Monday 29 October 2012

Paris Games Week: Neverwinter!

Perfect World Europe today announced its plans for the Paris Games Week, October 31st to November 4th, in Paris. In cooperation with ESL and Asus, headlining this year’s Perfect World booth [1B60] is Neverwinter, a free action MMORPG based on the world-renowned Dungeons & Dragons franchise.


Taking place in the iconic Dungeons & Dragons city of Neverwinter, this free MMORPG will take you from the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure. Epic stories, strategic action based gameplay and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Faerûn and the ruined city of Neverwinter. More information about the game can be found here: http://playneverwinter.com/

Attendees can play Neverwinter on one of 20 stations, powered by ASUS, to ensure a smooth and entertaining gaming experience. Upon completion of the demo, visitors will have an opportunity to sign up for getting a guaranteed access to Neverwinter beta.


Nathan Hasle, Community Manager for Neverwinter in France, says: “It’s not only the first time that we will showcase Neverwinter to the French public on such a big scale, but also the first time ever in France we’re showing off the brand-new adventure zone ‘Blackdagger Ruins’. We’re very happy with this opportunity to have French players try out the game’s action based combat in Blackdagger Ruins’ exciting new quests!”

A hands-on demo of Neverwinter will be available for press by appointment to registered media only. To schedule an appointment, please refer to the contact information listed above.

Friday 26 October 2012

DC Universe Announces "Home Turf" DLC



Heroes and Villains will soon have a place to call home as Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced Home Turf, its sixth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC UniverseOnline (DCUO). Available in early 2013 for download on the PC and PlayStation®3, Home Turf will introduce customizable housing for the first time to the popular game, providing players with a base of operations, and all-new customizable backdrops for super-charged combat.

Home Turf is going to be our biggest DLC Pack to date, and add a completely new dimension to the game,” said Larry Liberty, executive producer of DCUO. “The level of depth that we’re adding to the new housing system will really let dcuo players live out their heroic or villainous fantasies like never before.”


Players will be able to tailor their hideouts and lairs with a variety of themes and hundreds of unique furnishing items, as well as enjoy conveniences and amenities – like those found in the Hall of Doom or Watchtower – in their own unique custom environment. Additionally, lairs will double as battlegrounds where players can challenge each other in one-on-one PvP matches.

Along with player housing, Home Turf offers players new missions and boss fights at four iconic locations: Stryker’s Island, Arkham Asylum, Steelworks and Ace Chemicals. Each location will offer players 10 missions to complete for ‘Marks of Triumph,’ which they can use to upgrade their lair and unlock its full potential and benefits.


“A secret lair or hideout is essential to any hero or villain, but it’s more than just a place to hang their capes. It helps complete their identity and gives them a place to train, recharge, store weapons and plan their attack strategy,” said Jens Andersen, creative director of DCUO. “However, no hero or villain’s lair is safe from invasions by their enemies, and for that reason, we have introduced a new combat dimension to player housing. We will be sharing more details soon and cannot wait to hear what our players think.”

DCUO’s Home Turf DLC pack will be a free download for the game’s Legendary members and will be available for purchase to Free and Premium players via the PlayStation®Network, the in-game Marketplace, or for PC players via the DCUniverseOnline.com website.

Wednesday 24 October 2012

League of Legends Tournament Announced


Major League Gaming (MLG) has announced the eight teams from around the globe that will participate in the League of Legends  Invitational Tournament at the Fall Championship in Dallas, Texas, from November 2-4. All eight teams will receive all-expenses paid trips to compete for a chance at $30,000 in prizes with the first place team taking home $16,000.

Fall Championship League of Legends teams include:
·         Azubu Blaze (KR)
·         CLG Prime (NA)
·         CLG EU (EU)
·         Curse Gaming (NA)
·         Najin Sword (KR)
·         Team Dignitas (NA)
·         Team Dynamic (NA)
·         Team SoloMid (NA)

Fall Championship League of Legends Prizes: $30,000 total
·         1st = $16,000
·         2nd = $8,000
·         3rd = $4,000
·         4th = $2,000

The League of Legends tournament will be cast by Deman, Jatt, Phreak, MonteCristo and OptimusTom. For those not attending in person, the three-day competition will be broadcast LIVE online at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/live beginning Friday, November 2 at 5pm CST and continuing through the Finals on Sunday, November 4. HD passes are now available online for viewers to watch ad-free in HD in up to 1080p, and have access to DVR to rewind and re-watch any of the action. As always, fans can watch standard definition for free. Spectator passes are available online and additional information about the League of Legends tournament will be released in the coming week.

