MapleStory Europe unleashes Easter Bunnies & Eggs and New Showa Map
This year’s Easter promises to be another fun and exciting festive event at MapleStory Europe. Starting on March 12, 2009, the four-weeks-event invites players to join a special event quest with the ever-grumpy, demanding Easter bunny Mad Bunny who is sick of painting Easter eggs and not afraid to express it. The only way to calm him down will be to gather the items he wants, which will be rewarded with a special Easter item and random EXP that Mad Bunny hands out.
Following the event, MapleStory Europe is now host to the Showa town, a mysterious area for players with exciting quests and fearsome new monsters to battle. Based on the picturesque Japanese town of the same name, MapleStory Europe’s version of Showa plays home to a quiet, medieval spa town filled with exotic calmness and flair of ancient Asia. But don’t be tricked by the peaceful and inviting scenery of Showa: the map is tailored for higher-level characters and hides threatening, powerful monsters that require advanced power and skills to defeat.
2009 promises to be a huge year for MapleStory Europe as we continue its extensive and rapid expansion, said Sung Jin Kim, Manager of Europe Business at NEXON Europe. “We are adding another great portion of entertaining and exciting new content to the game with the introduction of the Showa map, not to mention the special event-quest celebrating Easter. But this is only the beginning as we have many new, extensive contents lined up for the coming months, for committed and new players alike.
MapleStory originally launched in South Korea in April 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the most successful online games of all time, with over 92million registered accounts across the world. MapleStory Europe, which launched in May 2007, is the latest iteration of the completely free to play franchise, and offers gamers in Europe the chance to play MapleStory in five different languages English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch.
For further information on MapleStory Europe and to sign-up for the game, please visit http://maplestory.nexoneu.com.
EVE Online: Apocrypha Expansion Released
CCP delivers new space, dangers and opportunities
CCP, one of the world’s leading independent game developers, has deployed EVE Online: Apocrypha, the tenth free expansion for EVE Online. Delivering a massive amount of content in a shortened production schedule, Apocrypha is sure to satisfy pilots of all types with the mysterious appearance of unstable wormholes that lead to dangerous and rewarding, hereto unexplored regions of space, a new level of technology that allows for a staggering echelon of ship production and a re-imagined introduction for rookie starship pilots to a life in EVE’s challenging universe. The release also coincides with a return to retail stores for EVE Online.
“Incredible rewards and certain death await explorers brave enough to fly into the unstable wormholes that have opened across EVE Online’s universe,” says Torfi Frans Olafsson, Senior Producer for EVE Online. “While EVE is certainly darker and more dangerous, it has also become accessible with our revamped new player experience, improved UI and renovated graphics and effects. Beginning your chosen path in EVE has never been easier.”
Apocrypha’s improvements include these highlights and more:
- The sudden appearance of unstable wormholes in space, making the universe 41% larger and much more dangerous. On the other side, a first acquaintance awaits to a formidable NPC group that guards the key to the next level of technology. This unknown, uncharted space allows for a true sense of exploration for those brave enough to grab hold of the dynamic new scanning mechanics.
- Strategic Cruisers come with the introduction of ancient technology into production. These modular ships allow for an extravagant level of customization and versatility.
- The first Epic Mission Arc joins an enhanced new player experience to guide fledgling pilots toward the opportunities space has to offer. This massive branching set consists of dozens of missions that are guaranteed to forge any soft-shelled rookie into a battle-hardened veteran.
- Massive sensory improvements for every player: an upgraded sound engine, brand-new animations for almost every effect in game and beautiful original assets in wormhole space.
- A newly designed skill queue allows EVE’s unique character progression system to truly shine and Neural Remapping provides an opportunity for players to refocus their development as they so choose.
- We are releasing our Premium Graphics client for Mac users and introducing Premium Lite as our new lower-end graphics suite for a more beautiful experience all around.
- Full Russian language support.
