– Archeage Begins Impressions – Beautiful & Tempting

Archeage Begins is the new mobile game that shares its name with the Trion Worlds Archeage MMO that many of us are familiar with, but the comparisons stop there. Archeage Begins is in its second closed beta, but ironically is open to anyone who can find it. The closed beta is running now through July 3rd and all data will be deleted at the end of the CBT period and will not be saved for Global Launch.

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Episode 5 Coming on July 26 with the Hero Advanced Class

Phantasy Star Online (JP) will be updated with Episode 5 on July 26th. The patch will bring the Hero advanced class to the game that features several requirements in order to be able to use it. Hero will have access to a sword, gun and ‘talis’ during any given fight and will be able to switch at will. In addition, the Hero will have access to special skills that can be seen in the video below. The video sports over 22 minutes of Hero game play so be sure to check it out!

– Ambassador and the Street Sweeper Powerset

Ambassador is one of the signature NPCs coming in Ship of Heroes. In the latest video put out by the team, he is shown using his “Street Sweeper” powerset. The twelve abilities shown are, of course, subject to change but they show how the game is progressing in development so far.

EVE Online – Next Phase of Project Discovery to Begin July 11th

The EVE Online blog has been updated with the news that the next phase of Project Discovery will begin on July 11th. The project “brings citizen science to space in both EVE Online and in the real world”. It is designed to allow players to analyze real-world astronomical data, most notable surrounding that gathered by the CoRoT telescope.