Monthly Archives: May 2014

Argo Launches Successfully into Open Beta

ARGO Beta

The Open Beta for Argo started on the 29th of April, and thousands of players joined the battle between the Noblians and Floresslah already, promising a bright future for Argo. The fresh new start for steampunk-influenced Argo brings in rebalanced classes and skills,  launching players into incredible PvP and PvE battles.

Players can now register and play Argo for free on http://argo.usergames.com/

Eldevin: Now approved on Steam Greenlight

Eldevin

Eldevin has just been Greenlit and the team are hard at work to get a number of key features ready for the launch. These include improved performance, better viewing angles and the downloadable client.

Eldevin features hundreds of hours of content as well as 14 gathering and crafting professions and several thousand items. Players can take on one of six unique roles — Templar, Warrior, Assassin, Ranger, Mage, and Prophet — but are completely free to mix and match in a classless system of abilities and talents. Adventurers can play solo, participate in group dungeons, and engage in exciting survival challenges. Optional open-world player-versus-player (PvP) combat and competitive game modes like Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Domination extend the experience.

Earlier this year Eldevin released its first completely free expansion, ‘A Tale of Sands and Shards’. This expansion features free and unlimited access to over 200 new quests, 2 new dungeons, over 10 new item sets to collect, many new realms, over 50 new crafting recipes and an increased level and skill cap of 45. With work on the second expansion already under way as well as with new PvP content and other features taken from player suggestions there is no better time to try out Eldevin.

For more info, visit http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=213770724

Katee Sackhoff Suits Up For Starring Role in CCP Games’ EVE: Valkyrie

EVE Ran

CCP Games, the world’s leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games, announced today that critically acclaimed actress Katee Sackhoff will play the starring role in their upcoming virtual reality (VR) videogame EVE: Valkyrie.  Sackhoff has been featured in some of the biggest entertainment franchises of all time, including Battlestar Galactica, Riddick, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and is currently starring in A&E Network’s Longmire.  Sackhoff will play the role of Rán, the leader of the Valkyrie fighter pilots in EVE Online’s New Eden universe.

EVE: Valkyrie is a multiplayer spaceship dogfighting shooter set in the EVE Universe currently in development for VR headsets “Project Morpheus” on PlayStation 4 and Oculus Rift on PC. The game uses VR technology to give players the experience of being an actual pilot in an EVE space fighter and is being developed by the company’s Newcastle, UK studio.

“The first time I played EVE: Valkyrie I immediately knew I had to be a part of it,” said Sackhoff.  “Even with the roles I have played, it is the closest I have ever felt to being a real spaceship pilot.  It is a truly transformative video game experience.”

“Katee is the perfect actor to bring Rán to life,” added Owen O’Brien, executive producer for EVE: Valkyrie at CCP.  “Not only does she have a track record in bringing strong female characters to life, but also once she had played Valkyrie I was delighted to see that she was as excited and enthused about the project as we are.”

Become a True Hero in La Tale’s New HEROES Expansion

La Tale HEROES Banner

The cute, anime-style MMORPG La Tale has just released one of its biggest updates to date. The update introduces a brand new job class, numerous new skills and a whole lot more. With the release of this new job class, heroes in La Tale can advance their abilities even further and utilize all new skills to slay the various monsters in the Kingdom of Elias and quest through the new regions of the mysterious Floating City. Players can jump into this exciting new fantasy world now at http://latale.ogplanet.com.

In addition to the all-new class advancements, the La Tale’s HEROES expansion also includes a magnitude of additional in-game content which consist of 38 new quests to complete, new dungeons to explore and new character titles to help express your awesomeness. If that doesn’t make you jump into La Tale right this second, the HEROES expansion also improves on La Tale’s game mechanics and functionality. Some of these amazing new features include character slot expansion, 2nd jump functionality to get those hard to reach places, improved guild system and more. The details are broken down here.