A full list of features for EVE Online: Apocrypha can be found on the features page: www.eveonline.com/apocrypha
Since our last expansion was released in November, CCP has introduced Pilot’s License Extensions (PLEX) to EVE Online, which basically allow players to trade subscription time for in-game assets with another player like any other item. You can find more about PLEX here: http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/30_Day_Concord_Pilot_License_Extension
EVE Online is available at retailers throughout the United States and Canada and will be available elsewhere beginning March 12th. The retail box includes EVE Online: Apocrypha, each of the nine previous free expansions, 60 days of game time, an exclusive shuttle and an in-game standing certificate.
EVE Online: Apocrypha will be available for subscribers as a free download at www.eveonline.com/download/. Non-subscribers should visit the EVE website to sign up for a free 14-day trial account.
EVE Online
Set tens of thousands of years in the future, EVE Online is a breathtaking journey to the stars, to an immersive experience filled with adventure, riches, danger and glory. With over a quarter of a million subscribers worldwide inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE. Learn more at www.eveonline.com.
Deep Silver to publish X3: Gold Edition from Egosoft
Gold Edition includes X³: Reunion 2.5, X³: Terran Conflict 2.0, “The Aldrin Missions”, and a soundtrack CD
The computer game developer Egosoft and Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, announced the upcoming release of the X³: Gold Edition. The agreement includes world-wide rights (except for the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean).
The collector’s edition contains both X³ games, including all add-ons. The new add-on “The Aldrin Missions” for X³: Terran Conflict is released for the first time, offering numerous additional missions, ships, and sectors. The X³: Gold Edition represents the grand finale of the X trilogy, providing many hours of gaming fun.
For those who like to experience that outer space atmosphere outside of the game as well, the X³: Gold Edition also contains a soundtrack CD with music from X³: Terran Conflict.
The award-winning space drama X3: Reunion 2.5 begins in 2935. The Argon fleet is stretched almost to breaking point by the continuing attacks from the aggressive Khaak, while ruthless Yaki pirates hunt for a mysterious relic, and an equally mysterious machine, obviously left behind by an ancient species, poses a whole new set of questions…
X³: Terran Conflict 2.0 creates a bridge back to Earth’s solar system. The player gets to take on the roles of various characters from the X universe, or a Terran military pilot, and set out on numerous adventures in the most extensive world of all X games ever. X³: Terran Conflict 2.0 raises questions such as: how has Earth changed in the course of all those years? How are the relationships between Earth and its brethren from the X universe going to develop?
The new add-on, “The Aldrin Missions”, features the colony of Aldrin, which was lost centuries ago, and is now once again joining the Terran system. The Terrans are quite eager to reestablish the connections between Aldrin, separated from the rest of the universe for so long, and Earth. The Terrans are putting a huge effort into recolonizing the system that had been presumed lost for so long. The player takes on a crucial role in shaping this new Terran frontier, while exploring new Terran stations and facilities, and making use of a new ship and numerous additional features.
Personal Uplink: Both games now allow players to connect to Egosoft’s new “Personal Uplink” community and compare their achievements within the X universe to those of others.
X³: Gold Edition will be released early in the 2nd quarter of 2009.
MMORPG Land of Magic Open Beta is read
Land of Magic OBT is scheduled for its launch on March 12, 2009.
Lizard Interactive is proud to announce that Closed Beta Test of Land of Magic (lom.neofun.com) has successfully ended without major bugs or system errors to be found. Thanks to grand support of active testers, Lizard interactive has selected 2 awards winners for remitting bug reports and achieving high levels testing variety of contents.
Land of Magic will start Open Beta on March 12, 2009. Land of Magic, developed by Penguri Entertainment based in Korea, is a classic 2D massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) with unique story of an ancient battle which took place between God and Dragon. Fast level up system, easy control of interface and balanced game skills among different classes were praised by CBT users.
Many interesting events welcome open beta users. Lizard interactive is inviting all MMOG lovers around the world. With comfortable computer spec. requirements, and massive game contents, Lizard Interactive is confident to build massive game community for all to enjoy.
