Tag: Anniversary

Ten Years Later, Half Life 3 Still Doesn’t Exist


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It’s been ten years since Valve announced Half Life 2: Episode 3 and the internet is pretty much convinced that the game will never be made. Originally conceived back when episodic gaming was nowhere near as prevalent as it is in this post-Telltale world, Valve hoped that splitting one giant game (Half Life 3) into three parts and releasing them episodically would shorten the wait between releases.

The idea worked, at the start. Half Life 2 launched November 2004 with Lost Coast bridging the gap in October 2005, Episode 1 in June 2006 and Episode 2 in October 2007. It was a big change from the wait between Half Life 1 and 2, a problematic development cycle that saw a six year wait.

But even the wait between Half Life and Half Life 2 seems like small beans compared to the ten year wait that players have endured just for the small confirmation that Valve is even working on the title. In that time, Steam has grown to become a platform more profitable than Google. We’ve seen Valve launch several titles, a lucrative skin market for multiple games, mold their games for eSports, run numerous high profile tournaments, launch a hardware brand, VR, and more.

And yet, despite this massive success, the company refuses to comment on Half Life.

The lack of information coming from Valve has only fueled the speculation on why Half Life 3 hasn’t been fully announced. Is it because they are making too much money elsewhere? Because they waited too long and believe that the game missed its mark? Or because they are waiting for major engine updates to Source? Or because they’re figuring out a way to add microtransactions to a single player game?

Either way, we’re looking at the tenth anniversary since Valve announced the next Half Life 2 game with just as much information as we had ten years ago.

Webzen Celebrates 7 Years With A Giveaway


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MMO Fallout has partnered with Webzen to celebrate the publisher’s seventh anniversary, and what better way to celebrate than by giving out heaps of free items? Starting now, you can head to the bottom of this page and nab yourself a key. That key is good for a bundle of free items on any of the Webzen games listed below: ASTA, ELOA, RAPPELZ, MU Online, and FLYFF. Each game comes with its own package of goods.

Today’s giveaway is a little different than what you might be used to seeing here at MMO Fallout. Each key is universal and can only be applied once to an account, so for the sake of not letting keys go to waste with people ignoring this to grab doubles, the giveaway is IP locked. You can’t apply more than one key to your account, even if you play more than one game on the list, it won’t work. The keys are good until May 31st, so if you’re having some trouble deciding which game to use yours on, you have some time.

Check below for the redemption instructions as well as what goods go with which game. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for the key link.

Redemption instructions:

  • Go to http://webzen.com/events/anniversary/7/redeem
  • Log in with your account
  • Select the game, country, server, and character you want to receive the item(s) on.
  • ** The options in each category will vary for each game.
  • Enter the code (without hyphens)
  • Click ‘Redeem Code’
  • The item(s) will be delivered to the account or character that you have selected.

 

  • ASTA
    • Pocket of 20 Soul Stones
    • Arita’s Blessing (1 hour)
    • Urma’s Blessing (1 hour)
    • Strange Fate Stone Bundle
    • Noble Soul
    • Elixir of Dowa
    • River of Three Crossings Water
    • Soryura’s Boxed Golden Bell (7 days)
  • ELOA
    • Eva’s Survival Pack
    • Psyche Wing (7 days)
    • Pure Phillos Uniform Collection
    • Elite Potential Scroll(1000)
    • VIP Service (3 days)
    • Docile Bear Egg
  • RAPPELZ
    • Hidden Village Pass (7 days)
    • Traveller’s Tent
    • Red Lydian
    • Ancient Horseshoe
    • Stamina Saver x5
    • Animal Cracker x5
    • Impact Amplifier (1 hour) x2
    • Mirror Amplifier (1 hour) x2
  • MU ONLINE
    • 7th Anniversary Pack
    • Gold Channel (14 days)
    • Seal of Healing (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Protection (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Strengthener (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Quickness (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Health (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Mana (14 days)
    • Master Scroll of Wrath (14 days)
    • Scroll of Health (14 days)
    • Scroll of Mana (14 days)
    • Scroll of Wrath (14 days)
    • Scroll of Wizardry (14 days)
    • Scroll of Protection (14 days)
    • Scroll of Quickness (14 days)
  • FLYFF
    • Re-Skill (Event)
    • Re-Stat (Event)
    • Gray Tuxedo (M) Box (7 days)
    • Pink Dress (F) Box (7 days)
    • Kitty (7 Days Event)
    • Pink Balloon 6h x5
    • Blue Balloon 6h x5
    • Yellow Balloon 6h x5
    • (Event) Syila Bike Box (7 days)
    • Upcut Stone (Event) x10
    • Refresher Hold (Event) x10
    • Vital Drink X (Event) x10
    • Grilled Eel (Event) x10
  • C9
    • Promotional Support Box
    • Leona’s Potion x5
    • Resurrection Scroll x10
    • Extreme Training [100%] (1 hour) x5
    • Extreme Potion Package
    • Wing: Akene’s Messenger [WIS/STR] (1 day)

