8BitMMO Now Has Music

8BitMMO is a retro-style sandbox MMO. It's a different MMO because it uses 8Bit-style graphics. Mindcraft is cool but 8BitMMO is somewhat cooler because it's in 2D.

In a recent e-mail update from the developer of 8BitMMO, it was announced that 8BitMMO now has music. Music adds a lot to a game's overall experience and it makes the grind less boring.

8BitMMO's music are from the following chiptune artists Danimal Cannon, Zef, PROTODOME, and Honin Myo Audio. Overall, players will get to enjoy 82 minutes of high-quality songs in-game.

Anyway, if you have no idea what 8BitMMO is then go to the official 8BitMMO website and read about it. Or, you can watch the YouTube video below. Check it out.

If you like sandbox games or sandbox MMOs then you might also like 8BitMMO. Just don't expect any mind blowing graphics because you won't get any of that because the game uses 8bit-style graphics.

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Dragon Nest, Level 70 Content, The Rise Of Cities Is Here

Greetings Dragon Nest warriors. I'm sure many of you already know about Dragon Nest Level 70 Content Update since it's announced in the game's Dragon Nest Game Launcher.

Now, for those who don't know but want to know then here is the latest Press Release sent to me by Cherry Credits. Read the Press Release carefully because it's a big update and it will change how you view Dragon Nest forever.

Dragon Nest Level 70: The Rise of Cities 

Level 70 content update introduces whole new zone with 5 dungeons, 5 bosses and countless skill updates! 

SINGAPORE — February 10, 2014 — Valiant heroes of Dragon Nest SEA who are looking to max out their character levels, and take on the role of defender for peace in this epic game, rejoice. Shanda Games International (SDGi) has announced the launch of the game’s Level 70 content update, scheduled for release on 11 February 2014!

Players will witness the destruction of Saint Haven in this update. In an invasion of the grand city led by the traitor Ignacio, Saint Haven will be razed to the ground by the Black Dragon. But instead of cowering in fear, the citizens of Saint Haven rise to rebuild a new Saint Haven to signify their stand against evil.

With a new level ceiling of 70, players will also unearth a new zone “Anu Arendel”, the sacred home of the Elves and the Tree of Life. Anu Arendel includes 5 new dungeons, each with its own boss monster to “Dragon Nest’s latest update lets players journey out of Saint Haven, into a whole new world,” said Mr Addison Kang, Vice-President of Shanda Games International. “The release of the long-awaited Level 70 update brings a fresh set of challenges to our players and promises a different dimension of play.”

The Level 70 update includes new EX spells and passives for each class, giving players new combinations to explore with. Gameplay dynamics also change with this patch: champion monsters now have more specific passive/active skills, the “easy” difficulty level will be removed so that players can enjoy the game from “normal” to “abyss” levels of difficulty, and the difficulty of “abyss” levels will now be adjusted according to the number of party members, allowing players to clear “abyss” dungeons alone.

“We thank the Dragon Nest SEA community for its constant support for the game, and we will continue working to keep the game fresh and exciting by bringing more updates to the region as soon as possible,”

More information of the Level 70 content update, including a detailed breakdown of the second job advancements can be found at http://dn.cherrycredits.com.

About Dragon Nest SEA: 

Dragon Nest SEA is a free-to-play 3D Multiplayer Online Action Role-Playing Game (MO Action RPG)
developed by Eyedentity Games. Dragon Nest’s story revolves around the once pure and beautiful world of Lagendia that has been corrupted by evil forces. Adventurers will battle corrupt dragons and their followers in order to save the land created by the goddess Altea, who was unfortunately poisoned by her evil sister. Players enter this world; join their friends and battle hordes of evil creatures and boss monsters bent on destroying Lagendia.

Running on the proprietary ‘Eternity’ engine, Dragon Nest SEA delivers vivid graphics even on low-end systems. Dragon Nest SEA is also the first ever RPG to integrate third-person shooter elements (WASD+Mouse) into its game and spawning an unprecedented next-gen action RPG that is carefully designed for fluid character movements and improved controls.

Dragon Nest has launched in Japan, Taiwan, China and Korea, and has garnered much popularity amongst players for its breath-taking graphics and action-packed gameplay.

Currently, Dragon Nest SEA is one of the most popular game services with more than 890,000 fans on its Facebook page.

About Shanda Games International Pte Ltd: 

Shanda Games International (SDGi) is a Singapore-based online game publisher. Set up in 2009, it is the publisher for Dragon Nest as well as SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online and AvatarStar SEA.

About Eyedentity Games Inc. 

