Yearly Archives: 2014

Vainglory: Former LoL player ‘Zekent’ becomes community manager

Vainglory

In an interesting announcement, the team behind Vainglory, the premier iOS MOBA title, has announced that former professional League of Legends Player George ‘Zekent’ Liu has joined the Super Evil team as Video Community Manager. He has generated a massive Internet following from streaming his MOBA gameplay videos (17M views on Twitch, 2.4M views on YouTube, 13.6K followers on Twitter), and will be responsible for managing Super Evil’s official Vainglory Twitch stream and working with other streamers and content creators to continue to build the growing Vainglory community.

On Friday, December 5 from 1-3pm PT, Zekent will be streaming the first-ever public gameplay of Vainglory’s newest upcoming hero, Skaarfungandr, aka Skaarf. Soon, Adagio will not be the only ancient being in The Halcyon Fold. Skaarf is a cute little flamethrower who thrives at dealing long-range and area-of-effect damage, especially during teamfights. Skaarf spits out fireball to lay waste to his enemies, and fans can get a first look at his power by tuning in to http://www.twitch.tv

In other news: The Super Evil Team will have influential YouTubers and Twitchers visiting theirs office to stream on Friday (12/5). With a combined following of 1.5 million, and folks flying from the UK, Spain and Germany, be sure to tune in and watch them play Vainglory with Zekent.

For more info, visit http://www.vainglorygame.com/

NIKITA ONLINE is to publish Black Gold Online in Russian

A leading Russian online games publisher NIKITA ONLINE gives a major boost to its product portfolio by striking the deal with Snail Game, one of the China’s most prominent game companies. The partners have agreed on launching Snail Game’s flagship title — the brand new free-to-play MMORPG Black Gold Online — on the rapidly growing online games market of Russia. The Russian version of the game is already scheduled for testing and is planned for taking a decent place among other titles available on NIKITA ONLINE’s proprietary entertainment web-portal GameXP (http://www.gamexp.ru/) before the year’s end.  In China and the United States Black Gold Online currently undergoes its testing routine. By acquiring the rights to introduce the game to Russian players, NIKITA ONLINE becomes the first publisher to bring Black Gold Online to Europe.

“When our international team just started to bring Black Gold Online from the realm of concepts into reality, I was sure that this game would be released in Russia. Finally, we have come across the Russian partner whose professional standards resonate with our own vision of how we picture a well-published and decently operated game,” states Zhang Yu, Senior Director of Snail Game’s Black Gold Studio.

According to the audience research carried out by NIKITA ONLINE in March 2014, 78% of Russian-speaking players prefer games set in fantasy universes. Due to its unusual two-in-one setting Black Gold Online is apt to cater to prevailing tastes without losing appeal to players not inclined to list themselves among fantasy aficionados.

“Our decision to pick a certain game for publishing is usually driven by level-headed market analysis, but subjective impression it makes on us as gamers is also taken into account,” says NIKITA ONLINE’s CEO Stepan Zotov. “There was no dispute between our inner gamers and businessmen when we made close acquaintance with Black Gold Online. We love the game and we are positive about its bright future on Russian market.”

For more info, visit (http://bg.gamexp.ru/)

Land Of Britain: New Dynamic MMORPG Announced

Land of Britian

Potato Killer announced today his MMORPG Land Of Britain, the first dynamic multiplayer roleplaying game. Uncovering the Kingdoms of Talamhria, Norsengard and Avalon, but leaving a veil of mystery upon what brought war where peace gladdened the normal flow of time; players will unveil the root of a hidden evil that lives in the shadows of our hearts. Land of Britain: Wrath of The North is a fantasy world in which 3 realms face each other in order to survive. A reality that changes in which the characters will live their adventures facing the challenges with their own play style. PvE, KvK, Crafting.

