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The folks at Neosteam have announced that the commercial launch of Neosteam will be on September 9th, along with a number of other game updates and changes.

Get ready as Neosteam transfers to GameNetworks (www.gamenetworks.com) and will have its commercial launch on Sept 9, 2008! New and exciting changes are implemented that will surely raise the level of your Neosteam gaming experience. Here are the new updates:

Opening of Rope Isle
New WASD controls
Boss Summon Raid System

New events are also lined up for the commercial launch of Neosteam:
Nations at Conflict 2: The Plot of Betrayal
- Sequel of the highly successful Nations at Conflict Event.
Treasure Hunt in Jarits Garden
- Event dedicated to all new players of Neosteam
GCoins Giveaway
- Event to let users be the first to experience the Neosteam premium items
Neosteam Star Writer
- Be the best blogger and win excellent prizes

In relation to its commercial launch updates, another huge update will be implemented on Sept 23, 2008. The update includes:

RVR (Realm Vs. Realm)
RVR Dungeon
Special Skill Implementation
Attribute, Mastery Skills
Main Towns Renewal
Skill balance adjustment

Read more here.

GamesCampus has announced that Asda Story has now officially launched.

San Jose, Calif. (September 3, 2008) - San Jose-based online game publisher, Gamescampus.com (www.gamescampus.com, run by OnNet USA), announced today that is has officially launched Asda Story, its free to play exciting fantasy-style anime 3D MMORPG game. The client is available to download at http://asdastory.gamescampus.com/.

Based on a colorful, bright and cheerful world, Asda Story is a free to play exciting fantasy-style anime 3D MMORPG game that features a unique 'Soul Mate System.' The unique party system offers two players the ability to align to become 'soul mates' and allows them to wear unique costumes and use special skills. Another key feature of the game is the 'Real Costume System,' which gives players some of the most extensive personalization and design options ever seen in an MMORPG.

"With the combination of the unique soul system, the colorful, fun and vibrant graphics and the character specialization, Asda Story appeals to a broad range of MMO gamers," said David Chang, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "If you haven't experienced the fun of Asda Story in its beta, we invite you now to give it a chance-we are sure you will be hooked."

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The folks at EverQuest have posted a guide to help new players get from levels 1 to 10.

Near your Guildmaster, you will find a Spell Vendor for your class. The spells available here are basically the same as were available in the Tutorial (though they are grouped by single class, instead of in pairs).

If you're a class that uses spells, you will need to take a slight detour to the Library in the Plane of Knowledge to purchase your spells over level 10. To get there, open your Find Window and click on the Blightfire Moors entry. Follow the path and run through the zone line. Blightfire Moors can be a dangerous place, but with a little bit of awareness, you should cross it without any problems. Keep your eye out for any critters and stay well away from them. If you head straight out, you will pass a signpost and see a path in front of you. Follow that path, staying to the south (heading east) where it forks, until you reach an outpost. On the east side of the outpost, the path continues around a hill. You will eventually come across a stone pedestal with a book on top of it. Click there to be transported to the Plane of Knowledge.

Once in the Plane of Knowledge, use your Find window again and look for your Class spell vendor. Your spells are grouped within level ranges on each vendor. Once you have the ones you need, head back to Crescent Reach.

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CCP has notified players of some scheduled downtime today as they implement the Empyrean Age 1.1 patch for EVE Online.

The EVE Online: Empyrean Age 1.1 patch will be deployed this Tuesday, 2nd September. Tranquility will be down from 11.00 to 17.00 GMT. The downtime is unlikely to affect the forums.

Empyrean Age 1.1 consists of hundreds of fixes and changes to all aspects of the game and it also includes the previous optional patches as well as new content in the form of more rookie and Level 1-5 Empire Faction missions.

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Funcom has posted a little information about Blue Orb's SwitchBlade application, which allows players the ability to play several games, including Age of Conan, with an Xbox 360 controller.

Blue Orb, creators of the intuitive SwitchBlade™ application that allows gamers to play PC games with an Xbox 360 controller, demonstrated their latest Blade for Age of Conan at the Funcom booth during this year’s Games Convention.

