A good MMORPG can have a strong effect on a person. You can lose yourself for hours upon hours at a time while you go on quests, make new friends, and raise your character to be seriously awesome. The genre hasn’t been around on Android for very long but there are already some popular and fun titles you can hop right into and start playing. Here are the best Android MMORPGs available right now.
Arcane Legends[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Arcane Legends is an Android MMORPG that is free-to-play and has some decent 3D graphics. You can choose between three base classes: rogue, sorcerer, or warrior. You play online with friends, create/join guilds, battle PvP, and do pretty much what you’d expect to do in an MMO. You can play solo if you want to and the developers claim that this works on 3G and even Edge network connections. There is a lot of customization and a large number of players.
Avabel Online[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Avabel Online is another 3D Android MMORPG with a large number of players and a lot to do. You can go questing alone or with friends and each class has a number of advanced classes they can evolve into. The big draw here is the tower scramble which can feature as many as 1000 players and that’s a lot of chaos. The developers have been consistent with adding new content including classes and maps which is encouraging and people genuinely seem to like this one.
Brave Trials[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Brave Trials is another MMORPG that boasts over 120 skills that you can teach your characters. The more cartoon-like graphical style and modestly simple hack-and-slash game play give it more of a casual feel which is great if you want something that isn’t so serious. It’s colorful and large which is really the solid base for what a good MMORPG should have. It may be a tad simplistic for the more hardcore MMORPG players out there but there is plenty to do for the casual gamer.
Dark Legends[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Dark Legends is an MMORPG with a fun twist. Instead of goblins, elves, and dwarves, you play with vampires. It features hack-and-slash style game play and graphics similar to Gauntlet Legends. The familiarity and simplicity will certainly help new players adapt to the game. You can play solo or with others if you prefer, work with thousands of items, gear, and various other things. It’s a large game with over a million downloads to date and it’s a little bit of the same kind of stuff mixed with something a little bit different.
Dungeon Hunter 4[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Dungeon Hunter 4 is one of the more popular and well-known MMORPGs on Android. It’s developed by Gameloft and pretty much every Android gamer knows Gameloft. It features decent graphics, plenty of dungeons to go crawling around in, and, of course, multiplayer support. You can choose from four types of classes to start and you have the option to play PvP or co-op if you want. In terms of sheer size, it’s actually quite a bit smaller than most of these other titles. It’s great for those wanting to get into the genre without being overwhelmed.
Eternity Warriors 3[Price: Free with in app purchases]
The Eternity Warriors series is a little bit more action-RPG than MMORPG but it still has many of the required elements. You can join guilds, play online co-op or PvP, and compete in tournaments against other players and guilds. The graphics are above average, thousands of items to collect, and the developers appear to be active in adding in new content. It’s starting to show its age but it’s still a solid experience.
Kingdoms at War[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Kingdoms at War is a turn-based MMORPG that also has a lot of strategy elements thrown in. While the hallmark MMORPG involves dungeon crawling, sometimes it’s a little more fun to take a step back and play something a little more casual and Kingdom at War is essentially that. In this title you play with people online as you try to conquer one another. You can join clans, spy on other clans, and engage in warfare against them. It is turn based so don’t expect any epic hack-and-slash battles here. That said, it’s still enjoyable if you’re more of a casual gamer.
Legion of Heroes[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Legion of Heroes is another hack-and-slash MMORPG that uses a more tactical battle system than the usual all-out variety. There are over 100 heroes available that you can play with and there are also massive 45 versus 45 PvP battles you can take part in. Much like Kingdoms at War, there are some strategy elements like the need to build your army and the tactical fighting but strays closer to traditional MMORPG.
Order & Chaos Online[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Order and Chaos Online is considered one of the must-have MMORPGs on Android. It contains decent graphics and a ton of multiplayer game play. There are leaderboards and players can engage in PvP, co-op, along with stuff like trading. There are over 2500 skills spread out over five races along with 5000 pieces of equipment. There doesn’t seem to be a lot this game doesn’t have and that makes it a front runner on a lot of lists like this one.
Pocket Legends[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Pocket Legends is a cutesy MMORPG designed for casual gamers. It was one of the earliest MMO titles available for any mobile device and remains a pretty good play even today. The graphics are 3D but cartoon-like for that cute appeal but don’t let that fool you. There are the standard MMORPG mechanics like PvP and co-op along with an unusual set of bad guys. Hardcore fanatics will likely want something more complex and adult but those looking for something fun to get into and don’t mind the simplicity should have a really good time with this title.
