tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78170047244341806722011-11-28T07:45:51.838+08:00Your daily dose of MMO news and reviewsJoel Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260387168641173881noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817004724434180672.post-23735499547362255982010-04-02T05:16:00.001+08:002010-04-02T05:17:25.347+08:00

North America-based online games publisher GamesCampus.com has just released details of the backstory behind its new massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game Soul Master. Real-time strategy as an MMO? I know, I know—I'm just as intrigued as you are. Before I lead you into this new virtual world, let's first take a closer look at its backstory. The Story of Soul Master Nobody knows

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Good news for players of the popular free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game Atlantica Online. Now, whenever you activate the title buff Legendary Sheriff, you can play the part as well—you and a hundred other players who have had the luck of getting a Sheriff's Outfit from a random box off of the item mall.The introduction of the Sheriff Outfit comes at an opportune time as

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Good news for beta testers—and of course interested players and fans—of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Karos Online. The official launch is finally set, and some details about the commercial phase is already out.For starters, let's talk about the date. Karos Online will enter the commercial phase on April 9th, a Friday—ergo, it's perfect, and will enable curious players to

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In line with its thrust to keep content of its massively multiplayer online games current, Ntreev USA has just launched another update for its hit action-brawler, Grand Chase. The update is actually small since it focuses on introducing only one aspect of the game, the Rune Caster known as Mari."We are thrilled to introduce this brand new character, Mari, to our Grand Chase community," said Chris

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It's been quite a while since I've heard news about GamesCampus.com's upcoming free-to-play online tank warfare game Tank Ace. Good to know that steps are being taken to improve the game way before launch. The latest news to hit the headlines is the addition of more tanks in the game's already formidable lineup of historically accurate World War II tanks."Offering this broad range of realistic

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Today I'm launching a semi-regular posting for The MMOsh Pit called MMOtivational Screenshot. I know, I know ... this type of thing has been done before, but it's something I want to do and something that will keep me busy during lean days.For those who have heard or read about or even viewed the website that contains the so-called RPG Motivational Posters, I hope these MMOtivational Screenshots

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I'm sure by now you've heard about the upcoming introduction of a new B-class mercenary to the virtual world of Atlantica Online. This new mercenary is called the Empress, and she packs quite a punch, thanks to her weapon of choice, the bow. Oh, did I forget to mention that she's a B-class mercenary?The Empress is already out in the South Korean servers of Atlantica Online, but I have yet to see

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I've discovered something new on the addictive Facebook app known as Restaurant City. Well, it's new to me, as I'm sure it's new to a hundred or so other new fans and users of PlayFish's baby. What I'm talking about is the ability of players to clean any part of their restaurants with a click of a mouse button.Like I said, old news for most Restaurant City fanatics, considering the feature was

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Yes, I admit it—I am once again hooked to casual social games, particularly those found on the phenomenal social networking website known as Facebook. Not to Zynga's smash hit Farmville, though, but PlayFish's Restaurant City. This is despite the fact that my better half—formerly known in some circles as the Perfect World yuling (elf priestess) Cesky, the Ragnarok Online blacksmith TikaWaylan,

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News of the impending closed beta testing for Perfect World's Heroes of Three Kingdoms is finally out, and so is the list of the online games developer and publisher's partners in bringing China-made massively multiplayer online role-playing game to the Western world.For those who are clueless as to what Heroes of Three Kingdoms is—that is, aside from its being an MMORPG, its original title might

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I've got to hand it to Europe-based online games publisher Gamigo. First, they come out of nowhere, establishing an office in New York City in the United States, and then they announce the upcoming beta testing of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game known as Martial Heroes. Now, they're continuing their apparent streak with another announcement: the acquisition of Loong - The Power

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Ntreev USA has just announced a new event for its popular fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game Trickster Online: A New Discovery to welcome the dawning of Spring.Dubbed the Spring Poppuri Olympics, the event gives Trickster Online players the chance to win some amazing prizes, including a new in-game pet, an iPod Touch 32G, and up to 20,000 Trickster points.From March 18th to

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Playing my favorite massively multiplayer online role-playing games always makes me hungry, even when I'm not at home and spending countless hours—not to mention money—in some Internet gaming cafe. This is because MMORPGs remind me of food. Of course, food also reminds me of some MMORPGs. Well, you get the picture.Here's a list of well-known free-to-play MMOs, the food they remind me of, and why

