rss feeds
@gamegrep
Facebook
Console Domination does a quick whip around the gamercast network, showcasing some of the hottest topics from this week as well as a number of previews and reviews and competitions. Keep and eye out for Episode 3 of the new Podcast...
Matt Blake and Ian Crane, live from Supanova 2011 check out one of the most playable free MMO offerings on the market. With a few extra incentives for readers they hop on their horses and ride off into the sunset. Will they return or is all an epic fail?
"Can’t wait to dive into Cataclysm? Is the anticipation for The Old Republic killing you? Or, are you just bitter after the train wreck that is Final Fantasy XIV? The number of free-to-play MMOs is staggering, and finding the good ones is quite a challenge. Don’t worry, my top five free-to-play MMOs will not only help you save some green, but also make sure you’re getting top-notch gameplay and entertainment."
"Runes of Magic is one of the most successful free-to-play MMORPG’s available, with over 4 million subscribers worldwide. The launch of a local server for Australian and New Zealand players happened just last week on October 6. This is exciting news for MMO players, as they are now able to access a MMORPG with a current Australian server, which means lag and high pings are a thing of the past."
"The Runes of Magic launch party was held at Mana Bar, Brisbane on the 6th of October. We headed in to the event to check out the free to play MMORPG and to meet the game developers from Frogster Pacific, Runewaker Entertainment, and N3V Games."
"As the multistage rollout of Chapter III - The Elder Kingdoms begins this month, Frogster has announced the expansion of the trading card system in their highly successful free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Runes of Magic, with a new feature and forty eight new monster cards."
"Beginning in April players of Frogster Interactive’s free-to-play Massivley Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Runes of Magic, will be able to set foot on the previously forgotten continent of Zandorya and explore its first zone. Frogster is showing the first detailed glimpses into the ‘Thunderhoof Hills’ area and the kingdom of ‘Dalanis’ today. The integration of this high-level region gives players the first content from the main release of Chapter III: The Elder Kingdoms which ..."
"In celebration of it’s first birthday last week, on 19th March 2010, the free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic has announced the reaching of another milestone: three million registered users in the USA and Europe are now exploring the game world Taborea."
"Frogster is going to invite the player community of Runes of Magic to take part in these celebrations. Daily quests and a game world decorated for spring awaits adventurers of all levels. Rewards include ornamental masks, transformation potions and all sorts of goodies including cakes and fruits that will restore life."
"Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms is an upcoming extensive expansion of Frogster’s successful MMORPG, Runes of Magic, will integrate a new continent into the popular fantasy world based on a new zone concept with unusually vast play areas. In addition to these new regions, a new player versus player (PvP) battleground and challenging new instances in the third chapter, players will be able to push their fighting skills to the limit by taking part in enormous battles between guild castles that ..."
"Frogster Interactive have launched a new raid dungeon for the free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic. The Demon Stronghold is part of the new content patch '2.1.6 – Fall of the Demon Lord’, which Frogster deployed across the servers on Thursday last week and now available globally. Additionally, the MMORPG is also being expanded with an additional so-called Public Encounter: ‘Bloodbath Valley’."
"Frogster Interactive has now donated 40,000 Euros to children in adversity as the total sum of a joint fund-raising promotion in collaboration with the children’s rights organisation ‘Save the Children Deutschland e.V.’ Under the promotion’s slogan, ‘Moa's Charity Steed for Save the Children’, players were able to go to the Runes of Magic Item Shop from 20th November through to 28th December last year and buy themselves a special in-game mount."
"With an additional epic quest series, an expansion of the plant system, new elite skills for Elven characters, and the launch of the Snowflake Festival, a winter in-game event for Christmas time, the update delivers a lot of new features. The core of 'Patch 2.1.5. –Gates of the Acropolis’, is the Zurhidon Stronghold, a massive bulwark built by the Naga as a part of their gigantic Acropolis on the Aotulia Volcano."
"The public vote at this year’s German Game Developer Award has gone to the free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic, with the game lifting the trophy in the category of ‘Best International PC Game 2009’. Players from all across Germany were summoned to vote in the public ballot for their favourite games of 2009, and within the category of ‘Best International PC Game 2009’, Runes of Magic found itself having to battle it out with titles such as Risen ..."
