Monthly Archives: November 2014

Echo of Soul: Earns several awards in Asia; 2015 NA release gears up

Echo of Soul

Widely successful fantasy MMORPG Echo of Soul has captivated players in Asian markets since its release last year, and Aeria Games is getting ready to unleash the game’s massive world and unique soul-collecting system to North American and European players. Named the Game of the Month, by Korea Creative Content Agency and Best MMORPG 2014 at the Thailand Game Show Festival 2014, Echo of Soul is poised to make a splash when it hits western shores in 2015.

Accolades for the game have highlighted the variety of ways to level up, skill effects, and the game’s dedicated mobile app that supports in-game chat and item transfers between players. Echo of Soul is praised as “a game that anyone can enjoy easily” – “entertaining,” “gorgeous graphics,” and with “unique dungeon play.”

More details for the game’s 2015 release will be coming soon. For mroe info, visit echoofsoul.us

Skyforge: Berserker Class Revealed

Skyforge

Today Obsidian Entertainment has revealed the ruthless Berserker class in Skyforge with a brutal new trailer. Wielding a two-handed chainsword (a combination of a sword and chainsaw), the Berserker is fearless warrior that rushes headlong into the battle, carving down several enemies with each blow.

The Berserker channels rage from combat to power abilities that allow him to jump massive distances to bring the fight to his opponents, and once there, he has the ability to slow, stun and knock back enemies to control the flow of battle. The Berserker is a terrifying presence on the battlefield and is the class for players that enjoy up-close-and-personal battles and carnage.

For more information about the Berserker please visit the official Skyforge Blog at: http://sf.my.com/us/news/announcements/meet-berserker

League of Angels: Thanksgiving Events This Week

League of Angels

GTArcade will be hosting a ton of new events this Thanksgiving week. League of Angels will be waiting for you with open arms with new angels, great events and amazing Black Friday discounts!

New Angels!

Two brand new angels are being released this week.

Referred to as “The Burning One”, Seraphim’s burning passion and loyalty to the Gods has set him apart from other angels. If the Gods are disrespected, he will do whatever it takes to enforce their will. Seraphim has little respect for humans, but has been known to fight for some of the mightiest warriors in the history of the land, but only for causes beneficial to the Gods.

Demeter is the Angel of the Harvest. For ages, farmers have worshiped her as the Goddess responsible for bringing plenty of sunshine, rain and love to their fields. The celebrations in her honor are known to last for days, if not weeks, and are filled with beautiful debaucheries meant to please this benevolent angel. Sadly, few outsiders actually know what goes on during those celebrations; everyone who partakes has been sworn to eternal secrecy! The admiration of her worshipers has made several other angels jealous of Demeter, but she does not let such thoughts bother her.

Be sure to catch all the great events happening this week, such as the Angel Exclusive and Angel’s quiz so you don’t lose your chance at winning these majestic allies

Additional Information:

Visit http://angel.gtarcade.com/ for more information about League of Angels.

Knight’s Fable: The Headless Knight Now Available

Knight's Fable

One of the free to play multiplayer games, Knights Fable, released its regular update last week. Knights Fable is one of the top online RPG games that pay a lot of attention to player suggestions. It is known that the operations team often uses the game forum to call on all players to share their opinions and ideas about the game, whether good or bad. Our latest hero, the Headless Knight, should be able to live up to the wants of some of our top players. To meet player demands, we have enabled him with the Fate Skill.

The Headless knight was once part of the nobility, a brave knight who had killed many enemies on the battlefield. Unfortunately, during his last fight, he was defeated by enemies and had his head cut off. Resentful of his death, the Headless Knight would appear on the outskirts of the desert village road to look for his lost head. There was no way to keep the headless knight away, he became an angry demon and would kill anyone who looked even remotely like him in order to cut off their heads, thinking it was his own. Now that he has become a top notched hero in Knights Fable, only true heroes can summon him to their party! Considering the evil actions of his past, the Headless Knight didn’t use to possess the fate skill as a penalty. But it seems like our players have a special connection to this this hero and suggested we improve him. As we usually do, we decided to listen to our fans and added the fate skill to this hero, making him an ideal partner in this game!

Visit http://knight.gtarcade.com/ for more details about Knights Fable.

Hero Commander: New Magic Spar Formation Available

Hero Commander

A new attack formation in Hero Commander has just been released called “Magic Spar”. The Buff form Magic Spar can improve the attack, defense and life of soldiers in your army. If material is used properly, the artifact can also be upgraded and make the army even more powerful!

Although the Magic Spar in Formation is very powerful, there is also a problem that you must face. In every army, there is a front, middle and rear, and each part has its significant strength, therefore it is important to choose a part with limited Exploit. When upgrading levels, you will be able to unlock the Ultimate Formation and lead your army to glory!

For more info, visit http://hero.gtarcade.com

SMITE NA Championship Dominated by COG Red

The ceremonies have come to a close in Atlanta this weekend as HiRez Studios celebrates their season 1 SMITE North American champions, COG Red!