Tonight, MLG is also broadcasting the latest installment of MLG Prizefights presented by BIC® Flex4® Razors showcasing League of Legends. Watch CLG Prime take on Mme Ferus this evening, Wednesday, October 24 at 7pm ET at www.majorleaguegaming.com/prizefights.Commentary will be provided by Tom "Optimus" Searfoss and Chris "MonteCristo" Mykles. For a complete Fall broadcast schedule visit www.majorleaguegaming.com/schedule.

Monday 22 October 2012

Konami Offers Limited Edition Metal Gear Prizes

Visitors to Konami's stand at this weekend's MCM London Comic Con will have the chance to get hands-on with the eagerly-anticipated Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance ...and the publisher is sweetening the deal even more with some awesome event-exclusive prizes!

Show-goers who play the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo can take part in Konami's Rising Challenge - finish in under 10 minutes or defeat the end boss with a combat rank of A, and you'll win a special Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance T-shirt and lenticular poster. If that's a bit much, complete the demo in 15 minutes or less, and you'll still walk away with a poster!

Konami is also offering awesome limited edition Metal Gear prizes for fans who come dressed in Metal Gear themed cosplay. On Saturday and Sunday of the show, the publisher is giving away a rare Metal Gear 4 statue to the best Metal Gear cosplay, while runners-up will win extremely rare 'Big Boss Wants You' T-shirts, Metal Gear HD Collection Special Editions and a set of five hard-to-find Uniqlo Metal Gear 25th Anniversary T-shirts. They'll also be giving away Metal Gear art books, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance posters and T-shirts to all who come to the show in Metal Gear themed costumes.

In addition to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, visitors to the show will be able to play Konami's Zone of the Enders HD Collection for PS3 and Xbox 360 and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS.

Tickets for MCM London Comic Con on 26-28 October are available at www.londonexpo.com/faq/tickets

Thursday 18 October 2012

R.O.S.E Online Moves To Steam.

Gravity Interactive, a publisher of exciting massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), has announced that its popular fantasy MMORPG, ROSE Online, is coming soon to Steam, the revolutionary gaming platform developed by Valve. Soon users will be able to join the vibrant world and bustling community of ROSE Online through the Steam client.


ROSE Online is a Free-to-Play MMORPG that combines a distinct, vibrant art style with unique take on many classic MMO features. The numerous worlds of ROSE will take players from lush jungles to frozen fortresses to burning deserts. Players can traverse these worlds by driving customizable carts, riding a wide variety of mounts, or even donning the legendary Castle Gear. These iconic mechs made of wood and steel are truly a sight to behold, and help set ROSE apart from other MMORPGs.


"We are very excited to bring ROSE Online to the Steam community," said Mike Lansing, Executive Director at Gravity Interactive. "As gamers, we are big fans of Steam, and working with Valve has been great. We can't wait to see ROSE Online join the list of games offered by Steam. The Steam community is in for a real treat, as they are about to join an amazing community full of players from across the world on an adventure like no other.”

Keep watching Steam by visiting http://store.steampowered.com/app/215120 as ROSE Online will soon be available for download.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

The Winds of Change Sweep Through Allods Online!

A new season brings new change as Allods Online receives its latest update in Europe and on October 30th! Autumn Wind welcomes sweeping improvements to Allods Online with updates to its user interface, a revamp of the Xadaganian female character model, and additions to crafting and the popular skirmish system.


A large list of improvements storms into Allods Online this month with a variety of user interface changes. Summon Astral ships instantly when entering the hangar, sort the Deposit Box at the click of a button with newly implemented sorting options, and gain instant access to abilities with the combined and re-ordered Action Bar. Quest Icons have also been introduced, letting users know which quests are repeatable, important, optional, or dungeon based.  Plus support classes will find monitoring their party’s buffs and debuffs much easier with the new UI order, ranking each by duration and importance.


Allods Online is always improving its highly acclaimed and often stunning graphics, and this fall the Xadaganian female takes the spotlight with a complete visual makeover. A gorgeous new character model has been created, complete with improved animations, several new hair styles, and a brand new face to choose from. Check out the latest developer diary, which will be published these days in the official Allods Online forums, to get an inside look at the motion capture and voice-over process performed by Nataliya Zemtsova, actress from the popular Russian TV sitcom “The Eighties.”


Autumn Wind holds much more in store though for players eagerly awaiting new in-game content.  Allods’ previous expansion, New Horizons, merged the engaging but often confused alchemy and herbalism crafts into a single trade.  Now this latest patch is continuing to rework and balance crafting, benefiting character professions all around. Plus PvE enthusiasts will be excited to learn about Summerhold – an exciting new skirmish!

