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- MMO Holiday Events Guide 2014
- Zombies Monsters Robots: Six Feet Below Zero update Available
- Block N Load: Christmas Skins Available to Unlock
- Outcast Odyssey: Card Design Contest Hosted by DeviantArt
- Armored Warfare: Premium Commander Available for Holidays
- Worlds of Magic: 10% off only until January 2nd
- Shards of War: Bigpoint introduces new Sentinel Bastion
- Conquer Age: Clash of Empires Now Available on Android
- Trion Worlds Hosts Several Holiday Events
- Ultimate Robot Fighting Now Available
| Posted: 19 Dec 2014 03:04 PM PST It’s time for candles, snow, sleigh bells, mistletoe, reindeer, and all the other holiday trappings that make Winter so festive in the West. See what the holiday spirits have summoned up in your favorite MMOs this year! APB Reloaded: It’s time for the year to go out with guns blazing. A new game mode, the 12 Deaths of Christmas, is a free-for-all reverse gun game with rewards including Secret Santa Boxes, rewards, skins, and more. Each Holiday Box creates a new random weapon, and giving to others will let players earn a new skin and a chance to win the FAR ‘Charger.’ Or grab a Snowball Launcher and enter the Snowball Wars for a Santa Hat and Reindeer Antlers. Still not satisfied? Play each day for a special Christmas present (so long as you achieve 10 unique kills). Or have you been banned? Redeem yourself by donating ten hours of community service and you may earn the right as one of ten players from each server to have your ARMAS moved to a new account. ArcheAge: The first Winter Maiden Festival has arrived with seasonal items, snowmen building, a new level 50 dungeon (the Sea of Drowned Love) and the dangerous Red Dragon in the Karkasse Ridgelands – all available until January 8. Armored Warfare: Everyone can claim a special free Commander from now until January 18 at this page. Players only need to log into their existing account, or register for an account, to claim their reward. Battleline: Steel Warfare: Get festive with the Seasonal Supply event, and earn special presents for completing PvP battles! The winter event runs from December 23, 5pm Pacific until January 6, 3pm Pacific. Block N Load: From now through January 6, any player can earn an exclusive and permanent Santa skin for Tony Turretto by completing 20 friendly games. Champions Online: Misfit Toys are at it again! Battle in a five man instance, collect free gifts, and face off against the world boss Clarence, a robot teddy bear. More details can be found here. DC Universe Online: Take on the Orange Lantern Corp in the open world, or confront Larfleeze in a special boss fight. All previous years’ feats and rewards are back in addition to this year’s new feat, collection, styles, and base items, and are available until January 6. See more here. Defiance: The Volge have decided to protest Solstice celebrations! Participate in events for a chance to get new Radiant Solstice weapons, special arkfalls and outfits, and more. Collect five gifts for your work and you can collect a special legendary weapon themed after the 12 Days of Christmas. If you’re looking for something less violent, help the Tarr family with a special reindeer scavenger hunt. Dragon’s Prophet: The Silver Dragon Festival has arrived, but goblins and giants have decided to try to spoil the festive mood. Use the Great Dragons’ gift of light to make snowballs and snowmen to restore the peace. The event lasts through January 15. EverQuest: Frostfell returns with a series of special holiday quests, special themed items in the Marketplace, and a special visit from Santug Cluagg from December 24 through December 26. Learn more about this year’s event here. EverQuest II: The Frostfell Wonderland Village is open now through January 8, offering holiday-themed quests, new craftables, daily presents, and a new quest: The Great Candy (Cane) Chase. Details on this event are here. Firefall: Father Wintertide is calling on players to help him fix his rocket sleigh. You can also join in the Snowball Fight arenas to challenge friends or strangers, and earn special rewards by playing Whack an Elf! You can learn more here. Forge of Empires: The first major holiday event to run concurrently on FOE mobile, players can get two new buildings and earn special star currency through holiday quests from December 1 through January 5. Fork Parker’s Holiday Profit Hike: No, not really an MMO, but we can’t exclude Devolver Digital’s free to play parody game with plenty of snark for end-of-year video game sales! You can find it free on Steam. Forsaken World: Visit Winter Heights to begin your quest to collect presents scattered around the world. Pets and other rewards are waiting. Grepolis: Players can use the daily Wheel of Fortune on Tyche’s Calendar, which includes new rewards and rituals. Guns and Robots: From December 18 through December 25, win free holiday accessories by gathering cookies in the Cookie Thieves challenge, or bash open presents in The Ghost of Christmas event for a chance to get Frostie’s head. Heroes Charge: Join the community