The 14th entry to the APB Video Podcast series sheds some light on the Enforcer factions of APB, which include  the corporate-backed Praetorians, and the Prentiss Tigers, who are essentially crime fighting jocks.

Podcast #14 also announces that Video Podcast #15 will be another Q&A podcast, and encourages fans who wish to have their questions answered to submit their questions to podcast@apb.com.

View APB Podcast #14 here.

Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison addresses the community once again in this month's Letter from the Game Director. In the letter Morrison discusses Conan's upcoming Korean launch, and also reveals some details on the 1.06 update, including news that the update will be hitting test servers this week.

From the sounds of it, 1.06 looks to address some of the major issues I had with Conan's balance, namely the disparity between melee vs. range, an issue that often plagues many MMOG's, but was particularly highlighted due to the extra effort required from melee players utilizing combos vs. the traditional combat available to ranged casters.

To that end, a number of changes will be coming to level the playing field, including: a sharp reduction in efficiency of crowd control spells, as well as the inability for casters to use stamina potions (finally!). The fact melee had to burn combo-fueling stamina to sprint and catch casters who would then burn stamina, which was otherwise useless to them, to run away always seemed like a glaring oversight. Of course, it sounds like they'll still be able to do this, but at least they won't be able to pot it back!

Read the full Letter from the Game Director here.

Despite a short delay, and some controversy centered around the game's uncanny similarities with a certain Blizzard game, Alganon has finally launched! Quest Online President David Allen is celebrating the launch by issuing a new letter thanking his team, and the players for their support, as well as discussing the present and future of Alganon.

Allen isn't too shy to admit the game still has some issues, requiring some polishing, bug fixing, and fine tuning; instead he makes clear the team's full commitment to resolving these outstanding issues, "The next few weeks are going to be the toughest as we begin to troubleshoot specific issues and refine the game and server systems."

Allen also asks that players be patient with them as they tackle these issues, saying, "Please be patient as we are one of the only independent developers in the industry that has launched a product of this caliber on their own, but our resources are limited compared to a large-scale established company. We rely on working directly with our players to resolve issues that come up. The way it should be."

Some light was also shed on Quest Online's plans for the future of Alganon: "There is so much to Alganon and we hope to grow this great game into the grand design we have planned over the next few years. Deities, Crusades, Consignment, Domain Control, PvP, and a ton of other systems are all planned and in the queue; free to all subscribers," Allen said.

You can read the full letter here.

The new digital expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online, Siege of Mirkwood, is now live!

Mirkwood brings a number of new features to The Lord of the Rings Online including the conclusion of the Volume II: Mines of Moria epic storyline, an increased level cap to 65, on-demand battles with the new Skirmish feature, a 12-player raid in the fortress of Dol Guldur, and a number of major enhancements to combat and Legendary items.

To celebrate the expansion's launch, Turbine has also released a new Siege of Mirkwood trailer, which you can view here!

For more details on the Siege of Mirkwood, read the full patch notes here.

In an announcement released today we've learned that Redbana US will be publishing Mythos in North America. Coinciding with today's announcement is news that the team behind Mythos has also launched an updated teaser site featuring a new teaser trailer, a calendar of upcoming announcements, and an animated book containing the game's new lore.

Players can also register for the closed beta test, and sign up for the Mythos newsletter at the new site.

Watch the new trailer here!

Also, be sure to check out our interview with Redbana US on the resurrection of Mythos.

Sure to disappoint many fans or even onlookers out there hopeful for a reborn Aion, the "Vision" Trailer recently released is not necessarily footage of an upcoming patch or expansion, as Aion Community Manager Sebastian "Ayase" Streiffert explains in a Twitter update, "The vision trailer is not a specific patch/expansion - it's a vision of what we're hoping to get out there in the future."

Also, according to another Tweet by Ayase there is currently no ETA for the implementation of any of the features shown in the "Vision" trailer. NCsoft simply wanted to share what they are working on with their fans, Ayase says.

