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Kerberos Productions has created a playable preview demo for its latest game, Sword of the Stars: The Pit, a fun, fast, light-hearted action RPG, made in the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games. Set in the popular Sword of the Stars universe, it delivers a rich backdrop and modern gameplay. Although the art style of the game is light, the role-playing mechanics under the hood will offer a good crunch for players who appreciate depth, as well as gruesome death-by-adorable-monsters. Read the rest of this entry »

The team at Funcom is excited to announce the very first seasonal event for the company’s recently launched modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘. The event went live on the game servers today and include an all new storyline, new characters and even a special secret society competition that players can take part in. Read the rest of this entry »

Kerberos Productions, the makers of the Sword of the Stars series is, for the first time in the eight-year history of the studio, developing a self-published game. Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fun, fast, light-hearted action RPG, made in the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games. Set in the popular Sword of the Stars universe, it delivers a rich backdrop and modern gameplay. Read the rest of this entry »

Long-time Funcom designer Joel Bylos recently stepped into the position as Game Director for the company’s recently released modern-day massively multiplayer game ‘The Secret World’, and today the newly appointed lead released his first letter on the state of the game to the press and the community. In the letter, Mr. Bylos reflects on the game’s initial reception and what the team wanted to achieve before he goes into both short-term and long-term plans for the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the third content update for the company’s modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘ is now live. This is the third content update following the launch of ‘The Secret World’ less than three months ago, and it is part of the development team’s ambitious post-launch content plan. Since launch, the developers have added many new missions, the rocket launcher weapon, a plastic surgery clinic and a barbershop, a looking-for-group-tool and much, much more. And the latest update doesn’t just contain new content, but it also sets the stage for our first seasonal event! Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that Joel Bylos has taken the new position as Game Director on ‘The Secret World’, the company’s recently launched massively multiplayer online game (MMO). Mr. Bylos will work together with Creative Director Ragnar Tørnquist on expanding and enhancing the game through quality post-launch content. The team has already launched two major content updates in just over two months following launch, and focus going forward will be to expand the storyline, introduce entire new areas such as the upcoming New York raid, and much more. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ is now live. The update, titled ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper’, provides subscribers with a vast amount of new content and features, adding many more hours of fun and exploration to an already incredibly deep MMO. Read the rest of this entry »

BioWare and Electronic Arts have announced that Dragon Age™ 3: Inquisition, the next chapter in the award-winning role-playing game franchise, is in development at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. Coming in late 2013, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition combines the storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all on a brand new RPG game engine underpinned by EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite™ 2 technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow, September 13th, Funcom will be releasing the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘. The update, called ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper‘ includes lots of new content such as several new investigation missions, the rocket launcher auxiliary weapon, the looking-for-group system, as well as plastic surgery and the barbershop where you can alter your character’s looks.  Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s EPX Games has announced that Night Whisper Lane is coming out to the iOS platform October 2012. Night Whisper Lane is a Survival Horror point & click adventure turn-based RPG game for iOS that lands players in front of an old creepy house without any knowledge of how they got there. The objective of the game is to uncover the mystery of the house and surrounding Sofia Julie Baptist. Can you live long enough to uncover the truth and ultimately escapes alive from the House on Night Whisper Lane? Read the rest of this entry »