It seems that there is no stopping to the Gangnam Style virus from spreading among online games in South Korea. Dungeon Striker, from Dragon Net developer Eyedentity Games, introduced an actual Gangnam Style dance emote into the game’s CBT2 phase, which opened just a few hours back. This is 1 of the first games which I have seen having the actual dance, with the other being Sudden Attack Korea. Enjoy!
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Downleveling
A character of any given level in World of Warcraft is limited to what zones he can meaningfully interact with: If the zone is much higher in level than his character, he can't beat the mobs or accept the quests; if the zone is much lower, the quests are grey, fights are trivial, and there are no rewards. Guild Wars 2 expands the number of zones you can play in by downleveling you so that fights remain interesting, while still giving you level-appropriate rewards. In principle that is a great i
World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion
World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion
BradyGames' World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion features masterful strategy compiled from a crew of some of the most experienced players in the game, where their tried and successful tactics are sure to guide players through even the darkest pits of Azeroth. Every Dungeon: Low-level instances and the toughest raid dungeons are all covered in this monstrous compendium. Light is shed on everything from Ragefire Chasm to Ahn' Qiraj. Outdoor World Boss En
BradyGames' World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion features masterful strategy compiled from a crew of some of the most experienced players in the game, where their tried and successful tactics are sure to guide players through even the darkest pits of Azeroth. Every Dungeon: Low-level instances and the toughest raid dungeons are all covered in this monstrous compendium. Light is shed on everything from Ragefire Chasm to Ahn' Qiraj. Outdoor World Boss En
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet “fixing” unnormal leveling speed
As most of you would have read in my previous post, someone has gotten to level 80, and from my observations, there are a handful of level 70′s as well roaming in Guild Wars 2 currently. Developer ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien, president and co-founder of the studio, has gone to Reddit to talk about this issue.
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A reply to Funcom
Dear Funcom,
Yesterday a commenter on my blog said "Something went wrong for Funcom, that much is clear. But what was it?". Today I received an e-mail from you stating that you didn't know either, and would like to find out. You asked: "What would make YOU buy The Secret World? Let us know! Funcom is committed to expanding and improving upon The Secret World and your input will help us do a better job at making The Secret World more suited to you. So take this survey and let us know how it sho
Yesterday a commenter on my blog said "Something went wrong for Funcom, that much is clear. But what was it?". Today I received an e-mail from you stating that you didn't know either, and would like to find out. You asked: "What would make YOU buy The Secret World? Let us know! Funcom is committed to expanding and improving upon The Secret World and your input will help us do a better job at making The Secret World more suited to you. So take this survey and let us know how it sho
Blog Azeroth Shared Topic: Flavors of <b>WoW</b>
Blog Azeroth Shared Topic: Flavors of WoW
Wrath of the Lich King included so many things I wanted, like a hero class and the continuation of one of my favorite Warcraft stories. I found the music and the scenery of Northrend deliciously dark, but I did get tired of it all more quickly than I ...
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"World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" trailer released at Gamescom 2012
"World of Warcraft" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG
Wrath of the Lich King included so many things I wanted, like a hero class and the continuation of one of my favorite Warcraft stories. I found the music and the scenery of Northrend deliciously dark, but I did get tired of it all more quickly than I ...
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"World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" trailer released at Gamescom 2012
"World of Warcraft" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Guild Wars 2 – China publisher confirmed, gamers rejoice
It started just as a rumor a couple of days ago, with the China gaming community pointing out that the Chinese domain for Guild Wars 2 was registered. Today, it was confirmed that the hit MMORPG will be heading to the world’s largest online gaming nation (and 1 very excited for the game), with publisher Kongzhong clinching the deal. There is no scheduled release date or business model announced as of now.
Kongzhong is well-known in China for Wargaming.net’s games such
Kongzhong is well-known in China for Wargaming.net’s games such
Brady World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Atlas (video Game Accessories) Reviews
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Blade & Soul – New unnamed class expected by October
According to the latest interview by ThisIsGame with Blade & Soul’s development team, the game’s 7th class is expected to make its appearance come late September or October. The lead designer and planner did not mention which class, but it is expected to be the long-rumored Gunner.
The upcoming September update will see the introduction of Blood Harbor (loosely translated), the end-game level 45 instance dungeon. It will be host to 4 bosses, each with around 10 minions t
The upcoming September update will see the introduction of Blood Harbor (loosely translated), the end-game level 45 instance dungeon. It will be host to 4 bosses, each with around 10 minions t
Guild Wars 2 First Impressions
First things first, the the technical aspects: There is a weird school of thought among blogger thinking that if you like a game you should gloss over its bugs and technical shortcomings. I don't subscribe to that. I like Guild Wars 2, but of all the MMORPGs I have played this year, it is the one with the most things not working as intended. By ArenaNet's own admission most of the social features of Guild Wars 2 are broken at the moment: Guild chat isn't working, joining guild is buggy, the auc
The Secret World vs. Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 reportedly already sold over 1 million copies. But Funcom had to reveal they sold only 200,000 copies of The Secret World. I am reading comments like Bronte's: "the ugly truth is self-evident: The Secret World has failed to garner the following that it frankly deserved". I'm baffled. How exactly does a game "deserve" a following?
I am a firm believer in the homo economicus, the economic theory that people aren't completely stupid, and buy exactly what they want. I believe more peo
I am a firm believer in the homo economicus, the economic theory that people aren't completely stupid, and buy exactly what they want. I believe more peo
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
MMORPG longevity
Keen is pondering people reaching the Guild Wars 2 level cap before the game is even officially released. I can easily imagine the train of thought going on in some players:
"I must rush to the level cap, because that is where the real game is."
"Yay, I reached the level cap, now let's look at the endgame."
"Hmmm, the endgame doesn't offer anything new."
"Unsubscribe"
Much has been written about how MMORPGs before, up to and including World of Warcraft, tended to grow over time and peak man
"I must rush to the level cap, because that is where the real game is."
"Yay, I reached the level cap, now let's look at the endgame."
"Hmmm, the endgame doesn't offer anything new."
"Unsubscribe"
Much has been written about how MMORPGs before, up to and including World of Warcraft, tended to grow over time and peak man
Rabbits and pandas
I managed to create a Guild Wars 2 character this morning before having to go to work. It is a rabbit. Or rather a humanoid which looks like a rabbit, and is called an Asura. Wielding pistols, as I chose engineer as his "profession" aka class. Next month I will create a panda monk in WoW, like everybody else. I already play a humanoid cow in that game. None of these are the weirdest race I've ever played, because that distinction probably has to go to the three hamsters I played in Allods Onlin
We Cheer
We Cheer
Hit Songs - Dance and cheer to the hottest music from artists of the past, present and future. Groove to teen sensations Hilary Duff and Aly and AJ to the 70¿s disco bands.Endless Character Customization - Create your ultimate cheerleader by customizing her with the perfect competition outfit.Engaging Modes - Choose a mode that suits your mood. Burn some calories in Exercise Mode, compete for the Captain position in 2 player Campaign Mode or play with up to 4 players in Party Mode a
Hit Songs - Dance and cheer to the hottest music from artists of the past, present and future. Groove to teen sensations Hilary Duff and Aly and AJ to the 70¿s disco bands.Endless Character Customization - Create your ultimate cheerleader by customizing her with the perfect competition outfit.Engaging Modes - Choose a mode that suits your mood. Burn some calories in Exercise Mode, compete for the Captain position in 2 player Campaign Mode or play with up to 4 players in Party Mode a
Guild Wars 2 vs Patch 5.0.4 – Which To Play?
Awesome artwork doesn't make my decision any easier
Tomorrow sees both the official release of Guild Wars 2 and the arrival of the World of Warcraft 5.0.4 patch that revamps all the classes and the entire talent system. Now I’m excited about Guild Wars but I’m also excited about this huge WoW patch, eagerly awaiting the arrival of them both. But which to play? There’s only one way to find out… FIGHT!
(And unless you’re British and watch a lot of TV, you probably
Tomorrow sees both the official release of Guild Wars 2 and the arrival of the World of Warcraft 5.0.4 patch that revamps all the classes and the entire talent system. Now I’m excited about Guild Wars but I’m also excited about this huge WoW patch, eagerly awaiting the arrival of them both. But which to play? There’s only one way to find out… FIGHT!
(And unless you’re British and watch a lot of TV, you probably
Steal Fighter – This MMO is not about stealing
Sometimes, I really wonder what processes are gone through before a game’s official name is approved. This latest arena-style MMO (think MOBA) is developed by L.Time Games, and will be hosted in Korea by Gravity Games. Why is it call Steal Fighter, I have no idea. Steal Fighter currently has 4 character classes (with growth system like in RPGs), unlike the other MOBA games with fixed characters, and the debut trailer focuses mainly on combat and the PvE mode bosses.
The post Steal
The post Steal
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Guild Wait 2
I'd love to tell you how much fun I had playing Guild Wars 2, but in reality I haven't even beaten the first enemy of the game yet: The login server. Deviously that login server is needed *twice* to play, once to get the client to start, and once at the end of character creation. Thus when I finally cleared the first hurdle and could create my character, all my effort was in vain. The character never got saved, I never got into the game, and after some time I got dropped back onto a character s
TERA – Free to Play server now permanent
Initially lasting only till 9th August, and later extended till 30th August, TERA Korea’s temporary Free to Play server has now gone permanent. According to reports, the level cap for this server will be raised to 58 as well.
Different from other servers, this F2P one actually has a permanent 2x experience points and quest reward gold buff given free of charge. Players will also have 1 free transfer to the paid server. Nope, currently there is no cash shop available.
The pos
Different from other servers, this F2P one actually has a permanent 2x experience points and quest reward gold buff given free of charge. Players will also have 1 free transfer to the paid server. Nope, currently there is no cash shop available.
The pos
Lastest World Of Warcraft Wrath Of Lich King News
World of Warcraft 75% off this week only
Blizzard just announced that all WoW expansions are on sale this week only. The Battle Chest is $ 5, Wrath of the Lich King is $ 5, and to top it off, Cataclysm is only $ 10. That's $ 20 for the complete set, making this an excellent time to bring your ...