Originally posted by Mysk

Originally posted by razerblade29

Who would of thought the first charecter u see is a half fury, followed by a scantily clad anime girl

Also also: That gal has Chun-Li legs. Just say'n

That'd be the "stylized over exaggeration" I mentioned in the news piece. Pretty much Hyung-tae Kim's trademark.

In fact, here are some of Kim's renditions of Street Fighter characters, including Chun-li! :)

streetfighterx.org/index.php

The Cammy image actually demonstrates his "over exaggeration" style more so than his Chun-li rendition.

With Siege of Mirkwood launching tomorrow, what's an excited LOTRO fan to do? How about that ol' pastime of reading patch notes?

If patch notes are what you're after, Turbine is happy to oblige as the full patch notes for Siege of Mirkwood are now available!

The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood will be available following tomorrow's 6 AM EST maintenance. See you there!

Blade & Soul, NCSoft's next hotly anticipated title was finally, and fully revealed at this year's G-Star exhibition in Korea.

Not satisfied with the epic nine minute length of their "Vision" trailer for Aion, Blade & Soul's reveal trailer clocks in at a full 11 minutes in length and shows off the game in all its glory.

The trailer reveals four new classes, the Destroyer, the Force Master, the Blade Master, and the Kung Fu Master, as well as four new races, the Gon, the Jin, the Kun, and the Lyn.

Blade & Soul features the art style and direction of legendary Korean artist Hyung-tae Kim, who is known to most gamers for his work on the beautiful Magna Carta RPG series. Kim's style is described as a "stylized exaggeration of a character's body" in a recent interview with the artist at IGN, and this is clearly visible in the Blade & Soul trailer revealed today.

Blade & Soul will feature fast action gameplay, more akin to a fighting game than your typical sandwich combat found in many traditional MMOG's, and will even include elements of platforming.

The game is being designed on Unreal Engine 3, and currently has no set release date, though 2011 is a possibility. An NA/EU localization has not yet been announced.

View the trailer here, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Dominion, the 12th free expansion to EVE Online is scheduled to begin deployment tonight at 6PM PST.

There is a catch, however, to today's announcement. There will be some considerable downtime during the expansion's deployment, as the game is not scheduled to return until Tuesday, December 1st at 1PM.

As a result of the lengthy downtime, CCP Games is recommending that players set a long training skill for the duration of the deployment period. Once the game returns players will be required to download a small update, and then be cleared to jump right back into EVE!

For more information on Dominion, check out the expansion's official site here.

Following the culmination of Nick Ebenhoch's Art Direction Dev Diary series, we now have Black Prophecy's Technical Director Cyrus Preuss to kick off the next Dev Diary series, which, of course, is focused on the technical aspects of the game.

The series' debut entry shines some light on the game physics of Black Prophecy:

Hi, my name is Cyrus Preuss and I am the Technical Director at Reakktor Media. Before taking that position, I was responsible for the integration of game physics into the game engine. Basically I am still responsible for this area as physics programmer although the main part of the work is already done.

In my developer diary I would like to outline the „mechanical side” of our game and give you a rough overview about how the single areas work hand in hand in order to create a whole picture. Some of the used terms will sound very technical but I will try to explain them as best as possible.

But one thing at a time. Where does everything begin?
 

Game Physics

A well known game producer once said “Hey, what’s so difficult at integrating physics into a game? It’s completely easy. For example: I clap my hands – collision – and it works…”. As far as I know he raised some uncomprehending and puzzled glances from the present programmers. If it would be that easy then some programmers would be redundant. Actually physics do work very simple at the first glance, but to deduce how easy or difficult it is to integrate physics into a game from that is of course simply wrong.

Read the full Dev Diary here.

Underfoot, the 16th expansion to EverQuest, has been in closed beta testing for a little while now, and today we are glad to report that the NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) is no longer in effect!

Underfoot is set to launch on December 15th, 2009.  However, players who pre-order the game before December 1st, and complete all three Road to Underfoot events will be granted early access on December 8th, 2009. So hop to it!

Now that the NDA has dropped, what are your thoughts on Underfoot? Let us know in the comments below!

