Yearly Archives: 2015

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Announces PvP Leagues

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ArenaNet™, publisher and developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars franchise, has announced that regular seasons for PvP where all players can compete and be rewarded are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, the first expansion to Guild Wars 2 set to launch later this year. The new system, called PvP Leagues, gives players regular seasons during which they can enroll in starter divisions and earn their way up as they advance their skills, earning unique rewards along the way. PvP Leagues will provide a system for better ranked play, improved matchmaking, and regular goals that give players a roadmap to become higher level competitors.

Fittingly, ArenaNet’s John Corpening, associate director for Guild Wars 2 competitive, announced the new PvP League system live on stage at the ESL booth at gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Cologne was the site of the first ever European Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series (WTS).  Soon after announcing players will have the means to become top competitors in PvP, ArenaNet crowned The Abjured as the WTS-Cologne PvP champions. WTS is the pinnacle of competitive play in Guild Wars 2, with teams competing for $50,000 in cash prizes and the chance to have their teams immortalized on the Tyrian Lion “Pride” trophy. Fans in the audience in Cologne and those tuning in on the official Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel got a treat, with The Abjured from North America coming out on top after a furious day of matches with Orange Logo, The Civilized Gentlemen, and GLHF, all top contenders with a history of wins and shows in previous WTS tournaments.

The launch of PvP Leagues in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns sets the stage for the future of top competition in the game. PvP Leagues will introduce six divisions, from division one, Amber, where every player will start out, all the way to the top Legendary division. Divisions will be broken up into tiers, and each tier has several pips. To earn a bump in tier players must earn pips that they can acquire by winning matches outright or putting in impressive performances, depending on the skill level of their opponents. In divisions two and three, players can lose pips they’ve earned but they will not lose tiers. Once players reach division four and five, where competition is expected to really heat up, both pips and tiers will be at stake based on performance.

PvP Leagues will incentivise competition with unique rewards including a new legendary back item, the legendary backpack. Along the way, participants can also earn badges for their character nameplates that change as they move into higher divisions. There is also the opportunity to work towards the Wings of Glory by earning league tokens that can be exchanged for different levels of wings to display. ArenaNet plans on adding new items in the future, and new items will always be offered for league tokens at a discount to encourage continuous practice and play. Guilds are also getting a boost with the introduction of Guild Teams in PvP Leagues. Guilds who form PvP teams will be able to track their progress on Guild Team Leaderboards, which will be based on the Elo system as skill-based comparisons between teams. Ratings will decay over time, meaning Guild Teams will need to stay active in PvP League play to maintain their ranks.

In a blog post published today detailing PvP Leagues, Corpening writes, “We are thrilled to be bringing you PvP Leagues with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. It has been one of the last key pieces to the structure of PvP that gives players of all skill levels a chance to improve, advance, earn their place among the heroes of the Mists, and have something to show for it. We are looking forward to crushing our opponents (in friendly competition), standing atop their bloody helms (in the air of good sportsmanship), climbing to the next division, then casting their corpses away (all in good fun).”

More details on the structure for PvP Leagues and rewards coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns can be found in this blog post from John Corpening.

Vainglory Announces International Premier League & More

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Super Evil Megacorp, creators of hit touch screen MOBA Vainglory is announcing several key news pieces that will help take the game and mobile esports to the next level.

 

Super Evil is partnering with OnGameNet (OGN), one of the top Korean broadcasters and the company who helped create esports as we know it today, to launch the first-ever Vainglory International Premier League (IPL) starting August 16, where the best Vainglory players from around the world will compete in a five-week league, broadcast twice a week live on prime-time TV in Korea and streamed to millions of people around the globe. Plus, Super Evil is expanding in China with a partnership with leading online company, Giant Interactive.

 

The company is also revealing today a new $26M round of funding led by Index Ventures (Supercell, Skype and others) as well as Yuri Milner, Jim Breyer (one of the first investors in Facebook and one of the most experienced American venture capitalists investing in China) and Korea Investment Partners (the largest and most highly regarded Venture Capital firm in Korea).

You can find out more about all of these changes in the latest blog post.

NGames Announces New MMORPG Dark Era

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NGames is proud to annnounce that their new MMORPG Dark Era will be launching soon! Dark Era is a 3D double-client MMORPG, that has amazing gaming effects, real-time combat and fantastic game visuals. Players will explore a vast universe and space through the different ages. Dark Era features creative gameplay that will go beyond your imagination. The mystery of time and space can also be experienced in the game; time and space can be determined by the player.

Demons have descended! Warriors, fight for glory

Let NGames give you a first look at Dark Era:

Game Visuals – Upgraded 3D Engine
This game offers players high-quality visuals and combat. The 3D engine provides excellent game graphics, and light and shading feel vivid and real.

Dark Era opens up a new web game trend which enables players to enjoy the game with only a web browser or through a client. Viewpoint controls are easily adjusted within the game. All the current features will bring players a different visual experience. Server resources have been optimized for flexibility and a multi-thread server is used for ensuring a fluid gaming experience. Apart from our unique operation team, we also have professional customer service that will provide players a comfortable gaming experience.

The Most Innovative Gameplay
Dark Era opens up an unprecedented and innovative path in the web game market where all web games are generally similar in every aspect. But Dark Era abandons the traditional web game themes based on history or magic. Instead, it adopts the notion of time-space. Time and space are connected, providing more original possibilities. In the game, players will travel as Chrono Guardians: the medieval Age of Chivalry, the martial Rome, the legendary era of Emperor Li… You might fight with Joan of Arc and then drink wine with Cho Hakkai.

