Never Lose Rope

In Never Lose Rope, a platformer developed by Samuel Bouchet and John Ingemi, stars fell to the earth, and your job is to collect them using your rope to create new constellations.

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TERA: Delayed Into 2012

TERA: Fast-action fantasy MMO TERA has been pushed into Spring 2012 according to publisher En Masse Entertainment. The game was originally expected to launch within the next month or three but apparently the developers, Bluehole Studios, wish to apply another sturdy coat of polish before release. Disappointing – but almost always a wise decision.

Read the official details from TERA’s North American producer Chris “Chager” Hager – “early 2012? Beta news is also on tap. Actually, there isn’t word of a “delay” from the devs. They seem to imply this launch timing was the plan all along.

Here we see the devs polishing up a typical mob

“Later this year we will begin our alpha testing. For those who aren’t yet familiar with this term, alpha testing is essentially small-scale testing with people outside the company, with the goal of collecting feedback on specific game features. An alpha test has the added benefit of allowing our internal teams to practice running a game in a “live” environment, so when the beta phase starts in early 2012, TERA will be operating like a well-oiled machine.”

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Robot Attack

Robot Attack is a Defense game by TC Minigames.

“In the future, robots and humans live in unity. This creates an ideal utopian society filled with peace and prosperity…but as utopias have a way of doing, this one begins to fail as well.

The Robot Lord decides that robots would be better off without the humans and orders all of the robots to attack!

Its your job to rise against the robots and save humanity by activating the turrets used to protect the city.”

Have fun!

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Army of North Korean Hackers Target Online Gaming

It seems North Korea’s economy and leader, Kim Jong-il, are getting desperate to raise some seriously needed cash and are now targeting MMO games as a source of funding. The New York Times recently reported that North Korea is training an army of hackers to create and use software that can basically “allows round-the-clock play by “factories” of dozens of unmanned computers“. Some of the titles targeted were Lineage and Dungeon and Fighter, which is Dungeon Fighter Online in the west.

The items and in-game currency was then exchanged for cash via third-party MMO black market sites that deal with real-money-transactions. The software itself is also sold to other hackers as another revenue source.
One such group made over $6 million in a two year time span and was able to keep 55% of it, which is quite surprising that the government let them keep that much.

So next time you see some bot gold farming, it could be a North Korean hacker agent working for the government, so make sure to report them. This is war people!

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Darkfall Sneak Peak Preview: Sandbrook

Aventurine released another sneak peak video of Darkfall 2.0, this time of the city of Sandbrook. The city has been completely redesigned, so much so that players won’t be able to recognize it as well as optimized so everything is easier to locate.

Sandbrook will also no longer be a starting location, instead it will become a faction city where players can complete new training quests.

Below you can checkout the preview video for Sandbrook as it guides you through the remodel city.


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Dragonica New Origin Announced

The next expansion to Dragonica Online was announced today by Gala Networks Europe and will be called New Origin. The new expansion promises to be the biggest content update yet which will feature new mountable pets and a brand new playable race, the first new race ever.

The new race will include a new playable class who’s skill pertain to summoning and other magical attributes.  The new class will only be available to players level 20 and above and a second new class for the new race will also be announced sometime soon.

The mountable pets system will allow players to use their current pets as mounts as well as deploy them in battle and there will also be new pets introduces.

The New Origin expansion will be launched sometime in September, but will not include the anticipated Production System as there have been balancing issues.  After the jump we have some screenshots of New Origin expansion and the new pets and race.


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Tiny Squad

Tiny Squad is a strategy battle game where your mission it to use your tiny soldiers to defeat the enemy army.

Your budget for each mission is limited, so keep that in mind when selecting your squad.

Use each unit’s abilities wisely during battle to be victorious.

Have fun!

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Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 11 To Be Launched in September

Turbine just announced that Update 11, the next big update for Dungeons & Dragons Online, will be launching sometime in September. Update 11, called Secrets of the Artificers, will bring in a new Artificer class, a new high-level quest hub, new crafting levels and more.

The full rundown of features for Update 11: Secrets of the Artificers, is posted below.

A blend of Rogue and Arcane classes, the Artificer uses specially created weapons and mechanical pets to challenge their foes

Home of the Artificers, House Cannith is a new high level quest hub where magic and mechanics converge.

Born in war, forged in fury, Stormreach faces its most terrible foe yet.

Craft all the way to level 150. Plus, craft Draconic Runestones, a new magical weapon available to all classes.

The Secrets of the Artificers Premium Adventure Pack will be available in the DDO Store and Free to VIPs, and includes:

• Two new high level Raids
• New wilderness area
• 3 new dungeons

After the jump we have some concept art for some of the new weapons and places that Update 11 will introduce.



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Sorry “City of Transformers” You’re Not a Transformers MMO Just Because You Put it in the Title

Today I received a press release from Destiny Development about their upcoming MMORPG City of Transformers, not to be confused with Hasbro’s Transformers Universe. I was actually thrown when I saw it as I began to wonder, how could I have not heard about a second Transformers MMO until now?

I then saw MMORPG.com post the press release stating that it takes place in “an ‘alternative’ Transformers universe”…Ok, so I checked out the CoT website and no where could I find any mention that this game takes place in an alternative universe, however I did notice this line,

It is set upon the world of a distant planet, Amicron, that once survived a bloody war with Quintessons.