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World of Warcraft digital downloads on sale for 75% off
World of Warcraft plus the Burning Crusade is just $ 5, Wrath of the Lich King is just $ 5, and Cataclysm
Blizzard just announced that all WoW expansions are on sale this week only. The Battle Chest is $ 5, Wrath of the Lich King is $ 5, and to top it off, Cataclysm is only $ 10. That's $ 20 for the complete set, making this an excellent time to bring your ...
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World of Warcraft digital downloads on sale for 75% off
World of Warcraft plus the Burning Crusade is just $ 5, Wrath of the Lich King is just $ 5, and Cataclysm
The Secret World – Poor performance blamed on Guild Wars 2 and pandas
[Source] A Funcom report released today puts The Secret World Sales at “over 200,000″ as the company adjusts expectations down by $ 35 million US Dollars. In the report, Funcom once again cites poor US reviews as a contributing factor in the poor performance of The Secret World, as well as the announced launch dates of Guild Wars 2 and the Mists of Pandaria expansion to World of Warcraft.
Funcom states that they are “currently undergoing large cost cutting measures incl
Funcom states that they are “currently undergoing large cost cutting measures incl
An answer to Mitt Romney
Facebook greeted me with the following advertisement from Mitt Romney:
"You’re Invited to a Republican National Convention Farewell Victory Rally with Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the Republican... — Friday, August 31 at 7:30am in EDT."
Dear Mitt Romney,
Thank you very much for your invitation. But besides the fact that I am European and thus not eligible to vote, I would also like to say that this is maybe a bit too early to already say Farewell to Victory. Hang in there, polls say you ha
"You’re Invited to a Republican National Convention Farewell Victory Rally with Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the Republican... — Friday, August 31 at 7:30am in EDT."
Dear Mitt Romney,
Thank you very much for your invitation. But besides the fact that I am European and thus not eligible to vote, I would also like to say that this is maybe a bit too early to already say Farewell to Victory. Hang in there, polls say you ha
How To Play a Hunter In WoW - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Playing Hunters In WoW
How To Play a Hunter In WoW - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Playing Hunters In WoW
If you want to learn how to become best hunter player in Wow then check out this "How To Play a Hunter In WoW".In this step-by-step guide you will learn techniques, strategies and practical tactics in playing as hunter in Wow.- Be well-guided in playing as hunter.- Determine type of pets; not only their functions but how they look as well for there are images included.- Be familiar with the basic world of warcra
If you want to learn how to become best hunter player in Wow then check out this "How To Play a Hunter In WoW".In this step-by-step guide you will learn techniques, strategies and practical tactics in playing as hunter in Wow.- Be well-guided in playing as hunter.- Determine type of pets; not only their functions but how they look as well for there are images included.- Be familiar with the basic world of warcra
Guild Wars 2 retail price
For both Diablo III and Star Wars: The Old Republic over here there was a huge difference between pre-order price and retail price: 60 Euro compared to 40 Euro. Thus I didn't pre-order Guild Wars 2 for 55 Euro. But it turns out the difference is less for GW2, the retail version still cost 50 Euro, just 5 Euro less than pre-order.
While I would still prefer that the download version is *cheaper* than the retail version, I can understand the marketing reasons which prevent that. No company wants
While I would still prefer that the download version is *cheaper* than the retail version, I can understand the marketing reasons which prevent that. No company wants
Take your raid out of my lore - and vice versa
The end of Cataclysm is near, and I haven't got a clue how the story of Deathwing ends. Which isn't surprising, because I haven't seen Illidan or the Lich King die either. Basically World of Warcraft tells the beginning of stories with cinematics that everybody can see, and the end of those stories in the last raid of an expansion. There are two problems with that approach: First, only a small percentage of players gets to see the end of the stories, and second the players who get to see the en
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet confirms level 80 achievement is legit
In a simple Reddit post by ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien, president and co-founder of the studio, apologized for the hint of exploiting posted previously and confirmed that Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend, has achieved this feat in a perfectly legit manner.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Guild Wars 2 – War Legend clarifies its level 80 procedure
Less than 2 days after Guild Wars 2′s head start. the game found its first level 80 character from French guild War Legend, with the achievement going to a player named Surfeuze. With this news hitting the internet, War Legend’s admin sent me an email to clarify the procedure, and confirming that nothing illegal was utilized in the process.
Thank you for relaying our achievement !
I’d like to give you a little more explanation about our methods (even thoug
Thank you for relaying our achievement !
I’d like to give you a little more explanation about our methods (even thoug
The Priest Who Came in from the Cold
My apologies to John le Carré for butchering a title from his books, but after a year-and-a-half of absence my priest feels like he came in from the cold, having been frozen in time. And it is somewhat curious how time solved some of my problems. When I left World of Warcraft in April 2011, said priest was in trouble: I had done all the normal dungeons and was wearing all the gear you could get from them, but when I tried the next step, heroic dungeons, the groups I was in weren't doing so wel
Guild Wars 2 note
In a time and age where saying "I played World of Warcraft this weekend" is being interpreted as "Tobold hates Guild Wars 2", I think I need to make a short statement of intention: I am going to buy Guild Wars 2 on release or shortly after. If I had wanted to play earlier, I would have had to pay €15 more (€55 pre-order price vs. €40 retail price). And I would have had to endure yet another MMORPG launch, which experience tells me to avoid, both for the technical problems and the gameplay
Guild Wars 2 – First level 80 player spotted
According to reports, the first level 80 character in Guild Wars 2 was confirmed a couple of hours ago, with the honor belonging to a player named Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend. He simply reached the level cap by crafting, with materials provided by his guild members.
However, it is important to note that his stats and level will still be changed according to the map he is in, hence he will not be dominating the low level maps. Also, reputation points from participating in
However, it is important to note that his stats and level will still be changed according to the map he is in, hence he will not be dominating the low level maps. Also, reputation points from participating in
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Trion/SyFy Defiance Commercial
April 2013 will bring us a potentially groundbreaking experience in gaming as Trion Worlds, developers of Rift and End of Nations, teams with the SyFy Network to bring fans an interactive show and game which are each affected by the other. Defiance will cross boundaries and bring players a new way to influence their gaming world, and see the results. We’ve been given our first commercial teaser for the project, and you can check it out below.
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World of Warcraft: The Boardgame Expansion: Epic Armor Pack
World of Warcraft: The Boardgame Expansion: Epic Armor Pack
Ultra Rare ExpansionNever sold, only given as a Promotion
Ultra Rare Promo Expansion Pack for the World of Warcraft Board game (not stand alone game)
List Price: $ 79.99
Price: $ 79.99
Ultra Rare ExpansionNever sold, only given as a Promotion
Ultra Rare Promo Expansion Pack for the World of Warcraft Board game (not stand alone game)
List Price: $ 79.99
Price: $ 79.99
The Queue: Is Fox leaving forever?
The Queue: Is Fox leaving forever?
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. ... I won't be writing the shadow version of Spiritual Guidance or the auction house column Gold Capped anymore.
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Preparing for your new monk
Written by Chase Hasbrouck of World of Monkcraft, WoW Insider's new monk coverage will get you kicking in no time! ... If you want the best of the best
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. ... I won't be writing the shadow version of Spiritual Guidance or the auction house column Gold Capped anymore.
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Preparing for your new monk
Written by Chase Hasbrouck of World of Monkcraft, WoW Insider's new monk coverage will get you kicking in no time! ... If you want the best of the best
Guild Wars 2 Charr Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Charr race:
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Running dungeons
What I like about roleplaying games in general is the tactical aspect of combat. Obviously there isn't much of that when soloing, which is why I have grown generally bored of kill ten foozles quests. And over the years I felt that raids moved away from being something tactical to being a separate game that was about memorizing sequences and hitting the right button fast enough (which is somewhat ironic given the merger of Blizzard with Activision, publishers of the Guitar Hero series.) Thu
Guild Wars 2 Charr Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Charr race:
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Swordsman Online – More on combat skills
Announced since 2010 with trailers and screenshots, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online has yet to be given a Closed Beta date in China, although all fingers are pointing towards end 2012. 1 of the most anticipated locally-developed martial arts MMORPG in China, Swordsman Online’s combat is also 1 of the best, given all the official news and information given out so far.
Other than active dodge using qinggong (which in turns uses up stamina), fighting above roof tops, on water s
Other than active dodge using qinggong (which in turns uses up stamina), fighting above roof tops, on water s
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Guild Wars 2 – New online tutorial manual explains the game
ArenaNet is really, really too kind to the community. Well, that is not a bad thing, but stuff they do usually make other game companies blush in shame. Introducing Guild Wars 2′s online tutorial manual, which can be used by both new players or potential players to understand more about the game’s mechanics.
The guide actually displays more than just mechanics, but even what elements of the game players will come into contact with in the first hour. Who really reads a
The guide actually displays more than just mechanics, but even what elements of the game players will come into contact with in the first hour. Who really reads a
Age of Wushu – Pre-purchasers of Elite Edition to enjoy head start
A little similar to Guild Wars 2, Age of Wushu will be handing a 1-week head start to players who purchase the Elite Edition (USD 9.99) of the game. Developed by Suzhou Snail Game and being published by its North American subsidiary, Snail Games USA, Age of Wushu is famous for its non-level system for characters, near zero fantasy elements and rock, scissors, paper tactical combat.
Also known as Age of Wulin for the Europe server under gPotato, Age of Wushu’s head start will
Also known as Age of Wulin for the Europe server under gPotato, Age of Wushu’s head start will
Project N – Debut game which is late for the party
[Source] The maiden title for upcoming Korea developer, Nflodsoft, Project N is yet another MMORPG crafted by Unreal Engine 3. Why is it late for the party? Well, the game looks and feel like a Free-to-Play version of TERA + Aion. Or the 2 game’s offspring.
Visually, it seems to be similar to TERA. Add in the aerial combat with giant, glowing wings, it seems to be like Aion. Add in siege wars, PvP, raids, generic classes, it makes me wonder what the MMO landscape will be li
Visually, it seems to be similar to TERA. Add in the aerial combat with giant, glowing wings, it seems to be like Aion. Add in siege wars, PvP, raids, generic classes, it makes me wonder what the MMO landscape will be li
Cost of Courage, The
Cost of Courage, The
An influential Alabama congressman and ardent champion of civil rights and education tells how his spirit and career were crushed by racist reactionaries who came to power in the South in the 50s and 60s.