Ragnarok: Path of Heroes[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Ragnarok: Path of Heroes is an anime-style MMORPG styled after the game of the same name available on PC. You can go questing with friends, train your mercenary to become all powerful, and there is also a PvP system. It uses a unique auto party system if you’re having trouble finding people to play with so you’ll never have to go at it alone. The development is active and the level cap is easily the highest of any on this list (99). It may be a bit much more the mature players but anime fans will definitely enjoy this one.
The Saga of Conquest[Price: Free with in app purchases]
The Saga of Conquest is an MMORPG that employs turn-based mechanics and a pseudo-3D, old-school jRPG style. You create your character, play online with people and engage in PvP as you’d expect from an MMORPG. There are four races and five classes for a total of 20 character options which isn’t bad. The developers hold events every now and then to keep things interesting and the game is simple enough to be enjoyable for casual gamers. It has a smaller user base (500,000 installs) so it works out well if you want a more intimate kind of game.
Star Legends[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Last up is Star Legends and it’s a unique MMORPG. Much like Knights of the Old Republic, Star Legends is a classic RPG with futuristic, Sci-Fi elements such as weapons and items. You can play as an engineer, commander, or an operative which are essentially Sci-Fi versions of a sorcerer, warrior, and rogue respectively. The familiarity of the core mechanics of an MMORPG with the fresh premise of adding in Sci-Fi elements contrasts nicely and that’s why this game is here.
If we missed any great Android MMORPGs, let us know in the comments!
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After this month, Nintendo will halt all direct sales in Brazil. According to UOL Jogos, the company’s leaving the country due to the exorbitant taxes it has to pay to continue its operations. Bill van Zyll, the company’s general manager in Latin America, said in a statement that “Brazil is an important market for Nintendo,” but the company had to make this decision, as its “current distribution model [is] unsustainable in the country.” Chances are, some unauthorized sources are already selling imported consoles and games in Brazil. But if you’d rather buy a 3DS or a Wii U from stores that get its supplies from Nintendo’s local partner, Juegos de Video Latinoamérica, you may want to do so soon.
Brazil is known for imposing high tariffs on international companies in order to protect local ones, forcing corporations to pull out, like what HTC and Durham did in 2012. Another reason is to beef up local employment, because one way to avoid paying those taxes is to build factories in the country — something Apple did in 2011, so it can continue selling iDevices. Nintendo probably thinks that’s not a financially viable route, though Van Zyll swore the company will monitor the Brazilian market and evaluate how best to serve its fans.
Via: Venture Beat
Source: UOL Jogos
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“As always, the consumer Rift is in progress and we’re making great progress,” says Oculus VR Product VP Nate Mitchell. He told me that this week, but you could really pull versions of that response from any of the half dozen interviews we’ve done with Oculus VR in the past few years. It’s the elephant in the room that Oculus brings with it from trade show to trade show: When is this thing going to be a consumer product? There’s still no answer in January 2015, as of this year’s CES. Will there be an answer in 2015? Maybe! Your guess is as good as ours, but Mitchell offered us something slightly more optimistic:
“We’re on an awesome path to consumer VR and I do think that 2015 for better, for worse is gonna be a really big year for VR. Even at CES, we’re already seeing it. 2015 is gonna be a big year for VR, whether it’s from Oculus or otherwise, and we’re excited to be a part of it.”
So, uh, what? That’s not exactly an answer. I expect that at this point when speaking with Oculus reps, from Nate Mitchell to founder Palmer Luckey to CEO Brendan Iribe to CTO John Carmack. When they’re ready to announce the consumer version of Oculus Rift, they’ll do it.
That said, this summer marks three years since Oculus formed as a company, and, as much as we dig the latest prototype (Crescent Bay), we’d much prefer a home version. So, first, some good news: There are some pieces of the latest hardware that are pretty close to final. For one, the screen on Crescent Bay is “good enough for the [first version] of the Rift,” according to Mitchell. Here’s his full statement, qualifiers and all:
“I, personally, think that that resolution is high enough to be a consumer product for the beginning of the Oculus Rift. And, one thing we’ve said often, is anytime we show a feature prototype, it’s gonna be that good if not better. For me, I do think that’s good enough for the V1 of the Rift.”
