There is not much to really say about the Cross Fire hack outbreak. Lately there has been a lot of hackers roaming about and ruining games for many and I mean many players.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Ammunition's Stance And Guide During Cross Fire's Hack Outbreak
Ammunition's Stance And Guide During Cross Fire's Hack Outbreak:
There is not much to really say about the Cross Fire hack outbreak. Lately there has been a lot of hackers roaming about and ruining games for many and I mean many players.
There is not much to really say about the Cross Fire hack outbreak. Lately there has been a lot of hackers roaming about and ruining games for many and I mean many players.
Chinese News and Beta Test Announcements
- Saint Seiya Online: Silver Test Phase to begin later this month (March 18).
- HOUNDS: The English server is scheduled for a 2014 launch under CJ E&M’s North America gaming portal, Netmarble.
- Gundogs: The first beta phase will begin from 4th April till 8th April, so head on down to the official website to register now! http://gundog.ogplanet.com/en/intro.og.
- TERA: Game finally goes to China after years of speculation with Kunlun Games.
- Nexon Allstars: is a mobile MOBA title, although a side-scrolling one. It will bring together characters from Nexon’s various games.
- Sword Art Online: World’s End: Game launches in Japan.
Korean News and Beta Test Announcements
- Neowiz Games baseball management game “Baseball God” starts OBT on March 13.
- “DOTA 2” coming soon for Korea testing, started localization with Korean dubbing, many estimate that testing will likely start during the first half of 2013.
- Uniana “Web Hero War 2” starts formal service on March 13.
- CJ E&M Netmarble baseball game “Magu the Real” to start open service in end of March.
- YD Online web game “Ecol Tactics Online” starts commercial service in NA, Indonesia, Canada in March, in Germany, France, London, Spain, etc in June.
- Maius Games MMORPG “Monarch” extends open final test until March 13, average playtime is 4 hours, re-logins recorded at 46%.
- Webzen MMORPG “ArchLord 2” ends 2nd CBT, average play time per day is 5 hours and 20 minutes, more than 60% of users played until last day of testing.
- Eyasoft signs publishing contract with Fortuna Games for MMORPG “Dungeon Hero”.
- Mobacast Korea browser and mobile soccer management game “Moba Soccer” opens teaser site.
- Nyuwave MMORPG “God Online” holds CBT from March 12 to 18.
Tiny Tycoons Preview
Tiny Tycoons Preview :
Tiny Tycoons is a “geo social game”—a social game that’s based around real-world geography. Instead of building up an imaginary city from scratch, you can essentially turn your neighborhood into a digital game of Monopoly: Businesses in your region become purchasable and sellable, and you can lord over all of them with an iron fist. Maybe you can even do something about your favorite bakery’s roach problem while you’re at it, yes?
Tiny Tycoons is a “geo social game”—a social game that’s based around real-world geography. Instead of building up an imaginary city from scratch, you can essentially turn your neighborhood into a digital game of Monopoly: Businesses in your region become purchasable and sellable, and you can lord over all of them with an iron fist. Maybe you can even do something about your favorite bakery’s roach problem while you’re at it, yes?
Combo Crew Preview
Combo Crew Preview:
Games with titles that suit them always make me smile, so a beat ‘em up called Combo Crew is guaranteed to make me grin. The Game Bakers’ upcoming mobile game will allow players to battle through waves of enemies either solo or co-op to reach the top of a tower in the style of classic brawlers. Combos, you say? Yes, I think so.
Heroes & Generals Enters Open Beta
Heroes & Generals Enters Open Beta:
Heroes & Generals is an upcoming free to play MMOFPS set during World War 2 that offers a more realism focused experienced rather than the general run and gun nature of today’s shooters. Recently, the developer was happy to announce that the free online game has finally entered open beta – allowing everyone to join in on the war efforts.
Heroes & Generals is an upcoming free to play MMOFPS set during World War 2 that offers a more realism focused experienced rather than the general run and gun nature of today’s shooters. Recently, the developer was happy to announce that the free online game has finally entered open beta – allowing everyone to join in on the war efforts.