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League of Legends
Take on the role of Summoner as you build your masteries, select your available spells, equip your Runes and call forth your Champions to battleSelect one of over 40 unique Champions, each wit
An influential Alabama congressman and ardent champion of civil rights and education tells how his spirit and career were crushed by racist reactionaries who came to power in the South in the 50s and 60s.
List Price: $ 22.00
Price: $ 49.59
League of Legends
Take on the role of Summoner as you build your masteries, select your available spells, equip your Runes and call forth your Champions to battleSelect one of over 40 unique Champions, each wit
Guild Wars 2 Asura Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Asura race:
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Guild Wars 2 Sylvari Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Sylvari race:
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WoW n00b looking for advice
So I finally decided to resubscribe to World of Warcraft, in time for patch 5.0.4 and the events that pre-expansion patch will bring. I haven't played WoW for a year-and-a-half and feel like a complete n00b. What I would like to do is explore the new dungeons that have been added since. But those have a minimum item level requirement that my characters don't meet. Thus I need advice: How do I get my item level from 343 up to 353 the fastest?
Well, actually not the fastest. I know the fastest w
Well, actually not the fastest. I know the fastest w
Friday, August 24, 2012
Why companies aren't selling videogames any more
Rohan is musing about a Penny Arcade comic on Free2Play models, where the punchline is "I think I liked it better when companies sold videogames". But that is the one-sided point of view from the gamer's side. Interestingly it is easy enough to imagine a game company CEO stating exactly the same: "I think I liked it better when customers bought videogames". The simple fact is that the business model in which companies sold videogames to customers was undermined by people who were neither the c
Guild Wars 2 Human Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Human race:
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WowWee Bladestar Flame Indoor Flyer
WowWee Bladestar Flame Indoor Flyer
Safe for Indoor Use in Autonomous Mode, or Use Remote Controller in Pilot ModeBuilt In Sensor Detection to Avoid Obstacles and Fly Away from ThemUltra Light and Flexible / EPP Body ConstructionTwo Wings that Spin with Helicopter Like MovementChoose Between Beginner and Expert Level Settings
Made from light "high-flex" materials and designed to be crash-resistant, Bladestar is built for indoor flight.
List Price: $ 37.99
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Safe for Indoor Use in Autonomous Mode, or Use Remote Controller in Pilot ModeBuilt In Sensor Detection to Avoid Obstacles and Fly Away from ThemUltra Light and Flexible / EPP Body ConstructionTwo Wings that Spin with Helicopter Like MovementChoose Between Beginner and Expert Level Settings
Made from light "high-flex" materials and designed to be crash-resistant, Bladestar is built for indoor flight.
List Price: $ 37.99
Price: $ 24.99
Simpler games for better eSports?
League of Legends is trying to become a spectator sport. And its developers are arguing that to achieve that with a videogame, the game has to be relatively simple, with what they call "clarity": A spectator has to be able with a glance to see what is going on. They argue that a game can be visibly simple, without being too easy or casual to play.
This is something I have always felt to be a flaw of the MMORPG endgame: Watching a WoW raid video makes for a lousy spectator sport, as it isn't at
This is something I have always felt to be a flaw of the MMORPG endgame: Watching a WoW raid video makes for a lousy spectator sport, as it isn't at
The Flash threat to Facebook and Zynga
It is an understatement to say that the shares of Facebook and Zynga are not doing well. Nevertheless I believe that investors still haven't grasped the full extent of the problems facing these companies. There are major trends in the way people use computers which could potentially kill Zynga, and seriously hurt Facebook. Consider this: This week's news about Facebook was that they launched a new iOS app allowing people to access Facebook on their iPhone or iPad twice as fast. They clearly und
Guild Wars 2 Norn Character Creation
Here’s a video overview of the options available in the Guild Wars 2 character creator for the Norn race:
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Lastest The World Of Warcraft News
World of Warcraft MoP Cinematic Trailer: Impressions
World of WarCraft, the immensely popular MMORPG, will see the fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria, come out in about a month's time. Blizzard recently released the cinematic trailer for Mists of Pandaria and once again shown that regardless of any ...
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Can Blizzard rush art?
World of Warcraft is the most critically and commercially successful MMO of all time and Blizzard has achieved the feat with a
World of WarCraft, the immensely popular MMORPG, will see the fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria, come out in about a month's time. Blizzard recently released the cinematic trailer for Mists of Pandaria and once again shown that regardless of any ...
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Can Blizzard rush art?
World of Warcraft is the most critically and commercially successful MMO of all time and Blizzard has achieved the feat with a
Don’t Forget To Link Your Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 Accounts
The official Guild Wars 2 site now has a link that allows you to connect your Guild Wars 2 account with your Guild Wars account to be eligible to receive your Hall of Monuments awards. Just head over to account.guildwars2.com and hit the ‘Link Accounts’ link on the left side of the page. You will be prompted to provide your original Guild Wars log-in info in order to link the accounts.
Early access for Guild Wars 2 is just hours away, so if you want your Hall of Monuments rewards f
Early access for Guild Wars 2 is just hours away, so if you want your Hall of Monuments rewards f
Hounds (KR) – Game footage before beta hits
According to Netmarble, the zombie apocalypse will be brought upon humanity from the stars and beyond. Once again, this is Hounds, a co-op MMO shooter where players team up to fight against alien zombies and humans who are turned.
A public 7-hour pre-beta was held 4 days ago, with the official beta phase to begin on 6th September. The English server was also announced for 2014, if we managed to survive this year that is…
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A public 7-hour pre-beta was held 4 days ago, with the official beta phase to begin on 6th September. The English server was also announced for 2014, if we managed to survive this year that is…
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Guild Wars 2 Stress Test (8/23)
We’re getting another stress test this afternoon for Guild Wars 2. This one will take place at 1pm PDT (4pm EST) and is scheduled to last one hour. Get those clients fired up and patched!
You can check out the Guild Wars 2 Facebook page for the details.
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You can check out the Guild Wars 2 Facebook page for the details.
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Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 – New raid bosses defeated
A few days ago, the 2 new bosses in Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 were defeated. They are the pacific giant snake, Rakiora and the legendary giant sea monster, Kraken. Given that they are supposedly the hardest ones implemented thus far, it seems Korean players are really, really dedicated.
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Acer Aspire V5-531-4636 15.6-Inch HD Display Laptop (Black)
Acer Aspire V5-531-4636 15.6-Inch HD Display Laptop (Black)
Intel Pentium 967 1.3 GHz (2 MBCache)4 GB SDRAM500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Solid-State Drive15.6-Inch Screen, Intel HD GraphicsWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit , 4hours Battery Life
Acer Aspire V5-531-4636 Notebook comes with these specs: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor 967, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED Back-Lit Display, Mobile Intel HM70 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR3 Memory, Intel�
Intel Pentium 967 1.3 GHz (2 MBCache)4 GB SDRAM500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Solid-State Drive15.6-Inch Screen, Intel HD GraphicsWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit , 4hours Battery Life
Acer Aspire V5-531-4636 Notebook comes with these specs: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor 967, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), 15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED Back-Lit Display, Mobile Intel HM70 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR3 Memory, Intel�
ArcheAge – “Gangnam Style” virus attacks the game
If you have not heard anything or read about the Korean song, Gangnam Style, you are either a failed otaku or someone who is really oblivious to the latest Asian pop trend. Well, even the Europeans have heard of this song. While there are many parodied versions out there, ArcheAge is the first game-related one I have seen so far.
The original version, by Korean rapper Psy, can be seen below. The music video actually featured a number of popular Korean pop-stars, headlined by Hyuna
The original version, by Korean rapper Psy, can be seen below. The music video actually featured a number of popular Korean pop-stars, headlined by Hyuna
Three Kingdoms Brawler – Game closure signals another turn for The9
2 years ago, Chinese MMO publisher The9 was on the brink of closure after World of Wacraft China shifted hands to NetEase. Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, several development studios were being setup, and Three Kingdoms Brawler was 1 of the few products which came out. Heck, the game even made a short-lived appearance in the English market last year, before the company’s presence dissolved overnight. The game has just announced its closure in China a few days back.
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Final Fantasy XIV – Old retail copies ordered to be destroyed?
[Source] Oh man… Posted in NeoGAF forums, Square Enix is apparently ordering retail stores to “destroy” old copies of Final Fantasy XIV, which will see a vastly different Version 2.0 launch later this year. According to the source, there is even a “field destroy credit” of $ 16.00 (I am guessing USD) for each destroyed copy.
Why the “Oh man” at the start? You see, I have the North American, European and Japanese Collector’s Edition
Why the “Oh man” at the start? You see, I have the North American, European and Japanese Collector’s Edition
PlanetSide 2 – New “commercial” of epic proportions
[Source] In the latest edition of “The Jace Hall Show”, the show’s producer, Todd Roy, was given the reins by Jace Hall and Sony Online Entertainment’s president full reins of making an epic commercial trailer for PlanetSide 2. Todd roped in the game’s Creative Director, Matt Higby, and produced 1 of epic proportions seen below. For the full episode, click here.
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Project Copernicus – New video and player-driven content
[Source] If you have been following gaming news, you probably would have read about the downfall of 38 Studios, the developer behind the single-player RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The in-development MMO version, codenamed Project Copernicus, was canned as well. Over the past few months, a couple of in-game videos on the MMO game were shown, and here is yet another new one.
According to the source who worked on the project, there are also systems which will be driven by play
According to the source who worked on the project, there are also systems which will be driven by play
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Selling levels
Decisions, decisions. I still haven't decided yet whether I want to buy Mists of Pandaria and play some months of World of Warcraft. I'm tending towards no, but that is in no way based on my feelings towards pandas. I find the discussion of pandas in various blogs a bit ridiculous. I've been playing a cow who is a druid already, so why should a panda monk be more silly than that? No, for me the problem with MoP is more related to what Cataclysm did and didn't do.