Beta testing is an important stage in making a good game and determining the success. Closed beta results were very satisfactory, as Lizard Interactive claims, and showed very promising signs for Land of Magic.
It is free to play and you do not need super computer to play it. Everyone is invited to the mystic Land of Magic. Are you the hero or heroine we all been waiting for?
For further information, please visit the website lom.neofun.com.
2029 Online: Alpha Test Schedule Confirmed
After repeated tests, 2029 Online (http://2029.igg.com) will go Alpha. The Alpha Test is set to start at 11:00PM EST March 17. As the official release of Alpha version, this game is going go make its world debut and will come off a phenomenal year.
We plan to give out 500 CD-Keys in the fairest way we can. Players can participate in our 4th CD-Key giveaway event to receive a CD-Key to Alpha test 2029 Online. For more event’s details, check out the following link: http://2029.igg.com/event/key/ .
If you already have a CD-Key, you will be good to go the official website to activate your account. After your account has been activated, you need install the game. When the Alpha test starts, you will have the access. Keep eyes on our official website for more Alpha announcements including the time when the client is downloadable in the coming weeks.
About 2029 Online
2029 Online a skill based epic Sci-fi MMORPG. The game designers spent three years crafting an idea into a challenging game experience. Being the first of anything is pretty historic. The game since the day it came out has won two titles of being the first sci-fi MMORPG classic and is a leader in these MMO features:
- It is the first MMORPG with a good amount of three Corridors, RTS and RPG elements thrown into the mix.
- It is the first MMO game launched with Fighting Vehicle DIY and auto leveling system.
- It leads in its quick and versatile location design
- It is filled with tightly plotted instanced dungeons
- It features a powerful mercenary system and a unique guild system
To keep you updated, head over to the official website: http://2029.igg.com
Enjoy Mixing Monsters in MixMaster Online
What is MixMaster?
MixMaster is a free play monster battle MMORPG.
There are over 350 monsters in MixMasters and players will aim to get the strongest posible monster by MIXING 2monsters.
Fight other players to become the best MixMaster in the world!!
MixMaster Game Procedure
1. Fight Monsters
Firstly, you must fight monsters and become a master that monsters can be proud to serve. You must show them who are boss is, for them to follow you. Attacking with love and care may increase the chances of monsters becoming your Hench!
2. Train Monsters
In defeat, these monsters may choose to be servered by you. This is where the real journey begins. All monsters have unique, clan group, attribute, gender and elemental group. Some monsters grow early, some blossom later. No monsters are the same in MixMaster. Train them to strengthen your party.
3. Mix Monsters
The true fun of MixMaster lies in Mixing monsters. You can mix 2 different monsters to create a totally new stronger monster. With over 350 Monsters, there are plenty of monsters to mix. With incredible number of Mix Formulae, it is up to you to find out the unknown mystery formula!
4. Make Friends
Best thing about online RPG is that you can maximize your enjoyment by sharing the experience with friends from all around the world. Worldwide Mixmaster is played by over 5million people. You can enjoy the game while making new friends!
5. Fight with/against Friends
With newly made friends, you can go around killing monster, and even better is fight other MixMasters. There is a Team Battle called The Siege Affair every week, which heats up to choose the best MixMaster to rule the Capital City of magirita.
Before installing MixMaster, please check your PC systems capabilities against the recommanded requirements listed below , to make sure that the game will run smoothly on your computer.
