Monthly Archives: April 2014

Guns and Robots: Now approved on Steam’s Greenlight

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Masthead Studios, today announced that their cartoon-style shooter has been greenlit by the Steam Community. The title is planned for initial release through Steam later this year. Guns and Robots was initially released as a standalone version followed by one-year development in open beta phase. By the huge success of the Greenlight campaign and the constant community growth the game will soon hit Steam.

As sign of appreciation the developers behind Guns and Robots organize a giveaway campaign and welcome all players to check it out on the official website of the game.

For more info, visit http://www.play-gar.com

WEBZEN Teases Archlord 2 Beta with Backstory and Pre-Registrations

WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of online games, teases the pre-registration for the Closed Beta Test of the upcoming dynamic PvP MMO Archlord 2 and shares information about the playable races and the game lore.

With the preparations for the summer 2014 game launch, the Archlord 2 team announces that pre-registration for the Closed Beta Test will start in April 2014. To honour the committed Archlord community, Archlord players will get guaranteed access to the Closed Beta phase.

In Archlord 2, players will be able to select between two different Factions with one race supporting each Faction at the beginning, and additional races being introduced at a later stage. Even though they are descended from the same ancestors, they have evolved differently through long-standing conflicts with each other. As a result, they are different when it comes to their gameplay mechanics and in-game skills.

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Humans are pioneers with an inquisitive and dexterous nature that serves them well in the rough wilderness of Chantra. While they are physically weaker than the Orcs, their agility and their keen minds make up for it. Cunning and resourceful, the Humans of Chantra are survival specialists. They often fight with Two-handed Swords, One-handed Swords and Shields and use Crossbows and Wands in ranged combat.

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Mutilated and distorted by the power of Chaos, the Orcs embody the brutal and savage side of Chantra. They have retained the ways of their ancestors, honouring tradition and physical prowess above everything else. They possess physical strength that should never be underestimated and they attack their enemies with a wild fury. Their weapons of choice are great Axes, Lances and Shields, Bows and Wands.

Being the spiritual successor to Archlord, Archlord 2 is set in a parallel universe after the fall of the first Archlord and chronicles the never-ending conflict that tears apart the world of Chantra. The Archlord was an immortal champion of the gods, tasked with protecting their creation, but he was corrupted by his own power and immortality. Finally, he rose up against the gods themselves and became the “Lord of Chaos.” In order to restore balance, the gods created a new champion and a new guardian species to oppose the forces of evil. After many battles, the Lord of Chaos was finally defeated and cast into the Abyss. Even though the evil had been defeated and banished, the fight was not over. The gods slumbered in their palace, while the Lord of Chaos plotted and schemed in the depths of his infernal prison. Meanwhile, the Archlord and the new species the gods had created began to settle the world of Chantra and established their own unique civilization.

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It is from this first settlers of Chantra that the playable races in Archlord 2 are descended.

Archlord II will be available for download and play in summer 2014, and pre-registration for the Closed Beta Test will be available on the official website, http://archlord2.com, in the very near future.

Pockie Kingdom Closed Beta Takes to the Skies

Online games publisher, NGames, has today announced that free-to-play strategy MMO, Pockie Kingdom, will be taking to the skies for its next round of closed beta testing. New airship trading and Plunder War features will be made available when the third round of closed beta launches mid-April 2014.

Pockie Kingdom is a horizontal strategy game currently in closed beta testing on the Game321.com games portal. Players manage stunning kingdoms from their thrones as they seek to dominate the land, whether expanding through clever use of trade and politics, or taking on other players in thrilling quests for glory. With multiple choices of soldiers and deep tactical options, Pockie Kingdom gives players the freedom to develop their own best match of troops and heroes to protect and serve their realm.

Launching mid-April, the sky is the limit for Pockie Kingdom’s third round of closed beta testing, where players will be able to board their very own airships for aerial trading and plundering.

For more info, visit http://king.game321.com/

Planets³ reaches (and exceeds) Kickstarter funding goal

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Cubical Drift are proud to announce that the KickStarter for Planets³ has exceeded its initial funding target of $250,000.

