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Snowmen in the Snowhill area of Free Realms are nothing new, but lately they’re a little different. While they’ve got the basics of snowman fashion down — top hat, scarf, sticks for arms — these days they don’t look quite as jolly and friendly as one would expect a snowman to look.
They got a bit aggressive during the holidays, and began attacking adventurers on sight, providing a fun new challenge for Free Realms players. It seems to have been a hit with players, and it looks like their feisty new attitude is here to stay. A note on the Free Realms site yesterday informed players “No one knows who made the snowmen or who cast the magic spell that animated them, but they are here to stay.“
So if you enjoyed duking it out with the snowmen, and think you’ll want some frosty cool hunting grounds in the summer months, Snowhill might just be your new favorite place!
Filed under: PvE, Free-to-play, Free Realms, Kids
Free Realms: Evil snowmen are here to stay originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 8:00pm by Rubi Bayer
Filed Under: Free Realms, f2p, free-to-play, snowhill, soe, sony-online-entertainment
Karos Online publisher NHN Corporation has announced that open beta for the fantasy MMO will kick off on Friday, December 4th. The official site’s link for CBT sign-ups is still active, so this may be worth a shot. Those gamers already in the Karos Online closed beta will have some things to look forward to in the final CBT event running from November 27th – 28th. Characters will be given gear and items for high-level play with rapid experience gain. NHN says players will reach a level cap of 44 “almost immediately”. There will also be new monsters, weapons, and Holy Creatures to tear into.
In addition, players in the CBT will be able to reserve their character names for when Karos Online’s open beta doors swing wide to the masses. The English version of Karos Online is scheduled to launch in Q4 2009, with German and Turkish versions to follow in 2010.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Events, in-game, MMO industry, New titles, Free-to-play
Karos Online enters open beta Dec 4th originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 7:00pm by James Egan
Filed Under: betas, cbt, closed-beta, f2p, fantasy, free-to-play, karos-online, mmo-industry, new-titles, nhn, nhn-corporation, open-beta
The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport has launched a free browser MMO, Code of Everand, that teaches traffic safety to children. It does so through a fantasy theme with direct parallels to real world dangers — streets are Spirit Channels, glowing energy streams populated with many dangerous beasts. The Spirit Channels crisscross the map of Everand and make travel perilous. That’s where the players come in as Pathfinders, explorers trained in the techniques that allow for safe passage across the Spirit Channels. Pathfinders learn important safety lessons along the way in their journey to discover the secrets of Everand.
Code of Everand was developed for the UK Department for Transport by NYC-based firm Area/Code over the course of two years, reports Game Set Watch. Area/Code has a long track record of creating cross-media games for advertising and media firms, television networks, and even major consumer brands. According to Area/Code’s site, they’ve taken innovative approaches to games in the past — “online games that respond to broadcast TV in real time, simulated characters and virtual worlds that occupy real-world geography” and “game events driven by real-world data”. Interesting concepts. If you like the idea of games used as an effective educational tool, you can see the animated trailer for Code of Everand after the jump.
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Filed under: Real life, MMO industry, New titles, Tips and tricks, Free-to-play, Browser, Kids
Code of Everand browser MMO teaches kids about traffic safety originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 5:00pm by James Egan
Filed Under: areacode, browser, children, code-of-everand, department-for-transport, educational, edutainment, f2p, free-to-play, gamesetwatch, kids, mmo-industry, new-titles, nyc, pathfinders, real-life, safety, spirit-channels, united-kingdom
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Business models, Launches, New titles, News items, Free-to-play
You’ve taken part in the endless debates online about pirates versus ninjas. Admit it, you have. Well, add cowboys, knights, wizards, and nurses into the mix, and you’re nine-tenths of the way to Lost Saga, a new game launched by OGPlanet. Billed as a massively multiplayer online fighting game, it features a variety of different gameplay modes and “heroes” that combine for what looks like an entertaining and frantic experience. Character types run the gamut, from soldiers to assassins to (you guessed it) pirates and ninjas, each bringing a small collection of different abilities to the table.
It might sound a bit simplistic, but there are some interesting features such as the option to change heroes mid-battle — in essence a quick class change whenever needed. The game also features some interesting battle modes beyond the prosaic Deathmatch style, such as Boss Raid, which allows one player to take the reins of an intensely powerful boss while the other players struggle to take said player down. And let’s not forget that the game is also free-to-play, so you can satisfy your curiosity without commitment. Lost Saga won’t revolutionize the industry, but it looks to be quite a bit of fun, so you might want to check out the official site for more information and to sign up.
Lost Saga launches originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 8:00pm by Eliot Lefebvre
Filed Under: business-models, f2p, launches, lost-saga, new-titles, news-items, ogplanet
Runes of Magic has been enjoying a nice burst of success recently, and as a free-to-play game one of the biggest things that helps it is increased visibility and access to the game’s microtransaction system. So it should come has little surprise that Frogster Interactive has teamed up with PlaySpan to start moving branded game cards into 7-Eleven stores, improving both visibility and accessibility in one fell swoop. In addition, Diamonds will be purchasable at PlaySpan’s online store, already a hub for several popular free-to-play game currencies.
The game cards, which will come in $10 and $25 denominations, can be redeemed for in-game mounts, enhancements, and other improvements. Overall, this deal will give Runes of Magic a game card presence in over 46 thousand stores inside the US, a high visibility for a fairly young game that’s pushing a still-developing business model. And it’s certainly not going to hurt that you can pick up some game currency at the same time you grab a soda and one of those little taquito things for a snack on your way home from work.
Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, News items, Free-to-play, Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic and Playspan team up for game cards originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 9:00pm by Eliot Lefebvre
Filed Under: 7-eleven, business-models, f2p, free-to-play, frogster, frogster-interactive, game-cards, news-items, playspan, rom, runes-of-magic
