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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookAion is a MMORPG released by South Korean developer NCSoft on November 25, 2008. As with most MMOPRGs, Aion is set in a fantasy realm where characters battle it out with the environment in order to gain points. However, Aion is also considered as a PvPvE type of game wherein players not only [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookMapleStory fans can find this new MMOPRG a familiar yet exciting game to play. Wind Slayer features the same 2D setting with characters that are cute, spritely, and fairy-like that it feels like playing Maple Story all over again. However, the similarities end there as there’s more to the game WindSlayer than just [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookRAN Online is an MMORPG that gamers call “campus-based.” Unlike other games that usually take place in fantasy kingdoms and in between guilds, RAN Online is termed campus-based because the battle happens between warring universities and schools. Players can choose from the three different schools of characters – Sacred gate, Phoenix, and Mystic [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookLast Chaos is a MMORPG set in the world of Iris, the world of humans where good and evil are in a constant battle to conquer. The god of evil, Eres, wanted to take over Iris by making Titans or creatures that pillaged, burned, and ransacked the mortal world. Before Eres could triumph [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookRunes of Magic, launched just this March 2009, is fast becoming one of the best online games for today’s players. Set in the fantasyland of Taborea, players can definitely find this game to be both familiar and challenging at the same time. Taborea offers scenery that is comfortable, with fields, hills, towns, and [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookSword of the New World for Americans, Grande Espada for the Koreans who originally developed this MMORPG, is a cut above the rest of online games out there. Sword of the New World may feature the usual monsters and battles but what makes it exceptional is that it gives more power to the [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookThe setting of the MMORPG EverQuest 2 picks up 500 years from the original EQ in the kingdom of Norrath. The continent of Antonica, ruled by the good Queen Antonia Bayle, split into what eventually became known as the Shattered Lands. Leading the forces of evil is Lucan D’Lere, Overlord of Freeport, Queen [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookAtlantica Online is a massively multi-player online role-playing game that is set in an alternate future of the Earth. Familiar places such as Rome, Sapporo, America, Germany, and China are incorporated in this game though each have differing time periods occurring. Players can choose among nine basic weapons which will define their character. [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookPerfect World is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game conceptualized by Beijing Perfect World. Based on the Chinese folklore of Pangu, players of Perfect World can choose from six types of characters to work with when going on quests and battles. Launched in 2008, Perfect World has garnered many players around the world [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookDark Age of Camelot (DAoC) is a massively multi-player online role-playing game or MMORPG that is set during the period after King Arthur’s death. Here, three different realms battle it out for supremacy and eventual ruling of the much-valued kingdom of Camelot. Players can expect to duke it out against realms and even [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookSince the 1970s, Dungeons and Dragons has been one of the most famous computer games played by mankind. Your parents enjoyed it, and your older brothers probably have as well. Now, you can join in on the fun as D&D crosses over to the Interweb in a new and more sophisticated version – [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookDream of Mirror Online is a massively multi-player online role-playing game that is based on Chinese folklore. It is said that the Dream Mirror or Kunlun Mirror records all that happens in the real world and reflects it in the Kunlun World on the other side of the mirror. However, monsters and other [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookWarhammer Online picks up from where Warhammer Fantasy left off in 2004. This time however, it’s being marketed by Mythic Entertainment though the original publisher Games Workshop is still involved in the project to ensure the continuity of the storyline. Warhammer Online is classified as an RvR or Realm vs. Realm game. There [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookMany die-hard Tolkienians want to feel how it really was when Frodo Baggins and his band of dwarves, elves, men, and hobbits trudged through the swampy marshes and unforgiving landscapes. Though the movie trilogy offered us a view of how it really was, there’s another way introduced in 2002 that Lord of the [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookMaplestory is a free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that has its roots in Korea. This game purportedly has more than 87 million players worldwide, who are attracted to its 2D format, giving it an old-school feel that’s a breeze to play. From Korea, MapleStory has branched into many countries [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookAge of Conan is an interesting massively multiplayer online role-playing game with a fantasy theme similar in concept to Dungeons and Dragons. While many people play Age of Conan just for the fun and enjoyment of it, did you know that you can make real cash by playing this game? Many people make [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookLineage II is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that is set in a fantasy world where three kingdoms are engaged in a power-driven war. Players take control of humans, elves, dark elves, orcs, dwarfs, or kamaels who are trying to make their own path in the Lineage II world. As with [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookEVE Online is widely known in massively multiplayer online gaming for having the largest virtual realm ever. Set tens of thousands of years from now, EVE has players flying in space ships between solar systems to explore, colonize, and live in the universe, interacting with other players along the way. One of the [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookRagnarok Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that has gained worldwide success. Based on Norse, Christian, and Asian culture, Ragnarok is set in a fantasy realm and features cartoon-like characters, which is one of the reasons why it has become so popular. Whether you are new to Ragnarok or you’ve been [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookEntropia Universe is one of the most unique games ever developed. This massively multiplayer online role-playing game is the first game to make use of a real cash economy. Basically, this means that the in-game currency, called PED, has an actual real-world currency value. Do you want to know how you can earn [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookGuildWars is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a fantasy world. This award-winning game is free-to-play, but players are required to buy the game and input a valid serial key to gain access to the servers and play. Whether you are an existing player or you are considering getting into [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookRuneScape is a popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that can be played for free or for a premium. Premium players get a number of upgrades, which all contribute to the depth and enjoyment of the game. Did you know, though, that you can actually make real money by playing in the [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookFinal Fantasy XI (FFXI) is a very popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that is part of one of the most well-known, successful, and reputable role-playing games in the gaming industry. With over 2 million active characters in April 2009, Final Fantasy XI has loads of players that you can play with, [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookDestiny is widely known in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) industry as a game that pays you to play. Other games of the same genre try to entice players by offering free-to-play games, instead of the premium pay-to-play norm. Because of this unique feature, many players have switched over to playing [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Share on FacebookThroughout the years, online gaming has grown into an international industry that brings people from around the world together under a single, virtual gaming world. One of the biggest virtual gaming realms is that of World of Warcraft, which attracts millions of subscribers every month. It is only natural that people would seek [...]
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