Monthly Archives: May 2016

Fractured Space Introduces Massive Update and Moves to Free to Play

Fractured Space Introduces Massive Update and Moves to Free to Play

Edge Case Games, developers of the team-based space combat game, Fractured Space, revealed today that the game has entered a new phase of development, adding new exciting features and moving to free to play in preparation for the full launch later this year.

 

The new update, which is live today, enriches the gameplay system with highly anticipated additions to the game. In addition to two new sector maps, two new ships and better game balancing, Fractured Space introduces a Drop System that offers rewards to players for a variety of in-game activities while simultaneously making the method of acquiring new crew members more satisfying. Twenty additional crew members are now available, doubling the number in the game, and Drop Pods that can unlock new crew are earned on a daily basis through the completion of games over the course of each day.

 

Fractured Space is fundamentally team-based and we believe the new update will add a strong competitive element to our universe and increase accessibility to new players” said James Brooksby, CEO of Edge Case Games. “We listen to our community and get their feedback, and this continues to help us shape the game as we move closer to full launch.”

 

New missions will unfold during the game and players will also be awarded with medals for special achievements, giving players new gameplay goals to aim for.

 

Choosing the right ship is easier than ever, thanks to the new Firing Range, where players can test any ship before purchase, together with a completely revamped new tutorial system to introduce new players to the battlefield. Even the wait before matches is improved, with a new space shooting minigame available as the 5v5 teams are assembled online.

 

Fractured Space is a team-based space combat game fought in gigantic capital ships with the intensity of a shooter and the big-picture-thinking of a strategy game.

 

Originally launched on Steam Early Access in November 2014 to critical and commercial success, Fractured Space has attracted over 500,000 players as the game continuously evolves using an open development model where the community is encouraged to talk directly to the development team, highly influencing the development of the final game.

HeroWarz Closed Beta Now Live

HeroWarz Closed Beta Now Live

KOG Games, publishers of the acclaimed action epic Elsword, launch the closed beta for HeroWarz, the ultimate action RPG where players select and cultivate unique heroes to build their personal assault force. Dive into an ever expanding, in-depth, story-driven character lineup and prepare for an action-packed battles like no other! HeroWarz isn’t just for RPG and action gamers. Enter: Arena TV, the standalone PvP element of HeroWarz. Though PvP will not be available at Beta, Arena TV will be a stand-alone, MOBA based PvP environment that promotes competitive, fast paced action with a character lineup that goes even beyond that of what’s offered on the RPG character lineup.

Heads up! – Though the current CBT sign up is closed, players can get ahold of a limited CBT Key available from a number of online game sites (including ours!) and can gain guaranteed access to the HeroWarz CBT as well as an exclusive costume (available only during the CBT) when they return during the Official Launch phase of the game. For more details and to sign up for the CBT visit: https://register.koggames.com/herowarz/cbtkeygiveaway

As a true to form closed beta, the HeroWarz team wants to take their game to the next level; with help from the players.  Getting feedback from players is a major cornerstone for the team, and they want to hear what the players have to say about their game. Beyond tech and bug spray, they’re asking that during the closed beta, players provide direct and focused feedback about two of the most unique aspects of HeroWarz. What do you think about the HeroWarz Story and Character Development? Tell them about how you feel about how the playable characters progress and develop, the NPCs, the Story, the Lore and how it all comes together… or better yet (spoiler alert!), unravels and makes enemies of friends and family.

The HeroWarz development team has put together an extensive list of the key differences between the previous version of the game and the new Global version serviced by KOG Games.  See below for a peek at some of what you can expect in the closed beta and beyond!

When compared to the Korean version of HeroWarz, many aspects of Global release have gone through major overhauls. In fact, the changes were so drastic that the internal code name for the project was ‘Reboot’. So with the Global version, they’ve focused on enhancing what are considered the most fun elements from the Korean version, while vastly improving on or adding game features that they felt had been lacking.

The HeroWarz team went to great lengths to showcase the remarkable story, lore, and most importantly, the characters of HeroWarz. Each of the characters possess their own unique story, design, playstyle, and of course, skills and abilities. That said, the characters will be one of the most appealing features of HeroWarz.

