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GameSpot AU chatted with senior systems designer Andrew Griffin about wrapping up duties on Age of Conan, the type of classes in the game, and feeling like a lethal killing machine from level one.

GS AU: Tell us more about single-player in Age of Conan. Are you still locked to that for the first 20 levels of the game?

AG: That's been changed a bit. You still have the core destiny quests which is where you swap into a single-player quests where you're doing you're own destiny quests to progress you through the story. You get the bulk of that through levels one to 20. But we found out in beta testing that players wanted more interaction with other people, so now you can switch back to the multiplayer mode during that period so you're not actually locked in to single-player gameplay. The first five levels are tutorial, and that's just you progressing through the beach until the city. But once you get to the city at level four or five, then you can switch into multiplayer mode.

For more, please visit Gamespot.

Two More Chances to Switch Servers

Sony lightens up on server transfers. Get the gang back together and have some fun.

We recently announced that there would be two more (and final) opportunities for eligible players to transfer servers. We're relaxing the rules a little bit and are now allowing anyone to request a transfer to a PvE server! Character creation before the server merge is no longer a requirement. If you have moved before, you are welcome to move again! This is the perfect time to get your friends back in the game and on your server!

The first move is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 13th. The second will come sometime the following week.

Still keep in mind:

You should pack up all broker items, collect all tombstones, and collect any items inside your house. You do not need to tear down your house.
You cannot move to Sartok, but are free to move to any other server.
If you would like to take advantage of this server transfer, please /petition in game and include the names of all the characters on your account you would like moved, and the server you want them to be transferred to.

For more, please visit Vanguard.

New Quest Steps, New Maps and Grow Your Pet

Dream of Mirror Online has a bunch of exciting updates planned during the next patch on Wednesday, May 14th.

Time has come to discover some new areas of the fantasy world of Kunlun Mirror: enter the Foggy Forest and the Blakatoa Peak!!! And if you want to follow your path now you have also the chance to enjoy the new steps of Main quest and of the new Hero Quest.

We add new contents to the item shop too:

* Minor Dimension Rift: this is a really useful item that allows you to access your warehouse anywhere anytime

* Hair colors: change your hair look with the brand new bright green, Emerald green, Carmine Red and light blue colors

* Enchantment scrolls: 6 new scrolls to enchant your armor and improve your defence bonus

* Some new fancy costume: the Mecha’s armor and equipment (helmet and jetpack) and cowboy’s costume and hat

* Intermediate evolution stone: make your pet grow! Thanks to this item, pets can now reach upper levels!

GameTribe will release this new game update on the next weekly patch on May 14th.

See you in Eversun!

For more, please visit DoMO.

Increase the Power of Your Inventory

World of Kung Fu gives a simple reminder of how useful the forging system is and how helpful it can be.

Armor and weapons bring their owner not only powerful attack and defense capabilities, but also reputation and honor! Every weapon or piece of forged armor records its owner's heroic deeds. The WoKF Forging system is an excellent way for players to improve their weapons and armor.

Key Facts about the Forging System

Attributes:
Four attributes can be increased through forging: Hit Points, Magic Points, Attack and Defense. Different equipment has different forgeable attributes. For weapons, helmets, and cuffs, attack and defense attributes can be increased by forging. For chest armor, leg armor, and boots, Hit Points and Magic Points can be increased by forging.

Bonus Levels Achieved by Forging:
Armor and Weapons will increase by 1 level after each successful forging. Each time an item is forged, the forging bonus will increase one level. The forging bonus will be +2, +3, and so on up to 20.

Success and Failure:
Forging is not without risk. If the forging is successful, the armor or weapon's attribute will be increased. Otherwise, the armor or weapon will vanish.

Shine:
Armor and weapons are likely to shine after forging. Depending on the forging level, the color of the shine will be different.
No shine: +1 to +3
White: +4 to +6
Blue: +7 to +9
Green: +10 to +12
Orange: +13 to +15
Red: +16 to +18
Purple: +19
Black: +20

Charms:
Certain charms are available that can help ease the forging process.

The Craftsman's Charm increases your chance of success while forging.

The Advanced Craftsman's Charm will improve the odds of a successful forge even more than the Craftsman's Charm.
The Forging Safety Charm will prevent an item from vanishing after an unsuccessful forging attempt.

For more, please visit WoKF.

The Ultimate in Skill-Based Competition

A $25,000 prize pool announced along with special offers to entice players back into the game. What are you waiting for?

We know you are a Fury Immortal but you may not know that Fury has undergone a MAJOR transformation. Today we announced the launch of Fury League - the ultimate competitive skill-based game.

To celebrate this new era of online gaming, all Fury players have been given a gift of 10,000 Fury Gold to spend in game on anything they wish. Just log into the game and the Gold will be in your account along with all 400+ abilities. That's right - no more 'grind" for abilities so you will be competitive from your first match.

Please also note that any equipment from prior to the Age of the Chosen update in December has been removed to ensure a level playing field for everyone. Spend your 10k Gold on creating your perfect armor set prior to a reset in June to preparation for the new Fury League era.

