Ragnarok Online: Port Malaya Content Expansion Launched
Posted by MMORPG on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Ragnarok Online players will want to head back into the game to check out the latest content expansion that brings Port Malaya online. Port Malaya brings new adventures for players of level 100+ with new quests, dungeons and monsters.
“Port Malaya is the largest town expansion update, both in sheer size and in features, providing both high level activities and challenges and is deservedly the most talked about expansion town update Ragnarok has ever had!“ Said Jason “Heimdallr”...
Continent of the Ninth Seal: Tournament to Coincide with Final CBT
Posted by MMORPG on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Webzen has announced that the world championship tournament for C9, Continent of the Ninth Seal, will begin at the same time as the final closed beta test. The events will run from May 17th through May 31st.
Meanwhile, during the final closed beta test, a new character ‘Berserker’ will be revealed. As an advanced class of the fighter, the ‘Berserker’ has the most powerful physical attack power using its two handed sword. Users who participated in the Tournament Registration...
AdventureQuest Worlds: Action Figures Released
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Artix Entertainment has announced that it has partnered with ToysRUs to bring action figures from AdventureQuest Worlds to players everywhere. Two NPCs, Artix and Sepulchure, will be available beginning May 23rd.
In the game world of AdventureQuest Worlds, Artix and Sepulchure are mortal enemies. Artix is a paladin, a warrior of light who specializes in battling evil. Sepulchure is one of the world's most powerful and evil villains who commands a vast army of darkness monsters. To celebrate...
SMITE: Closed Beta Coming May 31st
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Hi-Rez Studios has announced that SMITE will officially kick off its closed beta phase of development on Thursday, May 31st. Players can also pre-order some starter packs to give them a proverbial leg up once the CBT gets going.
The SMITE Starter Pack includes immediate and permanent access to 10 playable gods, plus the 5 free gods, plus guaranteed access into Closed Beta for $19.99.
Beta countdown clock and pre-order information at SMITEgame.com.
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Diablo 3: Review-in-Progress Part One
Posted by MMORPG on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After 12 years was Diablo III worth it? That's far too loaded a question to answer in just a single piece, so we're putting together a review-in-progress series leading up to our final review. Today, we look at Diablo III's launch day and offer our take on our experience with the game so far.
Diablo III didn’t get off to a great start; in fact, it got off to a horrible start. As I write this article, the servers are down for maintenance, which is pretty much par for the course...
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Community Conundrum
Posted by MMORPG on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
How should BioWare handle the server population issues plaguing Star Wars: The Old Republic? We weigh a number of options in this week's SWTOR column.
EA Mythic made the grave mistake of opening too many servers too quickly in order to deal with player demand at launch with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and from communications coming out of BioWare during SWTOR’s Early Access I got the notion that the team were painfully aware of this history. The team appeared to be approaching...
Age of Conan: Unchained: Screenshot of the Week: Special 4th Anniversary AoC Edition!
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
MMORPG.com and Funcom have partnered up to give away 10 key codes good for four months of premium game time in Age of Conan. Funcom is celebrating the game's four year anniversary and we're excited to partner with them in this special edition of our Screenshot of the Week contest.
Participating in our Screenshot of the Week is pretty simple. All you need to do is post a screenshot of your favorite Age of Conan memory in the comments below (please use sensible dimensions and don't break...
The Secret World: Make It Visceral Please
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We've been messing around in Funcom's The Secret World for days now and have generally been having a great time. There is a lot to like in The Secret World but we have one small request: Make the game more visceral. See why we think that and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
As I anticipated playing The Secret World this month, I was left all quivery feeling inside just at the thought of getting into an MMO that actually was going to make me think for a change. Knowing how awesome...
Drakensang Online: Bernd Beyreuther Talks Appealing to Fans
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Drakensang Online has slowly but surely garnering attention around the MMO and action-RPG space for awhile now, even drawing favorable comparisons to that other action RPG that launched this week. In our latest interview, we talk with Drakensang's Head of Development Bernd Beyreuther. See what we discovered and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
MMORPG.com: How have you tackled the barriers or entry for players? It seems like the game is very quick to get in and play.
Bernd Beyreuther:...
Battle of the Immortals: Our Official BoI Review
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Perfect World Entertainment's Battle of the Immortals opened in 2010 and has been making steady improvements ever since. We've been putting BoI through its paces. See how it measures up and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
The world of Motenia is a hot mess. The main players in Motenia lore include The Dragon Emperor, a merciless dictator who was sealed in stone by the Witches of the Millennium; the Goddess of Fate, who had a vision which led her to believe that the Dragon Emperor...
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