Video Game Show says Gamers Are Highly Effective People
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Highly effective people improve their lives through things that they can influence. What more influence do you want than that which is obtained playing RPG games?
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Ever met a gamer that began a game without the thought of ending their opponents?
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Spend time doing what fits into your personal mission, observing proper balance between production and building production capacity? Gamers spend all day and night doing what fits into their games’ mission, observing proper balance between good hand and eye coordination.
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
I think it goes without saying that all gamers think about is winning and a bit about shooting & blowing stuff up.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Gamers always seek to understand the game, and only then kill all that gets in his or her way for the sole reason of being understood.
Habit 6: Synergize
Through online communication, gamers find ways to leverage individual differences to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Body parts that is.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
Gamers take time from game play to buy more games. Marinating a balance among these two dimensions isn’t easy when you don’t have a job. Luckily for gamers, petty task like sharpening saw blades, knives, swords, and spears aren’t necessary in virtual game worlds. Reloading seems to be the more annoying thing gamers deal with.
Analogy over!
Executive producer Jace Hall & Director/ producer Todd Roy of the video game show “The Jace Hall Show” seek 5-6 hardcore video gamers. i.e. 80-120 hour a week gamers who know their stuff. Our goal: To help outsiders understand who / what we really are and daily sacrifices made to live in a world where almost no one gets it.
To qualify you must:
– live with at least one interviewable parent.
– have one or more siblings that aren’t gamers.
– be between ages of 18 and 35.
– divide some attention for interviews during game play.
– be available to fly out to our green screen studio in Los Angeles for 2 days.
– believe that the world is full of people just wasting time working 9-5 jobs.
CONTACT: Phil Guye, +1-323-851-3825, phillipguye@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.atomicstudios.com/
http://www.jacehall.tv/
Karos Online: Next closed beta weekend starts 23rd October, more details revealed
NHN Corporation has confirmed that following a period of intense development, the Karos Online team has met several key milestones and the next closed beta weekend for the free-to-play fantasy MMORPG will take place from the 23rd to 25th of October.
Many changes have been made to the game, including a significant change to the player-killing system that was spurred by comments from players. “We received a lot of feedback that being subjected to player-killing in the early levels of the game was a problem for new players,” said Heejin Jeong, Senior Overseas Sales Manager at NHN Corporation. “We want everyone to be able to enjoy Karos Online from the beginning, so the game has been changed to restrict player-killing to characters of level ten and above. We believe this will ease many of the issues for new players while still retaining the competitive spirit of Karos Online.”
In the next Karos Online closed beta weekend, players will be able to progress to level 35, explore the new region of Peltrok, and try a new character class: the Mystic. The Mystic joins the previously announced classes of Blader (two-handed melee attacks), Rogue (dual-wielded attacks) and Bowmistress (ranged missile attacks).
Members of the graceful, half-elemental Seroine race, Mystics are an alluring and powerful class of female warriors who use nature magic to launch ranged attacks on opponents. The Mystic’s skills enable her to be very helpful in mass PvP, as well as a valuable addition to adventuring groups. Like the other classes in Karos Online, Mystics can specialise twice during the course of play: at level 15, she can become either a battle-focused Mage, or a Cleric who provides allies with a variety of vital buffs and healing.
Beta signup is now open at www.karosgame.com, and players who have signed up for a previous event are permitted free access to future ones.
More details and features will be revealed as the closed beta continues. Karos Online is scheduled to be released in English during Q4 2009, with versions in German and Turkish to follow later.
Karos Online – Stunning 3D Action Fantasy MMORPG
Karos Online (http://www.karosgame.com) is a brand new free-to-play fantasy MMORPG developed by Galaxy Gate (lead developers of Laghaim and Last Chaos), to be published in Europe and North America by NHN Corporation. An English release is scheduled for Q4 2009, with German and Turkish versions to follow.