Eyedentity Games is made up of industry veterans from Webzen, Phantagram and Gravity. Founded in 2007 and based in Seoul, South Korea, Eyedentity Games aims to create more unique and entertaining games for players to enjoy. Running on its proprietary ‘Eternity Engine’, Dragon Nest is the company’s first product, and has garnered much popularity in many countries like Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.

About Cherry Credits Pte Ltd 

Cherry Credits is a leading micropayment solutions provider for digital content and game channeling. Offering a unique e-wallet system and physical scratch card (PSC) distribution, Cherry Credits gives everyone the ability & convenience to transact online anytime, anywhere. Cherry Credits is the official Payment Provider and Channeling Platform for the Dragon Nest SEA game service.

For further information, please visit http://dn.cherrycredits.com.

Alternatively, you may also contact:

Senior Marketing Manager
Cherry Credits Pte Ltd
Tel: +65 6572 9720 ext. 527
Email: cheryl.tan@cherrycredits.com

Cohn & Wolfe for Cherry Credits
Email: roche.kwan@cohnwolfe.com

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The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Event, Get Your Beta Access Keys

The Elder Scrolls Online will have a Beta Event on February 7, 2014 (that is today for some countries). Participating in this Beta Event is easy. All you need to do are the following:

1. get a Beta Access key
2. create an account for The Elder Scrolls Online
3. redeem your Beta Access Key
4. download and install the game

If you don't have a Beta Access Key for this Beta Event then you can easily get one for free at Curse.com. I have no idea how many Curse.com has but, as of this writing, Curse.com is still giving away Beta Access Keys to The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Event.

To get a Beta Access Key for The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Event, here is how.

• go to Curse.com
• login to your Curse.com account
• go to The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Access Keys Giveaway page
• accept the NDA
• click on the button below it to get your Beta Access Key

Once you have your Beta Access Key for The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Event, the next thing you need to do is create an account, download the game client and install it.

The Elder Scrolls Online or TESO is one of this year's most anticipate MMORPG. It's based on The Elder Scrolls franchise and it will feature a storyline that is directly related to the other games in the franchise. It's set a millenium before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and 800 years before The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

• Get your The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Event Access Key at http://www.curse.com/betas/teso-beta-key-giveaway.
• Create your The Elder Scrolls Online account at https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/register/account-information.

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Fish Island SEA Is Closing, Server Shutdown March 5, 2014

G Square announced that Fish Island SEA is closing its servers on March 5, 2014. G Square is the publisher of Fish Island in Southeast Asia.

The funny thing about the announcement is the fact that new exciting updates were announced just less than a month ago. Like a New Map, New Fish Sets, New Quests, New Costumes and a New Level Cap.

Now, Fish Island SEA players will only have a month to enjoy all these updates.

Here is the announcement sent by G Square via e-mail of Fish Island SEA's upcoming closure or server shutdown.

Fish Island SEA to Cease Operations

Since July 2013, together we have experienced all sorts of adventures in Fish Island SEA. Skills were tested and friendships were made, but unfortunately all good things must come to an end.

It is with deep regret to announce that your G Square family and our developer Team Mono has come to a mutual agreement to terminate the services for company game portfolio rebranding purposes.  All services of Fish Island SEA such as game content and online support will be ceased on 5th of March 2014.

We would like to offer our sincerest apologies to all our loyal gamers who have always been with us in this fruitful journey in enjoying the online services for this title.

While the hunting is about to end in Fish Island, there are many other games in need of your strength and skills soon. Once again, thank you very much for being part of our community. Although this marks the end of a great chapter, we hope to continue sharing more adventures with you through our other games to be launch anytime soon.

We understand that most of you would want your thoughts and words to be felt upon hearing this update. Hence, we have dedicated a thread to post your messages in our Facebook Official Fan Page.

Please refer to the schedules below for a list of key events leading up to final service termination on 5th of March 2014.

5th February 2014 11:00 (GMT+8)

- Daily attendance reward changes

Day 1: 200 Cash
Day 2: 500 Cash
Day 3: 1,000 Cash
Day 4: 2,000 Cash
Day 5: 3,000 Cash
Day 6: 4,000 Cash
Day 7: 5,000 Cash

Closure Events

- Events will be facilitated 2 weeks before the closing date

5th March 2014 09:30 (GMT+8)

- Countdown to the final hour of Fish Island
- End of online service

Sincerely,
Fish Island SEA Team

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Counter-Strike Online, Get Your Balrog-3 Now

Counter-Strike Online or simply CSO is the online version of the very popular first-person-shooter, Counter-Strike. This version is different from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The graphics of CSO is nowhere near the graphics of CS:GO.

I've only played Counter-Strike Online a few times. In fact, I only installed it out of curiosity.

Anyway, I know many of you are Counter-Strike Online players and many of you will be happy to know about this new weapon. I'm talking about the Balrog-3 or Balrog-III.

