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- Dogs of War Online Open Beta Trailer
- Dogs of War Online Enters Open Beta
- SOE G.I.R.L. 2014 Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
- CCP to Erect Monument to EVE Online Players in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Pre-Register Now to Compete in the Tribal Wars Spring Games
- EpicDuel Review 2014
- Gloria Victis Nears Alpha with Huge Update
- Hi-ReZ Studios to promote “SMITE Update Show” every week
- DarkOrbit Reloaded Now Available
- DarkOrbit Reloaded
| Dogs of War Online Open Beta Trailer Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:13 AM PST
Prepare to unleash the Dogs of War as Dogs of War Online flies into open beta. Download it now on Steam! |
| Dogs of War Online Enters Open Beta Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:05 AM PST
Gain access to Dogs of War Online’s Open beta here on Steam. Become the leader of a squad of Wolfen, an army of the Living-dead of Acheron or even a troop of Knights of the Lion and sow terror on the battlefield! Dogs of War Online, played through a turn-based game system on a terrain that is broken down into hexagons, allows you to clash with your opponents in different game modes, ranging from the simple “Versus” to “Kill the Captain or “King of the Hill. You can augment your mercenary purse and progress your team as you advance from battle to battle or as you complete the various missions that are on offer.
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| SOE G.I.R.L. 2014 Scholarship Applications Being Accepted Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:24 AM PST Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is now accepting applications and submissions for its 2014 Gamers In Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition. Through the G.I.R.L. scholarship program, SOE will award one winner with a $10,000 scholarship to be applied towards tuition, room and board, and other educational expenses at the winner’s college or university. In addition to the cash prize, the winner will also be given the opportunity to be hired as a paid intern for up to 10 weeks at SOE’s headquarters in San Diego for hands-on experience working on award-winning franchises, including PlanetSide® and EverQuest®. Now in its seventh year, the scholarship has played a major role with helping aspiring game developers gain knowledge and skills in the video game design field, while providing them with valuable assistance for educational expenses. Past winners have gone on to make their own impact across the gaming and art industries. “The G.I.R.L. Scholarship aims to be the first step towards empowering bright careers for young women in the video game industry,” said Laura Naviaux, Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. “By helping to create more opportunities for women in game design, we are helping to shepherd fresh perspectives and new ideas into our industry.” Submissions for the 2014 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition will close on March 19, 2014. To apply, applicants must register with Scholarship America®, SOE’s scholarship administrator, and submit their application for evaluation, as directed here: https://www.scholarsapply.org/gamersinreallife. |
| CCP to Erect Monument to EVE Online Players in Reykjavik, Iceland Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:15 AM PST In celebration of the first decade of the EVE Universe, CCP Games today confirmed plans announced at Fanfest 2013 to erect a monument in the picturesque downtown harbor of Reykjavik, Iceland to honor those who have participated in establishing the massive virtual universe. The monument will serve as a physical manifestation of the respect and appreciation the company has for the millions of EVE Online players and followers who have contributed in the cooperative creation of the EVE Universe over the past decade. It also serves as a gift to Reykjavik, the home of CCP Games and EVE Online development for the past 16 years, as well as its inhabitants and those who come to visit the world's northernmost capital. The monument will stand atop a half a meter tall metal-plated concrete platform that will have the names of all the main characters of all active EVE Online players (as captured on March 1st, 2014) etched upon it. CCP will be honoring EVE players who have passed away by adding their names to the monument as well. A web-based application will assist in finding specific names on the monument's surface. A laptop buried under the monument will serve as a time capsule with videos, messages wishes and more from the players and the development staff. "Our intention is to immortalize the contributions of the millions of people of the EVE universe in a way that extends beyond their immortality in our games", said Hilmar Veigar Petursson, CEO of CCP. "Honoring them as part of a timeless monument shows how virtual lives and adventures have reached a new level of meaning and impact that weaves into and enhances those that happen in this world. We are humbled by all those that have joined us on the journey so far, and it's our hope that this physical piece will continue to gather energy and relevance into decades to come, becoming like EVE Online and outliving us all. " The Artist, Sigurður Guðmundsson The monument will be unveiled on Wednesday April 30th, a day before Fanfest 2014, the annual gathering celebrating the EVE Universe held at Harpa Concert and Convention Center in downtown Reykjavik. At the event, thousands of EVE Online, DUST 514 and EVE: Valkyrie players will witness the dedication in a special livestreamed ceremony that will include CCP staff, city officials, friends, and family. The monument is an a outdoor sculpture by the artist Sigurður Guðmundsson with help and input from EVE Online's own art directors Börkur Eiríksson and Ásgeir Jón Ásgeirsson. "Worlds Within a World" will stand over five meters tall and consist of two main elements facing each other through a highly polished stainless steel surface that reflects and mirrors the elements and the landscape. On the left side of the model stands a dark aluminum structure with a quote from the EVE Universe and on the right a dark granite facial figure representing the game's players. In 2013, EVE Online was honored by The Museum of Modern Art in New York in the "Applied Design" exhibition of the Museum's Philip Johnson Galleries and formally inducted into the permanent collection in the inaugural group of video games alongside thirteen others such as Tetris, Pac-Man, and The Sims. This monument extends CCP's efforts to create a truly unique universe, in this case through a landmark that bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual. |
