Monthly Archives: July 2014

Demon Crusade – New browser-based MMO from NGames coming soon

Demon Crusade

NGames, a leading online games publisher, is today thrilled to reveal first details of a brand new free-to-play horizontal MMORPG, Demon Crusade.

Coming soon to the burgeoning Game321.com portal, Demon Crusade is a new MMORPG that fuses everything good about Eastern and Western culture – with a devilish twist!

Players embark on a journey through Devil Land as they strive to protect the Demon Temple from destruction. Ancient myths, lost mechanical civilizations, smooth combat and a side-scrolling adventure all await on the quest to becoming the saviour of the underworld. Who will be forever remembered as Great Devil?

The Devil’s Inside

Devil Land is filled with different breeds of devils and demons, and with the Great Devil mysteriously missing the devils are now faced with their biggest crisis yet: the Demon Temple could be destroyed at any time.

Chairman Wagnard’s daughter, Pandora, set out on the road to fine the Great Devil and restore balance, but upon reaching Ryan Town of the Western Frontier found a strong new warrior with great potential – you.

After accepting her invitation to join the devil’s council and swearing an oath to help them control their fate, the journey to becoming the Great Devil begins. To get there players must chase devil hunters, complete the trials of the Demon Temple and come face-to-face with the mysterious summoner.

A New Class of Demon

Players can choose from three character classes: the fierce Warrior, agile Gunner or wise Mage.

Each class comes with unique attributes, abilities and gear, and rich class settings encourage players of different types to team up and tackle Demon Crusade’s challenges together.

As the story unfolds, players will tame and recruit from a choice of over 40 unique demon partners, each with their own class and appearance. Train them up through branching skill trees, carefully consider battle formations, and players can soon put together a formidable team capable of protecting – and even dominating – the entire underworld.

For more info, visit www.game321.com

ESL One: 2,500 spectators attend ESL’s massive Dota 2 tournament each day

ESL One

Millions tuned in from across the world to watch ESL One Frankfurt 2014, as the global leader in global eSports competitions, ESL, once again pushed the boundaries of what’s possible. Commerzbank-Arena (Frankfurt, Germany) was the scene of epic battles between eight of the world’s best Dota 2 teams, resulting in matches watched by over 12,500 visitors in the stadium each day and over 500,000 concurrent online viewers across the event weekend. Invictus Gaming become champions of ESL One’s massive Dota 2 tournament.

Going down in eSports history as the biggest competition in Germany and one of the largest eSports events worldwide, the first edition of ESL One was a huge success. The stadium held more than 12,500 live spectators each day with millions more watching the two day tournament online.

The fans, the stadium, and the entire atmosphere were overwhelming. It’s an amazing experience to play in such a massive stadium in front of all these people and you could feel the energy from the crowd all throughout the tournament,” commented professional gamer, Hock “ChauN” Wong, from Invictus Gaming.

ESL One Frankfurt 2014 was a major success for ESL and for eSports in general. Whether you were inside the stadium or watching online, I believe everyone felt the special atmosphere which made this an unforgettable experience for all gaming fans”, said Managing Director of Pro Gaming, Ulrich Schulze.

For more info, visit www.esl-one.com.

Over 9000 Zombies: Now On Steam Early Access

Over 9000

Zombie hit squad Indie developer Loren Lemcke and independent publisher Mastertronic have issued a global public warning that Over 9000 Zombies! will be advancing on Steam Early Access today.

The zombie apocalypse has arrived and authorities are urging the public to exercise extreme caution and nail down a zombie contingency plan to prepare for the impending chaos. Tons of AI enemies powered by Zombie Swarm Intelligence are expected to launch themselves in marauding hordes of fiendish pests. Choose your survival tool from a massive array of weapons, build a fortified base with automated turrets, and prepare to blast the relentless rogues while fighting to survive as long as possible. Call for reinforcements with cooperative multiplayer that allows friends join your murderous top-down shooter missions against the multitudes of zombies. With music tailored by Clearside Music to heighten the intensity of your battles, the finale is dependent upon your tactics in this ultimate fight for survival. How many days can you last?

For more info, visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/273500/

SMITE: World Championship comes to Atlanta January 9-11, 2015

SMITE

Hi­-Rez Studios, a leader in global eSports and makers of SMITE, the popular mythology-themed third-person action game for the PC, today announced that the SMITE World Championship (SWC) will be held January 9-11, 2015, at Atlanta’s 2,750-seat Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

The starting prize pool for the three-day SMITE World Championship is $600,000. That prize amount should increase significantly prior to the event, based on community contributions and exclusive content sales which will be announced by Hi-Rez in the near future, the developer said.