Monday 15 October 2012

Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan!


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turbine announced today the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Riders of Rohan™, the next expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) Players across North America and Europe can purchase and play Riders of Rohan for PC starting today by visiting http://rohan.lotro.com/

“We are really excited to launch Riders of Rohan, our fourth major expansion to the game,” said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online.  “This is our biggest expansion yet and we’re very excited about the introduction of the industry’s best mounted combat system, which brings a whole new form of gameplay to MMO players.”


THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE: RIDERS OF ROHAN FEATURES:

  • Explore Largest Landscape Yet -- Join with the Rohirrim and ride across the sprawling plains of Eastern Rohan. Raise high your sword to fight for honor and glory in the name of Théoden King! Experience hundreds of new quests, earn new favor, get new gear, achieve new deeds and more!

  •  Experience Mounted Combat -- Ride into combat atop your loyal War-steed as you defend the people of Rohan from the forces of Isengard and Mordor. Charge into battle using strategic maneuvers to outflank and defeat your opponents. Team up with a fellowship to challenge groups of enemies and use the combination of varied skills to triumph. Stomp, trample, kick, and charge your enemies in all new mounted combat throughout the plains of Rohan.
     
  • Master New War-steeds -- Enter the lands of the Rohirrim upon a new War-steed to aid you in mounted defence of King Théoden’s land! Hailing from a long line of majestic, highly intelligent, and kingly creatures known as the Mearas, War-steeds are faster, stronger, and more trained for battle than normal mounts.  Advance your War-steed's skills over time and customize your mount with unique appearances.

  • Continue The Epic Story -- The Fellowship is on the move once again and must achieve their task at all costs. It falls to you to clear the path and turn the Eye of the Enemy away from their progress as you aid the Rohirrim in their own struggle close by. Witness the breaking of the Fellowship at Amon Hen; forge alliances with the Ents of Fangorn; and aid Éomer, adopted son of Théoden, as he seeks to protect his homeland from the growing Shadow.

  • Advance to Level 85 -- Learn what it means to be Rohirrim as you face new challenges throughout the Riddermark on your journey to level 85. Continue your legend as you grow in power with new skills and deeds and get new armor and gear to aid you in the battles to come.

The Lord of the Rings Online™ is the ultimate adventure! This award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places, and monsters from the most famous fantasy of all time.  For more information, visit www.lotro.com.

Friday 12 October 2012

Knight Age: Siege Warfare arrives!


Joymax, leading online game developer and publisher widely known for longstanding quality titles including Silkroad Online and Digimon Masters, today unveiled the second major update to their fan favorite fantasy MMORPG, Knight Age.  Arriving next week, Siege Warfare will add a new dimension to gameplay and present a new PVP challenge to players. To get a foothold in this on-coming battle, players must begin their preparation starting today by visiting the Knight Age Official Website http://www.joymax.com/knightage/


Siege Warfare: a colossal PVP battle between the Orders of Knights (Guilds) as they battle to take over a castle is the most intense PVP experience Knight Age has offered to date.  These weekly skirmishes take place every Sunday, and leaders of each Order must apply for the chance to compete at nearby NPCs.  Orders must pool their gold resources together not only to be eligible for the fight, but also for position – bribes, known officially as bids – are taken by the Siege NPC and the highest “bidder” will win the closest spot to the castle.  A closer spot does not guarantee victory: teamwork can overcome a less skilled Order, even if they are closer.


The ultimate reward for winning the Siege is becoming the Lord of Tintagel Castle.  Not only are all members of the winning Order of Knights given access to this exclusive fortress, the leader controls all taxes placed upon the people in the Knight Age world. Conquering a castle won’t be easy, but the rewards quickly add up; is your Order royal enough to withstand temptation? 

Wednesday 10 October 2012

War of Emperium Comes To Ragnarok Online


Gravity Interactive has announced that the massive War of Emperium update has officially launched on Ragnarok Online’s Classic Server. For nostalgia minded players who enjoyed the original mechanics and maps of the game, Gravity launched its Classic Server in June. As the months passed, the server had more regions and features added. This update introduces the War of Emperium: Ragnarok Online's signature guild versus guild competition, pitting warriors from around the world against each other in a weekly test of skill and strategy.

