Monthly Archives: July 2014

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Phantoms: New Changes for Users Available

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

Today, Ubisoft® announced a three-day Steam giveaway weekend, along with major changes to the Ghost Recon Phantoms experience with game update 1.2, available now. Three months after launch, Ghost Recon Phantoms has improved its new user gameplay experience, increasing its responsiveness, improving balance and making the overall experience more rewarding.

Based on feedback and lessons learned from launch, update 1.2 brings with it a list of weapon rebalancing and reactivity changes from basic running and reloading to ready time and device recharging time. Part of ongoing improvements all this month, these changes deliver tactical depth and increased responsiveness to help players face-off against even the most seasoned veterans.

These big changes don’t stop at game play, newcomers can progress five times faster with bigger level-up rewards and take home competitive weapons in the first five hours of gameplay. Not only is it easier than ever to earn firepower and settle the score against veteran players, but it is also easier for starting players to learn at their own pace with the newly improved Beginner and Lieutenant’s Playlist. The Playlist allows them to train longer against each other before taking on seasoned veterans.

To celebrate these changes and welcome more friendly faces, Ghost Recon Phantoms has announced a special Steam offer for three days only. Download one free starter bundle every day from July 11 at 6pm UK Time until July 14 at 7.30am UK Time exclusively on Steam to receive up to three starter bundles (£24 value approx). Catching up is quick and easy with a bundle for each of the three classes for free.

For more info, visit www.GhostReconPhantoms.com

Guild Wars 2 Tournament Goes Global at Gamescom

Guild Wars 2

ArenaNet, developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars franchise, today announced that gamescom 2014 will be the site of the first Guild Wars 2 International All-Stars Tournament pitting players versus players from North America, Europe and China. The PvP tournament marks the game’s first truly global competition by inviting players from China, where ArenaNet and Chinese game publisher KongZhong launched the game this past May.

ArenaNet is partnering with Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers, to put on this year’s International All-Stars Tournament at gamescom, taking place August 14-17 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. There will be daily matches featured on the show floor at the Twitch booth and live streamed through both the Twitch main channel at twitch.tv and the Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel at twitch.tv/guildwars2.

“When it comes to competitive gaming, Twitch has established itself as the premiere destination for the industry’s most premium content,” said Jason Fletcher, Events BD Manager, EMEA, Twitch. “With ArenaNet using our platform and gamescom booth to broadcast their Guild Wars 2 event, it’s another example of how strong the esports content and community is on Twitch.”

As another first, ArenaNet is inviting fans from North America and Europe to vote on which players they want to see compete as All-Stars. Fans can choose from two pools of 16 qualified competitors from each region, with voting taking place at the tournament site starting today through July 17. For China, competitors are being chosen from KongZhong’s weekly tournament series. All Guild Wars 2 All-Stars will receive paid travel and accommodations to come compete at the tournament in Germany.

For more info, visit www.guildwars2.com

TERA: New content update revealed

TERA

En Masse Entertainment and Bluehole Studios has announced that a new expansion will be coming to TERA soon. This expansion will be released gradually in multiple phases, and they include:

  1. Level cap increase to level 65, along with new skills and glyphs
  2. Opening of the Northern Arun continent, which will host the 4th largest city
  3. New instance dungeons including a competitive instance
  4. System changes such as quest guide, crystal & artifact combination, enchanting system improvements
  5. Guild competition for seasonal guild housing

Korea will begin its new content release in late July, and En Masse’s current goal is to start making the new contents available for players before the end of the year.

For more info, visit http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/general-discussion/topics/TERAs-Future-Level-Cap-Increase-Northern-Arun-Continent?page=1

Luvinia World Constellation Box Pack Giveaway

OnRPG has partnered with SOAGames to offer a fresh batch of special Constellation Box Packs for Luvinia World!

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Luvinia World boasts a massive world map where realm faces down against its rival realm in endless struggle. Choose and branch down multiple class options as you build out your character to embrace your destiny as a Guardian. Only you can prevent the horrors of the past from repeating. Grab you Constellation Box today to guide your fate.

Once the users claim a key they will be awarded with a promotional box, here is the content of that box:

  • Get the Lv. 40 Unique Weapon Pack
  • Lv. 60 Constellation Box
  • 5 bottles of Minor Magic Elixir and Minor Brutality Elixir respectively
  • 3 Enhancing Gems – Grade E and 3 Enhancing Gem – Grade D respectively
  • Sightseer Backpack

If you are at Lv. 60, you can open Lv. 60 Constellation Box to get:

  • Lv. 60 Unique Weapon Pack
  • Lv. 80 Constellation Box
  • 6 bottles of Intermediate Power Elixir and Intermediate Explosion Elixir respectively
  • Sightseer Backpack
  • Vitality Essence
  • 3 Exceptional Gems – Grade C and Colorful Blessing Stone.

If you are at Lv. 80 you can open Lv. 80 Constellation Box to get:

  • Sightseer Backpack
  • 5 Enhancing Gems – Grade B
  • 6 Colorful Blessing Stones
  • 10 Holy Insight
  • Senior Power Elixir and Senior Explosion Elixir
  • 10 pieces of Holy Insight.