You see, if I play a panda fro
You see, if I play a panda fro
Nature Affinity Power Set Available in City of Heroes
City of Heroes has released its newest power set, and the hippies are really gonna love this one. Wield the power of nature with the Nature Affinity power set:
Control the forces of nature and call forth primal energies to aid your allies and hinder your foes. This nature-themed Support power features buffs, heals and debuff effects. Many powers place a Bloom effect on you and your allies. Each stack of Bloom (stackable up to 5 times) boosts healing effects on the effected targets by a small amo
Control the forces of nature and call forth primal energies to aid your allies and hinder your foes. This nature-themed Support power features buffs, heals and debuff effects. Many powers place a Bloom effect on you and your allies. Each stack of Bloom (stackable up to 5 times) boosts healing effects on the effected targets by a small amo
Creative Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset Lens - Hunter
Creative Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset Lens - Hunter
Interchangeable headset lenseCompatible with both Sound Blaster World of Warcraft USB Headset and Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset.Choose from 10 different classes ranging from Death Knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.
Whichever class you have picked, proudly display your chosen path with these interchangeable headset lenses on the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Heads
Interchangeable headset lenseCompatible with both Sound Blaster World of Warcraft USB Headset and Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset.Choose from 10 different classes ranging from Death Knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.
Whichever class you have picked, proudly display your chosen path with these interchangeable headset lenses on the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Heads
Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms
I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead” or coming up with products to declare “PC gaming is not dead”. Since when the hell is PC gaming facing death or was dead anyway? And congrats to Guild Wars 2 for hitting the top!
I am into Guild Wars 2 for very simple reasons. Real triple-AAA game investmen
I am into Guild Wars 2 for very simple reasons. Real triple-AAA game investmen
Lord of the Rings Online Riders of Rohan Delayed
The Riders of Rohan expansion will be full of new features and content for Lord of the Rings Online players to enjoy including new zones and mounted combat, and the devs at Turbine have decided that they need a little more time to polish up the expansion before it can be released onto live servers.
The release date has been pushed back from September 5th to October 15th with the added time being used to improve the quality of the game.
Executive Producer Kate Paiz had this to say about the dela
The release date has been pushed back from September 5th to October 15th with the added time being used to improve the quality of the game.
Executive Producer Kate Paiz had this to say about the dela
Can we make a collectivist MMORPG?
Stubborn has a brilliant post up on individualism vs. collectivism in WoW. While I wouldn't argue against the table he has in that post that explains the difference, there is a much simpler way to explain it: Collectivism is what in real world politics is called "left wing" or denounced as "socialist". Individualism is what in politics is "right wing".
Now historically the US is to the far right of Europe in politics. In Europe a right-wing politician called Bismarck introduced universal healt
Now historically the US is to the far right of Europe in politics. In Europe a right-wing politician called Bismarck introduced universal healt
Funcom confirms “temporary” layoffs, says TSW not going F2P
[Source] Norwegian developer Funcom, maker of Age of Conan and the recently launched The Secret World, was hit with layoffs today that are speculated to affect about half of the studio’s worldwide staff, part of previously announced “cost-adjustment initiatives.”
A Funcom representative confirmed to Polygon that the developer is in the process of laying off staff, but would not confirm the extent of the cutbacks.
“As we announced in the stock notice that we
A Funcom representative confirmed to Polygon that the developer is in the process of laying off staff, but would not confirm the extent of the cutbacks.
“As we announced in the stock notice that we
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Transmogrification Contest: Create an outfit around a single piece of gear
Transmogrification Contest: Create an outfit around a single piece of gear
The picture can be created from an in-game screenshot or using WoW Model Viewer, but please do not adjust the colors or contrast of your image or add visual effects. Outfits should appear as they do in game. Please include your name and how you'd like ...
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WoW Moviewatch: I Went Fire On My Mage
The video was created by machinima artist Rogahar, who uses a combination of footage from in-ga
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WoW Moviewatch: I Went Fire On My Mage
The video was created by machinima artist Rogahar, who uses a combination of footage from in-ga
Gamania cuts loose “about 10%” of total workforce
Gamania, or more famously known as Beanfun (its MMO portal), announced last week that around 150 employees from its worldwide offices will be laid off. Affected offices include the headquarters in Taiwan, in-house development studios and overseas subsidiaries.
This is part of an ongoing company restructuring exercise which has seen an unsatisfactory overall financial performance and strong competition over the past 2 years. Other than current games not meeting expectations, severa
This is part of an ongoing company restructuring exercise which has seen an unsatisfactory overall financial performance and strong competition over the past 2 years. Other than current games not meeting expectations, severa
PlayStation Vita - WiFi
PlayStation Vita - WiFi
Revolutionary gaming experiences with dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, front multi-touch display, multi-touch rear pad, GPS and new unit specific media flash-based storageStunning multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED)The richest, deepest and most engaging handheld gaming lineup.Network connectivity via improved Wi-Fi capabilities (Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity available in an additional Vita model)Location based gaming allowing players to find
Revolutionary gaming experiences with dual analog sticks, front and rear cameras, front multi-touch display, multi-touch rear pad, GPS and new unit specific media flash-based storageStunning multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED)The richest, deepest and most engaging handheld gaming lineup.Network connectivity via improved Wi-Fi capabilities (Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity available in an additional Vita model)Location based gaming allowing players to find
Guild Wars 2 Stress Test Today (8/21)
ArenaNet is furthering its preparations for this week’s early access and next week’s official launch of Guild Wars 2, and they have announced that there will be yet another four hour stress test today, August 21, beginning at 3pm EST and running through 7pm EST. Players who have pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will once again be able to log in and access their existing beta characters to help stress the servers as the devs work to make launch day as smooth of an experience as possible.
Forgotten Realms
If you thought that Azeroth had it bad, being torn up by a catastrophic Cataclysm, spare a thought for the poor inhabitants of the D&D world of the Forgotten Realms: They already had two world-shaking catastrophic events, the Time of Troubles and the Spellplague, and are about to experience a third, the Sundering. At GenCon WotC announced that the Forgotten Realms would become the primary world for D&D Next, and that a series of novels from different authors describing the Sundering wou
The Favorites of Selune campaign - Level 2 - Session 6
Compared to computer games, pen & paper roleplaying games have better and more roleplaying. Nevertheless most systems, and especially the fantasy RPG systems, always had strong elements of hack'n'slash, going into dungeons to kill monsters. In my D&D campaign in the previous session the party entered a mini-dungeon with the purpose of killing a skeletal mage named Yisarn, and fought through two battles with goblins. In this session they faced Yisarn, resulting in a rather epic "boss fig
Guild Wars 2 – Exclusive look at Twilight Arbor dungeon
Over at PC Gamer, the Twilight Arbor dungeon from Guild Wars 2 was publicly revealed for the very first time. A level 50 dungeon, it is certainly the highest level one revealed thus far. Less than 5 days till the game officially starts for those who pre-ordered!
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Monday, August 20, 2012
TERA’s Argon Queen Update Patch Notes
The patch notes are up for TERA‘s upcoming Argon Queen update, the biggest content update for the game so far. Battlegrounds, raids, quests, items, class skills, and more await. Check out the patch notes below.
Patch 18.10.03
Cool New Stuff
Battlegrounds are now available!
Access Battleground Matching from anywhere in the game world by clicking on the button in the Social menu or the button under your compass.
If you’re part of a 15-person raid group, the game matches you against ot
Patch 18.10.03
Cool New Stuff
Battlegrounds are now available!
Access Battleground Matching from anywhere in the game world by clicking on the button in the Social menu or the button under your compass.
If you’re part of a 15-person raid group, the game matches you against ot
Cassie's Gold Guide
Cassie's Gold Guide
Cassie's Gold Guide shows you how to make gold in World of Warcraft right now in the Cataclysm era, and even looks ahead to opportunities in the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion. Cassie, is a real player with 3 years of playing experience, four level 85 level characters and one that currently has over 315,000 gold banked on a low population realm in a very low population faction. What sets Cassie's guide apart from the other gold making guides is that Cassie doesn't
Cassie's Gold Guide shows you how to make gold in World of Warcraft right now in the Cataclysm era, and even looks ahead to opportunities in the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion. Cassie, is a real player with 3 years of playing experience, four level 85 level characters and one that currently has over 315,000 gold banked on a low population realm in a very low population faction. What sets Cassie's guide apart from the other gold making guides is that Cassie doesn't
TERA Battlegrounds Preview
On August 22nd TERA is getting its largest update so far, and with it comes an exciting new feature in the form of battlegrounds. TERA producer Chris Hager gives us an overview of what is in store for these battlegrounds in this video and shows off some of the new PvP from ‘The Argon Queen’ update.
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Call of Duty Online – Interview with China producer
While technically, Activision Blizzard is the core developer for Call of Duty Online (only for China now), publisher Tencent Games will have a huge say as well, given the rumors of how the former was paid a record, undisclosed amount of money for the deal. Seeing that consoles are banned in China, how will the local gamers react to the game? What localizations will there be? Chinese gaming website, 17173.com, held an interview with the game’s China producer, Mr Dong.
Q: Whic
Q: Whic
Guild Wars 2 – Exclusive look at Twilight Arbor dungeon
Over at PC Gamer, the Twilight Arbor dungeon from Guild Wars 2 was publicly revealed for the very first time. A level 50 dungeon, it is certainly the highest level one revealed thus far. Less than 5 days till the game officially starts for those who pre-ordered!
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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Panda Customization Preview
Can’t wait to bring your very on panda into the world of Azeroth? Blizzard has a ‘Meet the Pandaren‘ page up that includes a preview of some of the character customization options that will be available to the newest race in World of Warcraft.
To read more about these enigmatic members of Azeroth, and to see the customization preview, head over to the official Meet the Pandaren page.
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To read more about these enigmatic members of Azeroth, and to see the customization preview, head over to the official Meet the Pandaren page.
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[13 Aug - 19 Aug] Weekly Korea rankings
Woah, what a week of change. According to Korea’s metric website, GameNote, Diablo 3 rose back 16 spots, up to 4th in an incredible surge. The promised changes in the upcoming patches and updates must have worked wonders. On the other side of the coin, FIFA Online 2 fell a whopping 35 places to 50th, evidence that gamers are jumping ship for Nexon’s upcoming sequel, FIFA Online 3.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
World of Warcraft Nightsaber Cub Twilight Loot WOW
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Do Older MMOs Have The Advantage?
