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IGG’s new mystical fantasy title, Altis Gates (http://ag.igg.com), recently completed its Closed Beta and is now gearing up for the Open Beta. In preparation for the OB, the Altis Gates team has organized a naming event that will let players create and then vote for their favorite names for the Altis Gates OB Realm and Server.

After gathering and then putting all the entries through a rigorous process of elimination, the AG team has finally managed to narrow it down 8 Realm and Server names that stood out from the rest.

Now, it wouldn’t be much fun if the players weren’t able to get their two cents in, so they will be holding a vote to see what players think. The vote will start on February 12th at 12:00am EST (GMT-5) and will last until 9:00pm on February 21st to determine which name is the best. During the vote, players can cast their votes for the name of their choice. At the end of the event, creator of the Realm and Server names combination will win a cool mount. This mount will be awarded to the winners during the Open Beta itself.

The Altis Gates team always believes in working with players to take game to the next level. This is yet another opportunity where players can be directly involved in decision making process.

You can find out more about this event on the event page http://ag.igg.com/event/name/.

Platform: PC
Genre: Action MMORPG
Release Date: 2009
Developer: Cyanide Studios
Publisher: PlayEnvy
ESRB Rating: RP

Closed Beta1: January 22^nd, 2010

Release Date: March 19^th, 2010

Background

Dungeon Bandits, the North American and Australian counterpart to Europe’s Dungeon Party, will be published by PlayEnvy, a service of Nvinium Games.  Scheduled to release in March of 2010, PlayEnvy is introducing new, more dynamic content to a game that has already been enjoyed by thousands of European gamers.

Game Description

Dungeon Bandits is a fast paced dungeon crawler that allows teams of up to 5 players to compete against other teams for the right to the dungeon’s treasure.   Players must fight their way past challenging monsters , bosses, traps and face off against the opposing team in order to claim victory in a game that highly dependent on skillful strategy.

The game operates as an instanced dungeon that is entered through a lobby style set up.  You can either join existing instances, or you can form your own.  Instance leaders set the overall terms of the matches, such as; how many players will compete, what type of map, how many matches, how many treasures it contains, and several other factors.  Great support, fun events and ongoing game improvements makes Dungeon Bandits a fun and rewarding experience for anyone.

Product Features

• Improved Character Control: PlayEnvy has introduced keyboard movement controls for characters, in addition to the previous movement by point and click.
• New Camera Control: Dungeon Bandits will allow players more camera control, which includes the ability to rotate 360 degrees around the character. Up close 3^rd person perspective is also now possible, allowing players to get into the feel of combat like never before.
• Guild System: Players may form small guilds called Noob Herds which allow players to easily for tournament games and compete for herd rankings.
• 7 Playable Characters: Wizard, Thief, Executioner, Bard, Amazon, Horsewoman, and Engineer.
• Customization: Characters are easily customized to the player’s personality through loads of well designed costumes, armor, weapons, accessories, and facial features.  Players can build a truly unique character.
• Useful skill sets: 13 skills from 3 schools can be earned for each character, all of which are highly useful in combat.  Characters use up to 5 skills in a given match, this allows strategic combination potential as not all players in the same call will be fighting with identical skill set ups.
• Mini Challenges: In addition to the already fast action combat of the dungeons, games can get a bit more interesting once the room turns upside down or if the lights go off. 
• Custom Maps: The Map Editor allows players to contribute content to the game by designing challenging dungeons of their own and share them with the player community.
• Engaging Events: Friendly team of GMs  moderate an aggressive event schedule that rewards players for their accomplishments.  Tournaments, challenges, and other events will occur daily from the PlayEnvy team.
• Ongoing Improvements: Cyanide and PlayEnvy are committed to bringing new and improved content to Dungeon Bandits.  Players can expect regular content updates which will add new systems and dynamics to the game.

Open Beta starts today, January 18, 2010

Bitroit S.C.P., an Online game software and mobile device developer in Barcelona, announced today that it has launched the open beat of its first Browser-based MMORPG project Pandimus on January 18, 2010.

