Gamescom 2015: Torchlight Mobile Hands-on with Emberblade Class

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Debuted at E3 in June, Runic Games' Torchlight Mobile headed to Gamescom and provides hands-on demo for European audiences. If you don't know, Torchlight Mobile is a MMORPG that currently has 3 classes: Emberblade, Engineer, and Kitsune. I picked up Emberblade and saw what this class was capable of.


  
Similar to most mobile ARPG, in Torchlight Mobile there's a virtual joystick on the left for direction control, and buttons on the right side of the screen for normal attacks and abilities. What weapon you equip decides what abilities you have. For Emberblade, he can choose from great sword, battle axe and spear. Soon after I entered the dungeon, I knew this game was exactly the same to previous Torchlight PC titles, in terms of art style, skill effect, and loot.

You need to practice if you are not familiar with action games on tablet because controlling your character to move and attack in a fast pace is very different to how you do with keyboard and mouse.
 
The fishing and pet system in PC version will be carried over to mobile version. I saw pets following my character and helped me in battle. And I learned that there will be pet ability as well.

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Top 1 Nosgoth Player Will Take Away $1000 Cash in Each League

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Compared with the on-going hot Dota 2 Ti5, Nosgoth from Square Enix might not be a in the limelight of the eSport scene but what they announced today might change it a little bit. Nosgoth will have a major update soon that mainly features the competitive scene.

The first official season of Nosgoth leagues will begin on October 1st and each league will run one month. Prizes will be sent out to players who finish the league Bronze or above ranks. The top player in every league will get $1000 cash while other places will get different tier cash ranging from $800 (2nd place) to $30 (100th place), along with other cool stuffs like chest keys and exclusive borders etc. In all, they will send out $10,000 in total each month for the top 100 players.



“We'd like to thank the Nosgoth community for their continued support through the Alpha & Beta phases of Leagues and are really excited to be able to reward our most loyal and skillful players for their dedication, giving them something back for their efforts and commitment.  We hope this is simply the beginning of Nosgoth as a rewarding competitive gaming experience, one which will continue to evolve as and how our community sees fit.” says Marketing & PR Manager Grant Tasker, Square Enix.

For more details, head over to the Nosgoth official website.

Unreal-powered Hack-and-Slash Action Blade: Redemption Launches Later This Year

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Unreal-powered action RPG Blade: Redemption, developed by ActionSquare and published by 4:33 Creative Lab, will be launched later this year for iOS and Android. This hack-and-slash mobile game offers real-time PvP modes with numerous other features. Blade was originally released only in South Korea, and it achieved fourth place on Google Play's top grossing games worldwide for May 2014.

Blade: Redemption is an intense, fantasy-themed action RPG offering tons of exciting gameplay:

• Competitive real-time PvP
• Multiple characters with a distinct set of skills and fighting style
• More than 100 mighty weapons
• 80 single-player dungeons
• Infinity Dungeon that offers 100 deadly rounds of boss battles
• Mobile experience powered by Unreal Engine technology

 

2P.Dota TI5 Interview: Al Jazeera America TI5 coverage

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Dota 2 is gaining the attention of outside media outlets, and we had a chance to catch up with Al Jazeera America's Seattle-based correspondent, Allen Schauffler, about covering the ever-growing Dota 2 scene. Al Jazeera America is an American TV news channel that connects their audience to the human stories at the heart of the news. Check out the full interview below and subscribe to our Youtube channel for more exclusive video of TI5.



To find the full tables, list of matches, results, news as well as VODs from TI5, visit the 2P Dota 2 event page. 

Gamescom Congress: How Digital Games Influence the Present and Shape the Future

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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The gamescom congress announces its finalized program for 6 August 2015. This year, more than 140 representatives from the fields of business, science and research, teaching, politics, the cultural sector and the computer and video game industry have accepted the invitation to Cologne. Topics grouped into six main categories will be examined by international and German experts in over 40 presentations and panel discussions focusing on current issues in the computer and video game industry and the digital economy. Among the speakers are: Sabine Frank (Google), Benedikt Grindel (Blue Byte), Daniela Hansjosten (RTL Media Group), Mario Herger (Enterprise Gamification Consultancy LLC), Reinhard Koslitz (Didacta), Thomas Krüger (President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education), Antoine Monot, Jr. (actor/producer), Felix Pace (Twitter Germany), Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Peter Smits (PietSmiet), Philipp Walulis ("Walulis schaut Fern"), Tanya Woods (Entertainment and Software Association of Canada) and Michael Zillmer (InnoGames). The full program and speaker list, as well as the Ticket Shop, can be found on www.gamescom-congress.com.