Age of Wushu Introduces Unique Offline Mode
Age of Wushu Introduces Unique Offline Mode:
Snail Games today released new details about the offline mode in the highly anticipated martial arts MMORPG Age of Wushu. In the latest community post, Snail Games gives players insight into the Offline System and how it allows them to always stay connected with the world.
Snail Games today released new details about the offline mode in the highly anticipated martial arts MMORPG Age of Wushu. In the latest community post, Snail Games gives players insight into the Offline System and how it allows them to always stay connected with the world.
Ron Gilbert Leaves Double Fine
Ron Gilbert Leaves Double Fine:
Ron Gilbert, the developer responsible for classic adventure games like Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island, has left longtime collaborator Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions, Gilbert revealed tonight in a post at his personal blog. More »
Cling! is a wall-crawling 'pegformer' for iOS
Cling! is a wall-crawling 'pegformer' for iOS: A new title has launched for iOS platforms. Cling!, developed by First5 Games, is being dubbed as a "pegformer"...
Playdemic credits Zynga with Village Life’s success, launching new game features soon
Playdemic credits Zynga with Village Life’s success, launching new game features soon:
Playdemic’s life management sim Village Life may have just launched a few months ago, but the game’s deep, original gameplay is already proving successful on the platform. Playdemic CCO Alex Rigby sat down to chat with us regarding the game’s initial success, as well as what’s in store for it in the near future.
Playdemic’s life management sim Village Life may have just launched a few months ago, but the game’s deep, original gameplay is already proving successful on the platform. Playdemic CCO Alex Rigby sat down to chat with us regarding the game’s initial success, as well as what’s in store for it in the near future.
EverQuest welcomes back designer Brad McQuaid
EverQuest welcomes back designer Brad McQuaid: Key Everquest designer ends a twelve-year absence
Trion breathes new life into RIFT with Raptr Rewards promotion
Trion breathes new life into RIFT with Raptr Rewards promotion:
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, RIFT, Promotions
Trion breathes new life into RIFT with Raptr Rewards promotion originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, RIFT, Promotions
Engaging new players and retaining veteran ones is one of the great life goals of every MMO. Trion looked to outside incentive in trying to find ways to revitalize RIFT's playerbase. Partnering with Raptr, Trion came up with a four-tier reward system that gave players everything from a free copy of the game to in-game ranks, mounts, and gear.
The free copy of RIFT was accompanied by a month of game-time and served as the first reward, meant to bring in players of other RPGs. The other tiers were aimed toward veteran-type players. Al the rewards were available from mid-November to the end of January.
How effective were these rewards? RIFT's daily active players on Raptr increased 470% over the length of the promotion, and average daily playtime jumped up from four hours a day to just over six.
It's almost like players like getting stuff.
The free copy of RIFT was accompanied by a month of game-time and served as the first reward, meant to bring in players of other RPGs. The other tiers were aimed toward veteran-type players. Al the rewards were available from mid-November to the end of January.
How effective were these rewards? RIFT's daily active players on Raptr increased 470% over the length of the promotion, and average daily playtime jumped up from four hours a day to just over six.
It's almost like players like getting stuff.
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PlayStation 2 game Blazing Souls Accelate appears on App Store
PlayStation 2 game Blazing Souls Accelate appears on App Store: We're used to seeing big price tags on role-playing games when Square Enix releases titles on the App Store, but now a...
Sonic Dash (iOS) review
Sonic Dash (iOS) review:
Sonic Dash is a new iOS game from Sega. It’s available now as a $1.99 download from the App Store, with additional in-app purchases of the game’s two currencies.
It’s honestly surprising that Sega’s long-standing mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t has a mobile endless runner game to his name yet, since the very nature of past Sonic games lends itself ideally to this type of experience. Instead, we got the (admittedly pretty good) Sonic Jump and ports of past mainline titles in the series, but it has taken until now to see Sonic doing what he does best.