In Karos Online, players take the role of a hero determined to defeat the curse of darkness falling over the world of Asmara and ascend to ultimate glory by becoming the mythical Karos warrior. Through questing, guild clashes and mass PvP, they enter the fight for domination over the world’s vital energy source, Fletta. Fletta provides the basis for the game’s unique and complex alternate progression system; alongside traditional leveling within the game, Fletta energy can be used to increase stats, give buffs, buy resources and enchant items.
With a strong RPG component, wide range of class skills and fantastic visual combat effects, Karos Online offers a rich player experience and an exciting end-game for guilds, including castle sieges and resource control points. There are a variety of dynamic dungeons to explore, with shifting paths and surprises to challenge players as they progress in level. The economy is well-developed, with mining, fishing and crafting elements, and a consignment system for storage.
Karos Online offers rare graphical quality for its small client size, has low minimum requirements, and will be accessible to a vast range of computers. Videos demonstrating graphics and gameplay are now available on the official website at www.karosgame.com, and more features will be revealed as the closed beta test continues.
Karos Online features
• Breathtaking 3D graphics and combat action effects
• 5 different races and 9 original classes, evolving into 36 different specialized classes
• Dynamic, evolving dungeons with shifting paths and surprises
• Guild wars, territory control and large-scale castle siege battles
• Alternate Fletta level progression system
• Elaborate mining, fishing and crafting system
• Small client size (760MB) and low minimum PC requirements
• Keyboard and mouse control both available
Archlord Releases Swashbuckler along with Service Territory Expansion to North America and Europe
- Webzen.com starts the worldwide service of Archlord.
- During the month of October, the new character class ‘Swashbuckler’ will be introduced.
- Former Archlord users can transfer their accounts to Webzen.com.
- The official website for Soul of the Ultimate Nation revealed
- MU Online is enjoying the rapid growth of South American users.
WEBZEN Inc., announced that the company had commenced the worldwide service of Archlord: Arch Battle of the World, expanding the service territories to North America and European countries.
As the CODEMASTERS license agreement of Archlord in North America and Europe ended, the global Archlord servers are now hosted by WEBZEN (http://archlord.webzen.com). Consequently, all users around the globe except from Korea, Japan, and China can connect to the Archlord servers via WEBZEN.COM.
To accommodate the former Archlord players from CODEMASTERS, WEBZEN will provide the service to transfer previously activated accounts within this month. Starting from October 8, players can pre-register to apply for the account transfer and receive free in-game gifts.
Also, WEBZEN is providing the next content update featuring the new character class “Swashbuckler”. The new character, a close range female combatant, armed with a pair of swords to inflict great damage, is the premier introduction among western countries.
WEBZEN has arranged many in-game events to celebrate and welcome new players. Starting from October 3, all Archlord users will be able to transform and experience the new character using “Swashbuckler metamorphosis potion”. Also, WEBZEN plans to give away many more Cash Items for free through in-game events.
Meanwhile, WEBZEN will launch ‘Soul of the Ultimate Nation (S.U.N)’ in this coming October. The official website of S.U.N (sunonline.webzen.com) is already available for pre-registration.
WEBZEN has also announced that the recent marketing efforts of MU Online, is showing a strong indicating figure in growth of South American players, bringing back many dormant users
“The service territory expansion and the account transfer from CODEMASTERS will create a user-friendly environment for Archlord. We expect to see a significant increase of new users as well as the overall improvement of WEBZEN.COM business. Furthermore, the update such as introducing ‘Swashbuckler’ indicates our commitment towards the success of the game. ” said Chang Keun Kim, the chief executive officer of WEBZEN.
Detail services of Archlord are available at WEBZEN’s official website, www.webzen.com.
GameKiss opens official website of brand-new MMORPG, Valkyrie Sky
New horizon of MMORPG opens with Valkyrie Sky
Online PC game portal GameKiss announces the official website launch of its brand-new title Valkyrie Sky.
