Grand Chase Anniversary Event

In celebration of the online action-adventure MMO brawler's 2nd anniversary, Grand Chase will launch a brand-new tournament dubbed "Slam Party" sponsored by PlaySpan. The tournament, starting March 18th, will feature real-world prizes including an Alienware MX11 gaming notebook, a 32 GB iPod Touch, a Microsoft SideWinder X4 Keyboard and Ultimate Points valued at $10! To see all of the tournament rules and regulations, players can visit http://grandchase.ntreev.net.

The "Slam Party" tournament is open to anyone, and everyone is eligible to play! Players will just need to be lucky enough to jump into a tournament room on March 18th. But the tournament isn't the only fun in store for Grand Chase players; an entire line-up of fun events is
planned for this special anniversary.

Puzzle Fragment Event:

March 11-23rd: Puzzle Fragments will be available throughout the game by just playing in dungeons and PvP.
Players will also receive fragments for free when they login. When all the fragments are pieced together a box will be available for players to open. The box will give players a highly sought after pet based on the popular Knight Master in Grand Chase.

2nd Anniversary Welcoming Event:

This event is for all existing active, new and old players returning. Each of them will receive a different greeting message and will be given an item that gives them 10% EXP boost which will last for 15 days.

Lucky Day Gift Event March 11-29th:

Throughout the month of March players will be receiving different gifts when they login. All of the items are equipments created in celebration for the 2nd anniversary.

2nd Anniversary Special Decoration:

Special artwork is being created for the 2nd anniversary of the North American version of Grand Chase.
The in-game's park area will have special boss monsters placed to give a congratulatory message to the players as well as having a special banner placed in.

2nd Anniversary Special:

Grand Chase will be holding a special XP & GP event on the anniversary day with a 20% increase!

"The fabulous prizes - sponsored by PlaySpan - the Grand Chase players have a chance at winning are what makes this 2nd anniversary tournament truly exciting," said Chris Lee, CEO at Ntreev USA. "We are ecstatic that we are in our second year and plan on bringing so many exciting tournaments and non-stop brawling action to both our loyal "knights" and new players too!"

The time for epic battles in Runes of Magic has now arrived. The introduction of Siege Wars will further expand the online world of Taborea as guilds compete against one another to capture their opponents’ castle. The upcoming content update on 11th March will see the launch of the beta phase of the new Player vs Player mode. The definitive launch of the Siege Wars will then follow with the launch of ‘Chapter III - The Elder Kingdoms’.

From the launch of Runes of Magic, guilds have been able to have their own strongholds, with building extensions and furnishings to complete their homes. To launch a Siege War all you need is two guilds, two castles and one simple objective – destroy your opponent and their castle. As a part of Chapter III, the Siege Wars will include new bonuses such as increased running speed and the ability to build an arsenal of weapons including catapults, rams and arrow throwers.

To succeed guilds will need to capture energy nodes on the battlefield to provide the necessary resources for the construction of battle weapons or towers. Should a team break through the enemy’s castle walls and make it to the throne room, then the defenders will have to protect the energy crystal which is kept there. If the team should seize all of the opponents’ crystals as well as their resource nodes, then the battle is won. Special rewards and titles beckon for victorious guilds.

From the launch of the feature, which will arrive on 11th March with the update ‘Patch 2.1.7. Siege Wars’, Runes of Magic players will have one month to give the battles a thorough test. Frogster will be ultimately implementing the new PvP mode into the online game world to its full extent within the framework of ‘Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms’. There is more information available about the Siege Wars on the official website: www.runesofmagic.com/en/siegewars-patch.html.

A trailer gives some first impressions: http://www.runesofmagic.com/en/videos.html

Gala-Net has announced today the release date of its Open Beta (OB) for Aika Online.  The OB will begin March 16th, and will allow players to explore all six classes, a full range of player vs. player (PvP) combat, all content from levels 1 through 50, and a complex player-run political system featuring a never-ending war between five competing nations.  Media previews of the Closed Beta (CB) report that Aika is "a game that will demand your attention," and "has many of us going back for seconds and thirds."

New and returning Aika fans will be able to access a regular lineup of the exciting PvP events introduced during CB.  Invading nations continuously attempt to steal valuable relics from their rivals in 1000 vs. 1000 battles, while weekly Castle Sieges pit guild against guild in a bloody struggle for political dominance.  A diverse range of class-specific riding mounts will be accessible to players starting from level 40, from the Warrior's war hamster to the Dual Gunner's hoverbike.  Players will also be able to benefit from an expanded Arcan economy by buying and selling rare items across all five nations through the auction house.

For those players looking for a challenging single player adventure, Massively.com notes that Aika's rich, in-depth lore, over 1,000 player vs. environment (PvE) quests, hundreds of unique monsters to encounter, and expansive world "give PvEers plenty to do."  Aika Online sets a new standard for quality, scale, and depth of experience in the free-to-play MMO genre, leaving players eager to unleash its potential. Well, we have to agree with our friends over at Massively.  Get registered for the test at http://aika.gpotato.com/