Archive for February, 2011

Facebook Game: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Review

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is a new Facebook game based on the Carmen Sandiego series originally conceived as a computer game, featuring the notorious figure of the same name who masterminds the international theft around the world. Although the initial release of the game is designed for educational purpose, the series has now become very popular with a number of books, television shows, video games, and other spinoffs. In cooperation with The Learning Company, Blue Fang Games has...

F2P Games News: Black Prophecy: European Open Beta Cleared For Launch

gamigo has officially announced that Black Prophecy, the free sci-fi PvP-focused space MMO, is entering the open beta testing for European players. Players can sign up for the beta application on the official website and download the client on the forum so as to participate in the fast-paced space battle. Below is the news: Calling all European pilots – please report to High Command now to register for open beta testing of Black Prophecy. This is an important milestone in the development...

F2P Games News: Runes of Magic Goes Browser

Frogster and Kalydo Working on Fully Playable Browser and Facebook Version of the Fantasy-MMORPG, First Glimpses at GDC San Francisco Frogster’s successful fantasy-MMORPG Runes of Magic will be entirely playable in a browser window and on Facebook starting in Q2/2011. The international publisher has closed a cooperation agreement with technology partner Kalydo. The Dutch middleware provider will realize the browser integration with a browser plug-in and a scalable server platform running on...

F2P Games News: Faxion Launches Second Closed Beta Test

Free to Pray, Free to Prey, Free to Play, Faxion Launches 2nd Closed Beta Test. All New Content Including Improved New User Experience, New Items and More Ashes to ashes, dust to dust – as the eternal battle between heaven and hell continues, and the forces of Heaven and Hell are recruiting you for the war. UTV True Games announced that its combat driven, free to play MMORPG, Faxion Online, entered the second phase of beta testing. Register at the official website, or follow them on Facebook...

F2P Games News: Wargaming.​net Reveals Details on World of Tanks Data Center in North America

World of Tanks is operated in North America employing Caronet facilities Wargaming.net announced the company is using Caronet data center facilities for operating its highly-anticipated MMO action game WORLD OF TANKS in North America. Caronet owns and operates a large private data center complex specializing in reliable infrastructure to enable totally fail-safe online operations. With the ever growing expansion of the video game industry into more and more arenas, Caronet has...

F2P Games News: Heroes in the Sky – Your country needs you!

gamigo announced the start of the localized English and French versions of the air combat MMOG Heroes in the Sky in March 2011. Since the game was initially launched, the PvP campaigns have been overshadowed by the Axis Powers. The time has come for Allied pilots to take to the skies! Heroes in the Sky is set in World War II and will enthrall new players with more than 500 quests and edge-of-your-seat dogfights in which up to 32 period-authentic planes engage in combat against each other....

F2P Games News: Joymax Announces Powerful GDC 2011 Lineup

Development teams to showcase combined lineup of Fan Favorite Online Games Such As Digimon Masters, Silkroad Online And More Joymax, a leading global developer and publisher of online entertainment, announced today its strong lineup of titles that it will unveil during this year's Game Developers Conference which runs February 28 through March 4th in San Francisco. Looking to take their successful franchises to the next level, Joymax's 2011 lineup will highlight the company's recent merger...

F2P Games News: Exit Games And Unity Studios Partner On MMO Game Development

Unity Studios and Exit Games partner to bring the market's best tool-set for massive multiplayer online game development with Unity Exit Games, the leading provider of network engines, and Unity Studios, sister company of the leading 3D platform provider Unity, today announced a partnership to introduce the perfect product tandem for MMO game development with Unity: Legion and Photon. Legion provides a powerful MMOG development framework for Unity developers, which is perfectly complemented...

f2P Games News: World of Tanks Sets World Record

Wargaming.net is glad to announce that its free-to-play action-MMO game World of Tanks has set up a Guinness World Record™ in the category of Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MMO Server. The record was registered on January 23rd, 2011 when the number of players on the game’s Russian server totaled 91,311. "We are excited to see so many people playing World of Tanks and the new record is an important achievement for us,” said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net....

F2P Games News: gamigo’s Golfstar Now Live

Golf enthusiasts rejoice: the MMOG Golfstar is going live today at the official Goflstar homepage. Now players from across the globe can head out to the course to find out who among them is the true Golfstar. The highlight of the game is its multiplayer mode, which really lives up to its name. In it, up to 30 players compete on one course at the same time. The other players' golf balls are visible to all, which means players can see how their opponents are playing in real time. The...