Combat Arms : Upcoming

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Combat Arms is a multiplayer fps from Nexon. The game is currently entering closed beta and boasts customizable characters and weapons. Personally I’m drooling over some of the screenshots, it seems Combat Arms might give K2’s WarRock some worthy competition.

Street Gears : Upcoming

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Rumors suggest Gala-Net have their hands on Street Gears, a “manga-style” racer. It seems at this point they have only acquired European rights, however it would not be ridiculous to believe that North America is not far behind.

Exteel : Preview

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NCSoft’s Exteel is a science fiction based shooter. Game play is based around piloting a mech through various game modes, equipped with a panoply of different weapons. The game seems solid, and NCSoft is testing a micro-transaction system which allows you to buy weapons and items for Exteel. Personally, I haven’t been able to play the game for more than 5 minutes. The game starts acting all wonky on my computer and tech support seems unable to figure out why, which is why this post is a preview instead of a review. On a positive note, NCSoft’s tech support for free players is excellent.

SplashFighters : Upcoming

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Cyberstep’s latest English MMOG, SplashFighters, is an anime/manga style fighter. The game just left closed beta, no word yet of a future open beta. It seems K2 Network and Cyberstep have signed a deal to distribute SplashFighter through K2’s game portal, GamersFirst.

Other items of interest:
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K2’s game network, which lets you centrally manage game accounts.

Dungeon Runners : Review

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NCSoft’s Dungeon Runners is an interesting fantasy/satire dungeon crawler mmo. Three archetypal classes are available for play: the mage, ranger, and warrior. However, class only determines your starting skills, after the initial dungeon players are free to purchase and use any set of skills and weapons. Game play has been likened to Diablo, especially item management and dungeon combat. While the game is particularly enjoyable, it seems that the future is dim for free players as NCSoft plans on rolling out updates that place various handicaps on play.

Other items of interest:
+ PlayNC
NCSoft’s game portal.
+ Townstons
Dungeon Runners Wiki.
+ Idea Runners
Unofficial collaborative suggestion system, run by Dungeon Runners staff.