Archive For MMORPG

    Animal Crossing and Social Networking Cross Paths

    Posted on October 24th, 2007 in Nintendo Wii, MMORPG

    Animal Crossing: Wild World 

    The latest leak from Nintendo headquarters is centered around one of the best selling Nintendo DS titles to date, Animal Crossing: Wild World. Fans are already tweaked about the Nintendo Wii successor in the works, but rumor now has it that AC will be a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. Continue…

    The Fury Challenge Begins!

    Posted on September 14th, 2007 in Fury, MMORPG

    Fury Challenge 

    Today Auran games initiates the Fury Challenge. This is an Open Beta event that gives gamers the opportunity to preview Fury before it’s October release, along with a staggering $1,000,000 in prizes to be won. Fury is a game that breaks the traditional MMO barriers, the end result is all out PvP warfare. Continue…

    Guild Wars: Eye of the North Expansion Released

    Posted on August 31st, 2007 in Guild Wars, MMORPG

    Guild Wars: Eye of the North 

    Today NCsoft and ArenaNet released the first official expansion to the award-winning Guild Wars franchise. Pick up a few cases of Red Bull for the long nights ahead with all the money you’re saving on this subscription-free MMORPG. Guild Wars: Eye of the North comes stocked to the brim with 18 multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across 10 professions, 10 new Heroes, 40 armor sets, along with new items, weapons, and titles. Continue…

    Lord of the Rings Online Free Trial & Sweepstakes

    Posted on August 30th, 2007 in Lord of the Rings, MMORPG

    Lord of the Rings Online Free Trial 

    If you thought Frodo Baggins hugging Samwise Gamgee amidst Mordor lava flows was hot, check this out. Pack your bags, we’re going to Middle-earth for an adventure that spans generations. This all expense paid trip was announced yesterday by Turbine, creators of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The official 7-day free trial program is available to fans in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Since its launch in April of this year, LOTRO has grown like wildfire, becoming the second largest MMORPG with over 4 million characters. Continue…

    Unleash the Fury!

    Posted on August 23rd, 2007 in Fury, MMORPG

    Fury MMO 

    Today Auran Games announced the closed beta release of Fury, which looks like an all out PvP MMO. This game is pure player versus player combat. The traditional MMO barriers have been removed, no level grinds, no skinning 20 wild boars, not even character classes (omgwtfbbq!?), you’re thrown right into the action. 

    Let’s talk for a minute about this no class system. Continue…

    WTF is a gPotato?

    Posted on August 21st, 2007 in MMORPG

     gPotato 

    gPotato? WTF could it possibly be? That is what was running through my mind just a few hours ago while I was scouring the web on my never-ending quest for epic knowledge. Now that I know exactly what a gPotato is, I’m pretty intrigued by the whole concept. The name is kind of corny, but now its branded into my mind, which is the goal of any, even half-baked, marketing campaign. So I’m sure by now you’re interested to know exactly wtf a gPotato is too. Here’s the rundown Continue…

    Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Release Date Postponed

    Posted on August 17th, 2007 in MMORPG, Age of Conan

    Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

    One of the most anticipated MMO games to be released this fall, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, has been postponed to March of 2008 citing the “need to polish some aspects of the game even further.” Gaute Godager, Funcom founder and Producer / Director of ‘Age of Conan’ also states, “With the added development time we can now deliver something even more unique and powerful, something which is worthy of the incredible Conan legacy.”

    The key reason for this announcement Continue…

    World of Warcraft Second Expansion Announced: Wrath of the Lich King

    Posted on August 17th, 2007 in MMORPG, World of Warcraft

    World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King

    Wrath of the Lich King will be the second expansion pack release from Blizzard Entertainment’s enormously successful World of Warcraft franchise. News came earlier this month and has had fans around the globe stocking up on NoDoz for what’s to come. Features we can expect to see include the introduction of the Death Knight, the first Hero class. Looks like Blizzard came through and put to rest speculations of whether or not we would ever see Hero classes.

    Like with The Burning Crusade release Continue…