Valkyrie Sky is a RPG based on the Norse mythology. The game does not fall in any one existing game category. GameKiss instead officially names its own genre “Arcade Shooting MMORPG”.
The game combines shooting-the best genre of the arcade platform-and MMORPG, a popular online platform, into one. Users will enjoy the hair-raising bullet-curtain style game-play in the stage and field while experiencing growth, community and task activities of MMORPG in the world map.
Valkyrie Sky provides both player vs player (PvP) and battle for occupation of the World Map through the structure of two realms. The game also does not miss any of the latest features of the life system in MMORPG including fishing, cooking, playing music and auctioning, which add a new kind of amusement to the arcade shooting genre.
It is undeniable that traditional shooting games easily bore players because of repeated game-play patterns. Valkyrie Sky attempts to provoke and players will be challenged through various features including the random mapping system.
“There have been a few attempts to add innovative elements to shooting games,” said Roman, Senior Game Master of GameKiss, “However, they have had the limitation that one element complimented another rather than both genres being well-combined with balance.” Roman is confident that Valkyrie Sky would overcome such weakness and provides the strengths of both arcade shooting and MMORPG.
The closed beta service of Valkyrie Sky kicks off on October 21st, and various events are prepared for the CBT.
More details can be found at valkyriesky.gamekiss.com.
Join us for the closed beta of FrontPage Sports Football
Focus Home Interactive launches a closed beta for its Free2play American Football Management Game
Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studio would like to invite you to join the closed Beta of FrontPage Sports Football, their American Football management simulation game! As a member of the beta test group, you will have the chance to test the game and share your thoughts with us – and give the developers a chance to make the best game possible.
With FrontPage Sports Football you will be able to manage football teams and make all the decisions that a real manager or coach would make during a season. A few clicks will let you become a new virtual head coach. Take charge of recruiting and transferring players, manage training sessions, deal with your players’ injuries, set a game plan, write your playbook and win one of the three proposed championships – Non-professional, University or Professional.
To be the best, you will have to make key decisions: draft choices, recruit free agents, and take risks with your finances! But the decisions will also concern the action on the field: plan your tactics, watch 3D replays to improve your team moves and anticipate the reaction of your challengers, and much more!
Don’t wait! Visit the official website to sign up and join the BETA of FrontPage Sports Football. Get ready for a shot at becoming the best virtual head coach ever!
Join the BETA of Frontpage Sports Football: http://www.frontpage-football.com/
MLB Dugout Heroes – Updated to mark what’s apparently the hottest month in baseball
New Enhancements To Include Console Style Menu, Enhanced Minor League And Bench System, Team Logo Bonuses And The All-New Dodger Stadium!
To celebrate the hottest month in baseball, GamesCampus will introduce tons of new content changes coinciding with the Fall Classic in its popular online baseball game – MLB Dugout Heroes. Among the new features are a new console style menu, a minor league system, an enhanced bench system, new team logo bonuses and a brand-new stadium.
Both new and current players can check out the new features at www.mlbdugoutheroes.com starting this Thursday, October 8th.
Dodger Stadium
The newest stadium in MLB Dugout Heroes is here! Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962. Dodger Stadium is currently the third oldest ballpark, and one of the biggest in Major League Baseball, behind Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago!
New Console Style Menu
The new Console Style Menu layout is more common to players who are familiar with console style presentation. Console sports games use this vertical style option with a portion of the screen dedicated to individuals who are great ambassadors for the respective sport.
Minor League System
The Minor League System makes a smooth transition from retirement to replacement. The new Minor League System allows players to groom their players of the future while using their present players. Players can assign up to nine pitchers in the Minor Leagues, up to three per concentration: Balanced, Flame Thrower (Increased Fastball Growth Rate) and Finesse Pitcher (Increased Breaking Ball Growth Rate).
Players may assign up to twelve Minor League Batters in the Minor Leagues, up to three per focus: Balanced, Power (Increased Power Growth Rate), Accuracy (Increased Bat Growth Rate), Run (Increased Run Growth Rate).
