Empire Universe 3 is the third game in a series of Empire Universe games, brought to us by Looki Publishing. It is a browser-based empire-builder with focuses on RTS-style elements. You can choose from a selection of species and planets to start your empire on and expand by conquering, researching, and building. It aims to be the ultimate in browser-based sci-fi games.
TERA reveals a new Elin only fashion item, finally giving them some love!
Raise your weapon and fight for more than your own dimension; the survival of all realities hangs by a thread. Battle through the many strange realms of the Multiverse, seek out the truth behind the Chronarch war, and unleash the power to save all worlds!
Real-Time Multiplayer Game Play: Players can team up with friends to play synchronously in Co-op Mode or competitively in PvP mode.
Competitive Combat: Each character has over 30 punishing ground and air attacks that can be used together to perform powerful chain combos. Attacks can be dodged, blocked and countered so skill and timing are key elements of competitive game play.
Hyper-Accessibility: ChronoBlade will launch on the browser as a Flash-based free-to-play game so there are no large files to download and players can hop in and start playing instantly.
Graphics & Technology: Characters, enemies and combat are displayed with stunning 3-D visuals using Adobe® Flash® Player’s Stage3D hardware accelerated graphics. Proprietary back-end tech enables minimal player lag and a streamlined player lobby system.
Open-Ended Character Progression: Players can choose from a variety of characters, as well as build up offensive and defensive skill trees to create characters that best fit their playing styles.
The world of Eden Eternal just got a little brighter with a new content update! Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, has announced the latest patch for the fan-favorite massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), bringing new features and zones to the ever-growing world.
The most prominent addition, the Arcane Box, brings a brand-new fusion system to Eden Eternal. The Arcane Box has several functions for upgrading characters, such as the ability to fuse five existing costumes together to create a stronger one with increased stats. Players can also disassemble weapons for raw materials, then use those materials to shift around the stats on their gear or upgrade their newer weapons.
Players will of course want to take their upgraded items into fresh areas. The new PvP-specific zone Elysian Island has opened up for those interested in doing battle with fellow players. On the PvE side, two new dungeons—the hazardous Vingot Lab and the enigmatic Destruction Dimension are available for brave parties to venture into and conquer.
Learn more at Aeria’s Official Site!
Neverwinter discusses the various features that set it apart in this open beta announcement clip.
By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG Elder Scribe
In the great green tomb
There was a chaurus
And a draugr that had been dead since Sundas
And a picture of…
A guar jumping over the Mundus
And there were two netches sitting on benches
And a frost troll with a sweet roll
And an Orcish oaf with a horker loaf
And a storm atronach with the Wabbajack
And an old Moth priest who was whispering, “magicka”
Goodnight Mundus
Goodnight chaurus
Goodnight guar jumping over the Mundus
Goodnight draugr that had been dead since Sundas
Goodnight frost troll
Goodnight sweet roll
Goodnight Orcish oaf with a horker loaf
Goodnight atronach
Goodnight wabbajack
And Goodnight to the Moth priest whispering, “magicka”
Goodnight ogrim, Dremora, clannfear
Goodnight Daedra everywhere
A lovely bed time story for the children of Tamriel told by Loremaster Lawrence Schick. It may have been lost in the excitement and confusion that is April Fools Day, but I saw the video and now I pass it on. It may not be the most child friendly night time story but then again we have lullabies like Rock-a-bye Baby.
From the looks of it this is just the first in a new series of youtube videos made by ZeniMax called Bedtime Tales of Tamriel. Or maybe that’s just me and my wishful thinking.
But if bed time stories aren’t for you there is plenty more to be found. There have been two combat related Ask Us Anything sessions. There they tackle questions from the hardcore to the random. Important questions about taking arrows to the knee and sneaking around. You can find the questions and answers on the official ESO website by going here and here.