The 2015 gamescom congress opens at 10:30 a.m. on 6 August with a welcome address delivered by Dr. Angelica Schwall-Düren, Minister of Media Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Minister Schwall-Düren on the expanded congress program: "Computer and video games are the defining media of the 21st century, and the game industry has set a course that reaches well beyond the limits of the digital economy. By broadening the scope to six key themes, the 2015 gamescom congress is aptly positioned to address the many different aspects surrounding computer and video games in a comprehensive manner, and to spotlight the diversity of digital games as well as the key developments and potentials in the industry."

The congress then goes into full swing with the opening talk, "Game Over, or Let's Play? Are public broadcasters missing the digital future?", in which Peter Smits (one of Germany's most successful YouTubers with more than 1.9 million subscribers to his channel, "PietSmiet"), actor and producer Antoine Monot, Jr. (approx. 80 appearances in TV and movie productions, most recently in the feature film "WHO AM I", and known nationwide as "Tech-Nick" from the Saturn ads), Philipp Walulis (radio and TV moderator), Petra Müller (head of Film- und Medienstiftung NRW) and Stefan Moll (WDR online programming manager) will engage in a debate moderated by Max von Malotki to examine how digital games can be a source of fresh and modern content for the ‘classic media'.

An exciting, cross-industry survey of the digital revenue models that will lead the way in the years ahead is the focus of the panel discussion, "A look into the future: What trends, business and payment models will determine the digital economy and the games industry in the future". Participants are: Olivier Bernard (Vice President, EMEAR App Annie), Sven Ossenbrüggen (Executive Director, Xyrality) and Neil Scoble (Head of International Sales, Yapital GmbH).

Industry experts Don S. Kim (Advanced Cyber Entertainment), Ian Livingstone (Midoki / UKIE), Stefan Marcinek (CEO, Kalypso Media Group), Dr. Maximilian Schenk (CEO, German Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software – BIU), Per Strömbäck (Nordic Games) and Tanya Woods (Entertainment and Software Association of Canada) make up the five-nation panel that will scrutinize Germany's game business environment in "Made in Germany, Sold Worldwide: What Germany as location for games industry can learn from successful international games locations", and pinpoint ways to enhance the country's competitive position at the international level.

The inner workings of a game company are the subject of the presentation "Crunch-Time vs. Work-Life Balance – An Insight into Time and Personnel Management" by Katharina Oberrecht (Team Lead Human Resources, InnoGames) and Michael Zillmer (Co-Founder, InnoGames). The pair will give an an account of how game developers can cope with the challenges presented by overtime, the project business and deadline pressure. InnoGames was only recently recognized by the German Federal Ministry of Labour Affairs for its exemplary integration of international specialist staff.

While Felix Pace (Head of Marketing, Twitter Germany) will focus on the latest developments in "Social Media, Trends and Gaming", four short presentations under the heading "Rise and Fall and Rise: The Long Road to Renewed Success for Virtual Reality Applications" by Dr. Eric Fassbender (Atmosphaeres), Kay Meseberg (ARTE), Prof. Dipl.-Des. Thomas Wagner (Managing Partner, VR Coaster GmbH & Co KG) and game developer Crytek will provide a broad insight into the innovative capabilities and potential uses of VR in many different fields.

Many other captivating presentations and debates will address the key areas of media competence and the protection of minors, professional and advanced training in the computer and video game industry, ethics and art in digital games, as well as issues and approaches in data protection, European copyright law, and staff recruitment using serious games.

The gamescom congress venue opens at 9:00 a.m. on August 6. The program is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Koelnmesse, Congress-Centrum Nord.

The price of admission to the congress is 49 euros. Congress tickets for gamescom trade visitors are priced at 40 euros, and 70 euros in combination with a trade visitor's day pass for gamescom.

ARPG Game Blade of God Open Beta in US Officially Launched

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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ARPG game Blade of God officially launched its open beta in US on Aug.5, 1:00 AM (GMT -4) both on App Store and Google Play. Blade of God has made a big hit in many countries of Asia and some countries of Euro and North America since its launching. Now it is landing in US.

Blade of God is a whole new game of "Action and Card" with visually stunning pictures, splendid skills, 45M mini game pack, over 1000 awesome Warpet Matches, breathtaking battle and unique and creative gameplay. Blade of God is a masterpiece combining action and card.

