Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia Review

Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia Review:
You might haphazardly throw phrases like "quick learner" or "strong attention to detail" on your resume, but if those qualities don't actually describe you, good luck getting anywhere with Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia. Every match is a lesson in action, reaction, and, if things are going poorly, crisis management. The game is built on the framework of Defense of the Ancients, a popular Warcraft III mod that pits multiple players against each other--hence the term multiplayer online battle arena or MOBA. Battle for Graxia is simple to learn and tough to master, and because every match unfolds differently, you're always adapting and picking up new strategies.

Lineage 2: Lindvior Arrives May 29th - Dragon Rising begins NOW!

Lineage 2: Lindvior Arrives May 29th - Dragon Rising begins NOW!:
Lineage II players looking to get a jump on the release of the huge content update, Lindvior, on May 29th will want to check out a great series of in-game events tailored to

Sony begins manufacturing PS3 in Brazil

Sony begins manufacturing PS3 in Brazil:
The emerging market is even getting localized versions of GTA V and The Last of Us; Brazil's economy could see $300m boost

Crazy Jump Review

Crazy Jump Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Crazy Jump, the new puzzle/runner by iMagic, feels like a sadistic ploy by some mad Tron fetishist to harvest the tears of gamers with poor reaction time.

4 tips for building an in-game store

4 tips for building an in-game store:
How do you drive players to your in-game store and encourage them to pay? This simple but useful blog post outlines some best practices. ...

Kingdom Knights Review

Kingdom Knights Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Surely no genre has weathered the ups and downs of Facebook gaming quite like the city building strategy hybrid. Just when we as players think it's

Playtesting for indies

Playtesting for indies:
Getting player feedback is key, but harnessing the power of playtesting isn't always easy when your resources are limited. One indie team shares its methods.

Arcane Saga Beta Test Is Now Live!

Arcane Saga Beta Test Is Now Live!:
The newly reviving MMORPG Arcane Saga is coming! Used to named as Prius Online, Arcane Saga revives the game with all-new content and features designed to appeal to

Marvel Heroes offers one final open beta weekend and Thor trailer

Marvel Heroes offers one final open beta weekend and Thor trailer:
Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, Trailers, Video, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes If you missed last weekend's open beta for Marvel Heroes,

Blade and Soul F2P in China; Korean Players Outraged?

Blade and Soul F2P in China; Korean Players Outraged?:
Blade and Soul's Chinese publisher Tencent Games has decided to go for a Free to Play model, complete with cash shop. Continue reading Blade and Soul F2P

Celebrate Infinite Crisis' closed beta with a new champion profile for The Joker

Celebrate Infinite Crisis' closed beta with a new champion profile for The Joker:
Warner Bros. upcoming multiplayer online battle arena Infinite Crisis enters its closed beta stage today, and to...

UFO Online Takes the Fight for Earth to Open Beta | Ten Ton Hammer

UFO Online Takes the Fight for Earth to Open Beta | Ten Ton Hammer:
Join the fight to save the planet from invading aliens in gamigo’s strategy MMOG, UFO Online: Fight for Earth.

Kickstarter Picks - HEX: Shards of Fate

Kickstarter Picks - HEX: Shards of Fate:
Hold onto your Booster Packs, Trading Card Game fans, because boy have we got the game for you! HEX: Shards of Fate is being touted as the first “real” MMO/Trading Card

Jagex thinks it has cracked HTML5 with RuneScape 3

Jagex thinks it has cracked HTML5 with RuneScape 3:
This summer, UK-based developer Jagex will release RuneScape 3, an HTML5 update of its classic MMORPG. Why does the company believe it can succeed where

How Jagex plans to entice new players into its 12-year-old MMO

How Jagex plans to entice new players into its 12-year-old MMO:
RuneScape first launched 12 years ago, and is now one of the most content-filled MMOs available. With the upcoming RuneScape 3, Jagex has a plan to reel in

Angry Birds Friends takes the top spot among this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU

Angry Birds Friends takes the top spot among this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU:
Rovio’s Angry Birds Friends takes the top spot among this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by daily active users, bringing in 467,893 million DAU for a 36

Ubisoft fires another Assassin's Creed producer - Report

Ubisoft fires another Assassin's Creed producer - Report:
Patrice Desilets claims producer Jean-Fran”ois Boivin also let go this week. It appears that Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Desilets did not leave Ubisoft alone