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Despite underwhelming performances in pre-contest drills, COG Red showed a near flawless performance throughout the tournament, overwhelming signature teams Dignitas and counterpart COG Prime with odd team compositions featuring rarely used combinations including support Sobek, solo Osiris, and mid Hercules (Termed Booshcules).

Both members of the Cog Dynasty will be representing North America in the upcoming world championships featuring representatives from China, Europe, Latin America, and Brazil. Stay tuned for further post-tournament recap coverage as well as on site coverage of the World Championships starting January 9th. Catch the full tournament at the official Smite twitch feed!

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G-Star 2014 Round-up

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Korea’s G-Star game show – held in Busan – is underway this week, and as always, there’s a lot of great looking online games from some of Korea’s top gaming companies, including Nexon, NCSoft, and Smilegate. To help you keep up, we’ve compiled a list of G-Star reveals, so get ready to dream big!

Arpiel Art

Ar:piel Online comes from Nexon and is a gijinka-style school RPG. Six main characters have been revealed, which should each have their own unique abilities.

Azera Online offered a new gameplay trailer; the game offers six gender-locked classes and is similar to TERA or Aion.

Closers Art

Closers Online offered a new trailer and its pre-OBT schedule, running December 11-14. Developed by Naddic, the game is a blend of side-scrolling brawler action with MOBA gameplay.

Civilization Online is undergoing beta in Korea, and 2K has presented a new trailer.

Ghost in the Shell Online offers a new intense trailer at G-Star, and the action’s clear (and fans of the series will appreciate the censoring in the video). Looks like a pretty intense FPS.

Lineage Eternal Art

NCSoft emerged with new gameplay footage for Lineage Eternal, the next stage in the Lineage series, which departs from the standard MMORPG style and heads into hack’n’slash territory. The game promises large scale battles, an interactive environment, and even mouse gesture attacks.

Lost Ark is another ARPG showcased this week, and there’s now a 20 minute trailer that offers a gameplay overview that’s subtitled for English fans.

Nexon started off GStar with the announcement of Mabinogi Duel, a trading card game for mobile. Decks will contain only 12 cards, and players can exchange and trade cards with each other. Gameplay will include Arena, Random Draft Challenges, and 1v1 real-time battles with friends in addition to asynchronous PvP.

MapleStory 2, of course, also presented a new gameplay trailer at GStar.

Nexon also presented a new Master X Master (MXM) trailer.

Peria Chronicles Art

Nexon’s also publishing Peria Chronicles, a colorful sandbox MMO that might remind you of Mabinogi. It also looks like it has some Pokemon-style elements!

Sudden Attack 2, promised to be the “evolution” of the original Sudden Attack, showcased a new trailer as it launched a new website. There was also mention of AI-based Squad gameplay.

Snail Games also slipped Taichi Panda into the mix, adding a new trailer and hints of a December release.

Tree of Savior Art

Last but certainly not least of the major trailers from GStar this year is Tree of Savior, showing new gameplay footage. Like many other titles, this one will be published by Nexon.

Blood & Blade

Blood & Blade is a new mobile-based Beat ‘Em Up title by IGG. Set in the age of discovery, you have been recruited to serve your King and protect the world. Your mission: destroy the pirates, fight back horrifying monsters, and uncover the hidden truth! It’s up to you to solve the mystery, restore peace to the world, and bring honor home.

Features:

Classic Arcade-Style Combat! Blood & Blade brings back the classic arcade hack & slash combat you know and love! Experiment and create your own unique fighting style!

3 Classes of Corsairs: 3 character classes with hundreds of fighting styles each offer so many different ways to play! Take your time and try ’em all!

Combat Combo Chaos: Each class has an exclusive set of moves and skills. Find what works best for you as you blow your enemies away!

Duel in the Arena: You’ve mastered the story mode but how will your strategies work against real players? Only one way to find out! Can you hold your own against the best?

Aircraft Empire

Aircraft Manager is a game of airport management. Build your own fleet of aircraft from all sorts of designs, to large passenger jets, military aircraft, old propeller craft, and more. Build your own airline and become the most successful airport tycoon in the world!

Features:

Social Play: Earn special rewards for visiting the airports of your friends, and inviting your friends to visit your own. There are unique and special benefits to sharing your fleet and creations with others. The more friends you have, the more opportunities there are to claim these rewards for yourself.

Military Fleets: War is coming, of course. You’ll want to build a fleet of military aircraft to protect your holdings. If you don’t, you’ll almost certainly fall behind. A strong military fleet is the key to reaching the very peak of your potential in Aircraft Empire.

City Building: Develop a city around your airport. You will find cafés, restaurants and hotels that will boost the passenger flow and your profits. Building a proper city is important to maximizing your profit potential, and how you design that city will increase its effectiveness. Be sure to choose the right buildings in the right places.

Research and Development: If you want new aircraft for your fleet, you’ll have to invest in research to develop prototypes and working craft. Make sure you’re on the cutting edge of aviation technology. Make your way from simple propeller craft to jet engines, and even space-faring ships.