Andrew Beegle, Community Manager for Aion has posted the following announcement:It’s always good to see companies taking cheating very serious!

Andrew Beegle, Community Manager for Aion has posted the following announcement:


By Joshua Temblett (Dontkillmydreams), OnRPG Journalist
Well, the Call of Duty series just keeps growing and growing, doesn’t it? Whether this is unfortunate or not depends on your perspective on the franchise and whether or not you really want to give Activision more of your money. None the less, Activison are keen on sucking it out of you as they have some plans to create a Call of Duty MMORPG, which is part of their scheme to “to test and ultimately launch additional online monetisation models”[1].
The Call of Duty series currently has two developers, Infinity Ward, the series creator and the maker of the Modern Warfare series, and Treyarch, the developer of Call of Duty 3 and World at War. Apparently (according to the LA Times) Activision has hired another developer who will work on “future” versions, which people are assuming to mean the MMORPG version of the game.
It has to be asked, is this too much overkill for the Call of Duty series? Modern Warfare 2 barely renovated from its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, can the series really take another developer creating another series of Call of Duty games? Also, how would Call of Duty even manage to be an MMO? The game already has levels and MMO features in it, how exactly would a MMORPG version be any different? Would the multiplayer just be of larger scale? Well I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Whoever the new developer is though, they’ve certainly got a lot of work to do. I just hope the MMORPG won’t be using a Peer 2 Peer system, and will be balanced for lean.
Wedding Ceremonies
Do you hear that? Yes it’s the sound of wedding bells! Final Fantasy XI now has a new wedding system in place, for all of those happy couples who wish to elope. “Responding to player demands for greater customization, the new service will grant brides and grooms freedom in choosing location, timing, dialogue, and more for their ceremony, allowing them to create a truly memorable event all their own.” It sounds great to me! You can find a stack of details right here.
Winners Announced for Shantotto Fan Contest!
Now normally I don’t report on fan art, however I really couldn’t resist it this time as the art submitted to the Shantotto Fan Art Contest just looked so amazing! For all of those that don’t know Shantotto is an NPC from Final Fantasy XI. She is a Tarutaru Black Mage, who is also a hero of the Great Crystal War. In the mini expansion, titled “A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born”, she goes a bit loopy and it’s your job to find out the cause of such craziness!
Probably one of her coolest lines in the game is: “Why be led, when you can be leader? Why bow to lady luck when you can beat her? Why sit back and relax if you can pull your fill? Before you are taken, why not go in for the kill? O-hohohohohoho!” As you can see, she is a total “dude” (for lack of a better word). Anyway, here’s some of the fan art from the contest.
The contest winner was Karuna, and here is the winning piece:

And one of my person favourites (by Nyasu):

You find more images from the contest on the playonline.com website.
You can now download a demo of Torchlight from Onrpg.com. The demo gives you two hours of unlimited gameplay. If you decide you like the game and wish to continue playing, then you can buy the game for $19.99 from the official website. If you haven’t tried Torchlight then make sure you give this demo a whirl, as the game really is amazing. You can download the Torchlight demo here.
Mr T Adverts
To be honest, I don’t know why I’m posting this, maybe it’ll offer you some light relief. Anyway, there are now two new adverts for World of Warcraft, both feature Mr T. If you remember, Blizzard had Mr T do some adverts for the game a year ago or so, which were very successful. You can find the new adverts here….fool!
Interview about Icecrown Citadel
On the World of Warcraft website there is an interview with Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton and Lead Systems Designer Greg Street, about Icecrown Citadel. If you want to read the interesting interview, then click here.
The developers of Champions Online decided to have a little get together and answer some player questions. You can find the whole chat here. I must warn you though, it is pretty long.
In a recent “Eye on the Community” article on Aion’s official website, this question was posted. “I’ve been crashing less since the 1.5.1 patch. Did you guys intentionally fix the Crysystem.dll problem?” Yes, the crash issues during fortress sieges and other intensive activities were fixed with the patch we applied to the servers on Wednesday. In case you haven’t read the (http://powerwiki.na.aiononline.com/aion/Patch+Notes+1.5.1.4)final patch notes, take a look at the very last paragraph where the stability improvements are listed. We received this fix shortly before our scheduled maintenance and decided to include it together with the patch. We are glad that it works well for you.
This fix was difficult to implement and test because it took many people to recreate the issue, and many complex parameters had to be taken into consideration to not just fix it for a specific configuration, but for all players. Many testers had to coordinate together every time a possible fix was created. It is much more difficult than fixing something that a single person can test alone.
Good stuff guys!
A new boss has been added to the Underworld! “Something stirs in the Underworld. Something ancient, powerful, and utterly evil: Dhuum. Banished eons ago by Grenth, this dark avatar of death has bided his time and grown in power. Now, Dhuum is free! We’ve added this terrifying new end boss to the Underworld-face him if you dare.” To get to this big, baddy, you’re going to have to complete all of the Underworld quests first, and defeating him is now required to “complete” the Underworld. Good luck adventurers!
Valve Selling Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead Christmas Cards. Yes, Valve is spreading the world with joy again. This time they’re using Christmas cards! But these aren’t just any Christmas cards! These cards have cartoon versions of TF2 and L4D characters, and are sure to please the gamer in your life. Make sure you pick some up from the Valve store.
Assassins Creed II Release
Assassins Creed II was released on the 20th November in Europe and the 17th November in America, for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game builds on the last title by fixing many of the flaws and adding really cool stuff, such as an economy system.
Pandemic Closes Its Doors
It’s always sad to hear about game studios closing, especially such a good studio as Pandemic. Pandemic Studios created some great games, such as Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries. The Saboteur was one of the games they were working on, and it was looking pretty good. I wish you guys the best of luck in your future endeavours.
That’s a wrap guys! I’ll see you all next week! Keep gaming!
Fight against thousands opponents over resources! Raise your influence on the world politics through creating allies or making enemies! Watch this loud video now!
Dungeon Fighter Online shows off new Boss Monsters! Gamers can tackle these foes alone but those who feel it’s too steep a challenge should team up with other Dungeon Fighters in co-op mode.
New Mounts



