Pangya World Championship Approaches!

SG Interactive will be participating in the annual Pangya World Championship, part of the renowned Thailand Game Show, held in Bangkok on Jan. 14, 2012. In preparation for PWC and to determine the top three players, Pangya United will host the Wiz City Tournament on Friday, Nov. 18. The top three players from the Wiz City Tournament will represent the Pangya global server to compete against nine other players from Japan, Korea and Thailand.

The Wiz City Tournament will feature four rounds, with the first three rounds taking place on Nov. 18 and the final round taking place on Dec. 3. The Qualifier Round will be open to the first 600 players to enter the “Wiz City for PWC” rooms. The sequence of events will take place as follows:

Qualifier Round(Nov. 18, 1 p.m. PST)

Semi-final Round(Nov. 18, 2 p.m. PST)

Semi-final Round(Nov. 18, 3 p.m. PST)

Wiz City Final Round (Dec. 3, 4 p.m. PST)

The Wiz City Final Round will determine the top three players to be sent to Bangkok for the Pangya World Championship. In addition to the all-expenses-paid trip to Bangkok, the top three players will receive PWC uniforms, awards and title as well as 400, 300, 200 PGC tokens, respectively. All final round participants will receive $20 Amazon Gift Cards and 100 PGC Tokens.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older to compete in the tournament and players from Korea, Japan and Thailand are ineligible for the Pangya Global Cup #3. In case any of the top three winners cannot attend the Pangya World Championship, runners-up will be contacted by the order of their placement in the final round.

Be sure to cheer on your team in the 2012 championships as the top placed teams will earn bonus exp and pang for their server the day following the championship!

Rappelz Releases the Master Classes!

The highest goal of all Rappelz players now stands within reach: the Master Class has arrived! The much-anticipated Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension went live on November 16, hot on the heels of the game’s 5 Year Anniversary, and brought with it a new set of quests, equipment, and skills that catapult each of the game’s classes into a whole new level of power.

The previous chapter in the grand epic of Rappelz brought players face-to-face with Lucian, the mad scientist whose evil experiments flooded the world with monsters. Now in the wake of that victory, they can finally enter the Master Trial and prove their worth against a series of ruthless enemies and devious puzzles. Those strong enough to survive will ascend to the highest rank for their class and earn a unique set of skills and striking equipment to fight the forces of evil.

Each Master Class represents a huge advance in power for Rappelz players. These new classes turn into a whirl of blades and magic with automatic chances to counter, permanent ability boosts, and buffs that add up with each enemy slain. They can also damage huge swaths of enemies or heal entire parties of allies with the introduction of area-of-effect spells and chained effects. Only the most dedicated heroes will reach this peak and unleash their full potential!

Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension also features a unique solo dungeon and the latest addition to the roster of Rappelz pets. The Stone Golem pet supports its master in battle by absorbing huge amounts of damage. Outside of battle, it improves its master’s power by creating enhancement cubes that can be applied to weapons or armor. It’s the perfect companion to take into the new Vulcanus dungeon, where players and their pets must stand alone against waves of more and more dangerous enemies until they reach the old master Vulcanus himself, deep in the pit of his lair.

Great challenges await in Rappelz Epic VII: Ascension, but great rewards come to those brave enough to face them.

RIFT Emerges From the Embers in Update 1.6

Trion World’s Massive Fantasy RIFT brings yet another update with From the Embers. The Ascended are summoned to Ember Isle by the proud Kelari in an attempt to reclaim the holy land from the Firey RIFTs.

Players can now take up arms through numerous new dungeons and Slivers to free Ember Isle and return it to the rightful rulers, the Kelari. As you journey through the island you will come across the Farcian Dwarves, imposing corrupted ruins, and eventually an order of monks assigned to guard the Dragon of Fire imprisoned in the volcano that marks the center of the map.

This update culminates in Caduceus Rise, RIFT’s newest and largest dungeon to date. The Ascended will be forced to battle through a dungeon with 11 bosses and non-linear progression, ensuring plenty of replayability. In addition, 2 expert mode wings exist for truly adventurous players!

In addition, three new Slivers will open up for teams of 10 to explore and uncover the secrets of Telara’s past. These alternative dimensions allow you to visit various key moments in time, particularly those of the Dragon Cultist’s greatest victory, to acquire knowledge and power that may be used to save the real Telara in times to come.