“Classic server is now ready to launch War of Emperium, over the course of three test WoEs we have opened up all of the realms and castles, as well as the guild dungeons,” says Producer Jason “Heimdallr” Koerperich, Ragnarok Online Producer at Gravity Interactive. "With the launch of full WoE castle holding guilds will be able to invest in a castles economy, improve its defenses, pick up treasure, and access the guild dungeon!”


With the War of Emperium launched, one of the next updates in Classic’s future will be the introduction of Transcendent classes, powerful upgrades to existing classes that can be unlocked by reaching the level cap. Players can learn more about special events, patch notes, community fan creations, and much more at the official Ragnarok Online Facebook here.

October Sealed Box event begins for players who have redeemed a magic stone item to change to their second job class. The sealed boxes will drop off of random monsters when wearing a special event headgear and can be unlocked with keys from the item mall for unique and useful items. These change up monthly so check out this page for more details.

Monday 8 October 2012

World of Midgard Launched!


New Kickstarter.com project World Of Midgard was launched a few days ago by Veraxon Entertainment to raise funds to finish the development of this revolutionary mobile 3D MMORPG game. World of Midgard an Old-School MMO Role-Playing Game from the days when MMORPGs were about Role Playing.


World of Midgard is a multi-platform, old-school 3D MMORPG core game, the kind you used to enjoy in the past, now about to be brought to your mobile devices (Android, iOS), Ouya, Linux, Mac & PC. This new title offers a rich, amazing, full 3D fantasy world, together with full support for factions conflict, factions battleground, rated arenas, 10-man raiding system, and more.


To discover more about the World of Midgard Kickstarter.com project and check all the exclusive, one of the kind rewards given out by Veraxon Entertainment, visit the Kickstarter.com project page.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/veraxon/old-school-mmo-rpg-world-of-midgard

Friday 5 October 2012

Planetside 2 Expands.

SOE today announced a new partnership with the leading publisher of client-based MMO games in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Innova Systems (Innova), to bring the award-winning massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) PlanetSide®2 to Russian-speaking territories. This new partnership was revealed at the Igromir 2012 expo in Moscow.


The international partnership grants Innova exclusive publishing rights for PlanetSide 2 in its territory and ensures that dedicated servers, local customer support and payment gateways will be provided for the game. PlanetSide 2 will be launched under a free-to-play model, granting players basic access to the game free of charge so they can choose to play the game in a way that suits them best.



“The PlanetSide 2 tagline ‘Size Always Matters’ is more than just a slogan – it is part of our mission in creating the next greatest MMOFPS,” said Louis Figueroa, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment. “A massive game like PlanetSide 2 requires a massive audience, so finding the best international partners to provide quality local support has been a huge goal for us. Innova’s proven record in the space made them an ideal partner and we are confident that they will provide players in Russian-speaking territories with superior local support.”

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Nintento To Host Two Special Events.


Nintendo is hosting two special events in New York to celebrate the upcoming launch of Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 for the Nintendo DS. On Oct. 6 at the Nintendo World store from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., fans can gather for a chance to be among the first in the nation to purchase the games in advance of their Oct. 7 release. Additionally, the first 1,000 people in line to purchase either game will receive a unique Pokémon scarf, and all attendees will have the opportunity to take photos with costumed characters of Pokémon Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott.



A week later on Oct. 13, during New York Comic-Con, Pokémon fans can participate in a massive interactive experience at the nearby Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Launch Celebration. Planned activities include live performances from the Chicago-based band I Fight Dragons, a live stage show, a Pokémon photo booth, an opportunity to receive the mythical Pokémon Genesect for attendees who bring their Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo DS and copy of the game, hands-on time with Pokédex 3D Pro for Nintendo 3DS prior to its Nov. 8 launch and live Pokémon-themed ice sculpting.




Attendees who participate in the event's activities will receive tickets that can be redeemed on-site during event hours for a variety of Pokémon giveaways (while supplies last).

Monday 1 October 2012

Rift: Storm Legion Beta Begins!

 Trion Worlds today announced its first closed beta event for Storm Legion™, the highly anticipated first expansion to, RIFT, will kick off on Friday, October 5, and is slated to conclude on Sunday, October 7. Those who’ve pre-ordered the expansion are automatically entered into this and all subsequent beta events. The additional events are planned throughout October leading up to the November 13th launch of the expansion.


Strap yourselves in for the first Storm Legion closed beta event, where participants will have the opportunity to explore the new leveling zones of Pelladane, Cape Jule, and the city of Tempest Bay. Additionally, players will be able to customize their own Dimensions , and try out the new four new souls coming in the expansion. Current subscribers will be able to copy their characters over to the beta shard.
Visit www.stormlegion.com/preorder for more information.