Tuesday, October 23, 2012

MMORPG News

MMORPG News


League of Legends: 8.2 Million Unique Viewers for Championships

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:59 AM PDT

8.2 Million Unique Viewers for Championships

Riot Games is reporting that over 8.2 million unique viewers watched all or part of the League of Legends second season finals. According to the news at GamesIndustry.biz, Chinese and Korean viewers made up one quarter of the total.

Final Fantasy XIV: Alpha Notices Headed Out

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Alpha Notices Headed Out

Square Enix has announced that the first round of alpha tester acceptance notices has been sent out for Final Fantasy: A Realm Reborn. The first group will go to the Japanese region with other world zones to be added at a later date.

Age of Wulin: Beta Key Distribution Begins

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Beta Key Distribution Begins

Gala Networks EU has announced that beta key distribution for Age of Wulin has officially kicked off. According to the development team, keys will be given away at a variety of venues but Allods Online players can score one through an in-game event as well. The beta is anticipated to begin in early 2013.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Making Your Character Your Own

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:46 PM PDT

Making Your Character Your Own

Part of the hands on experience with The Elder Scrolls Online involved character creation. In our latest article covering our time with TESO, we take a look at that and more. Read on!

EverQuest II: Chains of Eternity Beta Registrations Open

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Chains of Eternity Beta Registrations Open

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that beta registrations for the EverQuest II expansion, Chains of Eternity, have officially opened. Players will want to check this out with the new level cap of 95, new prestige abilities and much more.

RaiderZ: Open Beta Kicks Off

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:59 PM PDT

Open Beta Kicks Off

Perfect World Entertainment and the RaiderZ team have announced that the open beta for the highly anticipated title has officially kicked off.

Aion: Channel Your Inner Designer for the Gunner Class

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:38 PM PDT

Channel Your Inner Designer for the Gunner Class

Aion developers have announced a brand new event challenging players and wannabe designers to submit concept art for weapons tailored to the upcoming Gunner class. One lucky submission will be chosen to be immortalized in the next update.

Guild Wars 2: Talk with the Devs about the Halloween Update TODAY!

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Talk with the Devs about the Halloween Update TODAY!

The Guild Wars 2 team will be on hand in the official Twitch.tv channel beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 p.m. EDT to talk with players about today's release of the Shadow of the Mad King update.

Pocket Legends: Expansion Announced & Halloween Happenings

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Expansion Announced & Halloween Happenings

Spacetime Studios has announced that its flagship title, Pocket Legends, has expanded. The expansion includes a level cap increase, new quests, areas and drops. In addition, the team has a nifty code for players to redeem.

The Elder Scrolls Online: The Comprehensive Preview

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The Comprehensive Preview

We spent three hours last week holed up playing Elder Scrolls Online. During that time, we learned so much about the game it's going to make your head spin. Read on for our comprehensive 3,000 word preview and then share your thoughts in the comments below.

Guild Wars 2: Basking in the Shadow of the Mad King

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Basking in the Shadow of the Mad King

We met up with ArenaNet in San Francisco last week to test drive some of Guild Wars 2's new Halloween themed content: Shadow of the Mad King. Read on to see what awaits you as the update goes live today.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Stuff We Didn't Play - PVP and Social Integration

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Stuff We Didn

Though we got three hours with Elder Scrolls Online last week, there was still a lot we didn't even touch. Luckily Zenimax covered a great deal of it in a post-demo Q&A and presentation. Read on for the details.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Zenimax' MMO Philosophy

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Zenimax

Last week during a special MMO-enthusiast press day at Zenimax Online Studios, we learned a lot about what ZOS hope's Elder Scrolls Online will be to gamers. In this article we recap the team's opening presentation which focuses on their core philosophy and design decisions.

The Elder Scrolls Online: The Templar Experience

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT

The Templar Experience

During last week's visit to Elder Scrolls Online in Maryland, we got to try two classes: The Templar and the Dragonknight. Here then are Garrett Fuller's impressions of time spent with the former.

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