Playable Pandas. Still more popular than any other MMO.
I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that it’s been quite a while since any new MMO has been released that’s been a major success. I don’t mean to the degree of being a WoW-killer or anything either, I just mean a recent MMO that’s done, y’know, well. RIFT’s probably the latest MMO that I can think of that’s actually proven to be commercially viable and even then I doubt it’s flaunti
I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that it’s been quite a while since any new MMO has been released that’s been a major success. I don’t mean to the degree of being a WoW-killer or anything either, I just mean a recent MMO that’s done, y’know, well. RIFT’s probably the latest MMO that I can think of that’s actually proven to be commercially viable and even then I doubt it’s flaunti
<b>Download</b> Vanguard: Saga of Heroes a week early
Download Vanguard: Saga of Heroes a week early
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will launch as a free-to-play game next week, but a recent update from Sony Online Entertainment allows you to download the game for free from today. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Screenshot It was first announced in March that ...
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WORLD OF WARCRAFT Enlists New Scribe
Legendary Pictures is moving ahead with its planned adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment's hit videogame 'W
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will launch as a free-to-play game next week, but a recent update from Sony Online Entertainment allows you to download the game for free from today. Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Screenshot It was first announced in March that ...
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WORLD OF WARCRAFT Enlists New Scribe
Legendary Pictures is moving ahead with its planned adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment's hit videogame 'W
Fixing the wrong end of D&D Next
A third version, or rather a version 2.1, of the D&D Next playtest material was released yesterday for the start of GenCon. As lots of people had complained about Vancian magic (the kind based on memorizing spells), the new version added a warlock and a sorcerer, using two different magic systems. Thus if you don't like Vancian magic, you can use a different system. Everybody happy? I don't think so.
Of course there are some players who are so deeply into lore or into rules details that th
Of course there are some players who are so deeply into lore or into rules details that th
Gamescom 2012 – The ending note to a great event
Like I said before, I have never gone to an actual games convention before in my life, be it ChinaJoy, G*Star, E3 etc. I mean, blogging and writing about MMO games is more like a hobby of mine, not my main job and I am not attached to any major publication. Wargaming.net reached out, and just 2 weeks later, I was flown to Cologne, Germany, for Gamescom 2012. 26 hours worth of flight time, to and fro. A dream come true? Hell yeah.
With 10 halls of fully-geared gaming halls, Gamesc
With 10 halls of fully-geared gaming halls, Gamesc
Is cloud gaming dead or OnLive?
Cloud gaming service OnLive this week entered a form of bankruptcy and layed off "over half" of its employees. The usual internet kerfuffle broke out, with accusations flying in all directions, as employees discovered that receiving company shares isn't much of a benefit if that company is broke and will never reach the IPO. During the explanations some interesting numbers emerged, like the company having 2 millions registered users and 8,000 servers, but people actually playing
Wargaming.net – Gamescom party rocked by LMFAO
I am never a party or clubbing person, and this is only the 2nd time I have stepped into 1. Initially hesitant to attend Wargaming.net’s Gamescom 2012 Party, the performance by LMFAO justified my presence. Yes, the music sometimes make no sense and there is little gaming stuff, everything is loud and folks are just waving hysterically, but the electric mood just got to me eventually.
This party marked the end of my Gamescom 2012 journey, and it is really an experience to re
This party marked the end of my Gamescom 2012 journey, and it is really an experience to re
Blade & Soul – “Coming soon” spotted in promotional booklet
Special thanks to ArcheAdmin from ArcheAgeSource.com, whom I met at Gamescom 2012, he was able to get a marketing booklet only available at the secretive Business area. Inside, there were many games which are to be released in Germany/ Europe soon or in the future. Among the games, the most prominent was of course NCsoft’s Blade & Soul. Nothing is confirmed as of now, but at least there is still news on the game for the Western territories.
The post Blade & Soul – &
The post Blade & Soul – &
League of Legends booth – Everyone trying to grab a free Teemo hat
League of Legends actually has “2″ booths on the opening day, with 1 under Riot Games and the other part of the eSports stage. Prior to the matches, Riot employees were throwing a couple of those highly-sought Teemo hats, which I did not manage to get
I am not really sure why or what prizes were there, but I am kind of flabbergasted at why gamers are queuing up like 30 minutes for a round of League of Legends. There were 4 stations at the Riot booth, each with 12 PCs
I am not really sure why or what prizes were there, but I am kind of flabbergasted at why gamers are queuing up like 30 minutes for a round of League of Legends. There were 4 stations at the Riot booth, each with 12 PCs
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Shadow Company booth – Nexon’s only game at the show
Nexon was always the target of negativity by the European gamers, seeing how games always launch in the region the last. Hence, I was surprised to even see a Nexon booth with the latest announced game, Shadow Company. And demo stations as well!
Truth to be told, other than being developed by Doobic, the Korean developer of Combat Arms using Unreal Engine 3, the only main highlight was the fatal four way system, where there are 4 teams instead of 2. In fact, the 4 way mode wasn&#
Truth to be told, other than being developed by Doobic, the Korean developer of Combat Arms using Unreal Engine 3, the only main highlight was the fatal four way system, where there are 4 teams instead of 2. In fact, the 4 way mode wasn&#
Daybreak – The special surprise found at Gamescom
If you haven’t read about this new Chinese MMORPG call Daybreak yet, do visit my initial post on it. With a booth hidden in the Business area, I managed to speak to Mr Edward Wang, Business Manager for developer Linekong, on more about Daybreak.
Other than the initial news found in my original post, Mr Wang stated that Daybreak currently has 15 different PvP modes ready. Yes, 15 freaking ways to kill each other! Included will be a Tower Defense PvP mode, a soccer-style PvP m
Other than the initial news found in my original post, Mr Wang stated that Daybreak currently has 15 different PvP modes ready. Yes, 15 freaking ways to kill each other! Included will be a Tower Defense PvP mode, a soccer-style PvP m
Wargaming.net – Interview on zombie tanks, global server and more
Invited by Wargaming.net to Gamescom 2012, there is bound to be an exclusive session with the developer of popular online war games such as World of Tanks and World of Warplanes. As a non-fan of the series, I got Wargaming.net’s COO, Mr Marat Karpeko and PR & Marketing Manager, Max, to answer a couple of questions.
World of Tanks
Q: Will World of Tanks be forever sticking to its “actual reality” settings? Most shooter games out there now have various
World of Tanks
Q: Will World of Tanks be forever sticking to its “actual reality” settings? Most shooter games out there now have various
Wargaming.net booth – The most flashy and sexiest station at Gamescom
With many booths at Gamescom with huge and towering posters, there is nothing really to be impressed about since everyone is so similar. Enter Wargaming.net’s Gamescom 2012 booth. Instead of the static posters, Wargaming,net had a top-to-bottom giant screen instead showing off trailers for World of Tanks and World of Warplanes. Most flashy booth at Gamescom 2012? Checked.
Compared to other game shows I have seen, Gamescom 2012 feels a little “tame” in terms of h
Compared to other game shows I have seen, Gamescom 2012 feels a little “tame” in terms of h
Friday, August 17, 2012
SteelSeries QcK Diablo III Gaming Mouse Pad
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Guild Wars 2 booth – ArenaNet conjures water magic
ArenaNet has never been shy about releasing the latest news online, so it is no surprise I didn’t hear about any ground-breaking news update for the game at Gamescom 2012. Still, the booth itself should be news, as the little water magic seems pretty awesome.
Being part of the Trade Visitor group who accessed the hall around 2 hours earlier than the public, I found my way to the Guild Wars 2 booth to exchange for this secret special in-game item via a Twitter event. Since I
Being part of the Trade Visitor group who accessed the hall around 2 hours earlier than the public, I found my way to the Guild Wars 2 booth to exchange for this secret special in-game item via a Twitter event. Since I
My last MMORPG
In the year 2000 I was playing Everquest. The first thing I did when logging on every day was to check with my guild who was online and where they were playing. Most of the time I found a guild group to level with. If not, I grouped with other people. I rarely played alone.
In the year 2005 I was playing World of Warcraft. I was for some time in a hardcore raiding guild, and after completing Molten Core we tackled Blackwing Lair, where we spent several evenings per week together for months unt
In the year 2005 I was playing World of Warcraft. I was for some time in a hardcore raiding guild, and after completing Molten Core we tackled Blackwing Lair, where we spent several evenings per week together for months unt
News from GenCon and the long tail
Depending on which continent you live and what kind of games you prefer, you might be interested in two major game conventions this weekend: Gamescom in Germany for video games, or GenCon in the USA for roleplaying games. Unfortunately I find myself on the wrong continent, as usual. I don't want to visit Gamescom to stand in line for 4 hours to be allowed to play a video game for 5 minutes. I'd love to be at GenCon, but it is too far away. So I'm watching the news from GenCon, and I like what I
SWTOR Gives a Glimpse Into the Future
Star Wars: The Old Republic released a new video trailer today highlighting some of the upcoming content and features due out for the game. Take a sneak peek at the new operations, warzones, and more in the video below.
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Defiance booth – The game which got away
Why was Defiance “the game which got away”? Well, it is because the game ran into some technical error and my group never really got to play it. I was in the game for like 2 minutes, and Defiance is basically a 3rd person shooter with the standard PvE (against aliens, monsters) and PvP modes. The graphics really reminded me of Firefall + PlanetSide 2, at least at a 80% similarity.
Though unable to play the demo, I did get a T-Shirt as a consolation for my effort. Sigh.
Though unable to play the demo, I did get a T-Shirt as a consolation for my effort. Sigh.
Cartes à collectionner: Carte de baseball, Fabricant de cartes à collectionner, Jeu de cartes à collectionner, Cartes de Clow, Vampire: The Eternal ... Wakfu, World of Warcraft (French Edition) Reviews
Cartes à collectionner: Carte de baseball, Fabricant de cartes à collectionner, Jeu de cartes à collectionner, Cartes de Clow, Vampire: The Eternal ... Wakfu, World of Warcraft (French Edition)
Ce contenu est une compilation d'articles de l'encyclopédie libre Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Non illustré. Chapitres: Carte de baseball, Fabricant de cartes à collectionner, Jeu de cartes à collectionner, Cartes de Clow, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, Deus, Dinosaur King, DreamWorks, Wakfu, World o
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Monarch – Another Netmarble title confirmed
[Press release] They say power is claimed by the sword but no man has ever conquered alone. Monarchs rise and Monarchs fall, so if you want to gain power – and keep it, you’d better find good soldiers. The siege is coming and you can’t face it alone.
