Nexon Europe and Nexon America today announced they will join forces, beginning Tuesday, June 30, to merge their services for the award-winning Combat Arms, a free-to-play military first-person shooter. With over seven million European and six million North American registered accounts, this will take the combined service to more than 13 Million.
 
The merge is an opportunity to bring together the best features of the European and North American services to enhance game experience for players, as well as expand the Combat Arms community across multiple regions to more fully engage players of every skill level. This is in line with Nexon’s overall global strategy to improve player conditions for both its launched and upcoming games.
 
“The decision to bring together the European and North American serviced territories was driven by our desire to best serve the dedicated Combat Arms community,” said Rob Noble, representative of Nexon Europe. “Beginning June 30, all players will immediately begin to reap the benefits of a unified service – more competition, more matchups and more intensity.”
 
This merged service will encompass Europe, North America and Oceania, and will be run by Nexon Europe. The combined service will allow players in each of these regions to compete against each other in the fast-paced, multiplayer Combat Arms, maximizing and unifying the community.
 
There will be no interruption of service for current players of Combat Arms in the merged regions, and players will be able to log onto the game as before, through the Nexon launcher and their Nexon accounts, which will not be altered. Additionally, Nexon Europe will be running servers in North America to ensure gameplay continues to run smoothly. All user account functionality, including friends’ lists, clan lists and in-game note histories will be retained.
 
To celebrate the service migration, Nexon Europe has revealed that a whole host of special events will be taking place, in which players can get their hands on a variety of in-game rewards and prizes.

En Masse has sent out an email alerting players that an inactive character name purge will be coming soon for TERA.
 
The email states that due to the rush of new players on Steam, any characters who haven’t been logged in since June 25 will have their names released and replaced with placeholder names. This will free up the old names to players creating new characters and the Character Name Change Service.
 
More details are in the Character Name Release FAQ.

GTArcade is excited to announce the release of a new browser game Magerealm! The top game developer and publisher of 2014 is incredibly proud to bring players its first ever 3-D browser game: Magerealm! Independently designed and produced, with four character classes, and many heroes and angels at your disposal to diversify your experience, Magerealm is an incredible fantasy ARPG that will blow you away. The game perfectly combines great role playing with intense action by creating a mystical world full of adventure and peril, while not leaving out the fundamentals of any RPG games: highly customizable characters, skills, and much more! The world of Magerealm is full of infinite possibilities that allows players to write their own legacy exactly as they wish. Magerealm closed beta will begin on June 4th for all players.
 
This is Magerealm!
As an elite Mage sent by the Council of Magic to look for the 7 legendary relics to save the world and defeat the evil Lord of Demons, players are drawn into an epic war for the control of ancient relics. Along the way, you will discover secrets, encounter enemies and find allies when you least expect it. Long story short, Magerealm will enthrall you with its characters, graphics, plot and much more.
 
Choice and Complexity!
In the world of Magerealm there are countless ways to increase your strength so that you can face any challenge along your journey. Runes, angels and heroes are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the infinite possibilities that Magerealm provides for players. What your team looks like, who you want fighting by your side through thick and thin and ultimately, what legend you become is all up to you.
 
The Teaser Site
At GTArcade we know that no matter how much we say about our games, players want a first hand look at the game and its potential themselves. That is why we have launched a Teaser Site for you guys at http://mage.gtarcade.com/. On this site, you can get a first look at two of our classes: The Spellmaster and The Realmguard. You also get a look at some special items available for closed beta players as well as some look of our monsters and dungeons. We are really excited about the prospect of this game and so should you! Help us get the word out by sharing our site on Facebook and Twitter; tell your friends about us and we hope to see you soon in Magerealm! Are you looking forward to the Closed Beta as much as we are?

Splash Damage’s first-person shooter, Dirty Bomb, opens its floodgates on Tuesday, June 2, so prepare to get rich and die trying! For a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect from Dirty Bomb, check out the new video.
 
“Dirty Bomb takes us back to our roots as a company dedicated to making competitive multiplayer shooters for hardcore gamers,” said Paul Wedgwood, CEO of Splash Damage. “Twenty years ago I played obsessively in a clan, competed in tournaments, made a mod for Quake 3, and as a result, founded Splash Damage with clan mates and friends. We’re grateful to have Dirty Bomb shaped by our players from an early alpha stage – With their dedication and feedback, along with the support from Nexon America, we think we’ve created something special.”
 
Dirty Bomb is a return to the classic FPS PC feel with frenetic run ‘n gun action built for players with an appetite for heated competition, and the first in a new generation of games published by Nexon America. Free-to-play, and more importantly, free-to-win, Dirty Bomb is a unique asymmetrical team-based game in which players will select from a diverse group of Mercenaries, each with their own shining personalities, assorted talents and super-cool weapons, to create specialized squads to take into the fray on a quest for riches and bragging rights.
 
Dirty Bomb is currently in closed beta on Steam, but will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2015: http://store.steampowered.com/app/333930/.

Obsidian Entertainment and My.com are pleased to announce that more than 1 million gamers have signed up to be part of the Early Access Tests for Armored Warfare, the upcoming tank multiplayer action game, which officially commences today. To celebrate, a brand new trailer has been released!

 
The First Early access test will be taking place from May 27^th, 2015 to June 3^rd, 2015 from 8pm – 11pm ET on weekdays and 7pm – midnight ET on weekends.
 
The first round of the Early Access testing contains following features:

• 38 vehicles from multiple countries of tiers 1 to 6 (including 11 MBT’s, 4 light tanks, 5 tank destroyers, 13 AFV’s and 5 SPG’s)
• 4 PvP maps (Cold Strike, Port Storm, River Point and Ghost Field)
• Updated artillery system (including new point of view, counter-battery indicator and incoming artillery warning)
• Commander and crew skills
• Multiple tank upgrades (including smoke grenades and ERA)
• Two tank dealers (Sofie Wolfli and Marat Shishkin)
• Wide range of shells to use against your opponents
• A clan (“battalion”) system and a platoon system
• Achievement system (for excellent performance in combat)

 
Players who register at www.armoredwarfare.com will have a chance to be selected to join the Early Access Tests or they can follow the Armored Warfare social channels to discover how else to join. Gamers can join the Early Access battle today by purchasing one of the Founder’s Packs at http://aw.my.com/us/founders-packs.
 
The first Armored Warfare Early Access test kickstarts a series of tests that will eventually lead to the upcoming Open Beta. The Early Access is a part of the Armored Warfare gameplay testing process and is not representative of the finished product. The game is still in development and Obsidian Entertainment will be continuing to make the gameplay experience better, optimizing performance and balance and adding more vehicles, maps and features.