Yearly Archives: 2007

The AOAÂ’s download on official website is coming!

The English Client of 0.0.0.1 Version for the First Closed Beta is expected to be ready for you to download in 36 hours. By then, you can log on our official website (www.aoaus.com) to download it via BT. By that time, you will become the first batch of players to experience what the Ago of Armor has to offer for you. For the game’s download in your local websites will be available in 2 days which means download in fast speed. So let us together wait for the last hours and we are hoping that you will have unique fun in AoA. Please keep focus on our game’s latest news for the download may be prepared in advance.

WITH YOUR DESTINY Global Begins Open Beta

Opens the First Episode, “Chaos World”

June 15th, 2007 – Seoul, Korea- HanbitSoft today announced that Massively Multiplaying Online Role Playing Game called WITH YOUR DESTINY (hereinafter WYD) is launching its Global service an open beta.

WYD Global will be provided to players world wide with its first episode Chaos World. Every interface will be in English, and every player will be playing in united server. This will bring the whole new experiences through gatherings of multicultural players.

Meanwhile, WYD Global had launched a successful closed beta test during May. For six days, the WYD global servers showcased the game’s unique features through limited engagement closed beta period. Large number of Gamers from various countries had subscribed for the test, and joined online. They were treated to Siege and Guild Wars along with the 350 and Event Quests.

The open beta will continue until June 29th.

For more information about WYD Global, visit http://www.wydglobal.com

EVE Online: Revelations II to be Deployed June 19

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – June 14, 2007 – CCP, the world’s largest independent game developer, today announced that their upcoming free expansion, EVE Online®: Revelations II, will be released on the massive Tranquility super-computer cluster on Tuesday, June 19th.

Revelations II is the seventh free expansion for EVE Online and includes important improvements and additions.  New players will appreciate a completely revamped New Player Experience where rookie pilots begin their adventures in EVE within a protected area to learn the essentials of gameplay within a protected environment at their own pace.  For the more seasoned pilots and alliances, the broader Sovereignty scope, improved Corporation and Alliance management and introduction of Heat will be most important.

The most notable features of Revelations II include:

  • Heat – Adding a new dimension to space combat in EVE.  The ability to boost performance of ship modules can mean the difference between life and death, but not entirely without risk.
  • Broader Sovereignty Scope – Sovereignty concept broadened with intermediate goals and four different tiers: Territory, Protectorate, Province and Constellation Capital.
  • Revamped New Player Experience – Optimization and streamlining of the tutorial vastly improves how new players are introduced to EVE Online, making it more fun and easier to start their alter ego existence in space.
  • Need for Speed – Significant CPU and dogma optimizations that set the groundwork for full Vista support slated to be introduced in a future expansion.
  • Structure Warfare Enhancements – A number of new features expand the opportunity for strategic operations.
  • Improved Corporation and Alliance Management – The addition of vital tools and roles necessary to command and conquer.
  • Agent Mission Improvements – The introduction of Level 5 Agents add the most challenging Player-versus-Environment encounters yet.
  • Expanding the Frontiers of Exploration – Rare NPC spawns and other opportunities abound for greater solo exploration as well as increasing the chances of discovering in-space encounters and hidden deadspace pockets.
  • Anti-Fleet Warfare – Discover new tactics for dispersing large concentrations of ships.

 

With so many exciting additions and changes to the game, there’s never been a better time to explore the challenging and expansive universe. A free, 14-day, no obligation trial is available at www.eve-online.com. Stake your claim and set a course for fame and fortune in EVE Online today.

Myth War Online: Father’s Day Event Released

During Mother’s day Event on May13rd, a huge number of players joined in this activity called Mother’s Day Articles Soliciting Contest and express their earnest gratitude to great moms.

Now as Father’s Day comes around the corner, International Gaming Gate (I.G.G.) Myth War Group has presented another special opportunity for you to express your love to your fathers!

