So many mysteries await in Star Wars: The Old Republic. We know that Darth Revan’s mission  into  deep space discovered a reconstituted Sith Empire, but that’s not all. In TOR we’ll discover many things, filling a very rich world per se. When we talk about Star Wars it’s easy to think that all is said already. Six movies, lots of books, many games of all kind… what has TOR to offer? Is not  even the first Star Wars MMO, but…

Maybe this new video for Star Wars: The Old Republic can help you making up your mind.

CCP has launched a new trailer called Causality. This is the successor to last summer’s Butterfly Effect video, made to help EVE Online fans explain why they like this MMO so much. In Causality, CCP has explored the dark side of their game, inspired by player actions. What you do in EVE has an impact and that impact is noticed by everyone, cause there are no servers… in this game there’s only one shared universe for everyone. You can chose your path to glory from limitless choice. As stated in the EVE Online Causality video, you can seek revenge for a past insult or you can forget it all and make profit. It’s up to you, but in EVE Online, it really means it. The Universe is yours.

In the last Las Vegas Fan Faire event, SOE announced the 17th expansion for Everquest. The legend of the game that changed massive multiplayer online gaming forever, continues with EverQuest: House of Thule, set to launch next October 12. Let’s see some of the new features we’ll have in the new HOT expansion.

At last!! HOT brings Player Housing with it!! After all these years, this was one of the features EQ fans were asking for over and over. Housing systems are one of the most immersive things in MMOs,  you get the feeling of belonging to the world you’re playing in, while supporting the social part of the game heavily. In HOT you’re going to get two housing plots at launch. Those plots can be in several neighborhoods and can hold a house each. You’ll be able to buy different sized houses for those plots. This way, you’re even able to create a guild neighborhood with all your guildies placing their houses together… cool thing!

A new Trophy System is being implemented, letting you show your acomplishments through it. You can display your trophies and gain some benefits after you leave the safety of your home and start adventuring. You don’t want to stay away from battle forever, do you?

More AAs. Yes, you can customize your skills even more with over 800 new ones. You had thousands to make your character a powerful being, now you’re gonna be a demigod. Remember: grinding is good.

More levels. So you think you’re over with leveling? Nope. HOT increases level cap to 90, 5 more levels to fight for, bringing new tiers of gear and leting your character be distinguished from the rest.

More inventory space. Always good to have an extra when you need to store all those heavy bags, chests, backpacks and so on, full of so many things you don’t even remember what they are for. Cool feature, we all need a lot of storage space in any MMO.

In addition to all this, you’ll have 450+ new spells, 120+ new quests, 18 new raids areas, 13 new zones, 17 missions, lots of new housing items and more. So let’s say ye olde EQ is healthy, strong, alive and kicking. Grats to all its fans, EQ is about to ding! once more.

Can’t Stop Games Studio launched its game in April 2010, and after some months decided it was time for a major improvement. This time we’ll talk about some changes in the browser based MMO strategy game Tanadu.

Before these newly implemented gameplay mechanics, the game was based in climbing up the rankings, now Tanadu adds quests. This allow the devs to create a background that react to the player’s actions and decisions. Apparently the goal is to make a world full of emotions, dangers and conflicts through the interaction between the player and NPCs.

Another important change is the balancing of the game, based in suggestions taken from the Tanadu community. I bet fans will be satisfied to know the devs care about player feedback. The new balance affects combat units and spells, making strategy more important and heavily influenced by player decisions.

In the near future, Can’t Stop Games plans to add even more to its MMO: crafting system, guilds and an extended quest pool to continue making Tanadu a better game.

In Tanadu, you play a hero, a leader that puts all his efforts in expanding his realm. For that, you can choose between three races: Elves, Orcs and Humans.

Elves are the keepers of the holy forests and the Tree of Life. They defend their lands although their bond to their goddess is lost.

Orcs are strong, proud and extremely tough but, a wandering race. They’ve lost their fatherland but they’ll never stop till they gain their glory back.

Humans are ambitious and they never surrender. Though they had to face many dangers, among their settlers appear brave heroes, facing every threat.

If you’re looking for a F2P strategy MMO playable in your browser, if your eager to command troops and rule the cities of a war-thorn realm, if you want to discover the secrets of magic… then this is your game, cause magic is Tanadu in the Lost Continent.

Vindictus has released a new video showcasing a controllable golem. In the video we can see Evie, an upcoming character, in several combat situations. The stunning thing is that she’s able to summon a golem that forms itself using the objects surrounding it. This makes the golem unique each time it’s summoned. To create the golem, Evie needs the proper skill and a summoning gem that grants her a single golem, being usable only once per dungeon. The golem will lose its powers after some time, leaving Evie alone but, seeing what she’s able to do, I wouldn’t worry about her too much.

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SOEs DC Universe Online has some good news about one the icons of the game: Wonder Woman. The superheroine is getting some love from the devs and she looks great in the newly presented screenshots. Basically, we can see her displaying the powers she has, while fighting several villains in some action shots, and posing for eternity in a well presented collection of concept art and modeling pics.