Land on Britain was brought to life from the need to create something that reflects the user expectations, therefore it’s a project primarily made by players for players. The team behind Land on Britain is named Potato Killer, a team made of MMORPG players and experienced professionals, all of them in many occasions disappointed by what the market offered. That’s why we all felt the need to create something that it isn’t only innovative but that can draw the potential that distinguished the first MMORPGs and that with time disappeared. Land on Britain has a unique point of view on how MMORPG should be made and lived, displaying many innovations that we can’t wait to show in the next news entering with us in the unexpected wolrd of Land on Britain.

Main features:

DYNAMIC WORLD

  1. Unrepeatable quests and events, an evolving world, dynamic dungeons and fights
  2. A single world that constantly changes as a result of the events (atmospheric and more)
  3. Unique quests and events influenced by players’ choices
  4. Different storylines that evolve and combine themselves together in several ways

EVOLVING KINGDOMS

  1. 3 immediately playable kingdoms and an evolving storyline that could greatly change the balance of Britannia
  2. Dynamic KvK (Kingdom vs Kingdom), characters choices may change
  3. Unique KvK events to live Britannia’s history as a protagonist
  4. A mysterious menace threaten the whole world and it will change the fate of the kingdoms

ORIGINAL CRAFTING

  1. Choose your profession, follow your storyline and participate actively to your kingdom’s success, for a truly cooperative game experience
  2. Specific and dynamic storyline for every class, crafters included
  3. New and different gathering and crafting systems
  4. Every skill you acquire contributes to the development of the story and the success of your adventures
  5. Develop your character in a unique and personal way

FOR EVERY PLAYER

  1. Do you favor a skill based combat system or a more intuitive and linear one? Do you like to craft and trade? Or do you prefer the social and diplomatic aspect of the game? Whatever is your play style you will find what is up your alley
  2. Gameplay and combat system designed for both casual and hardcore gamers
  3. Adventurer or crafter, you’ll be the protagonist
  4. PvE, PvP, KvK, your choice
  5. 3 Kingdoms, 18 races and 18 classes to choose from
  6. Organize your guild and challenge the others to rule your kingdom
  7. 5 support apps, smooth and easy sharing on the most popular social networks, an integrated card game

More information available about Land of Britain®: Wrath of the North™ available on our website www.LandofBritain.com

Perfect World International Reveals Eclipse Expansion

Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of the growing cross publisher MMORPG store Arc, has revealed details surrounding its next lunar-themed expansion to Perfect World International, Eclipse!

Eclipse brings with it a new uniform starting zone, Celestial Vale, offering updated and improved locations for leveling alongside other new players (or alts). This will be key as a new race, Nightshades, joins the roster of playable classes offering the Duskblade and Stormbringer.

PWI Eclipse Classes

Duskblade: Swift and Dangerous combatants, they turn melee combat into a deadly dance with their Sabers.

Stormbringer: Wielders of ice and thunder magic, they use their scythes to channel raging storms against their foes.

Two new instances are also being introduced featuring the new instance randomizer technology sure to keep your team on their toes each and every time you tackle the challenge. Some hefty rewards including items needed to unlock the new Rank 8 gear can be found in these, so you won’t want to miss out.

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Read the full details on the update including some slick updates to the user interface here.

Total War Attila: Red Horse Revealed

As the old power of Rome starts to crumble, there is opportunity in being the aggressor for those who seek it. In this latest cinematic trailer from Total War™: ATTILA, we see the Sassanid Empire exploiting the confusion around it and striking out in war on its neighbors.

The game itself will contain a number of new features around army management and waging war to bring further depth to this key aspect of the Total War experience. Most notably, players will have to consider the very real risks of keeping their armies in line against mounting losses, disloyal generals and fragmented food supplies.

A rogue commander can entice other wavering characters to mutiny, one of the triggers at play in the rich, new civil war system. Dark times call for dark measures, and amongst a variety of tactics players can employ to reduce the risk of such division, the brutal Roman practice of ‘Decimation’ (the systematic slaughtering of a tenth of an army) will restore temporary order at a high price.

Find out more about Total War: ATTILA at www.totalwar.com.