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Myth War 2: Free Keys For Newbie Packs

news@mmorpg.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:34:21 GMT

MMORPG.com and IGG are pleased to present our community with a special gift key giveaway offer for Myth War 2. These keys can be used with a new account and will give new players all kind of great in game goodies!

Perfect World International: "Rising Tide" Update Trailer

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:24:09 GMT

Perfect World International will receive it's third and largest update to date this December. The update, entitled "Rising Tide" will introduce the new Tideborn race, the Assassin and Psychic classes, and tons more.

Star Wars Galaxies: Three Million Quests Created This Month

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:13:26 GMT

More than three million quests have been created in Star Wars Galaxies this month using the Chronicle Master system, which was released in an update just over a month ago. Even more impressive, in our opinion, is the fact that apparently a single individual is responsible for 6,000 of those quests. Wow!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Threat of Peace #20

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:09:34 GMT

This weeks Friday Update is Threat of Peace #20. This latest issue in the Threat of Peace webcomic series follows Lord Angral as he returns to Korriban to confront a traitorous Lord Baras. Meanwhile, Jedi Master Orgus Din tracks down the Bounty Hunter Braden to a Nar Shaddaa cantina and demands to know who was responsible for the attack on Coruscant.

Anarchy Online: New Engine Screenshots

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:36 GMT

Funcom has sent us four new screenshots of the new Anarchy Online engine in action. Things are looking pretty snazzy! The screenshots are of the before-and-after variety for the purpose of comparison.

Jade Dynasty: A Day in the Life

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:12 GMT

MMORPG.com Jade Dynasty Correspondent Segun Adewumi continues to chronicle his adventures in this F2P MMO.

Star Wars Galaxies: Now Available on Steam! 50% Off!

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:56 GMT

Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures is now available on Steam! The game will be normally priced at $19.99 but is currently on sale for $9.99 until Thanksgiving.

Karos Online: Open Beta Begins in December

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:50 GMT

Following a successful closed beta, which is set to wrap up next weekend, is an announcement from NHN on the release date for Karos Online's Open Beta test! The Open Beta for Karos Online will begin on December 4th, 2009.

Earthrise: Update Interview

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:20 GMT

MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently spoke with Masthead Studios' Atanas Atanasov about the progress of the upcoming sci-fi sandbox MMORPG Earthrise.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Impressions of the Imperial Agent

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:17 GMT

MMORPG.com's Dana Massey recently traveled to the LucasArts compound for a demo of Bioware's upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic. While there, he got a look at the recently announced Imperial Agent.

EVE Online: Dominion Interview

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:27 GMT

MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently spoke with CCP's Noah Ward about the upcoming EVE Online expansion, Dominion. In the interview, among other issues, Ward addresses a CCP decision regarding changes to Motherships.

General: Skelton: Hugged Your Internet Lately?

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:03 GMT

MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton uses a brief stint without her internet service to take a look this week at internet service providers and a possible crackdown that could be coming on bandwidth that could affect MMO gamers.

4Story: Get $100 In Free In Game Items!

news@mmorpg.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:51 GMT

MMORPG.com has teamed up with Zemi Interactive to bring our community a special offer for the 4Story MMORPG! Each key will give you $100 in free in game stuff! So get yours now!

Star Trek Online: Open Beta Date Announced!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:54 GMT

The date for the Star Trek Online Open Beta test has been announced today as beginning on January 12th, 2010 and running through to January 26th, 2010. This should give players on the fence about the game a solid two weeks to evaluate it and decide whether they want to be there for opening day on February 2nd, 2010.

Star Trek Online: Bridge Gameplay Trailer!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:35 GMT

This latest Star Trek Online trailer showcases the recently announced bridge interiors to be featured in Star Trek Online. Make it so, number one!

Champions Online: Exclusive "Nemesis Confrontation" Trailer

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:03 GMT

Get a first look at the recently announced Nemesis Confrontation lair in this latest Champions Online trailer available exclusively at MMORPG.com!

General: Community Spotlight: Subscription Fees? Bah! Humbug!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:25 GMT

This weeks Community Spotlight focuses on a thread started by user MMOnsterkill entitled, "FFS Stop Complaining About Subscription Fees". In the original post, MMOnsterkill makes his case against the many people out there who scoff at the industry standard $15.00 monthly subscription fee attached to most AAA MMOG's.

