Yearly Archives: 2015

NCSOFT Announces Closed Beta Dates for Blade & Soul

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NCSOFT® announced today that closed beta will start on October 30, for its upcoming wuxia-inspired MMO, Blade & Soul®. There will be a minimum of five beta weekends spanning at least 20 days, which will give players a chance to test gameplay and performance prior to the title’s official release in the first quarter of 2016. The current 2015 beta schedule is available here.

 

“We are looking forward to putting Blade & Soul into players’ hands with our upcoming betas,” said Nicolas Coutant, producer at NCSOFT West. “Players are going to have a ton of fun with the game and given that our aim is to create the best gaming experience possible, we can’t wait to get more player feedback and implement it in the final stages of development ahead of launch.”

 

All players who have purchased Founder’s Packs will have access to all beta weekends, while other players can sign up on the Blade & Soul website for a chance to gain access. Closed beta will be available in all languages, starting with English on October 30 and French and German beginning on November 24.

 

For more information on Blade & Soul, visit http://www.bladeandsoul.com/en/. Also, tune in today at 10 am PDT for a livestream with more information about what to expect in closed beta: http://www.twitch.tv/bladeandsoul.

Ancestory

Ancestory is a 3D turn-based CCG being developed by Kajak Games where players will build their own deck of cards and wage war with opponents over totems in 1v1 matches. Battles will be waged on the top of a giant golem with gorgeous visuals. Players will build their custom deck of cards before matches are fought which will be made up of tribesman that need summoned and spells that can be cast. Players can fight against AI opponents to hone their skills or dive headlong into online matchmaking, inviting their friends to play against them if they so choose.

Features:

Unique Concept: How many other CCGs let you fight against your opponents on a battlefield resting on top of a golem?

Strategical Choices: Will you freeze your enemy in place with a spell card or summon up a fierce warrior to do your bidding?

Grey Goo Tournament Series Kicks Off With $75K Worth of Prizes

 

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Grey Box, Six Foot, and developer Petroglyph have announced the Grey Goo® Tournament Series (GGTS), a set of competitive multiplayer events for their real-time strategy (RTS) game, Grey Goo. Three qualifying rounds throughout the fall will pit Grey Goo’s top players against one another, all leading up to a final showdown from Jan. 29-31, 2016 at PAX South, where Grey Goo launched earlier this year. Grey Box and Six Foot are putting up a pool of cash and prizes estimated at $75,000, including a free trip to PAX South for the qualifying participants.

The first qualifying event in the GGTS is planned for Sept. 26, with subsequent matches coming in October and November. The top four finalists from each qualifier – as well as eight separate wild cards – will receive an invitation to compete at the championship at PAX South, with travel and lodging provided by Grey Box and Six Foot. From each qualifying round to the final battle in San Antonio, the entirety of the GGTS will be live-streamed with full casting and commentary at www.twitch.tv/greygoogame .

To register for qualifying events or read the complete list of tournament rules, restrictions and requirements, please visit www.greygoo.com/ggts .