Hailed by many online gaming websites as the savior of online games and showered with an phenomenal amount praises despite the lack of actual gameplay videos, The Elder Scrolls Online entered Closed Beta recently. Despite the tough NDA guidelines, a…
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City of Heroes – New article details the final minutes of Paragon Studios
[Source] City of Heroes closed back in November 2012, together with developer Paragon Studios. The unpopular decision was taken by parent company, NCsoft, and it led to a couple of last-minute petitions and cries of outrage by the immensely close-knitted…
Age of Wushu – Game looking for votes to support Steam launch
[Steam Greenlight page] I have no idea why Snail Games is not directly putting Age of Wushu on Steam, perhaps there are some new restrictions these days. Arguably the most authentic martial arts MMO to launch in recent years, Age…
Age of Wushu – Experience the authentic world of wuxia
[Register now] After a couple of years in the planning, Age of Wushu is finally launching (technically) in a few hours’ time. Well, folks are supposedly streaming into the servers right now, so technically Age of Wushu is already live!…
Sacred Citadel – A fix for anyone looking for side-scrolling action
[Steam page] While not exactly a MMORPG, Sacred Citadel does support up to 3 player co-op with 4 classes to choose from. A side-scroller born from the Sacred RPG franchise, the world looks a tad more colorful, but the arcade…
Ballistic – Awesome graphics for new browser-based shooter
[Beta signup] I am not much of a browser gamer, perhaps some empire building ones with not much action. Online shooters are slowing on the rise for browser gaming, and this is Ballistic, an upcoming game from the genre. …
Infinite Crisis – Wonder Woman and Nightmare Batman joins the fray
[Game website] I am personally very excited about this upcoming MOBA title, which features characters from DC Comics. No, there is no Iron Man, Spider Man or the Avengers, those is for the “other” game. In Infinite Crisis, you will…
Age of Wushu – Character creation event now live
[Register now] With the highly anticipated Age of Wushu launching on 10th April, everyone is now able to download the game, log in and create your characters. Yes, that means reserving your in-game names for the new live server 🙂…
Microsoft – “Always-online” hinted for new Xbox console
Adam Orth, Creative Director at Microsoft Game Studios, hinted the the possibility of the new Xbox console having a compulsory “always-online” feature. His Twitter comments are rather crude, but they seem to have confirmed the online requirement. Perhaps more MMORPGs…
Neverwinter – Beta Weekend 4 and Open Beta date announced
[Register now] After a few months of testing, Perfect World Entertainment has finally announced the Open Beta date, along with a final Beta Weekend for Neverwinter, its new action MMORPG. Open Beta begins on 30th April 2013, while Beta Weekend…
Dungeon Fighter Online – Shocker as North America server closing down
[Closure announcement] With the Asian servers all enjoying massive popularity and having a large group of fans in the western market as well, Nexon has announced the closure of Dungeon Fighter Online. Min Kim, CEO of Nexon America, gave the…
Camelot Unchained – Kickstarter for pure PvP MMORPG goes live
[Kickstarter page] When I say “pure PvP”, it really means that there is no PvE at all in Camelot Unchained. The independent development studio, City State Entertainment, is founded by Mark Jacobs, known for games such as Dark Age of…
Digimon Battle – Another game closes as trend continues
Digimon Battle was first launched in Korea sometime in 2003 I believe, and took it 7 years to reach the western shores in 2010. Despite the dated graphics, the game still was fun for me until newer games came out…
Half-Life 3 – Sequel reportedly shown at GDC 2013 behind closed doors
This is all a rumor, and the logo above is not real as well. Ex-Battlefield 3 lead designer, David Goldfarb, had a rather interesting conversation with Notch on Twitter, as seen below during Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2013. Notch, as…