Infinity Beta begins on January 28, 2008

GameTribe let us know that the closed beta for Infinity, their upcoming action MMO, will begin on Monday, January 28th.

“Are you ready for a new adventure?

Next Monday January 28th GameTribe will launch the closed beta phase of its action game Infinity! Enter the Arena with your Aterion warrior and fight against other players or side by side with your friends in the cooperative mode. Limited access are available so run to GameTribe and register to get your chance to be one of the lucky beta tester: we’ll periodically activate new accounts. We’ll send an email to all the lucky players that will be extracted!

The game main features are:

• Fast paced action: fight alongside your guards to add to the combat mayhem and unlock powerful combos as you press on in the game!
• Spectacular graphic: Infinity lets you feel the rage of battle and easily adapts to always give you the best point of view of the fight.
• Chain combo system: use up to 42 skill combinations to destroy your enemy!
  

Be part of the action! Infinity is waiting for you….”

Continue to the official Infinity Site.

Tags: Beta, Gametribe, Infinity

Leaked Age of Conan Beta Video: The Ranger

Someone apparently forgot about his NDA and posted a video showing off his Level 12 Ranger to Youtube. The computer running the client in the video is equipped with Core 2 Duo E6550, 2GB Ram, and an 8800GT which is not exactly high-end, so the Cheetah 2 Graphics Engine Upgrade to AoC has obviously payed off.

Make sure to read the full article at ATWire.

Tags: Age of Conan, Beta, Funcom, Leak, Video

Are you prepared Conan?

Only a few days ago we’ve learned that Age of Conan is coming – and as early as March 28. 2008. I must say that I’ve mixed feelings about this release date. On one hand, I’m really, really looking forward to finally get to play the game I’m anticipating as much as everyone else, but on the other hand - judging by the information publicly available – I’m asking myself: Is Age of Conan really ready for prime time, and Funcom is just trying to increase the tension by not answering some of our questions or did once again the suits win and Age of Conan is going to be rushed on the market like many of its MMORPG predecessors?

Please forgive my skepticism, but considering Funcoms past – some might remember of their first major MMO project “Anarchy Online” which didn’t go smooth to say the least – it is hard to ignore a grain of doubt.

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Tags: Age of Conan, Beta, Funcom, Release

Warhammer Online Beta Update 6

The final beta update before the beta will resume has been published by the folks at Mythic Entertainment:

Waaagh! And well met!

Even though it’s been about two months since we temporarily closed the Beta, it doesn’t seem that long given how busy we’ve been. Time just flies when you’re neck-deep in the chaos that is the building of WAR.

We’ll start off this week’s update with some interesting behind-the-scenes information from the Cities Team. This time around they’ll walk you through some of the steps that go into building some of the wonderful bits of Altdorf, the Empire’s capitol city.

Cities Team

Hello once again from the Cities Team!

This week we’ve continued working on two very cool interior spaces for Altdorf. Since they’re not finished yet, we thought an explanation of how we build the city might be just the thing to pique your interest.

Step 1: Wouldn’t it be cool if…

The first step is done on white boards, via hand gestures, and even cocktail napkins. This is the phase where we work together to brainstorm the grand scope of an encounter. We establish what we want the fight or encounter to be and how the environment should be created to compliment it. Commonly heard phrases include: “You know what would be cool?” And “I wonder if it would be possible to…” with a variety of swear words thrown in to mix it up.

Stage 2: Swans of War!

After that stage, the idea goes to concept. Here, our amazing concept artists take our napkin ideas and turn them from ugly ducklings into swans… Swans of WAR that is!

Read the full story here.

Tags: Beta, Mythic, Warhammer Online

Warhammer Online Mounts First Look

‘Player Mounts are the primary form of free-roaming fast transport in Warhammer Online. Travel routes are great when you want to get from Point A to Point B, but nothing beats a trusty warhorse if you want to take a journey that is off the beaten path! Players will have a variety of options when it comes to choosing and using a mount, including unique mount types for each race and temporary “rental” mounts for low level players.’

The above is a quote from one of the recent Warhammer Online Newsletter which contained along with some basic information about player mounts in WAR a few nicely done concept art pictures.

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Tags: Beta, Mounts, Mythic, Warhammer Online

Pirates of the Burning Sea Beta

Did you ever want to be like Jack Sparrow? If the answer is Yes!, then Pirates of the Burning Sea (POTBS) might be something for you. The Pirate MMORPG is set in the Carribean in 1720 and combines tactical ship and swashbuckling combat with an immersive player-driven economy.

Conveniently, the open beta for non fileplanet-subscribers has just kicked off and Eurogamer is serving a batch of free Beta keys to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis. The client must be downloaded from Fileplanet which turns out a bit complicated for non-subscribers. It seems as a non-subscriber you have to download the client in parts.

Here’s the official teaser trailer to wet your appetite.

Tags: Beta, Pirates of the Burning Sea