Bounty Hounds Online: Heavy Gunner Class Introduced

Posted by – May 31, 2011

One week after the Closed Beta start, InnoGames introduced new details of the Sci-Fi Client Game Bounty Hounds Online (BHO). On www.bountyhounds.com the company presents the Heavy Gunner – second of five available classes in the free-to-play game. The introduction also includes a video trailer about the class.

The Heavy Gunner is a very powerful ranged combat class known for her vast explosions. His primary weapon is the bazooka – a deadly threat from a distance. Your secondary weapon is a twin glaive to protect you in close combat. On the battlefield, the Heavy Gunner is one of the most powerful allies blowing up enemies from a distance.

DotMMO Brings MMO Adventure Games into their potfolio

Posted by – May 28, 2011

DotMMO, a privately funded mmo gaming website, today announced that they have connected online games and social games into their potfolio. With these games added, you can adventure into the virtual world with DotMMO’s registered account.

An adventure game here is a game for PC platform, or internet web browser where players assume the role of hero, or adventuror to explore the world, The adventure genre focuses on storyline including 2D or 3D side scrolling MMO games. Adventure games encompass a wide variety of literary genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and comedy.

You are tip-toeing across a beam less than two-inch wide above a deep valley, cautiously yet swiftly like a ballet dancer. Scarcely have you arrived at the far end of it when the beam tumbles. Out of instinct, you clutch a dangling rattan by the edge of precipice and swirl yourself across the abyss to land on a cave, which happens to be the mysterious tomb you are looking for… Can this only be a dream? Not necessarily. Do you want a taste of exploration? Welcome to the world of adventure games.

Being an important branch of the whole tree of the computer game, Adventure Game (AVG) distinguishes itself from other genres, while at the same time overlaps with them in several component elements, mainly concerning puzzle-solving, role-playing, combat and narrative storyline. In fact, it can be said that AVG absorbs in separate pieces of those elements, integrates and internalizes them, and finally makes itself a distinct entirety out of them. A good adventure game must be the one that makes a rational arrangement of these elements. There are conflicts and combats in both AVG and PC Game . But the fact that in-game physical challenge is not the core activity in AVG draws the line between them. Instead, puzzle-solving is usually described as the soul of AVG. After accepting quests, the gamer-controlled avatar may have to venture into dangerous places like the jungle, the volcano or tombs to try unveiling a mystery with the guidance of clues, which players have to decipher and piece together in the first place. To complete the quest requires strong ability of observation, deduction and judgment. This is exactly the attraction of AVG, for it engages players in the development of the game so deeply that they could experience the adventure as if they themselves were in the game.

AVG provides a platform of infinite opportunity: you can raid a tomb like Lora; you can seek for the crystal skull like Indiana Jones; and you can embark on a journey to look for treasures buried underneath the sea or hidden in a cave, an adventure nobody has ever experienced. So what are you waiting for?

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Lucent Heart Launches New Facebook Zodiac Matchmaker App

Posted by – May 26, 2011

From Games-PR http://www.games-pr.com/?p=241

Today Lucent Heart, the zodiac inspired free to play MMO from leading publisher Gamania, has launched its new ‘Zodiac Matchmaker’ app on Facebook and encourages you to utilise the power of the zodiac to find your perfect team mate for the challenges which await you in Acadia, the realm of Lucent Heart.

When you access the app, it will present a selection of your friends, each of whom will have one of the 12 zodiac signs. By simply choosing a friend, the app will present a ‘zodiac compatibility’ chart indicating if that particular friend would be a suitible companion for love or fighting in Lucent Heart.

Friends you think may be great partners for fighting alongside might actually be better for dancing with, whilst some friends who you think wouldn’t be much use with a sword, could end up being the perfect team mate, you’ll just have to use the Zodiac Matchmaker to find out! Try it out now by following this link: http://apps.facebook.com/zodiacmatchmaker!

Lucent Heart prides itself on offering players a greater ‘social’ experience in-game. Along with the new Facebook app, there is a ‘Cupid’ matchmaking feature which allows you to expand your circle of friends to help develop a core-team. It is this encouragement of playing with friends and making new ones which makes playing Lucent Heart a immersive and unique gameplay experience.

To test how good your new team-mates will be, Lucent Heart will be opening its servers from the 9th – 19th June for their Closed Beta Test! Daily competitions and challenges will be held rewarding players with free and exclusive items including Stardust points to spend at the in-game shop, mounts, pets and much more to assist themselves and their teams in their adventures within the vast world of Acadia. You and your friends can even claim a special “Friendship Welcome Pack” promotional code through sharing your Facebook app match results. Head in game to claim items such as a Wild Wolf battle pet to fight alongside you, a fearsome Warg wolf mount to get about in style, and exclusive Red Hair Dye and more, all of which will make you and your friends stand out from the pack during the closed beta test.

Niall Callaghan, Product manager for Gamania UK said, “The social interaction is one element which makes Lucent Heart stand apart from other MMO’s and the Zodiac Matchmaker app will help to bring a greater dimension to this. Many Facebook users have hundreds of friends, some of whom they rarely speak with. With this app, you’ll be matched with friends you may not have even considered before and when they join you in-game, you may find out a little more about them and become closer, all of which is great for playing Lucent Heart! When players find the right partners, sharing the gameplay experience is always better.”

Lucent Heart will be launching it’s own website soon providing updates and exclusives as the Summer launch approaches, but in the meantime ‘social adventurers’ should join the Lucent Heart Facebook page www.facebook.com/lucentheartuk, and keep in touch with via Twitter http://www.twitter.com/LucentHeartUK.

The Closed Beta Test commences on Friday 9th June and concludes on Sunday 19th June. Promo codes for a variety of cool mounts and other exclusive gifts will be available from Lucent Heart partner sites, details of which will be announced soon.

Sources http://www.dotmmo.com/lucent-heart-launches-new-facebook-zodiac-matchmaker-app-1959.html

Today Lucent Heart, the zodiac inspired free to play MMO from leading publisher Gamania, has launched its new ‘Zodiac Matchmaker’ app on Facebook and encourages you to utilise the power of the zodiac to find your perfect team mate for the challenges which await you in Acadia, the realm of Lucent Heart.

When you access the app, it will present a selection of your friends, each of whom will have one of the 12 zodiac signs. By simply choosing a friend, the app will present a ‘zodiac compatibility’ chart indicating if that particular friend would be a suitible companion for love or fighting in Lucent Heart.

Friends you think may be great partners for fighting alongside might actually be better for dancing with, whilst some friends who you think wouldn’t be much use with a sword, could end up being the perfect team mate, you’ll just have to use the Zodiac Matchmaker to find out! Try it out now by following this link: http://apps.facebook.com/zodiacmatchmaker!

Lucent Heart prides itself on offering players a greater ‘social’ experience in-game. Along with the new Facebook app, there is a ‘Cupid’ matchmaking feature which allows you to expand your circle of friends to help develop a core-team. It is this encouragement of playing with friends and making new ones which makes playing Lucent Heart a immersive and unique gameplay experience.

To test how good your new team-mates will be, Lucent Heart will be opening its servers from the 9th – 19th June for their Closed Beta Test! Daily competitions and challenges will be held rewarding players with free and exclusive items including Stardust points to spend at the in-game shop, mounts, pets and much more to assist themselves and their teams in their adventures within the vast world of Acadia. You and your friends can even claim a special “Friendship Welcome Pack” promotional code through sharing your Facebook app match results. Head in game to claim items such as a Wild Wolf battle pet to fight alongside you, a fearsome Warg wolf mount to get about in style, and exclusive Red Hair Dye and more, all of which will make you and your friends stand out from the pack during the closed beta test.

Niall Callaghan, Product manager for Gamania UK said, “The social interaction is one element which makes Lucent Heart stand apart from other MMO’s and the Zodiac Matchmaker app will help to bring a greater dimension to this. Many Facebook users have hundreds of friends, some of whom they rarely speak with. With this app, you’ll be matched with friends you may not have even considered before and when they join you in-game, you may find out a little more about them and become closer, all of which is great for playing Lucent Heart! When players find the right partners, sharing the gameplay experience is always better.”

Lucent Heart will be launching it’s own website soon providing updates and exclusives as the Summer launch approaches, but in the meantime ‘social adventurers’ should join the Lucent Heart Facebook page www.facebook.com/lucentheartuk, and keep in touch with via Twitter http://www.twitter.com/LucentHeartUK.

The Closed Beta Test commences on Friday 9th June and concludes on Sunday 19th June. Promo codes for a variety of cool mounts and other exclusive gifts will be available from Lucent Heart partner sites, details of which will be announced soon.

Sources http://www.dotmmo.com/lucent-heart-launches-new-facebook-zodiac-matchmaker-app-1959.html

gamigo To Stress Test Black Prophecy’s U.S. Servers

Posted by – May 25, 2011

Leading Publisher of MMO games, gamigo, announced today that it will begin stress-testing the North American servers for its highly-anticipated MMOG, Black Prophecy (http://blackprophecy.com/) tomorrow, Thursday, May 26th. gamigo is inviting all players who were part of the recent closed beta to login and help stress test the servers starting tomorrow through Sunday, May 29th. All players who login during this time will receive a special gift at launch. Below is an invitation and instructions on how Black Prophecy fans can join in on the stress test this weekend!

Greetings Pilots, You are receiving this notice because you have previously been chosen to participate in the Black Prophecy U.S. closed beta program. Many changes have been made and new things have been implemented since the start of the beta and we would like to invite you to take another look at Black Prophecy.

Bounty Hounds Online: Closed Beta has started

Posted by – May 25, 2011

Hamburg, May 25. Today InnoGames has launched the Closed Beta for its new Sci-Fi MMO Bounty Hounds Online (BHO). 1,000 players have the chance to conquer the alien world of Clear Sky Planet and provide the BHO team with essential feedback for the game’s final release. Amongst other places, keys can be won by signing up for a Bounty Hounds Online account on the homepage. This account can also be used once the game enters open beta or launches fully!

Simultaneously, some great looking wallpapers were released on www.bountyhounds.com, one of them depicting the recently introduced Shock Trooper. The heavily armed melee fighter is one of five unique playable character classes in BHO.

Learn more about this Chinese free mmorpg  Bounty Hounds Online

Faxion Online launches May 26th, 2011

Posted by – May 25, 2011

Rejoice, for Faxion’s launch is nearly upon us at long last! Although it’s been a long journey to this point, we’re not even close to being done. Our team is committed to delivering even more new content in the coming months:

A fully-developed Guild System
Ownership, management, and destruction of territory & assets
The advent of Holy Wars
Continued optimization and stability improvements

More details are up on the Faxion Online forums courtesy of Faxion’s Creative Director, Mike Madden.

Celebrate Faxion’s launch with a brand new iPad 2

While we’ve got a lot of awesome new content coming, we’re also giving out some sweet prizes — including a new iPad 2 for one lucky Facebook fan! Be sure to “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get instant updates on Faxion giveaways, upcoming features, screenshots & videos, breaking news, and more!

We’re also kicking off a Launch Celebration event on May 26th with leaderboards to showcase some key stats during the launch event:

Most Faith gained daily
Most levels gained daily
Top Faith earner overall
… and more!

The top 25 players will win tons of great prizes, including in-game items, Tokens, and iTunes gift cards! Keep watching our Events forum for details.

How did you end up in Limbo? Tell us and win Tokens & Faith!
So… how did you die, anyway? Inquiring minds want to know. Tell the story of Your Final Chapter at the Faxion forums for the chance to win some Heavenly prizes.

The author of the most creative tale will win 65 Tokens and 1,000 Faith! What are you waiting for?

We Know Conflict #3: Cake vs. Pie

Still not convinced that the Faxion team truly understands conflict? In this installment of “We Know Conflict,” we explore the age-old question: which is better — cake or pie?

GuildLaunch.com’s Faxion Friday
Enter GuildLaunch.com’s Faxion Friday contest to win Faxion starter packs, Tokens, and even an iPod Touch! Full details are available here.

Congrats to the winners of last week’s Faxion Friday contest: Cameron Williams, Christine Johnson, Slay Blaze, Mark Rubeo, and Kate Tackett.

Operation Gamma 41 Announced

Posted by – May 20, 2011

Welcome to the world of Operation Gamma 41. This is an arena of courage, wits and perseverance. You can experience the all-new city construction system and resource gathering system, and participate in realistic grid combat. Embrace the magnificence and magnitude of modern warfare!

