To Learn More About the Game, Check out our Cronous Page.

Cronous is 3D Fantasy MMORPG published by Neofun – the same folks behind Sho Online. Much of the game’s graphics and gameplay were without a doubt inspired by 1990s action RPGs like Diablo and Nox. The game has four playable classes and no appearance customization. The game does have quite a bit of playability though, as the max level is 125+ and players can always ‘reborn’ their character and start over at level 1 with bonus stat and skill points. The game’s graphics actually reminds me of With Your Destiny and Mu Online, as they also tried to copy the Diablo look and feel. To learn more about Cronous, check out the official MMOHut Cronous page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.

Publisher: Snakehead Games
Playerbase: Low
Graphics: Low
Type: MMO
EXP Rate: Low
PvP: Open
Filesize: N/A

Pros: +Will run on almost any machine. +Can be played in short bursts throughout the day. +Form Fleets and Armadas for mutual protection.

Cons: -Paying players receive large advantages. -Tends to open lots of tabs needlessly. -No sense of direction.

Overview

Star Pirates Overview

Star Pirates is set in a dystopian future where the Earth has been destroyed, leaving space miners who had been stationed in the Asteroids to fend for themselves. Like BiteFight and Gladiatus, Star Pirates is a predominantly text based game. While this means it has low system requirements, it does leave the game looking very dated. Like most browser based games, Star Pirates is meant to be played in short bursts throughout the day. There are a variety of activities that can only be performed every so often including the daily slot machine, hourly debris collection, periodic salvaging forays depending on fuel supply, and research when energy and research points permit.

Star Pirates Screenshots

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Screenshots

Star Pirates Screenshots

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Although registered users don’t account for a total number of players, the 6 million characters and 23 servers certainly do account for how much this high-scoring, free-to-play MMO has grown in the past year.

The Original Press Release:

Runes of Magic celebrates first anniversary

The online role playing game surpasses three million player mark

Berlin, 19th March 2010: Right on time for its first birthday on 19th March 2010, the free to play online role play game Runes of Magic is able to announce the reaching of another milestone: Three million registered users in the USA and Europe are now exploring the game world Taborea.

Players on 23 servers in six different language versions have to date experienced more than 500 million quests in the fantasy world. To facilitate this the Berlin-based localisation team has translated over 4.5 million words for the European languages alone. Whether in the UK, Spain, France, Poland, Germany or the US − the desire for a communal gaming experience is the same in every country. Thus players join together worldwide to form guilds, build their own castles and go into battle against other player groups, or overcome sinister boss opponents. Over 7.5 million of these dangerous creatures have been defeated in one year by brave adventurers using their united powers. The Demon Lord – the powerful top villain of the first two chapters – has had his wings clipped just 24 times.

On the three million accounts for Runes of Magic fans have created approximately six million characters. Attempts by so-called ‘Gold Sellers’ to endanger the game economy were dealt with severely by Frogster’s Support department: in the past four months alone, more than 15,600 accounts of illegal sellers have been permanently excluded from the game.

A video which is being released today presents a roundup of the Runes of Magic feature palette which has been regularly extended with free updates on a monthly cycle. The video and more information about the one year birthday festivities can be found on the official website: www.runesofmagic.com/en/one-year-anniversary.html. Among other things, for today only, there is a free pet for all players who log on.

The Evan players enter the game in a dream and exit in Utah’s attic. From here, the players will start their adventure with a quest in the house and eventually meet with Utah outside. New monsters for Dragon Masters in training to battle include Strange Pigs and Treacherous Foxes. As players level up battling these ferocious beasts, their dragon companion grows bigger and more powerful, flying protectively overhead. This new zone is designed to help train Maplers looking to become Dragon Master Evan, hero in the making.

Publisher: GamesCampus
Playerbase: ??
Graphics: Medium Quality
Type: MMO
EXP Rate: ??
PvP: N/A
Filesize: ??

Pros: +Unique mix of MMORTS / Action RPG elements. +Persistent world characters. +Sleek and easy to use interface.  +Gorgeous brightly themed animations and visuals.

Cons: -No set release date. -Few playable game modes.

This is a Preview. This page will be updated when the game is fully released.

