Warhammer Online now available on Macs
Warhammer Online has officially been released for Mac computer systems. WAR on Mac is available to current subscribers for free and can be downloaded by new users and Mac gamers for $19.95 at Gametreeonline.com. The releases follows the recent 1.3.2 patch which has introduced a redesigned user experience which helps better guide and teach new players how to play and get the most out of their Warhammer experience.
Current subscribers can download the Mac version free of charge at www.warhammeronline.com/download.
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Warhammer Online Daemon Moon Rising event
Mythic Entertainment’s Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will host a special live event called Daemon Moon Rising, for a limited time during the 2009 Halloween season (or part of Oct. if you like). Daemon Moon Rising, will run in-game from October 23rd through November 2nd, and will feature the Daemon Mask event quest, a new Daemonball Rally Public Quest, a special Realm vs. Realm scenario, and treats both fair and foul. Someone will get some rocks, just like Charlie Brown.
Other rewards available to event participant include the Fiendfang with bonus to healing, damage, renown, and XP; the Face of the Unborn mask; the Meatcleaver’s mask; the Face-Eater’s mask; the arcane Malleus Daemonarium; and special talisman components imbued with the might of Chaos itself.
To learn more about the Daemon Moon Rising Live Event, please visit: www.warhammeronline.com.
Warhammer Online Mac Beta opens
Mythic Entertainment today announced that MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be released for the Mac on October 28, 2009. WAR on Mac will be available to new subscribers via digital download at Gametreeonline.com for $19.95 and includes 30 days of game time. Current subscribers will be able to download the Mac client at no charge for use with existing accounts.
The Mac version of WAR is currently being offered for beta testing and allows existing players to download the beta client to their Mac computers and play with their live game accounts. Players who do not have an existing live account, but are interested in playing WAR on the Mac, are able to participate in the beta by downloading a 10-day Mac beta trial. Players who participate in the WAR Mac beta test will receive an exclusive title and trophy reward for their characters within the game.
To download the beta version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for Mac or the 10-day beta trial, visit www.warhammeronline.com/mac.
Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss now available
Mythic Entertainment, EA’s appointed overlords to one of the longest-running MMORPGs in the genre’s history, today released Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss, the 8th expansion to the game. Stygian Abyss is available via digital download from UOGameCodes.com and EA Store.
Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss revolves around the introduction of the playable Gargoyle race and several new areas to explore, including Ter Mur, the Gargoyle homeland, and the Stygian Abyss - the largest dungeon area ever introduced to Ultima Online, according to Mythic. This sprawling dungeon contains new boss monsters of great difficulty, including the Medusa, Primeval Lich and the Stygian Dragon, as well as Player vs. Player zones.
Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss is available via UOGamesCodes.com and the EA STORE. The expansion cost right around $30 whole another package offering 30 days of free time cost right around $40.
Warhammer Online one year anniversary festivities revealed
Mythic Entertainment is preparing for a number of activities to celebrate the upcoming one year anniversary of its MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The celebration kicks-off on August 31 with the introduction of a special new live event - The Wild Hunt, and continues during the entire month of September with special weekend-only scenarios, a month-long 20 percent Experience/Renown bonus, special in-game items for all players, veteran rewards, and much more.
These activities, events and goodies include new content to share like the Wild Hunt live event, special versions of popular scenarios (special weekend-only events taking place September 11-14, September 18-21, September 25-28), a 20 percent experience and renowned bonus, plus, special rare drops, veteran rewards, fireworks, Halfling pies, and exploding stout. Who doesn’t love pie and ale?
The Wild Hunt live event, which takes place from August 31 - September 7, 2009, will pit the forces of Order and Destruction against the ultimate quarry in the new instanced dungeon, The Hunter’s Vale. For more information about the Wild Hunt live event, visit herald.warhammeronline.com.
EA @ gamescom
Electronic Arts revealed the games that it plans to show at gamescom, Europe’s biggest consumer and trade fair for video games. Visitors will have a chance to play EA’s new properties coming out this year. EA will also host a press briefing at the Palladium, Schanzenstraße 36, Gebäude 197, 51063 Cologne. A live stream of the press conference will be available at ea.com/gamescom.
On August 19, will open its booth (Hall 6 / A-71, C-70) to the media and on August 19 until the end of the show on the 23, EA will showcase a variety of games Hall 6.1 including Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Brütal Legend, Dante’s Inferno, Dead Space: Extraction, Dragon Age: Origins, FIGHT NIGHT Round 4, FIFA 10, FIFA Manager 10, GI JOE The Rise of the Cobra, HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2, LITTLEST PET SHOP Beach Friends, LITTLEST PET SHOP City Friends, LITTLEST PET SHOP Country Friends, Mass Effect 2, MySims Agents, NBA Live 10, Need For Speed Nitro, Need For Speed Shift, NHL 10, SimAnimals Africa, The Sims 3, Spore Hero, Spore Hero Arena, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10.
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Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss Dated
EA’s Mythic Entertainment announced that the 8th expansion to EA’s long-running MMORPG, Ultima Online, will be released in early Sept. Available via digital download only, Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss revolves around the introduction of the playable Gargoyle race. Players will also find expansive new areas to explore, including Ter Mur, the Gargoyle homeland, and the Stygian Abyss - the largest dungeon area ever introduced to Ultima Online. This sprawling dungeon will contain new boss monsters of unparalleled difficulty, including the Medusa, Primeval Lich and the Stygian Dragon, as well as Player vs. Player zones where adventurers will be turned against one another.
Current subscribers can also take part in the Stygian Abyss Open Beta from Friday, August 14th - Sunday, August 23rd by logging on the Retribution server on the server selection screen.
Stygian Abyss will be released on September 8. The digital download of the game will cost $29.99, while a package with 30 days of game time will cost $39.99
find out more at www.uoherald.com/stygianabyss.