“Browser MMORPG has become increasingly popular than ever before, but we are very confident the new-generation browser MMORPG –Padimus will usher in a new era and lead the trends.” said Angel, co-founder and CEO of Pandimus. “This online browser game is even more remarkable because we have three much experienced programmers who spent two years making Pandimus possible.”

“From its alpha beta to the closed beta of Pandimus, our team has gained much valuable feedback and suggestions from our passionate players. We have, as promised, rewarded our dear players with free premium accounts” angel said “In the final version, player’s account will be saved forever. What is more, we have 100 limited accounts upgraded on a daily basis, hopefully, that will help our players grow fast.”

Featuring Total character customization, Total variety of equipment, Skills and attributes, Quest, mission and working system, Pandimus is based on a medieval epic world. In Pandimus, you can completely customize your hero, discover all the zones, some secrets, defeat your enemies, and get thousands of different items and treasure as well.

The game is intended for casual gamers and gamers who can play while working. Players can improve their characters completely with missions, training based on time or they can explore adventures with their friends and try to beat the bosses in a party.

Pandimus has been designed and developed since the company was founded in 2008 . At the moment, upon the final release version, Players can play this game directly by signing up an account and play for free. For more please visit its official website. http://www.pandimus.com/

About Pandimus:

Pandimus is a medieval web based massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Pandimus allows an amazing interaction with other players via their chat, map and party system. The final version of Pandimus launches on January 18, 2010. In Pandimus, you could be the best in the rankings, both in tournaments and adventures and in the statistics. Buy and sell items to other players via the auction house, train, and complete quests.

Playenvy.com, a service provided by Nvinium Games, Inc., has announced closed beta testing (phase 1) will be held for its tournament-based MMO ‘Dungeon Bandits’ January 22-24. This first beta test of the game will focus on server stability and offer a glimpse at the intense tournament style game play that is hosted within a fun and challenging dungeon environment.

Dungeon Bandits, servicing North America and Australia, features a multitude of highly detailed 3D dungeon maps with a capture-the-treasure scenario that pits teams against each other, while also having them fight their way through dungeon monsters and bosses. The team that successfully thwarts off enemy attacks and brings the treasure out of the dungeon gets the victory and its spoils.

One of Dungeon Bandits’ key features is the ranking system and tournament brackets which allows players to compete head to head in daily tournaments and rewards the top players of the game with various prizes and of course bragging rights. Even players that do not enter the tournaments will still be able to have their rankings tracked and a chance at the being rewarded as an elite player.

Closed beta testing will be launched in multiple, 3 day phases to test various elements of the game. Full service of the game will launch in Mid March after all testing phases have been successfully completed. Players can apply now for access to the beta 1 test on the official Dungeon Bandits site dungeonbandits.playenvy.com. Keys will be limited so get your requests in soon.

UFORIA REVEALS THE CHARACTERS OF MERCENARY WARS

Full Character Descriptions Are Revealed For The Hotly-Anticipated Online Modern Warfare Shooter Mercenary Wars

Uforia, a new online game publisher specializing in massively multiplayer online games, today announced the all-new character lineup for its upcoming online modern warfare first-person-shooter Mercenary Wars. See below for full details of the four intriguing characters including Iron Strom, Saladin, Sensou and Blood Loss. For more information and to check out the game which is currently in open beta, players can visit http://uforia.mercenarywars.com.

Iron Storm

Iron Storm is the highest ranking female in the International Hessian Order. She founded the group in order to protect the North American region from newly established groups in other parts of the world. Clare began her military career with the United States Army and then moved on to other branches within the Armed Forces in order to gain expertise in various areas of modern warfare. She excelled within every area of military specialization, but specialized in covert operations with a focus on warfare in the Middle East.

Saladin

Saladin is the founder of the Medjay Mercenary Unit which he created to defend the Middle Eastern region from other mercenary units. Originally born in Yemen, Saladin traveled throughout the region training with some of the most renowned military units and even spending time with paramilitary groups mastering guerrilla tactics. His driving force is the notion that only natives of that region should have control over the natural resources and land, and he will do anything to push invading forces out of this territory.