Fury League Qualifying Season is already underway and to entice thousands of players back into the game, we have two great offers. Every game you play in the Qualifying Season earns you a Free game once Fury League launches in June; plus, you can take part in two new special week long Cash Ladders.

The first Ladder will be 8 v 8 Vortex running from May 20 to May 26 and then the 4 v 4 Elimination Ladder runs from May 27 to June 2. There are 1,000 cash prizes for each of the Ladders with a total of $25,000 to be won. So log on now and start turning your gaming skill into cash.

For more, please visit Fury.

Deep-Sea Fishing Rod Available to All

Get the big catch! Players will now have a higher success rate for top items with the use of the highly sought after Deep-Sea Fishing Rod.

Voyage Century (http://vc.igg.com) will be launching the Deep-sea Fishing rod exchange event so players can go fishing. Deep-sea Fishing rod is one of the top fishing tools in VC, and as you probably know the level of your fishing tools determines the success rate for obtaining top items, so the top fishing tools are always in great demand.

Recently, a player bid 15000 (omg!) credits to buy Deep-sea Fishing rod. This is far higher than the most expensive mall item. Well in order to thank this player for his support of our game, we will reward him with 15001 credits.

After we release the Deep-sea Fishing rod exchange event, players only need to pay 500 credits to get the item. We hope our players have fun with it.

Voyage Century will continue respecting all players’ suggestions and thoughts, and making responses as quickly as we can. Offering our players the best service is always our goal.

For more, please visit Voyage Century.

Clan Based Competitions with Prizes of In-Game Currency

Two Clan Based competitions announced today for Legend: Legacy of the Dragons.

LONDON – May 9, 2008 – Waygate Publishing Limited today announced the launch of two major competitions for its MMORPG title, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, with prizes adding up to over £3000 worth of in-game currency. ‘New Clan on the Block’ is for players from Waygate Publishing’s servers only, whilst ‘The Next Generation’ is designed to develop partnership and teamwork between players from other servers and players from Waygate’s own servers.

Waygate Publishing is currently working on the next game content update, which will include three new reputations, a host of new quests, characters and items related to the new reputations and a new ‘instance’ (where players can find rare game items) for higher level players. It has also been conducting a complete review of translations from the early stages of localisation to increase the overall coherence and style of the game.

New Clan on the Block
The first competition is for clans whose members are native to Waygate Publishing’s servers and have not come to the game having originally played the Russian version. If any such clan can master the world of Faeo, in which Legend: Legacy of the Dragons is set, and get three members into the top 10 leader board, featured on the game’s home page, it will be generously rewarded with 1500 game diamonds, each worth $1.25. The diamonds can be converted into in-game currency. On top of that, the novices who make the top 10 will receive mystery prizes!

The Next Generation
To encourage the training of a new generation of Legend players, the second competition is designed to harness the knowledge and experience of those who have migrated to Waygate Publishing’s servers from the Russian version’s servers. These veteran players have the chance to win themselves 500 diamonds if they set up a new clan of novice players and lead two of them into the top of their race, be it the intelligent Humans or the fiery Magmars. The novices-turned-mighty warriors will also receive 250 diamonds each, whilst the remaining members of the clan, who just miss the cut, will be rewarded with 100 diamonds for their efforts.

For more, please visit Legend LotD.

E3 2008 in Los Angeles

EA announces the details for the annual E3 Media and Business Summit press conference.

EA E3 2008 PRESS CONFERENCE:

WHAT: EA E3 Media & Business Summit Press Conference
WHEN: Monday July 14th, 2008 at 3:00pm PT
WHERE: Orpheum Theater

850 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

For more, please visit E3.

It's Beta Time in Wonderland

Wonderland Online releases information regarding open and closed beta.

Wonderland Online Team (http://wl.igg.com/ ) will start open beta at 9:00pm (GMT-5) on 11th May. Its closed beta will come to an end at 3:00am (GMT-5) on 11th May. All participating players’ information will be saved. Players can apply for a new account to take part in open beta.

A new server called Taurus will be launched at that time. Both servers of Aries and Taurus are totally independent from each other. Characters information in them will not be shared. Players play the game in Taurus with a brand-new character. Besides daily regular events（http://wl.igg.com/guide/guide.php?acid=58 ）, Wonderland Online tam will hold many interesting events.

For more, please visit Wonderland Online.

In-Game Activities Plus the Launch of a New Website

Angels Online has some cool things happening. Mother's day events, a new expansion and a new website. Check it out.

With Mother's Day approaching, Angels Online Team from IGG are going to bring a series of in-game activities for our players.

AO will be holding a [Gifts for Mothers] event in Angels Online to offer you a chance to send your best wishes to your mother.

Meanwhile, Mother's Day night, the GMs will randomly present Angels with 30 bouquets and some festival fireworks at an appointed location.

Together with the release of new expansion” Eden”, a re-designed new site has been launched from today.

For more, please visit Angels Online.