Minimum System Requirements
CPU : Pentium 3 – 500mhz or faster
Memory : 128MB or more
Hard Disk Space : 1GB or more
Video Card : 8MB or More, Direct X 8.1 support
DirectX : DirectX 8.1b or later version
Audio : Direct sound support
Network Speed : 56kbps/ ADSL/ CABLE
Recommended System Requirements
CPU : Pentium 3 – 700mhz or faster
Memory : 256MB or more
Hard Disk Space : 1GB or more
Video Card : 8MB or More, Direct X 8.1 support
DirectX : DirectX 8.1b or later version
Audio : Direct sound support
Network Speed : ADSL/ CABLE
Game Website
http://www.mixmaster.com.au/
Unreal Tournament 3 Titan Pack Now Available for Steam and Windows PC
New Maps, Units, Gameplay Modes and More, All for Free
PlayStation 3 Version Available for Free on March 19
Midway and Epic Games are bringing more of a good thing to first-person shooter and Unreal Tournament fans as the Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament 3 is now available to download for Steam clients and Windows PC gamers.
This massive free download includes:
New Maps – 11 new multiplayer maps for Deathmatch, Capture the Flag (CTF), Vehicle CTF and Warfare modes, plus eight maps from the first UT3 bonus pack and Xbox 360 version of the game.
New Gameplay – Two new gameplay modes make their debut in the Titan Pack: Greed, a “tug of war” styled kill points fight, and Betrayal, a cutthroat style of combat where alliances can turn on a dime.
New Units – The X-Ray Field deployable can be used to waste enemies, while the Link Station can be deployed to keep your vehicles in fighting shape. The new Stealthbender vehicle renders itself invisible for surprise attacks, and comes with a Link Station, X-Ray Field, Spidermine traps and a powerful EMP mine. The Eradicator and Stinger are deployable turret units allowing players to rain death on their enemies and protect their bases during combat.
Titan Mutator – This mutator turns you into the dreaded Titan, a 15-foot tall destructive juggernaut possessing all effects from game power-ups at once. Morph into the thundering Behemoth, a 10-meter tall demon of devastation, to deal a temporary yet deadly blow to enemies.
New Characters – Nova and Kana are two new merchants of death joining the multiplayer mayhem.
Street Gears the free to play inline skating game
The gPotato.eu team is glad to announce the official release of the inline skating MMORPG Street Gears. With over 50 000 players participating during the open beta-test phase, everyone can now download the game for free at the www.gpotato.eu gaming portal. With Street Gears going live, players can discover a bunch of new features, including new races, a new playable character, and lots of other surprises.
Street Gears is a free-to-play inline skating game where players can become “riders” fond of freedom and extreme experiences. The city of Park Town has tons of activities for all riders of all levels, such as speed-based races on lots of different tracks, team tournaments, and the possibility to show-off by doing impressive tricks and stunts. From today, all players can enjoy these features, and try the brand new ones that come with the official release of Street Gears.
These include the ability to create any second character on your account. Pick one of the classic characters or ride through the Park Town streets with a fresh, new rider called Rush, an ex-soldier with a love for inline skating. A new race mode is available to players, the Reverse mode. There are new additional quests and a new license, the Pro II, available from level 25. Players can put their reflexes to the test on the new Enberton track, challenging the riders with its various tricky landscapes. Finally, players can plug any USB pad into their computer and enjoy Street Gears as we announce controller support.
To celebrate the release of the game, this final version kicks off a lot of activities like the final events of the Asian Love Festival, which started on the 12th February during the open beta-test phase. In a festive atmosphere punctuated with exotic multicolored lanterns, a big team tournament will take place from today to the 12th March, the last day of the Asian Love Festival. The winning team will have the chance to see its logo displayed on the X-Game Stadium half pipe and win many other extraordinary rewards. Riders can also participate in a special event from the 5th to the 18th March, and win a lot of great prizes.
Please find attached screenshots of the new Street Gears content, and for additional information, please visit the official website: http://sg.gpotato.eu!
Street Gears
Street Gears is a free in-line skating MMORPG with an urban and manga universe, published in its French and German versions by Gala Networks Europe Ltd. In the Park Town city, Street Gears players embody riders, inline skaters and thrill seekers fans who live only for freedom. Races, challenges and mini-games are the day-to-day of these riders, in this atypical free MMORPG!
For further information, don’t hesitate to visit the official Street Gears website: http://sg.gpotato.eu.
