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Guild Wars 2 lets you play while you queue
If your chosen Guild Wars 2 server is full, you’ll be offered the chance to play with that character anyway, thanks to overflow servers. ArenaNet’s Martin Kerstein wrote an explanation of the system on the Guild Wars 2 Guru forums. “Let me explain what an overflow server is and what it does. It is a ... Read More»
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Posted: Feb 22, 2012 at 2:39am
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Aion goes free-to-play in North America this spring
NCSoft has announced Aion will go free-to-play in North America this spring. To be re-branded as Aion: Ascension in the region, as with Europe, the new business model will allow folks to download the entire game for free along with two major expansions. The new model will launch alongside update 3.0 which will include new ... Read More»
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A jaunt through Tyria: hands on with the Guild Wars 2 beta
ArenaNet held a closed beta for Guild Wars 2 over the weekend, and resident MMO nut Stephany Nunneley won the ensuing brawl for VG247′s lone key. To say that Guild Wars 2 has been “highly anticipated” over the last couple of years is a bit of an understatement; there’s been tremendous buzz in both the diehard ... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2 World vs. World battles can contain up to 300 people on one map
ArenaNet has said world vs. world battles in Guild Wars 2 could last up to two weeks at a time, considering there can be three servers fighting on map supporting up to 300 players. According to the latest blog entry from systems designer Mike Ferguson, combat will be balanced so that one server isn’t out ... Read More»
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NCsoft still “looking at various options” for a Guild Wars 2 release on consoles
During NCsoft’s financial call today, the firm noted it is still considering a console release for Guild Wars 2, but console access won’t be available until sometime after the game’s release on PC. According to GuildWarsInsider which listened in on the call, the firm is still “in the preparation stage” for the game, but at ... Read More»
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Screenshots released to celebrate launch of Guild Wars’ Winds of Change: Part Three
ArenaNet has released a small batch of screenhots to celebrate today’s launch of Winds of Change: Part Three. Part of the Guild Wars Beyond series of storylines and events, the content helps bridge the storyline between the original game and Guild Wars 2, which takes place 250 years in the future. Beyond started off with ... Read More»
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City of Heroes adds new missions to Spring Fling line-up
NCSoft has detailed its Spring Fling plans for City of Heroes. On top of the three traditional Spring Fling co-op missions , characters of level 30 or above can take on a quest involving the Red Widow to score the Widow Maker badge, while level 20 and above can access Valentines, which awards players with ... Read More»
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Lineage II’s concurrent player-base has increased 800% since going F2P
NCsoft has revealed some rather nice figures for Lineage II, which changed over from a subscription-based MMO to free-to-play back in November. According to the firm (via MMORPG), the concurrent player-base in the game has increased 800%, more than 250,000 players have used the “Path to Awakening service” the web-based system which rewards player for ... Read More»
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New Wildstar interview focuses on humans, guns
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Quick Quotes: NCsoft lawsuit will not affect TERA’s release, says En Masse
“We are disappointed that NCsoft is attempting to mar the launch of TERA. Unfortunately we can’t discuss much publicly due to the sensitivity of legal actions, but we do outright reject the NCsoft claims, and we are going to do everything in our power to defend and protect ourselves. To all our supporters who have ... Read More»
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Wildstar interview focuses on Aurin, ears, tails
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NCsoft files lawsuit to block the release of TERA in the US
NCsoft has filed a lawsuit against Bluehole Studio and En Masse Entertainment in the US Court District of New York in an attempt to block the sale of TERA in the US. According to court documents filed on January 9 and obtained by MMOCulture, Bluehole has been accused of stealing software and artwork from NCsoft ... Read More»
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ArenaNet reveals the Jotun race of Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet has unveiled the latest race to grace Guild Wars 2, and those familiar with the first game, should recognize there giants. According to the latest blog post from Ree Soesbee, since Guild Wars, the Jotun “fallen far from their state of grace, losing command of technology and magic they once utilized, and remembering their ... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2 officially coming in 2012, open beta to start in March
Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon in the Asian zodiac, and with such a heavy emphasis on the mythical creatures in the game, ArenaNet’s Founder and President Mike O’Brien has revealed that the developer is looking to make it the year of Guild Wars 2&#... Read More»
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Guild Wars 2: Spring open beta, 2012 launch confirmed
ArenaNet’s confirmed it’ll launch Guild Wars 2′s open beta around March and April, as well as a 2012 launch Studio president Mike O’Brien confirmed on its blog this morning it’d invite select press to try out the game via beta testing, before opening it up to a public userbase in spring. A closed betatook place ... Read More»
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ArenaNet plotting Guild Wars 2′s open beta
It’s “plotting” because the news comes courtesy of one of the game’s writers. Pun level up. “Planning has begun for an Open Beta. It’s all extremely exciting, and the game is coming along smashingly,” ArenaNet’s Angel Leigh McCoy told Nevermet Press. The designer and writer also hinted that Guild Wars 2 is, as an imminent ... Read More»
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city of heroes freedom issue 21 trailer
Not only is this Classic Superhero MMORPG going to get all new content in Issue 21, it will also be free to play when it's released, Sweet!... Read More»
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guild wars 2 dungeons detailed eight minutes of combat footage
ArenaNet is starting to drop a whole bunch of Guild Wars 2 info after holding a press event in Germany this week, including an eight-minute long video showing us a healthy dose of Guild Wars 2‘s comba... Read More»
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aion empyrean calling 10 day trial launched
As reported, Aion's 2.5 update entitled Empyrean Calling goes live today. The update is adding new instances, new quests, graphical improvements, a mentoring system, and much more... Read More»
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ncsoft launches massive aion update empyrean calling
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