on Facebook for fireside chats and chances to win gems! Ironkill: Complete the new in-game "Christmas Clash" tournament between December 19th and January 2nd to be rewarded with Frostbot, a brand new, holiday-themed robot with a unique “Frostbite” attack. Legend of Edda: Find and earn special rewards, costumes, and more by looking for snow crystals until December 31. You can also get special items for Legend of Edda, plus Seal Online and Cronous by using code Welcometoeddaonr. Marvel Heroes: Twelve days of festivities are available from December 13 through December 24. Each day unlocks special bonuses, and you can find out what bonuses are active here. Neverwinter: Monster battles on ice, stargazing, ice fishing, and sled racing await you in this year’s Winter Festival, which offers special rewards including an Ice Sprite and Winter Wolf companion, plus a chance at the rare Fawn of Shiallia! More details can be found here. Perfect World International: Take part in new community events including PvP battles against the community manager, Photoshop battles, Make a Wish events, and more. Plague Inc: Just for the holidays, players can try two new holiday themed scenarios for free and try to spread joy through the world! The holiday update also comes with other updates and improvements. Planet Calypso: Merry Mayhem runs from December 19 through January 11. Run missions and hunt down special holiday enemies to try to score high enough to win one of many awesome prizes! Full details are here. PlanetSide 2: Merry Auraximas! Snowmen have returned for players to take down for extra XP, the Snowblower title, cert points, and more. Special camo sales also take place from December 7 through 18, so you may have missed out on some bonus camos – but there’s still more rewards to earn. RIFT: Fae Yule is here with tons of events to keep you busy through January 7. New quests are available in the Plane of Water, and there’s a new Golden Devourer raid boss to defeat. New minions, pets, items, and costume weapons can also be found, and previous holiday adventures are still available to play. Finally, extra rewards for completing level 65 Expert dungeons, and a new special Weekly Quest (Faelight Sparkle) will grant Raid 1 items! RuneScape: Talk with Santa Claus and begin the annual Festive Cheer event. Help the community build a giant Christmas cracker to earn XP rewards. Fight against the Snowverload boss. Show off your skills on the slopes with snowboarding!
The Secret World: A new holiday event includes a London Opera, a hidden Masonic tomb, new items in the Rucksacks of Saturnalian Delights, and all the events from previous years for a bonanza of darkness and mystery that lasts until January 5. Educate yourself on the Conspiracy here. SMITE: The Seven Days of Saturnalia are here with special rewards and a Gingerbread Man Icon! Find out more here. Star Trek Online: Q returns for the Winter Festival, with animated Snowmen, Gingerbread people, ice skating, racing, and pie-eating contests with Neelix. More details can be found here. Swordsman: Help Joe Chen to earn a Reindeer pet and some festive fashion items. Learn more here. Trove: Welcome to Trove’s first Snowfest! Collect mystery boxes from slain enemies and from completing Shadow Arenas. Each has a chance to contain recipes, snowballs, and more, including the rare Snug Snowman Mount and Laden Sleigh Mag Rider. Villagers and Heroes: A special event zone, Grinchta’s Lair, welcomes players to take on the notorious and dastardly green beast. Find new quests, crafting recipes, Nutcracker outfits, and more this winter! More info here. The West: Open your Advent Calendar daily for bonus rewards! World of Warcraft: The Feast of Winterveil is here again with new toys and pets until January 2. World of Warplanes: Play in the Snowball combat scenario on a special Lapland map using the UFO Odin 42M, firing only snowballs at your opponents (it’s as strange as it sounds). Complete special missions and achievements, earn special firework consumables, and finally, earn the Dornier Do 17Z-7 Kauz warplane by completing the “Happy New Year!” scenario. World of Warriors: New Warriors and Talismans are available and include the limited Kringle the Festive Fighter. Zombies Monsters Robots: Go on “Tour of Duty” missions through December 31 to earn exclusive holiday rewards including a Santa Suit, Candy Cane melee weapon, and Snowball Gun. Or hit up one of the six new wintery maps! |
