Monthly Archives: March 2015

Combat Arms: Line of Sight Closed Beta Announced

Combat Arms

Nexon Europe is excited to announce that the highly anticipated multiplayer FPS, Combat Arms: Line of Sight, will soon open its doors to the public with the launch of its very first Closed Beta.

The Closed Beta will run for 48 hours, starting on 31st March and will come to a close on 2nd April. Players can sign up for access starting today, 19th March, up until 30th March.

Access will be limited, so for a chance to get in on the action, players need to follow the instructions in the Combat Arms: Line of Sight Closed Beta website (http://calineofsight.com).

Once a player has registered, an on-screen acknowledgement will indicate whether they have been guaranteed a spot, or if all the spots have been filled and they made it to the waiting list. On the 31th March, an email will be sent to all successful registrants with a link to download the Closed Beta game client.

“The Closed Beta marks the first time the community gets some real hands-on time with Combat Arms: Line of Sight,” said Rob Noble, representative of Nexon Europe. “Player feedback will be invaluable in helping us take the game from strength to strength.”

For the Closed Beta, Nexon Europe have selected 4 maps of contrasting environments, 19 fully customizable weapons across a range of classes, 6 PvP modes, and introducing 17 unique superhuman powers and combat senses.

The first 1,000 players to register will receive the hero character, Ivanov, only for the CBT. While all players who participate in the Closed Beta will receive an in-game badge and earn unlock points for an upcoming, Second Beta – details of which will be announced at a later date.

For more info, visit www.facebook.com/CALineOfSight

Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade – Founders Access Detailed

W40K

The development team behind W40K Eternal Crusade has just announced new details for their Founders Access program.

Access includes:

  • One map with 32+ players, siege or assault game modes, multiple attack avenues, destructible objects, defensive turrets
  •  Space Marine faction with the Dark Angels sub-faction, hopefully more
  • 4 classes, Tactical, Assault, Devastator and Apothecary
  • 3 vehicles, Rhino, Predator & Vindicator
  • Chaos Space Marine faction with the Word Bearers sub-faction, hopefully more
  • 4 classes, Tactical, Raptor, Havoc & Sorcerer
  • 3 vehicles, Chaos Rhino, Chaos Predator & Vindicator
  • Shooting and melee combat with consumables, 10+ weaponry archetypes, ranging from bolt pistols to plasma cannons and load-out system.
  • Combat abilities like psychic powers, buff system, executions, heavy weapons modes, cover system, healing etc.
  • Extensive HUD for situational awareness, character status, scoreboards, squad elements, powers and buff status
  • Maps detailing matches, deployments, waypoints, and objective status
  • Group systems, communication rose, auto-barks and of course squads.

For more details, visit https://www.eternalcrusade.com/news/424-State-Of-The-Crusade-II

Mabinogi Duel: English Release Announced

Mabinogi Duel

International game publisher NEXON Korea has announced its brand-new strategic trading card game (TCG) Mabinogi Duel for iOS and Android as one of the first original mobile games it will bring to the US, Europe and other international markets, with full localization in German, Spanish and Russian. The game will offer head-to-head card battles, online card trading, and a massive single-player campaign with ties to NEXON’s classic massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Mabinogi and Vindictus.

NEXON Korea has also opened sign-ups for the Mabinogi Duel closed beta test for Android users in North America and Europe, which begins onMarch 24 and ends on April 1. Players can pre-register for the chance to win big in-game prizes, including in-game currency worth up to six booster card packs, here:https://i.nx.com/FH

Mabinogi Duel isn’t just a small step…it’s a huge leap for Mabinogi, and for NEXON Korea,” said Dong-Gun Kim, director of developer devCAT. “We’re hugely excited about blazing new trails into the US mobile gaming market, and we’re delighted to begin our journey with this new chapter in the Mabinogi brand. With the exception of the excellent game Hearthstone, there haven’t been many attempts to bring authentic, tactical card battles to mobile. We can’t wait to share our own take on tactical card-battling with the rest of the world.”

Mabinogi Duel will be a full-featured card battle game that will offer an unprecedented amount of content, including a substantial single-player campaign and an enormous card library containing more than 1,000 cards that represent powerful and rare characters and creatures to bring into battle. In addition, the game will feature head-to-head competitive play that will let players build a tightly constructed playing deck from their collection to use during tactical duels, in which careful placement of units and smart use of the game’s turn-based mechanics will win the day. There are no draws in Mabinogi Duel. Instead, card battles will come down to skillfully using the game’s exquisitely balanced card library in a way that will let players relive the excitement of their favorite childhood card battle games.
Mabinogi Duel will feature characters and features that recall NEXON Korea’s popular MMO Mabinogi, including a colorful fantasy world full of elves, goblins, warriors and witches, along with regular post-launch content updates known as “Generations” that will add even more single-player campaign content and more playable cards. The game will also offer a unique card trading feature that lets nearby players trade cards with each other from their mobile devices through Wi-Fi.


Mabinogi Duel
is in development at NEXON Korea, the developer and publisher of such international hit games as Maple Story, Combat Arms, and Vindictus, with the purpose of offering one of the deepest and most full-featured trading card game experiences ever to appear on mobile. The game is scheduled for release in May for iOS and Android. For more information, please visit the official Mabinogi Duel website.

 

Mabinogi Duel beta sign-ups begin today. Sign up for beta now: https://i.nx.com/FH

InnoGames: Easter Events Available For Several Games

InnoGames

Although Easter is still a few weeks away, the German games developer InnoGames just announced three ways to beat boredom during the holiday. Three of its games will host their annual in-game events, with Forge of Empires starting on March 25, followed by The West and Grepolis on April 1.  The company has also released three videos in which they explain the event mechanics.

Forge of Empires kicks it all off with a twist to the traditional egg hunt. Throughout the event fans of the city builder will be able to find and collect eggs to exchange for prizes. The game has also incorporated a social action to keep everyone engaged. Participants have a maximum of six “hiding actions” per day that allow them to hide eggs in other cities.

Grepolis and The West follow suit with their own take on the holiday. On their end, Grepolis brings back a magical reward-laying hen. Players must feed this mythical animal with specific combinations of three ingredients to get rewards.  In addition, they introduce daily and overall rankings based on the number of accumulated eggs.  Conversely The West will host their Easter Showdown which lets players duel against four different bandits. Participants must find eggs through daily ingame activities to unlock three of the four outlaws.  Winning streaks will determine the top ranked player. He or she will receive an exclusive weapon at the end of the event.

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

The Secret World: Fall of Tokyo Story Pack Now Available

The Secret World

Funcom’s The Secret World just got updated with the all new Fall of Tokyo pack. It is the ultimate Tokyo story pack and contains all the content updates in the new adventure zone, including Issue #11: Reaping the Whirlwind (coming April 2015). Issue #11 will offer a mind-blowing climax to Season 1 of The Secret World’s story. The players will finally be able to reap the consequences of their choices in the main story since launch!

For more info, visit http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/the_fall_of_tokyo_the_ultimate_tokyo_story_pack

Taichi Panda: Major Content Update Announced

Taichi Panda

Taichi Panda, the action dungeon crawler from Snail Games, announced the plans for a major content update – the Teumessian Update – pegged for late March.

The new update, known as the Teumessian Update, will expand on the core game play and add new features, including:

  • New character: Teumessa, the Fox Mage
  • High level town Atlantis, along with new lvl 55+ chapters
  • Max level increased, along with new gear, new pets, new skill systems
  • New PvP modes, including new Battlefields and Guild Wars

For more info, visit http://panda.snail.com/en/act/fox/