Daily News: 04/05/13

Friday, April 5, 2013

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

KOG MMORPG “AIMA” holds free CBT from April 16 to 29.
Dragonfly “Kingdom Under Fire Online: Age of Storm” holds frontier test from April 18 to May 1.
Soft Bigbang MOBA “Core Masters” 1st CBT tester recruitment extended until April 8.
Fortuna Games RPG “Dungeon Hero” holds 1st CBT from April 5 to 7.
Jaeyu Games MMORPG “Troy vs Sparta” ends FGT, OBT planned in April.
Anipark casual soccer game “Chagu Chagu” starts OBT on April 10.
Nyugame web game “Seongi” starts Daum channeling service.
Big Spoon MMORPG “Red Blood” starts 2nd CBT on April 4.
Eyasoft signs Korea publishing contract with Pang Game for “Luna Plus.”
CJ Games sold all of its Softmax shares worth $5.57 million (7.73%), analysts say it is a decision to focus more on mobile games.

Ecol Tactics Online Enters Open Beta

Ecol Tactics Online Enters Open Beta:
Ecol Tactics Online is an upcoming free to play, turn based strategy MMO playable within your browser. Publisher GamesCampus has announced that the title has officially entered open beta testing, opening the doors for everyone to try out the game for themselves.

Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar: Lady British’s Rule at GDC

Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar: Lady British’s Rule at GDC:
During the recent Game Developer's Conference, we managed to get our hands on the iPad version of the forthcoming Ultima Forever and, boy, was it sweet.

Konami mobile exec: Player acquisition "keeps me up at night"

Konami mobile exec: Player acquisition "keeps me up at night":
John Coligan says monetization is now a non-issue for players, bigger challenge is getting them in the first place

Massively's Defiance launch week diary: Day three

Massively's Defiance launch week diary: Day three:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Opinion, Hands-On, Consoles, First Impressions, Crafting, Defiance You

Gamestop names mobile and online gaming as threat

Gamestop names mobile and online gaming as threat:
"Currently pursuing various strategies to integrate these new forms of gaming into the company's business model"

Home: Facebook’s Bold New Vision For Social Smartphones

Home: Facebook’s Bold New Vision For Social Smartphones:
The new Facebook phone puts your Facebook friends and text messaging at the center of the smartphone universe. The Facebook Phone is finally here. And, as

Vendetta Online: iPad Release Coming April 17th

Vendetta Online: iPad Release Coming April 17th:
Guild Software has announced that the iPad version of Vendetta Online will be released on iTunes on April 17th. Players will be able to take advantage of the full game on their

Wings of Destiny: Falling Into the Pit of 'Meh'

Wings of Destiny: Falling Into the Pit of 'Meh':
Wings of Destiny is a browser based title that seems to have a lot going for it. We've been putting it through its paces in preparation for today's review. See what we

Hawken has an advantage due to “amazing” partnerships

Hawken has an advantage due to “amazing” partnerships:
Meteor Entertainment touts the benefits of working with Nvidia and Oculus

Ride to Hell: Retribution announced for current-gen consoles

Ride to Hell: Retribution announced for current-gen consoles:
Motorcycle gang-themed brawler coming this June to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Deep Silver has unveiled Ride to Hell: Retribution for current-gen consoles. The

Eden Eternal Releases Latest Content Update - Fusion System and New Zones

Eden Eternal Releases Latest Content Update - Fusion System and New Zones:
The world of Eden Eternal just got a little brighter with a new content update! Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, has announced the

Industry in flux: What we learned from Game Developer's 2012 Salary Survey

Industry in flux: What we learned from Game Developer's 2012 Salary Survey:
The 2012 Game Developer Salary Survey is available in the April issue of Game Developer magazine! U.S. average salaries rose, layoffs continue to trend downwards,

World of Tanks Announces Update 8.5 | Ten Ton Hammer

World of Tanks Announces Update 8.5 | Ten Ton Hammer:
German and Soviet forces get some new reinforcements and non-paying players gain access to premium features with World of Tanks 8.5.

Neverwinter enters open beta April 30th for the fans

Neverwinter enters open beta April 30th for the fans:
So far in the world of Neverwinter, the beta weekends have only been available to founders and those fortunate to get...

Dungeon Hearts Review

Dungeon Hearts Review:
Gamezebo Rating: In what is a sentence that I'm about to have taken wildly out of context from this point onwards, the “match-3” sub-genre shares a key similarity with the

Defiance: Review In Progress #1

Defiance: Review In Progress #1:
As the new kid on the block, Trion's Defiance brings a lot of promise to the table for the MMOFPS genre. Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at some of the

Divergence Online: Introducing a 'Hardcore Sandbox MMO'

Divergence Online: Introducing a 'Hardcore Sandbox MMO':
Divergence Online bills itself as a hardcore sandbox MMO for many reasons. We managed to catch up with Creator and Project Manager Ethan Casner to talk about

Ex-Zynga Employees Lament Bungled OMGPOP Acquisition

Ex-Zynga Employees Lament Bungled OMGPOP Acquisition:
Was Zynga's $183 million acquisition of OMGPOP a complete flop? Last week, in a company-wide email, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus initiated "Mandatory Meditation

Zynga Plus Poker review

Zynga Plus Poker review:
Zynga Plus Poker is a new real-money gaming service from the social gaming giant. At present, it is available in the U.K. — its availability in other territories will depend

Lie Swatter Review

Lie Swatter Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Lie Swatter is a quirky new trivia game from the makers of the You Don’t Know Jack series, which tests how well you can spot a lie in a lineup of truths.

Entropia Universe players buy the moon

Entropia Universe players buy the moon:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Entropia Universe, Culture, News Items, Free-to-Play How would you like to own the moon? In the real world, it's not really possible. In Entropia

Zynga hopes to retain top executives with bigger bonuses tied to performance, Mark Pincus’ new annual salary is $1

Zynga hopes to retain top executives with bigger bonuses tied to performance, Mark Pincus’ new annual salary is $1:
Zynga today filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission which reveals that in 2013 the company’s top executives will be compensated with

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