Star Wars: The Old Republic: Weekend Pass Coming
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
BioWare and the Star Wars: The Old Republic team have announced that the next Weekend Pass event will take place beginning May 17th and ending May 21st. Anyone interested in playing who has not previously taken part in another trial will be able to access the game for free during the event.
BioWare and LucasArts are happy to announce that this weekend will be another Weekend Pass Free Trial, giving people interested in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ the chance to take the first steps...
The Secret World: Beta Weekend #2 Dated
Posted by MMORPG on May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Funcom has announced that the second weekend beta event for The Secret World will occur from Friday, May 18th and run through Sunday, May 20th. Players who have prepurchased the game will have access to The Secret World with their characters from last weekend's event remaining.
Funcom executed a successful first Beta Weekend from May 11th to May 13th, both in terms of player numbers, feedback and technical stability on both client and server side. The company is also encouraged by the fact...
Diablo 3: The Wait is OVER
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Today is an epic day in gaming history with the arrival (finally!) of Blizzard's Diablo III. We have a few thoughts to share about why this is an epic day, an important day and, most importantly, a GAMER'S DAY! See why we say that and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Diablo, the first one, I mean, was the first computer game I’d ever played. Up to that point in my life, I had avoided computers as a “fad” if you can actually believe it. But by the time I finally...
Age of Conan: Unchained: Fourth Anniversary Interview with Craig Morrison
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
It's hard to believe that it's been four years (on May 18th) since Funcom's Age of Conan launched. We caught up with Game Director Craig Morrison to talk about where AoC has been and where it's headed. Check it out and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
MMORPG: What are your memories of launch? At that time what was the best part of the game for you?
Craig Morrison: I wasn't actually on the team when it launched, so I was a spectator and player. Some of us on the Anarchy...
Guild Wars 2: Human Weaklings
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Even though it sounds rather strange to hear, Humans in Guild Wars 2 are…annoying. Find out why we think so in our latest Guild Wars 2 column and then let us know what you think of Humans in the comments.
The world is ruled by dragons. The humans’ enemies continue to knock on the doors of their weakening fortress every day. We see other races prepping for war, and trying to become stronger. But what do I see when running around Divinity’s Reach? I see a circus style festival....
Path of Exile: The Disgruntled Pony: Path of Exile Edition!
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Our resident pony, DarkPony, returns with another blog entry, this time focused on the action-RPG Path of Exile.
Despite the huge differences in resources, funding and man power somehow PoE has much more in common with Diablo 2's core values than Diablo 3. And the things it does different … are actually improvements on the formula. It transcends the hack & slash model at times and has some aspects in common with games like the original Guild Wars.
Of course, the PoE beta is a bit...
The Secret World: Magic Skills Interview
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The Secret World boasts that it gives players the ability to focus on whatever type of combat they prefer, whether ranges, melee or magic. We caught up with Funcom's Martin Bruusgaard to tals specifically about magic in The Secret World. See what we discovered and then leave your thoughts in the comments.
MMORPG: Will there be a reason for players to mix magic schools? Or will it make more sense to mix something like Chaos Magic with Melee weapons more often than not.
Martin Bruusgaard: TSW...
Diablo 3: Starter Edition Gives Players Free Game Time
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Blizzard has announced that it will offer players a chance to try out Diablo III in a limited fashion via the Starter Edition and Guest Pass programs. Players will be able to check out the game through the Skeleton King and/or level 13 and can upgrade to the full D3 version from their account management.
Read the FAQ on the Diablo III Battle.net page.
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World of Tanks: Wargaming.net Games Headed to China
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Wargaming.net has announced that a partnership deal has been inked with KongZhong Corporation to bring its stable of games to mainland China. This will include World of Tanks, World of WarPlanes and World of Battleships.
As part of this partnership, KONG's board of directors has approved the grant of warrants for the issuance of issue up to 5.0 million American Depositary Shares ("ADSs') representing ordinary shares of KONG to Wargaming.net with an exercise price of US$ 5.94 per ADS....
Wakfu: Exclusive Mount Zinit Chapter 2 Preview
Posted by MMORPG on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
During an exclusive play session with the Ankama team behind Wakfu, we had the chance to chat up Jérôme "Azael" Echalar, Lead Game Designer, Julien "The Turtle" Derveeuw, Lead Developer, and David Talmat, Marketing Manager. Check out our Wakfu: Exclusive Developer Play Session interview. Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
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