Games Review

Crowfall

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From Press Release:  Independent game developer ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc. revealed today high level details about “Crowfall,” a next-generation Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMORPG) with a focus on political alliances and feudal conquest.

“A few weeks ago, we put up a sign-up page for Crowfall at play2crush.com,” explained J. Todd Coleman, CEO and game director. “Play2Crush was a statement of purpose – more manifesto than teaser. Without providing a single screenshot or even naming the game, the site has already collected 10,000 registrations. We are blown away by the response.  We clearly struck a nerve.”

The play2crush.com site has now been replaced with an official landing page for the game, which can be found at www.crowfall.com. Players are invited to visit www.crowfall.com to join the community, find information about the game, read and post to the development forums, and to sign up for future beta tests.

Gordon Walton, ArtCraft president and executive producer said, “Crowfall isn’t a game for everyone. It’s for players who are looking for a more immersive, more visceral experience. The early response was fantastic, but we still expect to build this community one player at a time.”

Coleman adds, “Between now and late February – when all of the details of the game will be revealed – we’re going to be playing a game called rampant speculation. We’ll be dropping hints, screenshots, images, videos, storylines…painting a picture in broad strokes. We’ll see how long it takes our fans to figure out what it means, and how it works.”

Founded by two of the most experienced executives in the history of online gaming, ArtCraft Entertainment is the combined effort of J. Todd Coleman (director, Shadowbane, Wizard101, Pirate101) and Gordon Walton (executive producer, Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars: the Old Republic). The stated goal of ArtCraft Entertainment is to “push the design of Massively Multiplayer Online games in bold new directions.“

Nova Genesis

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Nova Genesis

Global games publisher Reality Squared Games revealed today plans to release its newest free-to-play browser game, called Nova Genesis. The first Alpha test of this title, developed by Feiyin Games, is set to open on Thursday, December 18th.

Nova Genesis is a classic MMORPG with 2.5D graphics, set in a rich fantasy world infused with a touch of sci-fi. The game features three unique playable classes as well as six distinct races that make up the mobs, bosses and NPCs within its world. As well as a strong Hero system, Nova Genesis offers elaborate skill combos, challenging PvP/PvE and a robust character-enhancement system that aims to provide an immersive playing experience.

Key features:

Nova Weapons: Collect these powerful weapons by completing the main quests in each chapter. Infuse them with different types of Nebulite for invaluable attribute bonuses.
Squad Rush Skills: Use the keyboard to activate your Hero’s hidden skills and deal ample damage to your foes.
Zenith: Gather your resources and interact with friends and foes in your home base.
Party Dungeons: Join two other players and their Heroes in challenging dungeons such as Labyrinth and Dreamscape.

Heroes of the Banner

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Heroes of the Banner

Heroes Of The Banner is a whimsically colorful Tower Defense game with RPG elements, with a lighthearted story. The game features real-time combat with activatable abilities based on deployed towers and heroes. Players have the ability to recruit and construct multiple tower types to set up the best possible defense against oncoming waves of orcs and demons.

The open beta for Heroes of the Banner began on January 5th, 2015 with players from around the world being able to play.

Eleven

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Eleven MMORPG

Eleven is the work of a small team trying to re-create the magic of the beloved game Glitch.  Glitch has been shut down for about two years now, and this small team, some of which worked on Glitch, are trying to bring back the magic of their game.

Eleven is a peaceful, cooperative MMORPG where you will pet trees, milk butterflies, built furniture, grow herbs and much much more, all with your friends!

Kingdom Online

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Kingdom Online

Kingdom Online is an upcoming free-to-play medieval fantasy MMORPG developed by NTT Games for PC. The game features core MMORPG gameplay with a mix of strategy; players can manage territories by upgrading forts, recruiting mercenaries to conquer resource areas on the world map. Kingdom Online is a community driven MMORPG set in the world of Volcan, a medieval realm where players are compelled to create alliances with other players online in order to rise to power.

Beta testing for Kingdom Online: A Blood Pledge began on Tuesday, November 25th for registered NTTGame users. This initial testing period closed on December 8th, however there will be other opportunities for players to get into the game and check out this new MMORPG.

Kingdom Online will feature four classes from the get-go which include:
Warrior / Arakan – Used by those who prefer close-ranged combat, Arakans are strong and brutal warriors wielding one-handed or two-handed swords and shields.
Rogue / Silvakul – Nimble in melee combat, Silvakul people are agile warriors capable of inflicting damage with their daggers and bow.
Wizard / Plubia – Plubians are weak in close combat, but are capable of dealing devastating magical damage once they get some distance from their opponents.
Cleric / Mesena – Mesena people are natural healers with a set of combat skills to defend themselves.