For example, nicknamed “Heavy Metal”, the character Derrick can utilize these item passives to be cast into a support character role and protect allies, or become a bulldozer, direct damage type and charge head-on, or deal AOE damage and commit to the sought after crowd control role. However, the skills don’t directly change how the character handles, but compliment the very diverse and unique combat design of each character. The fun part… this can all change on the fly, as all you need to do is change out your gear to reflect your desired build strategy.

HeroWarz isn’t another run of the mill, post-apocalyptic war song. HeroWarz tells a story about the destruction of reality and then the recreation. The omnipotent super-reality of dreams-become-reality is the foundation. The story progresses from the mundane perspective of how the recreation of civilization takes place, then branches out quickly, subtlety and then violently… incorporating a number of different realities. As players make their way through the game, they will encounter characters, stories and environments as if in a totally different world, a dreamscape. To Harry Kim (CEO of A.Storm), imagining and writing these new stories personify unconditional passion; possibly even more so than producing the game itself! In addition to the game’s main story development, there are plans for an episodic-style release for each of HeroWarz playable characters.

Skyforge Cybernetic Alliance Announced

Skyforge Cybernetic Alliance Announced

Developer Allods Team and global publisher My.com, proudly announce Cybernetic Alliance, Skyforge’s newest update. Cybernetic Alliance will launch on June 1 and brings class balancing, changes to existing features, new end-game content and the long-awaited robotic companions that will aid players in battle and provide companionship in the darkest of times.

Cybernetic Alliance includes the following features:

  • Companions: Flavius, one of the main story characters in Skyforge, has realized the significant benefit his autonomous robotic multi-tools provide. With that in mind, he’s gotten to work on supplying the players with a cybernetic companion of their very own.
  • Akonita’s Avatar: Face off against the Avatar of the Akonita, practice your skills in a holographic battle against her as she prepares to make a personal appearance during a future invasion.
  • Equipment Refinement: The system related to the improvement of Boosters for the Main, Additional, and Ring slots will be undergoing an overhaul.
  • Class Balancing: Players can expect beneficial changes to talents or skills of the Archer, Witch, Slayer, Monk, and others!
  • D2 Distortion: The D-Series Distortions will pit players against the Frenzied Carrions, a blood thirsty race and one of Skyforge’s most feared enemies.

View the complete update details HERE.

Available Today: Skyforge Original Soundtrack!

By popular demand, the Original Soundtrack of Skyforge has been made available on Youtube. Over 200 tracks have been composed Mikhail Kotov, Dmitry Silant’ev, Pavel Prihozhay, Sergey Asbel and Dmitry Selipanov that compliment the atmosphere and gameplay of Skyforge.
The soundtrack is available in two parts:

Sword Coast Legends Rage of Demons DLC Now Available

Sword Coast Legends Rage of Demons DLC Now Available

Sword Coast Legends has announced that its Rage of Demons DLC is now available on PC. The Rage of Demons DLC is completely free to anyone who has purchased Sword Coast Legends, the award-winning, party-based RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Universe from Wizards of the Coast.

With a brand new story campaign recommended for experienced adventurers, Rage of Demons finds players fighting alongside the legendary drow, Drizzt Do’Urden. Face deadly challenges with new allies, including the introduction of the new tiefling race, warlock class, and more.

Dungeon Masters can also look forward to fresh and exciting campaigns, as the world of Sword Coast Legends just got larger! New dungeon and town areas, creatures, decorations, and tilesets from the all-new Rage of Demons campaign promise to bring custom adventures and campaigns to life like never before.

Console players can also look forward to playing Sword Coast Legends on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year.

Aika Online Reveals May 2016 Update

Aika Online Reveals May 2016 Update

“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Seven year old mmorpg game still flourishes in the global market; Aika Online is a battle MMORPG and known for its Nation to Nation endless war. It has over a thousand quests along with standard MMORPG features like dungeon-running and crafting. This 25th of May, 2016 Aika Online brings a big update to your PC that players will surely enjoy.