Sensou

Sensou is the female leader of the United Asian Front after gaining control of the position from the founder of the group, Hyun Sugiyama, during a violent but swift rebellion. Her success stems from being able to unite the various Asian cultures under the umbrella organization — the United Asian Front. Prior to joining the United Asian Front, Sensou (then known by her birth name, Miyuki) was a researcher at various weapons development institutes throughout Asia and Europe. Her knowledge of advanced weapons systems led Sugiyama to recruit her into the organization to develop weapons with which they could eventually overpower the military forces in the region.

Blood Loss

“Blood Loss”, so named for his reputation for his aggressive tactics on the battlefield, is the second-in-command of the International Hessian Order. Along with “Iron Storm” he leads the International Hessian Order. His expertise are weapons that not only overpower the enemy, but completely aniline them. His main focus is not strategy, but logistics of how to win any particular battle. He is also the official tester of new weapons systems that the researchers create.

“We are excited to reveal the unique and interesting characters in Mercenary Wars, and we think our community of players will have a blast when they experience each of their unique, multi-faceted characteristics,” said Chris Keswani, Marketing Manager of Uforia.

About Mercenary Wars

Unlike other first person shooter games available today, Mercenary Wars features a unique stat system that players can use to upgrade and customize their lifelike characters. The combat in the game is designed to feel very realistic, while also allowing players to adjust their speed, accuracy, and health stats. Mercenary Wars is set in the not so distant future in a world where order and society as we know them are a thing of the past. The economies of the world have crashed and have been replaced with total chaos. New alliances have been forged and the world is now controlled by well-trained groups of mercenaries. Players must determine who to swear their allegiance to and fight side-by-side to the death, if necessary, in the quest to ensure becoming the new global powerhouse.

Mercenary Wars will also feature an innovative Artificial Intelligence system where computer controlled “bots” can be used in several ways ranging from practice to enhancing game play. Via four difficulty modes, players can select their desired skill level no matter what their previous FPS experience might be. Other features include multiple gameplay modes, a variety of character types and races, extensive ranking system including more than 50 different character ranks and title, an expansive number of weapons and equipment available for character customization and a built-in player-to-player audio communication tool for enhanced real-world combat simulation.

For more information, visit http://uforia.mercenarywars.com

Today Ubisoft announced that registration is now open for the beta test of the upcoming PC game The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom(TM). The beta will start January 19th and will offer the tutorial missions of the single-player campaign as well as skirmish maps for multiplayer mode or games against the AI. Registered beta testers will be able to discuss the game with developers in a closed board.

To register, go to: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/settlers-7. A ubi.com account is needed for registration. For more information on The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom visit the official website: www.thesettlers.com.

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom main features:

• Rich gameplay mechanics: The deep building and production system allows gamers to expand their kingdoms village by village, sector by sector, optimizing their creation by fine tuning production chains and transport systems.

• Variety of gameplay: Gamers will be able to choose the best path to lead their kingdoms to victory around three main pillars:

• Military: by building strong armies and defeating opponents with shear military power.

• Technology: by being the first to develop new and beneficial technologies.

• Trade: by occupying the best trade routes to become the wealthiest player on the map.

Depending on style of play, gamers will be able to unlock a variety of new and unique possibilities, changing the way they build their own kingdoms.

• All-new victory system: The new victory point system brings more tension and competition to the game. Victory points are awarded in many different ways depending on the choices gamers make throughout the evolution of their kingdoms.

• Online multiplayer: Gamers will be able to play online and face opponents in classic adversarial and co-op teamplay modes. Online features include user-generated and downloadable content, in-game feeds, and various leaderboards.

• A new graphic engine and improved AI: A brand-new graphic engine will let gamers experience the beauty of their kingdom in a never-before-seen level of detail. More than a dozen AI profiles, each with unique behaviors, will add enhanced variety to the game like never before.

• Build your own castle: Bring even more customization to your game as you assemble your castle from a wide range of styles, designs and architectural details. You and your friends can share your creations online.