In Rise of the Phoenix, players travel back to the Eth Empire in which priests are attempting to summon Titan slaves through a massive gate. This ritual is corrupted by Dragonian forces, resulting in the portal opening to the Plane of Fire and turning High Priest Arakhurn into a raging Phoenix. This Tier-2 Sliver is sure to give even the most hardened players a true test of their skill.

In Gilded Prophecy, The Ascended must prevent the revival of Laethys, Queen of Greed, and discover the location of a dangerous relic to prevent it from being obtained in the real Telara. The third new Sliver, Drowned Halls, features an alternate reality where the mad Akylios has claimed ultimate victory. Now Hydriss has amassed the dark dragon’s most vicious servants to invade the real Telara. Stop this invasion before it starts to protect our reality!

Aika Online Releases Karena Island Update

From the first day they summoned their pint-sized fairy friend, every Aika Online player has waited for the day when she would reach her full power as an Adult Pran. That day has finally come with the release of Aika Epic II: Karena on November 17, which introduces the long-awaited final evolution of the pran. Players will need every ounce of their pran’s new strength to defend the island of Karena from evil and seize glory for themselves in the revised Relic War system.

Each pran begins life as an inquisitive fairy no bigger than your hand, and over time evolves into a loyal battle companion with a personality shaped by her master’s actions. Now, teenage prans can join their masters on a quest to craft a Pran Evolution Stone that will transform her into her adult form and open up two powerful skills to help her master in combat. Each pran will also gain her adult wings, with a style determined by her personality, and she can dress in stylish new costumes and accessories which can be augmented through the new Pran Enchantment System to give stat boosts.

But evil looms over this happy day, as the resource rich island of Karena is under threat from the Zereca, Arcan’s oldest enemy. The nations have banded together to build a new weapon, the Caelium Cannon, with the power to drive away these fiends – but only if it can be finished in time! Players must defend the cannon from the raiding Zerecan forces and escort it safely to the enemy’s stronghold to end this threat to Karena at last.

Despite the danger, Arcan’s warring factions continue to fight amongst themselves for the greatest glory, and the game’s massive PvP system receives its latest upgrade with an overhaul of the popular Relic War System. Now powerful relics, including several new ones, will be more difficult to acquire but easier to upgrade, so that great risk leads to great reward. Each nation can now upgrade their relics to level 3 and take advantage of the most powerful buffs to defeat their foes – at least as long as they can defend the relics they have captured from the organized assaults of rival nations.

Before jumping into the action be sure to grab a gift pack from OnRPG’s Aika Karena Gift Pack Giveaway page! For more Pran evolutions check out our updated screenshot section.

Dungeon Overlord is Now Live

Hardcore gamers looking to feed their nostalgic dungeon keeping desires and whip their strategy MMO skills into shape can now join the free-to-play world of Dungeon Overlord from Night Owl Games. Those that following OnRPG’s coverage of PAX may have heard of this game during our Day 3 Coverage. The title has now officially launched and brings with it more than 80,000 active players from the beta.

Set in a fantasy world inhabited by goblins, orcs, warlocks and dozens of other mythical creatures; Dungeon Overlord has players assume the role of an evil tyrant who will stop at nothing to conquer the world.

Users start off with a modest dungeon that must be expanded so they can conquer others in their quest to claim the Heart of the Mountain and crown themselves king. Along the way players will interact with the environment by raiding elves, expanding their territory and collecting resources (preferably from the ravaged lands of their enemies). They can also connect with players to make alliances to invade other peoples’ dungeons. 

“Our goal was to create an online multiplayer strategy game that kept all of the classic elements of the Dungeon Keeper franchise, but applied lessons learned from our team members’ work on MMOs like Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies,” says Chris Mayer, CEO, Night Owl Games. “By taking advantage of the multiplayer potential of the franchise — allowing cooperative play, PvP combat for conquering your neighbors, a player-driven resource marketplace, etc… — we have modernized a classic.”

Features include:

Start Your Kingdom – Build your dungeon and attract an army capable of world domination

Expand Your Empire – Construct new dungeons, raid the Overworld and pillage other players

Interact with Others – Buy items from the player-driven market, form alliances, enslave your friends, attack and even conquer your enemies

Crown Yourself King – Claim the Heart of the Mountain and tax your fellow players

Unlock Rewards – Complete epic quests, research new technologies, or craft your own equipment to obtain stronger minions, upgrades and rewards