Amazingly, the screen in Crescent Bay is actually less high-res than what’s currently offered with Gear VR — the VR headset that Oculus collaborated with Samsung on, powered by the Note 4 (and its gorgeous Quad HD screen). And you can tell; I could tell, anyway, and I’m no videophile. What’s in Crescent Bay isn’t the same Note 3 screen that an older Oculus Rift dev kit used, but a “custom” screen. “Those are custom screens. They are not Note 3 screens,” Mitchell said. “But we can’t go into it more than that.” Rest assured, those customs screens are made by Samsung, regardless of what Oculus is admitting.
Beyond the screen, there are some functions that Mitchell says are critical to consumer VR. Most importantly — beyond a passthrough camera so that users don’t have to remove the headset to interact with actual reality — is custom input. Think: control. As anyone who’s used VR can attest, the next step after buying into the medium is wanting proper interaction. You want to reach out and grab the world. To feel it, to interact with it — that’s actual immersion.
In this respect, VR is nowhere.
“Input is still one of the critical missing pieces, and we don’t have that much to announce today. But what I can say is it’s something that we are super dedicated to tackling,” Mitchell says. How dedicated? Oculus VR straight up bought two companies that could help: Carbon Design (the design team behind the Xbox 360 gamepad and original Kinect) and Nimble VR (the folks bringing hands into VR).
To date, we’ve seen zero input solutions for VR that are worth anything. Traditional gamepad/mouse and keyboard input works, but does nothing to help with immersion. Luckey echoed that sentiment during our stage interview this week. You can watch that right here if you missed it live:
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Beyond input, we’ve already experienced a taste of the other piece required for good consumer VR: an operating system that enables the acquisition and viewing of content (be it games or whatever else).
That taste came in the form of Oculus Home — the OS built into Gear VR that Mitchell says is, “designed to be portable.” He doesn’t mean “portable” like the mobile-powered Gear VR, but “port-able” as in “can be easily moved from one platform to another.” As in, “Can be easily moved from Gear VR to Oculus Rift and anywhere else.”
As for the rest, there’s not much else left in the way. So, is this the year that Oculus VR finally unveils a consumer version of its headset? “VR is basically here, the hardware, whether it’s the comfort and presence on PC or the portability and flexibility and quality of the mobile experience,” says Mitchell. So, uh, maybe? Let’s hope.
The doors opened; the masses piled in; and it began: Yesterday was the first official day of CES. It’s perhaps the most frenzied day of the week, with hundreds of companies vying for attention within the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. So, what happened on the show floor yesterday? Check out the gallery below and find out.
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Mad Catz, the folks who brought us the M.O.J.O. micro-console, have just released their new creation at CES 2015. It’s called the L.Y.N.X., and it’s vastly different from any other game controller we’ve ever seen. The controller is meant to be a one-size-fits-all controller, in a sense. It has a built-in microphone, keyboard, smartphone stand, and it can even hold your tablet.
The L.Y.N.X. features three main components (left wing, right wing, and the device’s ‘brain’) that fold out to create a number of different gaming options. The smartphone holder looks just like any other portable gaming controller we’ve seen, but that’s just the beginning of what this thing can do. Keep folding the device outward to reveal the tablet stand, compatible with most tablets 7-inches and smaller. If you aren’t interested in mounting your mobile device to the controller, you can always fold it to make a standard gaming controller, compatible with most set-top boxes. What’s more, Mad Catz has also included a detachable QWERTY keyboard in the box, so you can really bring your mobile gaming to the next level, if you so choose.
While there is no exact battery information available quite yet, Mad Catz is reporting that the controller can last up to 30 hours on a single charge. The Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. is available now for preorder for $300 in black, white and red, though the controllers won’t ship until March of this year. Are there any mobile gaming fans out there that would spend this much money on a portable controller?
“The trend towards mobile gaming continues unabated and is set to explode further into 2015. We believe that a disruptive, high-quality product like the L.Y.N.X. 9 will enable us to further cement our reputation as leaders in mobile gaming and contribute significantly to sales in 2015.”
Designed for the passionate gamer who typically plays across multiple devices, the L.Y.N.X. 9 features a patent-pending design which allows it to fold into a compact footprint, fitting into a shirt pocket for travel without compromising on the classic console-style ergonomic feel gamers are accustomed to.
The L.Y.N.X. 9 design uniquely enables the controller to be assembled in a variety of different configurations to fit the gamers’ chosen device. Consisting of three primary components (Left Wing, Right Wing and Controller ‘Brain’), theL.Y.N.X. 9 can break apart and attach to the included tablet stand, transforming a tablet of up to seven inches into a portable games console! Configure as a standard controller and enjoy living room gaming on a compatible set-top box or PC or attach the mobile clip and dock your smart phone for console quality gaming on the go.
