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July 4th, 2008

Sequel to Perimeter RTS in Development

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The original Perimeter was a critically acclaimed indie real-time strategy game that introduced innovative gameplay to the genre, such as landscape modification and greater emphasis on territorial aspects.

The sequel, Perimeter 2, promises to deliver even fresher ideas and will cater to progressive gamers, those who seek new experiences within the RTS genre. Some of these unique features include unit transformation mechanisms and psy-crystal excavation. The storyline will be a continuation from the events of the original game.

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July 4th, 2008

Play Hard Football Beta

Play Hard Football Concept Art

Play Hard Sports has launched open registrations for the forthcoming American football online multiplayer management game, Play Hard Football, set to be released this Fall. The new site is letting players get first dibs on a team name before the game goes live.

We’re here to make sure that sports fans have a place to call home, and in Play Hard Football, an amazing online experience that unleashes the crunch-time crushing coach in all of us.

The thing is, this time the gridiron’s going global! You’ll create the team, negotiate the contracts, train the players and pit them head-to-head against teams from across the Internet, calling all the shots in your quest to be the strongest squad in the Play Hard community. Outbid opposing GMs for a top player’s services, build your playbook, trick out training facilities and beef up your coaching staff, all with the aim of making sure your team plays your brand of football. It’s going to be a dog-eat-dog fight for football supremacy, and I can’t wait to see it in action.

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July 3rd, 2008

Apply for the Atlantica Online beta

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Sign-ups are now open for the beta portion of Atlantica Online supposedly starting this month. Atlantica Online is an MMORPG with a strategic turn-based combat system akin to traditional Japanese console RPGs.

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July 3rd, 2008

Myst Online: Uru Live to be Resurrected

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Myst Online will be resurrected after its recent reacquisition by its original developers, Cyan Worlds, from GameTap, who who purchased Uru Live in 2006 and ceased support of the game in April 2008. Uru Live was initially the massively multiplayer online component of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and published by Ubisoft until it was handed over to GameTap. The new Myst Online has been given the name Myst Online: Restoration Experiment or “MORE” and will provide users with tools required for the community to develop content for future ages and episodes of the game.

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July 3rd, 2008

Aeronauts Beta

Free to download and play, Aeronauts is a persistent online multiplayer quasi-steampunk aerial combat action game that’s currently in closed beta testing and will be officially launching this September internationally. After completing the tutorial and advancing a few levels, players will be able to battle each other in 3v3 dog fights and gain access to more features, weapons and abilities as they develop their characters.

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July 3rd, 2008

Square Enix’s Concerto Gate Beta

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GamesCampus has launched the closed beta for Square Enix’s Concerto Gate, which will last until July 14th, and is the first time the MMORPG has been made available to American audiences. Concerto Gate is the sequel to Cross Gate, first released in Japan in 2001. The game features an innovate featured called “terra generating” that gives players the ability to influence the environment’s topography, such as shaping mountains and affecting the eco-system. The combat system is a combination of real-time and turn-based elements.

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July 1st, 2008

Runescape HD Beta Now Live + New Website

Jagex Ltd. released the latest graphical update for the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, RuneScape, today along with a new and improved look for the official site. RuneScape High Detail significantly enhances the game’s visuals and for the first time, allows players to play the game in full-screen mode through their browsers. It will only be available for subscribers during its beta stage, but all users will be able to experience it as soon as beta is complete.

In addition, the website was entirely revamped, which it was in need of for a very long time as it was suffering from 90’s syndrome.

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Old Graphics

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New Graphics

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