MMORPG.com Latest News https://www.mmorpg.com/ The latest content from MMORPG.com's industry leading editorial team. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:34:23 -0000 Email Indicates Playdom Pulling the Plug

Playdom only recently acquired the publishing rights to The Chronicles of the Spellborn from Acclaim. Earlier this week, a server outage caused many to wonder if the game had been shut down for good. Games.com has received confirmation from a Playdom rep that, while Monday's issue was unrelated, The Chronicles of the Spellborn will indeed be shut down for good at the end of August.

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Shutting Down in Asia?

Frogster Asia (of Frogster Interactive) has announced plans to shut down the development studio working on The Chronicles of Spellborn as the result of an impasse between publisher Frogster and their dutch licensor Spellborn NV.

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Acclaim CEO: Version 2.0 On the Way

Acclaim CEO Howard Marks has updated fans of The Chronicles of Spellborn with some details on the status of the re-development of the game, which was originally announced back in June of '09.

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Popping Back in on Spellborn

MMORPG.com Spellborn Correspondent Sait Gotekin recently dropped back in on Acclaim's free to play version of The Chronicles of Spellborn and gives us an overview of the game.

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Original Spellborn Goes Free to Play

The folks from The Crronicles of Spellborn have updated their Dev Blog here at MMORPG.com. This time, they talk about the game's move into the free to play arena.

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Acclaim Clears Up North American Plans

Acclaim has confirmed that they are bringing the game back to North America in 2010.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-clears-up-north-american-plans-2000069045 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Dana Massey https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-clears-up-north-american-plans-2000069045 MMORPG.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:19:29 -0000
Spellborn Works Bankrupt, TCoS Going F2P

According to an article on Dutch website, Gamez.nl, Spellborn Works, the Dutch developers behind The Chronicles of Spellborn are now bankrupt. This news leaves the future of The Chronicles of Spellborn hanging in the air.

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Dev Blog - Scroll 5: A Helping Scythand.

The team from The Chronicles of Spellborn have updated their MMORPG.com blog with an overview of the Scroll 5: A Helping Scythand update.

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Creating a Better "Newbie" Experience

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have taken a good hard look at the starting areas of the game, and have found it wanting. In their most recent developer journal they spell out their philosophies and plans to rectify the situation.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/creating-a-better-newbie-experience-2000068804 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/creating-a-better-newbie-experience-2000068804 MMORPG.com Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:46:56 -0000
MMORPG.com's Review

We've had someone playing The Chronciles of Spellborn since launch. Today, we give it a score in this MMORPG.com review.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mmorpgcoms-review-2000068744 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Dana Massey https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mmorpgcoms-review-2000068744 MMORPG.com Thu, 28 May 2009 19:50:24 -0000
The Chronicles of Spellborn Review

Acclaim's new MMO, developed by Dutch developer Spellborn International, goes under the microscope.

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Free To Play Level Cap Increased

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have announced that they have increased the level cap for the free to play portion of the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/free-to-play-level-cap-increased-2000068679 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/free-to-play-level-cap-increased-2000068679 MMORPG.com Thu, 21 May 2009 12:20:17 -0000
Patch Notes

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have posted the patch notes from the game's latest update.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-notes-2000068649 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-notes-2000068649 MMORPG.com Tue, 19 May 2009 13:56:26 -0000
A Look at TCoS

MMORPG.com Chronicles of Spellborn Correspondent Cody Worth writes this look at some of the good and bad systems in Acclaim's new MMO.

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A Look at TCoS

MMORPG.com Chronicles of Spellborn Correspondent Cody Worth writes this look at some of the good and bad systems in Acclaim's new MMO.