Additional Kingdom Online Features:
Dominate the “War Map” – Players can engage in strategic battles to occupy forts owned by rival players online.
Manage your personal territory – Players can upgrade buildings in an occupied fort to enhance its fortification, raise an army composed of minions, cavalry and siege weapons. Players can expand their territories by waging wars in team or solo battles.
PVP Zones – Aside from the massive battles, players can choose to join a faction and participate in 1v1 duels.
In-depth skills enhancement – Collect over 300 upgradable “Ere stones” to enhance your attacks. Collecting 5 “Ere stones” of the same class grants the user an ultimate skill.

Cabal 2

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Cabal 2

ESTSoft, Inc. announced today that gamers who long for the days of MMOs with deep, immersive RPG elements, epic skill-based battles and in-game communities that defined the word “massive” can now sign up for their chance to be among the first to experience CABAL 2. The high-fantasy massively-multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) is now taking signups at its pre-launch website, offering the most dedicated of online role players the chance to sign up to be the first to experience the game as early as next week. Launching in 2015, CABAL 2 is the North American follow-up to the wildly-successful CABAL Online, played by tens of millions of players.

“The launch of the beta program and focus testing for CABAL 2 is the first step toward delivering the smooth, strategic and social MMO experience our passionate community deserves,” said Steve Pae, executive vice president of ESTSoft Inc.  “With beta signups and the launch of our new forums, it’s finally time for the CABAL 2 community to officially come together, and we’ll reward a lucky few with the chance to be the first to experience the game through our focus group testing next week.”

Beginning today, gamers can sign up for beta testing and to receive access to the forums and all  latest game updates for CABAL 2 at http://cabal2.estgames.com/, and can also sign up for closed focus tests that begin on Dec. 19.  The four days of focus testing, offering the first chance to play CABAL 2, will wrap up on Dec. 22.

Block n Load

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block n load

Block N Load is an up to 5v5 team-based online first-person shooter published by Jagex. Choose your hero, select your block load-out, and get in game to fight it out in highly destructible arenas. Teams will need agile tactics and a good strategy in order to destroy the opposition’s generator cubes in sequence before claiming victory. Featuring fast-paced gameplay where no game is the same, Block N Load is scheduled for beta on PC during December 2014.

Novus Inceptio

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Novus Inceptio

Novus Inceptio is 3D MMORPG post-apocalyptic fantasy / sci-fi game. Its goal is to create a complex and fully independent world, regardless of the number of active players. Game style will focus on hardcore survival action, tactics and strategy.The project is being developed by one person and from which also affects the formation of the entire game world.

The whole world is made procedurally in real time. This is a complex mechanics of generating the surface, through the flora and fauna to different climatic conditions including the weather.

The world is made based on several factors:
Definition continents.
Density humidity.
Definition climates / biomes (altitude, density, humidity etc.)
According to other particularities defines the density of flora, maximum altitude, fauna and other specifics.
Everything can be easily converted into a 2D view.

Novus Inceptio is currently on IndieDB

World of Leaders

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World of Leaders Game

World of Leaders is a massively multiplayer role-playing game. Players take on the roles of politicians, artists, and journalists in today’s world. Their goal is to acquire maximum influence and develop their careers. In this pursuit, they can become, for example, the country’s most popular singer or its Head of State.

The game unfolds at the same pace as the real world. Each day, players can take action in the game to plan their travel, manage their budgets, establish contacts and develop their network, make statements, write articles, and create events.  These events are free creations in which players can combine text, music, photos, and video – including webcam recordings of their own.

A voting system makes it possible to evaluate the popularity of these creations, elect political leaders, and approve laws proposed by the players themselves. These laws will affect economic, social, and political data.  Through making the right alliances and being persuasive, players can also change how the world works according to their ideas.

Heavenstrike Rivals

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Heavenstrike Rivals

Heavenstrike Rivals is the latestic mobile tactical RPG from Square Enix available for your Android or iOS devices. In the game you will enter a war-torn world on the brink of extinction, and embark on an epic adventure as you fight your way to the top of the PvP leaderboards. The battle system in Heavenstrike Rivals is specifically designed for mobile devices and itt’s easy to learn with deep strategic possibilities, quick-entry player-vs-player combat, and hundreds of unique characters to collect, grow and evolve.

In Heavenstrike Rivals you can choose from more than 230 characters which can be trained and leveled up to help you partake in special competitions.  You can also regularly fight with friends online to gain the XP you need to be the best in the world.

