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Silkroad Online Jumps Into June With An Upgrade Bonanza
May 31st
Seoul, KOREA – May 31, 2011 – Joymax, a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, announced today several new upgrades for Silkroad Online players. The upgrades include new Item Mall and In-game item updates including the addition of the Red Riding Hood Cloak, Awaken and Special Awaken Stones, new elaborate special effects on items and more. For additional information about the new additions, and to join the millions already enjoying Silkroad Online, players can visit http://www.joymax.com/silkroad/ "Players regularly ask us for more challenges and interesting ways to show off to their friends and foes, and we’re pleased to provide the newest level of competition to the game," said Joymax CEO, Nam-chul Kim. "This month we’ve mixed content for our veteran players with an item especially for our newer players as well." Though the assassin item has been removed, fear not! We noticed your grandmother’s teeth have looking a little large lately and Silkroad has the solution with the new Red Riding Hood cloak in the Item Mall! It is available starting today, but pick up this delicate (yet powerful) cape while you can, because it will disappear on June 28th! Already a player with 11th More >
The Secret World MMO Developer Diary Reveals Story and Missions
May 30th
Funcom have released a developer diary for the upcoming, modern-day MMO ‘The Secret World’. Watch as the developers delve into the story behind the game, and take a look at some of the many unique missions in the game. With hundreds of voiced characters, ‘The Secret World’ offers a rich and immersive gaming experience with a storyline that dares to go deep into the realm of myths and legends. ‘The Secret World’ is a next-generation massively multiplayer online game for the PC platform, where players are given total freedom to create and progress their characters, unbound by the restrictions of classes and levels. Players will get the opportunity to join one of the three secret societies and fight for power over important locations throughout our own world. Players will also journey through familiar places across the globe, such as Egypt, New England, London, New York and Seoul and battle monsters of myth and legend.
For more information please see www.thesecretworld.com
Three Kingdoms Brawler Launches Out Classed Event
May 27th
SAN JOSE, California – May 27, 2011 – The9 Interactive, Inc., an online game developer and operator, has just started the pre-launch beta of its debut title, the highly-anticipated Three Kingdoms Brawler, an updated version of the classic side-scrolling arcade beat-em up games for the new generation of online gamers. In celebration of the pre-launch, The9 Interactive is holding a huge event called "Out Classed". To participate in the "Out Classed" event, players may simply register and play. Any player who reaches the Hero Class status before June 3rd will be entered into a raffle to win one of the 44 great prizes, including the Ultimate Trio G Series Gaming Combo from Logitech! For the full contest rules and details, players should visit http://tkb.the9hub.com "I don’t know a gamer out there that would pass up a chance to enhance their Three Kingdoms Brawler experience with this amazing gear," said Community Manager Gambol of The9 Interactive. "We really wanted to reward as many players as possible, so in addition to the awesome Logitech gaming gear, 40 other players will win a GoCash card!" Three Kingdoms Brawler players who reach level 18 and complete the Hero Class quest chain to become a More >
UTV True Games Officially Launches Faxion Online
May 26th
Austin, Texas–May 26, 2011–UTV True Games, an international publisher of multi-player online games, today announced the official launch of Faxion Online, the irreverent free-to-play massively multiplayer role playing game that pits players against one another in the eternal struggle between Heaven and Hell.
MMOGames.com calls Faxion Online "a one-of-a-kind MMORPG experience that offers a world that feels truly alive." MMORPG.com adds, "expect some throw back PvP for everyone."
"A whimsical take on the good-vs.-evil mythology of heaven and hell," says Curse.com, "with humor abound across its many levels and PvP areas." Massively.com praises Faxion Online for its "unique blend of tongue-in-cheek humor." To celebrate the official launch of Faxion Online, UTV True Games is giving away an iPad 2 to one lucky fan. To enter, simply "Like" Faxion Online on Facebook. The winner will be randomly selected on June 9, 2011. Faxion Online delivers aggressive and robust PVP gameplay and a unique territory control system that allows the opposing factions to battle for the fate of the seven deadly sins. Players begin their quest for dominance of war-torn Limbo, battling their way through each location in the game represented by the sins. With a unique multi-classing system, players will have the freedom More >
Eden Eternal Surpasses 100,000 Closed Beta Sign-Ups
May 26th
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 26, 2011 – Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of microtransaction-based online games, today announced that more than 100,000 players have signed up to participate in the Closed Beta (CB) for Eden Eternal, its latest free-to-play MMORPG title. Registration will remain open until June 2, when Eden Eternal officially begins its CB testing period. “We credit the high number of sign-ups to the amount of new and innovative features available in Eden Eternal,” said JT Nguyen, COO of Aeria Games. “Players are quickly realizing that beyond the anime-inspired visuals, the game offers a robust and feature-rich MMORPG experience.” Eden Eternal presents players with a vibrant anime-inspired world, entrenched with a rich assortment of MMORPG elements. Set on a massive continent torn apart by conflict, players embark on an exciting adventure spanning countless regions as they seek to discover the mystery behind their origin and strive to restore order to the land. Eden Eternal’s features include:
- Freely Swap Classes – In Eden Eternal, players are not restricted to just one class. Instead, freely swap between up to 15 unique classes.
