Reported a couple of days ago, City of Heroes, and if I remember correctly the first superhero MMORPG to hit the market in 2004, will be shutting down after NCsoft decided to close down Paragon Studios. According to the latest…
Aion – First ever private MMORPG server arrest made in Japan
Aion: The Tower of Eternity, otherwise known as The Tower of Aion in Japan, got into the news recently as police made its first arrest for operating a private MMORPG server. Police is intending to prosecute this Free-to-Play illegal server’s…
City of Heroes – NCsoft closes down developer Paragon Studios
[Source] Given NCsoft’s recent less-than-stellar financial report, I am not really surprised Paragon Studios, developer of City of Heroes (and Villans), is the major victim in the ongoing business restructuring program. Well, NCsoft’s titles have basically hit various regions, just…
Blade & Soul – New unnamed class expected by October
According to the latest interview by ThisIsGame with Blade & Soul’s development team, the game’s 7th class is expected to make its appearance come late September or October. The lead designer and planner did not mention which class, but it…
Guild Wars 2 – China publisher confirmed, gamers rejoice
It started just as a rumor a couple of days ago, with the China gaming community pointing out that the Chinese domain for Guild Wars 2 was registered. Today, it was confirmed that the hit MMORPG will be heading to…
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet confirms level 80 achievement is legit
In a simple Reddit post by ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien, president and co-founder of the studio, apologized for the hint of exploiting posted previously and confirmed that Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend, has achieved this feat in a perfectly…
Guild Wars 2 – War Legend clarifies its level 80 procedure
Less than 2 days after Guild Wars 2’s head start. the game found its first level 80 character from French guild War Legend, with the achievement going to a player named Surfeuze. With this news hitting the internet, War Legend’s…
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet “fixing” unnormal leveling speed
As most of you would have read in my previous post, someone has gotten to level 80, and from my observations, there are a handful of level 70’s as well roaming in Guild Wars 2 currently. Developer ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien,…
Guild Wars 2 – First level 80 player spotted
[Source] The first level 80 character in Guild Wars 2 was confirmed a couple of hours ago, with the honor belonging to a player named Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend. He simply reached the level cap by crafting…
Guild Wars 2 – New online tutorial manual explains the game
ArenaNet is really, really too kind to the community. Well, that is not a bad thing, but stuff they do usually make other game companies blush in shame. Introducing Guild Wars 2’s online tutorial manual, which can be used by…
Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms
I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead”…
Guild Wars 2 – Exclusive look at Twilight Arbor dungeon
Over at PC Gamer, the Twilight Arbor dungeon from Guild Wars 2 was publicly revealed for the very first time. A level 50 dungeon, it is certainly the highest level one revealed thus far. Less than 5 days till the…
Guild Wars 2 booth – ArenaNet conjures water magic
ArenaNet has never been shy about releasing the latest news online, so it is no surprise I didn’t hear about any ground-breaking news update for the game at Gamescom 2012. Still, the booth itself should be news, as the little…
Blade & Soul – “Activation keys” selling for sky high prices
With the “First Impression” test phase coming up for Blade & Soul China on 16th August, online e-shops are selling activation codes for the game. No surprise there, but didn’t Tencent Games announced that there will be no keys? It…