Sanrio Digital and Level Up! Games will publish Hello Kitty Online in Philippines
Sanrio Digita and Level Up! Games, the Philippines’ first and leading online games publisher, today announced a distribution agreement to launch Hello Kitty Online in the Philippines. Hello Kitty Online is the eagerly anticipated official massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) of the Hello Kitty universe. Under the terms of agreement, Level Up! will publish and operate an English-language version of Hello Kitty Online in the Philippines.
“We are very excited to publish a local version of Hello Kitty Online with Level Up!, the Philippines’ leader in online games publishing. Their proven track record and experience in online gaming will be instrumental in bringing Hello Kitty Online to a young and dynamic new audience,” said Yat Siu, CEO of Sanrio Digital.
Level Up! Managing Director Jane Walker added, “Level Up Games is delighted that Sanrio, one of the world’s most celebrated brands, has given us the privilege of bringing Hello Kitty Online to our country. We’re confident that, like Sanrio’s well-loved characters, the game will find a special place in Filipino hearts.”
Hello Kitty Online is the official MMORPG based on the popular Sanrio characters. The game, currently in its beta stage, will launch in 2009 on a free-to-play model with optional premium upgrades. Players will explore and experience magnificent adventures in the magical and cute world of Sanrio Land as they interact with other players and more than a hundred Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Cinnamoroll, and many others.
Hello Kitty Online is one of few MMORPG titles to target a female gaming audience. Aside from redefining traditional MMO gaming with the inclusion of integrated social media services, Hello Kitty Online seeks to make playing more worthwhile by connecting the virtual world with real charity events. Recently, the beta in-game event called “Food for Friends” asked players to craft and donate virtual items; the event generated hundreds of thousand of submissions and raised USD 12,000 for UNICEF (www.unicef.org) and the Asian Youth Orchestra (www.asianyouthorchestra.com).
Hello Kitty Online
Hello Kitty Online, developed by Sanrio Digital, is the official massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) of Hello Kitty and friends, and the first MMORPG to integrate social networking web services into the game experience. In addition to standard features such as customizable avatars, guilds, skill systems, and player economy, Hello Kitty Online offers a social networking platform including blogs, video sharing, and email services. For more information please visit www.hellokittyonline.com.
Wonderland Online: Ultimate Challenge
As the design of the Cursed Palace counts down to completion, Wonderland Online (http://wl.igg.com) players can get ready to enter the palace of mystery and danger.
The land is composed of 12 palaces, each of which is protected by one powerful fighter and 4 assisting guards. The Cursed Palace was inspired by constellations, so palaces are named after 12 zodiacs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces).
The first 3 palaces would be easily conquered, but as you step for the next level, the danger is growing. At first sight, those guardians might appear to be unbeatable. However, once their weakness is discovered, the task will be much easier.
If you are super intelligent and absolutely fearless, you might have some luck to pass 12 palaces with rich awards. After that you will face the ultimate challenge in your lifetime. In the final round, Athena will lead her four strongest knights to fight tooth and nail to defend her last territory. Only the bravest warriors with incredible brainpower have hope of defeating them.
The following lists the rewards obtained after passing 12 palaces:
The first 3 palaces are easy to be conquered, so no reward.
4th Palace Reward: Fugu Hot Pot*5 (Hp+300,Sp+300)
5th Palace Reward: Fugu Hot Pot*8
6th Palace Reward: Turkey*3(HP+800)
7th Palace Reward: Turkey*5
8th Palace Reward: Soy Porkbone Noodle*3 (Hp+800, Sp+400)
9th Palace Reward: Soy Porkbone Noodle*5
10th Palace Reward: Curry Rice*8 (Hp+1200, Sp+600)
11th Palace Reward: Love Picnic Lunch*1 (increase pet’s amidity)
12th Palace Reward: 4X Holy EXP Potion
The new version 4.0 will be released soon, for more information please visit our official site:
http://wl.igg.com