- Extensive Player Towns – Work with your friends to create a bustling player town. Staff your buildings with NPCs, whose role is to aid in questing and More >
MMORPG AdventureQuest World's Zone Doomwood Out Today
May 26th
LAND O’LAKES, FLORIDA – May 26, 2011 – Artix Entertainment, the indie game development studio that delivers download-free browser-based RPGs to 130 million users, will release a new zone named Doomwood in the hit online browser MMORPG AdventureQuest Worlds this Friday, May 27th, 2011.
AdventureQuest Worlds was released in October of 2008 and quickly became the company’s most popular game. Since its launch, developers have been continuously updating the game by releasing new content every Friday (yes, that’s every Friday – 111 updates so far!).
The new permanent zone, Doomwood, is the forest of the undead. Although the entire zone will be released in sections over the next several weeks, the first parts of the zone will be released this week along with one very powerful and very evil boss. When Doomwood goes live, players will find that someone has re-opened the Necropolis, a city of undead, and raised the most powerful skeletal army in existence. The army has already destroyed all but one of the towns in Doomwood and is preparing to attack the last one. The king has dispatched nearly all of his paladins to fight the undead, but weeks have gone by and not a single paladin has returned More >
The9 Starts Pre-Launch Beta For Three Kingdoms Brawler
May 26th
SAN JOSE, Calif.- May 26, 2011 – The9 Interactive, Inc., an online game developer and operator, announced that it will start the pre-launch beta of its debut title, the highly-anticipated Three Kingdoms Brawler today at noon, Pacific Time, for all English-language players around the world. Three Kingdoms Brawler, a free-to-play action brawler, is an updated version of the classic side-scrolling arcade beat-em up games for the new generation of online gamers. Set to officially launch this summer, players can now participate in the pre-launch beta by visiting http://tkb.the9hub.com. While no beta key is required to participate in the pre-launch, The9 further announced that there will be no data wipe, and players will be able to keep their accounts, characters and all game data for the commercial launch. "After a successful closed beta test, we want to take the next step by inviting as many players as possible to join their friends, family and anyone who wants to join us in this important next phase for Three Kingdoms Brawler," said Andy Park, Producer at The9 Interactive. "Players will have such a vast world to explore with so many customizable options-from play style to combo moves, armor, weapons and more–so each player More >
Auto Club Revolution Beta Test Signups
May 26th
Wednesday 25th May 2011, London, United Kingdom, Eutechnyx, one of the world’s leading independent racing game developers, today released the first glimpse of its upcoming online racing game and car community, Auto Club Revolution®.
The screen shots display the high graphical quality of Auto Club Revolution’s racing experience, which delivers console-quality online racing to the free-to-play games market. The game’s front end is web-based, creating a powerful and flexible social platform for communities of car enthusiasts and racing fans to interact with each other and their favourite motoring brands. The racing engine is delivered via a downloaded application (client). This combination of web and app. empowers the player to manage their game, garage and network of friends on the web from anywhere, while the downloadable element provides the premium quality race experience that separates Auto Club Revolution from all other games in the sector.
While racing game fans will enjoy the array of officially-licensed cars complete with realistic driving performances and handling, car enthusiasts will immerse themselves in an online world built around their favourite car brands.
Eutechnyx’ COO, Darren Jobling said, "Auto Club Revolution will be a game changer for online racing and today’s screenshots barely touch the surface of what is probably the deepest car More >
Black Prophecy MMO Gets May Update
May 26th
Hamburg, May 26, 2011 – The monthly update for the space action MMOG Black Prophecy has been released as planned by gamigo and Reakktor Media. It contains a number of new missions as well as improvements to clans and looting.
The most important additions:
- 10 new missions for different levels
- Additional clan resource missions have been added
- Pressing the "Loot" key will now automatically plunder the closest wreck
A patchlog of all the new features can be found in the official forum.
More information about Black Prophecy can be found on its official website.
NCsoft Launches Aion 2.5 Empyrean Calling
May 25th
SEATTLE, Washington – May 25, 2011 — NCsoft, the world’s premier publisher and developer of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), transports players further into Atreia, the war-torn world literally split in two, with today’s 1pm PDT launch of Aion 2.5 update – Aion: Empyrean Calling, the next exciting chapter in the epic storyline that continues to encapsulate thousands. Empyrean Calling provides fantasy role players with requested features and content along with a way to experience it for free as part of a brand new Aion free trial program. So whether players choose to take on the imposing Balaur to disrupt their supply lines, battle through more than fifty challenges in rapid succession within the Empyrean Crucible, or jump in for the first time to experience what all the hype is about, Aion: Empyrean Calling features something for everyone! “Aion is not the same game we launched nearly 21 months ago, as each update we’ve released brings players exciting new features and content they’ve been asking for, and the Empyrean Calling is no exception,” said Dominic Wai, brand manager, Aion. “The new instances, quality of life updates and the unique mentor reward system are only a few of the features players will experience when logging More >