Monarch is an innovative breed of MMORPG, mixing elements of large-scale combat strategy in a massive environment. Utilizing its unique “Troop” system, players can hire soldiers to level up, equip, buy,
Monarch is an innovative breed of MMORPG, mixing elements of large-scale combat strategy in a massive environment. Utilizing its unique “Troop” system, players can hire soldiers to level up, equip, buy,
Gamescom 2012 – The first encounter
For those of you who are unaware, Gamescom 2012 is actually my first proper gaming convention trip. Yeap, and this was made possible by Wargaming.net, the company which graciously covered my flight and accommodation costs. It is a long day starting from 8am in the morning, and I am still at the grounds now. I will be uploading and posting over the next 2 days, apologies for the wait!
Today is also the first day where Gamescom 2012 is open to the public. Here are 2 videos which I
Today is also the first day where Gamescom 2012 is open to the public. Here are 2 videos which I
RaiderZ Europe booth – Why is Korean star, Hyuna, in the hall?
Look, this post has nothing new about RaiderZ, but is a light-hearted post with video taken before the halls were opened yo the public. RaiderZ Europe staff were setting up the booth, and incidentally was using Hyuna’s latest song to warmup. Pretty awesome eh?
The full song, call “Gangnam Style”, has a second version released recently featuring Hyuna. Go to YouTube and search for “PSY Hyuna Gangnam Style” and you wil find it. Unfortunately, the video
The full song, call “Gangnam Style”, has a second version released recently featuring Hyuna. Go to YouTube and search for “PSY Hyuna Gangnam Style” and you wil find it. Unfortunately, the video
Subscribers Can Get Rift: Storm Legion For Free
With the immense presence and competition put forth by free-to-play games, subscription based MMO’s have gotten creative when it comes to keeping their paying customers happy. Trion has taken several measures to keep the barrier of entry to its MMO Rift as minimal as possible. Earlier this year it was announced that new players who wanted to try Rift when the newest expansion, Storm Legion, launches later this year would receive the base game as part of their expansion purchase. Now Trion
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Official Cinematic Trailer
There may be those who say that Blizzard has lost some of its magic the past couple of years when it comes to making games. From repetitive gameplay and subscriber losses in WoW, to a lackluster showing from Diablo III, Blizzard hasn’t seemed like itself lately. But there is one thing that they just proved they can still do better than anybody, and that’s make a freakin’ cinematic trailer. I watched this official cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria TWICE
Hounds – Alien zombie co-op coming to English shores
Well well, it seems CJ E&M, the Korean HQ for their online games department, is taking the English market rather seriously. You see, under their current Netmarble English portal, there is just 1 game, Uncharted Waters Online. Hounds is scheduled for 2014, and it is a co-op alien zombie shooter (with PvP as well).
You may have read about Hounds from my previous posts straight from Korea. Here’s a little more background story of the game from the official press release. Yo
You may have read about Hounds from my previous posts straight from Korea. Here’s a little more background story of the game from the official press release. Yo
Hounds – Alien zombie co-op coming to English shores
Well well, it seems CJ E&M, the Korean HQ for their online games department, is taking the English market rather seriously. You see, under their current Netmarble English portal, there is just 1 game, Uncharted Waters Online. Hounds is scheduled for 2014, and it is a co-op alien zombie shooter (with PvP as well).
You may have read about Hounds from my previous posts straight from Korea. Here’s a little more background story of the game from the official press release. Yo
You may have read about Hounds from my previous posts straight from Korea. Here’s a little more background story of the game from the official press release. Yo
RPGWithMe
A reader pointed out a site to me which offers play-by-post roleplaying on a virtual tabletop: RPGWithMe. The site looks very good, but apparently hasn't got critical mass in users yet to get enough campaigns going. RPGWithMe already supports different pen & paper systems like Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition or Pathfinder. And they have a Kickstarter campaign running to enable more systems.
As my D&D 4E campaign, which I DM, is only playing twice a month, I'd be quite interested in
As my D&D 4E campaign, which I DM, is only playing twice a month, I'd be quite interested in
RPGWithMe
A reader pointed out a site to me which offers play-by-post roleplaying on a virtual tabletop: RPGWithMe. The site looks very good, but apparently hasn't got critical mass in users yet to get enough campaigns going. RPGWithMe already supports different pen & paper systems like Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition or Pathfinder. And they have a Kickstarter campaign running to enable more systems.
As my D&D 4E campaign, which I DM, is only playing twice a month, I'd be quite interested in
As my D&D 4E campaign, which I DM, is only playing twice a month, I'd be quite interested in
The Secret World subscription numbers
Azuriel is analyzing The Secret World sales and subscriptions. So Funcom had two scenarios of how things would go, a pessimistic "Conan-like" scenario with a million boxes sold in the first year and 280,000 average subscribers, and a "target" scenario with 1.3 million boxes sold and better retention to 490,000 average subs. According to the numbers Azuriel found, TSW only sold 50,000 boxes (not including digital sales). And Funcom has said that their sales were "less than half of the Conan-like
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Neverwinter’s Ebon Downs Lore Trailer
We’ve gotten a new trailer for the upcoming RPG turned MMO Neverwinter, and it showcases the area known as the Ebon Downs. Armies of undead await the slaughter you are about to unleash.
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The MMO Gamer
Guild Wars 2 Server List
Guild Wars 2 now has an official list of at-launch servers for both NA and EU to make it easier for you and your friends to organize and launch day and make sure you are in the same world. I guess you can also start deciding which worlds are your bitter enemies in WvW too.
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The MMO Gamer
Guild Wars 2 Launch Schedule
After such a long wait, it is almost time. Time to create the characters in Guild Wars 2 that will be yours to love forever and ever.
ArenaNet has released the official launch schedule for Guild Wars 2, including dates and times. All the fun begins for those who pre-purchased on August 25th.
From the official site:
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day Headstart Access will officially begin at 0:
ArenaNet has released the official launch schedule for Guild Wars 2, including dates and times. All the fun begins for those who pre-purchased on August 25th.
From the official site:
Pre-Purchase with 3-Day Headstart: Everyone who pre-purchased Guild Wars 2 will enjoy three full days of Headstart Access. The three-day Headstart Access will officially begin at 0:
How do you define "pay to win" in a MMORPG?
Psynister has a great analysis of the Guild Wars 2 item store. You can buy some fluff, some utility stuff like inventory space or easier bank access, and you can buy faster progress and more magic items. The "mystic key" is the kind of item that got Cryptic Studio in trouble with the authorities in the Netherlands, who consider having to pay money for random virtual items to be a form of gambling. And you can buy a 50% better chance to find magic items, as well as faster xp gain.
Now technical
Now technical
Stomped into Dust 514
Stabs has a rather brilliant analysis of Dust 514: The difference between a good player and a bad player is too big. The dirty secret of MMORPGs is that playing them isn't hard for 99% of the content. As a result the difference in performance between a veteran and a new player for doing most of the game, e.g. doing quests, leveling up, normal dungeons, isn't all that great. Multiplayer first-person shooters are a very different kettle of fish: They are actually skill-based. So if the game allow
Apple TV and entertainment third-world countries
I live in an entertainment third-world country, Belgium. In spite of having a decent GDP per person and being in heart of Europe, national borders are keeping international entertainment out of Belgium over the Internet. Netflix, Hulu, you name it, I haven't got it. "Sorry, this service isn't available in your country yet." It is bloody annoying.
What I would be most interested in in watching TV series over the internet. Right now I have to import the DVDs, and play them on a "hacked" DVD play
What I would be most interested in in watching TV series over the internet. Right now I have to import the DVDs, and play them on a "hacked" DVD play
The Queue: Hey Mat, will Katie own my gold, too?
The Queue: Hey Mat, will Katie own my gold, too?
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky (@adamholisky) will be your host today. Hey Mat McCurley, I trust you're doing well. I haven't gotten to talk ...
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Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The whispers of Azeroth
The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fi
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky (@adamholisky) will be your host today. Hey Mat McCurley, I trust you're doing well. I haven't gotten to talk ...
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Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The whispers of Azeroth
The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fi
Waking the Beast - Throne of The Tides - World of Warcraft
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Defiance Asks: What is a shooter MMO?
The Trion Worlds/SyFy collaboration game, Defiance, will be a shooter-MMO with ties to the television show by the same name. The show will effect the game, and the game will effect the show. But what exactly is a shooter-MMO? The Defiance devs put together a trailer to answer that question, and probably to show off some of the shiny gameplay footage as well. Check it out below:
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The MMO Gamer
NCSoft to Host Aion & Lineage II Player Summit at PAX Prime
Have something important you’d like to tell the devs of Aion or Lineage II? PAX Prime will be your opportunity to do just that.
On August 31st, NCSoft staff will be hosting a Player Summit to get feedback on Aion and Lineage II directly from the playerbase. The event will take place from 7pm to 10pm PDT at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant at 1415 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98101.
All you’ll need to get in is either a printed, or digital (smartphone or laptop) copy of the Aion &
On August 31st, NCSoft staff will be hosting a Player Summit to get feedback on Aion and Lineage II directly from the playerbase. The event will take place from 7pm to 10pm PDT at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant at 1415 5th Ave. Seattle, WA 98101.
All you’ll need to get in is either a printed, or digital (smartphone or laptop) copy of the Aion &
Team Fortress 2 – New update trailer is more than awesome
Since Team Fortress 2 is now Free to Play, I thought I should post something about it, especially when the latest update trailer literally blew me away (positive). Mann Vs Machine unifies the opposing Red and Blue team in a Co-op effort to defeat machines. Simple and straight-forward, but the trailer somehow plucked my heartstrings. Can’t wait to play my Engineer again!
