Tales of Fantasy: Alpha Test Key Handout
MMORPG.com has just been given 1500 alpha test keys for Tales of Fantasy - a new MMORPG by IGG in where you capture and train wild beasts, then fight on them and race them in competition! Get your key while supplies last!
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Fantasy Earth Zero: Hands On Combat Preview
MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh took Square Enix's new fantasy MMORPG Fantasy Earth Zero for a test drive in this latest hands on preview focused on the game's combat gameplay.
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General: Portalarium Interview
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller spoke to Portalarium CEO Fred Schmidt and Chairman Dallas Snell about their partnership with gaming visionary Richard Garriott, as well as their plans for Portalarium in the social networking game space in this latest interview.
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Final Fantasy XIV: FFXIII PS3 Contains Exclusive FFXIV Item, Beta Opportunity
Those of you picking up your copy of Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 today should be excited by the latest revelation to come out of the US PlayStation blog. Every copy of the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII will come with an exclusive in-game item for Final Fantasy XIV, as well as the ability "to enter for a potential opportunity to become a beta tester for FINAL FANTASY XIV for PS3."
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General: Webb: When Beats Go Wrong
MMORPG.com columnist Justin Webb writes this latest article on how the appropriate use of "beats" makes for a good story, and how MMOG developers just don't seem to get that, or care!
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General: GDC 2010: Battlestar Galactica MMO Announced
The LA Times is reporting that Bigpoint Games, which is co-owned by SyFy parent company NBC Universal, is developing a new MMOG based on the "Battlestar Galactica" IP.
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General: Six Must-haves for a Zombie MMO
MMORPG.com Staff Writer Bill Murphy gives us a rundown of six absolute must-haves for a zombie-themed MMO in this latest edition of The List.
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General: GDC 2010: EA to Publish 38 Studios' "Project Mercury"
As the trickle of information from this year's Game Developers Conference begins to come in, we've learned that 38 Studios has partnered with Electronic Arts Partners to publish "Project Mercury," which is a singleplayer RPG introduction to the Copernicus universe. Copernicus, of course, is the secretive MMOG that has been in development at 38 Studios for some time now.
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Runes of Magic: Celebrates One Year Anniversary; Announces Voice Chat
Today marks the first anniversary of service for Frogster Interactive's free-to-play fantasy MMORPG Runes of Magic. To celebrate this milestone, Frogster has announced a week long event consisting of daily contests on Facebook, a number of shop promotions, and double XP (quests and mobs) and TP (mobs only).
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Aion: Eye on Community - March
Aion Community Manager Andrew "Tamat" Beegle has posted this month's Eye on Community letter, where he answers a question regarding the differences between the 1.9 vs. 2.0 game updates with regards to the Western version of Aion.
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Mytheon: 1000 More Closed Beta Keys
MMORPG.com has been give 1000 more beta keys for Mytheon. Get them while they last!
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Tales of Fantasy: Alpha Testing Begins Tomorrow!
IGG has announced that the Alpha test for their upcoming free-to-play MMOG Tales of Fantasy will kick off this Tuesday, March 9th at 8PM.
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General: A Tale of Two Allods
MMORPG.com's Free Zone writer Richard Aihoshi examines the history of Allods Online's development, as well as the recent brouhaha surrounding the release of the game's item shop in this latest article.
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Free Realms: New Pets and Mounts
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a bevy of new pets and mounts for Free Realms. The new pets include owls and groundhogs, while the new mounts (which are members only) consist of a T-Rex and Scaled Dragon.
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General: Five Things the Warhammer 40K MMO Needs to Get Right
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller writes this latest article on the five things the upcoming Warhammer 40k MMOG by Vigil Games needs to get right.
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Star Trek Online: Release Calender Feature Reveals Update 1 Date
Last week Cryptic Studios introduced the Engineering Reports feature to keep players in the loop on what the Star Trek Online developer team is focused on. Today, we've learned that Cryptic Studios has now also unveiled a "Release Calendar" feature, which works just as it sounds. The calendar makes note of important upcoming release date events, such as patches or major game updates.
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General: LFG Expo Award Nomination User Voting
MMORPG.com members are now able to submit nominations for the MMO Developer Awards through a strategic partnership with the Looking For Group Expo. The top 5 games with the most votes across all voting locations will go in front of the LFGX awards committee and the winners will receive their MDA at the VIP award show at LFGX in June.
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General: Black Shot Closed Beta Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given 1000 closed beta keys for Black Shot - a new tactical MMOFPS game by TwoWar! Get your key now while supplies last!
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General: Blizzard Warns Against Installing NVIDIA 196.75 Drivers
StarCraft II Beta testers are reporting their video cards or computers have been dying following an installation of NVIDIA's latest driver version 196.75, according to a report over at IncGamers. Blizzard has investigated and responded to these claims, discovering that the fan controls in the driver are faulty and are causing overheating issues.
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Global Agenda: Fill Your Friends List Weekend Sale
Hi-Rez Studios has announced the Fill Your Friends List weekend sale event. The sale, which runs between March 5-8, offers Global Agenda at a reduced price, with additional discounts for multi-pack purchases.
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Star Trek Online: Cryptic Studios Introduces "Engineering Reports"
Aiming to keep Star Trek Online players in the loop, Cryptic Studios has introduced "Engineering Reports," which are posts that detail what the developers are currently working to address, add, or improve in the game.
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Aion: Update 1.9 Patch Notes; Update 2.0 Details, Video
As promised, patch notes for Aion's upcoming 1.9 update are now available, albeit translated from Korean. Looking ahead, some details and video on version 2.0 of Aion were revealed at a recent NCSoft press conference.
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EVE Online: Player Wins Silver Medal at the Winter Olympics
Ever wanted to gank an Olympic silver medalist? Well, now you can. Norwegian EVE player Kjetil Jansrud won a silver medal in the Men's Giant Slalom event at this year's Winter Olympics.
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General: Parents Care For Virtual Child at Expense of Real Child's Life
According to a story published by The Sun, Korean parents neglected their own real live child in order to care for a virtual one in a Second Life-esque game called Prius Online. The child was left alone at home, while the parents played at a internet cafe, left with only a single bottle of milk for nourishment each day. Unsurprisingly, the real child died of starvation as a result.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Finding Balance in the Force
This week's Friday Update is a new developer blog by Star Wars: The Old Republic writer Joanna Berry, describing what went into crafting the story of the Jedi Consular.
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Eudemons Online: Benjamin Wang Interview
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently spoke with Eudemons Online developer Benjamin Wang about his F2P MMO.
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General: Traditional Story = Poison for MMOs
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood has updated the site's Staff Blog with a look at story in MMOs and what needs to change about the way that it's approached.
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General: You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling
After playing the single-player RPG Zelda: Twilight Princess, Player Perspectives columnist Jaime Skelton wrote this article on the magic of video games and what MMOs can do to re-capture it.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea: Looking at the Early Game
In preparation for his full blown review, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy takes a look at, and gives us his impressions of, the early game for Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea.
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Fallen Earth: 2000 More Free Product Keys!
Following the Fallen Earth Shamrock Shindig announcement and release of 2,000 free Fallen Earth product keys just yesterday, MMORPG.com staff and Fallen Earth developers have decided to extend the promotion. Not surprisingly, keys were eaten up within hours!
With the extension, an additional 2,000 product keys will be available on the same first-come, first-served basis at MMORPG starting today.
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