Monthly Archives: March 2014

DUST 514 Uprising 1.8 Brings Cloaking Equipment, New Dropsuits, and More

DUST 514 Dropsuit

Today, CCP Games deployed the latest update to DUST 514®, entitled Uprising 1.8, delivering the biggest battle-changing elements to immortal mercenaries yet!

New Dropsuits

DUST 514 players now have even more dropsuit options that better represent the major factions in the EVE universe. Uprising 1.8 sees the inclusion of new Caldari, Gallente and Minmatar Heavy Frames. These new additions to players’ dropsuit choices come in Basic, Sentinel and Commando roles for each faction. Also available are the newly introduced Caldari and Amarr Light Frames with Basic and Scout roles for each faction. With these additions, the full assortment is complete and all racial variants of DUST 514 dropsuits are now included.

For full details of the dropsuit changes, additions and the unique perks that each racial variant dropsuit has, please see the ‘Dropsuits of Uprising 1.8’ developer blog.

DUST 514 Weapons
New Weapons

Uprising 1.8 ups the ante on the arms available to DUST mercenaries by delivering three new weapons to the DUST 514 arsenal:

  • The highly prized and impressively powerful Caldari Bolt Pistol
  • The Caldari Magsec SMG, a highly versatile semi-automatic with punishingly accurate fire from mid to long range
  • The impressive Gallente Ion Pistol, with its powerful ability to deliver a devastating overcharged plasma blast that will tear apart most soft targets

For even more weapon changes, balancing notes and details please check out the ‘Expanding the Arsenal with Uprising 1.8’ developer blog.

 

New Modules/Equipment

DUST 514’s range of equipment and player gameplay options continue to grow with the exciting addition of Cloak Field equipment that conceals mercenaries with invisibility. Now mercs have even more flexibility on the battlefield with deadly stealth and new reconnaissance options.

Full equipment and skills changes, as well as all patch notes, are available in the ‘Uprising 1.8 Overview’ developer blog.

Albion Online’s Exclusive Alpha Test Now Live

Albion Online

Sandbox Interactive today announced it has launched a closed alpha test for its highly-anticipated cross-platform sandbox MMORPG, Albion Online.  Players will need to act fast as there will be a limited number of keys available at www.albiononline.com.

The exclusive alpha test comes complete with the all-new video which gives players all the juicy details on what they can expect in the alpha test.

The alpha test is expected to last approximately two weeks.

Albion Online is a free-to-play medieval sandbox MMO set in a cross-platform world where players will conquer, colonize and defend territories all in a classless character customization system tailored for dynamic full loot PvP battles where every encounter is different.

Shakomon Shakes Up Digimon Masters

Syakomon

Leading online game developer and publisher Joymax is combining together fan favorite events for a huge April celebration in their worldwide sensation MMO, Digimon Masters, this month!  Whether you’re looking to gain a new digital friend, grab a new mercenary follower, or grab a sweet new ride, you can do it all!  Tamers can peruse the full details of this huge event at http://www.joymax.com and download the game today.

It’s what’s on the inside that counts:  Shakomon may look peculiar with its hard exterior shell, but crack it open and you’ll find a cute Digimon secretly hiding inside!  They use this cute face to lure other Digimon into their attack range, and then let loose with a Water Screw and Black Pearl special attacks.  This Digimon will only be available for sale until April 11th, so Tamers who want to grab this unique crustacean shouldn’t dally!

If seafood isn’t your flavor, then perhaps the monthly Log In Event will be more palatable?  From March 25th through April 22nd, players who return to the Digital World daily will be amply rewarded.  Staying logged in for 30 minutes nets players a basket of Mysterious Growth Fruit, at one hour 3 Capsule Coins will appear, after two hours a 1000% Amplification Booster is awarded, and the final reward at three hours is an Easter Bunny coin!  Players can earn one of each reward per day.

Bunny Coins can be used in exchange for a variety of items.  As players will have the opportunity to win only 30 of these precious coins, they will need to decide carefully what to purchase:
3 Coins: Backup Discs
5 Coins: 7 Day Jogress Chip
10 Coins: 30 Day DigiAura
15 Coins: Reinforced Mercenary Digiegg
20 Coins: Digimon Archive
25 Coins: Random Reinforced Mystery Mercenary Digiegg (Level 4)

Check out Digimon Masters today before all these gifts disappear!  Fans can find everything and anything about Digimon Masters Online on its official Facebook page, which has more than 388,000 likes from all over the world.