| Pre-Register Now to Compete in the Tribal Wars Spring Games Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:51 AM PST InnoGames' classic strategy game Tribal Wars just opened up pre-registration for the upcoming Spring Games – one of its biggest tournaments of the year. Following the great success of the last year's anniversary games, the upcoming tournament is a great opportunity for players worldwide to show their skills and win valuable prizes like smart phones or tablets. The Spring Games officially start on February 10th. Up to ten players of any nation are allowed to team up on a server that runs 3x faster than usual. After two months, the fifty best tribes from the qualification round will move on to the final round. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:43 AM PST By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor)
When playing a MMORPG I always like to challenge myself with other players. By playing a duel or fighting them in a mode with established matchmaking systems, I can find that adrenaline pumping challenge that keeps me hooked and duking it out for hours a day. This week I was introduced to one that’s flown under my radar for quite some time, a game that is entirely focused on fighting with other players, and it is also fully playable in the browser. Epic Duel is a free to play MMORPG that utilizes PvP as your character’s method of progression, leaving the monster fights to those ‘other guys.’ If you have played a game from Artix Entertainment before, you should feel right at home with the graphical style and gameplay of Epic Duel. Artix Entertainment, also known as Battleon Games, have made a lot of browser games before, and I have always been a fan of their signature style. I myself have played Adventure Quest Worlds for a long time, and the simple yet addicting style has made me come back to it again and again. It’s fair to think of AQW as the PvE story driven title where Epic Duel offers the PvP counterpart. Now that’s not to say there isn’t a story in Epic Duel as well. It’s just that it’s the usual tacked on tale common among MMORPGs that focus more on the MMO than the RPG part of their name. There are two factions who both have a different view on life, and you get to choose to play for one of them. They are not really too interesting so I will not go further in depth on that, but surprisingly you always have the choice to switch between them if you do not feel satisfied with your current group. Right off the bat I am reminded why this special style that Artix Entertainment uses interests me for all their games. Your character, and everything you can equip not only reflects on your looks, but just looks bad ass once your character is fully equipped. This dedication to style also stands as one of their secrets to their monetization success as players can purchase even shinier equipment in the cash shop, offering only cosmetic differences, but making you feel all warm and fuzzy inside when your epic flaming sword slams down on an intimidated opponent. Prices are reasonable and most people that play Epic Duel for a great length of time will usually give in to the urge to snag at least one of the sweet items available. During the character creation you can only choose between three classes. The Mercenary that you can compare to a Warrior, the Bounty Hunter that is the assassin type, and the Tech Mage that uses both magic and specialized weapons. I liked the thought of the Mercenary, so my choice was simply. Before long I was lugging around a giant two-handed weapon like it was nothing. Right away you are shown why this game is a bit more difficult than Artix’s other games. Over the last few years we have all been spoiled with auto tracking quests and any other luxury features. And I was reminded why having these features is really a blessing to have; I already had trouble with the first quest finding the right guy to initiate it. As a new player in Epic Duel it can be dauntingly difficult to get adjusted. Some of the quest givers ask you to get an item, or to speak with someone but do not give any directions or information of the location. So you really have to search around all the places to find what you need, and this is easier said than done since there are so many locations that you can teleport to. When you go to your world map you can see the amount of areas in Epic Duel. There are currently ten areas that you can go to, and each area has several or more locations where people can fight with each other or do objectives and quests. Each location in these areas can be controlled by one of the two factions. The system is simple enough and involves taking control of the majority of locations in an area before officially seizing the entire region for your faction. To help conquer a location you need to complete objectives, win fights against the opposing faction, and take part in various other interactions. For all of this you will earn influence, and influence will help you capture the location that you are in. Now onto the most important feature of Epic Duel! Fighting with other players. There are a lot of different ways to fight it out with other players in Epic Duel. You can simply challenge people that are around you, or you can use the matchmaking feature in Epic Duel. Currently there are two game modes, you can play a 1v1 and 2v2. These game modes will automatically search players from your own level range so you do not have to search for people on the battlefield. Once you have found an opponent, the fight starts. Each players has 13 seconds on each turn to make his move, and you really do not need that long if you are paying attention. And the latter is really important, because I have unfortunately lost fights for missing the turns. When it is your turn to attack, you can choose between a few possibilities. Each player has his own set of skills, and when you level up you get to choose what kind of skills you want. These skills use mana, and since you do not have unlimited supply you really need to use your skills at the right time. As a Mercenary I had skills that would support me in regenerating health and getting stat bonuses, but I also had offensive skills that made me pull out a big bazooka, or strike them in an awesome way with my two handed weapon.