Blade of God is based on the story of Ola Continent in the postwar period of the Gods and the Evil. The Goddess has been sleeping for over 300 years, her disciple Guinevere was captured, the Demon King will revive and the Dark Church is about to invade, a calamity is approaching the Ola Continent again!
You, as the apprentice of Knight Silver Wing, will be on your journey to save the world.

 

ARPG-Guide the card mobile game

Blade of God doesn't use the traditional battle mode, but uses the turn-based mode combined with QTE playing method which makes the game more playable. The innovative change makes battles be more smooth from beginning to end; Plus, the stunning skill effect, all things will bring players a totally different battle experience.

3D IMAX-like graphics-A miracle of game picture

Blade of God realizes 3D modeling on the characters and scenes of the game; meanwhile, it supports HD pictures like client games level which almost is like movie pictures. Combining high-tech engine with 3D modeling makes the picture resolution reach 1920x1080, it brings players a stunning visual experience, but also create a miracle of pictures of mobile games.
Teamwork-Enjoy the fruit of victory

On the game, every player doesn't battle alone, he/she can take two warpets to make up a unique team in each battle. If you want to win, it is important to match the character and warpets properly in the battle team. Teamwork will decide if you win or not at the end.
Blade of God will launch its beta testing soon. Take the Blade of God and join the battle to rescue the Ola Continent!

 

Blade and Soul(CN) to Rlease Pet System Very Soon

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Blade & Soul will unveil Pet System with the new update which is planned to go live on August 13rd in China. When the Pet System made public for the first time, many players are worried about the conflict between summoner's cat and warlock's summoned creature. However, according to the latest information, pets in the brand new Pet System will play the role of supporter to a certain class. Its function is similar to an armor which could level up and will not join the battle directly. It only helps players to reinforce their defense and recover HP. Let’s take a first look at those upcoming adorable pets.

 

 

Free to Play Real-Time Action MMO Spirit Guardian Soft-Launches in Canada

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Last week, veteran game studio GTArcade announced the start of the Beta phase in Canada for their new title, Spirit Guardian. The game has been met by much enthusiasm from players and the feedback received is being used to make the game even better. With a global release slated for late July, now is the perfect time to introduce people around the world to Spirit Guardian. 



Spirit Guardian is a brand new free to play Action MMORPG which has been available on both Philippine and Canadian iOS devices, what is more exciting to players is that the Android version will be launched in August. Featuring a refined real-time battle system and colorful 3D visuals, the game is designed to be easy to pick up and play on a casual basis while offering for players looking for an immersive RPG experience. Spirit Guardian has been carefully crafted to ensure players of all types will find something fun and exciting to explore within its feature-rich content.



Using a fullreal-time battle system, Spirit Guardian gives players complete control over their band of heroes. Dodge deadly boss attacks, land skill shots for maximum damage and counter the enemy move by move; it’s all in your hands. Dazzling full-screen effects offer a visual treat and make combat skills extremely satisfying to unleash on foes. Legendary heroes like Thor and the Monkey King come to life as they call down thundering lightning strikes and crush enemies with an enormous mystical staff. Spirit Guardian is an action-packed experience that will keep players enthralled and coming back for more.

 

Much like GTArcade’s past titles, strategy plays a crucial role in Spirit Guardian. Players are encouraged to be adaptive in their strategies and utilize everything from their arsenal if they wish to conquer all the game has to offer. Victory is never assured, but careful planning and preparation will certainly create advantages to capitalize on. There are multiple paths to victory and situations will often call for unique approaches. A hero that might seem weak on paper could excel at a specific role or have immense synergy with another hero due to the special AFFINITY SYSTEM in Spirit Guardian. But don’t forget, tactics during battle will be equally as important with the real-time combat. Take the time to learn all the intricacies Spirit Guardian has to offer and you will get much from the experience. Spirit Guardian is a game that is easy to play but difficult to master.




The game has already been available free to play on both Canadian and Philippine iOS devices. Android version will be released soon. Come experience what Spirit Guardian is all about! 

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Daum: Black Desert Western Alpha/Beta Will Start This Year

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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The original plan was to start Black Desert NA & EU beta in the first half of 2015 which didn't happen. Is the beta delayed? Yes but it will still start this year. The game's Community Manager Oli just confirmed this in an interview with our fansite Black-Desert.com.
 

You will be able to play the English version of Black Desert Online for the first time from this year. Note that prior to the Alpha, there will be an early test version of the game but I need to ask players to be a bit more patient about the specifics of when the Alpha or Beta will start this year.