Conquer Online Launches Wrath of the Trojan Expansion

Conquer Online

Recently, Conquer Online has welcomed the first big expansion of the new year, called Wrath of the Trojan! With this latest content update, the very first Epic Weapons have emerged in the world of Conquer, as well as several new skills available for all classes. The beginning of this new feature is the epic “Cross Saber”, exclusively for Trojans.

As a martial arts game set in the mysterious lands of ancient China, Conquer Online presents the unique Epic Weapons with certain oriental elements, which can be especially seen in the upcoming Epic Weapon designed for the Ninja class.

For those who want to get a hold of their own Epic Weapons, you’ll have to go through the Epic Quests, which are by far the most challenging quest in Conquer history. But for those with patience and determination, these Epic Weapons can be obtained.

For more info, visit http://co.91.com/

World of Tanks Blitz Closed Beta Test Begins

Wargaming today announced that its free-to-play mobile MMO action title, World of Tanks Blitz, has officially entered into Closed Beta testing, having amassed over 150,000 applications in less than a week. The sign-ups for testing are currently live on the game’s official website.

“Closed Beta is something we have been looking forward to for a long time,” said Andrey Ryabovol, Director of Global Operations at Wargaming. “We hope players enjoy participating in the testing and are anxious to hear their feedback.”

During Closed Beta, the development team will be inviting a range of players to get hands-on experience with the game, with the ultimate goal of collecting player feedback and thoughts to be used to refine and perfect the game upon official release.

The World of Tanks Blitz Closed Beta is available on most iPad tablets. Android and iOS smartphone compatibility will be added in the upcoming months. The game currently offers 7 versus 7 player-versus-player gameplay and over 80 iconic military machines from USA, Germany, and USSR. Each nation features four classes: agile light tanks, well-rounded medium tanks, powerful heavy tanks and long-range focused tank destroyers.

To apply for World of Tanks Blitz Closed Beta, please visit:

https://worldoftanks.eu/entry_form/wot_blitz/ (Europe)
https://worldoftanks.com/entry_form/wot_blitz/ (North America)

Guild Wars 2 Introduces New Wardobe System

Guild Wars 2

NCSOFT and ArenaNet have announced the second new feature of the April 2014 Feature Pack: the Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game.

Guild Wars 2 has a tremendous variety of gear to collect. From vanity skins to gear with specific stats to all manner of beautiful armor and weapons, there are a lot of ways to customize the look and function of your character. But currently, it can be a little overwhelming to try to sort through it all and choose a look and feel. Our answer to that is the Wardrobe, which makes it easy to customize your look at any time and to share cosmetic items across all the characters on your account.

Fore more info, visit https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/introducing-the-wardrobe-system/

SMITE – Now Fully Released in North America and Europe

SMITE

Hi-Rez Studios, a ldeveloper of free-to-play online action games, has today officially released their MOBA SMITE in North America and Europe. The free-to-play, mythology-themed game has accrued over 3 million registered players during its extended Open Beta phase. A cinematic teaser for SMITE has been released to coincide with the launch. The game also includes localized versions in French, Spanish and German.

Hi-Rez is celebrating the launch with a $200,000 Launch Tournament that will take place Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a live audience. Half of the $200,000 prize pool is community contributed, based on sales of exclusive in-game merchandise. The Launch Tournament includes the top four teams in Europe and the top four in North America that have qualified from the SMITE Weekly Tournament Series that began on January 4, 2014. The event will be live-streamed worldwide via twitch.tv/smitegame.

Further information on SMITE tournaments can be found on esports.smitegame.com.

Shikihime Garden – New Phoenix Card and Update Available

Shikihime

Appirits, the Japanese game developer and publisher has recently announced the latest Shikihime character called Phoenix for their mix browser-based casual game of card & simulation Shikihime Garden on March 25th 2014.

At the present, there are 7 races of Shikihime (female units) that players can summon by using Power (charged points) or combining from other normal cards through Unity feature. Lately a brand new Shikihime card named Phoenix, the legendary bird, has been added to the Shikihime roster. Being a skillful archer, Phoenix owns high Agility that will be useful in quick battles. Like other Shikihime, Phoenix can be acquired by summoning or combining cards. And players need to have 4 Phoenix cards to unlock this Shikihime’s actions, including walk, talk, eat and play in the garden. To mark the release moment, Appirits also doubled the summon rate for Phoenix and give some valuable items for any player who summon Phoenix successfully for the first time.

Also included is the brand new ranking table with more rewards, story quests unlocked to Player Level 10 and new subjugation points for combat. And from March 25th to April 8th, any player who can manage to clear newly opened subjugation points on map lv.2 will be rewarded with more items in addition to normal battle loots. Details of rewards can be found on the main website: http://skgen.aprts-games.com/news/15