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Yearly Archives: 2013
MU Online Trick or Treat Bubble Gum Giveaway
Spare us your tricks as we’re dishing out the treats by the handful for Webzen’s MU Online Trick or Treat Giveaway. Sign in below and snag a code to unlock the Bubble Gum candy for this joint event!
Produced by WEBZEN Inc., MU ONLINE is a full-3D MMORPG and one of the leading online games developed in Korea. MU is a highly involved fantasy RPG based on the legendary continent of MU, where players can choose from seven unique classes – Dark Knight, Fairy Elf, Dark Wizard, Summoner, Rage Fighter, Magic Gladiator or Dark Lord. MU ONLINE is a pioneer of 3D MMORPGs and established the basic framework which many online games continue to utilize today.
But your quest has only begun! With our code you’ve unlocked Bubblegum but you still need to find Chocolate, Lollipop, Jawbreaker and Taffy. Collect them all and snag these items:
Oak Charm (1 Day)
Ruby Ring (1 Day)
Emerald Necklace (1 Day)
Elite Healing Potion x 10
Elite Mana Potion x 10
To Redeem your Key:
- Visit the MU Online Facebook page.
- Click on the “Trick or Treat Event” Tab in the Apps Section
- Fill out the form to submit your codes (*Remember, you must have all five codes in order to participate!)
- Rewards will be distributed after the event period ends.
Asura Force Online
Asura Force Online is a 3D MMORPG from Miracle Castle, set in an Eastern fantasy world. Choose to play as a Fighter, Hunter, Mage, Ranger, or Healer underneath either the Cosmos or Chaos tribes. Raise your loyal Force Sprite into a powerful companion, shapeshift into other creatures (even bosses), and battle for victory!
Miracle Castle
Miracle Castle
Magicka: Wizard Wars Alpha Preview
By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor)
When I first heard of this game, I was surprised to say the least. I myself had played the first Magicka, a game made by eight Swedish students that formed an independent studio, and enjoyed it thoroughly. But I never imagined it would work as a game that was more focused on killing players than actual missions and monsters. The thought of it taking the route of a multiplayer online battle arena seemed even more absurd. Luckily I received a key during the early alpha stages to hop on and see this spectacle for myself. And so can you if you’re willing to buy one of the available early access packs.
For anyone not familiar with Magicka, the first game gave you control of a wizard responsible for completing an epic quest requiring use of the various elemental powers at your disposal. The game itself was built like an RPG and you were given many abilities to play around with as well as elemental combination spells and heals. This new game has taken the exact same concept, but this time you will not be facing a horde of monsters but rather the hordes of the Internet. And believe me the Internet hordes leave you with a lot less room for error than their AI counterparts. And if that’s not enough to worry about, the gloves are off (figuratively, what wizard doesn’t wear gloves?!) and friendly fire is on.
You as a wizard are given eight different spells: water, life, fire, shield, cold, lightning, arcane, earth and fire. You can combine these different elements to create a huge variety of spell combinations then unleash it on your foes to see the results. Any combination you try has a different effect and the sheer effort put in by the developers is clear. Some shoot as a projectile, a laser or as a spray, and each has a counter you can learn through trial in error, whether it be an elemental spell or just moving out of the way. I myself am a big fan of the projectiles; hurling an enchanted boulder at someone to see them fly off in a barrage of exploding rocks is always a pleasant sight to see.
The game is clearly still in an early alpha stage so I only was offered the chance to test out one map. I have no idea if there will be more in the future, but knowing the team behind Magicka there will be, since they like diversity in all things. The map itself reminds me of League of Legends’ domination in format, but is different in that it offers three spawning points throughout the map that can be captured. The concept is really simple, and you can literally win games in a couple of minutes. Capture all three points and you win by default since your enemies can’t respawn. That is assuming the surviving wizards are unable to group together and recapture a point before being systematically hunted down. I have seen many games ending only after a minute of playing because of either good teamwork, or a lack of teamwork.
While leveling up and playing games, you will earn a currency called the Crown. Unfortunately there isn’t anything in the game yet that you can spend these crowns on, but I reckon there will be a shop of some sort soon. Just like in the original Magicka, you always were able to find different weapons, and I reckon they will either add something like this, or a game shop to spend your crowns on. Since people in the alpha, whether they paid money to be there or not, are given a few different items I reckon it will probably be a shop where you can spend your in game, and real money on.
