League of Legends' Holiday Mode

First up, Happy Holidays, everyone!

What's been up and happening since I got swallowed by internship's hospital duties? Let's just say I have somehow cured myself of my online gaming addiction - only to move to PSP addiction, particularly Dissidia and NBA Live (Perhaps I will delve into other platforms eventually and rename this blog?). But that's not the point I'm posting here.

Riot Games has unveiled the temporary Snowdown Showdown mode for League of Legends. The Snowdown will be around until January 2nd, during which players will be able to compete in 1 vs. 1 or 2 vs. 2 duels on the Howling Abyss map. In addition, tons of holiday festivities have been added to the free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA).

For those who want to show their Snowdown spirit, champions including Lulu, Singed, and Sivir all get festive holiday skins this year. You can even purchase a few Legacy Snowdown skins from past celebrations. Riot's also spreading the holiday cheer with free seasonal sight and vision wards that look like snowmen and a gingerbread Teemo.

If Snowdown is your favorite holiday, completing various achievements during the event will earn you Snowdown Summoner Icons that you can use all year. Things like participating in a five-man pre-made and purchasing various gifts will unlock the special icons.

Speaking of gifts, since Snowdown is a time for sharing, Riot has implemented a gifting feature to the League of Legends store, allowing folks to send mystery skins and champions.

Credits: IGN.com

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Cabal II SEA Coming to the Philippines in 2014

Heads up, Pinoy Cabal fans! Your prayers have been answered!


ESTsoft and Asiasoft, the Cabal II SEA publisher, has recently decided to expand and include the Philippines, giving us Filipinos the chance to go head to head against the Malaysians, Singaporeans and Thais.



The two aforementioned companies did not mention anything about having a PH-dedicated server. The announcement only mentioned an amendment of the contract for an expansion of the SEA server. This therefore means that us Filipinos will be spared from whatever trouble a local distributor could possibly give.



There is no news of an exact launch date, but reports claim that the Southeast Asia and North America English versions will go live next year. It has been some time since the game launched in South Korea, and any massive delay will be a pity for this CryEngine 3-crafted title.



Credits: MMOsite

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Level 70 Cap Coming Soon to Dragon Nest SEA

As we know that DNSEA has been constantly updating the content every single month which was a big difference from the 50 cap in which we only had major content added to our server every few months. That whole content took 1 year to be implemented before we went on to the 60 cap. As the 60 cap took about one year to be implemented into CDN and KDN loads of stuff were removed and they had also took the time to update.

Once in the 70 cap it was different ever since the release in June we have been seeing almost 5 months worth of continuous update that is implemented in the 70 cap. DNsea could be taking the route of this since maybe they found a better translator and developers to make our version of DNsea even better and faster. Judging by the amount of content we left to level 70 its just about 2-3 months away.

Elsword Makes A Name For Itself

Elsword is a free-to-play manga inspired action MMORPG. In Elsword, players choose from 6 customizable characters with varying degrees of difficulty. Elsword offers gamers quests based on interesting storylines and quick join-and-play battles. Extensive player-versus-player (PvP) battles add excitement by pairing competitive fighters against each other.

Dragon Nest: Labyrinth Bound for 2014 Release

According to the latest news from Shanda Games, the publisher of Dragon Nest CN, Dragon Nest mobile game - Dragon Nest: Labyrinth will be released for iOS and Android at the beginning of 2014.

Here is the first trailer for Dragon Nest: Labyrinth provided by Eyedentity Games. Players can play as a single player as well as real-time multiplayer with friends over a wireless network.



Sporting various community features, the game will looks more like Dungeon Striker at first glance. However, Eyedentity Games confirm that Dungeon Striker will also be getting its own mobile game in the future as they step up the push into the still-lucrative market.

Credits: mmoculture.com

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Final Fantasy Redeems Itself With Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

In the beginning there was Final Fantasy XIV, and it was not good. For most games, the story would’ve ended there. But Square Enix, perhaps feeling that its prized franchise's name was in danger of becoming too literal, undertook a mammoth effort to keep Final Fantasy’s legacy from being marred by such a disaster. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is the resulting do-over, and it’s a huge success on both PC and PlayStation 3. Beautiful, fun, and only a bit uneven in the late game, this dramatic reinvention easily establishes itself as one of the most sincere and effective apologies in gaming history.

Phantasy Star Online 2 Coming to Southeast Asia in 2014

Six Southeast Asian (SEA) countries will soon be able to experience the world of Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) as Asiasoft brings Japan’s biggest RPG to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Sherman Tan, chairman of Asiasoft says:

Since its first conception in 1987 on Sega Master System, Phantasy Star has been one of the most renowned gaming franchises in the world. In PSO2, Sega has developed exciting, unique and polished online action RPG experience.On behalf of Asiasoft, we are proud to carry on the legacy of Phantasy Star franchise to the current generation of gamers and to provide the best online service for this exciting title in Southeast Asian countries.

Cabal Online Rising Force Extreme Official Patch Notes and Manual Patch Download

Rising Force: EXTREME is a complimentary update to the recent Episode 10 update that aims to provide users with new skills, achievements, and expand the equipment variety with the introduction of the extreme upgrade system. This update went live last July 25, 2013.


The patch features the following updates:

• New Transcender Skills
• Extreme Upgrade System
• New Awakened Dungeon
• New Achievements and Titles
• Intro of Weapon and Armor Box
• New BM3 Synergies
• New Cash Shop Items

TOP 3 Features:
1 New Trancender Skills
The battle between the difference classes intensifies as new offensive and passive skills are introduced!

2 Introduction of EXTREME Upgrade System
Upgrade your end-game gears to become the most powerful soldier inside the game.

3 New Awakened Dungeon and Achievements
Discover new treasures and gain new titles by conquering the new Awakened Dungeon and accomplishing new tasks.
 
Read on for the full patch notes.