“As SMITE continues to grow, it is quickly becoming a leader in professional competitive gaming,” said Todd Harris, Chief Operating Officer of Hi-Rez Studios. “With teams from North America, Asia, Europe and South America, this will be a truly global championship. We can’t wait to host the world’s best here in our hometown of Atlanta for this landmark event.”

The SMITE World Championship will feature the top two teams each from North America, Europe and China, joined by the top team from Brazil, and the top team from Spanish-speaking South America.

“Competitive gaming and eSports are growing exponentially in Georgia,” said Asante Bradford, Georgia Department of Economic Development project manager. “We are very excited to partner with Hi-Rez Studios for this event to help showcase the growing gaming community in the state.”

Hi-Rez also announced the dates and venues for upcoming live eSports events to be held in North American and Europe, on the path to the World Championship.

In Europe:

A $50,000 LAN Event will be held Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the ESL Studio in Cologne, Germany, featuring the top four teams to emerge from the 10-week EU SWC On-line Qualifying Series.

The SMITE European Championship will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 15 to 16, 2014, at the ESL Studio in Cologne, Germany. This event will feature the top six teams from Europe, with the final two teams continuing on to the World Championship.

In North America:

A $50,000 LAN Event will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Kessel D. Stelling Ballroom in Atlanta, within the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Complex, featuring the top four teams from the 10-week NA SWC On-line Qualifying Series.

The SMITE North American Championship will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 22 to 23, 2014, at Kessel D. Stelling Ballroom in Atlanta, within the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Complex. This event will feature the top six teams from North America, with the final two teams continuing on to the World Championship.

Qualifying dates and venues for the Latin American and Chinese tracks will be announced at a later date.

Further information on SMITE eSports can be found at esports.smitegame.com.

Path of Exile Launches in Brazil

Path of Exile

UOL BoaCompra, the leader in emerging markets and digital goods payments in Latin America, today announced a partnership with Grinding Gear Games to bring its popular, highly acclaimed action RPG Path of Exile to gamers in Brazil.

With this partnership, UOL BoaCompra’s payment methods will allow Path of Exile players in Brazil the ability make purchases in-game using their preferred payment methods. To provide even further coverage for the dark and gritty action RPG, the payments giant will also monetize the game throughout Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The partnership grants UOL BoaCompra exclusive monetization rights for Path of Exile in Brazil and will ensure that local customer support, payment gateways, and marketing through Brazil’s largest content portal, UOL, will be provided.

“We have an avid player base in Brazil, so we’re excited to finally be able to deliver the full Path of Exile experience and introduce the game to a whole new audience,” said Chris Wilson, Managing Director for Grinding Gear Games. “UOL BoaCompra understands the Brazilian market very well and takes an innovative approach to deliver a high quality service to the Latin American community.”

“Path of Exile is one of the most exciting RPG’s we’ve seen in a while, and their community is growing rapidly in Brazil,” said Christian Borneman, Head of Global Business Development for UOL BoaCompra. “The game’s features – the ability to trade, modify, build characters, and challenge one another – is a perfect fit for Brazilian gamers who strongly prefer games with unique and social strategies; we’re excited to bring such an acclaimed title to our gaming community.”

For more info, visit https://www.pathofexile.com/

Blade Lords

Blade Lords is a multiplayer online fighting game designed for mobile devices. With a deep mix between 2D and 3D fighting game elements, players can battle their way through tons of combatants and enemies to destroy or assist the Dark Lord that plagues the world.

Features:

A true fighting game: A unique mix between a popular 2D fighting gameplay and a 3D sword-fighting theme

Quest driven story mode : Choose your side and play with each character through a different storyline: save the world from the Dark Lord, or help him conquer it!

Character customization: Customize your characters appearance with weapons and costumes as you see fit

Crusaders of Solaria Beta Key Giveaway

OnRPG has partnered with R2Games to celebrate the beta test for Crusaders of Solaria with a special beta pack giveaway!

Crusaders of Solaria is a fast-paced, side-scrolling brawler MMORPG set in a high fantasy world. Choose between a Knight and Mage, hire mercenaries to form a party, and charge into battle. Form enduring friendships and make mortal enemies as you forge a story of your very own.

Gift Pack contains:

  • 500K Gold
  • Epic Secret Map x1
  • Bounty Token x1
  • Revive Token x3
  • Sprite Stone x5

 

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • Sign up for a Crusaders of Solaria account at R2games’ site.
  • Create a character.
  • When you first enter the game world, you will be introduced to Mayor Howard. Click this NPC to redeem codes for Gift Packs.
  • Enter your code into the input field and click the Confirm button to get the gift pack.

Spacecom

Spacecom is a tactical starfleet command game with a focus on multiplayer and a minimalistic design. The game emphasizes real-time tactics and creative planning over random elements or luck. The game will support up to six players per campaign map.