During June13rd to June17th, Moderator will put on the announcement on Father’s day event. You are considered to be participants as replying to this thread. Here is the URL of the Event Zone: http://mw.igg.com/forum/index.php?f=36
The first 100 active volunteers will be chosen and rewarded with super rose each. The rewards will be given out by GM in game on June17th. The winner should enter the game and then ask GM for rewards.
To know more about the rules of this event please head over to the following URL:
http://www.mythwaronline.com/modules/news/displaynews.php?parent_id=2&url=/uploadfile/text/20070614/1181805177.htm

Mythos Age 11 Has Begun

Registration is now open for Age 11 of Mythos, the free online game based around Greek Mythology. Choose your favorite of the 12 Olympian Gods for your city to worship and select one of four hero classes to lead you in battle. Gather resources, level up your hero, train military forces, steal resources from your enemies, and then crush them in battle.

Age 11 is titled "Hestia’s Abundance" and began on Thursday, June 14, 2007 and will last for 40 days. Sign up now to earn your place in the Elysian Fields!

www.MythicWars.com/Mythos

Age of Armor 1st Closed Beta

AOA (Age of Armor) will open its 1st close beta test very soon and you can play this game free of charge. The download of English version client will be available in one week’s time. Meanwhile, gamers can get accounts to enjoy yourselves in AOA. It has low basic system requirements despite of having a high quality 3D graphics. AOA has won great success in domestic games market and also with great expectation of more and more gamers’ participation in abroad. You can visit www.aoaus.com for more details and latest updates.

Overview and fiction behind the next free expansion of City of Heroes, called Issue 10: “Invasion”

CITY OF HEROES
Issue 10: “INVASION”
FACT SHEET

The skies over Paragon City are filled with dark grey thunderheads. It is the same in the Rogue Isles, Europe, and across the globe. Small ships dart through the heavy weather … and there are so very many of them.

The Rikti have returned.

RIKTI WORLD INVASION
Issue 10 begins with a World Event that spans across numerous zones in both Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, as the Rikti return in devastating waves. They are armed with new, brutal weapons and seek to establish a beachhead on Earth, presumably to save their lost brethren and to finish what they started the first time … the destruction of Earth!

RIKTI WAR ZONE (LEVELS 35 – 50)
The site of the crashed Rikti mother ship has become a hot War Zone. Pylons of unknown purpose have appeared around the mother ship, and Rikti presence is extremely heavy. In an attempt to contain the Rikti from breaking out of the area or launching their ship, the government has cordoned off the zone, allowing only select agents access. Government officials have turned the region over to Vanguard, and given them the authority to recruit forces from across the world. This zone is open to both Heroes and Villains, in their combined, desperate struggle to hold the front lines against the second Rikti Invasion.

NEW THREATS
Rikti Pylons are multi-purpose warning and attack devices that surround the crashed mother ship. It takes a concerted effort to take one of these pylons down, but once enough of these are destroyed, access to the ship may be granted. UXBs, “unexploded bombs” that arm, power up, and detonate if not stopped in time, provide a constant threat. Rikti destroyers zip through zones dropping troops, UXB’s, and Rikti Assault Suits.

NEW INVENTIONS
The Vanguard base contains a special Vanguard Workbench that will allow for special costume pieces (tied to Rikti War Zone recipes). Vanguard Support Machines (“Heavies”) can be requisitioned using Special Salvage (unique to the War Zone). These Heavies function as powerful pets.

NEW MISSIONS
The first missions in the Rikti War Zone are for characters level 35+. The characters meet a new contact, Levantera, who introduces them to the U.N. security force, Vanguard. They’ll also meet Borea, who sends them on several repeatable missions in the zone. From there, characters meet contact Serpent Drummer, Gaussian, and also talk to the Dark Watcher and learn one of the darkest secrets of Paragon City.

RIKTI CO-OP TASK FORCE
The Rikti Co-Op Task Force is available for both Heroes and Villains. It is for 6 to 8 players, level 45 – 50. The mission is given out by Lady Grey, leader of the Vanguard. Co-operative missions create a new layer of depth and story as heroes and villains work toward a common goal.

 

 

 


CITY OF HEROES
Issue 10: “INVASION”
FICTIONAL BACKGROUND

In the year 2002, we learned that we were not alone.

On May 23rd, 2002 – a day that will be forever remembered for its wicked barbarity – the world was suddenly and deliberately attacked.

