Russ has the RPG enthusiast in mind when he scopes out deals all over the place, saying, "Lots this week, unsurprisingly. The better deals will be this weekend, but there are still plenty of deals to take advantage of this week. As a result, simple lists are in effect."
Gamer Limit writes "As October starts coming to a close, one thing tends to be on every one's mind, Halloween. This spooky holiday also seems to have NCsoft captivated . The developer/producer is planning Halloween themed events across all six of its active Western titles."
GamersDigest writes;
ArenaNet's MMORPG Guild Wars has received a large patch bringing a myriad of PvP and PvE skill updates to the game.
Ve3tro writes: "NCsoft today announced that on the cusp of its fourth anniversary, the Guild Wars franchise has exceeded six million units sold. Guild Wars is the award-winning and genre-defining series that is one of the most popular and successful online role-playing games in the industry.
Arenanet has revealed new content that Guild Wars players can expect to see in the upcoming fourth birthday celebrations.
The Guild Wars official site has been updated in preparation of the game's fourth anniversary taking place on April 28th. ArenaNet will celebrate by re-opening the Boardwalk area and handing out some nice goodies for players.
Korea is the hub of the massive game community for Lineage, and now they are getting a chance to try Warhammer Online!
Guild Wars players have been anxiously awaiting this large skill balance for a long time, but many weren't expecting this much of a change. Not only have many key skills been buffed, but the nerfing of Ursan Blessing has finally happened. Plus, Guild versus Guild battles have been drastically changed. As with any gameplay changes, there are those who love it, and those who hate it.
The Guild Wars franchise - consisting of Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall, and Guild Wars: Eye of the North - has reached the 5 million units sold mark in Europe, North America, and Asia. The first game was released in '05, so the 5mil mark was reached within three years.
Most MMO players know the story of IGE and Affinity Media by now, (the owners of WoWhead, Allakhazam, Thottbot and WoWinterface), and their relationship. A really interesting article popped up on Radar Online today which highlights some of the dodgy characters that are involved in the Affinity Media business which had claimed to have no involvement with IGE. Brock Pierce who is an advisor and a board member of Affinity Media, is highlighted in the above article and I have to say there's some pretty unsavoury stuff here pointing at child abuse. This has been brought up before regarding Brock Pierce who has apparently denied charges but there are filed legal cases which he has tried to settle.
Issue 1 of MMOZine is out, and it includes a free Guild Wars pet for every reader, plus a chance to win a unique World of Warcraft mount, as well as previews, reviews and tutorials.
Announced today from the Guild Wars Factions World Championship in Leipzig, Germany, ArenaNet and NCsoft Europe announced a date for Guild Wars Nightfall, the next game in the award-winning and critically-acclaimed franchise, which will be available in stores worldwide on 27 October 2006.