And finally for this week the conflict in Cyrodiil, Part 1. War rages between the Alliances of The Elder Scrolls Online. Cyrodiil becomes available at level 10 though there is plenty of PvP going on there is also a little something for everyone. Desperate towns who will accept assistance from any Alliance willing to help. And though the townspeople will be neutral the streets will be patrolled by soldiers from the local keep, who may or may not be friendly. And between the repeatable town quests you’ll be able to rummage for crafting resources in the vast and diverse landscape. And if you’re very lucky you may run across some valuable materials which can only be found in Cyrodiil. And crafting tables will be available in the safe areas near the entrances of Cyrodiil. And for the explorers amongst us there are ruins and caves filled with unknown treasures. If you’re interesting in something a little more long term you can take part in campaigns. These campaigns run for months and are a battle for control over Cyrodiil. How well your alliance performs in the campaign will affect bonuses players can get across the world. If you do take part in the battles in Cyrodiil you’ll be rewarded with Alliance Points which can be used to buy armor, weapons or even advancing skills that are specific to Cyrodiil.
This sounds a lot like WvW in Guild Wars 2 but expanded. As someone who hates PvP I’ve found this sort of set up very inviting. And it thrills me to see that there will be something similar in ESO.
In part 2 the discussion will move to securing and defending keeps, resource objectives and the siege weapons that will be used to do so. So be sure to keep an eye open for the next article on OnRPG. And just in case you missed it, I teamed up with my real life partner in crime fighting Jonathan “Ardua” Doyle to cover our ESO gameplay at PAX East. Between the two of us we had three hours with the beautiful game and we wanted to share that experience with everyone. Check it out here. But before I sign off for the week I want to ask you which you prefer to use. Is The Elder Scrolls Online shortened to ESO or TESO? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG Elder Scribe
Perfect World and Cryptic Studios have announced the date Neverwinter will go into open beta. Break out your calendars and mark April 30th! And if you’ve bought a Founder’s Pack you’ll get an extra weekend in before then starting April 12th. There will be no character wipes, and no restricted access after the start of open beta at the end of the month.
Nexon Europe, the publisher of Combat Arms and the Electronic Sports League (ESL) have joined forces to create an eSports league for Combat Arms. Total prizes for the league will amount to $50,000! The first weekly and monthly cups are already taking place and the final will be held later in the year in ESL’s TV studio inCologne.
After delaying the launch of Darkfall: Unholy Wars several times Aventurine has happily announced that the launch would be taking place in less than two weeks. The date, April 16th was announced on the official forums by developers yesterday.
CCP has launched a new effort to collect stories from EVE. It’s called True Stories from the First Decade. They’re looking for stories from the players themselves about their favorite moments in EVE. Some may even be used to inspire future books, comics, TV or film initiatives set within the EVE universe.
New German and Soviet tanks will come to World of Tanks with Update 8.5. As well as more changes to the in game economy which includes allowing players to buy premium consumables with silver credits. And all players will be able to create three member platoons and companies. And finally there will be a new map called Pearl River.
A new WildStar Dev Diary has been published talking about the Elder Game option, Arena PvP. It goes into the size, why they chose arena style, and things outside the game like leaderboards.
Joymax has announced a huge update is coming to Digimon Masters on Tuesday, April 9th. The update includes three new maps as well as three new raids to go along with them. And to celebrate the update players will have until May 7th to complete the Guard the Fire Island questline to get several rewards which include Miracle Fruit, Backup Disks, and Evoluters.
Guild Software has announced that they were bringing groundbreaking space MMO Vendetta Online to iPad on April 17th. It is currently available on PC, Andriod, Linux, and Mac. It will cost $.99 and have a $1 a month subscription fee.
CityState Entertainment’s Andrew offers an impressive 10k character onscreen tech demo.
Enjoying TERA but tired of the veterans trouncing on you with their superior farmed armor and weapons? Think you could hold your own if the playing field were leveled? En Masse Entertainment is giving players the chance for the next four weeks with a new equalized version of Fraywind Canyon Battleground!
So what do we mean by equalized? Once you enter into the battlefield your current gear will be replaced with pre-chosen equal gear sets. Your crystals will remain intact (as well as number of slots in your current armor) and potions and the like are still on you, but at least you’ll be able to deal out damage on par with all rivals and take hits with the best of them! Although we’re hoping this becomes a permanent fixture of the game, all signs point to a limited engagement! Check out the full details at TERA’s official site!
After a 6 part mini-lore series build up, Riot Games has finally revealed League of Legends newest champion, Lissandra. The dataminers were proven spot on that she is a anti-melee ice mage with a powerful passive allowing near infinite spell spam and tons of AoE slows to control the battlefield. She also features a quite unique art design that should quell the many general discussion complaints that all the champions are pretty girls with no personality. Be sure to read up on the full details at League of Legends’ official page.