Overview

Soul Master Overview

Soul Master is a 3D fantasy MMORTS published by GamesCampus that has MMORTS elements mixed with persistent world MMORPG features. Players can create buildings, work their way through technology trees and train and command units – all while developing a persistent world character. Game modes include both team oriented gameplay and free-for-all. The game has a rich item customization system and a good deal of depth for persistent world heroes. Graphically speaking, Soul Master has a distinct cartoony look to it, almost like League of Legends, as they are sleek and bright.

Soul Master Screenshots

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To Learn More About the Game, Check out our Digimon Battle Page.

Digimon Battle is a 2D monster catching fantasy MMORPG published by WeMade – the same folks who developed Avalon Heroes and Mir 2. The game is based off the popular Digimon anime franchise. Start off by choosing from one of four trainers (avatars) and 3 starting Digimon. Level up and digivolve your own Digimon in order to make them even stronger. Graphically speaking, Digimon Battle isn’t too impressive, but it makes up for it in simple fun straight forward gameplay. As is, the game doesn’t have much content, but more is likely on the way, as the Korean version of the game is leaps and bounds ahead of this international version. In the video above, I created a character, skipped the tutorial, and won a few easy battles outside of town. To learn more about Digimon Battle, check out the official MMOHut Digimon Battle page which  includes a  detailed review, tons of  screenshots, and additional videos.

Update Notes:

Features!

• Another mutation  has appeared  in the Fauna’s genome ! Be one of the first to discover this new Fauna and you will be rewarded for your efforts.
• The gate to the Duned Tract  has opened!
• We now display the Fauna’s level and provide an informative tooltip  for both the Fauna portrait and Fauna in the Fauna switching  interface .
• There is now a progress meter for hatching eggs.  The amount of time it takes to hatch the egg has also been reduced.
• Your total Lux is now displayed while editing  your Faunasphere.
• Eggs in the Marketplace can now be filtered by species of the parent.
• Alert dialogs introduced in our last update that appeared when you clicked on items that your Fauna doesn’t have the ability to harvest will only be displayed 5 times total now.
• A new, faster interface for creating multiple objects for Goals, such as Skeletons and Coldproof Gene  Food  is now in game.
• The Gene Food and Fauna Sign for the Grazer are now available for purchase!

Bug Fixes!

• The sound issues have been addressed!
• The Opulent Quarry goal “Help an Unhappy Wiggler” is now accessible to all players.

Soul Master’s combat system will be a mix of brawler and real-time strategy based on resources built by the player in RTS technology-trees. Customization will be available both for characters and the buildings and units offered in the RTS gameplay. It will also offer both team-based and free-for-all PvP.

Soul Master looks to be comparable to Grand Fantasia, Atlantica Online, or other fantasy RPGs but with an RTS twist.

Screenshots:

The Original Press Release:

GAMESCAMPUS ANNOUNCES NEW GENRE-BENDING MMORTS, SOUL MASTER

Upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy Game Takes The RTS Genre To A New Level With Complete MMORPG-Style Control Over Characters

Sunnyvale, Calif. (March 18, 2010) – Leading online game publisher, GamesCampus.com (www.GamesCampus.com), today announced its new genre-bending, free-to-play MMORTS, Soul Master. Developed by NPluto, Soul Master is an addictive new game that takes the innovation behind customizable “Hero” units in the RTS genre to a whole new level by allowing players to have complete MMORPG-style control over their characters. The game will enter Closed Beta Testing in June of this year. For more information on the game and to follow the latest updates, visit http://Soul Master.GamesCampus.com.

“Soul Master is unlike anything else currently out there and definitely what players have been waiting for,” said David Chang, EVP of Marketing and Business Development for GamesCampus. “We spotted an opportunity to bring this truly unique and fun MMORTS online experience to our GamesCampus.com players and we took it!”

Soul Master will feature a unique combat system that will allow players to create structures, progress through technology trees and produce and command units-all while developing a persistent character of their own. With resource-driven RTS combat, Soul Master allows players to create defensive towers, barricades, resource harvesting structures, and unit production facilities while progressing through simplified, traditional RTS tech-trees that let players focus on strategic, active gameplay in both Team and Free-for-All PvP.

Soul Master includes rich item customization systems that enable players to acquire unique stat and skill bonuses both for their personalized avatars, as well as their RTS buildings, production capabilities, and controlled units. In addition to the robust PvP content, Soul Master features a wide range of PVE scenario modes such as defending objectives, escort missions, co-op challenges, boss raids, and AI RTS battles.