 

The story of Aika is set on the Continent of Arcan, where the goddess Aika’s creations live together, the fallen Zereca and the humans. It tells the tale of the human life struggling for survival against the Zereca. This month of May as the story continues; the Zeelant Forest rises, with the Councils of Lakia curiosity; they send their Traband troops to investigate the forest. With the unforeseen danger the Seukadi’s Eyes uncontrollable power increased the power of the monsters all over Traband and the relics lost their power. Realizing the danger that Traband had become the Lakia Council has finally dispatched the Elite Aitans to solve the uprising problem.

 

Upcoming Updates:

 

New Battle System – Rumble

Can’t get enough with PVP? Test your skill with the newest nation siege PVP battle.

New Zone – Asteria

Enter the new map Asteria land that is specialized for hunting monster in a limited time.

Monster Level Change in Traband Field

Ready for a new challenge, battle with improved monster in Traband and finish the new guild mission.

Add Hell Mode for Cave of Lycan

Wish you luck with the new hell mode for the Cave of Lycan dungeon.

Increase level to 99 for Character and Pran

Now you can level your character and pran to 99 and get the new set of items and equipment for you to use.

New Skill for each class is added

Pawn your enemy with the new skill set for your character.

Conqueror: Last Stand

Inflicts physical damage on enemies nearby and adds extra damage in proportion to the user’s lost HP.

Templar: Avenger’s Shield

Inflicts physical damage on enemies nearby and let them become sensitive to holy spells.

Sniper: Destination

Inflicts physical damage on an enemy while completely ignoring its physical DEF by shooting it with a special penetrating bullet and adds an extra damage while hiding.

Pistoleer: Wicked Timer

Attaches a special bomb on one target while inflicting damage depending on the number of its buffs.

Arcanist: Abyssal Gate

By covering up enemies in a rage with the abyssal mud, this highly decreases their movement speed and inflicts continuous magical damage. Also this adds extra damage, responding to the enemies’ all buff effects.

Saint: Dixit Dominus

With the user as the center, using the holy power, this inflicts magical damage on surrounding enemies and stuns them for 1 second.

The continent of Arcan is waiting for you, come and join the bandwagon to destroy the new threat that is coming.

 

For more updates please visit: http://aika.t3fun.com/News/Update_List.aspx

OnRPG’s Kicktracker Report #16 – May 2016

OnRPG’s Kicktracker Report returns for May 2016. Get the latest overview on our favorite picks on Kickstarter and keep up to date on major news from previously crowdsourced games with your host, Mikedot.

Chronicles of Elyria (Successfully Funded Post-Video)
Chronicles of Elyria Kickstarter Interview
http://www.onrpg.com/games/chronicles-of-elyria/
Chronicles of Elyria Kickstarter Page

The Wild Eight (Successful)
http://www.onrpg.com/games/the-wild-eight/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2130955486/the-wild-eight-an-eerie-survival-adventure

Blast Brawl 2 (Unsuccessful)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1100064962/blast-brawl-2

Wrack: Starfall (Unsuccessful)
http://www.onrpg.com/games/wrack-starfall/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2134746636/wrack-starfall-fps-video-game

Midair
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archetypestudios/midair

Rokh
http://www.onrpg.com/games/rokh/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darewise/rokh-the-survival-sandbox-mmo-on-mars

Islands of Nyne
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/569820437/ion

OnRPG’s team believes strongly that the only true innovation in online gaming is set to come from the wild wildness of indie game developers. Do your part to support a project you truly believe has potential to make that change happen!

MU Origin Pre-Registration Now Available

MU Origin Pre-Registration Now Available

WEBZEN, a global developer and publisher of free-to-play games, has announced that the upcoming mobile MMORPG MU Origin will be officially launched in App Store and Google play on June 8, 2016 (UTC).

 

MU Origin is a stunning real-time MMORPG that lets players embark on an epic fantasy journey, successfully transferred full 3D PC MMORPG MU ONLINE’s enormous amount of contents and applied the latest mobile game trends: the game system and user interface which are optimized to mobile devices, and the splendid graphics.

 

MU Origin offers the full 3D epic MMORPG experience, featuring fast paced easy levelling, endless levels and contents. Players can meet friends, create parties, and gear up to fight against the evil on a vast open world to bring back tranquillity.

