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Obsidian are certainly busy at the moment as well as SCi-Fi Fantasy MMO Skyforge, they’re also set to take on World of Tanks with their new Military MMO. Armored Warfare is a new massively multiplayer online tactical military video game that allows you to drive general purpose combat vehicles, to battle tanks, and long-range high-powered artillery.

You’ll be able to build your private military arsenal as you gain more combat experience, establishing relationships with other corporations, contractors and non-government suppliers. Obsidian plans to constantly update the game throughout it’s lifecycle, adding new vehicles, upgrades, and maps on a regular basis.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about Armored Warfare though is that the all the maps and scenarios will have destructible environments. This should add another layer of strategy and complexity to the game as the terrain changes throughout matches, and more importantly it’s just great fun blowing stuff up!

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Skyforge is a beautiful looking, highly-stylized Sci-Fi Fantasy MMORPG featuring fast paced and dynamic combat inspired by console action games. The game is set in a universe of gods and heroes, who utilize futuristic technologies to fight off dangerous creatures and protect their planet against space invasions. Throughout the game players will develop their immortal warriors into powerful gods dominating the battlefield as invincible giants.

As well as offering players the chance to play as gods, it also intends to offer a “visually stunning and highly visceral action-combat with a unique open class system and limitless character development” and “combat inspired by console action games”. So it should look pretty, have plenty of customisation options with fast paced, fluid combat.

It’s also worth noting that the team behind Skyforge have some considerable pedigree, being developed by Allods team (Allods Online) and Obsidian (The Stick of Truth, KOTOR2, Fallout: New Vegas).

Skyforge is certainly an interesting prospect for MMO fans, the rich world and backstory of Skyforge certainly sound compelling, and really, who wouldn’t want to play as an asskicking god?

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The hugely successful World of Tanks empire looks set to conquer the mobile market with World of Tanks Blitz. We’ve got no idea how it’s possible to control a tank with a touch-screen interface, but we’re sure the guys at wargaming have it all figured out, and it certainly looks impressive already.

World of Tanks Blitz will feature over 80 armored vehicles, 7 vs 7 battles and 7 battle maps (including Mines from the original game). The game is planned to be released on all mobile devices, but at the moment the Beta is limited to the iPad 2, 3, 4, Mini, Air and Mini with retina display.

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The Repopulation is an interesting new Sandbox MMO that sees the remnants of the human race fighting for survival on the planet of Rhyldan against some rather nasty indigenous lifeforms and each other.

The game has a big focus on freedom, with no preset paths through the game and a variety of combat oriented and non-combat activities to pursue. Players can build their own cities, form nations, elect mayors, take part in multi-stranded generated missions with branching outcomes, learn and upgrade skills, fit their character with augmentations, raise pets (Tamed, Genetically Engineered and Robotic), and operate a variety of vehicles. PvP engagements can be combat and non-combat oriented, with the player base divided into 3 factions, and the 3rd faction able to splinter off into smaller factions.

The Repopulation is certainly an ambitious MMO, that looks like it might actually deliver on it’s promise of offering an amount of freedom rarely seen in gaming. With the final round of Alpha testing taking part this month, Beta sign-ups for the next phase have begun.

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Age of Ascent (AoA) is a great looking new space-based sandbox MMO, that is so big, that they’re planning on breaking EVE Online’s Guinness World Record (4070 concurrent pilots fighting) by staging the largest PvP battle ever seen.

As if that wasn’t enough, they’re planning to beat EVE Online’s record with the battle taking place in a single, continuous unsharded battlezone, all in real time (EVE uses time dilation). If Age of Ascent manages to pull it off, this will be the MMO equivalent of beating an opponent blindfolded, with your arms tied behind your back, while balancing a tea-cup on your head.

The Alpha test will be for the PvP component only, but the devs promise that the full game will include exploration (in a map of our real galaxy), a completely player-driven economy, PvE missions, modular ship designs, space station construction and management, and all the alliance organisational tools you’ll need.

To top thing off, although the game looks pretty spectacular, it will play on any browser (Other than Safari), and doesn’t require the installation of any game data or plug-ins. All you have to do is turn up at the website on March the 14th, where you’ll be assigned a side, jump straight in and take part in a world record breaking battle!

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Black Gold Online is a very pretty new Steam-punk/Fantasy MMORPG with fast paced gameplay, massive enemies, huge battles and Mechs.

It seems like a lot of fun, but don’t just take our word for it, check out what Canadian punk-pop pixie Avril Lavigne has to say about it in this rather odd promo video for the Asian release. To be honest, we don’t have a clue what “Desired Black Gold, the double temptation” means, we’re guessing it means “We’ve paid you a s**t load of money and couldn’t afford a decent translator, just read the F***ing script Avril”.

Anyway, the game genuinely does looks like a lot of fun, with plenty of customisation options, Dwarfs, Giants, Vampires, large scale battles, Mechs and lots of vehicles, all wrapped up in a beautiful steam-punk/fantasy setting. As Avril says “That’s a new world we are waiting for!”

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Legend Of Silkroad is a great looking new MMO set in ancient Asia that sees 3 kingdoms fighting to hold supremacy of silkroad. The game features a great variety of OTT special moves, fun combat, guilds, some real historical quests, PvP and some very pretty graphics and animations. Players will also battle to take control of the Legendary Forbidden Skill, an extremely powerful weapon which allows the user to summon Devils from Hell and death angels from heaven.

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Ran out of games to play on your PS4 already? Fear not, you can take part in the Final Fantasy XIV: A Real Reborn Beta! The beta starts this weekend, and it’s looking rather gorgeous.

FFXIV had a rocky start when it released originally, but Square Enix have really worked on the game since then, and have created something that really deserves the Final Fantasy moniker. The PS4 Beta has mouse & keyboard support, streaming support, PS Vita Remote play and looks stunning thanks to the upgraded, next gen graphics.

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Lugdunon is a charming retro 2d multiplayer RPG/sandbox game that is reminiscent of the 16 bit console era that allows players to make the game their own.

The game features PvE and PvP combat, crafting, trading, character leveling and customisation options. The most impressive feature however, is the ability of designated players to become ‘Game Masters’. This allows players to create new crafting recipies, add and edit NPCs and mould the landscape as they see fit. It’s a great feature, allowing players to effectively make and run their own world and craft their own adventure within the game.

Lugdunon is currently in Open Alpha, with Beta testing starting soon.

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Blue Saga is a new pirate themed MMORPG with gorgeous retro 2D graphics that’s inspired by Dark Souls, Pokemon and the One Piece anime. It’s a great game, with a huge world to explore, by land or by sea, some interesting characters, and a wide variety of monsters to battle in real-time.

It’s a great game with lots of character, it’s a bit like the legend of Zelda, but you can play it online with friends and features some mighty fine pixel-art.

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