‘We are incredibly grateful to every backer we have for believing in our dreams of a Cubical world. The kind words, encouraging each other and helping us to get featured on websites all over the world has helped us to fund. Without you guys, there would be no Planets³. The love for our game is both very heartwarming and endearing – we can’t thank you enough.”, said Michel Thomazeau, Planets³ Project Director.

“Planets³ is something we have all worked hard on to get to this and now we can continue on and see this through to completion. We are very happy with the reaction from the games media press and public and very motivated to make P3 live up to everybody’s expectations.”

Planets³ is a beautifully presented, unique mix of adventure, RPG, dungeon crawler and building. Set in a multi-player universe, players can shape their own adventure and visit multiple planets, each composed of nearly 30 trillion blocks. Truly breath-taking landscapes and environments will be achieved through voxel-based graphics and the “Long Distance Display Engine”. Progress through the game is achieved through “levelling-up” their character, embarking on various story-driven quests, tool-building and habitation and vehicle crafting. All of these things contributing to ever-deeper exploration of the planets in the vast universe.

For more info, visit http://www.planets-cube.com/

Crunchyroll to stream english subbed version of Blade & Soul anime

Chrunchyroll, an anime and Asian media streaming service, has recently announced that they will be streaming an English subbed version of Blade & Soul on every Thursday starting on April 3rd at 12:46pm Pacific Time for premium members, with free members able to watch one week later.

“Based on the popular Korean MMORPG, Blade and Soul is an original anime that revolves around a female assassin named Alka. Alka, a sword-woman with proficient skills, defeats foes by a single stroke. She travels with an aim to avenge her master Hong’s death, of which vendetta was required by the rules of the tribe she belongs to.”

For more info, visit http://www.crunchyroll.com/bladeandsoul

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Zombies Ate My Pizza

Zombies Ate My Pizza is a free-to-play browser-based MMO shooter. Evil alien bugs have landed on Earth and infected humans with a deadly virus, turning their brains into dough – and now people think they’re pizzas. It’s time to fight back against this ravenous menace!

Features:

Superpower System: Combine special cards to summon a super power to your aid. Complete special quests to gain access to Superpower Potions!

3v3 Battles: Compete in basic training or cross-server arena in 3v3 competitions.

Undead Tournament: Battle players head-to-head for the Treasure of Kings.

Fortress Militia Meatwall: Player-run Militias get access to this exclusive dungeon event.

Lego Artist to Build 50,000 Piece WildStar Rocket House

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If you’ve pre-ordered WildStar, the highly anticipated MMO from Carbine Studios, you’ll be resting your feet in your exclusive Rocket House on planet Nexus soon enough. If you’re heading to PAX East, you’ll have a chance to see said Rocket House in the flesh made of 50,000 Legos! Throughout the show, Lego artist Mariann Asanuma will be building a replica Rocket House made of Legos standing nearly three feet tall and four feet long in the PAX East show lobby. The completed sculpture will be donated to Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in its network of 70 hospitals worldwide, along with a $10,000 donation.

A miniature version of the Lego Rocket House will be given away to one lucky fan who pre-orders WildStar at the WildStar booth (#562) during the show.

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The Rocket House will be on display from Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13 during show hours in the Main Lobby of the Boston Convention and Exhibit Center.

    Mariann Asanuma found her fascination with LEGO at an early age when she received her first set at the age of six. In early 2007, Mariann became the world’s first female freelance LEGO Artist and LEGO instruction author. Her first book “How to Build a Round Ball with Square Bricks!” explains the techniques and theory of how a Master Model Designer creates a LEGO ball. Her second book “Beyond the Ball” shows how to add color and design to your LEGO creations. Her impressive portfolio, including work for Google, McDonald’s and the LEGO Batman Video Game, can be found here.

ZOMBIE STAMPEDE

ZOMBIE STAMPEDE is a free-to-play mobile tower defense game. A mysterious virus has swept through the world, and you must stop the zombie hoards by placing hunters to keep them at bay.

Features:

Zombie Juice: Swipe up the zombie juice from fallen zombies, and use it as currency to unlock hunter skills to survive.

Collect Powerful Hunters: Don’t just upgrade your current hunters; unlock new ones by getting ID cards from the card box.

Unveil the Story: Gideon Kilgore was saved from the virus by an experimental drug, and now dedicates his life to hunting zombies. Uncover the truth!