 

Today WEBZEN has launched the pre-registration event for MU Origin, running throughout the official launch. The pre-registration for MU Origin allows interested users to sign up on the game’s website to receive rewards, including Resurrection Stones (Resurrect Character), Gold Ingots, Seal of Ascensions (3X EXP Boost), Bound Diamonds, and Epic Chest Ticket (Premium Item) once the app launches.

 

Starting from today, now players can visit its official site and pre-register, Like and Share MU Origin’s Facebook page to accumulate their points. Rewards will be finalized based on their points at the end of the event, and then all rewards will be sent on the week of the official launch.

 

MU Origin is only available in English, and player across iOS and Android can join forces with powerful players and conquer enemies in the immersive world of MU Origin, while supporting cross-platform multiplayer.

 

WEBZEN already soft-launched MU Origin on iOS and Android in Canada and Ireland, getting the game ready for its full release in June. In the meantime, players who can’t have access to MU Origin just yet can check out game guides & tips in the official MU Origin forum.

 

League of Angels II Reveals New Animate System

League of Angels II Reveals New Animate System

League of Angels II, GTArcade’s epic fantasy free to play MMORPG, has some great news for its players. A brand new progression system and game mode is making its way into the game. Introducing the new Animate System!

Animate System: Awaken Your Angels and Heroes

Players that have reached level 55 may access the new Animate System by clicking the Animate tab in the Cultivation panel. Each Angel/Hero on the player’s team will have their own map. This Animate map will gradually transform as players make progress in Animate system (into a Star, then a Hexagram, etc). Players can place Animate equipment into the corresponding Aminate map slot to unlock special stat bonuses.

Each equipment slotted will unlock the corresponding stats. Once players have fully slotted an Animate map, they will gain great additional bonuses and move to the next Animate map. Reach new heights in your Battle Rating by mastering the Animate system!

Anima’s Path: Brand New Dungeon Challenge

So where is Animate equipment obtained from? The answer is the new Anima’s Path Dungeon. This new challenge dungeon is similar to the Main Story Dungeon, where players battle through stages for item drops. Defeat enemies and bosses for a chance to get Animate equipment, then use them in the Animate map to empower your Angels and Heroes like never before!

  • Level requirement: 55
  • Entry: Click Single-player and select Anima’s Path
  • Free Attempts: 20 (Resets daily at 5 AM)

Golden Week: Exclusive Events, Great Rewards, All Week Long

Golden Week, LoA2’s new exclusive event, starts May 16th! In addition to the new update with the Animate System and Anima’s Path, the European server of LoA2 is also scheduled to launch later this month. LoA2 is celebrating the occasion with a week-long event! During Golden Week, there will be new rewarding in-game events and an exclusive feathery item that will let players show their appreciation of one another. Check out Golden Week right now and stay tuned for more news!

Black Desert Online Launching Valencia Expansion Part 1 in June

Black Desert Online Launching Valencia Expansion Part 1 in June

Black Desert Online keeps getting larger and larger as the first part of the next major expansion, Valencia, receives a June 1 release date.

The new content increases the size of the world by an additional 30% and also brings hundreds of new quests, some of which extend the main storyline.

With Valencia Part One, players will be able to journey to an expansive desert region where exploration will take a completely different turn. Extreme heat during daytime requires proper hydration, and intense cold at night requires players to stay warm. Additionally, a new weather effect, sandstorm, inflicts damage unless players set up a tent to protect themselves. The minimap will be unavailable, but getting lost is not all bad―who knows what treasure your shovel may strike?

Regular horses and wagons are not ideal to traverse the desert and will see their speed lowered. Thankfully, players will be able to purchase Camels from NPCs, which fare much better in these harsh conditions. Another new mount, the Guild-owned Elephant, serves as a powerful war mount in sieges.

Furthermore, Node and Castle Siege warfare tests will begin on June 15. This will be a two week trial period (siege results will be wiped) for players to familiarize themselves with the new PvP mechanics and to test the reworked server arrangement. Expect epic large-scale battles never before seen in any MMORPG!

Valencia Part One also adds new weapons, armor, and accessories, such as the Rocaba Armor that grants an evasion bonus, or the Rosar weapons that ignore resistances. Additionally, improvements to the enhancement system will allow players to upgrade their weapons and armor up to +20. The less battle-oriented will be pleased to know that new crafting recipes and crops will also make an appearance.