A community vote on the EverQuest forums okay'd the release of The Ruins of Kunark for the time-locked progression servers. Kunark was the first expansion to release for EverQuest, on April 24, 2000. The level cap is raised from 50 to 60, 'epic quests' are introduced for each character class, and the new continent Kunark is eager to be explored. [...]
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Tencent Games will be launching Archeage in China on September 08, but they're not promoting the game alone. They've partnered with Chinese girl group SNH48, sister-team to Japanese idol group AKB48 to promote the game. All 16 member of the all-girl group will be featured in the game as NPC's to guide the newly arrived Chinese players into Archeage's gameplay. [...]
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Wanderlust Adventures Music & Soundtrack Wanderlust Adventures is a procedurally generated online co-op action RPG with four classes. Players work together to defeat the lich and save the lands. The Wanderlust Adventures soundtrack was composed by Chris Christodoulou, who previously developed the soundtrack for Risk of Rain. The Soundcloud embed features all of the BGMs, tracks, and music from the [...]
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Shroud of the Avatar Music & Soundtrack Shroud of the Avatar is an upcoming fantasy-sandbox MMORPG created by Lord Britsh, and features both single-player and multiplayer game modes. Forge your skills, explore, PvP, build a house, and more in the spiritual successor to Ultima Online. The Shroud of the Avatar soundtrack was composed internally for use in the game. The Soundcloud embed [...]
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Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is an MMO trading card game where players customize their decks from an assortment of factional cards to forge an empire. A robust storyline guides you through the basic controls before you test your skills in competitive PvP matches. Publisher: Lightmare Studios Type: CCG Release Date: September 05, 2014 Shut Down: March 29, 2020 [...]
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While some players believe the end of subscription games is just over the horizon, there are a number of titles that have fueled servers for over a decade through monthly payments. Ultima Online Launch Date: September 24, 1997 Monthly Cost: 12.99/mo The spiritual godfather of MMORPG’s, and one of the longest running, I’m routinely surprised that UO still has a [...]
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Players who purchased the Obsidian Founder's Pack can jump into Devilian's Alpha starting today. Silver and Gold-tier founders can upgrade their status to Obsidian if they're eager to play the South Korean dungeon crawler—Gold and Silver packs only grant Beta access. How long Alpha testing will last is unconfirmed, but a slated Q4 2015 full release implies that free-to-play aspiring [...]
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The march towards more mobile games continues as Chinese game development firm Shanda announces the creation of a new Berlin-based mobile game studio called Eyedentity Mobile. Grouping Shanda's international studios, publisher Actoz Soft and developer Eydentity Games, under the umbrella of Eyedentity Mobile is part of Shanda's strategy to push more Asian-mobile games to the West. Shanda is following in the [...]
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Ready to set sail with a bunch of rum-stinking pirates on smokey seas? Blackwake aims to satiate a desire for a pirate MMO that places players among the grit and smoke of an 18th century naval vessel at war. As a multiplayer FPS, players will fill distinct roles on the ship, similar to Guns of Icarus Online. And they'll have to [...]
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EvertQuest Next underwent an internal playtest today. Daybreak Game Company producer Terry Michaels said "We're focused on combat and how the world is going to be built," in today's playtest. The feedback should prove useful as the next iteration of EverQuest is refined. You can see the playtester's reactions on the EverQuest Next twitch, or watch the video below. Watch this [...]
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