| Zombies Monsters Robots: Six Feet Below Zero update Available Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:25 PM PST En Masse Entertainment introduces Six Feet Below Zero, the latest update for the over-the-top, anything goes, F2P, third-person PC shooter, Zombies Monsters Robots (ZMR). With new maps, costumes, and more, Six Feet Below Zero brings special holiday events and new ways to KILL EVERY THING this winter starting Friday, December 19, 2014. Holiday Tours of Duty Multistage "Tour of Duty" missions take players to hot spots around the world. Once all maps and missions in a tour of duty are completed, players will receive ultra cool, exclusive holiday items, including a Santa Suit, a Candy Cane melee weapon, and a Snowball gun! Tour of Duty missions are available until December 31 at 11:59 p.m. (PST). Be sure to finish them all! Six New Winter Maps with Plenty of New Guns and Costumes! Six Feet Below Zero also introduces 17 new weapons (including 6 new platinum weapons), and 6 chilly winter maps on which to fight. There are new costumes as well, so be sure and check out your next outfit in the ZMR item shop! Introducing Team Tech Team Tech items allow players to buff their entire squad! A team tech item might increase your squad's health by a set amount, or reduce the reload times for everyone. For more info, visit http://www.playzmr.com/ |
| Block N Load: Christmas Skins Available to Unlock Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:24 PM PST Block N Load, in development for PC and scheduled for launch on Steam in early 2015, has introduced something seasonal to its signature 'build and shoot' play style. From today through to the 6th January, any player completing 20 friendly games will receive an exclusive Santa skin for in-game hero, Tony Turretto. Not only will this then become a permanent outfit in the character's load-out, but the engineer's winter warmers also make for the perfect attire to celebrate other in-game, festive changes arriving in Block N Load's beta throughout the holiday season. Block N Load remains in its beta phase as it continues to progress through a limited public play test. For further information, visit www.blocknload.com/preorder. |
| Outcast Odyssey: Card Design Contest Hosted by DeviantArt Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:23 PM PST DeviantArt and BANDAI NAMCO Games will be partnering for an exciting new character design contest for the popular Outcast Odyssey card battle mobile game. The DeviantArt participants will be challenged to create an original artwork to be adapted into a virtual card depicting a Steampunk Warrior, Wizard/Warlock or Dragon/Monster that belongs in the adventurous fantasy world of the Outcast Odyssey App/Game. Three grand-prize winners from the DeviantArt community will work with the Outcast Odyssey creative team to bring their portrait or illustration to life as a limited edition trading card available within the game. BANDAI NAMCO has a long history of collaborating with independent artists, having already hired two DeviantArt community members, Warren Louw and Chuck Pires, to help design cards for Outcast Odyssey. This campaign will tap into DeviantArt’s hugely diverse community of artists, many of which are already producing incredible, original artwork incorporating fantastical elements from their favorite video games. Through engaging and activating these artists, BANDAI NAMCO and DeviantArt hope to recognize emerging talent through promoting the artwork across multiple platforms. “After having already worked with DeviantArt in the past, we’re excited to be collaborating with them again on this contest,” said Shawnee Swarengn, Director of Marketing Mobile at BANDAI NAMCO Games. “We’re looking forward to tapping into DeviantArt’s huge community of cutting-edge talent, and we’re eager to continue working with indie artists on our future mobile projects.” “DeviantArt is thrilled to be partnering with BANDAI NAMCO Games for the release of Outcast Odyssey,” said Daniel Bornstein, DeviantArt’s Vice President of Advertising Sales. “BANDAI NAMCO’s support for independent artists from within the DeviantArt community will generate a lot of buzz among our members, as well as high-quality entries. The possibility of having winning artwork featured in Outcast Odyssey offers such a great opportunity, for both BANDAI NAMCO and DeviantArt, to continue their commitment to sharing new artwork and developing talent within video game design.” Please visit DeviantArt.com for official rules. |
| Armored Warfare: Premium Commander Available for Holidays Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:18 PM PST Obsidian Entertainment and publisher My.com are ringing in the holiday spirit by giving away a brand new, premium commander to all players who log in to their Armored Warfare account or sign up for beta access before January 18th, 2015. Each commander in Armored Warfare has a completely unique set of skills and characteristics and are an incredibly important part of a player's chance at victory in Armored Warfare. This is also true for the unique commander that will be gifted to players, Anthony Diaz. Anthony was a military career man that worked his way up from humble beginnings as a Private. Having exhausted the many possibilities the army brings, he felt the only way to find new challenges was to enter the private sector, bringing him to the modern battlefield of Armored Warfare and the squad of lucky players that act now. To get this exclusive gift players should go to this page by January 18th, 2015. New players can click on the button "Register and get". Players that have already registered simply need to log into their Armored Warfare account and click "Log in and get." More information on the commanders in Armored Warfare can be found in the following article on the official website: http://aw.my.com/us/about/larg |
