The upcoming sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down is heading to Open Beta testing on February 27. The final round of Closed Beta testing ends at 5:00 PM PST on February 17.
Aside from allowing all gun junkies to get their hands on BLR, the Open Beta will introduce gamers to three new maps, custom built Hero characters, the Data Node system, new backgrounds, and systems.
Check out the latest Intel Report for all the tips and tricks.
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MMORPG.com posted some ridiculously impressive numbers about Lineage 2 since NCSoft made the switch to free-to-play back in November of last year.
250,000+ new players for a game that’s almost 8 years old is not too shabby. There’s no doubt making the switch to F2P is rejuvenating many older MMORPGs and even some newer ones that stumbled out of the gate. There’s really too many to name at this point, but the last one’s were DC Universe Online and Age of Conan who were flaunting their skyrocketing numbers back in November, when they too made the switch to free-to-play.
Check out the stats below.
I’m sure next month I’ll be reporting on how Everquest II has increased their player-base by 10 fold since switching a few days ago.
It seems I missed the announcement back in July when 20thCentury Fox announced they were making a Family Guy Online MMO game, so you can imagine my surprise when I saw IGN had a trailer for it. If there weren’t enough horrible MMO games around before, I think we can now officially say we’ve hit the limit.
Have we finally gotten to the point where production companies are going to start releasing MMO games to coincide with movie releases and popular TV shows? I certainly hope not. We all know how good games like CSI: The Game or House MD or any Transformers games have been.
In all fairness, I’m sure Family Guy Online will be humorous and enjoyable for a short period of time to fans of the show and it will be free-to-play so that should attract players. I just do see anyone liking the game enough, more than a novelty, to actually spend money on it.
Anyway, check out the Family Guy Online trailer below and let us know what you think.
Not only did Eve Online get a brand new website today, but we have a new trailer called “CDIA Pilot Orientation” in HD. The trailer is aimed at recruiting new players to Eve Online and once again looks amazing. CCP definitely makes some of the best MMO trailers around.
The “CDIA Pilot Orientation” video provides an insight into the first steps new pilots can make in New Eden, and the many choices available to them in the future.
Below you can view the full Eve orientation trailer.
CCP has officially opened sign-ups to its upcoming MMOFPS, DUST 514. The first round of sign-ups are opened exclusively to active Eve Online players, although registration does not guarantee entry.
The first round of closed beta tests, dubbed DUST 514: Mordu’s Private Trials, is live today, so if you’re an Eve player with a Playstation 3 and want to give it a go, head over to the Eve site to signup.
No info as to when the next CBT round will begin, or when it will open up to non-Eve Online players, so the rest of us will just have to wait.
Frogster‘s newest MMORPG, Eligium, is heading to open beta on February 15th. Although there’s still no official release date, Frogster has stated it will be released sometime in the spring of 2012; so it looks like it’s going to be a long open beta. However, players need not to worry, as there will be no character wipes once open beta begins.
Eligium is a free-to-play MMO, and while it uses a traditional leveling system like most, its skill system is not reliant on points. Instead, players train their skills and weapons by using them in the actual game, becoming stronger and more efficient the more they use them.
It’s not quite over yet, but 2011 was not a banner year for the MMOG genre. There was no massive success, no breakaway hit. Players did receive their handful of expansions and new content patches, but with the exception of the just-released Star Wars: The Old Republic – a title which may become that massive success – most events were a blip on the radar.
Perhaps 2011 will be remembered not for its lack of breathtaking releases in the genre. No, no, the Year of the Rabbit may go down in history for a paradigm shift in the genre itself. Yeah, you guessed it, a continued aggressive shift to the free-to-play model.
What started with a last-ditch effort by Turbine Entertainment to save Dungeons & Dragons Online has continued to spread through the industry like wildfire. From dieing titles to titles that would have surely been paid-to-play years ago to upcoming AAA games, escapisms from every subgenre, every part of the world and catering to every type of game were released, entered beta or teased during the year. It’s getting to the point that drawing the line between what is an MMOG and what isn’t is becoming increasingly difficult.
Below you’ll find the titles that have us here at LoreHound.com the most excited. There’s a little bit of everything, AAA to F2P, MMORTS to MMORPG, casual to hardcore. An exhaustive list of expansions, content patches and releases? No, but the post is choke full of excitement, previews and information.
We’ll kick it off with the prediction for Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s seemingly bright future. More after the cut.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: BioWare has definitely set themselves on the right track with this game, going full blown into production. They have stated that they have a years worth of content already in back log before launch, giving them a year’s head start worth of content as they still work on more to come. Add to the fire the fact they’ve watched every MMO that was released in 2011, and took notes, along with everything the head megabeast, World of Warcraft, has done for the last 5 years. The game is only just over a week old (officially), and besides the hiccups with a launch of any new game, the game is going pretty solid with 1 million subscriptions already created on December 22nd (before people who got it for Christmas could subscribe).
Is the game perfect right now? No. Give it a few months, and all the kinks will be found and ironed out, with some new content. Yes, yes, that statement could be recycled for almost every MMOG release in modern history. That doesn’t make it any less true. The fully voiced story gives a very cinematic feel. Check out the Lore Cast Episode 5 in the coming days to hear how Mordil, Beararms, and perhaps a few others are feeling about the game.
War of the Immortals, which went live over the weekend, is the latest from free-to-play specialist Perfect World Entertainment. PWE should sound familiar. The growing Chinese company is responsible for publishing multiple titles on this side of the pond, including Perfect World, Forsaken World and Rusty Hearts, backed by numerous content patches for each.
Character Selection: The character selection screen looks quite nice and polished. Nothing unexpected from a PWE title. It has a nice temple in the background and the hellbears are certainly not misplaced. Right of the bat, the player can choose from a relatively high eight different classes, each of course specializing in its own unique gameplay. All characters definitely do look flashy when the player is choosing one, showing how their aesthetic design can look at the end of the leveling curve. Continue Reading
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Eve Online Score: 8.63
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| Rank | Game Title | Score |
| 2 | Runes of Magic | 8.38 |
| 3 | RIFT | 7.81 |
| 4 | World of Warcraft | 7.81 |
| 5 | TERA | 7.75 |
| 6 | Guild Wars | 7.69 |
| 7 | Global Agenda | 7.69 |
| 8 | League of Legends | 7.56 |
| 9 | Star Trek Online | 7.56 |
| 10 | Fallen Earth | 7.56 |
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