Codemasters Online announce popular MMORPG RF Online is now available for free download with no monthly subscriptions across Europe and North AmericaCodemasters today announced the opening of a new world server for RF Online, in order to accommodate the players who joined since the game has gone free to play. Set in a deep space galaxy known as Novus, take your pick from three all-powerful warring factions leading your character into the final battle for total control over the entire galaxy culminating in daily faction versus faction battles on an epic scale like never seen before. Visit the official website of the game to create an account and grab the game client, now locally mirrored here.

Internet Gaming Gate (IGG) recently announced that Zu Online is now in its alpha test phase and will be open to participants beginning 12:00 p.m. EST (GMT-5) today, October 25.

As of this writing, IGG has readied four download sites from which alpha test players may download the test client. The company also promised that more sites will be go live soon. IGG also appreciated the overwhelming show of enthusiasm that the myriad of aspiring alpha testers exhibited during the registration period.

As a concession for the unfortunate players who weren't initially accepted during the initial registration, IGG will offer additional accounts on its official forum. Slots are limited, however, so those who hope to participate as an alpha tester had better sign up fast.

As an FYI, IGG mentioned that all alpha test accounts will still be made available for the upcoming Zu Online closed beta test phase. Furthermore, IGG is open to receiving your suggestions and bug reports, so tell them what you think and help them make Zu Online a better game for everybody.

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Seoul , Korea - October 20, 2007 - After 2 months of additional development and upgrades, NCONY Enterprise is proud to announce the reopening of the Pi Story (www.pistory.gamengame.com) game server for a second round of closed beta tests. Closed Beta Test 2 will begin at 6 p.m. on October 26th and close at 7 a.m. on November 2nd. The servers are open 13 hours a day, from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. GMT.

Major bugs reported by players from the last closed beta round have been tested and fixed for a smoother game play. The server's performance has also been improved for less network issues. New additions to the game include more maps, a new class, and enhanced battle skills for a better game experience.

Players who participated in the Closed Beta Test 1 in September will receive a special game item as a thank you for playing the last test round. In addition, to celebrate Halloween, the developers of Pi Story have also created limited edition Halloween avatar items so that players can spice up there characters look and celebrate the Halloween event as they play! These items will be only be offered during Closed Beta Test 2.

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European gamers who, after joining the Fury Challenge, couldn't get enough of this PvP-centric game will be pleased to find out that Fury will be launched in Europe on October 26. To prepare for the occasion, Auran Games are working on a small patch for the MMORPG which will go live later in the week.

For those who haven't heard of Fury, this MMORPG sports a unique combat system that allows players to use almost all of their abilities instantly. In addition to this, most spells don't need to "channel" allowing magic users to run around and dodge incoming attacks while casting. Playing the game online is free though more hardcore gamers who want to be able to connect to the servers without having to wait may opt to avail of the Immortal subscription plan.

So far Fury already has a pretty solid community supporting the game, so players won't have to search for opponents to play against. If this MMORPG becomes even more popular, we might be seeing Auran Games working on a sequel.

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We've come up with a comprehensive guide to all of the style changes that have gone in so far for 1.91. This guide is for your reference while testing the new adjustments.

Since there is a good chance things will be changing, we didn't want to update the official Herald documentation just yet, so please use the following links as your guide to what's on Pendragon right now.

Sword Changes
Celtic Dual and Dual Wield Changes
Left Axe and Hand to Hand Changes
Shield Changes

Your feedback is very important to us! Please send your suggestions to us using our feedback form and be sure to select Class Balance Issues from the dropdown menu. Thanks!

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And now, the news you’ve all been waiting for!

Pirates of the Burning Sea, the MMORPG featuring high seas action and adventure in a bold world of pirates and plunder, is scheduled to be available for pre-order starting Tuesday, October 23rd at participating retail locations.

Players who pre-order the game will receive the following:

? An invitation to the ?Pre-Boarding Party? allowing them access to the live game up to 15 days prior to launch, and the ability to keep their characters, skills and equipment after launch with purchase of game and paid subscription (characters will have a level cap of 20 during the pre-boarding party)

? Captain?s Best Friend ? a blue and yellow parrot

? Mighty Blades – Swedish Rapier, Old World Steel or Musketeer?s Matching Blades (depending upon which fighting style is selected)

? Original Game Soundtrack CD ? 60 minutes of pirate themed music (comes in pre-order box)

Pirates of the Burning Sea is scheduled to be available for preorder in North America on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. A European pre-order date has not been set at this time.

We’ll provide information for our European fans in short order.

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Here are the activities you can enjoy in the coming week:

Monday

Activity: Treasure Hunting

Time and Servers:

22:00~23:00 Oct 22nd, Gem Isle
22:00~23:00 Oct 22nd, Phoenix Isle
22:00~23:00 Oct 22nd, Aegean Sea

22:00~23:00 Oct 22nd, Black Sea
22:00~23:00 Oct 22nd, Red Sea

Main Contents:

During the activity time, some precious items will appear at random locations for a while! Useful hints will be provided, with the first lucky finder who gets there in time getting the treasure!

Tuesday

Activity: Hide & Seek

Time and Servers:

22:00~23:00 Oct 23rd, Aegean Sea
22:00~23:00 Oct 23rd, Black Sea

22:00~23:00 Oct 23rd, Red Sea

Main Contents:

GMs will hide among you with no "GM" title! But useful hints will be provided and for every lucky finder, the award will be 100,000 coins!

Wednesday

Activity: The Smartest Pirates

Time:

2:00~4:00 Oct 24th (Server Maintenance Time)

Main Contents:

To ensure our dear pirates won't feel bored, even during maintenance, the TOP Forum will continue to hold interesting Q&A activities then - all pirates participating in it will have  the opportunity to win wonderful awards! ^^

Activity: Bounty Hunter

Time:

22:00~23:00 Oct 24th, Rainbow Isle

22:00~23:00 Oct 24th, Mermaid Isle

22:00~23:00 Oct

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An official statement over at Hellgate: London website discusses the NDA lift and new beta news.

Hey everyone! Lots of great news here. Below you'll find details regarding subscriptions, our upcoming Patch 0, and our first of many Holiday/themed events. Enjoy!

Beta NDA Lifted

The NDA period for the general Beta test is officially over! THANK YOU all for being as good as you have been on this. Feel free to post, email, phone call, and alert your local news station about your play experiences!

How Our Beta Process Works

We wanted to take a few minutes to talk about how we run our Beta tests, the differences of and timing for getting builds out to the testers, and basically let you in on what makes our test tick.

Our development path is quite different from that of the vast majority of game developers. We utilize what we call an organic process, which is basically shorthand for our way of constantly iterating, tweaking, tuning, and making changes that are difficult to set months or years ahead of time in a traditional design document. When we get into the last 6 - 9 months of development time, this process really kicks into high-gear. We are making an immense amount of changes, both larg

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Flagship Seattle introduces new zone and content for highly anticipated free MMORPG

Ping0, LLC, a joint-venture between Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, Inc., today announced the expansion of the closed beta program for the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game Mythos™.

The expansion of the closed beta program will begin with the introduction of a new zone, Bloodbristle Heath, and the outpost town of Tulin’s Hope. Roughly doubling the size of the Mythos universe, this new content will include new levels, monsters, quests, items, and skills. To request an invitation to the closed beta, interested gamers should sign up at the official website: http://www.mythos.com/join_kingdom.jsp

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