A thousand points of light lit up the sky across America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

And each light was a gateway into hell. The Rikti declared war on all of us.

The Rikti attack was well-coordinated and clearly planned out months or years in advance. Tens of thousands of alien invaders poured into our world, bent on our destruction.

The heroes of the world banded together, and finally turned the tide. The cost to Earth and her heroes was immense, but finally the back of the Rikti army was broken by Hero 1 and Omega Team’s sacrifice.

Cut off from their homeworld, the Rikti cells that remained retreated to the shadows, fighting a guerilla war for their continued existence. The rebuilding began, and veterans spoke of the Rikti War as a thing of the past.

Then the signs began again, but we did not see them.

Strange anomalies and seismic activity on the moon caused catastrophic tidal surges on Earth, causing the Overbrook Dam to burst and flood sections of Faultline in Paragon City. Satellites transmissions were interrupted by “space static.’ Contact with the moon base and space station became spotty, and then silent.

There were warnings from Vanguard, but we did not listen.

Once the United Nation Security Council’s elite super-powered hero force, Vanguard was struggled to rebuild  after the war. The survivors made up a skeleton force and their dire warnings were ignored in the joyful days after the war, written off as fear-mongering and paranoia.

Today.

The skies over Paragon City are filled with dark grey thunderheads. It is the same in the Rogue Isles, Europe, and across the globe. Small ships dart through the heavy weather … and there are so very many of them.

The Rikti have returned.

KartRider Preview

KartRider is the newest game from Nexon, the same company who has brought you Maplestory. This game can best be described as an almost exact clone of the classic MarioKart series of games from Nintendo. Basically, you pick a driver out of a male or female one (though there should be more available from their cash shop) and jump right into their tutorial missions.

These tutorial missions are missions that take maybe 2 minutes each if you read all the text on the screen that they give you to teach you how to pull off various maneuvers. While they are not terribly difficult, the intent is to learn how to play not to toss you into the frying pan. Once these missions are done you are allowed to jump right in game and start playing.

There are a variety of tracks with assorted degrees of difficulty to choose from. Each track has their own obstacles that do their best to prevent you from finishing the race. Once you are actually racing, if you are not first to finish, you are given 10 seconds to make it to the finish line or you are marked as “did not finish” which means you earn less experience points and no money instead of a smaller amount from finishing outside of first place.

The gameplay of KartRider is such that by racing you earn experience. This experience is used to help you get licenses to go to more advanced game lobbies to race against those similar in experience to yourself. Since only the rookie and novice lobbies were open during the beta test, I am unable to tell you if this really works or not.

One thing I liked was the old school graphics that are looking like they are from 32/64 bit era of console gaming. For some games I know that I want a truly lifelike experience which requires a 7.1 surround sound system and computer specs that only the truly elite have. Other times though, like when I was playing KartRider, I just wanted to reclaim a small piece of my childhood with a modern twist. With some minor exceptions, I felt like I was sitting down around my TV with a console and playing one of my favorite games of all time.

I wish I had a release date to share with you all, but Nexon is keeping tight lipped about the launch of the game. Keep your eyes peeled on the front page of Onrpg.com for the announcement as soon as we can get confirmation from Nexon!

PARDUS: New Universes

On June 10, 2007, Bayer & Szell OEG announced the opening of two new universes in the free online game “Pardus”. This is first time Pardus has expanded the number of game worlds available, the event taking place as the amount of active players has more than tripled to 16,000 only six months after the game’s gold release.

Pardus is a graphic-based Massive Multiplayer Online Browser Game set in a futuristic universe where traders, pirates and other pilots of various races and factions strive to gain wealth and fame in space. A simple internet browser suffices for playing – no plug-ins or downloads needed.

The game’s action point system ensures that players with limited time online are just as competitive as players that have unlimited time online. Further game features include player-created alliances, free territory delimitations and private starbases, a tutorial to help you get started and a friendly, mature player community.

Pardus is free; however, optional low-fee Premium Accounts provide some extra features and in turn help Bayer & Szell OEG finance maintenance and the community-fuelled further developments.