| Worlds of Magic: 10% off only until January 2nd Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:18 PM PST Christmas is all about making gifts and spreading the love. And there’s no better gift for all strategy games’ fans who still remember the classic Master of Magic, than it’s spiritual successor – Worlds of Magic from Wastelands Interactive, now 10% off. Only until January 2nd. Although being a completely new game from a design point of view, Worlds of Magic is a real treat for all true fans of the original Master of Magic, following the rules being an essence of the genre, allowing you to EXPLORE uniquely generated universes, EXPAND your empire by building armies, recruiting mercenaries, and founding or capturing cities, EXPLOIT resources and factions alike to increase your own power and finally EXTERMINATE your enemies using the tools of war, magical spells or diplomacy. For more info, visit http://myworldsofmagic.com/ |
| Shards of War: Bigpoint introduces new Sentinel Bastion Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:17 PM PST Bigpoint reveals today the thirteenth playable character in the science fiction oriented MOBA game, Shards of War. Bastion, the first melee based Sentinel, is an unstoppable juggernaut focusing on space control, initiation and the ability to sustain heavy damage to stay in the heat of battle. Bastion – Mammoth of Melee Not a Sentinel of many words, Bastion lets its massive body do the talking. It expresses itself by either hitting out in a cone in front with its Primary Attack, or by slamming the ground around with itself with the Seismic Punch, damaging and slowing all enemies in reach. An array of disabling and sustaining abilities keeps it in the fight longer than other Sentinels. It should be approached with caution as, using its Concussive Blast, it can knock enemies into walls leaving them stunned and damaged. Enemies should also fear its rapid entrance onto a crowded battlefield with its split-second Impact Crater skill, whilst the Steel Maelstrom ability allows it to spin at extreme speeds dealing damage and healing itself at the same time. In short – Bastion is a specialist in terrain control. "Warning! Convergence imminent." Barely avoiding the destruction of its home, Bastion made it to the Prime Shard heavily damaged. It's only thanks to Gemini that its severely damaged chassis was returned to functionality. Whereas its speech center remains scrambled, its weapon systems do not. This leaves more than enough options to thunder out a simple message to the armies of the Black Sun when its words cannot: there are always more battles, and more enemies to come. For more info, visit www.shardsofwar.com. |
| Conquer Age: Clash of Empires Now Available on Android Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:11 PM PST NHN Entertainment USA Inc. and TOAST are proud to present Conquer Age: Clash of Empires, a time-traveling, globe-spanning war strategy game featuring heroic art and incredible multiplayer combat with up to 500 vs 500 real players! Conquer Age can be downloaded for free from Google Play and runs on most modern smartphones and tablets. Conquer Age throws you into a world where all of history’s champions return to wage a massive war over the European countryside. Choose your style of command, through sagacity or through strategic wit. Train troops to withstand any onslaught, raise mighty horses to trample enemy soldiers, craft arrows that fly miles across a battlefield. Explore the region in scouting missions to collect supplies and increase morale for your troops. Find roaming barbarian hordes to defeat for training or recruit new heroes who gather to build the glory to your name and nation. Upgrade the armory for your troops and hunt down warlords on land and sea. Your mission is to conquer each challenge, defeat the rulers from each era, and seat your cohorts and consorts at your feast hall! Take the counsel from the roaming Black Knight as she guides you on your quest to unify the empire. Assign your spymaster to secure crucial information against your enemies. Receive the blessing from the high priest and collect more soldiers for your growing army! Diplomacy is the key to a successful empire so link together with potential allies in the real-time chat to plan and coordinate massive sieges! For more info, visit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhnent.SKEMPIRE |
