Yearly Archives: 2012

RODE Online Prepares for Official Release

Rise of Dragonian Era Prepares for Official Release

 

Rise of Dragonian Era

 

Rise of Dragonian Era (RODE), a new fantasy F2P MMORPG from Mgame USA, has today set an official release date of March 9, 2012.  The game, which has already amassed legions of fans during beta testing, thrusts players into the fantasy world of Piral, a once peaceful and prosperous land that has been overcome by a disastrous dragon war. To celebrate the announcement of RODE’s release date, RODE is hosting a Dragon Coin Giveaway and releasing a new batch of screenshots! Play RODE for the chance to win a FREE Alienware M17 Laptop, a SONY PS Vita, graphic cards and much more.

 

 

Join the great dragon lords Firean or Azurian as they rage war against Deablo and prevent his malefic plan to dominate the world. Choose from a number of races, classes, and specializations as you embark on a sword-slinging and spell-casting journey that will take players across vast lands and immerse them in a magical world of adventures. Featuring unique gameplay that allows players to not only ride dragons for aerial combat, but raise and evolve their own dragon mount as well, RODE provides dedicated gamers with an action packed and tense experience both on the ground and in the sky.

 

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Stunning graphics, engaging story quests, a pet system centered on hatching your own dragon, extensive crafting and upgrading systems, engaging PvP systems and RvR wars, plus a forthcoming castle siege mode set RODE apart from other F2P online games.

 

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Jump into the adventure on March 9 for your chance to win a range of great prizes during the Dragon Coin Giveaway. Dragon Coins will be handed out to players each half hour and once a player has amassed 7 coins they can roll the Dragon’s Orb to see if it is their lucky day. Prizes include an Alienware M17 laptop, Sony PS Vita, graphics card, gift cards, and much more.

HoN Kicks off 100th Hero Celebration

Heroes of Newerth Kicks off 100th Hero Celebration

 

 

S2 Games, creators of award winning PC game franchises – Heroes of Newerth and Savage—announced today that after nearly two years and over 100 updates, its massively popular session-based, multiplayer, Action-RPG Heroes of Newerth (HoN) will usher in its 100th hero this Friday, March 2nd. The hero – a telekinetic warrior dubbed Kinesis, will be commemorated by S2 Games with a week-long $100,000 player appreciation event and celebration.

 

 

The event kicked off yesterday with the launch of a daily drawing giveaway for packages of in-game currency (Gold Goblin Coins) valued at over $100,000. One thousand $10 prize packages will be given out each weekday as well as another one thousand $50 prize packages over the course of the coming weekend. Once a player logs in and wins a game of matchmaking, he or she will be entered into that day’s drawing. Winners will then be chosen randomly from that pool of eligible participants. The event will conclude with a grand prize giveaway of 100,000 Gold Goblin Coins for one lucky player who logs game-time and wins at least one match each and every day throughout the week.

 

 

S2 Games will also be giving away hundreds of promotional copies of their 100th hero through Heroes of Newerth’s official social media outlets – Facebook and Twitter. Following the hero’s release this Friday, March 2nd, the developer will host a very special S2 vs. The Community event, where North American and European players will have the opportunity to play head to head in exhibition matches with S2 Games staff, including the HoN Hero Design and Balance Team. Every time the community beats the developer at their own game, everyone who played a game that day (12:00am-11:59pm EST) is one step closer to winning an account symbol, silver coins, and a brand new Alternate Avatar.

 

 

In addition to Gold Coin giveaways and event prizing, players can also take advantage of double Silver Coin matchmaking and mega-sale prices on all non-Early Access heroes. Heroes of Newerth players new and old are invited to take part in this week’s 100th hero celebration complete with giveaways, prizes, and so much more. Visit http://heroesofnewerth.com/100_hero.php for full event details. Also keep an eye on OnRPG forums later this week as we’ll be holding a competition and giving out 25 keys to claim your own free Kinesis hero!

Jagged Allilance Online: Beta Impressions

Jagged Alliance Online: Beta Impressions

By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor), OnRPG Journalist

 

 

 

Jagged Alliance Online is the modern version of the ever-popular classic game Jagged Alliance. This turn-based tactical action RPG builds on the series’ strengths to become a browser-based MMOG with extraordinarily high-quality graphics and an unparalleled game experience. The sophisticated artificial intelligence and great variety of different opponent types make each of the more than one hundred missions available a real tactical challenge. An innovative player vs. player mode allows players to measure their skills against those of other players.