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • Register an account HERE
  • After account is registered and confirmed claim the key on THIS PAGE
  • Login and claim your rewards from Constellation Crystal Pillar NPC (Starting Zone)

Arcade-Style Fantasy Action MMO, Rainbow Saga, Reveals Classes

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NGames, a leading online games publisher, has today revealed the character classes for upcoming free-to-play fantasy action MMO, Rainbow Saga.

Coming soon to the burgeoning Game321.com portal, Rainbow Saga is an arcade-style 2D fantasy browser-based game packed with lovable characters, stunning artistic scenery and a compelling world brimming with adventure. Players journey across the colourful Troonmill continent as they fight to protect the sacred land from the evil Devil Lord. Exploring exciting dungeons with frenetic action, exploring a variety of wacky locations and teaming up with friends to tackle fun challenges is all in a day’s work for the heroes of Troonmill.

Rainbow Saga gives players a choice of three distinct classes: Elementalist, Holy Knight and Shadow Rangers; each offering unique approaches to the fun, fast-paced action.

Elementalist

Elementalists are powerful sorcerers of magic, capable of wiping out entire armies with their whimsical staffs and bags of tricks.

Elementalists overpower their opponents with a wide range of attack and team buff capabilities. Summoning massive energy waves to boost their team, calling upon Divine Arrows to cause holy damage to the enemy’s frontline, or simply using hypnosis to send opponents to sleep – an intelligent Elementalist can deal with any challenge the Devil Lord throws his or her way.

Elementalists are a medium difficulty character and a strong choice for players who prefer to use brains over brawn in battle.

Holy Knight

Fearless combatants who value honour above all, Holy Knights lead by example in Rainbow Saga and take control of battles by charging to the front line. Their heavy stone shields ensure strong protection for both themselves and their teammates, and a range of furious sword attacks soon have opponents running.

Holy Knights are pure warriors, utilizing skills such as Triple Hit and Flame Wave to inflict massive damage on their enemies. In tight spots, Holy Knights can call upon higher powers and activate Divine Defense and Sacred Storm skills to give themselves a combative edge against the Devil Lord’s minions.

Holy Knights are a perfect choice for beginners and players wanting a well-rounded character with equal attack and defense skills.

Shadow Ranger

Smart and dexterous, Shadow Rangers attack the Devil Lord’s minions from distance with power and accuracy. When the mysterious star they posses is activated, Shadow Rangers can strike with enough force to destroy entire armies before they ever get close.

Shadow Rangers attack with Star Darts and earn additional stars for successful strikes. Collect enough stars and powerful Starburst, Meteorite and Eclipse skills can be unleashed to devastating effect. They look great too – Shadow Rangers are the rock stars of the battlefield when they let loose.

This class is recommended for experienced players who prefer to manipulate battles to their own advantage from a distance.

Heroes of Newerth Announces $10,000 Map Making Contest

HON Expanding Sols Theatre

Heroes of Newerth, the multiplayer online battle arena known for its dark, gritty, and sometimes unforgiving gameplay, today announced Sol´s Theatre, a $10,000 community-driven, company-guided map making contest that will give Newerthians the opportunity to turn their map ideas into a reality.

Hopeful architects can begin submitting ideas to Sol´s Theatre when contest signup page,  heroesofnewerth.com/threatre, goes live Aug 1. at 12pm EST. Submissions will be accepted until Aug. 30 at 12pm EST. Additional details about Sol´s Theatre such as prize distribution, map judgment, and other contest details will be revealed throughout July.

To coincide with the announcement of Sol´s Theatre, the Heroes of Newerth team is pleased to announce that the first community-made map, Prophets, has been implemented in-game and is now available to play.

“The announcement of Sol´s Theatre and the addition of Prophets is another step in letting the community know, ´Hey, we see you and we´re listening,´” said Sam Braithwaite, Head of Marketing for Heroes of Newerth. “We are very excited to work with our community on these maps and to share their passion and talent with all of our players.

Created by Heroes of Newerth enthusiasts Jonathan and Kawaiiiii, Prophets is a free for all, skill-shot, royal rumble, in which each player controls a Prophet on a plane encaged by an electric fence. As time expires, the fence contracts until it reaches the map´s epicenter – damaging all prophets outside its perimeter. Points are earned by being the last surviving Prophet. The first player to accumulate four points wins.

“Our development team has worked diligently with Jonathan and Kawaiiiii to put a final coat of polish on Prophets.” Sam said. “We´ve had a blast playing test games and we hope our fans will, too.”

Cybernetic Ball Game Epigenesis Launches August 1

Epigenesis Omani

The award-winning, futuristic FPS ball game Epigenesis will officially launch Friday, August 1 on Steam. Developer Dead Shark Triplepunch also confirmed a tournament with Cooler Master, a worldwide leader in keyboards, mice, computer chassis, power supplies and CPU coolers. The tournament will be open to European teams and will have prizes from Cooler Master’s PC gaming gear catalogue. More information about the tournament will be announced soon; stay tuned to EpigenesisTheGame.com for updates.