Electronic Theatre reports on the announcement that Frogster Interactive has begun it's holiday celebrations in Runes of Magic, where gamers will have the opportunity to win both in-game and real-world prizes.
"Frogster Interactive is running a fund-raising promotion in collaboration with the children’s rights organisation ‘Save the Children Deutschland e.V.’ in their free-to-play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Runes of Magic. The publisher has announced that approximately 11,000 Euros have already come in for children in adversity."
"On Halloween a tasty in-game pumpkin-based event will launch in Runes of Magic. On 27th October, every player of the free-to-play Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) will be able to experience the Taborean Pumpkin Festival."
"Frogster Interactive is launching a series of in-game events in the Runes of Magic game world. In a weekly rhythm, a dangerous troop of Zurhidon warriors will strike in turn on the various European servers. In the course of the manually GM controlled event, the Zurhidon will use their sinister powers to the fullest, summoning up demons for their own dire purposes."
"In the course of the multi-staged release of the second chapter of Runes of Magic, "The Elven Prophecy", Frogster will publish an additional content update next week. In conjunction with the Aotulia Volcano zone, the publisher is adding the Cave of the Water Dragon into the live version of the fantasy game world. The new dungeon offers groups of up to six players at the level cap of 55 to experience a fresh setting with new challenges and treasure."
"Frogster Unteractive have today revealed a brand new Player Vs Player (PvP) mode for the hugely successful free-to-play Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic. Two teams, two fortresses and one goal: to despatch hordes of monsters at your opponent until their fortress is levelled."
"Frogster today announced that yesterday’s launch of The Elven Prophecy, the second chapter of Runes of Magic, was a huge success. More than 1.9 million players are now registered in the rapidly growing online game world. The launch of the new content was free of all technical problems as the servers came back online at 12 PM CET on 15th September, following one day of preparation for the European and US re-launch."
"The major content addition offers more territories for beginners and advanced players in the fantasy world of Taborea. In parallel with the online launch, a new boxed version is in the shops today at €9.95 MSRP. Runes of Magic is of course still available as a free download via the official website."
"The new raid dungeon in the bowels of the earth will demand much of players. Only the most exceptionally experienced and equipped twelve-person raid parties should venture into the ‘Hall of Survivors’. Only these groups will be able to carry out the demanding tactical combat required to go up against eight bosses in total. Equipped with powerful abilities, each of the eight bosses can dispatch unprepared adventurers within seconds."
"The clown Malatina offers a new solo challenge for plucky adventurers in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), Runes of Magic. Once per day, she will give players the opportunity to enter a challenging, obstacle-packed dungeon. The mini-game, the ‘Course of Terror’, will be added to the game in the final content update along with the full launch of Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy, on 15th September 2009."
"The secret of the Elven folk in Runes of Magic has laid deeply hidden in the Aslan Valley for centuries. Yet dark demons have corrupted the Ents, the peace-loving guardians of this holy place, which is known throughout Taborea as ‘The Origin’. Beginning 15th September, brave adventurers can explore Runes of Magic’s high level group dungeon, ‘The Origin’ and support the Elves in leading the Ents back to the righteous path."
"Frogster today announced that as part of the current content update Naga’s Awakening, players will get to meet the namesake of Runes of Magic’s first chapter, the Demon Lord. The Demon Lord haunts a nightmare version of the city of Varanas in a new open combat feature, Varanas Nightmare, in what the company calls a ‘Public Encounter’. Public Encounters are instances where players do not need to be part of a party or guild to enter, however the content is difficult and grouping is recommended."
"The Naga are back. After a thousand years of banishment, the snake-like beings have succeeded in passing through the magical wall which once kept them from human civilisation. The new content update Naga’s Awakening doesn’t just tell the story of the start of the Naga invasion, but also at the same time marks the beginning of Runes of Magic’s second chapter, The Elven Prophecy."
