Less than 2 days after Guild Wars 2’s head start. the game found its first level 80 character from French guild War Legend, with the achievement going to a player named Surfeuze. With this news hitting the internet, War Legend’s…
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet “fixing” unnormal leveling speed
As most of you would have read in my previous post, someone has gotten to level 80, and from my observations, there are a handful of level 70’s as well roaming in Guild Wars 2 currently. Developer ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien,…
Guild Wars 2 – First level 80 player spotted
[Source] The first level 80 character in Guild Wars 2 was confirmed a couple of hours ago, with the honor belonging to a player named Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend. He simply reached the level cap by crafting…
Project N – Debut game which is late for the party
[Source] The maiden title for upcoming Korea developer, Nflodsoft, Project N is yet another MMORPG crafted by Unreal Engine 3. Why is it late for the party? Well, the game looks and feel like a Free-to-Play version of TERA +…
Age of Wushu – Pre-purchasers of Elite Edition to enjoy head start
A little similar to Guild Wars 2, Age of Wushu will be handing a 1-week head start to players who purchase the Elite Edition (USD 9.99) of the game. Developed by Suzhou Snail Game and being published by its North…
Guild Wars 2 – New online tutorial manual explains the game
ArenaNet is really, really too kind to the community. Well, that is not a bad thing, but stuff they do usually make other game companies blush in shame. Introducing Guild Wars 2’s online tutorial manual, which can be used by…
Swordsman Online – More on combat skills
Announced since 2010 with trailers and screenshots, Perfect World’s Swordsman Online has yet to be given a Closed Beta date in China, although all fingers are pointing towards end 2012. 1 of the most anticipated locally-developed martial arts MMORPG in…
Three Kingdoms Brawler – Game closure signals another turn for The9
2 years ago, Chinese MMO publisher The9 was on the brink of closure after World of Wacraft China shifted hands to NetEase. Determined not to repeat the same mistakes, several development studios were being setup, and Three Kingdoms Brawler was…
PlanetSide 2 – New “commercial” of epic proportions
[Source] In the latest edition of “The Jace Hall Show”, the show’s producer, Todd Roy, was given the reins by Jace Hall and Sony Online Entertainment’s president full reins of making an epic commercial trailer for PlanetSide 2. Todd roped…
Final Fantasy XIV – Old retail copies ordered to be destroyed?
[Source] Oh man… Posted in NeoGAF forums, Square Enix is apparently ordering retail stores to “destroy” old copies of Final Fantasy XIV, which will see a vastly different Version 2.0 launch later this year. According to the source, there is…
ArcheAge – “Gangnam Style” virus attacks the game
If you have not heard anything or read about the Korean song, Gangnam Style, you are either a failed otaku or someone who is really oblivious to the latest Asian pop trend. Well, even the Europeans have heard of this…
Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 – New raid bosses defeated
A few days ago, the 2 new bosses in Mabinogi Heroes: Season 2 were defeated. They are the pacific giant snake, Rakiora and the legendary giant sea monster, Kraken. Given that they are supposedly the hardest ones implemented thus far,…
Project Copernicus – New video and player-driven content
[Source] If you have been following gaming news, you probably would have read about the downfall of 38 Studios, the developer behind the single-player RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The in-development MMO version, codenamed Project Copernicus, was canned as well.…
Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms
I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead”…