The latest update to the Star Wars: The Old Republic website has revealed the newest planet to be added to the official roster of planets to be featured in TOR: Alderaan!

Of course, given the fact Star Wars: The Old Republic takes place thousands of years before the Death Star took out Alderaan, the planet is sitting fine and pretty for your exploration! Not everything is peachy, however, as the civil war between the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire threaten the beauty and peace that the planet is known for.

Read more about Alderaan here.

Also, be sure to check out new screenshots and concept art of Alderaan in our Star Wars: The Old Republic gallery!

I will look into this. Thanks.

Originally posted by Einstein-DF

 LOL at the pic you chose for the headline

;)

In all seriousness, I've wanted to get off Dark Crag for awhile. I've got a bunch of toons on it who have hoarded up Black Dyes and I hated the server. So I'll be glad to move over to Gorfang!

The Lineage Thanksgiving Event is now live! The event, which runs from November 25th through November 30th is really quite simple. All players will receive double XP and all polymorphs will be unlocked.

Read the original announcement here.

CCP Games has announced that the site for their upcoming Dominion expansion to EVE Online has been launched! Previously, the site was merely a teasing splash page but it now contains a number of new sections, including a feature page that has cataloged all the devblogs on the expansion's numerous new features all in one convenient spot for your perusal.

Speaking of features, below are a number of features you can expect from Dominion, which is set to release on December 1st:

Sovereignty Evolves

The system of territorial control in EVE advances, providing more tactical, capture-based gameplay. Alliances both large and small will find more opportunities within their grasp and an engaging conquest system in place to seize them. Rulers will now have to actively defend space they have claimed.

New Doomsday Devices and Capital Ship Changes

The rebuilt Doomsday Devices lead the pack of several changes to capital ships, bringing the need for new strategies to the wreck-strewn battlefields of capital ship combat.

Exploration and Advanced PVP Tutorials

New introductions to two of EVE’s most popular areas of gameplay: ship combat and discovery. The exploration tutorial teaches how to probe space for anomalies, hostile ships and hidden asteroid belts. In the advanced PvP tutorial, new pilots can learn the basics safely... well, relatively safely.

Pirate Faction Epic Arc Missions

Choose to ally with the underworld of New Eden as the first of many pirate epic arcs arrive. Hidden deep within the most dangerous regions of space, these agents provide significant rewards for the bold and the villainous.

Full Featured In-Game Browser

Fully compliant with current industry browsers, including support for the many ‘EVE-enabled’ sites created by the community.

In addition to the launch of the Dominion website today, a new trailer has also been released, which you can view here.

Square Enix has announced that the Mog Bonanza lottery will return to FFXI on December 24th, 2009! On December 24th, all characters who have been active for at least 45 days will be able to purchase a Mog Marble which is inscribed with a set of five numbers. On January 29th, 2010, the winning numbers will be announced and players will be awarded prizes based on the amount of numbers matched.

Players can purchase multiple Mog Marbles (up to a maximum of 10 per character) at 2000 gil a pop, and will be able to do so between December 24th, 2009 and January 15th, 2010.  Players can select their own Mog Marble numbers or have a randomly generated set be inscribed onto them.

Prize details below:

Rank 1 prize: all five digits matching.
Rank 2 prize: the last four digits matching.
Rank 3 prize: the last three digits matching.
Rank 4 prize: the last two digits matching.
Rank 5 prize: the last digit matching.

For more information including the breakdown of Gil prizes and the rank gated prize list, go here.

SOE has announced that between November 23rd and November 29th at 10PM PST all Station Cash cards redeemed will receive a 25% bonus. Station Cash is used in SOE games such as Free Realms, EverQuest, and EverQuest II.

If you have a Station Cash card, you can redeem it here.

Beginning Thursday, November 26th at 10AM PST, Cryptic Studios will be offering a free Thanksgiving weekend for Champions Online. The free play event will run for a full four days, coming to a close on November 30th, 2009 at 10AM PST.

To get started, sign up here!