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Gazillion Supercharges ‘Marvel Heroes’ with Unreal Engine 3
Jan 17th
Developer leverages best-in-class game engine technology to create new Super Hero experience
SAN MATEO, Calif. And CARY, N.C. (January 17, 2012) – Gazillion Entertainment announces it has licensed Epic Games’ award-winning Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) to power its highly anticipated, free-to-play “Marvel Heroes” massively multiplayer online (MMO) game for PC. The licensing agreement enables Gazillion, through its Secret Identity Studios, to use the cutting-edge Unreal Engine toolset to develop a premier entertainment experience that allows players to take on the roles of revered characters such as Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man as they play through events of the Marvel Universe.
“We love Unreal Engine 3’s streaming system. It’s made our entire technical approach possible and is easy to work with,” said Jeff Lind, studio director of Gazillion’s Secret Identity Studios. “We also love the flexibility we get from the actor components, which have empowered us to make all kinds of customizations without sacrificing the built-in features of the engine.”
Secret Identity Studios Art Director Josh Book added, “Our artists love the Unreal Content Browser, the visual art pipeline, and how functional UE3 is with different 3D packages. We had assets in the game within hours of starting work with the engine. In addition, Unreal Lightmass is a very advanced global illumination tool that has helped push the look of our game further than we thought it could go.”
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Funcom launches massive content update for ‘Age of Conan’
Jan 17th
‘House of Crom’ update brings new epic locations, encounters, weaponry, characters and storylines to ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’
Durham, USA – January 17th, 2012 – Looking for a new game that will exceed your expectations? Try the Play For Free Age of Conan today. Funcom is excited to announce the successful launch of ‘House of Crom’, a free update for Funcom’s massively multiplayer online game ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’. This massive content update is available to both Premium players and those enjoying the free-to-play offering, giving everyone the opportunity to explore the ancient halls of The House of Crom, a location that stretches over two huge in-game dungeons.
“We are very excited to see such a great reaction from the players,” says Game Director Craig Morrison. “’The House of Crom adds a large number of new encounters and content for our veteran players. With a truly epic location, and amazing atmosphere thanks to the phenomenal lighting advances possible with the DreamWorld engine, we genuinely feel that there are few that can match ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’ when it comes to this type of content update.”
Reception from the player-base to the content update has been extremely positive. In the update, players are embarking on exciting adventures to More >
Dawn of Fantasy Video Impressions!
Jan 17th
Toronto, Canada – January 17, 2012 – Reverie World Studios’ recently released MMORTS Dawn of Fantasy may just have been the video game world’s best kept secret. Until now! With a number of massive promos, announcements, and new features scheduled for Quarter 1, the stakes are set for Dawn of Fantasy to expand, providing RTS and RPG players alike with a fun, affordable, and unlimited playing experience.
In the meantime, players wondering whether or not to pick up the game are encouraged to check out OnRPG’s "Video Impressions" review of the game. http://bit.ly/OnDOF This in-depth commentary on the game’s mechanics – the good and the bad – provides players with realistic expectations and addresses some common questions and concerns amongst players new to the game and the MMORTS genre.
The developers at Reverie World extend a hearty thank-you to the staff at OnRPG for this very detailed overview and introduction to Dawn of Fantasy, and invite you to join the world of Mythador and post your own thoughts on the game! With over 30 patches introduced to the game since its September release, Dawn of Fantasy is constantly improving, based largely off of reviews and fan feedback; so we encourage you to check More >
Dungeon Empires Receives Comprehensive Technical and Visual Development Update
Jan 12th
Hamburg, 12.01.12 – Dungeon Empires, gamigo’s innovative mixture of dungeon building and raiding, has been developed much further in the past few months. Almost all areas of the game have been edited and optimized. The most important and also the most easily noticeable change is the updated graphics interface. A number of core elements of the game, such as the action points system and balancing, have also been reworked.
Players will no longer be navigating around in an abstract world in Dungeon Empires. A highly detailed world map has been integrated instead, providing a much better overview of the different levels of difficulty. The system of action points, which regulated how often dungeons could be raided, is now a thing of the past. Now the hero character’s health points alone determine how often a player can raid other dungeons. Other important improvements of the game mechanics include balancing, adjusting hero and creature skills as well as a number of bug fixes.
More information about the game and the improvements that have been made can be found on the official website for Dungeon Empires.
Star Supremacy Launches New Update for its New Years Version
Jan 12th
Suzhou, China – January 12, 2012 – Since its launch on facebook, the Star Supremacy team have been working hard in developing new updates and features for their game. Their newest update is expected to be a huge patch called the New Years "Colony Starship" update.
The update includes:
- New Colony Starship feature
- Alliance System Optimized
- New architectural effects added to the game which will result in certain features in the game to run faster and more efficiently when growing your colony.
- Nice items added to the in-game shop as well as price changes
- And many more!
This update is expected to be released this Friday morning. Keep your eyes open on the official Star Supremacy facebook page as well as the Star Supremacy website for more updates and announcements.
Reminder: When the Likes on Star Supremacy Facebook page reaches 500, 1000, everyone of Star Supremacy will receive gifts. What is more, when the page reaches 30,000 likes, 3 randomly selected players will win a gaming headset—Ear Force X11 Amplified Stereo Headset with Chat!
More events are still to come. If you think you have an idea for an event in the game or community, give Barbily your thoughts here. Vote for Star Supremacy as the best browser-based strategy MMORTS on BBGsite.com’s More >
Fiesta Online players…Adealia is here. Get the expansion today!
