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Dragonica Announces New Origin Expansion
Aug 8th
Dublin, Ireland – August 8th 2011 – Gala Networks Europe, one of the leading free-to-play games publishers and operator of the http://www.gpotato.eu/ portal, is delighted to announce that New Origin, the next expansion for Dragonica, will launch in September. New Origin promises to be the biggest content update ever in the history of the action MMORPG, and will include an incredible range of new features such as brand new mountable pets and a completely new playable race. New Origin will see the introduction of a new race for Dragonica players – the first to be added since the game’s official launch. This new race will arrive with an entirely new player class, which possesses skills specialising in summoning and other magical attributes, differing significantly from classes currently available. This new, unique class can summon monsters in order to help them during battles or fire at the player’s opponents from the ground or the air, and will only be available to players at level 20. Another class for the new race is due to be announced soon. Furthermore, mountable pets will be obtainable with the launch of New Origin. This brand new system will allow players to use their pets as More >
Aika Online's Epic II: Exodus Begins August 11
Aug 5th
Aika Online launches into a new era with Epic II: Exodus, the first expansion to this critically-acclaimed MMORPG. Starting August 11th, those bold enough to challenge the new island of Traband will find a frozen wasteland filled with ferocious monsters, challenging quests, and fiercely warring factions. The battle that seemed over has only just begun, so pick your nation and join the war today! · New Zone: Traband used to be a temperate and beautiful island – before the Dark Legion built a floating city that sucked the warmth from it, turning it into a frozen wasteland where only the most bloodthirsty beasts survive. Now, the warriors of Aika must fight to reclaim the island and save it from the dark forces that threaten its people. · New Level Cap: Fight your way to the increased level cap at 75 and get brand new skills and items to enhance your power. · New Mounts: Epic II introduces brand new mounts for each class, from the Rainbow Catacorn to the Black Metal Velostrom. · Tower Wars: Nations battle to seize control over the three towers in Traband. The nation that commands all three gains access to a special area and More >
MMO Planet War Goes Into Closed Beta August 9th
Aug 5th
Shanghai, CHINA — August 5, 2011 — YooGames, an international publisher of online web titles, today revealed the start date for the closed beta for its newest title, Planet War. An epic space game with no downloads or additional software required, players can hop right into the fun by visiting http://www.yoogames.com/planetwar/ and playing in the closed beta beginning next week on August 9th. The closed beta test will be celebrated with multiple events which will be announced soon. Planet War draws its inspiration from famous sci-fi novels and heroes, in hopes to break away from the traditional ancient time periods of similar games and to create a futuristic strategy game to appeal to the many sci-fi fans of the galaxy. This real-time browser game focuses on allowing the player to develop his military strategies as well as their political strategies to get ahead. In Planet War, players build aircraft carriers to navigate the stars and Milky Way to explore and learn of the ancient alien civilizations. Players can explore the alien technology and build alliances with many alien races to help develop the vast galaxy. Players can build space fleets continuously, explore the unknown star systems with other players More >
MAYN Games Starts Xen Online Open Beta
Aug 5th
Berlin, Germany (5 August 2011) – MAYN Interactive is pleased to announce that the Open Beta Test (OBT) for Xen Online started on Thursday 4 August 2011! Featuring cute anime-styled graphics, Xen Online is a Free-To-Play (F2P) Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game with extensive community game-play features that will capture the hearts of both hardcore and casual gamers! The OBT is scheduled to run for two weeks and will end on Wednesday 16 August 2011. Build your characters the way you want and customize them the way you like! With a free distribution stat system and hundreds of skills and costumes to equip, mould your personal character to become uniquely yours! Jam-packed with exciting features such as the smelting, housing, pet and fusion system, players are guaranteed to have hours of fun in Xen Online! Don’t forget to test your abilities in our Free-For-All, Party or Guild PvP system and claim the title of Ultimate Xen PvP’er! Two event quests were specially created to celebrate the launch of Xen Online Open Beta. In addition, we have prepared many forum and in-game events to keep our players entertained throughout and beyond the Beta! We are working towards a community oriented Xen Online experience, and actively More >
Brawl Busters Closed Beta Date Announced For August 11th
Aug 4th
Markham, Canada – August 4, 2011 – Rock Hippo Productions and partner Weezor have announced today that the closed beta test for Brawl Busters will begin next week on Thursday, August 11th at www.BrawlBusters.com. In addition to the announcement of the closed beta test starting next week, the company has also released a brand new trailer and new screen shots showing off the game. Brawl Busters is a Free2Play dynamic new action brawler that features competitive and co-operative battle modes all in a unique third person view. With its simple and intuitive controls, this easy to pick up and play game makes team strategy a must as player’s battle against each other or team up against computer controlled enemies. "Our fans ask us every day when they will get their hands on Brawl Busters so we are excited to finally be able to let them know the countdown has started and they only have to wait one more week!" said Howard He, President and CEO of Rock Hippo Productions. "We invite players to go to the website now and sign up so they can make sure to get one of the coveted closed beta invites, and while they are there they should make More >