Enhanced Bench System
Players can ensure their bench players are doing more than just growing old on the bench. They can customize the way each player earns EXP and all Bench Pitchers have only one type of growth rate. All the Pitchers in the designated slots will receive 80% of pitchers’ default EXP.
Bench Batters have the option of selecting one of five growth types; Power, Bat, Run, Throw, or Defense. Batters in the designed slots will receive 80% EXP of the following positions; 4th Batter in Lineup (Power), 3rd Batter in Lineup (Bat), 1st Batter in Lineup (Run), Catcher (Throw), or Shortstop (Defense).
Team Logo Bonus
Using the Special Team Logo, players will receive a bonus for the amount of past players of a specific team they have in their lineup. User’s who recruit past players of their favorite teams – using the new Team Specific Draftcards – will receive bonus stats for having those players in their lineup.
More information can be found at: www.mlbdugoutheroes.com
ZOMBIE DRIVER – Turn on the wipers and hit the gas
EXOR StudiosTM announcing the Zombie DriverTM game for the PC
EXOR Studios announce its first commercial PC title – Zombie Driver™ – an action driving game with a top down perspective and a dynamic helicopter chase camera. Fight your way through the streets of a zombie infested city to save the survivors of a disastrous chemical accident that changed most of the city’s population into mindless brain hungry monsters.
Time is your enemy and your car is your weapon as you race through the streets smashing everything on your way including fences, phone booths, street lamps and hordes of zombies.
When the gruesomely mutated zombies become too much to handle, buy a new car or get more guns and upgrades installed. You can earn more money for finishing side quests, making kill combos and searching for hidden prizes. Game play is unrestricted and the player can freely roam through the dark streets, alleys and backyards searching for the best shortcuts or hidden power ups.
Key Features:
- 17 story missions with sub quests and bonus objectives,
- Huge, free roaming city, infested by thousands of brain hungry zombies,
- 6 different cars including an unlockable super car,
- 9 different upgrades for each car, which can transform even an innocent Taxi into a Chariot of Death
- All cars can be mounted with miniguns, flamethrowers, rocket launchers or even dual railguns.
- All weapons have 3 upgrade levels which come with unique features.
- Dynamic combo system with tricks and hordes of zombies to try it on.
- Many vicious zombie types including even zombie dogs
Zombie Driver is coming to PC digital distribution in November 2009. The game is developed using the Ogre3D rendering engine and PhysX by NVIDIA.
More information, videos and screenshots are available at www.zombiedriver.com
New official FIA World Rally Championship game to be launched
WRC’s unique off-road driving experience is coming back
Fans of the FIA World Rally Championship will soon be able to get closer to the action after it was announced that a new official WRC console game is now under development and scheduled for launch in 2010.
The agreement with leading Milan based publisher, Black Bean Games, will see the WRC game available across the world for the first time on PlayStation®3, Xbox360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PC formats. Black Bean Games, and their in-house development studio Milestone, have an excellent track record of successful motorsport games including the SBK Superbike championship and MotoGP.
The new official WRC game will provide the sport with major promotional and commercial opportunities, which will continue to grow the reach and appeal of the WRC on a global scale.
Simon Long, ISC CEO, said: “The official WRC game will engage a whole new audience for the sport and we’re tremendously excited at the opportunities to grow our fan base and the profile of the WRC. It provides a hugely powerful touch point for us in which to showcase the WRC to consumers, and it will be the most realistic and playable rally game of all time. We chose to work with Black Bean Games because they have a proven track record making top level games with the official license in two-wheel motorsport.”
Virgilio Bixio, Black Bean Games President, added: “We are particularly proud to bring the WRC franchise back into the videogames arena after so many years of absence. Milestone has been working hard on this title and our expectations are really high. We will be able to provide the utmost competitive title that will provide extremely positive results. Furthermore, Milestone’s work is enriched by the overwhelming support we have received from the WRC community.”