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Barely a month after opening an office in North America and announcing the acquisition of science fiction massively multiplayer online game Black Prophecy, European online games publisher Gamigo is once again on a roll, this time heralding the closed beta test of free-to-play MMORPG Martial Empires.Let's take a closer look at Martial Empires in the words of Gamigo:Are you prepared for the

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The homepage of Southeast Asia-based Infocomm Asia Holdings, more popularly known as IAHGames, has undergone a transformation, one that is long overdue, in my opinion. The new site is indeed spanking, with more features than you can wave your sword at.IAHGames, for those who don't know, is the publisher of several hit massively multiplayer online games in Southeast Asia. Its roster of online

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NDOORS Interactive has finally unleashed the decoration item known as Mephisto's Cross in the hit massively multiplayer online role-playing game Atlantica Online, and I can't say that I'm ecstatic about it.I first saw the damned thing called Mephisto's Cross on one of the main characters in a video of the Korean Atlantica Online and have since vowed never to don it—that is, if my semi-active

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The online action-adventure brawler Grand Chase is turning two years old and publisher Ntreev USA is inviting you to the celebrations via a tournament sponsored by PlaySpan, one of the world's leading monetization solutions provider for over 1,000 online games, virtual worlds and social networks. How's that for a sponsor?Going back to the topic at hand, Grand Chase is indeed growing older and

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That USD$4 billion (well, USD$3.8 billion ... but you get the picture) is a big figure, and it's how much gamers based in the United States are spending on massively multiplayer online games, according to GamesIndustry.com's Today's Gamers MMO Focus Report. Considering there are around 48 million MMO players in the United States, the figure translates to an average of USD$82 per player.According

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Well, it's about time someone gets the ball rolling on a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the Battlestar Galactica series. Tentatively called Battlestar Galactica Online, the game is said to be the brainchild of NBC Universal and Bigpoint."Overheard" at gaming site Gamers Daily News, Battlestar Galactica Online will be a tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based on

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Yes, you read that right. If you've been living under a rock this past few days, then you probably don't know that Tales of Fantasy, I Got Games' (that's IGG to you, bud) latest acquisition, is finally entering alpha testing, and everyone has a chance to participate—as in everyone who wants a crack at a new 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game.To be frank, I don't have much

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NDOORS Interactive, publisher of hit massively multiplayer online games such as WonderKing and Luminary, has finally come up with another great event for its best title Atlantica Online. In fact, the event is so good (at least in my mind) that it's probably the best one the company has come up with since the launch of the game.I'm talking about the Mercenary Madness promo that gives players,

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Massively multiplayer online games on Facebook or MySpace? It's not as farfetched as it sounds. I've been giving the topic much thought over the better part of the week, and I just had to perform a search. This is why I've stumbled upon an article by Johnny Lim on MMOsite that tackles this very topic."Due to its user-based model, many applications are being developed to satisfy the needs of

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If you are a fan of the animated series Digimon, then you're in for a big surprise. WeMade Entertainment has just announced plans to launch the first-ever online Digimon game called Digimon Battle."The Digimon community has been waiting patiently for an online, interactive DigiWorld, and we feel privileged to be developing this experience for audiences," said Kevin Seo, chief executive officer of

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In line with The MMOsh Pit's campaign against spam in massively multiplayer online games, I am launching today a series of guides on how to block most forms of spam in some titles that I play. The first game on the block is Allods Online, a recently released free-to-play MMORPG from Gala-Net Inc. and its gPotato portal.Spam bots started appearing in the two North American servers of Allods

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This is a shoutout to developers and publishers of massively multiplayer online games: "Get rid of spam bots!" For those who remain unaware, spam bots are not exclusive to email and social networking sites like Friendster and Facebook where spam goes into the inboxes of unsuspecting users on a daily basis.The only difference between receiving spam in email and getting spam in an online game is,

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It's a bit late, but I owe it to Ntreev USA, who has been actively sending me information about its titles during dry spells in my writing and editing of b5media's MMOtaku, to come out with the announcement of its special events lined up for its popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game Trickster Online: A New Discovery.Here's an excerpt from the Ntreev USA story announcing the

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While thinking about what to write in this initial posting for my personal gaming blog The MMOsh Pit, I stumbled upon a tweet from fellow former b5media blogger Jason Bean that said, "It's starting to sink in that I don't 'HAVE' to write any blog posts tonight. Weird! I've been doing that for the last 5 years."I think I'm just one of the many bloggers out there that can truly say, "I know exactly

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