Yearly Archives: 2014

Trials of Ascension Updates Housing Construction System

The latest alpha update to Forged Chaos’ sandbox fantasy MMORPG, Trials of Ascension, focuses on improved customization of player-made structures in the game.

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Previously, Trials of Ascension utilized a cookie-cutter construction system that, while giving the outward impression of player building and progress from inputting a set amount of materials, didn’t truly allow any difference from one house to another. Granted no one wanted to live in ticky tacky houses all in a row at launch, so improvements were needed.

The new system operates more akin to a set of Lincoln Logs with various fragments of houses with pre-set connector pieces that allow you more control of shape and size in housing construction without letting you push it to the limits that immersion is broken in the progress. While the houses will still clearly appear to belong to the same world now, each will clearly be differentiated should those putting the effort into building them be willing to collect enough materials to do so.

Catch the full report as well as an update regarding the supporters’ shop here.

Warframe PC Launches Archwing Update October 24th

Archwing - Tenno VS Grineer

Digital Extremes continues to set the example for AAA quality in Free-to-Play with the release of an extensive new update for its hit sci-fi action game, Warframe®.  The new PC update titled ‘Archwing’ takes players to an entirely new world within Warframe and will be released tomorrow, Oct. 24th at 9am EDT.

Putting the ‘space’ in ‘space ninja’, new Archwing technology allows players to fly freely through space without the use of a ship. The update also includes colossal new weapons to accompany the Archwing, new player Quests to deepen the lore of the game, challenging new enemies, Syndicates – a new reputation system, the release of a new Warframe – Limbo, and much more.

As Warframe continues to grow so does its legions of players recently surpassing 12 million registered users worldwide on all platforms.  It is the most downloaded game on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and has had a strong presence on the Xbox One since the game’s release on the console in early September.

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Highlights of this impressive update include:

  • ARCHWING – Take Warframe’s high-energy, skilled ninja combat into the depths of space in the new game mode that puts the ‘space’ into space ninjas!  Archwing technology allowing for space combat sans spacecraft, contains unique new weapons and abilities to unleash against the enemy.
  • NEW QUESTS – Two new quests expand the Warframe universe.  Unlock the new Archwing technology along with the new Warframe in a set of interlinked missions.
  • NEW REPUTATION SYSTEM – Represent one of six Syndicates to unique rewards as your reputation increases! Wear your Syndicate’s Sigil with pride in missions to earn reputation and proclaim your loyalty.
  • NEW WARFRAME – Bring honor to the Solar System with a magician-like Warframe whose hat wields exceptional powers including displacing enemies into other dimensions and more.
  • NEW WEAPONS — Devastate opponents with the OPTICOR, a powerful new laser cannon.  Bludgeon enemies with the HALIKAR, a jet-powered throwing mace that always returns to its master.
  • NEW TILESET – Explore the Corpus Ice Planet!
  • NEW CUSTOMIZATIONS – Adorn your Warframe with intricate body art with all-new Sigils.   Customize your Archwing with Mods and colors. Give your Soma a new look with the Huntsman Soma Weapon Skin!
  • NEW ENEMIES – New types of enemies equipped to fly in space present new challenges in Archwing combat.  The Grineer have also emerged with a new enemy to tame your pet Kubrow.

The Archwing update will be released on October 24 at 9am EDT, in the meantime, new players can prepare for the update by downloading Warframe for free at www.warframe.com.  PS4™ and Xbox One players will receive the update in a few more weeks.

Monster Strike launches today on App Store and Google Play

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mixi, inc., a social mobile service and mobile game developer based in Tokyo, has brought its incredibly popular mobile game, Monster Strike, to North American mobile devices, officially launching for both iOS and Android today. With the North American release, mixi aims to introduce this popular multiplayer game to a wider worldwide audience.

Gamers can download Monster Strike for free on the App Store and Google Play. Monster Strike on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monster-strike/id906287108?mt=8 and on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.mixi.monsterstrikeUS

Monster Strike was co-created by Yoshiki Okamoto, creator of classic video games such as Street Fighter 2, Time Pilot and Final Fight. To date, Monster Strike has been downloaded more than 14 million times.

