After some final tweaking and anti-cheat protection, the Battlegrounds are finally live in EQ2!
EDIT: Although I can’t queue up and get in 
EQ2: Battlegrounds Live
Feb 25
New information has been released for City of Heroes Issue 17: Dark Mirror, detailing the content and changes slated to go live with the update. The graphics will be getting a kick into overdrive with the introduction of Ultra Mode, a feature that will give City of Heroes an increased level of detail for lighting, reflections, shadows, and water effects. New missions, badges, player emotes, and more will also be introduced with the update along with the ability to unlock epic archetypes at level 20.
You can read the full list of features here.
Global Agenda Update 1.1
Feb 25
Update 1.1 has been released to the Public Test Server in Global Agenda. A launch to the Live servers is planned for next week.
The latest patch notes have been posted to the Global Agenda website and will include the addition of a friends list, two new Conquest zones, and a number of other tweaks, features, and bug fixes. You can read all the patch notes here.
Keep on eye on the Angry Guild Leader, as we have a full review of this game coming shortly.
Zarhym (link)
Holiday bosses (such as Ahune for the Fire Festival) will now be accessible through the Dungeon Finder.
- Players must use the Dungeon Finder or speak to special holiday NPCs in the world to queue up and access these bosses.
- Upon accepting a queue for any holiday boss, the party will be ported directly to the necessary area for confronting that boss.
- The previous summoning criteria for these bosses have been removed. Players can queue up for and fight each World Event boss as many times as they want for any standard loot that they may drop.
- All rare holiday items (such as The Horseman’s Reins) will have a chance of being found in holiday-themed loot troves which will drop once for each player in the party no more than once per day, in the same manner that doing the Random Dungeon daily quest will provide a specific reward the first time it is completed in a day.
It’s time once again to stock up on caffeine and power drinks. This Friday, February 26th, Aion will begin its double experience weekend, allowing players to level up twice as fast until Monday. East Coast, West Coast, and Oceanic servers will begin the event at different times.Click here to see the full schedule.
Cryptic has just posted their State of the Game 2.23.10 on the official Champions Online website. Most interesting are the new details for the upcoming Revelation update. There are new Tier 4 powers, new costumes, and a new lair!
Click here to read the original post.
The lore surrounding the Guild Wars saga is about to get a bit thicker. Ghosts of Ascalon, the first original Guild Wars novel is scheduled to hit bookshelves this summer and set the stage for the release of Guild Wars 2. Authored by Jeff Grubb and Matt Forbeck, the book chronicles the centuries long conflict between the Ascalons and Charr.
If you’ve been wanting to give Darkfall a try there’s a new trial offer you can take advantage of. While it’s not free like many other games, Darkfall is offering a 7-Day trial for the price of $1. Click here to get started.
This is a long time coming. That being said, I can understand why it took so long, as they wanted to get everything just right. If you think you would enjoy a game that it a cross between Morrowind, Everquest, and Vanguard, then I highly suggest you give it a try. It’s only $1.00, after all.
I have to give you some advice, however, make sure you bank items often after your new player protection has worn off.
If this game is nerfed any more, I will be able to throw it with my friends.
Cooldowns
- Ebonweave, Moonshroud and Spellweave no longer have a transmutation cooldown.
- Smelt Titansteel no longer has a transmutation cooldown.
- Glacial Bag now has a 7 days cooldown.
Blacksmithing
- Battlelord’s Plate Boots – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6.
- Belt of the Titans – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6.
- Indestructible Plate Girdle – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6
- Plate Girdle of Righteousness – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6
- Spiked Deathdealers – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6
- Treads of Destiny – Titansteel Bar x 5, Runed Orb x 6
Enchanting
Enchant Weapon – Executioner addition has been updated with “Only one instance of this effect can be active at a time.”
Leatherworking
- Belt of Arctic Life – Heavy Borean Leather x 4, Arctic Fur x 3, Runed Orb x 6
- Belt of Dragons – Arctic Fur x 3, Icy Dragonscale x 20, Runed Orb x 6
- Blue Belt of Chaos – Arctic Fur x 3, Nerubian Chitin x 20, Runed Orb x 6
- Boots of Living Scale – Arctic Fur x 3, Jormungar Scale x 20, Runed Orb x 6
- Boots of Wintry Endurance – Arctic Fur x 3, Icy Dragonscale x 20, Runed Orb x 6
- Death-warmed Belt – Arctic Fur x 3, Eternal Shadow x 4, Runed Orb x 6
- Footpads of Silence – Arctic Fur x 3, Eternal Shadow x 2, Runed Orb x 6
- Lightning Grounded Boots – Arctic Fur x 3, Icy Dragonscale x 20, Runed Orb x 6
Tailoring
- Cord of the White Dawn – Moonshroud x 8, Runed Orb x 6
- Sash of Ancient Power – Spellweave x 4, Ebonweave x 4, Runed Orb x 6
- Savior’s Slippers – Moonshroud x 8, Runed Orb x 6
- Spellslinger’s Slippers – Spellweave x 4, Ebonweave x 4, Runed Orb x 6
We’ve been watching this title closely, and with a newly formed publisher featuring many industry veterans, we are getting that much closer to being able to play the game without taking correspondence courses in Korean.
With GDC ‘10 on the horizon, game developers, publishers and players alike are eagerly anticipating all the exciting developments and news that the conference is sure to bring. In anticipation of that heightened level of gaming awareness a new game publisher is getting a jump on the competition with the announcement of its formation and the first title it will be bringing to the North American market. En Masse Entertainment is the newly formed company, made up of industry vets with big time pedigree–including a former CTO of NCsoft, a creator of Blizzard’s Warcraft and Starcraft titles, as well as several other major players in the gaming scene.
Their mission is to “focus on selecting high quality online games and adapting, refining, and positioning them so they are perfectly suited for audiences in Western markets” The first title they will bring to market is TERA, from South Korea. The game is described as “an innovative MMORPG with rich graphics and animations where players fully control their characters through the game’s dynamic battle system. Player actions in TERA can change the balance of power in a world where six races try to work together for the common good.” The game is currently in development and will launch first for Korean audiences and then will later make its North American debut.
Here is the official press release:
En Masse Entertainment Debuts as New MMO Game Company
Seattle-based Publisher Comprised of Powerhouse Talent from Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, ArenaNet, and NCsoft
SEATTLE – February 24, 2010 – En Masse Entertainment, a new breed of game publisher specializing in bringing globally renowned online properties to Western audiences, today announced its company formation. En Masse, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading Korean MMO company Bluehole Studio, Inc., is focused on selecting high quality online games and adapting, refining, and positioning them so they are perfectly suited for audiences in Western markets. Formed in 2009, En Masse is comprised of talented veterans whose collective portfolio reflects the most recognized and celebrated IPs from leading companies including Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Arts Inc., ArenaNet and NCsoft. The first official En Masse title scheduled for release in North America and Europe will be the highly anticipated MMORPG PC title, TERA™.