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The latest installment in the highly lucrative Halo game series for the Xbox 360 has been leaked to the internet three weeks before its official release date by fans who hacked a hair-brained method Microsoft used to secure review copies.
Halo: Reach, the final chapter in the wildly popular first-person shooter series, is available as a torrent on The Pirate Bay and other sites, with hundreds of seeders and leachers. The download runs on Xbox 360 consoles that have been already been modified using a hack known as JTAG.

Members of a group known as GameTuts said they acquired the game from Microsoft’s own Xbox Live Marketplace. It was supposed to be available only to those with 9,999 Microsoft points, the equivalent of about $1,250 in cash, but the fans found an as-yet unpublished way to circumvent that requirement.

YouTube is now teeming with videos, such as this one, purporting to show highlights of the latest game. A fair number of them, including this one, were posted in the past 48 hours but are no longer available “due to a copyright claim by Microsoft Corporation,” YouTube said.

Over its six-year history, almost every chapter of the Halo series has seen a pre-mature release. It started with Halo 2, which was leaked onto the net in October 2004, a month before its official release. Halo 3 was sold early, and Halo 3 ODST is also reported to have suffered from the same mistake. Microsoft so far has said is “aggressively” investigating the reports. “Posting to Discuss, Request, or Link To information or campaign spoilers from illegitimately obtained sources – including illegitimately obtained copies of Halo: Reach – before the game is officially released will be considered a leak and will be treated as such,” Bungie moderators reminded users.

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Publisher: NCSoft
Playerbase: High
Graphics: Medium Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Low
PvP: PvP Zones
Filesize: 574 MB

      

Overview

Fiesta Online is another interesting MMORPG published by Outspark.  The game has three starting classes, each one of which has two job advancements; one at level 20 and the other at level 60.  The game’s most notable aspects are its attractive cel-shaded graphics and its solid item crafting system.  The game isn’t nearly as in-depth as some of the newer free MMORPGs, but Fiesta is still an all-around fun game well worth checking out.  The game’s four playable classes are:

Fighter- Fighters are the generic ‘warrior’ archetype in Fiesta.  They are extremely capable in melee combat and have the most hit points and armor in the game.  They are proficient with both one-handed and two-handed weapons.

Mage – Mages are the traditional offensive spell casting class in Fiesta. They can do a great deal of damage from a distance with their magic, but are extremely vulnerable in melee range.  They have low hit points and minimal defensive capabilities.

Cleric - Clerics are experts at supporting party members in combat. They have a variety of healing and buff skills which make them incredibly valuable to a party.  They are the weakest class in the game but when they with a group they’re extremely useful.

Archer – Archers are deadly with the bow.  They are fast and agile which allows them to deal damage rather quickly from a distance, but are vulnerable in melee combat.

While Fiesta is clearly lacking many of the more advanced features of the genre, players new to the MMORPG scene will be hard-pressed to find a warmer welcome anywhere else. While this approach will no doubt leave experienced players wanting, I feel that the simple systems and limited options will be greatly appreciated by newcomers, giving them a chance to learn the ropes in a much less complicated environment.

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In addition to raising the level cap from 93 to 97, the update introduces Kuchinawa Cave, a dungeon for both solo players and parties. Some bosses are specially designed only for teams to unlock, and one of the bosses featured is Yamatano-Orochi. A special award awaits inside, the Plug-In Qing-Long.

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1. New level cap raised from M33 to G4! Gain 100 stat points per level!
2. 20 fantastic new skills and animations! Hundreds of new Elite/Rare items and monsters!
3. Four new mounts! Tear enemies apart with Cerulean Tiger, Raging Boar, Celestial Stag and NEW Feral Bear!
4. Explore New zones! Including the new 24 hour PVP arena, the “Proving Grounds.” Step up to the challenge.

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From the looks of it, this won’t just be a throw away publicity stunt. Frogster promises ‘adventure, exploration, and strategy elements’ in RoM: The Challenge. Additionally, players will be able to earn cards with key codes that can be entered in the original Runes of Magic for in-game items. Promising start, let’s see if Frogster and Facebook make a good team!

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March 11, 2010 – San Francisco and Berlin – At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) currently in full swing at San Francisco, the MMO publisher and operator Frogster today announces that it has a new product in development. With “Runes of Magic – The Challenge”, a social game developed for casual players on Facebook, the company will for the first time enter the rapidly growing market of casual games in social networks.

“Runes of Magic – The Challenge” will be set in the rich fantasy universe of Frogster’s popular free-to-play MMO game Runes of Magic. With adventure, exploration and strategy elements all combined in a fun, easy to play Facebook application, “Runes of Magic – The Challenge” takes full advantage of networked gaming and viral communications in the sphere of the largest social network worldwide and thus, expands the audience of Runes of Magic through additional gameplay possibilities. Players will be able to gain special cards with key codes in “Runes of Magic – The Challenge”, which they can use to unlock extra rewards in the full client version of Runes of Magic.

“Runes of Magic is the first free-to-play MMO game ever to expand into the social networks sphere with a rich, full, social gaming experience that will appeal to fantasy fans of all ages – independently of whether they play the full client game or not”, comments Lars Koschin, CEO of Frogster America, Inc. “With the success of Runes of Magic among core MMO players, it was a natural decision to build upon the franchise by taking it to a genre with mass market appeal and the powerful viral approach of the rapidly evolving social networks. The result is ‘Runes of Magic – The Challenge’ for Facebook.”

“Runes of Magic – The Challenge” is being produced by Frogster America and developed by Mothership Interactive, Inc. Frogster’s first social game is scheduled to be launched in the second quarter of 2010 in Europe and America .

Furthermore, Frogster will shortly implement a “Facebook Connect” interface for players of Runes of Magic which allows them to find co-players of the virtual world on Facebook and to see own Facebook contacts, who are not yet players, on the official website of Runes of Magic www.runesofmagic.com and invite them into the full version.

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Nexon America’s leading free-to-play game, MapleStory, has introduced a brand new class and character in the most recent update, Dragon Master Evan. Evan is an ordinary farm boy living in a small town called Henesys. He wakes one morning from an ominous dream and later stumbles upon a dragon egg, forever changing his life. Evan, chosen in his dream to become someone great, has suddenly become a Dragon Master. This new hero must live up to the expectations his new role entails and tame a powerful dragon as he races against the clock. The Black Mage is back and is more determined than ever to destroy Maple World, so it’s up to Dragon Master Evan to be the hero.

To experience Dragon Master Evan and to see what’s new in MapleStory, visit http://maplestory.nexon.net.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/maplestory.



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