Two New EverQuest MMORPG Expansions Announced by SOE
MMORPG Fans of the Popular EverQuest and EverQuest II Series Get a Treat from Sony!
At the latest Sony Online Entertainment Fan Faire 2009 held in Las Vegas this past Friday, fans recieved an exciting announcement of two expansions for the hugely popular EverQuest and EverQuest II MMORPGs.
The details on the MMORPG expansion are few and far between at the moment, but Sony did announce that EverQuest: Underfoot would be the 16th official expansion for the original EverQuest MMORPG. The Underfoot expansion would introduce a new underground dungeon for players when it launches later this year.
In addition EverQuest II will also be getting an expansion called Sentinel’s Fate thatis expected to release in 2010. This new expansion will increase the current level cap to 90 and will introduce an achievement system to the game.
“Sentinel’s Fate will allow you to play older, low-level content with a high-level character and still gain experience. SOE is also integrating various achievements into the game, such as killing 10,000 orcs or reaching level 80 with multiple characters.”
It is hard to believe how long EverQuest has been around, and even more impressive that the development team is still creating new and exciting content for this beloved MMORPG. Fans of the series will have a lot to look forward to in the coming year with these latest announcements from Sony.
Aion The Tower of Eternity MMORPG from NCSoft - Beta Preview
New MMORPG Information on Aion The Tower of Eternity
Fans of NCSoft popular MMORPG titles got an exciting treat this weekend when Aion: The Tower of Eternity launched its second Beta preview event.
Initial glimpses of the game revealed an in-depth character creation system that allows players to customize their character down to their physical build, and spacing of facial features.
There are two main races in Aion known as the Asmodians and Elyos. They follow your typical dark vs. light concepts found in many MMORPGs.
From these two races that are a total eight classes to choose from in the game which include warriors, scouts, mages and priests. These classes are then varied by specialized classes which become available to players at higher levels.
Aion has everything you have come to expect from your typical MMORPG including a leveling / skill system, quests and grinding, a detailed and beautiful game world filled with exotic creatures and lore, and much more!
With all the work that has gone into this game it will be interesting to see the finished product when Aion The Tower of Eternity is finally released in stores.
Joymax News - SilkRoad F2P MMORPG Update - Legend IV Plus
SilkRoad Expansion Legend IV Plus Announced by Joymax
Fans of the popukar F2P MMORPG SilkRoad Online got some exciting news today from Joymax with the announcement of a new expansion for the game called Legend IV Plus.
The expansion is slated for this July to coincide with the Jewel Box event, Legend IV Plus will feature new areas including Roc Mountain, and a completely new dungeon for players level 80+.
Players who can survive the perils of Roc Mountain and make their way to the top will have to face Ancient King of the Rocs a giant bird that towers in the air. Players set on taking down this massive new monster should be prepared for the battle of their lives, but many times the rewards can outweigh the risks!
For all the latest information about SilkRoad Online checkout the Joymax website here.
Rumors of a Neverwinter Nights MMORPG from Atari & Cryptic
Details Emerge of a new MMORPG version of Neverwinter Nights
Last week there was an interesting blurb Gamespy about rumors regarding the a new MMORPG from Cryptic Studios based on the extremely successful Neverwinter Nights role playing game.
Cryptic is also currently involved in projects for two other MMORPGs that due out next year, Champions Online and Star Trek Online.
Sources state the primary reason for Atari’s purchase of Cryptic may have been for these projects, with a heavy focus on the Neverwinter Nights MMORPG.
Based on the limited details it sounds as though we will be looking at a 2011 release on this latest MMORPG, and time will tell if this could make or break things for Atari.
Heroes Masi Oka Producing a MMORPG Movie “The Defenders”
Heroes Hiro, Set to Produce an MMORPG Film Inspired by WoW
Masi Oka who plays Hiro on the hit television series Heroes is getting set to produce his own movie.
Reports indicate that the Transformers writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci are in the process of creating a new family adventure movie called The Defenders which was inspired by an idea from Oka.
The script is being written by Gary White and D.J. Caruso director of the film Suburbia may be directing the project.
Rumor has it that Masi Oka came up with the idea for the film while playing World of Warcraft. It sounds as though his real life personality may not be that much different from his on screen persona as Hiro, with the exception of being able to bend space and time.
The Defenders will be about a group of teenagers playing a MMORPG who are forced together through real life events for an adventure that goes far beyond a mouse and keyboard.
As of now there is no confirmation that Masi Oka will be in the movie, but he is slated to be executive producer on the project.
