Razor Edge Games has revealed the latest “Marauder Groups” from Epocylipse The AfterFall. The Mid-Atlantic group, most notably the Reapers, are in business to harvest souls for Death.
Kingdom Under Fire II: New Elven Ranger Trailer From CN Version
The Chinese version of Kingdom Under Fire II has a new trailer available featuring the elven ranger. The video shows plenty of gameplay action. The new class will be entering the game later in May so be sure to check out her abilities and equipment by watching the video below.
Shroud of the Avatar: Duel With The Devs Telethon Coming May 2nd
The Shroud of the Avatar team will be on hand on Monday, May 2nd, from 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern to participate in the Duel with the Devs Spring Telethon. During the event, participants can duel with the devs, earn prizes, including t-shirts, store credits and more, and can expect some surprises along the way.
General: WEBZEN Celebrates Its 7th Anniversary
Seven years ago the Webzen games portal opened and the team is ready to celebrate with its tens of thousands of fans. Special events will be taking place in all of Webzen’s titles, including ASTA, C9, Flyff, MU Online and Rappelz. Events will continue through May 24th.
The Secret World: New 10 Day Trial Offered
Have you ever wanted to play Funcom’s The Secret World? If so, you have a new opportunity thanks to the new 10 day trial available on the official site.
General: HeroWarz: Cross-Genre MOBA Enters CBT On May 18th
KOG Games, developers of Elsword, have announced that their cross-genre MOBA HeroWarz will enter Closed Beta Testing on May 18th. According to the team, the game features RPG elements and in-depth story line, character progression, PvP and more.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Yo-Kai Watch Crossover Content Coming in v3.3
Final Fantasy XIV players and fans of Yo-Kai Watch will be happy to hear that, like the Lightning crossover a few months ago, content from the Square Enix RPG series will be heading into the game. The announcement came as part of the larger discussion of the v3.3, “Revenge of the Horde” update that will also see a pair of new dungeons, new main scenario quests and other questing content as well.
Black Desert Online: Hacker Hunting Initiative Announced
Black Desert Online is giving players a chance to take part first hand in the effort to hunt down hackers and cheats in the game. A new post on the BDO forum has announced the “Hacker Hunting Initiative” that gives players the opportunity to report bots, hackers and “disruptive hackers” (i.e. griefers). The reward? Elion’s Tears and GM’s Blessings.
Chronicles of Elyria: Bolstering Introduced to Equalize the Playing Field
The Chronicles of Elyria site has a new blog post that lays out a neat new in-game mechanic to help players maximize their time in game by equalizing the playing field when members of a “family” travel together. When a player of a higher level is partnering with others of a higher level, stamina is raised to the level of the highest character, though no additional abilities are added. In addition, “bolstering” as the CoE calls it, brings other stat increases to bear.
General: Vivendi Secures 18% More Stock in Ubisoft
While still denying a takeover attempt, Vivendi has increased its stock holdings in Ubisoft by 18% which gives the company a nearly 16% ownership stake in the gaming studio. Ubisoft has been actively seeking other investors to stop a takeover by Vivendi which only needs to gain an additional 12% of the available stocks to force takeover negotiations.