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Guild Wars 2 Sells Two Million
NCsoft has announced that their new MMO has sold more than two million units. The new MMO has sold so well that NCsoft had stop selling digital copies on their website shortly after release. NCsoft reopened sale of digital copies... Read More »... Read More»
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Posted: Sep 13, 2012 at 2:34pm
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Blade & Soul – martial arts fantasy MMO to release in the west
Blade & Soul, the martial arts fantasy MMO developed by Team Bloodlust, has bee confirmed for a western release by NCsoft. Blade & Soul ranks as one of the top games in PC cafés across South Korea where it launched 11 weeks ago. l The game is reminiscent of “classic martial arts adventure films House ... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2 has sold more than two million units
Guild Wars 2 has sold more than two million units, NCsoft has announced. Despite halting first-party sales and restocking retail stores temporarily, Guild Wars 2 surpassed the two million sales milestone shortly after turning sales back on. Peak concurrency regularly exceeds 400,000 players, said the firm. “Reactions from around the world justified the time and ... Read More»
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Planetside 2′s third continent may be added post-launch
Sony Online Entertainment is working on bringing a second continent into Planetside 2′s beta, but may save the third for after release. SOE’s John Smedley revealed the updated timetable in a post on the MMO’s forum. “We also are working hard on Esamir. It’s getting closer and closer to a finished state where we want ... Read More»
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Project Copernicus would have made resurrection a central plot point
Project Copernicus, the Kingdoms of Amalur MMO possibly irretrievably lost in the closure of 38 Studios, would have actively engaged with a mechanic many MMOs prefer to leave unexplained – death and resurrection. Kotaku reports co-creator and fantays author R.A. Salvatore, Reckoning lead designer Ian Frazier shared details of the MMO’s plot with DragonCon attendees. ... Read More»
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The Secret World – Digging Deeper launch trailer and screens released
The Secret World’s Digging Deeper update launches tomorrow and to prep you, Funcom has released a set of screenshots and a trailer. Have at it below.
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WoW design ‘never influenced by Activision’ – Blizzard defends Kotick
World of Warcraft’s design or direction has never been influenced by publisher Activision, developer Blizzard has stated during a Reddit Q&A session. During a Reddit ‘ask me anything’ session’, World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton stressed the studio’s independence. “I’ll come out and say it,” Chilton explained, “Activision gets an unfair reputation among our ... Read More»
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EVE Online winter update re-balances 40 ships, patch notes here
EVE Online’s winter update will re-balance 40 ships, CCP Games has confirmed. The aim of the update is to make the game’s combat more competitive and fair. You can check out the patch notes here. Here are the patch notes, but there are tons more over at CCP’s blog as well as some Winter Update ... Read More»
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The Secret World ‘Issue 2′ update delayed
The Secret World’s next update, ‘Issue 2′ has been delayed, developer Funcom has confirmed.
Funcom took to Twitter to announce the delay, and posted this message, “Due to an issue found last night we decided to postpone the &#... Read More»
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RuneScape security tightened, ‘Account Guardian’ system implemented
RuneScape developer Jagex has taken new steps to ensure player security while enjoying the MMO. The studio has implemented a new Jagex Account Guardian system, or JAG, if you haven’t got time to say the full thing. JAG lets players add trusted devices to their Jagex account, meaning anyone trying to access your account from ... Read More»
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Final Fantasy 14 subscription fees to halt during Realm Reborn transition
Final Fantasy 14 will be free while Square Enix cranks out its massive overhaul, A Realm Reborn. As detailed on the MMORPG’s main blog, Lodestone, Square Enix will halt all billing on FF14 subscriptions at 11:59PM PDT on September 29. After this cut off, you won’t be able to register new accounts or redeem codes, ... Read More»
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SWTOR – developer dispatch video shows the Terror from Beyond in game update 1.4
SWTOR Game Update 1.4, Terror from Beyond, has a developer video available for viewing below the break. In the update, players will be “called upon to face a mysterious new threat that has emerged from one of the most obscure places in the galaxy: the Gree planet of Asation.” It seems as those the Gree ... Read More»
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World of Warcraft screenshots taken in-game reportedly include user account names, server IP
World of Warcraft screenshots taken while pushing your print screen button while in-game are adding watermarks to user shots, according to a Slashdot report. Over on the OwnedCore forum, users claim the watermark reveals user IDs, a timestamp, and IP address of the server used. The artifacts were noticed when the images were sharpened, and ... Read More»
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The Secret World: a conversation with Funcom
Is it just me or does The Secret World stop being fun about two hours in? I took my critique to Funcom and received a gentle reply. Having called on developers to talk to critics, I put my money where my mouth is and wrote a whinging letter to Funcom about how much I really ... Read More»
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Star Wars The Old Republic: BioWare ‘committed to major update every 6 weeks’
Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare Austin has set itself the goal of releasing a major update to its MMO every six weeks. The game’s next update Terror From Beyond is looking substantial, and will gave players a lot of new content, marking a considerable effort fro the studio. In an interview with AusGamers, ... Read More»