Kabam Launches “Blast Zone”

Blazt Zone

Kabam today released Blast Zone! exclusively for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Blast Zone! is an action game that combines fast-paced fun, adrenaline filled adventure and explosive combat.

“Expanding our library of titles in multiple genres is part of Kabam’s growth strategy and continuous success,” said Andrew Sheppard, president of Kabam Studios. “Blast Zone! brings a classic gameplay style to our portfolio with its good old-fashioned entertainment, easy pick-up-and-play controls and an enthralling multiplayer that connect players live from around the world through synchronous play.”

Blast Zone! is an action-adventure game fusing dynamic gameplay elements in a timeless genre where players take on highly varied challenges in a fully-loaded single player campaign or compete in synchronous multiplayer battles. Gamers can team up with up to six friends and blast opponents around the world as they go head-to-head to see who will be the last bomber standing! Each individual bomber can be equipped with unique gear and weapons that are activated in the heat of battle and across multiplayer game modes. With deep interactive social integrations including Apple’s Game Center leaderboards, achievements, real-time chat and full game controller support, players will relish in an explosively entertaining mobile gaming experience.

Game features include:

  • · INTENSE MULTIPLAYER BATTLES: Team up with friends and challenge up to six players in Free-For-All, Deathmatch and other head-to-head matchups.
  • · EXPLOSIVE 3D WORLDS: Explore hundreds of exotic stages as you punch, kick, dance and throw your way through Pirate Ships, Jungles and more.
  • · INSTANT SINGLE PLAYER ACTION: Fire-Bomb your way through more than 250 unique single player missions.
  • · CUSTOMIZABLE HEROES: Create your unique avatar with a vast array of head, face, body and animation combinations.
  • · EPIC LOOT: Gain instant power ups and awesome boosts while equipping and upgrading your character’s custom gear.
  • · Game Controller Support: Change up the way you get your blast on using Game Controllers made for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Blast Zone! is available in 12 languages exclusively from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.AppStore.com/Kabam

TERA Rising Celebrates Two Year Anniversary with Release of New Reaper Class on May 13

TERA

En Masse Entertainment is excited to announce that its popular action MMORPG, TERA: Rising, is celebrating its second birthday with an all-new class, the reaper, which will launch on May 13, 2014. Launched two years ago today as TERA, the game’s visceral console-style action combat has resonated well with gamers, drawing in over 3 million players to date. The latest in a long-running series of significant content updates, the reaper is set to shake up the game’s now established class base for both veterans and new players alike.

“TERA: Rising continues to deliver the best action MMO experience to our growing legion of players,” said En Masse Entertainment Executive Producer Brian Knox. “To mark the two-year milestone for our flagship game, we are going to expand TERA: Rising’s content by offering a brand new class—the reaper. This new class comes free and coupled with new content and activities that further enhance the world of TERA: Rising.”

Armed with two deadly chained blades to bring the pain to all who cross her path throughout the world of TERA, the new reaper class offers a blend of close and mid-ranged combat options. To start a new reaper character, players must have an existing level 40 character of any other class and an open character slot on the same server as that level 40 character.

For more info, visit http://www.tera-online.com/

Artix Entertainment Expands Reach of Popular Battle Gems Game

Artix

Artix Entertainment today announced the Android availability of its popular Battle Gems puzzle-based role-playing game. Battle Gems transports users into the crazy world of AdventureQuest to do battle with dragons, zombies and more than 150 other fully animated monsters. Players battle, quest, and race their Facebook friends up the huge and humorous world map towards their ultimate goal: Mount Doom Dread Death Skull. Battle Gems is free-to-play and is available through Google Play.

“We are excited to announce that Android users around the world are headed for Mount Death Dread Doom Skull today,” said Adam Bohn, founder & CEO, Artix Entertainment. “The wait is over and we are confident that our Android users will join the more than 200,000 users who find Battle Gems our most crazy, addictive and fun game yet.”

For more info, visit http://battlegems.artix.com/