Balrog-3 is a new sub-machine gun chambered with 30-rounds of 9mm AHE bullets. It was developed by the Aegis Institute and it's also equipped with what is called the Balrog Charging System that activates every 15 consecutive rounds of fire.

Balrog-3 does not only use explosive ammo, it also uses reserve ammo instead of its primary ammo and that increases its rate-of-fire.

Here are the PROs and CONs of the Balrog-3.

PROs

• High accuracy
• Low recoil
• Fast reload time
• Very high rate of fire
• Very cheap ammunition cost
• No speed reduction
• Usable scope

CONs

• Extremely inaccurate when using BCS
• Expensive price
• Low reserved ammunition in normal matches
• Sold in limited time only
• Runs dry easily

For more details about Balrog-3, check out its Counter-Strike Online Wikia page here.

By the way, if you are playing Counter-Strike Online and you are lagging badly in the game then I suggest you give WTFast a try. It's a simple program that will help reduce the amount of lag you experience in any of your favosite online games or MMOs like Counter-Strike Online. Download WTFast for free here.

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Rakion, Valentine's Day Event

I just received the latest Press Release from Rakion Philippines and it's about Rakion's upcoming Valentine's Day Event.

For those who are not familiar with Rakion, it's a free-to-play multiplayer online PvP game. I guess you can also call it a MOBA because all the fights happen in Arenas like in SMITE. It's an old game but gamers are still playing it.

Below is the complete Press Release from Rakion Philippines.

UPDATE

New set of Bolivar

Get your hands on the new bolivar, newly improved and deadlier.
Bolivar 2 is available on shop on Feb 10

Commemoration of the new Bolivar item

Play wearing this new Bolivar Set and get +150% exp as a reward. Also if you take a screenshot of it while playing and post it on our facebook fan page during event period, you will get a change to be one of the 20 random users. Big prizes at stake!

Compose Remover

An item that makes your item’s compose status reset is updated. Using this item, only the appearance of the item is reset and performance of the item remains unchanged.

EVENT

Attain target no. round played and get free great items

Sick of playing battles without goal? Here’s what you are waiting for! Attain target No. of round played Great free items will be rewarded for every 10 round played (accumulated) in battle mode during the event period. Don’t miss out on this great chance to get your desired cash (some great gold) items by playing the game

Lucky break for purchasers

Every 1,000th purchaser in item shop, gift item will be rewarded. Items will be rewarded via the post.

Do email verification and get rewards

If you do the email verification during the event period, gift item will be given.

Login Gauge Flood Event

During the event period only, log in gauge speed will be doubled. Let’s go redeem login gauge with various rewards like PU Stat, PU Card, Adventurer Package, Random Capsule, various costume items, and etc.

Chocolate Box is on sale

In commemoration of the Valentine’s Day event, chocolate box will be on sale. From the chocolate box, you will randomly get items like Coin, Adventurer’s Package 9, PU Card, and Event Core.

Anyway, if you're an old Rakion player who wants to make a comeback then you can download Rakion and create a new free account at http://rakion.softnyx.net/.

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Star Trek Online, Khan Costume Set Free

Are you playing Star Trek Online? Star Trek Online is a free-to-play sci-fi mmorpg based on the Star Trek franchise. It's being continuously developed and updated by Cryptic Studios and it's published globally by Perfect World Entertainment.

As of this writing, Star Trek Online is giving all Star Trek Online players a great opportunity to own one of the most iconic costume sets in the Star Trek Universe. This costume set is the Khan Costume Set and it's based on the costume worn by Khan in the movie Star Trek 2: Wrath Of Khan.

Star Trek 2: Wrath Of Khan is the best Star Trek movie to date. Yes, it's better than the recently released Star Trek: Into Darkness which is just a re-telling of Star Trek 2: Wrath Of Khan (but that's just my opinion).

Back to Khan Costume Set in Star Trek Online. You can get the Khan Costume Set for free by simply installing Perfect World Entertainment's ARC Client and running Star Trek Online from it.

In-game, you will receive an e-mail message from Star Trek Online thanking you for installing and trying out the ARC Client.

The ARC Client is Perfect World Entertainment's version of STEAM or Aeria Ignite. You can install and manage all your favorite Perfect World Entertainment games using the ARC Client.

As for the Khan Costume Set, you can immediately use it by simply going to a Tailor and creating a new outfit or modifying an already existing outfit.

Check out the YouTube video below.

Click here to download the ARC Client.

If you are interested in trying out Star Trek Online then clicking this link will take you to Star Trek Online's website where you can download the game and create a new free account.

Also, if you play many MMO games and you're kinda lagging while playing them then I suggest you give WTFast a try. It's a simple program that will help you greatly reduce or even eliminate lag in your favorite MMO games. You can get WTFast by clicking this link.