The battle system is also innovative. Dark Era is the first web game that uses horizontal fight scenes, presenting the most featured hand-to-hand combat in web games. The skill system emphasizes attacks such as Leap Chop, Assassination, Sneak Attack and Spin Attack, which makes fighting more challenging. In intense fights, blood spray will appear around the target being hit and the surrounding ground. A wide range of events, including Hero Guardian, Hero Trials, Phantom Cave, Titan, Ice Fire BG and Secret Chrono, help players better dive into the gaming world. Artifacts, capes, smelt and other systems offer players a chance to explore the game in depth.

Heroes can upgrade and learn skills infusing Chrono Energy. Illusory Beasts are a player’s best friend on a journey. With Chrono Energy, players can either summon these Illusory Beasts or upgrade them. Plus, after merging them with beasts, players can receive a special merge skill: Wings Crush and Wings Protection. Wings Crush can summon devil souls to area attack, while Wings Protection can summon Supreme Beast Magical Armour to protect players against damage. However, using merge skill consumes Fury. Fury can be accumulated through battles or recover itself.

Enjoy Leisure Fun
Every player will have a private garden where they can plant holy trees, collect ores and raise illusory beasts. Players can let their pets take care of it. Even when players are taking a break, they can level up and acquire resources. There are three holy trees: EXP Tree, Money Tree and Energy Tree. By planting them, players can receive dozens of Gold, EXP and Energy. Meanwhile, players can also open their own mines. Resources will be refreshed at intervals for players to dig up.

Brave devil hunters, the Chrono-Space Gate is going to open! It’s time to travel through time and dispel Evil Phantoms to where they belong! Join and experience this awesome action-packed 3D MMORPG!

Game of Kings Summon Pack Giveaway

OnRPG has partnered with IGG to welcome you into the next level of strategic gaming with their latest mobile MMO, Game of Kings!

 

 

Game of Kings is a fantasy mobile game that combines strategy and action in its gameplay. In this game, players take the role of a wise lord. Through hiring Heroes from the vast land, players can explore dungeons, build their legacy and expand their empire. Co-op is key in this action heavy mobile mmo!

 

The Summon Pack Includes:
1 exclusive Summon Pact which can be used to summon a mythic warrior for your army!

 

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • Enter Game of Kings.
  • Select the Blue chest in the upper left corner (Under the avatar).
  • Once you have entered the Chest, you will see an Events button along the bottom of the page, select it.
  • Then select ‘More Events.’
  • Select the green ‘Next’ arrow.
  • You will now be able to see the event title ‘Giant Secret Code Giveaway,’ select this and then press ‘Go.’
  • Enter your code and press confirm. Rewards will be sent to your in-game bag (mail box) with 24 hours (the bag icon found on the right hand side of the home screen).

DOMO Steam Launch Pack Giveaway

OnRPG has partnered with Suba Games to welcome players into the Steam launch of Dream of Mirror Online (DOMO) with a special Steam Launch Pack! DOMO will officially launch on Steam August 14th!

 

 

Dream of Mirror Online is the re-launch of a much beloved mmo the likes of which have never been seen since its departure. The amount of excitement surround this re-launch can be seen in our unique Kick Starter campaign which reached its goal in less than 24 hours and has accrued more than 3000% of its requirement to launch. With such a large and passionate fan base the game has already been successful on Steam Greenlight even before launch. There has been a lot of excitement for the journey of Dream of Mirror Online to restart and continue stronger than ever in the future.

 

The Steam Pack Includes
A cute and cuddly miniature sheep with a steam logo shaved into its wool that will follow the player around.
DOMO Steam Sheep

 

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • On Steam go to Library and choose to add a game in the bottom left.
  • Activate a product on Steam using your giveaway code!

Order & Chaos 2

Order & Chaos 2: Redemption is a mobile MMORPG developed by Gameloft. Join thousands of players in an epic journey and battle vicious enemies in a quest to save the world.

Features:

Visual splendor: Explore vast and unique worlds brought to life with stunning graphics

Classic MMO archtypes: Choose from 5 different races and classes

Co-op or competition team up to take on the biggest of monsters or battle against each other in PvP

Power up: pgrade and craft the ultimate gear to make an unstoppable hero.

Star Trek Online Season 11 Coming this Fall

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Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios announced Star Trek Online: Season 11 – New Dawn, which brings a completely new in-game story arc lasting beyond 2016. Additionally, this new season brings gameplay updates including an all-new reputation and the Admiralty system, looking to improve endgame progression for all players.

“Over the past five years, Star Trek Online has delivered an epic tale through 124 story missions,” said Steve Ricossa, executive producer of Star Trek Online. “Our New Dawn story line is a proof point to the growing nature of our game and community as we introduce a new era of Star Trek Online.”

Following the epic conclusion of the five-year The Iconian War story arc, New Dawn will rise out of the grim wartime tale to introduce an all-new story focused on rebuilding and hope. Discover a previously unknown civilization and uncover the mystery of a strange traveler from another time. New Dawn also sees the return of Chase Masterson reprising her role as Mirror Leeta from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a returning member from the large stable of Star Trek franchise actors.

Along with new lore and story progression in Season 11, Star Trek Online will also be updated with new gameplay options in the form of the Admiralty System. Take command of your inactive starships to complete dangerous assignments and gather exciting rewards, while advancing your influence in the Admiralty campaigns. Within this system, each starship is given special traits and stats that must be used to successfully complete assignments. Plan carefully which ships are sent on which assignment in order to meet their requirements and offset various hazards, in an effort to yield great rewards across any of three separate campaigns.

With more variety in gameplay and a brand new story arc to start, there’s never been a better time to play Star Trek Online. More details can be found here.