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Warframe Celebrates Three Years With Pharaoh Update


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Digital Extremes is celebrating three years of Warframe with events and giveaways. Playstation 4 and Xbox One users can log in today and enjoy the new Sands of Inaros content update, bringing with it new game modes, a new quest, a new Warframe, new weapons, and more. Console players who log in over the weekend will also find anniversary goodies in their account:

All console players that login to Warframe between April 8 at 2 p.m. ET and April 15 at 2 p.m. ET will automatically receive the Dex Sybaris, a Lotus-themed lever action rifle that’s equal parts elegance and executioner. Players will also receive the first and second anniversary gifts from previous years, the Dex Furis and Dex Dakra. Each is equipped with a Catalyst, includes a Weapon Slot and is ready for action.

More information can be found on the official website. Digital Extremes has also provided this gigantic infographic.

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Defiance Piling On Events This Month


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Trion Worlds is celebrating three years of Defiance with events aplenty this month. Starting April 1st and going through the 25th, players will be able to engage with the Midsummer Mutiny, Hulker Hell, New Frontier Harvest, Solstice Strike, and Colony Courtship events. Players are also invited to share their memories of the game on social media.

As part of the event, previous elite lockboxes and synergy crates are returning to the game store.

(Source: Defiance)

RuneScape Classic Open To All Again


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In celebration of RuneScape’s 15th birthday, Jagex has once again made the oldest iteration of the game available to the public. Starting today and running through mid-March, players can log in and secure themselves indefinite access to the classic servers with all of their old school glory. Your account from RuneScape won’t transfer over, so if you haven’t played before you’ll be starting over.

The availability of RuneScape Classic is limited to current RuneScape members. If you are a member and wish to take advantage of the open window, head over to the official page and log in with your current RuneScape account from 11 January at 12:00 UTC until 11 March at 12:00 UTC. Once you’ve made a character, you will have access to RuneScape Classic whenever you want to play it.

RuneScape Classic remains online for the remaining community that continue playing as well as players who would like to see how the game looked pre-2004. Due to the ease of cheating, the game is mostly closed off to the public with small windows of time where new players can obtain access. The last time that the servers were open to new players was 2011, at which time Jagex claimed that the game would not be opened to the public again. Whether the current event is a one-off exception is unknown.

(Source: RuneScape)

Marvel Heroes: Grab A Free Hero Of Your Choice


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Marvel Heroes is celebrating its second anniversary, and that means free heroes for everyone. Log in today or tomorrow to receive a free hero ticket that can be exchanged for a free character (or ultimate upgrade token) of your choice at the anniversary event vendor in the Avengers Tower.

Players have their choice of any hero up to, but not including, the recently released Dr. Doom. If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the more expensive heroes like Deadpool or Spiderman, now is your chance to grab them for free.

Check out the Marvel Heroes website for more details on the anniversary sales.

Defiance Armistice Begins Tomorrow


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To celebrate Defiance’s two year anniversary, Trion Worlds is running a month long Armistice event. The events, which begin tomorrow and run through April 20th, will revisit the past two years worth of holidays and special events, with players given the opportunity to scoop up some gear they might have missed the first time around.

Throughout the festival you can scoop up past holiday loot and rewards plus new Mark II Crimefighter, Bloodhound, and Gangbuster weapons from Defiant Few faction contracts. (The original Defiant Few weapons are still available via their vendor’s Defiant Few Legacy Supply Crate, too!)

Defiance launched in 2013 alongside the television show, and has since seen countless updates, five DLC packs, and twenty five episodes. The next big update, Alcatraz, is currently on the public test server. Season 3 of Defiance begins this year.

(Source: Defiance)

The Secret World Second Anniversary Kicks Off


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The Secret World has kicked off its second anniversary with golems once again invading the world, as well as new world bosses in Tokyo. Yes, I said Tokyo.

Many hours of new content is also introduced with a new mission pack for the Tokyo game zone called Side Stories: Love & Loathing. Here players get to fight off the demonic invasion of Tokyo or try their hand at complex Origami in a deep Investigation Mission, among many other challenges.

All players will enjoy double experience, extra tokens, and free membership for recruiting.

(Source: Funcom press release)

Age of Conan Turns Six


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Age of Conan turns six years old, and Funcom is celebrating by launching the Shadows of the Past event and Festival of Bloodshed. Shadows of the Past tasks players with uncovering a plot to bring down King Conan and will take them on a trip down memory lane to where it all began: Tortage island. Festival of Bloodshed introduces a new PvP system where players participate in week-long events each month. The system includes new PvP quests, new events, rewards, and a companion who taunts nearby players based on their number of PvP deaths.

I hope I don’t come across this companion.

(Source: Funcom press release)