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[Press Release] Rakion: New Year Event

Hey guys! I just want to share to you the latest press release that I received from Softnyx. It's about their very old Multiplayer Online Action-PVP game, Rakion. The game will have a New Year's Event and it will run for a month. Check out the details in the Press Release below.

Event period: Jan 6 after maintenance ~ Feb 10 2014 before maintenance

New Potion

A new potion is added in the game, called ‘Hide Potion’. Makes your character invisible for a short amount of time or until you’re attacked by an enemy.

Rewards for new users

Are you a new user? Haven’t played Rakion before? Then this is the perfect time to you try the game and get special rewards.

Mechanics: When new user make master apprentice relationship during the event period, +50% special reward will be given from the original reward.

It’s Back!!

The Power User card is now available in the shop. Level up faster with 50% more EXP, Chaos point required is significantly reduced to 5 kills, and 5 seconds more chaos time. The Power User card also gives permanent 5 PU stat. So don’t miss out to get this power.

Rewards for accumulated cash used

During the event period, great items will be given for the accumulated cash amount you used. Upon reaching the amount below, item will immediately be given.

70.000 Cash used → Auto Enchant / 50.000 Cash used → Power user / 30.000 Cash used → Creature EXP Pack

http://rakion.softnyx.net/?pr=rkis01

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[Press Release] S2 GAMES ANNOUNCES NEW MOBA STRIFE ENTERS CLOSED BETA

Here is the latest Press Release from Asiasoft Philippines. It's about a new MOBA called Strife. Read more about it below.

Players Can Sign Up Now for a Chance to Participate in the First Next-Generation MOBA of 2014

Kalamazoo, MI – December 18, 2013 – S2 Games, developers of the free-to-play Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Heroes of Newerth, today announced its brand-new title Strife has officially moved into the first wave of closed beta. The beta is not exclusive to any specific country and a limited number of players throughout the world are now getting early access to the next-generation MOBA.

“Each part of our development process has been marked by intense planning, calculated execution and iterative design informed by feedback,” said Marc DeForest, CEO of S2 Games. “A natural part of this process is to solicit feedback from a slowly but steadily increasing portion of our fan base to ensure that the game we are creating resonates with our community.”

Determined to create a more connected multiplayer experience, Strife is focused on giving players an environment where they’re competing with enemies, not their own teammates. With a background of over six years in producing MOBAs, S2 has built a collaborative gameplay design that eliminates problems that have plagued the genre in the past. By using this development process, issues including battles over shared resources, arguments around designated roles and general in-team toxicity have all been addressed.

Strife’s closed beta is currently available to select Closed Beta testers across the globe. Strife will be available for the general public in 2014, promising a realm of conflict, competition and glory. For more information on Strife and how to obtain a closed beta code, please visit www.strife.com, or follow along on Twitter (@S2Strife), Facebook (www.facebook.com/StrifeTheGame) and YouTube (Youtube.com/S2Strife).

About S2 Games: 

S2 Games is a game publisher and developer with a mission to identify, develop, evolve and unleash the future of online multiplayer games. Since its inception in 2003, S2 has been focused on driving innovation into the global online game space, through identifying and solving industry issues, listening closely to its passionate gamer base and incorporating features that gamers truly want.

Active in sponsoring and helping drive many global tournaments for their flagship title, Heroes of Newerth, and their new title, Strife, S2 is focused on providing the best online multiplayer gaming experience and opportunities for its fans to shine. For more information on S2, please visit www.s2games.com.

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SMITE - New Kali Is Here

I don't particularly like MOBA's or Multiplayer Online Battle Arena games but I do like SMITE. Unlike DoTA2, LoL, HON, Chaos Online and others, SMITE is not a point-and-click MOBA. It's in third-person and that's why I like it.

By the way, I don't like third-person view but I find the controls better than pointing-and-clicking with the mouse. I tried getting into DoTA, DoTA2 and even Chaos Online a few times but the controls just turns me off the game.

Anyway, SMITE just released a New Kali and you can see the changes by watching the YouTube video below.

Unfortunately, I can't say anything much about Kali because I never played her. For those who does, what can you say about the new Kali? Is it better than the previous Kali, is it worst or is it just the same?

My favorite God in SMITE is Thor and it's the God that I often play. I wonder if they'll change him too. I don't want the developers to change Thor but if it'll make him better then I'm for it.

Anyway, you can learn more about the new Kali in the official website of SMITE. Go ahead and check it out here » http://www.hirezstudios.com/smitegame/home/sidebar/latest-news/view/smite-blog/2013/12/11/a-new-kali-is-here!-plus-holiday-skins!

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