“Since we released Monster Strike last year, it has become a huge phenomenon in Japan,” said Yoshiki Okamoto, co-creator of Monster Strike. “mixi is excited to bring North American gamers together for a fun and social experience in the same way that coin-op arcades first swept the gaming world.”

It is a unique game that combines action elements, role-playing game leveling and crafting and monster collecting. “Pull and Fling” controls send players’ monsters pinballing across the screen, striking each other and enemy monsters, resulting in explosive combos and huge damage depending on the combination of monster types. Players collect and raise a stable of powerful monsters, which are then taken on battles that culminate in encounters with powerful boss monsters.

Players simply tap, pull back and release to fling their monsters around the game field, slamming into enemies, friends and walls. Slamming a friend triggers helpful “Bump Combo” special moves such as explosions or beams of energy. There are also obstacles scattered across the map, forcing players to think strategically and aim carefully to take down tough monsters.

Supporting up to four players in a quest, Monster Strike is designed as a social experience with friends gathered together in the same space or within a few miles of the game host. Local play utilizes a smart device’s location-based features for game hosting. The game can also be played cooperatively online with arranged sessions via Facebook connections.

Monster Strike has been in the Top 3 of Japanese mobile charts since it was released in September 2013, an incredible 13 months on both the App Store and Google Play, frequently occupying the #1 spot. mixi, inc. will support the game with regular updates, new content and new features going forward.

Learn more about Monster Strike at http://us.monster-strike.com/ and connect with mixi, inc. on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/monsterstrike.us

Green Arrow Pierces Into the Heart of DC Universe Online

DCUO Legends PvP Green Arrow

Straight from Star City and into DC Universe Online’s Legends PvP comes one of DC’s most legendary heroes, the Green Arrow. For the first time, players will get to draw the bow of billionaire vigilante Oliver Queen in DCUO’s Legends mode.

As the first bow user in Legends PvP, the crafty and agile warrior has a few tricks hidden in his quiver that are sure to make him quite popular amongst players.

A video preview of the Green Arrow in action can be found on Twitch.

Swordsman: Gilded Wasteland Unsheathed Today

Swordsman Gilded Wasteland

Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of widely-acclaimed free-to-play MMORPGs, is proud to announce Swordsman: Gilded Wasteland is now available delivering a defining moment for one of the most popular martial-arts MMOs in the world. Set in the rugged deserts and isolated steppes of Jianghu, Gilded Wasteland players take on the evil Eminence School in its final stronghold, introducing fantastic new narrative experiences, fresh battleground and PvP modes, and wild new instances in the wuxia-themed title.

 

Swordsman: Gilded Wasteland takes players from the lush environments of Ancient China and throws them into the arid regions of Ping Liang, Dukhan and the Shadow Mountain Plains, challenging them to battle through new instances and dungeons. Additionally, new PvP opportunities bring new gameplay options to guild combat and arena skirmishes, including deathmatch battles and a “Capture the Lion” mode offering new martial-arts spin on classic game modes.

Swordsman Capture the Lion

For veterans, the level cap has increased from level 89 to 94 and new players will benefit from an improved leveling curve. All players will see a multitude of optimization changes to ease their path to glory, including weapon crafting, companion training and new player-versus-player experiences, with an increased focus on guilds. Complete details can be found here: www.arcgames.com/en/games/swordsman/news

To learn more about Gilded Wasteland, check out our preview!

Guild Wars 2 – Tyria’s Point of No Return

GW2 Point of no Return

The road to war is paved by points of no return.

 

When Guild Wars 2’s Living World resumes on November 4, the story will resume from the cliffhanger that saw the races of Tyria preparing for war against the elder dragon Mordremoth.

 

For Tyrians, the awakening of each of the previous elder dragons led to catastrophic world events – earthquakes, tidal waves, the raising of a long sunken continent.

 

Now for the first time, players have been witness to the havoc wrought by the rise of an elder dragon.  The terrors they’ve experienced are just the beginning.

 

Where this journey takes them, an unforgettable end awaits.