Mythos MMO Attracts Over 250,000 Players In Two Weeks

A quarter found on the pavement of NYC, your favourite quarter of a beautiful European city, the first quarter slice of a delicious pizza - all indisputably good things.  But they pale in comparison when compared to the following quarter: a quarter of a million!  Only two weeks after release, Mythos, the hack’n’slash MMO, has garnered more than 250,000 players. The numbers don’t stop there though, a quick peek into the statistical depths of the game revealed a host of other interesting facts and figures from the first fortnight of online carnage. 32% of players who have created a character thus far have chosen to wage war as the...

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Post-Apocalyptic Shooter Ruined to Open Beta

Bigpoint Inc. – the North American subsidiary of Bigpoint GmbH (http://bigpoint.com/), a worldwide leader in browser-based massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) – today launched the open beta of its first title built entirely in the United States, Ruined (http://www.ruined.com/). Set in wrecked venues inspired by some of San Francisco’s best known landmarks -- such as the Golden Gate Bridge -- Ruined is a fast-paced, tournament-style third-person shooter that pits players against one another in a competition to become the ultimate villain. Created by a veteran game development team atop the Unity game engine, Ruined boasts an array of...

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World of Tanks MMO Wins Best Game of GDC Russia 2011

Wargaming.net is honored to announce that its free-to-play MMO action game World of Tanks has been awarded the Best Game of 2011 and Audience Award at the annual Game Developers Conference (KRI 2011) that took place in Moscow from May 13th to May 14th. Industry professionals and the GDC awards panel expressed positively high opinion on the game’s progress and company’s development that let Wargaming.net also win the Games Industry Award. "It’s a big honor for us,” said Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi. "We took our time to develop World of Tanks to make sure that we were putting out a top quality game, and the award for the Best Game...

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APB Reloaded Open Beta Launched!

GamersFirst launched the highly anticipated APB Reloaded open beta. In addition to the long list of closed beta improvements already launched during the redevelopment of the game, the APB Reloaded open beta adds a brand new skill rating system, redesigned “witnessing” game mechanics, new items and weapons in the Armas Marketplace, as well as an additional East Coast datacenter to host the game. Upcoming improvements that are scheduled during the open beta phase include new clan-based combat mechanics aimed at higher level players, additional match making improvements, and brand new district and game modes giving the player more control over...

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Bounty Hounds Online: Closed Beta announced

Bounty Hounds Online is set in the 25th century, when man´s first encounter with Extraterrestrial Intelligence led to a huge galactic war. With the birth of the Federal Government, war has officially ended and military forces have been reduced. The peace that followed, however, is merely a façade and the government now relies on Private Military Companies (PMCs) for their protection. These mercenaries, also known as Bounty Hounds, are uncontrollable and their numbers are growing. As one of the mercenaries who survived the galactic war the player will be part of the Private Military, fight for mankind and become a true hero. The mercenaries...

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