Our latest coverage of Shroud of The Avatar.
It’s Star Wars Day and MMOs are celebrating one of the most influential pop culture icons in the galaxy with their own Star Wars-themed events. Here’s what’s happening: Star Wars: The Old Republic is running a double EXP boost for the entire month of May while Star Wars Galaxies rogue server, Star Wars Galaxies Legends is offering double boosts on [...]
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Last week, Catnip Games announced that they will be running a bonus in-game event in Shroud of the Avatar to encourage players to stay home and play their game. The event featured a main storyline quest reset and a 10x XP boost on top of the 2x XP already in place. Unfortunately, the developers were forced to temporarily remove the [...]
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Yesterday, we received the unexpected news that Soulbound Studios had shutdown Chronicles of Elyria and fired all their staff. The announcement was made just a few days after the game kicked off their first pre-Alpha test, or what one of our readers called a “very expensive three-level parkour course.” Naturally, backers who shelled out thousands of dollars on the game [...]
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There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Catnip Games’ recent acquisition of Portalarium’s operating assets including the fantasy MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar. Portalarium CEO and Catnip Games founder Chris Spears answers a few big questions about the deal on the official forums. He also assures the community that the new setup will actually be good for the game. “As [...]
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Catnip Games, an Austin-based studio headed by former Portalarium CTO and President Chris Spears, has just acquired Portalarium’s operating assets including their flagship fantasy MMORPG, Shroud of the Avatar. The announcement was made by Executive Producer Starr “DarkStarr” Long on the game’s official forums yesterday. “Chris has successfully led the design and the team for many years, he is an [...]
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Halloween is still a long way off but Portalarium is looking to get into the spooky spirit of the holiday early this year with Release 70 of Shroud of the Avatar. The update is scheduled to roll out on September 26th bringing with it a variety of Halloween-themed content and items including the return of Pumpkin Heads. Release 70 will [...]
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Notice anything different in Shroud of the Avatar this week? No? Well, Lord British’s fantasy MMORPG has just gotten a visual makeover with Release 56. Additional improvements are scheduled to roll out with Release 57 in August. “We have started overhauling some of our global systems to dramatically improve the visual quality throughout the game. The main focus is on [...]
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What is it with comets and video games? First it’s Fortnite, now the thing shows up high above the New Britannia skyline in Shroud of the Avatar. The good news is it doesn’t look like it’s aimed at antything… yet. The bad news is that it's mutated New Brittania's powerful monsters into even more powerful versions. “Astronomers across New Britannia [...]
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Shroud of the Avatar has kept to a strict monthly update schedule from the get go and the game’s official launch hasn’t thrown a wrench in that process. Release 53 is scheduled to roll out this Thursday which will introduce Decoration Loot and Heraldry Items. “In Release 53 Heraldry will be open for everyone through the sale of Heraldry Eternal [...]
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After nearly four years in Early Access, Lord British’s medieval fantasy MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar has officially launched. The spiritual successor to Ultima Online is the flagship game of Texas-based studio Portalarium, co-founded by Lord British himself, in collaboration with Black Sun Game Publishing and Travian Games. “As an online fantasy multiplayer RPG, Shroud of the Avatar blends together [...]
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