 
There's no date for beta or realese but the goal is to make the game available for both NA and EU players at "almost at the same time". "We are aware that a lot of people have been waiting for a long time to play the game and it would be rather unfair to have only US or EU players to play the game first for an extended amount of time," said Oli.



Some Q&As from the interview

We know that the English Version is currently being developed and translated in Korea. Could you tell us how far the development and translating process is?
Despite the fact we just opened our European office, the work on the English version began prior to that milestone. We now reached the point where we have a rough internal playable build. Texts are missing and it will still take us some time to polish everything considering the huge amount of text that is available in-game. By the time we will start the early test version, we hope to have the completed English version of the game and we’ll be looking forward to the community contributing to any potential mistakes left. The localization of the game is a critical point for us. We want to avoid at all cost the bad impression left by other Korean game companies that bring their games to the west with quality standards that don’t match the expectations of US/EU players.

Can we expect major changes compared to the Korean Version?
All I can say for now is that we are giving a particular attention to the feedback from the US/EU players who played the Korean version so we constantly keep their expectations in mind regarding every BDO US/EU topics. Furthermore, we are building here a solid team with people having many years of experience. As we progress towards the Alpha, we’ll be able to go into more specifics. It goes without saying that the early test version and alpha feedback from the community will be invaluable to us.

Do you know anything about DirectX12 and the process of the promised Virtual Reality support?
We are aware that a lot of players out there are looking at the potential optimization provided by DirectX12 and the new possibilities offered by the upcoming Virtual Reality. What I can say for now is that we are looking very seriously at both for BDO but we’ll speak further regarding these topics once we have something concrete to show.
 
You can read the full interview at Black-Desert.com.

World of Warcraft: Legion Announced, New Class is Demon Hunter

August 6, 2015, 4:26 pm

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Blizzard has just announced the new expansion World of Warcraft: Legion at Gamescom 2015. The Burning Legion has returned in World of Warcraft: Legion, and it will raise the level cap to level 110 and also add a brand-new melee class Demon Hunter. Demon Hunter could play Tank and DPS roles. 






To combat the armies of the Legion, Azeroth’s heroes will need to achieve unprecedented heights of power, securing mighty Artifacts—class-specific, highly customizable weapons forged in the fires of lore. They’ll also join forces with unlikely allies in the form of an all-new hero class, the vengeful Demon Hunter, and unify champions of their cause at their class’s Order Hall. Legion also empowers players to boost one character to level 100, making it so anyone can join the battle against the Legion alongside their friends.

Season 17 Deck Guide: Mryagut's Aggro Rogue

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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Mryagut has been on a roll lately, pumping out more deck archetypes than the Duggar family does kids. This time, he gives a new look to a class that has insipidly been tied down to one deck archetype, albeit a good one. Oil Rogue has been the gold standard when it comes to Rogues, to a point that it’s ostensibly considered the only viable archetype for the class when trying to climb ladder. But Mryagut has something to say about that, and like he’s done with several classes, he has given the Rogue a brand new look, in this fun to play Aggro deck!


How to Play:

If I were to characterize this deck, I would have to say that it is a coalition of Oil Rogue meets Face Hunter; it has the minion onslaught of Face Hunter coalesced with the burst damage of Oil Rogue. Essentially, you want to chip away early-on to set up multiple burst damage plays around turn-5-7. Get the early game damage in with Leper Gnome, Argent Squire, and SI:7 Agent, then set up and finish off the opponent with a myriad of mid-game combinations.

Important things to note are that Sap, Arcane Golem, and Tinker’s Sharpsword Oil are the most important cards within the deck and they need to be used pragmatically. Sap will remove the albatross’s of the world ala the Sludge Belcher’s while also freeing up opportunities to do substantial damage to the opponents face at a bargain price. Like Oil Rogue, Tinker’s Sharpsword Oil is this decks bread and butter, allowing the flexibility of board control and damage all in one card. Combined with Blade Flurry, this card will save your ass against other aggro decks, immediately clearing the opponent’s board while also punching them in the face a little bit. Damage wise, this card can be deadly, combining up cheaply with a Southsea Deckhand offers a cool 9 damage or can be even more deadly coalesced with the Arcane Golem, achieving a whopping 11 damage! Similar to Face Hunter, the Arcane Golem provides an early finisher for a cheap price. The affordable price allows boundless combinations early in the game, allowing you to precipitously finish off the opponent before they even know what hit them. Just make sure not to waste any of these cards, frivolously using them up is just another wasted opportunity to do significantly more damage.  