Quintessons are aliens from the Transformers universe, which in the TV series, are the creators of the Transformers and if you’re old enough you’ll remember them as the alien with five faces. So it seems that City of Transformers is based off Transformers lore and MMORPG.com had it right.

I went to find out more only to learn that in this Transformers MMO, you aren’t a Transformer. Instead your a human that has the ability to control a machine, called a Transformer, to aid you in combat.

I seriously doubt Hasbro gave them permission to use the Transformers trademark when they are currently in the process of creating their own game, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the next thing we hear out of CoT is that they’re being sued by Hasbro.

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Jade Dynasty presents its second Annual Global PvP Tournament

Perfect World Entertainment Inc., has revealed their roster for Team Legacy, which will compete against nine other countries in the Jade Dynasty second Annual Global PvP Tournament (August 20 - 22) taking place in Beijing, China. Players from around the world are going to compete for the ultimate title of best Jade Dynasty PvP team as well as a share of thousands of dollars worth of prizes and customized virtual items.

Seen as the underdog in last year's world PvP tournament, Jade Dynasty's team managed to pull several upsets to finish third place.  "Because no one expected our team to place, it was truly an honor for our team to stand on the podium and receive the Bronze Medal," according to Sakurai.  "This year, we hope to best last year's performance and go for Gold along with the highly coveted title of Best Jade Dynasty PvP Team in the World."

"With a large number of international versions, Jade Dynasty is one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world with the size of its combined, active playerbase," said Dean Sakurai, Product Manager for Jade Dynasty.  "The competition our team will face is truly the cream of the crop as each 25-person team is selected from applicant pools that number in upwards of hundreds of thousands of players."



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SWTOR: Jedi Consular Trailer

Bioware released a new video for Star Wars: The Old Republic showcasing the Jedi Consular, who’s power of the force comes from studying the mysteries of it.  The Jedi Consular has two advanced subclasses, Shadow, who is a strong yet silent Jedi and the Sage, who has healing abilities and ally buffs.

Meet Qyzen Fess, a mighty Trandoshan hunter who joins the Consular’s causeFind out more about the mystical Mirialan, wise Force-sensitives who often become Jedi ConsularsTake a tour of the Jedi Starship, the Corellian Defender-Class Light Corvette; it’s perfect for diplomatic missions, but well-equipped for combat if negotiations go sour.

And below you can check out the Jedi Consular trailer.



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Update on Torchlight MMO

In an interview with Eurogamer, CEO of Runic Game’s, Max Schaefer gave a brief statement updating us on where the Torchlight Online MMO was and when we can expect to hear more about it.

That’s obviously still in the plan. But is it the next thing or is it something beyond that? We just don’t know. We have a lot of good ideas for the MMO, we just aren’t committing to any kind of schedule yet. If Torchlight 2 blows up on PC and it’s the biggest thing since sliced bread we’ll probably want to give more attention to that before heading into the MMO world.

So there you have it, maybe soon or maybe much later. Regardless of whether Torchlight 2 does well or not, it looks like it’ll be years before we see a Torchlight MMO.

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MegaServers On Their Way to DC Universe Online

MegaServers are on their way to DC Universe Online this Monday allowing for much larger player populations. The new MegaServers will combine the current servers allowing for more players in cites, combat area, alerts, raid zones and pretty much everywhere else.

Aside from the obvious increase in player populations, the new servers will be arranged in “Phases”, with each server having a minimum of one PvE and PvP Phases. However there could be multiple Phases on each server which leads to a scenario where friends or guildmates are on different Phases. Thankfully there is a simple solution for players who can just select the Phase they want to be on.

Name changes will be required for some as some players might have the same name as someone else.  Those players who’s names are changed will receive a free name change token so they can update it to something else if they don’t like the new name they got. This goes the same for clan or League names.

Server will go down for the mergers for about 10-14 hrs with the schedule posted below.

• EU PC    8/8/2011                     8:00AM PT/4:00PM 
• CETUS PC    8/10/2011            8:00AM PT/4:00PM 
• CETUS PS3  8/11/2011            8:00AM PT/4:00PM
• CETEU PS3  8/15/2011            8:00AM PT/4:00PM CET

This will consolidate all servers into just 4 MegaServers. I wish every MMO did this.

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World of Warplanes Official Website Launched

Wargaming.net launched the official website for World of Warplanes featuring the first in-game screenshots of their upcoming WWII combat flight sim MMO game.

World of Warplanes will take place in the same era as Wargaming’s other military MMO game World of Tanks and will feature a wide range of warbirds. Pilots can choose from three main warplane classes – single-engine light fighters capable of engaging enemies in close dogfights, heavy fighters with their deadly straight attacks, and strafing aircrafts, the fearsome threat for ground targets.

Players will be able to build virtual pilot careers and fly planes from several key eras, staring from 1930’s with biplanes and up to Korean War jet fighters that led the way to modern air forces.

Every plane will feature multiple variations of ammo types, engines, and other crucial modules, and their various combinations will allow to pick the optimal configuration for the most effective behavior in combat.
After the jump you can view the first in-game screenshots of WoWP. (I was going to use WoW, but I think some other MMO already uses that )


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Written Legends: Nightmare at Sea

A peaceful sea voyage with your father turns into a Nightmare at Sea when your ship is sunk by the legendary Davy Jones.

As you begin to explore the bottom of the ocean, you will discover you are not the only one to suffer this fate.

Uncover the secrets of Davy Jones as you meet the other lost souls he has trapped for eternity in Written

Legends: Nightmare at Sea, an intense Hidden Object game!

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