Zynga reveals mobile MOBA game Solstice Arena

Zynga reveals mobile MOBA game Solstice Arena:
Zynga today revealed its newest core game title, Solstice Arena, a multiplayer online battle arena game for mobile devices from the A Bit Lucky team. A Bit Lucky is the

Dark Avenger Review

Dark Avenger Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Diablo has influenced a large number of dungeon-crawling loot-fests that, while sometimes marginally entertaining, have never really been able to

Amazon's next big step: Android Appstore launches in China

Amazon's next big step: Android Appstore launches in China:
As Amazon prepares to go global with its Android Appstore, the company made a huge step into the Chinese market over the weekend, launching its paid and free app

Kabam opening Berlin office

Kabam opening Berlin office:
Free-to-play company will be hiring another 50 people as it expands its European presence

Taptiles Saga review

Taptiles Saga review:
Taptiles Saga is a Facebook game from Arkadium. It’s available now for anyone to play on the social network, and is receiving regular promotion via sidebar ads in App

Haunted Hollow Review

Haunted Hollow Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Why should the monsters have all the fun? “They shouldn’t,” is the correct answer to that question. In Haunted Hollow, now really and truly

Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! Review

Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Things have gone south for the Monopoly Man since he went south of the border. The apocalypse has begun at his Mexican zoo, with animals once on the

Origins of Malu Heads to Beta | Ten Ton Hammer

Origins of Malu Heads to Beta | Ten Ton Hammer:
Burning Dog Media’s closed beta testing for Origins of Malu gets off to a rough start over the weekend.

Defiance: Bill Murphy's Video Review

Defiance: Bill Murphy's Video Review:
Bill Murphy lays down his final thoughts and rating for Defiance from Trion Worlds. After four weeks plus a few days of playing, how does it shake out? Watch on to find out.

Apple App Store nearing 50 billion downloads

Apple App Store nearing 50 billion downloads:
iOS storefront approaches milestone, games account for 19 of all-time top 25 paid apps

XSEED rebrands as Marvelous USA, acquires ATLUS Online

XSEED rebrands as Marvelous USA, acquires ATLUS Online:
XSEED JKS, Inc., publisher behind The Last Story, is officially re-incorporating as Marvelous USA, Inc., after parent company MarvelousAQL. ...

Betawatch: April 27 - May 3, 2013

Betawatch: April 27 - May 3, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous So Neverwinter launched this week. Or it went into open beta. Or it did both. We've kind of

Not So Massively: MOBA patch week, Star Citizen hits $9 million, and Diablo II ladder reset

Not So Massively: MOBA patch week, Star Citizen hits $9 million, and Diablo II ladder reset:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, Opinion, Hands-On, Casual, Dev Diaries, Not So Massively,

CandyMeleon Review

CandyMeleon Review:
Gamezebo Rating: CandyMeleon is the type of game which feels like it would have been right at home in arcades in the early 80s, but with graphics and sound a bit more

Sometimes It's the Simple Things That Get Me

Sometimes It's the Simple Things That Get Me:
There are times I want to explore near photo-realistic ancient temples, battling terrifying enemies with the aid of powerful magical artifacts. I have moments where all

Farm Heroes Saga takes the top spot for second week in a row in fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU

Farm Heroes Saga takes the top spot for second week in a row in fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU:
King’s Farm Heroes Saga is once again this week’s fastest-growing Facebook game by monthly active user, bringing in 3.6 million monthly active users (MAU) for a 31

A view of the industry from a guy who's been all over the place

A view of the industry from a guy who's been all over the place:
From EA to Zynga to startups, game industry stalwart Mike Verdu has been a designer, a software engineer and a high-level exec. Here he explains how he keeps up with an

Slots of Plunder on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook

Slots of Plunder on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook:
Ruby Seven Studios’ slots game Slots of Plunder took the top spot on this week’s top emerging games on Facebook, growing by an estimated 20,107 monthly active users

Kabam exec calls EA layoffs "Darwinism at work"

Kabam exec calls EA layoffs "Darwinism at work":
Andrew Sheppard says publisher caught in disruption, likens it to brick-and-mortar busts like Borders and Blockbuster

I'm Too Old For This Week in Gaming Apps S**t

I'm Too Old For This Week in Gaming Apps S**t:
You kids get off of my lawn! Damn, that really does feel good. I turned 40 on Wednesday, so excuse me if I didn't play as many gaming apps this week as you young