Guild Wars 2 has announced that closed beta will run for their highly anticipated expansion, Heart of Thorns, on May 26th. The team at ArenaNet did something quite interesting with their selection process, using an in-game special event to determine the testers. Quite a clever move, which sets up only the most interested and loyal players to play in the [...]
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Combat Arms: Line of Sight is a modern military shooter with highly detailed weapon customization. Players also possess superhuman powers which adds to the frantic, fast-paced gameplay. This game in its current form is dead. It has relaunched as Line of Sight. [singlepic id=17771 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Nexon EU Type: Shooter Release Date: May 28, 2015 (Closed Beta 2) [...]
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EverQuest's Ragefire progression server is now online! The game, which launched originally in 1999 which featured a level cap of 45 has rose steadily to 105 over the course of 21 expansions. Players are invited to experience the original feel with new twists on the new Ragefire server, which allows players to reach the new levelcap of 105 and use [...]
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Moonrise is a brightly colored 3D pet collecting online RPG where players can capture, train, and battle creatures, called Solari. The game bills itself as a real-time tactical creature battler and is available for PC, Mac, and mobile systems. [singlepic id=17723 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Undead Labs Type: MMO Release Date: May 27, 2015 Shut Down Date: December 31, 2015 [...]
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Undead Labs' unique monster collecting tactical-battler, Moonrise, is set to launch into Steam Early Access on May 27th. The game features the depth of a collectible card game, in which players collect and build a perfect team of creatures known as, Solari. However, the game also has the speed an challenge of a head-to-head fighting game with intense [...]
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5Street, called highstreet 5 in Asia, is a 3D rhythm-based dancing MMO set in a persistent world where players can dance in one of over a dozen dance halls or in a more traditional lobby-based environment. The game blends rhythm based dancing gameplay with social elements to create a unique experience. [singlepic id=16592 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Snail Games Playerbase: [...]
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Obsidian Entertainment's tank warfare mmo, Armored Warfare, is scheduled to start its early access testing on May 27th. The early access testing will only feature vehicle tiers 1 through 6 with 7 and 8 coming out on future updates. The developers also warn that the May 27th release version is not fully optimized and may have performance issues that the [...]
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Given that anime originated in Japan and is a huge part of their culture, you'd think a lot of anime inspired MMORPGs or Anime MMORPGs would originate from Japan, but that isn't the case. In fact, Japanese game developers aren't big on the MMO genre and aside from a few games like Final Fantasy 14, most people can't name more [...]
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Allods Team has launched their bid on Steam Greenlight for their MMORPG, Allods Online. Originally released in 2010, Allods Online features standard MMORPG fare along with ship battles and a random quest generation system. The game was also highlighted as the winner of the Best Game and Audience Choice Award at the Russian Game Developer's Conference. Allods Online: 6.0 "Broken [...]
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Perfect World Character Creation Gameplay video with commentary from Omer. Perfect World is a 3D fantasy MMORPG developed and published by Arc Games. In the video above, I look at the amazingly in-depth character customization in Perfect World. Players have so much control over every aspect of their character's face and some ridiculous body options. The boob slider in the game is... [...]
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