Sonic Dash is a new iOS game from Sega. It’s available now as a $1.99 download from the App Store, with additional in-app purchases of the game’s two currencies.It’s honestly surprising that Sega’s long-standing mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t has a mobile endless runner game to his name yet, since the very nature of past Sonic games lends itself ideally to this type of experience. Instead, we got the (admittedly pretty good) Sonic Jump and ports of past mainline titles in the series, but it has taken until now to see Sonic doing what he does best.
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?
Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work?:
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima ponders whether developers might save money during this next, expensive generation of AAA game development by selling a small chunk of their games first and seeing if it sticks. ...
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima ponders whether developers might save money during this next, expensive generation of AAA game development by selling a small chunk of their games first and seeing if it sticks. ...
Braindex aims to "connect the dots” between gaming and entertainment
Braindex aims to "connect the dots” between gaming and entertainment: We speak with the startup about creating a new app category: interactive game shows on tablets
Dungeon Plunder Review (iPhone, iPad)
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Prime's Quest Review (iPhone, iPad)
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Pocket Fishdom Review (iPhone, iPad)
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Angry Birds Cartoon To Be Broadcast Via Every Angry Birds App
Angry Birds Cartoon To Be Broadcast Via Every Angry Birds App:
Rovio has an upcoming 52-episode cartoon series on the way, ready to hit select video-on-demand TV channels on March 16th, but on March 17th the episodes will also be broadcast via every Angry Birds app on smart devices.
This effectively gives the cartoon a distribution network of 1.7 billion "screens," which equates to the number of times (in total) the Angry Birds apps have been downloaded. The same day it hits the apps, the episode will be shown over Comcast's network in the U.S. Each episode in the series will follow the same model. They'll also be viewable via Samsung TVs, probably under the same deal that brought a gesture-controlled edition of the Angry Birds game to certain Samsung Smart TVs recently.
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Rovio reveals an unusual distribution system for its feathery, piggy cartoon series.
This effectively gives the cartoon a distribution network of 1.7 billion "screens," which equates to the number of times (in total) the Angry Birds apps have been downloaded. The same day it hits the apps, the episode will be shown over Comcast's network in the U.S. Each episode in the series will follow the same model. They'll also be viewable via Samsung TVs, probably under the same deal that brought a gesture-controlled edition of the Angry Birds game to certain Samsung Smart TVs recently.
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JOYHUBs announces new browser MMO Call of Camelot
JOYHUBs announces new browser MMO Call of Camelot:
Filed under: Fantasy, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Browser
JOYHUBs announces new browser MMO Call of Camelot originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Browser
As great as big-budget MMOs can be, sometimes it's nice to have a game you can play to kill some time during your lunch break at work, and nothing fills that niche better than a good-ol'-fashioned browser game such as JOYHUBs' newly announced title Call of Camelot. The game takes place in the mythical realm of Camelot, and features all the Arthurian fantasy staples people expect: dragons, wizards, demons, and kings who expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at them[citation needed].
The game's press release boasts a number of features such as three PvP modes (team-based battlegrounds, guild-vs-guild-vs-guild siege warfare, and open-world encounters), and instances "where players can train themselves or their mounts." Players can work toward enhancing their equipment, find and acquire new mounts, and even get married. Call of Camelot also features a method of idle-progression in the form of an "in-game legal bot" which "allows players to beat mobs automatically," which is a feature that will likely fall into love-it-or-hate-it territory. If any of that sounds like it tickles your fancy, the game will be entering alpha testing sometime this month, so keep an eye out for more news soon.
[Source: JOYHUBs press release]
The game's press release boasts a number of features such as three PvP modes (team-based battlegrounds, guild-vs-guild-vs-guild siege warfare, and open-world encounters), and instances "where players can train themselves or their mounts." Players can work toward enhancing their equipment, find and acquire new mounts, and even get married. Call of Camelot also features a method of idle-progression in the form of an "in-game legal bot" which "allows players to beat mobs automatically," which is a feature that will likely fall into love-it-or-hate-it territory. If any of that sounds like it tickles your fancy, the game will be entering alpha testing sometime this month, so keep an eye out for more news soon.