• Social networking integration: Deep social networking integration with Facebook and Twitter(TM) lets you bring your gaming experience to your social circle.

Trailer for the upcoming MMORPG from IGG.com, Atlis Gates, currently in Alpha testing.

Altis Gates, IGG’s new 2.5D MMORPG that features shapeshifting, has entered the final preparation phase for its Alpha Test. The game’s official website (http://ag.igg.com/main.php) is now live, and IGG has announced that the Alpha Test will begin at 8:00pm EST(GMT-5) on January 19th, 2010. Characters created during the test will be saved so players can use them afterward.

The Alpha Test will be ended at 10:00pm EST(GMT-5) on January 22nd,2010. Its primary purpose is to give players a brief introduction to the magical world of Altis Gates and provide the Altis Gates team with valuable feedback. IGG will be giving away 200 activation codes for the test. Most of those will be given out to media members who have a longstanding relationship with IGG, as well as the company’s most loyal players from its other games. Anyone else who would like an activation code should keep an eye out for events IGG and the team will be holding soon to reward participants with codes.

The Alpha Test version of the Altis Gates client is already available. Players who expect to join the Alpha Test are encouraged to download the client at http://ag.igg.com.

About Altis Gates

Altis Gates is a turned-based 2.5D fantasy MMORPG. The game is being developed by a talented team under the direction of the leading developer for a previous game that once boasted 2 million concurrent users in China. In addition to featuring groundbreaking diversification, it is the only current game that allows players to change their character’s shape at whim.

Stay tuned to the official site for more information and latest news about Altis Gates. Join the forum to discuss Altis Gates.

Lords Online (http://lo.igg.com), IGG’s latest browser-based game, is kicking off the New Year with its Closed Beta Test on Jan 7th. All those who take part in the CB tests will have the chance to win an Apple Tablet (the brand new product from the Apple Company) and become one of the first few to own that gadget of the future!

At 8:00pm EST (GMT-5) on Jan 7th 2010, IGG will be opening the Lords Online Closed Beta. All characters created during Closed Beta test will be saved for future use. Interested players can claim their CB key through the official site and many other popular media sites. Activate the CB key and enter the game to be awarded with a Newbie Pack (valued at $50) and you’ll also be in with a chance to obtain an Apple Tablet.

Every time you reach the 3-level upgrade of the Town Hall in your capital castle you will win a free spin of the wheel to win amazing prizes. The higher level of the Town Hall, the more free spins you get. From Jan 7th, the start of CB test, to Jan 23rd, the Lords Online team will select 20 lucky players everyday to win Point cards, Resource Packs and many more wicked cool rewards. Furthermore, on Jan 24th the luckiest player from among all of those lucky players will win the awesome Apple Tablet! The winner will receive the Apple Tablet at the earliest date after its release in March!

About Lords Online：

Lords Online is a strategic war game that utilizes the classic combat rules set down in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. The story is set in the mystical land of Mu. On this continent, several races live amid a constant struggle for supremacy. With intricately designed heroes, military bases and camps, as well as sharp graphics and landscape imagery, you will feel as though you’re there, giving the commands to engage in battle yourself!

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In January, 2010 IGG will be launching the Closed Beta Test of its newest browser based game Lords Online. You can’t afford to miss out on all the excitement and adventure of the most-anticipated game of spring 2010.

Since the launch of the AT (alpha test) on December 3rd the LO Team have received a great many suggestions and opinions from their enthusiastic testers. Lords Online’s month long Alpha Test has now ended and we move into the improved Closed Beta Test phase. During this period our officials will be giving out CB keys xxxx on the official website, mirror sites and so on. To obtain a CB Key, please keep an eye on our official website for the latest news.

Activated AT accounts will also eligible to participate in CB test. There’s no need to activate them again.

Claim your Lords Online CB Key here: http://lo.igg.com

After three long years of high quality development, Lords Online is waiting for you!

Visit http://lo.igg.com for more information about Lords Online and the Closed Beta Test. Visit http://www.igg.com for more about IGG’s ever-growing variety of games.