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HEX: Shards of Fate fully funded

Keith Schleicher — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:49:35 +0000

Backing something on Kickstarter can be a risky proposition. You never know what will come out from it, as our first impressions of Star Command have shown. However, the idea of combining a MMORPG and a TCG must be very popular. Cryptozoic has announced that their Kickstarter for HEX: Shards of Fate is fully-funded after five days.

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SWTOR gets 2.1 update, customization

Ron Burke — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:19:52 +0000

Star Wars: The Old Republic has doubled their user-base and income since going free-to-play, and they’ve certainly not slowed in terms of their content releases either. EA and Bioware has release game update 2.1 which enables a laundry list of cosmetic and gameplay updates for the game. We’ve got a video showing off some of these goodies, but we’ve also got a short list to check out. Observe:

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Cryptozoic starts Kickstarter for new HEX: Shards of Fate MMOCCG

Keith Schleicher — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:02:54 +0000

Cryptozoic currently publishes the World of Warcraft trading card game. While they have been publishing this for a few years, they have several other card games under their belt as well, including the Penny Arcade deck-building game. Now they have announced thay are going to try to move a brand new CCG into the MMO arena with HEX: Shards of Fate.

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MechWarrior Online gets Misery, 4 trial mechs, and more

Ron Burke — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:29:07 +0000

I know everyone is in gear-up-for-E3-mode, but hey….giant stompy mechs! We’ve got a sweet new trailer and some screenshots to unveil the newest addition to MechWarrior Online – the Misery. The Misery is a solid Inner Sphere mech that crests into the Stalker/Assault category at 80 Tons. For those swinging the geek stick in a big way, you’ll be interested in the sexy specs:

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Neverwinter players enter the Whispering Caves (with a video!)

Ron Burke — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:29:43 +0000

MMOs have always fascinated me. While I’m traditionally a solo-RPG player, the expansive nature of MMOs speaks to me on a level I can’t ignore. The other thing that fascinates me is just how fast some players can ratchet through levels. While I take my time and explore every facet of the world, some players are busy rocketing to level 60. This is true in Neverwinter as well. Well, the folks at Cryptic are aware of this phenomenon as well and have planned accordingly. Today I’ve got a sweet video of the Whispering Caverns – the highest-level adventure zone currently available, and also the land of the Drow. Here’s a bit about it:

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Neverwinter enters Open Beta with a CG trailer to celebrate

Ron Burke — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:04:24 +0000

It’s not often an MMO catches my attention, but let me say this about Neverwinter – I’m actually crafting in another browser window as I write this. (And yea…that’s a thing in this game) After 4 incredibly stable Beta Weekends, the team has finally reached a huge point in the games development – Open Beta. To celebrate we’ve got the opening CG cinematic of the game, but I did want to share a few of my own musings and a bit about the game from the team before I turn you loose on our ample bandwidth.

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DUST 514 is set to launch on May 14th

Ron Burke — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:17:32 +0000

Sticking to the PS3 we have another sweet announcement. Currently in beta, DUST 514 has finally reached a milestone – gold status. CCP (the creators of EVE Online) is all set to launch on May 14th. The best part? It’s free-to-play. Check it out:

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Steam now offering subscription services, starting with Darkfall Unholy Wars

Victor Grunn — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:14:03 +0000

In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, Steam – having already conquered most of the digital download and related DLC distribution markets – is now mediating subscription services through it’s supremely popular platform. This means games which require monthly payments can now be paid via the Steam wallet – select games, anyway. And the first game to make use of this is Darkfall Unholy Wars, billed as a real-time, fast-paced PVP sandbox game in which players are “called to form clans and battle for dominance across the seamless, zoneless, uninstanced open fantasy world of Agon.” Honest to God, I hadn’t heard of it until the moment I saw the Steam release news… but that short description is awfully enticing. I do love me some sandboxes and PVP.

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New screens and Video for Neverwinter’s open beta

Atlas Burke — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:06:23 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for Neverwinter to enter open beta. When I had the chance to play it the game was a blast, balancing a compelling combat system with less intrusive inventory mangement. It struck me right in the sweet spot, but the short beta weekend limited the amount of time I could spend in Faerun. All that’s going to change when the game enters open beta next Tuesday.

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Final Neverwinter weekend comes with a trailer

Ron Burke — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:38:28 +0000

Neverwinter is almost ready to launch, and this weekend is the final beta weekend. To celebrate the imminent launch Perfect World and Crytpic Studios have released a new class montage trailer that shows some of the sweet perks and and crowd control available to the Great Weapon Fighter. Let’s check the class out:

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SWTOR gets first expansion – we get a new trailer

Ron Burke — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:34:18 +0000

If you are a fan of Star Wars: The Old Republic, or if you played and haven’t stopped in for a while, now is your chance. As of tomorrow morning, patch 2.0 will go in, lighting up the early-access for the first expansion for the game – Rise of the Hutt Cartel. The expansion gives players new achievements, raises the level cap to 55, a revamp of 5 Hard-Mode flashpoints and the addition of a new one, some new combat skills past level 50, and quite a bit more. The price? $9.99 if you are a subscriber, or $19.99 if you are running with the Free-to-Play option. Want to get a closer look at the expansion? Behold the “Scum and Villainy” trailer featuring the Battle for Mackeb.