Key Features of Heavenstrike Rivals

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  • Battle against players across the world in simple yet deep tactical battles, built especially for mobile devices
  • Collect and train over 230 fully-animated units
  • Embark on an epic quest across Lunnain to save the legendary Seven Sisters
  • Climb the Sacred League to earn epic rewards
  • Take part in regular events and weekend Arena competitions

 

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MafiaBattle

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MafiaBattle

In MafiaBattle, the goal is simple: become the most powerful and respected mobster in the
virtual game world. To achieve this objective, you are handed your own Mafia Empire. The
Mafia Empire is essentially the hub of the game, where you have several establishments –
including a mansion, meth lab and hospital – that can be upgraded. When it comes to
upgrading, you are rewarded with in-game benefits to further help you in your overall
mission to reign supreme over competing mob bosses. An example of this includes
upgrading your money press to a higher level, resulting in it producing more cash than
before.
Along with upgrading your Empire, there are many other activities to participate in. From
gambling your riches playing one of five casino games to performing the perfect crime to
improve your standing, there is a wide variety of things to do that will keep players
immersed in the experience.

Everquest 2

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Sony Online Entertainment LLC released the 11th expansion for EverQuest II (EQII), Altar of Malice . Announced at SOE Live earlier this year, the expansion coincides with the 10th anniversary of the renowned massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Altar of Malice brings players a bevy of new content to explore, including new Overlands, 14 Heroics, six Advanced Solos, two Contested, six Raids, four new Avatars, and an increase in Level Cap to 100.

STORYLINE: Norrath enters a new age, one darkened by the cold war between Freeport and Qeynos. The end of the last age cost them both dearly and neither can risk making the first move…yet. Outside powers can help them rebuild, like the Far Seas Trading Company, but lately its ports have run mysteriously silent. Emissaries sent from the cities have gone missing and any scout sent to investigate does not return.

Only the bravest adventurers will take on the quest to journey across the mysterious Shattered Seas to face monstrous deinodons, pint-sized yet perilous pygmies, bone-armored lizard men, salty pirates, and other new creatures lurking amongst the shadows. And while there are dangers on the waters, beware the thickening evil plot growing deep in the Kithicor Woods. Its maliciousness could make even the undead’s skin crawl…

QUICK FACTS

· Altar of Malice by the numbers:

o 15 Heroic zones

o 6 Raid zones

o 6 Advanced Solo zones

o 2 Contested zones

o 2 Overlands

o 4 new Avatars of the Gods raids

o More than 100 new quests

· Alongside each new, beautifully landscaped Overland comes new dungeons featuring a range of instances for solo, advanced, heroic and raids including:

o Brokenskull Bay, Zavith’loa, Ossuary of Malevolence, Castle Highhold and Ssrashza Temple

· Increase to Level 100 for adventurers, tradeskillers and guilds.

· A myriad of new loot and abilities including: prestige items, PvP gear, and Tradeskill recipes.

Games of Glory

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Games of Glory

Games of Glory is a fast-action sci-fi MOBA blend created by the independent Franco-Swedish studio, Lightbulb Crew. In Games of Glory players star at the center of intense arena battles that decide the future of the galactic empire, the Synarchy. Games of Glory presents a major difference in the way battle arenas have traditionally been played, by combining Hack & Slash controls, free aiming à la shooters, and an arsenal of more than 40 weapons to choose from. E-Sport is a part of the setting, and players have the ability to choose to enact different roles within the e-sport universe, such as star player, tournament planner, club head, trainer, recruiter, and more.

Gods Rush

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Gods Rush

Gods Rush is an action-packed mobile game that combines unique tactical combat with classic RPG elements. Set in the era of ancient Greece, you lead a rag-tag team of timeless heroes, monsters, and Gods through danger and onto glory!

Pandora’s Box has been opened – It’s up to you to save the world in Gods Rush! Set in the era of ancient Greece, you lead a rag-tag team of timeless heroes, monsters, and Gods through danger and onto glory! Combining unique tactical combat with classic RPG elements, Gods Rush guarantees hours of explosive action – Download Gods Rush today and forge your own legend!

 

Key Features:

  • FREE TO PLAY
  • Guide a team of Gods, heroes, and monsters on a quest of epic proportions!
  • Unleash otherworldly skills to crush your enemies on the battlefield!
  • Gotta collect ’em all! Try to gather the complete pantheon of Greek Gods and villains!
  • Unearth rare armor and relics to evolve your characters!
  • Battle players across the globe or try to survive the Gauntlet!