MMO ☆ Culture
MMO ☆ Culture
Thumbs up for the second playtest
The second round of public playtest for D&D Next was released yesterday. As I have been very critical of D&D Next, I would like to at least remark that this second version is noticeably better than the first version. And I don't mean the degree of polish (which is only to be expected). The second version does fix some significant problems the first version had with tanks being unable to tank and not having a reasonable amount of options in combat. There are also lots of other minor rule
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Star Wars: The Old Republic New Live Event – The Grand Acquisition
Star Wars: The Old Republic is readying its newest live event, ‘The Grand Acquisition’. This event will be similar to the ‘Rakghoul Pandemic’ event from earlier this year, and this time players will be tasked with important missions to retrieve rare articfacts scattered throughout the galaxy.
For a short time only, The Chevin Conglomerate is offering great riches to anyone who brings them rare and unique items. Scattered across all parts of the galaxy, these items must be
For a short time only, The Chevin Conglomerate is offering great riches to anyone who brings them rare and unique items. Scattered across all parts of the galaxy, these items must be
Monday, August 13, 2012
Mike Mearls summarizes D&D Next
There is a very interesting podcast out from WotC in which Mike Mearls explains D&D Next to the Penny Arcade guys. I especially liked the part where Mike summarized D&D Next with "In the new edition your characters will suck, you're half as powerful as you used to be" (at 20:19 in the podcast).
Now I do understand his reasons for the change: The basic unit of 4th edition is the encounter; the basic unit of D&D Next will be the adventure day. While in 4th edition you can recharge a
Now I do understand his reasons for the change: The basic unit of 4th edition is the encounter; the basic unit of D&D Next will be the adventure day. While in 4th edition you can recharge a
[06 Aug - 12 Aug] Weekly Korea rankings
This week, FIFA Online 2 dropping 11 places down is the main highlight. This is probably due to publisher Neowiz Games getting into a possible legal case with developer EA Korea, with FIFA Online 3 announced under Nexon as well. Diablo 3 continues its descend down to 20th, but some charts indicate this title is still popular with PC gaming cafe patrons. Rankings from Korean website, GameNote.
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MMO ☆ Culture
FIFA Online 3 – Spokesperson revealed
It was never in doubt who the spokesperson was after a teaser last week about “captain”. South Korea’s national soccer team captain, Park Ji Sung, is now confirmed as the face of FIFA Online 3. FIFA Online 2 dropped 11 places in this week’s rankings after the announcement, which will no doubt leave current publisher Neowiz Games fuming. There is even a possible legal case between Neowiz and EA being brewed.
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MMO ☆ Culture
Soul Worker – Second overseas server revealed
The second overseas server for Soul Worker was made public earlier today. NHN Japan (or Hangame) has capture the game’s right in the land of the rising sun, where the game’s anime-ish graphics will certainly appeal to the crowd. The first server was announced to be Taiwan, whereas the Korean one is still unknown.
The debut title for Korean studio, Lion Games, Soul Worker is an action MMORPG with graphics and designs which are very close to animes and mangas. Scheduled
The debut title for Korean studio, Lion Games, Soul Worker is an action MMORPG with graphics and designs which are very close to animes and mangas. Scheduled
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Another example on the evils of review scores
I am a firm opponent of review scores. Imagine somebody was wondering whether he should rather take up chess or basketball: How could a site which gives a review score to chess and basketball be of any possible help? Different games appeal to different people, and pretending that you can put a number on a game which is true for everybody is just plain crazy. And it can have negative consequences on innovation.
Case in point: The Secret World. It got a "low" metacritic score of 72, causing Func
Case in point: The Secret World. It got a "low" metacritic score of 72, causing Func
Dungeon Striker – More classes for Closed Beta 2 announced
Originally, I thought that there will be 10 base classes for Dungeon Striker, Eyedentity Games’ 2nd title after Dragon Nest. Actually, there are just 4 base classes, with 1 or 2 more class advancements after that. Why “or”? You see, while certain classes are “pure”, some others have a mixed of skills from other classes, which you can see from the tree below. The hybrid classes are currently unannounced.
Closed Beta 2 begins on 31st August, lasting till 9th
Closed Beta 2 begins on 31st August, lasting till 9th
Sunday, August 12, 2012
RaiderZ – Closed Beta rolls out in US and EU
So, Closed Beta is finally here for RaiderZ, a personal favorite of mine after following its Korean release since last year. There are 2 different regions, the North America server under Perfect World and the Europe server under Gameforge. You will still need a beta key to participate in either of the servers though. For the Alpha phase videos, click here.
Why pay a monthly fee for “true action combat” when moving combat is not supported? While RaiderZ’s combat i
Why pay a monthly fee for “true action combat” when moving combat is not supported? While RaiderZ’s combat i
Know Your Lore: The final boss of Mists of Pandaria
Know Your Lore: The final boss of Mists of Pandaria
Illidan, Kil'jaeden, the Lich King, and Deathwing were all prominent figures in Warcraft lore before we rose up to defeat them. They were ... For the first time in World of Warcraft's history, we don't have an easily recognizable, high-profile figure ...
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Do we need an intermediate raid?
While Mists is similar to Wrath in that we're going to a new continent, this time that new continent isn't ru
Illidan, Kil'jaeden, the Lich King, and Deathwing were all prominent figures in Warcraft lore before we rose up to defeat them. They were ... For the first time in World of Warcraft's history, we don't have an easily recognizable, high-profile figure ...
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Do we need an intermediate raid?
While Mists is similar to Wrath in that we're going to a new continent, this time that new continent isn't ru
TERA – Lawsuit between NCsoft and En Masse settled
Remember the lawsuit NCsoft filed against En Masse even before TERA launched? This legal dispute has now been settled out of court, with no details provided by either side. This is certainly a piece of good news for the beleaguered North American publisher, with the company having to lay off a number of employees a few days ago. However, this does not mean the legal fight in Korea involving En Masse’s parent company, Bluehole Studio, is over.
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MMO ☆ Culture
PlanetSide 2 – Advertising fee paid to Didier Drogba revealed
Back in June, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba left the club and officially signed for China’s Shanghai Shenhua, which was owned by MMO publisher/ developer The9′s CEO. Roped in to promote the upcoming PlanetSide 2 as well, the fee paid to Didier Drogba for his upcoming effort was officially revealed by The9 earlier today (below), which is Euro 3.1 million (soccer/ football salary is another amount). A hefty fee no doubt, but it seems The9 is just happily bleeding cash in its marketing
Blade & Soul – “Activation keys” selling for sky high prices
With the “First Impression” test phase coming up for Blade & Soul China on 16th August, online e-shops are selling activation codes for the game. No surprise there, but didn’t Tencent Games announced that there will be no keys? It is strange how players still trust these online vendors with hundreds of dollars with a “pre-order”. A quick check revealed that keys are selling for as high as CNY 1,000, which is over USD 150.00.
Of course, these migh
Of course, these migh
Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router (F5D8232-4)
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Skill challenges
It is possible to play a version of roleplaying games in which combat is resolved by the players actually trying to hit each other, albeit with foam weapons. That this form of roleplaying combat has remained rather niche has two reasons: First some people feel silly waving foam swords in the air, and second a players skill in hitting somebody with a foam sword doesn't necessarily correspond to what he imagines his fictional character having as sword skill. The same two arguments, albeit to a le
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Mirror War: The Holy Revival – New game footage
Announced way back in 2010, Mirror War apparently went into Open Beta yesterday in Korea. An arcade-style shooter, there are various MMORPG elements as well. Remember Valkyrie Sky? Well, Mirror War can be seen as an “upgrade”, with dungeon traps and platforms to jump safely on etc. Man, the nostalgia… There are currently 4 classes, each with 1 advancement. Inven Korea played a dungeon with the game’s GM, and enjoy the video!
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MMO ☆ Culture
There's No Place Like Home (Secrets of My Hollywood Life)
There's No Place Like Home (Secrets of My Hollywood Life)
After her brilliant run on Broadway and surviving the harsh concrete jungle of New York City, seventeen-year-old Hollywood "It Girl" Kaitlin Burke is back in L.A. starting a sitcom with her former-nemesis-now-BFF, Sky. The show is a huge success! In fact, maybe a little too huge, Kaitlin realizes, after a bad run-in with aggressive paparazzi puts her boyfriend Austin in danger. She wishes, once again, that she could have a normal lif
After her brilliant run on Broadway and surviving the harsh concrete jungle of New York City, seventeen-year-old Hollywood "It Girl" Kaitlin Burke is back in L.A. starting a sitcom with her former-nemesis-now-BFF, Sky. The show is a huge success! In fact, maybe a little too huge, Kaitlin realizes, after a bad run-in with aggressive paparazzi puts her boyfriend Austin in danger. She wishes, once again, that she could have a normal lif
Cyphers – Marketing campaign invades the subway
While it is common for most Asian MMO companies to hold big launch events for their games, all these efforts will then go on a down-slide and eventually into obscurity. However, a couple of the big companies will still do marketing campaigns even after the game is launched, and here is Nexon. Promoting 1 of its newer games, Cyphers, Nexon has decorated part of a subway train in Seoul, South Korea with 3D effects art. Basically, it looks as if the ice ravine is real. The effect is to make passen
Xuanyuan Sword Online – Taiwan’s “Final Fantasy” goes MMO
First teased in earlier in May this year in a new games announcement conference, Codename X7 was the only product by China MMO developer ChangYou without an official name. Yesterday, Codename X7 was revealed to be Xuanyuan Sword “7″ Online. The Xuanyuan Sword RPG series is sort of like the Final Fantasy of Taiwan, and you can guess that this online version is the 7th in the series. The ultra-fantasy series is created by Taiwanese game developer, Softstar Entertainment.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Mabinogi 2 – Nexon says sequel will launch in 2012
It is this time of the year again when public listed companies dish out a few surprise information here and there during their quarterly financial calls and showing of financial reports. Nexon, the MMO giant from Korea, is not exempted as well. Publishing the information through its Japan subsidiary, the latest document listed Mabinogi 2 as a game to be released in Q3/ Q4 2012. Personall, I will think of this “release” as a “reveal” at G*Star 2012. Looks like MapleStory
A brief history of reputation in <b>WoW</b>
A brief history of reputation in WoW
If you would like a taste of what the reputation grind was like in vanilla World of Warcraft, you can get it by grinding out Hydraxian Waterlord reputation. Trash mobs in Molten Core will give you reputation until honored, at which point only bosses ...