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Neverwinter going Open Beta – we’ve got video and screens!

Ron Burke — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:37:34 +0000

You’ve likely seen our hands-on coverage for Neverwinter over the last few months and know that we are pretty stoked about the F2P MMO, Neverwinter. Well, now you can get your hands on it to try things out for yourself – Neverwinter is heading to open beta at the end of this month.

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Planetside 2 patched, adds virtual reality training center

Victor Grunn — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:49:38 +0000

Planetside 2 continues with the major updates to their MMOFPS. The latest patch adds a tremendous amount of bugfixes and general updates, including a long sought-after feature: a Virtual Reality training center. Not only is this convenient for people who want to practice in something other than a live-fire (well, you know, as live as you get in a game) situation, but it also provides access to all weapons, vehicles and their assorted ranks and unlocks while in the VR center. Perfect for seeing if a given weapon you want to invest your points in is really worth it.

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Free-to-play action game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters launches

Victor Grunn — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:39:44 +0000

Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, the game with the somewhat confusing kickstarter status, is now live. With 68 hours left on the kickstarter as of this writing, no less! The one-line summary of this game is “A unique ARPG with classic design sense meets fast-paced action, inspired by Japanese themes and the Red Riding Hood tale.” That’s not much information to go on, really, so let me take a stab at it: so far the game’s a kind of artsy-japanese themed Diablo-style game, but far less intense than what you’d expect from those titles typically. So, expect a good amount of grinding, some random loot, some crafting – if you’ve played those games, you’re getting the gist of Akaneiro. Some more, fast impressions after the cut.

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Free to play Wizardry Online MMO launches

Victor Grunn — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:25:30 +0000

Heads up, old-school (or just plain old) gamers – Wizardry Online is now open and ready to play! Selling itself as “the most hardcore fantasy MMO ever created”, this one’s coming at you via Sony Online Entertainment, launching with 5 races, 4 classes and the promise to make your dungeon-crawling experience just… really painful and punishing. Really, that’s the main selling point that I’m seeing here, and given what I remember of Wizardry it sounds like they’re staying true to the spirit at least. I’ve got the key feature list and some commentary after the cut, but the fast summary would be that they’re making this sound like a menu-driven MMO with a heavy dose of Dark Souls – quite a combination.

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Guild Wars 2 to add cross-server guesting on January 28

Victor Grunn — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:30:55 +0000

Hot on the heels of the upcoming Guild Wars 2 development plans comes a bit of more concrete information. Guesting – the ability to visit another server to meet up and play with friends – is finally coming to the game, and this time there’s a definite date for it. January 28th will see the launch of this long-awaited feature (it was being boosted even before the game’s launch), allowing for Guild Wars 2 players to more easily group up with their other-server friends. Right now you have to rig it somewhat by getting yourself into an overflow server, so this will be a welcome change. Of course, it comes with some restrictions. More pertinent details after the cut.

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ArenaNet’s Colin Johanson on upcoming plans for Guild Wars 2

Victor Grunn — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:08:17 +0000

For a game that has no monthly fee and is pretty light on the cash shop kind of experience, Guild Wars 2 has been getting a whole lot of updates. Major monthly events, additional content… and a lot more is on the way. So much more, in fact, that the title’s game director Colin Johanson has gone and made a pretty substantial post outlining what players can come to expect in the coming months. These are some aggressive plans as well, touching on everything from PVP to WvW to good old-fashioned PVE content – with a heavy emphasis on the dynamic nature of play that helped set Guild Wars 2 apart from the rest. We’ve got some highlights inside.

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Planetside 2 Trailer Sneak Peek Released!

Victor Grunn — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:34:02 +0000

You read the title correctly. This isn’t a trailer for Planetside 2 – no, that’s not quite ready for primetime. Instead, this is 46 seconds worth of trailer preview. To whet your appetite for the trailer, which is supposed to get you psyched for Planetside 2, which, I imagine, is meant to make you really, really look forward to Planetside 3. Still, this is 46 seconds of some brief glimmers of footage, and that’s just enough to give you a taste of what the mood is going to be like in this game. It’ll have to tide us over until the beta for this one opens up. Still, click inside to see the trailer preview!

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Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances has 1 Million Players

Ron Burke — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:44:48 +0000

“I am Kane. While I bring your troops back from the States, I want you to take what men you have left and secure this abandoned GDI base. Once in, build up an arsenal of weapons and use them to wipe out the remaining GDI presence. Oh…and congratulations on your recent promotion.”

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PlanetSide 2 E3 Video

Ron Burke — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:44:43 +0000

PlanetSide 2 looks pretty awesome, and we gave away a truckload of beta keys, but now you can see a great introduction to the game courtesy of the folks behind the game. Showing off each class, their role, and how deep the customization in this game really is, this video is the same behind-closed-doors demo we got just a few weeks back at E3. Here is a little nibble about the classes you’ll hear about in this video: