ATLUS Online this week launched a new second world, Barbatos, for its latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Pandora Saga.
In honour of the momentous occasion, a steady flow of new events, quests, and items will offer current players hours of entertainment, while at the same time offering those taking a break the perfect reason to jump back in. (more…)
The LEGO Group have announced plans for an upcoming free-to-play offering in LEGO® Universe.
Beginning this August, the free-to-play option will welcome players to try LEGO Universe for free, as long as they like, before deciding whether or not to become paid members. Also, players will no longer need to invest in the game DVD to play LEGO Universe. The game will be available via free digital download only.
“The LEGO Group remains committed to success in the digital space and to LEGO Universe,” said Jesper Vilstrup, Vice President, the LEGO Group. “We see LEGO Universe as a key element for our digital play division, and are adjusting the business model to make the game more accessible to players, without the immediate obligation to purchase or subscribe.”
LEGO Universe will continue to generate revenue through paid memberships, and there are no plans for micro-transactions at this time. Players can try out the free-to-play zone for an unlimited period of time, and can pay $10 per month to become a LEGO Universe member and receive full game access. Those who sign up for extended memberships will continue to receive discount pricing. (more…)
“Conquest” coming soon for gPotato.eu’s next-generation browser based MMORTS.
Gala Networks Europe, operator of the www.gPotato.eu portal, is delighted to announce the first major expansion for Terra Militaris, which will be rolled out across all servers in the upcoming weeks. The expansion “Conquest” brings with it a wealth of new content and an expansive list of fixes and tweaks across every aspect of Terra Militaris’ sophisticated MMORTS design.
New gameplay content comes in the form of Trials of the Champion, a new instance for high-level players. As the most significant instance to be included so far in Terra Militaris, Trials of the Champion contains 50 levels of play and can be challenged once every 24 hours.
Each level of the instance will give players fame, EXP and items on completion and with 50 levels to be defeated, Trials of the Champion is an excellent raid for players looking to vastly increase their fame when aiming for the Domination or Imperial Eras in Terra Militaris’ end-game. (more…)
EA has announced that FIFA 12 will be released on September 30th in the UK and Europe.
It will arrive a few days earlier in the US – on September 27th.
The PC version will release alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 SKUs and EA has promised that, unlike in recent years, the PC game will be up to spec with its console counterparts. (more…)
Snipers and Intelligence Officers battle against Rifleman And Assassins in the Ultimate Battle of Axis vs. Allies
Developed in conjunction with Dragonfly, and published by Joymax, KARMA Online: Prisoners of the Dead is the newest instalment in the KARMA Online series, the top online first-person shooter series in Korea.
Players go back in time to World War II, where they must choose to side with the Axis or Allied powers and join the fight for global victory – with a zombie twist. In this virtual and historical simulation, players will be up against enemy troops as well as hundreds of the walking dead from the remains of the catastrophic battle. (more…)
GIAD (a.k.a Game In A Day) is a series of free games created in only one day or less by Prelimse Studios.
A new game will be created and a timelapse will be uploaded to the Prelimse Studios Youtube page, every Monday.
Their first one-day game is a 2d scrolling game to put your multitasking abilities to the test. It is playable in your web browser thanks to the Unity3D web plugin and is available at Kongregate and the Prelimse Studios website. (more…)
Scotland Yard confirms arrested man’s link with LulzSec; won’t rule out involvement in PSN breach.
The teenager arrested in connection with a recent craze of website hacks will have his possessions examined for evidence linking him to the PSN attack, Scotland Yard has said.
The Metropolitan Police today arrested a 19 year-old Essex man in connection with a wave of website security breaches.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said that the suspect was specifically charged in connection with a DDOS attack on the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) website. (more…)
The popular Nintendo DS puzzle adventure series Professor Layton is making the leap to social game platforms.
Developer Level-5 has struck a deal with Japanese casual gaming company DeNA to bring Professor Layton Royale to its Mobage mobile portal. The firms made the announcement during a joint press conference in Tokyo today, reports Andriasang.
Players will be able to control a detective, thief or a citizen in the social game which is a crossover between the Layton franchise and the Kaito Royale series. (more…)
Just three years after it hit retail Codemasters has shut down the online servers for Race Driver: Grid.
The move only relates to the PS3 and PC versions of the title. The Xbox 360 servers will continue to operate as normal.
“After three years of service, 2008’s Race Driver: GRID’s online play service has been discontinued for the PS3 and PC editions of the game,” the company confirmed. (more…)
The Brazilian firm, Vostu has been taken to court by social games giant Zynga.
Zynga has taken legal action against Vostu for allegedly copying the design and content of a number of its games. (more…)