SwitchBlade is an easy to use application that brings a fully configured game controller interface and experience to any PC game. Once SwitchBlade is installed, it provides a console gaming experience for the gamer looking for a new way to play popular PC games. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is the latest PC game supported by SwitchBlade, and the application’s preconfigured key bindings map the Xbox 360 controller buttons to the most commonly used Conan controls.

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IGG has announced the launch of a new server for Angels Online, and they will be holding several in-game events to mark the launch.

The Lost Atlantis expansion for Angels Online (http://ao.igg.com/) is right around the corner, and all players must be very excited about it. However, as more players join Angels Online, the population stress in the servers increases.?

Therefore, in order to relieve population stress and offer better service, as well as invite more new players to join Angels Online, the AO team has decided to release a new server called Rehael on September 4th, in addition they have also prepared some events with big rewards!

1. Triple Exp Bombing
Triple experience will last from September 4th to September 11th!

2. 7-day Double Exp
This event will be held from September 11th to September 18th, offering players double exp and double skill exp

Read more here.

IGG has announced a series of events in Tales of Pirates to kick off the new school year.

The first school year will be starting soon, so the ToP (http://top.igg.com/) team is now starting Student Recruitment as well as a series of cool events to follow. The new top students will receive incredible profession books for free given out by the Tales of Pirates team, so don’t miss out!

Event 1 The Last Carnival

Around the three main cities--- Argent City, Shaitan City and Icicle City, there will be many sand bag monsters which contain considerable amounts of experience. Players can go fight them and will be able to level up quickly.

Event 2 Summer Sunset

The happy summer holiday will end soon, and pirates should think about getting their wandering hearts back where they’re supposed to be to make preparations for the new school year. During the “Summer Sunset” event, pirates who successfully collect the relevant props can claim an Entrance Certificate for the coming Entrance Examination.

Event 3 Entrance Examination

We will be launching 1st Tales of Pirates Student Recruitment, including the writing tests and Skills test. Pirates need an Entrance Certificate to join the examination. After the examination, the top students will obtain special kinds of profession books. (Other students can buy these books from the Item Mall.)

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IGG has posted a new player guide for Voyage Century Online.

We believe many rookies will be at their wits' end figuring out what must be done and how to realize quick character progress at the moment you start playing a MMORPG game. Now, the Voyage Century Online team is making fast progress even easier by tailor-making three progress routes to get you off to a good start.

Ships in VCO usually fall into three main categories, Warship, Raider and Merchant Ship. Warships boast extraordinary performance in naval combat due to the extensive Gun Emplacement they have. Raiders sail at a high speed with the most sailors on board. They are an excellent choice for close combat. Merchant Ships are for trade. When looking at a ship’s health, Merchant Ships have the most HP, Warship second most and Raiders have the least. However, the population of sailors on Raiders is the highest. Warships are staffed by fewer sailors, and Merchant Ships have the fewest. So, depending on your preferred style of play, practical strategies can be worked out for any of these 3 classes of ships.

 

Progress with Raiders :
1. Buy a new ship from the Shipyard Boss at the dock. Transform this ship into a level 1 Raider with two pieces of wood and two bars of iron with help from the Shipyard Boss.

2. Players can find helpful posts in VCO’s forum guiding them to locate the Level 1 Finding at sea. Just remember to make sure you have enough sailors and supplies on board.

3. The location of the Level 1 Finding will keep flashing. Set sail to the center of the flashing area and send 5 to 10 sailors to discover this Level 1 Finding.

4. After getting control of the Level 1 Finding, players will accumulate much gold which can be used to open most of the European Maps. Then go to the Shipyard in Genoa to transform the current Raider into a level 2 Raider while also tracking the Level 2 Finding. Do not stop repeating this circle until all the Findings at all levels have been found.

5. Using a Raider may require players to have certain naval fighting and navigation skills. Players can even have a go at a Dragon Head Gunboat to improve these required skills.

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The folks at Ace Online have announced that their space shooter game has entered open beta.

