[Game website] Energy Wells are seats of apex influence, the overflowing crystallized energy is the base essence for every instrument of war. Factions wage fanatical campaigns night and day to claim their absolute sovereignty. The conflict of Black Gold dominance rages…
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Sony Online Entertainment – 1 cheaper sub fee to play them all
[Source] While yet to be official, SOE’s president, Mr John Smedley, has confirmed on Reddit that all SOE players will now pay a cheaper single subscription fee to play all the company’s games. While most of the SOE’s games are…
Aura Kingdom – Glorious Envoy item packs looking for Open Beta owners
Aeria Games, the publisher of Aura Kingdom, has kindly given MMO Culture 2,000 item packs to be given out to all players! Developed by Taiwanese studio X-Legend, Aura Kingdom is perhaps the first blockbuster Free-to-Play game to hit the English…
The Elder Scrolls Online – Emperors to gain exclusive permanent skills
[Source] For those familiar with the lore of Elder Scrolls, you will most probably have heard of the Emperor. In The Elder Scrolls Online, players who have become the Emperor will gain a permanent skill line, although the skills will…
Aura Kingdom – Interview on the most anime online game yet
[Game website] I first played the original Taiwan version (Fantasy Frontier) a couple of months back, and just when I thought I am “retired” from active gaming, I managed to stay in the game till I hit level cap. The…
Aura Kingdom – Open Beta finally announced to begin early next week
[Countdown timer] Aeria Games just announced the Open Beta phase for Aura Kingdom, which will begin next week on 6th January 2014 (US time). For those living in different time zones, please visit the countdown timer link provided! Of course,…
RuneScape 3 – Player decisions to guide content development in 2014
[Game website] As the dawn rises on another new year, RuneScape celebrates its 13th birthday! Not one to rest of their laurels, the developers have already turned their attentions to the year ahead with a video (seen below) for the community.…
World of Warcraft – New account-stealing malware leaves all vulnerable
[Source] According to the article on GamesIndustry, a new malware has found its way to the computers of World of Warcraft players. Even with usage of the 2-way authenticator (keychain dongle or mobile app), accounts are still vulnerable as the…
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Brief look at the new Adventure Mode
Having spent some time playing Diablo III: Reaper of Souls in its Closed Beta client over the past week, I am here to briefly report about 1 of the new feature, the Adventure Mode. Basically, it is an alternative choice…
Heroes of the Storm – New gameplay videos to celebrate the festive season
[Game website] Recorded over the Christmas holidays, Blizzard Entertainment has released 2 new gameplay videos for Heroes of the Storm, its upcoming “hero brawler” (Blizzard wants to shun the “MOBA” term). Rather than having just a main 3-lane map, there…
TERA – En Masse teases new female class in festive community letter
[Source] The news apparently hasn’t been picked up by the Korean media, but En Mass Entertainment, the North America subsidiary of Korean developer Bluehole Studio and publisher of TERA North America, teased about an upcoming new class in a festive…
Aura Kingdom – Closed Beta keys giveaway for anime online game
[Activate here] Shortly after Founder’s Beta, Aura Kingdom is entering Closed Beta on 23rd December 2013 (US timing)! Publisher Aeria Games has provided MMO Culture with 2,000 keys, making sure no one gets left out of all the anime-ish fun!…
Firefall – CEO Mark Kern reportedly voted out by board of directors
[Source] According to an article over at Game Front, citing an internal email from Red 5 Studios, CEO and founder Mark Kern has reportedly been voted out of the company. More recently in September, 10% of the workforce was laid…
The Division – PC version will be optimized and not a console port
Initially only announced for next-gen consoles, Ubisoft’s upcoming online open world RPG was later announced for the PC platform as well. Massive, the Ubisoft studio developing the game, revealed in a new blog post that the “PC version won’t be…