Conclusion: Great Epic Duel is an awesome name for this game because it describes every fight so extremely well. All the duels I had with other players were quite equal, resulting in a narrow win or loss. Coming up with a viable strategy and knowing when to react and change it is vital to win regularly, and knowing the capabilities of each class will set you a tier above the competition. Together with character customization represented in sweet 2D style, it still stands above most browser games being released today. At the heart it’s a grand example of Artix Entertainment’s passion for high quality browser gaming while offering something different from their other titles. If you are a big fan of duking it out with other players, and love collecting and testing out a wide assortment of shiny gear, but don’t have the time you used to for epic PvP MMOs, Epic Duel just might be the game to scratch that itch. |
| Gloria Victis Nears Alpha with Huge Update Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:34 AM PST A massive set of patch notes have emerged for Black Eye Games’ upcoming realistic medieval fighting simulator, Gloria Victis. Touching on nearly every aspect of the game from sprite resolution to hit detection to UI and even the story itself, players in this early testing can expect an entirely new experience with today’s patch. Full details and some slick new screenshots can be found in the official post. |
| Hi-ReZ Studios to promote “SMITE Update Show” every week Posted: 04 Feb 2014 04:06 PM PST For an interesting change of pace, Hi-Rez Studios has recently announced on Reddit that the Smite Update Show will now air every week at 5:00pm EST on Hi-Rez Studio’s Twitch Smite Channel (SmiteGame.) This weekly show will be going over the latest Smite Community News, E-Sports & Patch Notes. Whats unique about the show is that the host review the previous weeks patch notes, giving their after thoughts on the changes & fixes in the previous patch, giving fans a more ESPN style outlook on updates. The update shows will continue to premier on Sunday evenings at 5:00 PM (EST), along with Smite Talk Show at 7:00 PM EST and Smite Viewer Games w/ OctanePro at 8:30 PM EST For more details on this news piece can be found at http://www.reddit.com/r/Smite/comments/1wzd6s/smite_update_show_will_now_air_every_week_on/ |
| DarkOrbit Reloaded Now Available Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:15 PM PST On February 4th, 2014, BigPoint Games released the next stage of their browser-based sci-fi MMO with DarkOrbit Reloaded. Built upon the great success of its predecessor, DarkOrbit Reloaded is an epic space action MMO that boasts a refined new look, an immersive sci-fi narrative and important reworks to make it easier for newcomers to get prepared for the epic space battles that await. Jonathan Lindsay, Producer for DarkOrbit Reloaded: "We're very pleased to see DarkOrbit Reloaded marking the start of a new age for Bigpoint. We took valuable feedback from the community and used it to hone this game into a captivating experience for everyone, which meant in some cases fundamental rethinking the game's core systems, which is also fair for pay-players and non-payers alike. We look forward to hearing feedback from the fans and seeing how they react. But we are not finished, we are prototyping with some new technologies that will enable us to do some very exciting things in the future. Watch this space – excuse the pun." More information about DarkOrbit Reloaded: |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:08 PM PST DarkOrbit Reloaded is a browser-based space-sim MMO created by BigPoint. Choose your spacecraft and make for your battle station poste-haste to lend a fighting hand to the efforts of mankind and vanquish the alien vermin threatening the existence of man.  Publisher: BigPoint Pros: +Limited information available
Overview DarkOrbit Reloaded OverviewFeatures: Command your ship: Find your spacecraft from a host of specialized ships: from ships specialized in laying quick waste to enemy hordes and swift space ships fleet of foot designed to gather invaluable intel to bulky contraptions of high-tech brawn that lay down vital cover to your allies, while meting out heavy damage to targets. Fight with Friends, or Against: Fraught with danger at seemingly every turn, players must be on their guard and remain alert while scouring for resources, discovering new maps or completing a host of new missions. Faction allegiance Select one of three rival factions – each replete with their own philosophy of achieving victory in this interstellar fight. DarkOrbit Reloaded Screenshots    DarkOrbit Reloaded Featured VideoComing Soon… Full Review DarkOrbit Reloaded ReviewComing Soon… Screenshots DarkOrbit Reloaded ScreenshotsComing Soon… Videos DarkOrbit Reloaded VideosComing Soon… System Requirements DarkOrbit Reloaded System RequirementsComing Soon… |
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