Official Announcements

Warhammer Online to Merge Two More Servers - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:28:55 -0500

Free server transfers offered to Phoenix Throne and Dark Crag.

Warhammer Online will be losing two more servers soon as community manager Andy Belford announced the news on the Warhammer Herald recently. The two latest victim servers will be Dark Crag and ...

Black Friday Sales for Champions Online! - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:09:33 -0500

Cryptic announces one day only sale for CO!

Cryptic has just sent word of their Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) sale for Champions Online.

The Friday after Thanksgiving, November 27, we’ll be offering special Black Friday...

Champions Online : Free for Thanksgiving Weekend - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:07:54 -0500

Cryptic announces that CO is free to play this weekend!

Cryptic has just announced that Champions Online, their superhero MMOG, is free to play this Thanksgiving weekend. From Nov 26th (10am) to Nov 30th (10am), CO is free to play for everybody. All...

Jumpgate Evolution Gets New Executive Producer - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:23:23 -0500

Jumpgate Evolution expands its leadership team.

NetDevil's is expanding its team for the upcoming sci-fi-based Jumpgate Evolution. Today the company announced the game has a new member with Executive Producer Lance Robertson. Lance is a...

NCsoft Bans 16,000 Aion Accounts with Today's Surprise Server Reboot - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:14 -0500

CM Tamat shares that steps are being taken to get the problem under controlAnother mass ban has come down the pipes in Aion, this time 16,000 accounts have been booted from game for suspect botting, gold selling, gold buying, or any client modifications. NCsoft Rep CM...

Frogster goes to Asia - Ten Ton Hammer

ZeroMerc — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:11:51 -0500

Frogster jumps to another country... imagine that!

Frogster continues to hop from one country to the next with its blockbuster hit Runes of Magic. Landing in Korea this puts them in every country that matters when it comes to MMO's and really...

New Costume Pieces for Champions Online! - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:06:24 -0500

Cryptic unveils new costume pieces for CO!

Cryptic has just announced new costume pieces for Champions Online! These new costume pieces are free and will be available next Tuesday (11/24/09) in the upcoming patch. From being able to sling...

Dragonica Online Announces Thanksgiving Feast Event - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:19 -0500

November Thanksgiving event comes to Dragonica.

THQ*ICE has released details for a new Thanksgiving Feast even in Dragonica Online. The new harvest-themed event will feature new games and accomplishments for players to earn and enjoy. The event...

Aion Servers Go Down Tonight for Patch 1.5.1 - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:13 -0500

Both welcomed and criticized patch features finally go liveAion's Game Update 1.5.1 goes live later tonight bringing many changes, some welcomed wholly and other setting off apprehension.

Likely one of the biggest changes that has gotten cheers is the...

Submit Your Photos of Aion in Real Life - Ten Ton Hammer

Medeor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:25:32 -0500

Flash your Aion out and about and then show up online.

Aion alerts players when they've been sitting at the keyboard for an hour and then every hour thereafter. To help bring the message home, the team at Aion wants players to take to the streets and...

City of Heroes Super Booster IV: Martial Arts Now Available - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:59:07 -0500

Unlock your inner ninja.

City of Heroes has just released Super Booster: IV Martial Arts that will give players a stealthy new costume set, several new emotes, and ninja-style costume changing techniques. The new content...

Age of Conan Launches Second Re-Evaluation Period - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:26 -0500

Go back to Age of Conan, play for free, and level up twice as fast!

Funcom announced that Age of Conan is free once again to returning
players to try it out. More bonuses, and more play time is included.
Thrown into the deal are a few incentives if players...

Champions Online : Public Test Server Schedule - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:48:28 -0500

Cryptic announces public test server schedule

Cryptic has announced their schedule for their public test server. All those who participate get a free costume piece (crash test dummy head). In addition, the awesome Foxbat will appear randomly...

Cryptic Announces Champedia for CO! - Ten Ton Hammer

mattlow — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:46:38 -0500

Cryptic unveils new database for Champions Online!

Cryptic has just unveiled their new Champedia, a database for their superhero MMOG, Champions Online. This database not only includes powers and missions, but characters and super groups as well....

Cryptic Announces System Requirements for Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:21:44 -0500

System requirements for STO announced.

Cryptic has followed up their announcement of the Star Trek Online release date with new system specification information for the upcoming sci-fi-based MMOG. The minimum specs require a dual core...

Play Age of Conan Free in November and Get Special Subscription Offers - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:27:05 -0500

Re-evaluation period returns to AoC with new subscription offers.

Funcom is offering players a chance to return to their flagship MMORPG Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures for free and level up twice as fast while doing it. Not only that, Funcom is sweetening the...

NCsoft Announces Aion Holiday Ascension Pack - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:12:01 -0500

This great stocking stuffer will be availble in stores this holiday seasonAvailable this holiday season, NCsoft is making available the Aion Holiday Ascension Pack. This pack will be purchasable in stores, Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Wal-Mart, and will...

Aion Updated Patch Notes Introduces Many Fixes - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:47 -0500

Aether extraction captcha and broker search options round out an interesting listWith the already bursting patch notes list for Aion patch 1.5.1, NCsoft has added to the preliminary list with even more fixes and updates. While the new additions are primarily minor changes...

Aion Details Veteran Rewards - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:10:05 -0400

Find out what goodies will be waiting for the loyal playersPlayers of Aion have been anxiously awaiting news of the veteran rewards, and now the wait is over!

These rewards will be available to players who have active accounts as NCsoft's gift to you...

World of Warcraft: New Holiday Coming Soon - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:30:35 -0400

Day of the Dead comes to WoWIn a nod to El Día de los Muertos ,a holiday of remembrance that traces its routes to ancient Mexico, World of Warcraft unveils a new holiday, Day of the Dead. The holiday is observed November...