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Scroll of Keys and Courage Patch Notes

The folks at the Chronicles of Spellborn have posted the patch notes for patch 1.0.4: Scroll of Keys and Courage which went live today.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/scroll-of-keys-and-courage-patch-notes-2000068573 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/scroll-of-keys-and-courage-patch-notes-2000068573 MMORPG.com Tue, 12 May 2009 12:24:34 -0000
Premium Account Promotion Ends Tomorrow

Since The Chronicles of Spellborn launched a few weeks back the folks at Acclaim have been running a promotion where any player who signs up for an account gets a free premium subscription for two weeks. The promotion ends at 12am on May 8th, so if you're interested in this game now would be a good time to try it.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/premium-account-promotion-ends-tomorrow-2000068518 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/premium-account-promotion-ends-tomorrow-2000068518 MMORPG.com Wed, 06 May 2009 14:26:32 -0000
Exclusive Dev Blog Debuts

The team at Acclaim opens up a brand new developer blog here on MMORPG.com.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-dev-blog-debuts-2000068504 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Dana Massey https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-dev-blog-debuts-2000068504 MMORPG.com Tue, 05 May 2009 17:50:09 -0000
North America Exclusive Artboook

Tired of having to buy a collector's edition to get your hands on the artbook for a new MMO? Today, the peoople at Acclaim have shared the book for their recently launched MMORPG, The Chronicles of Spellborn with us in .pdf format.

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North America Exclusive Artboook

Tired of having to buy a collector's edition to get your hands on the artbook for a new MMO? Today, the peoople at Acclaim have shared the book for their recently launched MMORPG, The Chronicles of Spellborn with us in .pdf format.

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Howard Marks Talks Launch

Only hours after it launched, the Acclaim CEO sat down with MMORPG.com to discuss how it has gone so far and what Spellborn is all about.

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Howard Marks Talks Launch

Only hours after it launched, the Acclaim CEO sat down with MMORPG.com to discuss how it has gone so far and what Spellborn is all about.

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Game Launched in North America

Today, Acclaim announced the official launch of The Chronicles of Spellborn, offering players two free weeks of premium subscription.

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MMORPG.com Exclusive Sweepstakes!

MMORPG.com has teamed up with Acclaim to bring an exciting contest to our community! From now until May 16, 2009 at 9PM EDT we will be taking entries into this random drawing sweepstakes where we will give away one hundred and four prizes which include 100 one month game subscriptions for The Chronicles of Spellborn as well as some great gaming hardware from Logitech and Creative!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mmorpgcom-exclusive-sweepstakes-2000068313 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mmorpgcom-exclusive-sweepstakes-2000068313 MMORPG.com Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:47:11 -0000
Exclusive Arena Screensots

Today we present seventeen new screenshots featuring never before seen weapons and items from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-arena-screensots-2000068238 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-arena-screensots-2000068238 MMORPG.com Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:18:56 -0000
Exclusive Screenshots

Today we present seventeen new screenshots featuring never before seen weapons and items from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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Live Webinar on Friday

The folks at Acclaim will be holding a live community webinar on Friday April 3rd, giving players and interested gamers the opportunity to the people behind The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/live-webinar-on-friday-2000068198 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/live-webinar-on-friday-2000068198 MMORPG.com Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:27:19 -0000
PvP Event Screenshots

Today we present a series of new screenshots taken during a recent PvP event in the Chronicles of Spellborn.

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PvP Event Screenshots

Today we present a series of new screenshots taken during a recent PvP event in the Chronicles of Spellborn.

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Exclusive Screenshots

Today we present eleven exclusive screenshots from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-screenshots-2000068098 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-screenshots-2000068098 MMORPG.com Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:42:05 -0000
Exclusive Screenshots

Today we present eleven exclusive screenshots from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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Exclusive Screenshots

Today we present twelve exclusive screenshots from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-screenshots-2000068093 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-screenshots-2000068093 MMORPG.com Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:54:26 -0000
Exclusive Screenshots

Today we present twelve exclusive screenshots from The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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Acclaim Beta Begins

Acclaim has announced that they have invited the first round of players to join their closed beta for The Chronicles of Spellborn.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-beta-begins-2000068044 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-beta-begins-2000068044 MMORPG.com Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:11:43 -0000
Glaive and Coin Patch Launches Today

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have announced that Patch 1.0.3: Scroll of Glaive and Coin will launch today.