The style DC Universe Online’s Wonder Woman shows seems to be perfect for the state-of-the-art physics engine the game uses, respecting the original comic look and details. We can get a glimpse of what she can do in the game as well, letting us all know you better not cross her path if you’re an enemy.

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THE CHARACTER:
Wonder Woman is one of the classics of DC Universe. The superheroine created by William Moulton Marston first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in 1941. She’s an Amazon who represents the ideals of love, peace and sexual equality… a champion of justice. She has many powers, including superhuman strength, super-speed and the like. But what I like most is the Lasso of truth, a magic rope that forces anyone bound by it to tell  the truth.

Looking at the pics, I’m not sure if it’s better to fight her or to support her when the game ships… Who’s gonna pay attention to the combat when she’s  around?

The doors to chaos have been opened. The self-proclaimed next-generation MMO, Land of Chaos Online, was unveiled today and immediately announced that the game would be receiving additional content in the form of three more playable characters next month.

These newcomers to the roster of heroes will bring the game’s tally of adventurers (or marauders, as the backstories for each character read differently) up to a total of 15.

Some of the favourites such as Merino, Foxlady and RandyRozz have new, alternate costumes on the way; these can be seen in the screenshots collection a little further down and really bring out the game’s graphical attention to detail.

You may feel that the pictures should have been re-sized but frankly they look better in their full (massive resolution) glory. Good enough to be desktop backgrounds, especially the gorgeous looking “Female Anubis” version of Foxlady.

Published by burda:ic (not a typo), the company also has announced that within the next few days, a new map will be released for players to ransack; players will fight for battlefield domination on behalf of the Army of Hell or the Forces of Nature.

This map, called The Ruined Arena, is currently anticipated in regards to LOCO’s Annihilation mode, a five-on-five team deathmatch for the most kills and can also be viewed as one of the screenshots yonder, just skip over to the last one.

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Land of Chaos Online is mainly a MMO but attests to having real-time strategy and first-person shooter elements to it as well.  The game looks clean and polished, and the combat looks intense and exciting while your character lends a hand to whichever side’s battle you choose to participate in.

LOCO seems to channel the “freelancer hero” aspect of the MMO genre extremely well, to the point where it seems like this is what the game is specifically focusing on.  The FPS part makes sense for real-time usage of long range weapons or what have you, but how seamlessly the RTS concept mixes into all that, well, we will have to wait and see.

UPDATE:  All 500 keys went are gone.  They sure went fast!  Stay tuned for more info on this game and others.

MMOCrunch is glad to announce we are giving away closed beta keys for MicoVolts, Rock Hippo Productions’ much anticipated upcoming free-to-play MMOTPS (Third-person shooter).

Be the first to enter the Micro World battlefield as you take control of your “toy soldier”, and battle for battery power and wage war against other toys. Think Toy Story, but instead of making nice with Buzz Lightyear, players will want to battle him for supremacy of Andy’s room. Players can choose between four distinct toy character types and use a wide range of fun and destructive weapons to dispatch their toy enemies.

• Naomi – A charming high school girl toy figure whose friendly shell proves looks can be deceiving.
• Knox – An intimidating and bulky hip hop action figure with a heart of gold.
• Pandora – An evil trickster doll who seduces her prey before destroying them.
• C.H.I.P. – The “Complex Humanoid Interchangeable Parts”. A mechanized and headstrong Stikfas figure.

If you’ve ever created mini fantasy wars with your toys as a kid, you’ll want to get your hands on this beta. “To infinity and destroy!”

To get your beta key (they will go quickly) visit our MicroVolts beta sign-up page and grab one fast. For more information on MicoVolts you can visit their official website or you can also read our previous articles.

Perfect World Entertainment, creators of Forsaken World, Heroes of Three Kingdoms and Battle of the Immortals, have announced the development of Swordsman Online (working title). Swordsman Online will be based upon the martial arts fiction of writer Louis Cha, writings that have already been adapted into film versions. Alan Chen, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment, made this statement: “Swordsman Online highlights our commitment to constantly push the industry envelope and what it means to be a free-to-play game. Players should never have to settle or compromise on game quality regardless of business model and we want players to expect more from their MMOs.” Fine sentiments, though we’ll have to wait and see what they actually mean.

To learn more about Perfect World Entertainment’s other showings at E3, visit the official site.

As previously mentioned, a brand new Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematic trailer debuted today at the EA E3 2010 press conference. Set in the warzone of Alderaan, the planet destroyed in the original Star Wars trilogy, it depicts the desperate battle of one soldier of the Republic and his forces against the might of the Sith Empire, led by the Sith villain who made his debut with the first cinematic trailer. This trailer, made by the same Blur Studio as created the first, has pushed my already feverish anticipation of the game to unimagined heights, and I suspect it will for you too.

Make sure to check MMOCrunch’s YouTube channel regularly during E3 for further new footage.