Cards like Loot Hoarder and Coldlight Oracle provide card draw, the hoarder for early game and the oracle for when you stall out. The Piloted Shredder exists solely because it’s a sticky minion that can be buffed up the subsequent turn. Loatheb, the only Legendary in the deck, provides you with an additional turn to do massive damage, especially if you haven’t drawn into or used up your Sap’s.

Mulligan Phase:

In my opinion, this is one of the few decks that attempts to stick to the metaphorical “game plan,” no matter what the opponent is playing. In general, you’ll want to be looking for Deadly Poison, Leper Gnome, Argent Squire, and Loot Hoarder. These cards can fulfill the role against all archetypes, either controlling the board early against aggression or chipping away against midrange/control.

Card Synergies and Combinations:

• Cold Blood + Argent Squire, Southesea Deckhand, Arcane Golem, or any other minion: This is one of those cards that serve a myriad of purposes in your quest for the kill! You should most certainly get its full potential as combo card, but that shouldn’t be too difficult with the affordability of the aforementioned cards.
•  Tinker’s Sharpsword Oil + Southsea Deckhand or Arcane Golem: It’s the best combinations of the deck, at 9-15 damage for essentially 5-7 mana.  The damage output is ridiculous, either finishing the opponent off or placing them in code red panic alert.
• Sap & Blade Flurry: Board control, board control, and more board control. You can’t beat the value of these two cards; they are practically steroidal Hunter secrets that you control! Sap is a Freezing Trap that doesn’t activate on shitty minions and Blade Flurry is a stronger Explosive Trap that can actually clear a board.
• Shadowstep + Arcane Golem: What’s more fun than doing massive damage once? Oh, that’s right, you can do it twice!

 
Additional Notes:

Overall, I have to say this is a fun deck to play that can efficiently climb the ladder in the early-mid ranks. Mryagut consistently constructs fun new ways to play stale and in this case, archaic decks. If you want to check out more of his creations check out his Twitter at: http://www.twitch.tv/mryagut or his twitter at https://twitter.com/mryagut and as always, if you have any questions or comments make sure to leave them below!

 

Chinese wild card CDEC go all the way to TI5 winner bracket finals

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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LGD (0) vs. CDEC (2)
 
In a game between two Chinese teams, everyone knew that there would be a ton of blood spilled, but nobody was expecting CDEC to show such dominance over arguably the strongest team of the tournament so far. With a flat out 2-0 and an average game time of around 35 minutes, CDEC simply destroyed LGD.
 
Game 1



Game one started off with some interesting picks including a Luna for LGD’s carry player Sylar and Dark Seer for CDEC’s offlaner XZ. The game was very, very close for the first 35 minutes or so, until an absolutely horrific team fight in the bottom lane, where LGD lost all five team members for just the support Tusk of CDEC. CDEC pushed the bottom and middle rax after this; after one more awful team fight for LGD during a Roshan attempt, they called the game just three minutes after their first team fight loss.
 
Game 2



It seemed that this rapid loss tilted LGD a bit, as the next game was just riddled with errors. From the draft, where they allowed CDEC carry player Agressif to get Phantom Lancer again to a terrible laning phase all around, LGD’s head was not in game two. Every lane fed, and fed hard; the final score was 5-30 at just 32 minutes in.


 
Such an unexpected takedown will have repercussions around both the upper and lower brackets. CDEC will continue on a seemingly unstoppable rampage, while one of the favorites to win the tournament could be knocked out in just the top six stage. More interestingly, they will face the winner of Virtus Pro vs Team Secret to advance; either way, one of the hyped teams will be going home much earlier than anticipated. With that said, both teams will still continue on in the tournament, but CDEC have locked in their spot for the upper bracket finals later this week.
 
EG (2) vs. EHOME (1)
 
Evil Geniuses up against another Chinese squad EHOME was a match filled with uncertainty. Lately, “lesser” teams have been knocking out favorites left and right; would EG be immune to such a heavy blow?
 
Game 1



Game one saw EG simply be out-rotated and outplayed at every turn. With EG carry player Fear on Anti-Mage, all his team had to do was hold out and wait on him to farm, but in a rare turn of events, EG mid player Suma1L on Queen of Pain actually got out-ganked and out-pressured by his counterpart Cty on Storm Spirit. This made it nearly impossible for EG to hold on long enough for the Anti-Mage splitpush to become effective, and the gg was called at just 32 minutes.
 