"Up high, hidden in the tree-tops of the rainforest, the Elves once erected their settlements in the Savage Lands. Now Frogster reveals the secrets of this new zone that will make its debut with the launch of Chapter II - The Elven Prophecy of award-winning Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic."
"With Runes of Magic’s second chapter The Elven Prophecy, publisher Frogster is creating additional dungeons for groups of up to six players in the newly discovered reaches of Taborea. The first challenge is a journey into the secret underwater world. The Heart of the Ocean instance leads adventurers to the bottom of the ocean and into action against sea monsters and the mysterious Naga people."
"Frogster has announced that it will soon deliver new content for Runes of Magic, with the large patch, Secret of the Goblin Mine. The update expands the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) world with among other things, the Goblin Mine, a new mini-game. There is also a new weapon quest series being added to the game."
"The first territory that players will travel through is the already announced ‘Weeping Coast’ in north east Taborea. The ‘Savage Lands’ territory lies further to the west. The region is surrounded by a vast rainforest which serves as the home of the Elves. Their settlements lie at a dizzying height in the tops of the huge trees. But the Naga have also established themselves in several small supply outposts in the ‘Savage Lands,’ from where they plan their attacks on the Elves."
"Along with the release of the second chapter of Runes of Magic, The Elven Prophecy, the secretive Elves will appear for the first time in September as a playable race in the world of Taborea. The publisher Frogster is presenting two Elf classes today, the close combat class of ‘Warden’ and the magical class, ‘Druid’ and in doing so gives a first glimpse of the mysterious woodland folk."
"The swamp landscape with its branching channels lies in the northern part of the up until now known game world of Taborea. While fish-like creatures of a species known as ‘Tiktaalik’ make the marshes themselves unsafe, the temples found on the higher ground are populated by wild clans of trolls."
"Publisher Frogster Interactive is being particularly generous this weekend, having today announced they will be giving away Diamonds (the in-game currency of Runes of Magic) to all of its active players. Each player will receive a credit of 20 Diamonds for their Runes of Magic account, per server on which they have a character with a minimum Level 10 character."
"Frogster have today revealed that in September 2009, a new leaf will turnover for Runes of Magic with a second chapter. In the upcoming Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy, the name giving elven will find their way into the game world Taborea. A widely branching background story entwines about the fairylike race with many new challenges that are going to be told in lots of new quests and new quest lines. Thus, Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy will lead players into new game regions characterized b..."
"Frogster has announced they have secured the services of Eva Widermann for the award-winning Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic. The internationally successful artist is contributing with immediate effect, chiefly on the shaping of future game elements."
"Frogster has announced today that the online Role-Playing Game (RPG) Runes of Magic has now reached over a million registered users in Europe and the United States. In less than one year after announcing the game, the Berlin based publisher has been able to reach a further important milestone in the marketing of its multi-award-winning Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)."
"Frogster today announced that it has expanded the world of Runes of Magic, the Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the ave now been activated on the live servers, giving players new ways to play the rapidly growing free-to-play online game."
"Most aspects of the game will be familiar to those who regularly dabble in MMO worlds. The Character Creation is the first point of contact and at first does seem particularly limited. More inline with Phantasy Star Online’s customisation options than the ever-evolving productions from Electronic Arts and Bethesda Softworks, the player has a limited number of facial, armour and Race and Class options. Later options provide players with additional clothing, weaponry and the ability to learn a ..."
"Ive been playing the open beta of Runes of Magic (RoM) for a couple weeks now, and so far this game looks like a winner. If
If you dont mind experiencing some deja-vu when entering. On first glance, this game is identical to World of Warcraft. I know, I am not the first one to notice this. But it is so bleeding obvious. Its like the designers whack you over the head with the WoW stick on every turn you make. Oh, and the walking Mushroom men are straight out of EQ2."
Runes of Magic is a game built on the foundations of some of the most successful MMORPGs. It has many similarities with games such as Guild Wars and World of Warcraft, but once you try it, you will see it has many unique features as well. It is developed by a Taiwanese company and published by a german company. May I add that the English translation is flawless? The game is also available in German.
Runes of Magic is free to play, has over one thousand quest (including daily quests), has a...