The L.Y.N.X. 9 is an ideal companion for Smart TVs and living room browsing. The included QWERTY Keyboard Module attaches simply to the underside of the L.Y.N.X. 9 and provides effortless on screen typing. At the top of the controller, the integrated Mouse Sensor Pad and media controls allow for all manner of traditional control and theL.Y.N.X. 9 even includes an integrated microphone allowing for voice search with compatible hardware and applications.
“We believe the L.Y.N.X. 9 represents a generational leap in mobile game controllers. Today, gaming is commonly format agnostic, with most of us playing games across a variety of platforms and locations. The L.Y.N.X. 9 is designed to offer a premium gaming experience in almost any situation. Traditionally a mobile controller meant that comfort had to be sacrificed, unsuitable for sustained play and complex software now being introduced to mobile. Thanks to the ingenious design of the L.Y.N.X. 9, Mad Catz has produced a truly portable controller that delivers a full size, uncompromised gaming experience,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “The trend towards mobile gaming continues unabated and is set to explode further into 2015. We believe that a disruptive, high-quality product like the L.Y.N.X. 9 will enable us to further cement our reputation as leaders in mobile gaming and contribute significantly to sales in 2015.”
The L.Y.N.X. 9 is designed for precision performance, featuring hard-wearing metal and premium components, with action buttons rated to one million button presses. Owners of the L.Y.N.X. 9 are encouraged to download the free L.Y.N.X. app to their Android™ smart device. As well as providing gamers with a constantly updated list of compatible software, the app allows gamers to tune the sensitivity of the thumb sticks and triggers, creating a custom feel for their chosen software and ideal for FPS and action titles.
The L.Y.N.X. 9 will be debuting at CES Las Vegas 2015 and can be seen via appointment only at the Mad Catz suite, located at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, suite number: 12121. Mad Catz will also be unveiling the L.Y.N.X. 9 Controller at the ShowStoppers CES event, taking place the evening of January 6, 2015 at The Wynn, Las Vegas.
For additional information or to order your own L.Y.N.X. 9 please visit: http://store.madcatz.com/Mad-Catz-L-Y-N-X-9-Mobile-Controller-for-Android-Smartphones-Tablets-PC.html
About Mad Catz
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT/TSX:MCZ) is a global provider of innovative interactive entertainment products marketed under its Mad Catz® (gaming), Tritton® (audio), and Saitek® (simulation) brands. Mad Catz products cater to passionate gamers across multiple platforms including in-home gaming consoles, handheld gaming consoles, Windows® PC and Mac® computers, smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices. Mad Catz distributes its products through its online store as well as distribution via many leading retailers around the globe. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Mad Catz maintains offices in Europe and Asia. For additional information about Mad Catz and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.madcatz.com.
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It appears that Razer, the company known for making high-end peripherals, has been very busy as of late with their recent announcements at CES 2015. Four new products were announced, all aimed at providing a new connected living room experience.
First off is the Razer Forge TV. This “micro-console” runs android TV to bring games and entertainment to the living room for an affordable $99. The powerful hardware included should be able to handle any games or apps you could throw at it, but the defining factor of the console is the ability to stream PC games at full HD over Wi-Fi or an ethernet connection. More details should be available soon, as the release date listed from Razer is Q1 2015.
Packed inside the plastic exterior are a Snapdragon 805 processor, paired with 2 GB of RAM, a 2.5 GHz quad core CPU and an Adreno GPU. The processor offered in the console was built for supporting 4K resolutions, but so far Razer has not commented on whether or not 4K will be possible on this device.
The second announcement was an update to the popular PC game launcher, the Razer Cortex. This new update takes care of the software side of streaming to the Forge TV. It should be an easy setup as Razer has described it as “one-click … PC game streaming.” Multiple PCs are supported and the software will identify whether each game has a traditional mouse and keyboard style, or if a gamepad is worthwhile. The software will retail for $39.99, unless you buy the Forge bundle, or one of the console’s accessories in which case the software will come bundled along for free. As important as Cortex is to the overall experience and individuality of the Forge TV, it is set for a Q2 2015 release, meaning that the console will ship without streaming capabilities at first.
The last two announcements were accessories for the console, the Razer Serval and the Razer Turret which are a gamepad and a lapboard (basically a keyboard with an edge for a mouse) respectively. The Serval has multiple modes to be used with the console, android phones and tablets or with a PC, though it is described as being an android gamepad so its uses on PC are not yet clear. The turret is to be used with the console to bring the accuracy and familiarity of the keyboard-mouse combo to the big screen.