Dead Shark Triplepunch has made significant improvements since being available on Steam Early Access. The latest update includes a new queueing system with one-button matchmaking, giving players an easier way to find and join matches. Three new maps are also now available in the recently added single player mode: GranArena, MixedArena, and LegacyArena.

Dead Shark Triplepunch started as one of the student teams who participated in Epic Games’ Make Something Unreal Live 2013 competition. They won the competition with the futuristic ball-sport Epigenesis, which the judges praised for being a potential e-sport. Epigenesis went on to win Game of the Year in the Swedish Game Awards, and is set to fully release on Steam August 1. Dead Shark Triplepunch includes eight members, all dedicated and excited to finally be in the business of their dreams: making games. Epigenesis is their first commercial game, and is a multiplayer-focused, FPS/sports-game hybrid, where aerial movement and dexterity with the ball is just as important as blasting opponents in the face with lasers. Teamwork, tactics and precision is key to winning eternal glory in a game of Epigenesis.

Warframe PS4 Launches Update 13.7 with New Challenges And New Weapons

Warframe has launched Update 13.7, and here’s a rundown of what the team has been doing in Warframe on PS4. Below is a quick recap as to some of the recent major changes, plus what has just launched in 13.7.

Warframe Depths of the Void PS4

Dark Sectors

Tenno have been pitting their resources against fellow Tenno in a bid to control new uncharted areas of space filled with bonus experience and boosted resources. By working together as a Clan or in an Alliance, players can construct a Solar Rail to gain access to these Dark Sectors. The Clan who controls the Sector can reap certain benefits, so pick a side and prepare to defend your Solar Rail from any Tenno who would sabotage your control.

Melee 2.0

Honorable combat at blade’s point has never been so rewarding, and it’s all thanks to the dramatic Melee 2.0 update. Each weapon now has its own upgradeable stance that unlocks a variety of combos to be used when setting aside your firearm in favor of close-combat. Every melee weapon in the game from swords to whips, axes to twin daggers each has their own unique fighting stance, and in most cases more than one!

Hydroid

One of the biggest changes since Update 13 was the introduction of our water-based Warframe, Hydroid! Sporting a stylish pirate hat, Hydroid is a unique blend of offensive crowd control — able to call down a ranged liquid bombardment, summon a swarm of tentacles to wreak havoc upon the enemy, and turn into a crashing wave of water that can knock down foes. He also can turn into a puddle and drown enemies inside of himself, which is a strange but satisfying way to deal with the opposition. And that’s not even the latest! If you’ve been enjoying the ride so far, then Update 13.7 should not only give you a few new fun tools to work with, but a new challenge to test your skills against.

Warframe Prime Access

Loki Prime Access and Prime Accessories

Fans of being an invisible killing machine should rejoice as our new Prime Access now features Loki Prime, Wyrm Prime, and Bo Prime — all available in a single bundle; and in case the gold trim wasn’t stylish enough, a Prime Accessories pack features the Daman Prime Sugatra and Summus Prime Sentinel Accessories alongside a 90-day Credit and Affinity Booster. Both packs are also bundled with Platinum, and are a great deal if you’re looking to store up for any future purchases down the line.

New Trophies

In addition to new content, the Warframe team has added two new Trophies relating to Dark Sectors, one for completing 5 missions for a clan in a contested Dark Sector, and another for earning 100,000 credits in Battle Pay. If you have yet to experience fighting over the Solar Rails and are looking for that 100% completion, now’s a great time to pick a side and join the fight.

Captain Vor and Tier 4 Void Keys

A new Prime also means a new Orokin Void Tier, and within it are new challenges for players to face. T4 Keys can be earned in Medium (lv 10-20) and Hard (lv 20+) Interception missions on Round 3 or later; which means as long as you’re playing Interception, there’s an excellent chance you’ll be able to unlock our most difficult Void keys yet. Each Void mission also has the chance to spawn a new yet familiar enemy. Corrupted by Void energies, Captain Vor lurks — twisted but infused with incredible power. Already a formidable enemy, Vor can spawn in any T4 mission at random, adding an element of surprise each time you play.

Warframe Excal Statue

New Weapons and Armor Packs

The final addition to 13.7 includes new armor customization and weapons for Tenno to mix up their arsenal with. Both The Edo Armor Pack and Yamako Syandana will bring some nice cosmetic options to PS4, while the Serro, Nami Solo, and Pyrana each contribute their own unique kind of death-dealing to the enemies of the Lotus. If you’re looking to mix up the color on your Warframe, be sure to check out the Defaults Color palette as well. It’s a collection of default colors used across every frame we’ve made so far, which makes it a pretty interesting pack to choose from.  Between a brand new Prime, new challenges in the Void, and new weapons to master, it’s an excellent time to be a space ninja. Oh, and be sure to watch out for some Special Alerts from the Lotus in the near future. Word has it Alad V is up to something suspicious, so keep your eyes peeled in game (or on your Warframe Nexus app) for any emergency transmissions.