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Acclaim Announces Closed Beta

Acclaim has announced that they have made the game client for The Chronicles of Spellborn available for download in advance of the start of the closed beta test in the regions where Acclaim licenses the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-announces-closed-beta-2000068024 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/acclaim-announces-closed-beta-2000068024 MMORPG.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:27:09 -0000
Brotherhood of the Glaive HQ Overview

To complement yesterday's look at the Brotherhood of the Glaive, the folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a look at Exarchyon, the Brotherhood's headquarters.

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Lore Update: Brotherhood of the Glaive

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have expanded on the game's background lore with a look at the history of the organization known as the Brotherhood of the Glaive.

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Patch Preview: Scroll Of Glaive & Coin

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a preview of the upcoming changes to be implemented in the game's next patch.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-preview-scroll-of-glaive-and-coin-2000067877 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-preview-scroll-of-glaive-and-coin-2000067877 MMORPG.com Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:03:17 -0000
Scroll of the Second Path Patch Notes

The folks at the Chronicles of Spellborn have posted the patch notes for the 1.0.2 "Scroll of the Second Path" patch, which adds the game's new tutorial, the Menace system, and more.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/scroll-of-the-second-path-patch-notes-2000067751 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/scroll-of-the-second-path-patch-notes-2000067751 MMORPG.com Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:50 -0000
Building a Tutorial for Spellborn

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn recently put together a Developer Blog which takes a look at the efforts and philosophy behind the game's new tutorial.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/building-a-tutorial-for-spellborn-2000067713 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/building-a-tutorial-for-spellborn-2000067713 MMORPG.com Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:15:18 -0000
Building a Tutorial for Spellborn

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn recently put together a Developer Blog which takes a look at the efforts and philosophy behind the game's new tutorial.

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New Tutorial Introduction

The folks at the Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a dev blog introducing players to the new tutorial which was recently added to the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-tutorial-introduction-2000067637 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-tutorial-introduction-2000067637 MMORPG.com Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:45:27 -0000
New Tutorial Introduction

The folks at the Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a dev blog introducing players to the new tutorial which was recently added to the game.

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North American Q&A

Acclaim, the publisher of The Chronicles of Spellborn in North America, has compiled a developer question and answer session from questions asked by the North American community.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/north-american-qanda-2000067603 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/north-american-qanda-2000067603 MMORPG.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:54:18 -0000
Patch 1.0.2: Menaces

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn continue their look at Patch 1.0.2, giving details of new foes for players to encounter or steer clear of.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-102-menaces-2000067586 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/patch-102-menaces-2000067586 MMORPG.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:45:19 -0000
Road to Patch 1.0.2

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a before and after look at some of the changes that Patch 1.0.2 will make to the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/road-to-patch-102-2000067559 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/road-to-patch-102-2000067559 MMORPG.com Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:16:31 -0000
Game Update: Plans for 2009

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have posted a game update which details their plans for the game in the near and far future. The plans include a new content patch which adds new enemies and instances, as well as a much needed tutorial. Mid range plans for the game include the addition of the marketplace and PvP opportunities.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/game-update-plans-for-2009-2000067428 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/game-update-plans-for-2009-2000067428 MMORPG.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:12:46 -0000
Game Update: Plans for 2009

The folks at The Chronicles of Spellborn have prepared a project update informing players of their plans for the game in the near and far future.

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Dev Journal: Explain Your Skill Deck

Vincent Leeuw, Content Designer for The Chronicles of Spellborn has posted a new dev journal where he explains his strategies for building a successful skill deck.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-journal-explain-your-skill-deck-2000067388 News The Chronicles of Spellborn Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-journal-explain-your-skill-deck-2000067388 MMORPG.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:30:57 -0000