With a $150 bundle including the Serval and the console, 1080p 60fps PC game streaming and all the features of android, the Razer Forge TV is looking like a great deal for an all-in-one home entertainment system. Do you think PC streaming is worth it? Or would you rather hook up your PC or use existing consoles for gaming? Let us know in the comments down below!
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Razer has joined other recent comers in the Android TV arena with Forge TV, but unlike the others, its box is aimed squarely at gamers, not cord-cutters. As such, it’s suitably powerful with a quad-core Snapdragon 805 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. Yes, that’ll let it handle garden-variety Google Play games for up to four players and beam them onto a big-screen TV. But the Forge TV’s main powers have little to do with weak-sauce Android gaming, and more to do with Razer Bluetooth peripherals and the piece de resistance, Cortex: Stream. That tech uses WiFi to give you low-latency streaming from a source far more suitable to gaming than a dinky Android box — namely, your PC.
Razer says its Cortex: Stream tech dodges the laggy PC streaming of other systems and works at up to 1080p resolution with a WiFi or ethernet connection. It’s also hardware agnostic and works with DirectX9 and higher games. To further aid game play, Razer added two optional Bluetooth accessories: the Serval gaming controller and the Razer Turret gaming mouse and lapboard. The controller can play any Android TV or smartphone game (using the phone clip), and memorize up to four device pairings.
Oh yeah, and Forge TV also works as an Android TV entertainment center. It’ll power apps like Netflix, Hulu and Spotify, giving you remote control via an Android or iOS device. It also supports Google Cast in case you want to broadcast shows through a Chromecast dongle, and you can save shows and gaming progress via a cloud save feature. What price gaming power? The Forge TV box alone is $100, or $150 bundled with the Serval controller (we’ve reached out for pricing for the Turrent gaming mouse). Availability is targeted for Q1 2015.
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Despite the incredible number of games available in the Google Play Store, there are a surprisingly few number of “game” consoles based on Android hardware. One of the first, the Sony Xperia Play, never really took off and the line ended then and there. Likewise, the Ouya home console had a lot of good ideas as well, but seems to be in a state of unknown limbo these days. Thanks to the efforts of Chinese company Snail, the Android console concept may get another shot at greatness.
Snail might be unknown to people in the USA, but in China it’s big news. According to its website, Snail was “the first 3D online game development company in China, and continues to pioneer in the industry after over a decade of success. [It is] recognized as one of the world´s top game developers and [employs] a development team of over 3,000.” And now, it is planning to release two major gaming devices, the OBox and the W 3D.
The Obox is more-or-less a traditional gaming console, that is to say it is large, stationary, and requires a controller. According to The Verge, the OBox is going to be somewhat of a varied affair as multiple configurations will be allowed by retailers. While it will run on the Nvidia K1 CPU, two processor options are hinted at, as are two HDMI options and no less than four storage congifurations, ranging from 500GB to 4 terabytes. It will also output video in 3D and 4K for those with compatible setups. Even more impressive? The console will have interchangeable parts which would theoretically make it a gaming version of Google’s Project Aria.
According to an apparent leak that was featured on French blog Pet Forms Community, the device is claims the controller will feature “a 9-axis sensor with gyro and magnetometer, [and] the controller itself can be used as an air mouse.” To add an even more detailed layer to the spec claims, blog CNX Soft obtained an apparently leaked PDF promotional brochure for the device, which can be seen here.
The smaller (and therefore portable) W 3D is actually a smartphone with an Octa-core MTK6595/2.2GHZ CPU, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, and front/back cameras. Where it spices things up however, are the inclusion of a pair of analog sticks, 4 physical buttons (plus four shoulder buttons), a D-pad, and a touch screen. The device will have a 5.5 inch display and offer glasses-free 3D with eye-tracking technology, however The Verge has indicated that the model displayed at CES 2015 offered somewhat lackluster 3D. It will be sold unlocked.
Snail’s US website also makes reference to a third device, the “W” (no 3D moniker attached) which may also indicate that a standard model will be available for those who want a presumably lower price.
While the pair of devices are set to launch in China during the second quarter of 2015, their release in the USA (and Mexico!) won’t occur until Q3. A representative from Snail indicated the price could range from $99 to $499.
Other than the aforementioned supposedly leaked PR material, nothing official has been detailed about the exact hardware specs, or the OS version to be included in these devices. Snail’s website does mention that the OBox will be running a skinned version of the OS however, and also details that all devices will come pre-installed with the company’s free gaming software.
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