RockFREE Review: Get Ready to Rock Your World
By Kei Beneza (dividelife), OnRPG Journalist
It’s quite obvious how Guitar Hero and Rock Band have swept the gaming world off their feet and onto the stage! I for one would see tons of Rock Band cafes just by walking down the street. It’s really hard to resist the urge to rock that guitar while playing your favorite tracks. Since Rock band and Guitar Hero cost a lot of money, not everyone can enjoy the AWESOME kickass benefit of having to play that electric (virtually electric that is) guitar.
As I browsed around the net, I came across a browser game that’s mostly similar to the phenomenal Rock game. RockFree as they call it is a FREE browser game that lets you enjoy the JUSTICE of Rock Band in the comforts of your own PC rig. The game has tons of songs and even a customizable avatar. The game is still in Open Beta and is already getting a lot of players so far. If there’s a benchmark for web browser games, then this one pretty much surpasses that.
Upon creating your account, you’ll have to start making your first (and ONLY) character. The game doesn’t give you that much options to choose from. A limited set of hairstyles, shirts, and pants (probably four to five of each) will be the only things at your disposal. The characters are entirely flash-based and look pretty similar to the 6-teen cartoon characters. For a game that runs in flash, I’d say that RockFREE is probably the best looking flash game out there.
Since RockFree is currently in Open Beta, it’s too early to make any assumptions about how many features they’ll be adding soon. One thing about this game though, is that it looks promising, considering the fact that most people are suckers for rhythm games. Once you’ve been told the basics of the game, it’s time to try your first song. Since I’m a big fan of the band, I chose Cowboys from Hell by Pantera.
Once you’re all done with creating your character, it’s time to start rocking live. You can either join a room in progress (Clubs as they call them) or just go and create your own. You’ll simply walk around by using the arrow keys (along with people who look similar to you) while waiting for the song to load. You’ll start off with only three songs and must purchase or upload tracks to boost your library (will be discussed soon).

The game looks entirely like a flat Guitar Hero rip off once the stage is set. You basically have five buttons to use in order to catch the notes. For those who aren’t familiar with Guitar Hero, you basically have to press the button that corresponds to the descending note (namely: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) while strumming with the left and right arrow keys to register the hit. If ever you miss a note or didn’t strum properly, the tone is affected and cuts the song on the part where you missed (kind of like playing in real life). At first I was thinking that I may have encountered a bug due to the auto-strumming function which lets you register notes just by pressing the number keys. You can simply adjust the settings on the upper part of your screen. The down key is used for the whammy bar that lets you yank off unique and interesting additions to the song (nothing like your personal touch to make the experience better). There’s also the Adrenaline Rush mode (done by pressing up or enter via default configuration) that’s mostly similar to Guitar Hero’s Star Power. This feature is supposed to double your points whenever you strum the notes. Technical? Hell yeah!
Note: Get a higher streak to see your rocker ON FIRE!

For me, the most awesome part of this game would have to be the track option. You can simply flood your tracklist by buying songs online through Acclaim coins. If I have to make this even clearer, it involves real money. This feature is okay in my opinion, but the songs are already featured on Frets of Fire (Guitar Hero rip off Application for Windows)! By the way, you can upload Frets of Fire sim files to enhance your song library as well. Why buy from the store when you can just get Frets of Fire sim files anyway? Having the privilege of customizing your track list has never been this good. Since Frets of Fire doesn’t only cater English songs, you can just upload your favorite songs (whatever language they may be) and enjoy the tour. Each track also has 4 modes of difficulty. I’m not sure about the Frets of Fire songs, but if they manage to retain their difficulty settings then that would DEFINITELY rock.
And yet another MMO aspect embedded on a browser game. Yes! You can level up in this game, but it only gives you more fans and doesn’t really unlock anything other than the number of your level. Well, at least you can show them why you are to be feared.

During my playtime I’ve encountered a bunch of problems that probably need attending to. Whenever you check the guide or any other info at the top part of the screen, you’ll have to login again to continue playing. It’s not that much of a problem but can really get on your nerves when you’re in a rush to play, though. The game also tends to lose focus and disconnect once in a while, so I guess that needs tending to as well.
Since the game is in Open Beta it would be unfair to bash it with harsh comments since it still has the capability to improve. The game is basically one of the best MMMO (Massively MUSICAL Multiplayer Online) Browser games in my opinion. They could add a couple of more features, starting with the wardrobe selection (they definitely need more of those there). The difficulty setting is really awesome but isn’t too technical since the buttons aren’t too sensitive. You can just mash and get a good streak while strumming randomly. Since you can’t die in the game, you could say that it lacks the challenge of actually being able to finish the song. I was able to finish certain songs in this game on the hardest difficulty just by mashing the controls. The auto strum function is useful as well since some people are just aiming to have fun while pressing random buttons. Open Beta? It’s pretty good. I can’t wait for the finished product.
Note: For a better experience, lift your keyboard in the form of a guitar and start playing XD!
The good:
– It’s Rockband/Guitar Hero online man!
– Impressive visuals
– Frets of fire compatibility
– Item mall or Song mall.
The bad:
– Relogging issues
– Disconnecting issues
– Still lacks features or content
– Pay for tracks? (Why not make it unlockable?)