[Source: JOYHUBs press release]
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TESO "Ask Us Anything" Fields Questions on Combat | Ten Ton Hammer
TESO "Ask Us Anything" Fields Questions on Combat | Ten Ton Hammer:
Zenimax devs tackle questions on combat and how it works in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Zenimax devs tackle questions on combat and how it works in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Nikola Tesla's Finest Creation Gets His Own Mobile Game
Nikola Tesla's Finest Creation Gets His Own Mobile Game:
Created by Brian Clevinger's Nikola Tesla in 1923, Atomic Robo is a robotic member of a think-tank of Action Scientists, probing the shadowy outskirts of science. In Second Fiction's Atomic Robo: Violent Science, now available for iOS and coming soon to Windows 8 and Android, he does that too, only gamier. More »
Dragon City inhabits top spot on this week’s list of fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
Dragon City inhabits top spot on this week’s list of fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU:
Social Point’s Dragon City took the top spot on this week’s list of the fastest-growing Facebook games by monthly active users, up 2.61 million MAU for a gain of 13 percent. Since Dragon City launched in May 2012, the game’s gradually climbed the traffic charts, though it looks like the gains are slowing down to the point of plateauing in the near future.
Pretty Simple’s hidden object game Criminal Case took in 1.96 million MAU, putting the game at No. 2 with a 24 percent gain. King.com’s newest “Saga” game, Pet Rescue Saga, came in at No. 3 with a 7 percent increase of 1.46 million MAU. Zynga’s CastleVille had 1.16 million MAU this week, placing at No. 4 with a 16 percent gain. CookApps’ Pengle rounded out the top five games on this week’s list with a 14 percent increase of 647,152 MAU.
Four games on this week’s list saw traffic gains greater than 30 percent. CMUNE’s free-to-play shooter UberStrike brought in 629,941 MAU, a 33 percent gain. Qublix’s Bubble Land was the big gainer this week, up 318 percent with 502,544 MAU. PopCap’s Hidden Agenda grabbed 315,065 MAU, a 37 percent increase. Finally, GameHouse’s GameHouse Casino grew by 56 percent with 825,287 MAU.
All data in this post comes from our traffic tracking service, AppData. Come back for our look at the fastest-growing Facebook games by daily active users on Wednesday and top emerging apps on Friday. You can learn more about Facebook’s new ranking system here.
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Social Point’s Dragon City took the top spot on this week’s list of the fastest-growing Facebook games by monthly active users, up 2.61 million MAU for a gain of 13 percent. Since Dragon City launched in May 2012, the game’s gradually climbed the traffic charts, though it looks like the gains are slowing down to the point of plateauing in the near future.Pretty Simple’s hidden object game Criminal Case took in 1.96 million MAU, putting the game at No. 2 with a 24 percent gain. King.com’s newest “Saga” game, Pet Rescue Saga, came in at No. 3 with a 7 percent increase of 1.46 million MAU. Zynga’s CastleVille had 1.16 million MAU this week, placing at No. 4 with a 16 percent gain. CookApps’ Pengle rounded out the top five games on this week’s list with a 14 percent increase of 647,152 MAU.
Four games on this week’s list saw traffic gains greater than 30 percent. CMUNE’s free-to-play shooter UberStrike brought in 629,941 MAU, a 33 percent gain. Qublix’s Bubble Land was the big gainer this week, up 318 percent with 502,544 MAU. PopCap’s Hidden Agenda grabbed 315,065 MAU, a 37 percent increase. Finally, GameHouse’s GameHouse Casino grew by 56 percent with 825,287 MAU.
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- Village Life
- Family Farm
- Disney City Girl
- Hidden Agenda
- UberStrike
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