General: Wood: Bridges, Cash for Players and CoDO

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:14 GMT

This week, MMORPG.com's Jon Wood uses his column to comment on three news stories this week. First, Cryptic's addition of bridges to Star Trek Online, then on to a possible Call of Duty MMO and Aventurine's Community Publishing Program.

General: Five Unappreciated Developer Positions

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:04:04 GMT

MMORPG.com contributor Shannon P. Drake writes this informative and sometimes humorous look at five different developer jobs that, while important to the MMO development process, often get left without the glory.

Champions Online: Nemesis Confrontation Dev Chat Friday!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:01 GMT

Yesterday we reported on the announcement of a new five man lair called "Nemesis Confrontation". The lair will be introduced in an update set to release next Tuessday, November 24th. But given the short time frame between the announcement and the update's release, there are sure to be many questions about the update on players' minds, and Cryptic Studios is happy to oblige with the announcement of a Nemesis Confrontation Dev Chat set for this Friday.

Darkfall: "Conquer the Seas" To Launch Next Week*

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:21 GMT

The next major update to Darkfall was intended to launch a bit sooner, according to a post by Tasos on the official Darkfall forums, but some finishing touches had to be put on the thing and well, it's better late than never, right?! The "Conquer the Seas" update is now set to launch next week, though Tasos warns there is still a possibility they could miss the date, but even if they do, it would only result in a short delay of a few days.

Earth Eternal: Harvest Fest Event!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:33 GMT

Earth Eternal's Harvest Fest event has been announced as this year's Thanksgiving event. Harvest Fest, which begins today and runs through November 30th, will allow players to slay a giant Turkey called the Turkatrice King, and reap some delicious yet deadly rewards! For example, players can wield the Turkatrice's legs in combat, though I'm not sure if you can chow down on them when you're done.

Alganon: Exclusive Screenshots, Part 4

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:03 GMT

The team from Quest Online, the folks developing the upcoming MMORPG, Alganon, have provided us with these four new screenshots.

World of Warcraft: Shadow Priest Raiding

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:41 GMT

MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Siji Ibikunle writes this look at effectively speccing your Shadow Priest for raiding in Blizzard's hit MMO.

Grand Fantasia: Closed Beta Keys Now Available!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:06 GMT

MMORPG.com and Aeria Games are pleased to bring a special closed beta offer to our community! Get a key that will allow you to enter the closed beta test for Grand Fantasia!

General: Win An Alienware M15x Laptop!

news@mmorpg.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:48 GMT

MMORPG.com and Reality Gap are pleased to present this exclusive sweepstakes event! From now until Dec 19, 2009 we will be taking entries into an exclusive sweepstakes event where one luck winner will take home an Alienware M15x gaming laptop! Then 500 runner-up winners will receive an in game "Gift Box" for Battleswarm.

General: Report: Activision Considering Call of Duty MMOG

news@mmorpg.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:56:24 GMT

Could a MMOG treatment be in the cards for the hugely popular Call of Duty IP? It seems so according to a report in the LA Times, where a source close to Activision is cited as stating the possibility is certainly being considered.

Aion: Patch 1.5.1 Now Live!

news@mmorpg.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:06 GMT

Bug fixes and tweaks are part and parcel of every patch major or minor for a live MMOG, but patch 1.5.1. for Aion is looking to address one of the hot button complaints about the game: the grind. 1.5.1 is aggressively tackling the issue with boosts in XP rates for quests, combat, and even crafting, and a reduction in XP penalty for being in groups. New repeatable quests have also been added. NCsoft is looking to make the game a bit more rewarding as well, as 1.5.1 boosts the drop rates of bosses

Final Fantasy XIV: "Campaign Code" Not Beta Key After All

news@mmorpg.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:14 GMT

Those looking to gain access to the Final Fantasy XIV beta with their purchase of FFXIII are unfortunately in for a bit of disappointment. Previously, we reported on the translation of a few scans from Japanese gaming magazine Shounen Jump that indicated there would be a FFXIV tie-in for customers who purchase the game, with what appeared to be access to the game's beta test.

Champions Online: New Lair: Nemesis Confrontation!

news@mmorpg.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:57 GMT

Cryptic Studios has announced today the addition of a new lair to the game called "Nemesis Confrontation". Nemesis Confrontation is a new five man lair for UNITY members (Level 40) that will see players confront the nemeses of all five members of their team, and then finally culminate in a fight against a new evil: the Shadow Destroyer!