Game 2



Despite such a rapid and decisive loss, EG did not crumble under the pressure. Instead, they pulled out the world’s most hated pocket pick: Techies. EG support player Aui_2000 planted bombs everywhere, forcing EHOME to play to the beat of his drum. He also managed to get Suma1L on Ember Spirit very fed in the mid lane with excellent body blocking and suicide ganks on Cty’s Razer. This also gave Fear room to farm on Bloodseeker and begin contributing to early team fights. It seemed that the Techies pick really rattled EHOME, and they were already forced back into their base by the 30 minute mark. With an underfed carry player YJ on Phantom Lancer and an absolutely stomped Cty, EHOME were unable to defend their base and called the gg at 35 minutes.


 
Game 3



The final game of the series showed a new pick for Suma1L: Windranger. He definitely lived up to his reputation, managing to pick up multiple solo kills fairly early on in the game and all around the map. This pocket pick against Cty’s Storm Spirit really put him off balance, and in combination with EG support ppd’s Spirit Breaker charge ganks and Aui_2000’s constant Track gold contributions, Windranger soon became beyond godlike and shoved in the base of EHOME with his Ag’s Scepter. EG offlaner Universe also made a major contribution by keeping YJ, again on Phantom Lancer, in the dirt; the double Shell harassment was too much for the weak early gamer to handle. Thanks to a strong turtle from EHOME, this game lasted until 43 minutes, but it was clear from the start that EG would be taking the 2-1 victory.


 
This series pointed to some key strengths that EG have over other top tier teams; first and foremost, their mental fortitude. We’ve seen it time and again over the past few days with strong favorites getting crushed by some Wildcard team after an unexpected draft or unfortunate game one, but having a veteran like Fear on your side must certainly help in these situations. Suma1L again showed his worth on multiple heroes, dominating lane even in the game he lost. EHOME will still continue on in the lower bracket, but EG will be joining CDEC in the upper bracket finals later this week.

TI5 day 4 lower bracket: two tournament favourites fighting for their lives

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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Yesteday CDEC Gaming managed to upset both their match up and my predictions, by beating LGD Gaming in a 2-0 stomp. Today we have the other wild card team playing, but hopefully they will not do anything to mess with my predictions this time! There are only 2 matches that are certain for now, so I will just focus on those for now. The winner of MVP vs. Vici will go on to play LGD in the lower bracket. All odds are taken from ESportGaming, which is where you can place your bets.



MVP.Phoenix (40%) vs. Vici Gaming (60%)

After their lower brackeyt BO1 elimination match against Na'Vi, Vici Gaming haven't looked back since. They are the favourites here after beating Cloud9 comfortablty in the previous lower bracket round and should have a soild series against MVP. Even after MVP's success recently, I don't feel justified in putting them as a good bet against VG. If they do upset this matchup, that is exactly what it will be: an upset. 

Virtus.Pro (30%) vs. Team Secret (70%)

Here we have a classic Western match up, that Team Secret will be fairly confident going into. After the blemish on their record by losing ti EHOME 2-0, it looks like the allstar team is back on track. Arteezy admitted that they were too cocky going into the match up they lost and have reigned that in. They played very well against iG after their first loss, drafting well and executing perfectly. We shouldn't count VP out of this at all, as they are a very solid team that have had great consistency recently. Secret are probably the best bet and with odds of 1.2-1, the community reflects that.

VG in top 6, proud Koreans MVP.P end their successful TI5 run

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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First match of the day featured Chinese Vici Gaming and Korean MVP.Phoenix. These two were fighting to stay in the tournament and a chance to play against EHOME later today.

The two opened the draft with rare Morphling for VG and Slark for MVP.P picks. VG started a bit better and Chen ‘Hao’ Zhihao´s Morphling took the First Blood with the help from Rubick and Crystal Maiden. Other than Morphling´s early start the game was pretty much even with 5-5 score 10 minutes in. VG, however, used next 10 minutes a bit better. They secured the farm for Hao and the rest of the team were roaming over the map, picking few more kills than MVP.P. Despite the VG kill advantage, MVP.P managed to keep up and won a couple of teamfights. While the fight were brewing, Hao used the chance to farm and once his Morphling came online he was just too much for MVP.P to handle. This resulted in 2 lanes of barracks in VG´s favour 37 minutes into the game.

3 minutes later, VG went into “gg” push, destroyed MVP.P just outside their base and took first game. It is also worth mentioning that Xu ‘fy’ Linsen had an amazing performance on his signature Rubick once more.