The arduous journey starts beneath your feet. First, you must develop this insignificant town into a grand and flourishing metropolis. Then you must build a powerful army, and continuously participate in combat to hone both your own and your troops’ experiences – all to prepare for the war tomorrow. We trust that your guile and endurance will aid you in realizing your own personal ideals in this age of chaos.

To get you on your feet quickly with your own city and army, we have provided a newbie package for you. Please click on Item – Treasure Chest, then click on Trainee Package to receive your rewards.

Now, why don’t you begin with the new player quests, just to get you on track?

If you have any inquiries in-game, don’t hesitate to contact our customer service. Our people are available 24 hours a day, just to provide you with any help you may need.

Lastly, we wish you a good time in !

Dear Governor:

Welcome to the world of browser game Operation Gamma 41. To enhance your game enjoyment, we have provided a newbie package for you. Please click on Item – Treasure Chest, then click on Trainee Package to receive your rewards.

There are no conditions to the usage of Trainee Package 1. Trainee Package 2 requires a Lv 11 City Center to use, and Trainee Package 3 requires a Lv 21 City Center to use. Don’t hesitate to use your gifts when you meet the usage requirements; the large mix of items included in these packages will be of massive help to you in-game.

FUNimation To Bring Fullmetal Battle To iOs, Browsers and Android

Posted by – May 19, 2011

FUNimation To Bring Fullmetal Battle To iOs, Browsers and Android

San Diego, Calif., May 19, 2011 – Good Game Productions and FUNimation Entertainment announced today a brand new iOS and browser-based game based on the popular anime series “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.” The turn-based RPG fighting game, called Fullmetal Battle, will launch this summer on iPhone, iPad, Android and browsers (Facebook).

“FUNimation and Good Game Productions teamed up to bring fans the opportunity to battle in the rich Fullmetal Alchemist universe. As both fans and longtime followers of the show, we hope to appeal to our loyal fans and to expose new fans to this show which continues to resonate with so many people,” said FUNimation president and CEO Gen Fukunaga.

Fullmetal Battle is a fast-paced, turn based group RPG that will capture longtime fans of the series and newcomers alike. Players will design their own state licensed alchemists and choose from a vast array of abilities and effects inspired by the “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” series to arm themselves for battle. Players can challenge popular Full Metal Alchemist characters-including favorites Alphonse and Edward Elric—while receiving helpful tips and advice from Roy Mustang. Players band together with fellow alchemists in three vs. three battles, but will level independently through skills and attributes. With unique access to special potions and single-use items, players have the opportunity to upgrade their core Alchemy transmutation circles that are central to the game. In addition, gamers have the option to recruit friends and fight with or against them in action-packed clashes!

The anime series is adapted from the manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution and set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man. The story follows the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to restore their bodies after a disastrous failed attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher’s Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways. The manga has been a consistent top-seller for years while the anime just ended its highly rated run on the late-night [adultswim] block.

“We are huge fans of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, so to have this opportunity to work on the game is extremely exciting,” said Grantley Day, Founder and CEO of Good Game Productions. “Fans of trading card and turn-based RPG’s will love the fast pace, the extensive customization and the rich storyline of Fullmetal Battle.”

Congratulations! Ramacity Closed Beta Online

Posted by – May 17, 2011

The internal test comes to an end and the hard work has finally paid off. Congratulations on RamaCity‘s official Closed Beta launch!

As of today, the closed beta testing for Ramacity has formally launched by game developer Bigpoint (Zoomumba, PonyRama)

RamaCity, the city-building game with awesome features:

Schools, streets and shopping malls: Make sure your citizens feel right at home in RamaCity.

Choose from a wide variety of buildings, recreational faculties and factories and color them as you like

Complete daily goals to entertain your citizens and spice up their lives

Web SilkRoad

Posted by – May 17, 2011

Are you born to be fond of venturesome tasks and missions impossible? Are you longing for building your own empire and being a mighty commander to lead your troop to fight for glory and honor? Then, turn your dream into reality in browser game Web SilkRoad which is high likely to your taste.

On the magical land of Web SilkRoad where peril and myth coexist, adverse factions fight for their respective benefit. You, the leader, with various weapons, skills, as well as strategies at hand, are supposed to struggle to expand your realm and enhance you power. Inevitable and fierce confrontations are just ahead…