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Cybersecurity News Roundup: Blizzard Breach; Gauss Malware; and Stolen ...
World of Hackcraft: Blizzard Users' Info Stolen: Video-game publisher Blizzard, maker of Diablo III
If you would like a taste of what the reputation grind was like in vanilla World of Warcraft, you can get it by grinding out Hydraxian Waterlord reputation. Trash mobs in Molten Core will give you reputation until honored, at which point only bosses ...
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Cybersecurity News Roundup: Blizzard Breach; Gauss Malware; and Stolen ...
World of Hackcraft: Blizzard Users' Info Stolen: Video-game publisher Blizzard, maker of Diablo III
Logitech Gaming Headset G330 (Black)
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Will not having a subscription hurt Guild Wars 2?
One of the arguments I've heard repeatedly in the discussion of Star Wars: The Old Republic going Free2Play was that people play subscription games more intensively, due to a desire to "get their money's worth". And I was wondering how that would factor in the upcoming battle of the titans between Guild Wars 2 and Mists of Pandaria.
Many people, me included, are looking forward to Guild Wars 2; much more than to Mists of Pandaria. But this is now, before the release of Guild Wars 2, where GW2
Many people, me included, are looking forward to Guild Wars 2; much more than to Mists of Pandaria. But this is now, before the release of Guild Wars 2, where GW2
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Dragon Nest – Low level videos for Kali
So, Kali was added to Dragon Nest Taiwan a couple of days back, and I managed to draw out an hour or so to give this new class a try. Designed with the intention to be super sexy, Kali is not shy about showing off some skin or her supposed curves. Wielding either the fan (magic damage) or chakram (physical damage), Kali sides more towards the spell-caster side of the classes.
Her normal attack is one which kind of puzzled me. From what I noticed, her weapon actually does no damage
Her normal attack is one which kind of puzzled me. From what I noticed, her weapon actually does no damage
ArcheAge – Closed Beta 5 interview
After a brief teaser at ChinaJoy 2012 talking to the Chinese media, XLGAMES is now preparing for ArcheAge Closed Beta 5 in Korea. A media conference was held as the date draws closer to 16th August, with ArcheAge’s development staff answering various questions. Having gone through over 6 years of development and 4 beta phases, with the previous one lasting 95 days, what new content will be for testing this time? Note that not all information is translated, and may not be 100% accurate. Ori
Wario Land: Shake It!
Wario Land: Shake It!
With the Wii Remote controller turned sideways, veterans and newcomers alike can run, jump and smash their way through hectic side-scrolling stagesBy shaking the Wii Remote, you can shake down your enemies, free coins from treasure bags and even cause earthquakesEach stage is a masterfully crafted side-scrolling obstacle course of puzzles, enemies and assorted hazardsEvery stage holds numerous secrets and treasures to discover (and steal)And each stage has multiple 'miss
With the Wii Remote controller turned sideways, veterans and newcomers alike can run, jump and smash their way through hectic side-scrolling stagesBy shaking the Wii Remote, you can shake down your enemies, free coins from treasure bags and even cause earthquakesEach stage is a masterfully crafted side-scrolling obstacle course of puzzles, enemies and assorted hazardsEvery stage holds numerous secrets and treasures to discover (and steal)And each stage has multiple 'miss
Mabinogi Heroes – Vella added as Season 2 update continues
As part of the mega summer content update (Season 2) for Mabinogi Heroes, Vella has been added to the roster today as the game’s 6th character. Wielding 2 swords, she may represent current character Lann, but her actions and speed are on a different level. With the 5th character, Kai, being added just recently for majority of the overseas servers, don’t expect to see her pop up soon.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Levels and economy
Azuriel reports from the Diablo III auction house that 1 million gold can be bought for $ 3.10. He also tells about farming 140,000 gold in 40 minutes, which calculates to 210,000 gold per hour, at an hourly wage of about 60 cents. I just checked the EU Diablo III RMAH, and gold is €2.90 per million. My character, who is still on normal, only has 30,000 gold, and with 1 million gold I could probably play through the game on normal up to the end and always wear only the best in slot equi
World of Tanks – Update 8.0 to enhance game physics and graphics
My eyes must be seeing things. I thought that version 7.5 was just rolled out on the various World of Tanks servers around the world, and almost immediately there is a trailer for the upcoming version 8.0 update, where graphics and physics are the main items. I guess this is in tandem with the just-announced purchase of BigWorld. PC Gamer listed out the new stuff below:
- Realistic tank movement physics
- Splash and water wave effects
- Support for deferred shading
- Emblem and inscriptio
- Realistic tank movement physics
- Splash and water wave effects
- Support for deferred shading
- Emblem and inscriptio
Rumor: TERA – Publisher hit with layoffs
En Masse Entertainment, the publisher of TERA North America and the subsidiary of developer Bluehole Studio, has started axing employees from its payroll. This is according to the TERA’s former community manager, Evan “Scapes” Berman’s Twitter, seen below. It seems TERA is not doing that well in the English market, and I was expecting F2P to be the next step, not layoffs… Update: Some folks are saying this might be some marketing stuff, added the rumor tag.
The better part is free
Leo Tolstoy's book Anna Karenina begins with the phrase: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." The MMORPG version of this is: Subscription business models are all alike, every Free2Play game does business in its own way. Thus "Star Wars: The Old Republic goes Free2Play" is in fact not much information, you first need to check carefully what exactly you'll get for free.
Now I was reading the detailed info on how free exactly SWTOR would be, and scratche
Now I was reading the detailed info on how free exactly SWTOR would be, and scratche
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FarmVille in World of Warcraft? WoW Insider's first look at The Tillers
Over the weekend, Blizzard implemented The Tillers quests on beta servers, and with them, the new farm feature. So is it FarmVille? Let's take a look. Your adventure in farming begins in Valley of the ... I mentioned earlier that I've played several ...
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WoW Archivist: Strat 45 -- the original challenge mode
What newer players may not know is that vanilla WoW also had a timed dungeon
Over the weekend, Blizzard implemented The Tillers quests on beta servers, and with them, the new farm feature. So is it FarmVille? Let's take a look. Your adventure in farming begins in Valley of the ... I mentioned earlier that I've played several ...
Read more on Joystiq
WoW Archivist: Strat 45 -- the original challenge mode
What newer players may not know is that vanilla WoW also had a timed dungeon
An order of magnitude cheaper
Computers in general are of not much use without software. And as few of us are able to program everything ourselves, we often need to buy that software. So since I bought the iPad earlier this week, I've been buying a lot of apps (games and utilities) in the App Store. And it struck me how there is an order of magnitude in difference in prices between the App Store and buying software for a PC: An expensive game costs 6€ instead of 60€, a useful "shareware" utility where you pay for the fu
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Phantasy Star Online 2 – IP block officially begins
SEGA announced the IP blocking of non-Japanese IP for Phantasy Star Online 2 after the huge content update today. This is most probably due to the influx of foreign players in the game (lag, language barriers etc), which caused the native gamers to voice out their dissatisfaction. The English server will be up Spring 2013.
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MMO ☆ Culture
Blade & Soul – No activation keys for debut test phase
This is something rarely used in the Asian market. For Blade & Soul China’s upcoming debut test phase on 16th August, publisher Tencent Games announced that there will be no beta keys given out. Tencent account holders will only have to answer a short survey, and if selected, the account will automatically gain access to the server. Also, the No.1 online gaming company in China warned users about scams going on in the Internet with regards to sales of these mythical “activatio
[30 Jul - 05 Aug] Weekly Korea rankings
This week, Diablo III continues to slide down the charts to 14th as player dissent continues against this “half-finished” product. No love from the PC cafes as well. At 41st, Heroes of Newerth is the biggest gainer, jumping 14 places from last week! At the top, it is still League of Legends and Blade & Soul battling it out. I personally doubt Blade & Soul will be able to topple League of Legends any time soon. All data from Korean ranking website, GameNote.
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GunZ 2: The Second Duel – New trailer introduces classes
It has been quite some time since we heard about GunZ 2, but out of nowhere, a new trailer was released by developer Maiet Entertainment. It is an introductory trailer of sorts, introducing the character classes in this sequel and them in action. GunZ 2 will not feature kStyle, and will lower the entry barrier for gamers new to the genre. Closed Beta is expected to begin in a few weeks.
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Dungeon Striker – 2 new classes for Closed Beta 2
After a successful Closed Beta 1 a few months back, developer Eyedentity Games and publisher NHN will be launching the next phase coming end August. 2 new base classes (total of 6 now) will be added as well, the Assassin and Berserker. If I am not wrong, there is going to be 10 base classes for the final game. Refer to my previous posts for Closed Beta 1 footage.
MMO ☆ Culture
MMO ☆ Culture
Dungeon Striker – 2 new classes for Closed Beta 2
After a successful Closed Beta 1 a few months back, developer Eyedentity Games and publisher NHN will be launching the next phase coming end August. 2 new base classes (total of 6 now) will be added as well, the Assassin and Berserker. If I am not wrong, there is going to be 10 base classes for the final game. Refer to my previous posts for Closed Beta 1 footage.
MMO ☆ Culture
MMO ☆ Culture
Dungeon Striker – 2 new classes for Closed Beta 2
After a successful Closed Beta 1 a few months back, developer Eyedentity Games and publisher NHN will be launching the next phase coming end August. 2 new base classes (total of 6 now) will be added as well, the Assassin and Berserker. If I am not wrong, there is going to be 10 base classes for the final game. Refer to my previous posts for Closed Beta 1 footage.
MMO ☆ Culture
MMO ☆ Culture
The Favorites of Selune campaign - Level 2 - Session 5
We restarted our Dungeons & Dragons campaign, having made a summer break after the previous session. The group started with a quest to kill the skeletal mage Yisarn, which was the favor required by the woodsinger elves to help the rebellion in Harkenwold. Yisarn was holed up in an underground sanctuary in the ruins of an elven city called Dal Nystiere. The woodsinger elves had provided the group with instructions on how to get there, as well as with a vial of dragon's blood needed to telep
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