Besides the many elements you get to play around with, you can also unlock four different spells. These spells work with some sort of an energy system. Basically by using spells you will load up energy; the more energy you get the more spells that unlock. These four different spells are a walking speed boost, ally revive, grim reaper and a mortar attack. And I can already tell you that these spells can be an entire problem on their own. Well the speed boost and ally revive aren’t that big of a deal. It’s the grim reaper and mortar that are game changers. If placed well they will mess you up. The grim reaper is able to kill people in one hit, so if it is chasing an ally, you might want to help him. Just don’t stand next to him or you’ll be next to be taken to hell. The Mortar Strike is just made to mess up your day. Find yourself close to any of the impact areas and get ready to respawn. It’s a great skill for ending stalemates at capture points when the enemy team is fully barricaded. Just watch out as your allies are in just as much danger from it as your enemies. Games can be won and lost based on your timing.
Alpha State: Great
Magicka: Wizard Wars is a different game than the first Magicka itself. You will not face monsters besides the occasional minion wave or respawn defender that I personally see no use for, but actual players that force you to think fast and furious. When fighting actual enemies instead of fooling around with your friends and the friendly fire, you will notice that one little mistake can cost you your life, and thus you will have to be ready for anything in a real-time version of Pokemon elemental countering. Not only do you need to know the diversity of combinations that you can use, you also need to know what they do, and when the enemy is powering up what you can expect to be fired at you. Magicka Wizard Wars takes skill and memory and is brutally punishing for those not fully focused on the gameplay. Games can and will be lost in only a minute if you do not pay attention carefully. I personally have had a lot of fun with this game, and I can’t wait to see more of it. For now the alpha has surprised me plenty, and I can only see more goodness being patched into the game.
Blade 9
Blade 9 is an MMORPG with an Eastern flair. A tale of a divine weapon that has now shattered into nine shards, each taking the form of a Ruin weapon, it is your destiny to find and combine these artifacts to wield the ultimate power. Go forth on quests alone or with allies, battle against others in intense player killing modes, and join the factions of Thunder, Tides, or Flame.
MoreFunPlay
MoreFunPlay
League of Legends PBE Test Servers To be Reworked
Riot Games has identified an issue with their PBE servers. The same people have been using them since they were introduced so no new feedback is arriving to help improve future updates to League of Legends! As such they are introducing a new system that will tie into players’ primary accounts to get a better idea of just who they are letting into the servers to make sure the best feedback providers are still present while letting in fresh blood to offer new perspective.
The full details can be found on the official thread here, though as usual it’s worth checking the red tracker to make sure you get the full story as their updates tend to offer unannounced details in follow-up posts.
Shotgun News 10/22: GW2, City of Steam, TSW, and Much More!
Guild Wars 2 Introduces Tower of Nightmare Story
Information on the next living story for Guild Wars 2 has been released today. You may have noticed a mysterious tower in the middle of the lake in Kessex Hills. We know the Krait are up to no good, and now it seems things are much worse than we could have ever imagined. Though only a trailer has been released for the story we know a bit more about the update. Including a new healing power available for all classes, and a new node for home instances where you can charge quartz and get skill points. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this exciting update which is due to launch next Tuesday.
City of Steam Returns to Mechanist Games
On the official Facebook for City of Steam it was announced today that Mechanist would be taking back City of Steam. The game will temporarily be shut down as the move from R2 is made and there will be a rebrand when it relaunches. City of Steam: Arcadia will launch sometime in November. But there has been a bit of mixed messages. The CoS forums announce that City of Steam is closing. And it is, for R2. But the game is being handed back to Mechanist who are giving it a second life.
The Secret World Features in Feature Film
The trailer for a new film that features The Secret World has been released. IRL is directed by Erik Leijonborg and stars Stellan Skarsgård’s (from Thor) son Valter Skarsgård. Valter plays Elias, a boy bullied at school who escapes life by playing The Secret World. There he meets Scarlet and they decide to meet in real life. The film will premiere in Sweden on October 25th and is expected to hit theaters and film distribution services around the world soon. Check out the trailer below.
Primal Carnage Introduces New Mode and Has a Sale
It may have been a while since we heard from Primal Carnage, the Dinosaur vs Human indie shooter but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. Capture the Egg is their new variation on capture the flag and is being released for free though it is still in beta. There are also new skins for dinosaurs and on sale on Steam for this week.
Merc Elite Launches European Open Beta
After a successful closed beta Bigpoint has released Merc Elite into the wilds of open beta. The military themed MOBA is set for full launch in Europe before the end of 2013. Keep an eye on this one for future eSports events.
Solanae Dyson Sphere Adventure Zone Revealed for Star Trek Online
Perfect World Entertainment has revealed a new adventure zone for the upcoming Season 8 for Star Trek Online.
This new adventure zone is a large area which contains free exploration, social meet-ups, and missions, all within a distant Dyson Sphere. The Sphere will be divided into three areas: the Allied Zone, the Contested Zone, and the Voth Zone. Each will have special missions from Dyson joint command, which will reward Dyson Marks and Commendation to be used with the new Dyson Joint Command reputation.
You can read more about the Solanae Dyson Sphere Adventure Zone here.