MVP.P tried to take game 2 from VG by picking core Naga Siren, but VG had other plans. They managed to take fy´s Rubick once more and combine it with Storm Spirit, Broodmother and Lina. A better draft for VG started to come online fairly early in the game and MVP.P wasn´t ready for the aggression coming from VG. They were picking off MVP.P and Naga just couldn't find a space to farm. 28 minutes into the game VG already started to put up a pressure on MVP.P´s base and at that point they were really far ahead.

5 minutes later, after taking Roshan, VG marched into MVP.P´s base, secured Megas and with it the second game of this series.

Despite their lost against VG today, MVP.P can be really proud of their achievements this year, as their top 8 placement is surely a surprise and a huge leap for Korean Dota. As for VG, they will have to face EHOME in a battle for top 4.

 

Virtus.Pro pull off huge upset, knocking out Secret in a great day for CIS DOTA

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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Game 1



After a strong, standard draft from Secret and a hugely late game orientated draft from VP, the Russians were quickly overwhelmed by the allstar team. Arteezy was largely uncontested at mid on Templar Assassin, which is never something anyone wants to hear playing against him. Everything lined up for Secret nicely, as the mid game dominance of Tusk, Lina and Dark Seer came together well. Unfortunately there were no opportunities for Naga turnaround plays and Illidan's Medusa just didn't have enough time to get items. 



Game 2



After the optimism of VP's draft in game 1, they came back strong, picking up the reliable G Storm Spirit at mid along with 2 semi-pocket picks in Silencer and Visage. Secret played their prefered style of DOTA by maximising farm on their cores along with a Puppey Enigma this time too. They all farmed well and were slowly grinding out a victory, as they expected. If VP didn't do anything it looked like they would just slowly lose. 



However, they took this cue and won a couple of well executed team fights in which the Silencer proved to be a huge problem for Enigma. No significant Black Holes were found and VP turned their momentum quickly into a base push. As they attacked the top lane of the Secret base, they pulled off another teamfight that was swung by the Global Silence again, forced out a few diebacks and managed to even up the series.

Game 3



The final moments for both teams saw them draft into their comfort. Secret again just wanted to farm their lanes well and win by letting Arteezy become huge on Shadow Fiend. Unfortunatley, it just seemed that VP managed to figure them out, by not letting Secret get comfortable. A huge factor was s4 having virtually no farm at minute 20 while G on Storm Spirit had Bloodstone and was working towards Orchid. 



The final pick from VP ended up setting the tone for the game, as they sneaked the Drow Ranger into their draft along with Lil's Visage, who played fantastically in the previous game. After a mixed laning stage for Secret, Illidan nearly continuously tried to take Roshan for about 10 minutes. Both teams smoked, counter-smoked and circled the Roshan Pit with occassional skirmishes breaking out, but no big casualties. Secret seemed to know that if the Drow/Visage line up managed to get Roshan they were in serious trouble.



Illidan eventually managed to take down the objective, giving the Aegis to G. After a few team fight victories from VP, Secret were really on the ropes. With s4 so poor and Arteezy having to tank up with Sange and Yasha into Black King Bar, they had no damage in team fights. It was a slow decline from here, as VP kept poking at the Secret base, eventually taking Mega Creeps. Arteezy was finally caught out with no buyback at mid, to which they called gg to the game and their TI5 dreams.

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Havok Engine Powered Action PRG ASKER Announces Open Beta Schedule

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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Previously known as Black Sheep Project, online action PRG ASKER will move forward to open beta phase on August 25th, 2015.

In order to provide players with 100% interest of action control and meet players’ action related desire, ASKER uses Havok engine to develop. This game features high quality graphics which is made of excellent lighting effects technology, tactical boss battle, cool action feeling, great control convenience and others.

 

In the upcoming open beta, players could experience game contents up to level 40, more than 70 stages and over 130 monsters. In addition, huge new contents including Raid System which is based on factions, faction mission, hero mode and others will be added.

 

 

Prepare for the Invasion, Amazing World of Warcraft: Legion Gallery

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Blizzard has just revealed World of Warcraft: Legion, the sixth expansion for its long-running MMO at gamescom 2015. The new expansion will revolve around the invasion of the Burning Legion with other features including a new hero class Demon Hunter, Broken Isles continent, new Artifact weapon system and more.
 
Today we will show you the artwork and screenshots for World of Warcraft: Legion. You can take a sneak peek at the Broken Isles continent and Demon Hunter below. 

