals includes:
- A pet - A Candy token (that temporarily boosts a characteristic) -Several pieces of equipment selected at random from 5 elemental sets (Fire, Air, Earth, Water and Multi-elemental) - Exclusive elements of the WAKFU Pioneer pack (title, set, flag, emote)
The regular price of a one-month subscription is 6/$6/£5. Aesthetic items (items which do not grant an in-game bonus) will also More >
Brick-Force has unveiled the start date of its closed beta
Feb 4th
Infernum has unveiled the start date of the closed beta for its sandbox shooter, Brick-Force. Selected players will be able to experience the sandbox shooter starting February 28th. The open beta and official release of the online game will follow in the spring.
All players who register for the beta will be rewarded with an exclusive in-game helmet, once the open beta is underway. Blasting through Brick-Force’s shooter mode, beta participants will be equipped perfectly for the cross-platform online game.
Those who prefer building instead of blasting still have much to look forward to with the satisfying sandbox mode. This creative mode will be playable not only in the browser but also on iOS and Android. Brick by brick, players will have the freedom to create the worlds and maps that they’ve always dreamed of, limited only by their imagination.
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited: Screenshot of the Week: DDO Edition! Winners Announcement
Feb 3rd
We've pored over your many awesome DDO screenshots for this week's "Screenshot of the Week," and today we're excited to announce the winning entry!
Congratulations to Kavenn, this week's Screenshot of the Week winner!
The winning screenshot and Kavenn's accompanying description can be found below:
"A human artificer and an elf sorcerer in the Sands of Menechtarun, standing beneath a radiant forcefield created by the artificer for protection."
Silly elves! Always getting into trouble. No worries, there's always a tough human there to protect 'em!
This week's winner snagged herself a 1,000 Turbine Points code (for use with DDO in-game store). Be sure to check back next Monday for a chance to win more awesome prizes!