The official WRC game agreement was secured by ISC, the exclusive worldwide media and commercial rights holder for the FIA World Rally Championship.
gPotato Europe will introduce fifty player Emporia Tournaments into Dragonica as part of the Tales of the Damned expansion this October
25 v 25 side-scrolling guild battles heading to European versions of Dragonica
Dragonica is the free arcade-style 3D side-scrolling MMORPG developed by Barunson Interactive and published by Gala Networks Europe. This October will see the introduction of the “Tales of the Damned” expansion for European versions of Dragonica, and we are proud to announce information on the eagerly anticipated Emporia Tournament system, available to players who download the game from http://dragonica.gpotato.eu.
Players who are members of any of the active Guilds of Dragonica are in for a treat this October. The Emporia Tournament is a Guild v Guild battleground that gives opposing teams the ability to attack an Emporia, with the aim of taking out their opponents cores, scattered throughout the brand new Emporia maps. Up to fifty players will be able to participate in frantic side-scrolling team-based action.
The Emporia Tournament system will work to a timetable that will be announced on the official European Dragonica website at http://dragonica.gpotato.eu and will offer Guilds a regular series of events that they can spend their Guild experience to enter. Winning teams will get a variety of in-game prizes, as well as develop their Guild’s prestige and be in with a chance of gaining large amounts of experience for their Guild. This experience will unlock new Guild skills that Guild members can use during their adventures throughout Dragotaka.
The Emporia Tournament is just one of many new features being introduced by the “Tales of the Damned” expansion to European versions of Dragonica. In addition to this new feature, controller support, pets, an increase in the level cap to 65, many brand new field maps, mission maps, dungeons, bosses and a revised mission scoring system will be introduced. As with all gPotato.eu games, this and future updates are all available completely free of charge, and will be delivered by a patch (or for new players a new and updated client) during October.
Dragonica is available as a free-to-play game, meaning no subscriptions, ever! You can download the game client from http://dragonica.gpotato.eu and register for your free gPotato.eu account to play the game. European users who are travelling outside of Europe, you are now able to play Dragonica with gPotato while abroad by clicking the “Register my IP” button on the Dragonica website before logging into the game.
Requiem: Memento Mori launches successfully with over 700,000 users
Gravity Interactive, a world renowned massively multiplayer online game publisher, has launched Requiem: Memento Mori the third title in Gravity’s Requiem franchise.
Over 700,000 Requiem users and community members are experiencing the newly enhanced world of Requiem through the release of Memento Mori. Gravity proudly announced that the game’s official name is “Requiem: Memento Mori”, a term generated from Requiem’s active community. In development since 2008, Requiem: Memento Mori was just released on September 24th and gives the community new ways to play, socialize, interact and explore the world of Requiem.
“Were really excited about the new content that Requiem: Memento Mori provides our users…”said Mario Fernandez Jr., community manager of Requiem: Memento Mori at Gravity Interactive. “…they are really going to enjoy these new features and I’m really excited that were able to provide them! ”
Designed with a horror theme, players will interact in Requiem: Memento Mori by engaging in quests, battling monsters, exploring the worlds and socializing with friends. As an extension of the Requiem world, Memento Mori enhances game play by offering user controlled PVP and Clan combat systems, enhanced item upgrading systems, more customizable stats and characters, a new pet system, and numerous events and community outlets.
Visit www.playrequiem.com for more information about Requiem: Memento Mori.
Requiem!
Requiem: Memento Mori is one of the world’s first Horror MMORPG’s for mature audiences. Be transported to a horror-filled, violent and bloodstained world of Ethergia where the world is devastated by generations of warfare and the misuse of science and magic. Discover this unique world, engage in combat with monsters, experience a unique storyline and characters, interact and play with friends, and more in this horror massively multiplayer game. Designed for the PC as a free to play game, the MMO is accessible and easy to navigate for everyone. For more information, visit www.playrequiem.com.