 

 

Back in the old days when I was a little boy I got familiar with this tactical role-playing game called Jagged Alliance 2. I must have spent months playing that game and trying to complete the quest line that I was following. The story was a well crafted centerpiece of the entire product, but the mechanics and features that the Jagged Alliance series offer were unlike any other games available at the time. For me personally the game got me in touch with tactical turn-based role playing games, and I had a lot of fun playing it back in the days. Since I managed to grab a key for the closed beta of Jagged Alliance Online I was really psyched to try this new sequel. I have been waiting a long time for a sequel and there were a lot of rumors a few years ago about Jagged Alliance 3D but unfortunately the studio that was making that game had to close down, erasing all hopes of the game ever launching. Just when this game was beginning to fade into history, Gamigo announced Jagged Alliance Online.

 

 

When I made my character and company I quickly got into the tutorial that explained the basic mechanics and UI. Every player starts off with 1 mercenary. For the newcomers that aren’t really familiar with the mechanics of the Jagged Alliance series, you set out to build a powerful cohesive mercenary team as you travel around the world taking on odd covert operations. As your company grows, you will acquire more mercenaries that all have different stats and weapon specialization. And for those who are familiar, this new sequel has some of the old known faces from the previous game to add that nice kick of nostalgia in. Unfortunately they were still a little too expensive for me and I was a too low level to hire the big shots so I had to do it with one mercenary for now. In the first mission I took on, I relearned the basics of the turn-based combat and movement, but there was something new! It was possible to view the area in 3D at your mercenary’s point of view and thus gave me more possibilities to scout the area better.

 

 

Unfortunately your mercenary has to say something EVERY time he moves which didn’t happen that often in the previous titles and I got tired of hearing the same line over and over after a while, resulting in me muting him in the options.. Since the last title was released more than 10 years ago I was quite happy to see the graphics so detailed and up to date. The UI has been reworked to perfection and the overall production value is much higher. I do miss the use of the laptop like in the previous games but that doesn’t spoil the fun. The combat mechanics seem to work quite nice just as the previous title; you can aim for the body or you can aim for the head which offers the basic risk reward trade off of higher damage for less accuracy. Though be cautious as helmet wearing foes won’t go down from any basic headshot.

 

 

In general the game has a lot of improvements over the previous titles and this sequel brings no shame to the Jagged Alliance series. It’s a relief to see that the game didn’t change any important factors that made the series a lot of fun, and I really like the fact that you could play with the old mercenaries that also still have the same voices and sound they made like in the previous games. This game is still in beta so there will be a lot of fixes and changes before launch, but as the game is currently stands I cannot wait to get my hands on the full version.

Divina Announces CB Registration

Divina Announces CB Registration

 

 

Gamania Digital Entertainment announced this month that it has begun Closed Beta registration for its upcoming free-to-play, 3D MMORPG, Divina. Scheduled for commercial release in late 2012, the Closed Beta is expected to begin during the second quarter of this year.

 

 

Set in a vibrant fantasy world filled with Gods, Demons, and mythological creatures, players begin the game with the land recently torn asunder by Ragnarok, triggered by the death of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. In order to save the World Tree and life as they know it, the chosen heroes must travel back in time on an epic quest to prevent Ragnarok from ever happening. They’ll explore the world of Divina, uncover the truth behind the war between the Gods and Demons, and eventually be faced with the ultimate decision – save themselves or save the world?

 

 

Divina is a content-rich MMO filled with thousands of quests, unique characters, exciting open world PvP combat, and numerous fun features. Today, Gamania is highlighting three key systems and unveiling the Knight, Sorcerer, Assassin, Machinist, and Cleric classes with a new trailer.

 

 

Quick Change System: Using Exchange Points (EP), players can instantly swap between a Main Class and Sub Class at any time – even in battle. The Quick Change system adds significant depth to combat, as complimenting classes must be carefully paired and Quick Changes used strategically – it can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

 

 

Sidekick System: Adventurers are accompanied by a trustworthy Sidekick of their choice that can be evolved in unique ways through player interaction. Much more than a pet, Sidekicks are an essential companion in battle and gain levels, classes, attributes and skills just like a normal character.

 

 

Creature Tome System: Throughout the world of Divina, there are hundreds of monsters to be researched and collected in the Creature Tome. Once fully researched, players can activate a special transformation ability and play as the monster in battle.

DDO Menace of the Underdark to Launch on June 25th

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace Of The Underdark To Launch On June 25th

 

 

Dungeons and Dragons Online

 

 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast announced today Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Menace of the Underdark, the first expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) will launch on June 25, 2012. Players across North America and Europe can pre-purchase Menace of the Underdark to receive exclusive benefits starting today at the game’s official website.

 

 

“The journey to the Forgotten Realms begins today,” said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons Online, Turbine. “Today we introduced the Web of Chaos content update that serves as the prologue to our first foray into the Underdark which makes it a perfect time to introduce our pre-purchase program which offers very cool items that players will be able to use immediately as they prepare for the launch of Menace of the Underdark on June 25th.”

