Secret of Solstice Interview: It’s Been A Summer of Fun!


INTERVIEW

Summertime had us all inspired, and it's great to have an MMORPG that provides a somewhat casual experience which allows players to balance their time between playing indoors and playing outside (accursed sunburn!) during the hot holiday season. I had the chance to speak to GM Phibes, of Outspark's Secret of the Solstice staff team. For those who haven't heard about Secret of the Solstice, (SoS for short) it is a 2.5D MMO with an anime-inspired visual style. It's been more than two years since the Open Beta, and Phibes and I will be discussing the present and the future for this game.

Lost Saga Review Cel-Shaded, Chaotic and Hysterical


REVIEW

Lost Saga is a casual online action beat 'em up game developed by IO Entertainment and hosted by OGPlanet, which features heroes of myth, legend, fantasy and sci-fi duking it out it various different locales in time. Lost Saga features 23+ heroes to choose from, equipped with various attacks and skills. Battles in Lost Saga are chaotic, hectic and for the most part, hysterical.

Final Fantasy XIV Beta Preview: The Game So Far


INTERVIEW

Final Fantasy XIV is Square Enix's latest entry in the Final Fantasy series and the second game in the series to be a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG).  The game aims to provide fans of Final Fantasy XI, the first MMORPG by Square Enix, with a unique yet familiar experience, whilst also hoping to draw in Final Fantasy fans that have never tried the genre.  Does the closed beta build show that the development team has hit the nail on the head or does it just sink to the bottom of the sea amid a variety of design flaws? 

Plants vs Zombies MMO? Or Perhaps World of Pegglecraft?


ARTICLE

PopCap Games announced a deal with NCsoft to bring PopCap's first online multiplayer social game service to Korea later this year. Sadly this will not mean that we're likely to see games such as "Plants vs Zombies MMO" or "World of Pegglecraft" just yet. PopCap and NCSoft are starting with a collaboration named "PopCap World".

Jade Dynasty Organizes Global PvP Tournament


ARTICLE

Perfect World Entertainment unveiled the captain for Team Vengeance, who will lead the team against nine other countries worldwide for the title of greatest Jade Dynasty PvP team in the world as well as for the grand prize of $27,000. The Jade Dynasty Global PvP Tournament will take place on September 18 - 19, 2010 and the captain from each country will be flown to Beijing, China to compete in front of a crowd of thousands.

Mythos Online


NEWS Mythos brings the highly successful “Hack’n’Slash” formula to an actionpacked online role-playing game. Mythos offers players a virtual fantasy world based on a comic bookstyle atmosphere wher...

Big News for World’s First Collectible RTS: SAGA


ARTICLE

Silverlode Interactive today announced that its flagship game SAGA will be offered completely free as of Tuesday September 14th. Players who register for the game will receive the same fully enabled account that was formerly sold for $19.95 on such sites as Direct-2-Drive. All former paid features such as the ability to form guilds, trade in the auction house and quest with friends will be activated.

Sho Online Announces Major Update


ARTICLE

Sho Online will be undergoing major changes in September 15, 2010. Players will now be able to level up to level 150. All ratings related to defense, offense, levels, skills, item prices and masteries will be changed and rebalanced accordingly.