Wicked Interactive (www.wickedinteractiveltd.com), a North American MMO publisher, announced today that its strategy role-playing space shooter, ACE Online, has entered open beta. The game is being hosted on Wicked Interactive's web portal: www.subagames.com.

In celebration of the open beta launch, Wicked Interactive is holding numerous game world events and giveaways such as, player vs. player tournaments, special item lotteries, and "Last Nation Standing" Nation Wars.

"This is a major milestone for Wicked Interactive and Suba Games as we launch our first open beta and begin to build the ACE Online and Suba games communities," said Stanley Yu, CEO of Wicked Interactive Ltd. "The response to the game's closed beta release has been overwhelming and we are truly excited about the community that is building around the game and the Suba Games platform. ACE Online really is an innovative title that combines elements of strategy, role-playing and aerial combat to offer an experience fit for every type of player."

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The Dark Age of Camelot Grab Bag returns this week to answer a variety of questions from the game's players.

Q. Will there be player controlled mounts on Origins?

A. With a sad look on her face the Lady of the Jewels says no: Player controlled mounts will not be available on the new server type. Increases to speed will be provided exclusively by classes with that magical ability on the Origins ruleset.

Q. I would like to know why I receive different timers on the ablative charges for the Medal of Honor, or Asteroth's Ring of Abomination. The timers in the delve say 10 minutes, but the times I receive vary from 6 minutes to 10. What is going on?

A. After taking quite a few moments to duplicate the issue our very own Equalizer says: If you are using timed buffs while suffering from resurrection sickness, the buffs will be affected by the effectiveness penalty from being recently resurrected. This will affect spell buffs as well as buffs cast from the /use abilities of items.

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The folks at IGG have prepared a guide to aide players of humans in Myth War II.

With the Closed Beta having been released, Myth War II has become much more popular among MMORPG fans. There is always a certain style in every game that makes playing it much easier. Well,we are going to tell you the secret of a quick switch from a rookie to a game expert when you are playing MW2. Today we will teach you the technique that will work in modifying the Human's attribute stats.

The Human in the game is a profession whose characters are all fighters. Their advantage lies in being able to get control of the tough situation facing them. That is, high level Human characters are unbeatable with high PVP damage output.

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IGG has announced that the European Item mall for Wonderland Online will open for business on September 2nd.

Although it’s been only 1 week since the release of European server Virgo, many Wonderland Online players have ended up in this server. Players have been screaming that they want to buy all the various cool items available, so the WLO team will be opening the European Item Mall in September 2. Players can not only enjoy the same prices and discounts as those in the other Item Malls, but also can buy some special items. Players can also buy a variety of items here including potions, weapons, armor and ornaments.

 

In addition, players can join the Auction held in the Item Mall. 10% of players’ spent mall points will be converted into credits which can be exchanged for cool items.

 

Welcome to the Virgo Item Mall!

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The folks at Vanguard have posted a recap of Live Quest event held at this year's SOE Fan Faire.

For those of you who didn't have the chance to make it out to Fan Faire in Vegas this year, you're probably living vicariously through pictures and fond memories that have been recently shared on the forums and various websites, detailing the fun player-driven event! One of the most unique and exciting parts of Fan Faire for many players, is the Live Quest!

The event is just like it sounds, with groups of players forming up to complete a quest that is acted out by live NPC's! This year, Vanguard players were in for an extra special treat, as all the major roles were played out by members of the development team!

If you missed out on the fun (or simply want to relive some of Fan Faire's greatest moments) then follow along on the Live Quest as it was presented in Vegas!

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The folks at Tabula Rasa have posted an update on their efforts to bring a new crafting system to Tabula Rasa.

Greetings! Here is another update on our progress with TR's new Crafting System.
A month ago, we posted the details of how we plan to update Crafting in TR. During the development cycle for D12, we accomplished our goals of building the foundation of that new system. When the next D12 iteration goes to PTS, the new system will be up and running and ready for a preview! We'd like to invite you to connect to the Public Test Server and experience it for yourself, and offer your feedback on our progress.