 

 

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: MENACE OF THE UNDERDARK FEATURES:


Three New Forgotten Realms Adventure Packs — Featuring a multitude of epic adventures, unprecedented new wilderness areas with challenging objectives, a host of dungeons, and more!

 

The King’s Forest: Explore deep into the King’s Forest and defend the village of Eveningstar from Lolth’s Drow legions:

 

The Underdark: Venture down into the Underdark and confront Lolth’s elite followers in the Drow city of Sschindlyryn.

 

The Demonweb: Journey to Lolth’s home plane, battle demon hordes and confront the spider goddess herself as you attempt to stop her scheme.

 

Attain Epic levels to 25! — Deadly battles and high-speed action continue as your advance your character to the Epic level 25!

 

Introducing Epic Destinies — Attain epic enhancements as you progress through levels 20-25!

 

 

Bonus Features-Free to VIPs or with purchase of Collector’s or Standard Pre-Purchase Editions

The Druid Class: Wield nature’s magic or transform into a powerful animal form as you play the all new shape-shifting Druid class!

Eveningstar Challenge Pack: New challenge quests for levels 15-25!

 

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Starting today, players can take can take advantage of three special pre-purchase offers to celebrate the release of the first major expansion to DDO:

 

 

Menace of the Underdark Base Edition – $29.99/£22.99/24,99€

Includes access to Adventure Packs and Epic Destinies, plus:

 

Lesser Tome of Learning (1 free tome per DDO game world)- Permanently increases experience earned by a character up to level 20. Provides +25% bonus to experience for first-time quest completions and +10% boost to other earned experience points. Stacks with other experience boosts and persists through all forms of reincarnation.


Pre-Purchase Bonus Item:

Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion – A tame little spider from Lolth’s domain. Includes 3 tricks and a collar. Exclusively available with pre-purchase of Menace of the Underdark!

 

 

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Menace of the Underdark Standard Edition – $49.99/£39.99/44,99€

Includes access to Adventures Packs, Epic Destinies, the Druid class and Eveningstar Challenge Pack plus:

 

Greater Tome of Learning (1 free tome per DDO game world): Permanently increases experience earned by a character up to level 20. Provides +50% bonus to experience for first-time quest completions and +20% boost to other earned experience points. Stacks with other experience boosts and persists through all forms of reincarnation.

1,000 Turbine Points

Veteran Status (lvl 4)

DDO Classics Adventure Pack bundle (Phiarlan Carnival, Attack on Stormreach, The Path of Inspiration, The Dreaming Dark)

 

Pre-Purchase Bonus Items:


Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion

Druid’s Wolf Pup Creature Companion – A grey wolf pup as commonly seen accompanying young Druids. Includes 4 tricks and a collar. Exclusively available with pre-purchase of Menace of the Underdark.

Spider Cult mask cosmetic helmet- Change your helmet appearance to a mask like the one worn by Lolth’s followers in Eberron and receive a stat bonus to character skills and poison resistance!

 

 

Dungeons and Dragons Online

 

Menace of the Underdark Collector’s Edition – $79.99/£59.99/69,99€

This limited time offer includes access to Adventures Packs, Epic Destinies, the Druid class and Eveningstar Challenge Pack plus the following items that players can begin using immediately:

 

Greater Tome of Learning (1 free tome per DDO game world)

Lesser Tome of Learning for all characters (1 free tome per character – forever)

2,000 Turbine Points

Veteran Status (lvl 7)- Start a new character at level 7!

Veteran Status (lvl 4)-Start a new character at level 4!

DDO Classics Adventure Pack bundle

DDO Epic Classics Adventure Pack bundle (Vault of Night, The Red Fens, Sentinels Stormreach, Devil Assault)


Pre-Purchase Bonus Items:


Demonweb Spiderling Creature Companion

Druid’s Wolf Pup Creature Companion

Elite Spider Cult mask cosmetic helmet

Onyx Panther Cub Creature Companion – A rare dark panther cub from Faerun. Includes 4 tricks and a collar. Exclusively available with pre-purchase of Menace of the Underdark.

Figurine of Wondrous Power: Onyx Panther Summon this Level 20 Black Panther Hireling to assist you in Dungeon and Wilderness Adventures! (min level 18 to use)

 

 

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Players will have access to all of the bonus items including the new companions, veteran status, cosmetic helmet and Figurine of Wondrous Power and Tomes of Learning immediately after purchase. Menace of the Underdark expansion itself will be available to play on June 25, 2012. These special offers will only be available for a limited time.