The Best Thing About Darkfall (Isn’t What You Think)

Posted on January 5, 2010

I am about 2 weeks into Darkfall and even though my skills are crap, my gear is crap and I have barely explored further than the newbie areas, I have to say it is a lot of fun. I am actually quite surprised as to how fun a game it is. Remember, at launch this [...]

Darkfall Online: 2 Hour Impression

Posted on April 14, 2009

I haven’t had much time to get into Darkfall since I was able to purchase a copy a few days ago, but I feel early impressions of a game are still important even if it’s only 2 hrs.  To me Darkfall Online made me feel the same way I did when I got my first [...]

Review: Darkfall Beta

Posted on February 18, 2009

Review: Darkfall Beta
Darkfall Online is a game that is not for everyone. The nature of the game is such that you will either love it or absolutely hate it depending on your playstyle. If you are a casual gamer, someone who does not like harsh PvP in an MMORPG, or you place a heavy emphasis on [...]

Darkfall Releases Expansion Details

Posted on June 30, 2010

This morning Darkfall developer Tasos posted a number of details about the upcoming expansion to Aventurine SA’s popular MMO. He started off with the most important detail: the launch date! The Darkfall development team hopes to have the new content available to players by July 18th.
The expansion mostly addresses the PvE side of Darkfall, including [...]

Darkfall Online Free Trial Announced

Posted on June 6, 2010

Aventurine SA has announced that they will be offering a 14 day free trial for Darkfall Online. The free trial is the first of its kind since the game launched last year.
Zad Mehdawi, Executive Producer on Darkfall, commented;
“We wanted to give everyone the chance to try out our game. Darkfall being the [...]

Darkfall – “I Love Darkfall” Contest and Special Pricing for March

Posted on March 4, 2010

To celebrate Darkfall’s first anniversary, Aventurine has announced a new prices for the game. In March, you can purchase a special package for $59.99, which includes the Darkfall game and three months worth of subscription. Not leaving existing users out of the picture, Aventurine has announced a 30% discount off of the six month subscription [...]

Darkfall – 7 Day Trial announced

Posted on February 25, 2010

To celebrate the first birthday of their MMORPG, Darkfall, Aventurine SA have announced a 7 day trial at a symbolic price – 1€ for Europe, and 1$ for the USA. After the week of gameplay is over, players can purchase the game in order to continue with their characters. If you are interested in becoming [...]

Putting Risk Back Into the Themepark — Drop Chance

Posted on February 17, 2010

Last month, I posted a bit about the concept of risk in MMOs and the conclusion I came up with is that most modern themepark MMOs have sanitized their gameplay such that risk is no longer a factor. I feel that risk is an intriguing design element and that without it, our MMOs are less [...]