Scarlet Legacy Closed Beta Begins August 4
Aug 4th
Sunnyvale, Calif. (August 4, 2011) – Leading online game publisher, GamesCampus.com (www.GamesCampus.com), today announced the start of closed beta testing for the highly-anticipated fantasy MMORPG, Scarlet Legacy. Beginning today, beta key holders will have early access to join the fight and save Princess Scarlet from evil forces. To learn more about the game and to join the closed beta, players can visit www.ScarletLegacy.com. During the closed beta testing period, players will enter a massively dynamic fantasy world that takes players through a journey of thousands of quests to save Princess Scarlet. Players will have the ability to utilize some of the most intuitive gameplay and character control mechanics on the market today. "The wait is over for fans to get their first shot at Scarlet Legacy, and we think they are going to love their experience," said Uyen Uyen Ton Nu, Head of Marketing at GamesCampus. "We know fans have been anxious to get their hands on this innovative new game, and we look forward to their feedback." Players will be able to explore the unique in-game systems that allow for more fluid combat and character control than ever before. Scarlet Legacy posesses innovative new game systems that will allow players to More >
Castlot MMORPG Announced
Aug 4th
Castlot, developed by Power Hosts Technology Limited, is the latest MMORPG to be added to the ClapAlong platform. According to Johnson, the manager of Castlot’s developer team, Castlot is going to launch its Closed Beta Testing this August. Castlot is set in the early 6th century medieval era during Britain’s struggle against the Saxon invaders. The game will have two separate factions — the Bright and the Dark. Led by Arthur, the Bright knights are responsible for protecting Britain and strike down those who would disturb its peace. While in the Dark faction, Lord Blackmore plans to eradicate every known power to rise as the land’s prime ruler. The most important aspect in Castlot is battle: battling against NPCs, players and even leagues. "We are dedicated to bringing our players the best gaming experience, so we introduced both the conventional turn-based and the real-time combat mode to Castlot at the same time…Players can attack, raid, siege or even loot other players at any time." It’s rather violent, wouldn’t you say? But in a war torn world, showing sympathy will likely bring you at the mercy of your enemy. Besides battles, Castlot also possesses an interesting interaction system More >
Joymax Launches Open Beta For Karma Online: Prisoners Of The Dead
Aug 3rd
Seoul, Korea, August 3, 2011 – Joymax, a leading online game developer and publisher, announced today that its upcoming World War II game, Karma Online: Prisoners of the Dead, has launched its open beta test which runs through Tuesday, August 16th. Additionally, Joymax has revealed information on two new characters, Gunther and Karl, who are now playable in the open beta and revealed a new trailer for the game. The launch of Karma Online will follow shortly after the open beta testing ends. To participate in the testing, or learn more about the game, players can visit http://www.joymax.com/karma/ "Karma Online’s popularity has continued to grow in recent months, and we are so excited for the continued momentum and interest in our game," said Joymax CEO, Nam-chul Kim. "We are very confident with the stability we have seen during the beta phase and with the official launch of the cash shop following soon after the open beta testing ends, we are looking forward to players experiencing a seamless gaming experience." Besides ten new maps in the open beta, two new characters Gunther and Karl, are now available to players who have not yet been able to play as them More >
MMORPG Silkroad Online Launches Mysterious Temple of Jupiter
Aug 2nd
Seoul, KOREA – August 2, 2011 – Joymax, a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, today announced that it has launched Silkroad Online, Mysterious Temple of Jupiter, its eighth expansion for one of the company’s most popular franchises. The update to the Silkroad Online series delivers character and skill mastery level increases, as well as new quests and upcoming events to keep players enthralled with tons of new content to explore. "We are pleased that today marks the eighth expansion for Silkroad Online", said Nam-chul Kim, CEO of Joymax. "Mysterious Temple of Jupiter is exactly what our loyal fans and players have been asking for, and between the level increase to 120, an explosive amount of new quests, and engaging events, our users will continue to come back for more for the foreseeable future." One of the new updates includes players having the ability to reach level 120, an increase from the current 110 levels, and brand new skills are added for each skill class, such as Chinese and European arts. The expansion adds more than 60 new quests as part of the exploration of the mysterious temples dedicated to Jupiter, as well as dungeons More >
MMORTS Tribal Trouble 2 Enters Open Beta
Aug 2nd
Everett, Washington – August 2, 2011- Grab your shield! Sharpen your axe! The free-to-play browser-based MMORTS Tribal Trouble 2 enters open beta today! Customize your chieftain in over 9,000 ways, before sailing off to pillage and plunder uncharted lands and for riches and fame. War spoils can be used to purchase village upgrades, granting bonuses to ensure victory in future PvP and PvE missions. Players can create an account on www.tribaltrouble2.com to jump strait into the action. Gamers will have access to over 50 single player missions as well as multiple PvP modes ranging from elimination to king of the hill—pitting player vs player or team vs team. Do well in either PvE or PvP, and your achievements will be posted on the rune stone in each player’s town. No matter how you choose to play, you will be rewarded with gold to use towards the purchase of over 50 permanent upgrades to your tribe.
No more waiting for long downloads. No need for high-end graphics cards. No need for even an extensive knowledge of Real Time Strategy (RTS) games! The in game tutorial will teach you everything you need to know. With stunning landscapes and units rendered in 3d, this whimsical RTS game More >