Note that this system is NOT complete and it is NOT scheduled to be published to the live game with D12. We will be using our time during D13 to accomplish some important development tasks with the intention of previewing a polished, ready-for-primetime version of the system on Public Test, and publishing that system to live with D13.

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Cryptic Studios has released the first tidbit of lore detailing some of the significant events in the Star Trek universe after the events of Nemesis and before your story in Star Trek Online begins.

Following the death of Praetor Shinzon at the Battle of Bassen Rift, the Romulan government fell into disarray. Tal'aura, one of the few remaining members of the Romulan Senate and a former ally of Shinzon, declares herself the new Praetor, supported by Fleet Commander Tomalak as the new leader of the Imperial Defense Force.

However, Tal'aura's leadership is opposed by Commander Donatra, who with the support of Commander Suran and former Admiral Braeg retains control of the majority of the Fifth and Third fleets. Any hope of a reconciliation between the two sides ends after the execution of Braeg, and Donatra vows never to accept Tal'aura's rule.

Donatra's rebellion is not Tal'aura's only concern. The Remans, led by General Xiomek of the Reman Kepeszuk Battalion, demand control of either a continent on Romulus or a planet with sufficient natural resources to maintain self-sufficient settlements as reparations for hundreds of years of slavery and exploitation. In response, Tel'aura cuts shipments of food and needed supplies to Remus and commands Tomalak to blockade the planet.

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In Leipzig, the team behind the upcoming MMORPG Runes of Magic gave us a presentation of their game, highlighting key features including: crafting, runes, housing and more.

In Part One we look at character creation, skills, crafting, and more.

Watch Part One here

 

 

In Part Two we learn about cities, modes of transportation, PvP, and more

Watch Part Two here

SOE has announced that they will begin holding the first tournaments for the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game today.

Join us this Friday (August 29, 2008) for the first ever Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game tournaments! We will be loading up the tournament queues this Friday and would appreciate your help. We'll be giving out rewards to those that place well, and the best part is these tournaments are FREE! Build your best deck from the cards you own and join us for lots of tournament fun!

Read more here.

To help kick off the long weekend, the folks at Dark Age of Camelot have announced a series of bonus that will be in effect until Tuesday.

We've got some extra special bonuses for you to enjoy for the holiday weekend and they have already started, read on:

The following Zone Bonuses are now live:

On Classic and Normal Ruleset servers, the following bonuses have been added:

200% bonus to XP in all classic zones and dungeons.
200% bonus to BP in all NF zones.
125% bonus to RP in all NF zones.

On the PVP ruleset server the following bonuses have been added:

200% bonus to BP in all classic zones and dungeons.
200% bonus to BP in all NF zones.
125% bonus to RP in all classic zones and dungeons.
125% bonus to RP in all NF zones.

On the PVE ruleset server the following bonuses have been added:

200% bonus to XP in all classic zones and dungeons.
200% bonus to BP in the capital cities.
125% bonus to RP in the capital cities.

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Turbine has posted an FAQ which answers common questions about getting in on the beta test for Mines of Moria.

Who is the Beta limited to?

The Beta Program is limited to those who complete and submit a Beta application at the Unlock the Mines of Moria site.

Does this mean I'm guaranteed a spot in the Beta?

Applying for the Beta Program does not guarantee a spot in the Beta. Qualified applicants will be selected by Turbine to participate in the Beta from those who apply.

How will I know I've been selected?

If selected to participate in the Beta Program, you will be notified via email. The email will contain information on how to access the Beta. You will be contacted at the email address on file for your account at the Unlock the Mines of Moria site.

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The folks at EverQuest II have revealed details about Guild Halls and territories.

Edicts have been issued from both the Throne of Lucan and the counsels of Antonia! In these times of uncertainty both leaders realize they need to garner the support of the powerful guilds in their cities as well as create a barrier of protection for the coastlines. The call has gone out that the previously uninhabited islands that lay just a few hundred yards out to the west of Antonica and east of the Commonlands can now be purchased by qualified guilds and built up into guild hall territories. These new halls will serve the dual purpose as headquarters of the powerful city guilds as well as a line of defense from coastal invasion.

Read more here.