 

[Gamescom 2015] Guild Wars 2: Heart of Throns Coming in 2015

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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Although Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion has been revealed for a long time, its release date is always a mystery for players.  But yesterday, ArenaNet finnally announced that Heart of Thorns will be coming out this year, although a public date has not been set.



“In case you missed it on our livestream from #gamescom2015 this morning: #GW2HoT *will* be launching in 2015,” ArenaNet tweeted.

Btw, the first open beta weekend of Heart of Thorns will start from tomorrow to August 10st. Interested players can visit its official site to know the details.

Ultra-fast MMORPG Felspire to Enter Officially Launch on August 7th

August 7, 2015, 5:10 pm

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The closed beta of 37Games's Felspire has come to an end. The ultra-fast MMORPG Felspire is slated to officially launch Friday August 7th at 9AM EDT.

Features:

Players will initially be able to choose between three classes. Each class can be advanced four times -- resulting in fifteen different specifications in total. When you decide it's time to advance to a new specification you'll be tasked with passing class-specific quests, functioning like proficiency tests. Once you complete those quests your character can transfer to a newer, more specialized role.

The world of Eremos is littered with both danger and opportunity. You can customize your appearance and enhance your abilities by equipping some of the 100,000 different pieces of gear that exist in Eremos. You can equip your character with 20 different tiers of gear - or you can mix and match to give yourself the unique appearance and notoriety you desire.

Felspire leaves you with a bevy of options for setting up and customizing your skills. Each player will have a set of active and passive abilities which can be upgraded with skill points and special tomes that can be acquired throughout the journey. Picking the right skillsets will be crucial to your success in Felspire - as some skills are geared towards PvE and some skills are specialized for PvP gameplay.

 

Gameplay

It's every man (or woman!) for themselves in the Felspire PvP arena (Babel). You'll be free to roam around the arena, collect buffs, and slay rival players at will. Buffs are stackable, so collecting enough buffs will enable you to dispatch other fighters with just a single hit. Other player's kill streaks are visible to everyone, meaning you'll be able to single out or avoid the biggest threats in the arena.

Felspire also comes equipped with a handy auto-questing feature that gives you the option to skip straight to the part of the game that you enjoy the most. This nifty addition can automatically slay monsters, collect loot, and is even able to sell items from your bag when it has reached its capacity. This feature can be turned on or off - leaving it up to you to decide when to take the reins.

No MMORPG would be complete without providing ample opportunities for you to work together with friends and guildies towards a common purpose. Felspire offers a plethora of dungeons and world bosses for you to hone your skills and earn epic loot. In the early phases of the game you'll find that some of these dungeons and bosses can be done solo. As the game progresses, however, you'll need to gather a group of trustworthy companions to take down the more formidable mobs and bosses.

 

Gamescom 2015: ArcheAge and Trove Tease Major Content Update

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Trion Worlds is preparing big and sweet new content for their MMO titles: ArcheAge, Trove, Rift and Defiance. Among these titles, ArcheAge will receive a biggest update ever with ArcheAge Heroes Awaken. Voxel-based MMO Trove will get a new class Shadow Tower this fall. Rift will finally have a new calling Primalist since launch. As for Defiance, new race of enemies, the acidic Shrill will be introduced. Below are the details.

• RIFT - RIFT’s 3.4 update will, for the first time since the game’s launch, introduce a brand-new calling, the Primalist. This will launch with six souls and bring with it a slew of new content including the all-new Planetouched Wilds expedition zone, Lord Arak Raid, Rhazade Canyons dungeon and much more.
• ArcheAge - ArcheAge‘s biggest update ever, ArcheAge Heroes Awaken, will feature significant updates and add fresh content to the game. The brand-new Hero System, updates to the Guild Progression System, Housing upgrades and a reborn Diamond Shore offer just a glimpse at the new content in ArcheAge Heroes Awaken.
• Trove - Trove, Trion Worlds’ recently launched voxel MMO adventure game, has been a big hit amongst fans since it launched July 9.  The upcoming Fall update, The Shadow Tower, will introduce an all-new class, the Lunar Lancer and endgame content as the game prepares to launch on Mac.
• Defiance - The upcoming Defiance patch will introduce a new race of enemies, the acidic Shrill who inhabit Silicon Valley’s arkfalls. Also added will be Supreme Weapons, a new higher tier of rarity which can be applied to all current and future weapons.

 
Head to 2P's Gamescom 2015 page for more news of other MMOs.