Jan 11th
New to the game or are you a seasoned veteran? If you’re new to the game come on over…its FREE TO SIGNUP and FREE TO PLAY. The wait is over! Adealia is now here! Enjoy the latest Fiesta expansion. Take on new enemies, explores new lands, visit a new town, and most importantly make new friends!
What’s in store for the Fiesta Faithful?
Adealia Village and Field Just beyond Dark Land a whole new world opens up. From Dark Land you can visit the field of Adealia where you’ll encounter new monsters include Dark Ape, Great Tornado, Ice Lich, Shadow Elves, and many others. Most importantly, the field of Adealia is where you can catch a ride on Claude up to Adealia Village. Simply speak to Tamer Ani and be on your way!
Kahal Plain For the more adventurous, beyond Adealia you can enter the vast expanse of Kahal Plain. Here you’ll find the Hunter’s Union in some sticky situations. I’m sure they could use some help. But be careful, the monsters you’ll encounter are not easy Slimes. Be prepared to face Ruga, Pergy, Wild Ape, and of course the elusive Battle Beak.
Psiken Garden Are you daring enough? Only for the strong, beyond Kahal Plain lies More >
Allods Online New Leveling Bundle
Jan 11th
The guys at Gala-Net have come up with an all new bundle specifically geared towards leveling! From now until Monday, January 16th, the Triple Threat Leveling Pack will be on sale in the item shop. This bundle includes: • 1 Three Day Scroll of Knowledge • 10 Elixirs of Luck • 3 Minor Log Extenders A Three Day Scroll of Knowledge doubles your experience gained from killing monsters for 3 days and its duration is not affected while you are offline! If you haven’t already, now’s the time to get leveled up for the upcoming patch and unlock that incarnation for Bard!
Be sure to open the bundle before the sale ends to avoid any complications!
If you are new to Allods why not join today…its FREE TO PLAY!
About Allods
Allods Online is a revolutionary massively multiplayer RPG from Gala-Net, the publisher of Flyff and Rappelz, and Astrum Nival, the developer of Heroes of Might & Magic V and Rage of Mages. The largest game development project in Russian history at $12 million, Allods features state of the art graphics by top award-winning artists and a cinematic soundtrack by Mark Morgan, the composer of Dexter, Fallout 1 & 2, and Planescape: Torment. More >
Crystal Saga Launches 27th Server, its Second Server in 2012Crystal Saga Launches 27th Server, its Second Server in 2012
Jan 11th
January 11, 2012 – Reality Squared Games – Crystal Saga has just launched its newest server, Celestial Palace, which will be a PvE server. The new server is the second server launch in 2012 and coincides with the recent launch of Soul Development as well as the Crystal Ladder. A new patch update, which can be seen here, includes many bug fixes as well as activities to start the month off.
A lot players seem very excited about the new activities which includes a 3X Drop Rate and the new server that helps to accommodate the over 1.5 million registered users that play the game. Crystal Saga is getting ready to launch a 28th server, Bloodfang Village, which will be a new PvP server launching this week.
Reality Squared Games hopes everyone is having a great start to the New Year. Having been the leading browser-based MMORPG games in 2011 with more server launches than its competitors, Crystal Saga encourages others to come register and play. More activities and updates to come during the coming days.
For more information, check out the official Crystal Saga Facebook Page. As always, we launch a bunch of new activities promotions to go along with this update. Visit More >
Crystal Saga Launches 27th Server, its Second Server in 2012
Jan 11th
January 11, 2012 – Reality Squared Games – Crystal Saga has just launched its newest server, Celestial Palace, which will be a PvE server. The new server is the second server launch in 2012 and coincides with the recent launch of Soul Development as well as the Crystal Ladder. A new patch update, which can be seen here, includes many bug fixes as well as activities to start the month off.
A lot players seem very excited about the new activities which includes a 3X Drop Rate and the new server that helps to accommodate the over 1.5 million registered users that play the game. Crystal Saga is getting ready to launch a 28th server, Bloodfang Village, which will be a new PvP server launching this week.
Reality Squared Games hopes everyone is having a great start to the New Year. Having been the leading browser-based MMORPG games in 2011 with more server launches than its competitors, Crystal Saga encourages others to come register and play. More activities and updates to come during the coming days.
For more information, check out the official Crystal Saga Facebook Page. As always, we launch a bunch of new activities promotions to go along with this update. Visit More >
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO DIGIMON MASTERSBACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO DIGIMON MASTERS
Jan 11th
The highly anticipated arrival of Keenan and Falcomon
Seoul, Korea, January 11, 2012 – Joymax, leading online game developer and publisher, announced today the anticipated addition of two new Mercenary Digimon for their online massive multiplayer title, Digimon Masters. A fantastic universe where our world and the Digital World are closer than anyone would have imagined is about to change in ways never expected! Digimon Masters continues the story and heightened sense of urgency found in the Digimon anime. Now joining the cast of available Trainers is the hotly anticipated duo of Keenan and Falcomon! Players who want to join in on the fun can sign up at the Joymax portal at http://www.joymax.com/portal
Introducing Keenan Crier: lost in the Digital World as an infant, he was raised by a kind Frigimon; upon her death during a terrible crisis, he continued his childhood with Merukimon. Keenan considers himself a Digimon and not a human, creating a conflict within his heart he has yet to settle, as humans are jeopardizing his beloved Digital World. Keenan’s Partner Digimon is Falcomon, a wise bird who can Digivolve into Peckmon, Crowmon, and beyond.
The new arrival of Keenan coincides with the start Joymax’s "New Tamers" event. New More >