With fast paced combat that combines the high-speed action of a character vs. character brawler- and the tactical elements of a squad-based RTS – Soul Master sets out to take the very best of both worlds and merge them into a genre unto itself.

For more information on the game and to follow the latest updates,
visit http://Soul Master.GamesCampus.com

Money Spent on Online Games

MMORPGs are especially popular in China because it’s an extremely cheap form of entertainment. The immense popularity of free to play MMOs in China has led the Chinese government to propose and implement various anti-addiction programs across the country. One interesting fact is that subscription based games like World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online have no monthly fees in China. Instead, players use pre-paid cards which are significantly cheaper than the $15/month U.S. gamers pay to access these games. We all know how popular World of Warcraft is in Europe and North America, but it may come as a surprise to some that WoW is much more popular in China than it is elsewhere around the world. It has 2.5 million players  in North America, 2 Million in Europe and a whopping 5.5 million in Asia.

World of Warcraft Screenshot

Even though American and European gamers didn’t spend as much as Chinese gamers on MMORPGs, it’s still safe to say free to play games are growing everywhere around the world and especially so in North America and Europe. This is the case because free to play gaming only really begin to take off in 2005 with the release of MapleStory – Nexon’s enormously popular side-scrolling MMORPG. Prior to MapleStory, there were only a handful of free to play titles on the market. Today there are well over 150 free to play downloadable MMORPGs available to Western gamers with more and more coming out each month. Many of these games come straight from China. Many of the most successful free to play games in North America and Europe were originally developed in China and published by Chinese companies. Perfect World, Jade Dynasty and Ether Saga Online for example are all great games brought to North America from China. Several big Chinese MMORPG Publishers in North America are Perfect World Entertainment, ChangYou, and TQ Digital. After Korean MMORPGs, Chinese made MMORPGs are  the next most popular.

MapleStory Gameplay Screenshot

What do you guys think of Chinese made MMORPGs? Personally, I think games like Perfect World and Jade Dynasty are great while some games like Crazy Tao and Phoenix Dynasty Online just feel cheap.

By, Michael K.

One hero is the water goddess Subaekrim, an expert in mid-range attacks who can handle many opponents and once and even summon sea monsters to her aid. The other hero, Lejena, is a master of ranged attacks, a queen of air, and uses quick air pressure attacks to humble her opponents.

These female heroes are launched only in the AP store right now, but will be moving to the Lobby Store soon for those willing to wait.

The Original Press Release:

Avalon Heroes: New heroes join the battle

Two extraordinary heroes, Subaekrim and Lejena, are now available in the gripping free-to play title by burda:ic.

Munich, Germany, March 18, 2010
Honor, glory, and even more hero power: Following the launch of the online RTS RPG Avalon Heroes, online games publisher burda:ic already provides a new, free update to all real-time strategy and role-playing fans. The thrilling free-to-play title, developed by Wemade/Movon, now features two new heroes with unique skills and attack moves and a tantalizing appearance. Moreover, Avalon Heroes now also offers numerous technical refinements that guarantee an even better gaming experience for all players.

Meet the exciting new heroes: The water goddess Subaekrim is an expert in medium-range attacks and can take on several opponents at once. The powerful Oriens fighter uses her “Gate of the Sea Dragon” to summon a fearsome sea monster from the depths of the ocean, thus turning the tide on the battlefield. She is also assisted by a gigantic tentacled beast that keeps her opponents in check through cyclones and a formidable tidal wave. But Aeonia fighter Lejena matches her power. With her mastery of ranged attacks, she strikes quickly from a distance to eliminate her foes. The queen of the air has a few trumps up her sleeve and badly damages her opponents through lightning-fast air pressure attacks.

Avalon Heroes offers a great gaming experience in many aspects: besides battle and adventure modes, it also features a scenario mode with a huge single player campaign and an exciting storyline. No matter which faction they join, Oriens or Aeonia – Avalon Heroes appeals to both newbies and veterans of the genre. The title is also closely associated with e-sports in the Electronic Sports League (ESL), and new, fantastic cup tournaments for this online RTS RPG will be held in the future as well. The official client at www.avalonheroes.en.alaplaya.net/download is only a few mouse clicks away, completely free of charge.

For more information about Avalon Heroes, please visit the official website at www.avalonheroes.alaplaya.net. The online RTS RPG in the European ESL is found at www.esl.eu/eu/avalonheroes.