| Trion Worlds Hosts Several Holiday Events Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:08 PM PST Trion Worlds is currently hosting a handful of different holiday events for their current lineup of titles, including ArcheAge and Defiance. ArcheAge – Winter Maiden Festival Has Arrived Our first Winter Maiden Festival has arrived in ArcheAge with new in-game events and seasonal items in tow! Earn prize boxes while playing to collect tokens for holiday-inspired hats. Build snowmen by collecting snow from defeated enemies. Decorate your very own Winter Maiden Festival tree to receive special gifts! Find out more about ArcheAge here: www.archeagegame.com — Defiance – Holidays Arrive in new Paradise Solstice Celebration! Ark hunters, Winter can be a trying time for the denizens of the New Frontier. The daily struggle for food and water is complicated by the dangers of exposure. The frontier has a cold, unforgiving heart, and winter lets that frigidity pour out. This is why the people of Paradise still celebrate the old Solstice traditions of feasts, fun, and warm fires. Who could protest such joviality? The Volge. If you wanted to know, Volge hate fun. If you think you’ve seen an angry Volge, wait until you’ve seen a Volge covered in snow. Cranky. We figured if the Volge were dead-set on crashing our Solstice celebrations, we’d just have to make them a part of it – along with a new line of Radiant Solstice weapons that use radiation damage to cut through those hardened Volge hides and dive right to their hearts. (Don’t worry, their hearts won’t be growing three sizes larger. Their hearts will stop. I assure you. If the irradiated bullets don’t finish the job, then the Saturnalia synergy will. It’s like a party and every bullet is invited.) In addition to the Celebration’s Solstice Strike arkfalls, festive outfits, and heaps of seasonal loot, Ara Shondu is offering a special bounty for ark hunters who are ready to face the Volge now through Jan. 5. Stop enough Volge attacks, and you’ll be invited to Shondu’s Consulate to collect a gift of epic Radiant Solstice weapons. If you collect five of these gifts in a single week, you can return to the Consulate and collect a special present containing one of twelve named legendary weapons – and yes, you may notice a pattern… Paradise Solstice Celebration Legendary Weapons
If you’re more interested in the peaceful side of this year’s celebration, the Tarr Family is sponsoring a scavenger hunt of a sort. Nine unusual reindeer have been spotted across the New Frontier, and the Tarrs will pay good money to anyone who can track them all down. So, my good ark hunters, the call has gone out. Find Dancer. Find Prancer. And, above all, find the elusive Rudolph with his nose so bright…. Duration: December 17, 2014 to January 5, 2015. Find out more about Defiance here: http://www.defiance.com/en/ — RIFT – Where in the Planes is Grandfather Frost? It’s time to deck the halls, stoke the fire, and … WAIT, where is Grandfather Frost?! Fae Yule has returned to RIFT with a ton of new presents in tow, but our jolly master of ceremonies is nowhere to be found. Now through Jan. 7 you can launch Minions on a series of missions to find the absent bogling while you collect new seasonal loot, battle the Golden Devourer world boss, and spread holiday cheer throughout the planes! New Quests & World Boss New Minions Pets, Portraits, Weapons, And More PLUS Classic Fae Yule A Very Merry Whitefall Steppes And Bonus Rewards! Duration: December 11, 2014 to January 7, 2015. — Trove – The Coolest Time of the Year Collect Snowfest Mystery Boxes filled with seasonal goodies by vanquishing Adventure World enemies and completing high-level Shadow Arenas throughout Trove. Each Box has a chance to contain decorative recipes, snowballs, and more – including a rare Snug Snowman Mount and Laden Sleigh Mag Rider. You can also guarantee rare loot drops by opening your Snowfest Mystery Boxes with Golden Keys from the in-game store! Craft your very own Festive Pemblock, and don’t forget to visit the in-game store for a special Santa Barbarian costume and Rudolph Raptor! Duration: December 16, 2014 to January 5, 2015. Find more about Trove here: www.trovegame.com |
| Ultimate Robot Fighting Now Available Posted: 19 Dec 2014 12:07 PM PST Reliance Games, a global mobile games publisher and creator with over 50M downloads across such successful hits as Real Steel and Real Steel World Robot Boxing, today ushers in the future of arena entertainment with the launch of Ultimate Robot Fighting for iOS and Android devices. This single-player action game brings 3v3-style gladiatorial brawling to smartphones and tablets with intuitive gesture controls and powerful HD visuals. Manish Agarwal, CEO – Reliance Entertainment Digital said, "Ultimate Robot Fighting brings forth pulsating 3v3 robot tag-team action to entertain players with a wide array of superlative robots, sensational special moves and distinctive fighting styles. The game's experience has been designed so players can choose characters which fit their identity and reveal who the ultimate champion is in the battle with the sentient AIs." Ultimate Robot Fighting features nine environments inspired by real-world settings, a dynamic day and night cycle, and rewarding achievements for sending opponents to the junkyard. These showdowns smash through mobile displays with high-resolution 3D graphics, cel-shaded art design and detailed lighting and particle effects. Ultimate Robot Fighting is now available to download for free on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Android devices via Google Play. |
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