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One Piece is a great looking MMORPG based on the popular Anime series of the same name, that see’s you recruiting other members and battling enemies in fast paced tower defense-esque battles.

Graphically One Piece really impresses, capturing the style of the Manga series perfectly with great animation and artwork. You choose between three different character types, then set out to do battle across the One Piece universe, with plenty of well known characters and locations for fans of the series.

Battles are a blend of traditional action RPG combat and tower defense, with you attempting to kill enemies before they reach your base. Obviously things get tougher later on, but at least in the early stages of the game the auto-quest function (which you can turn off), does all the hard work for you, travelling between quests, and even fighting your battles if you let it. As you progress, you’ll level up, gain new abilities and unlock new companions for your troupe.

Hardcore MMO fans may not find much to excite them here, as a lot of the mechanics are a little generic, but if you’re in the market for an Anime based MMO, you could do a lot worse than One Piece, with great artwork, a novel twist on the combat and plenty of fan service for followers of the series.

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Blade & Soul is an extremely popular Korean MMORPG, finally coming to the West, set in a world where martial arts are the norm, and you use your powers to rid the world of those who ruined your life and others.

It’s a fast paced action-based martial arts MMORPG, with strategic, combo based combat and special ’Windwalking’ abilities, allowing you to glide through air, run across water and sprint up walls. Set in a fantastical Ancient Eastern world, with a story of revenge and vengeance that follows traditional wuxia literature, it’s a great looking game with engaging combat and fun gameplay. Sharpen your blade and sign up for the Beta!

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Stormthrone is an expansive isometric fantasy MMORPG with gorgeous hand drawn animation, tons of loot, and a Diablo-esque mouse-based control style.

Featuring an intuitive UI which makes the game very easy to pick up and play, Stormthrone allows you to create a character from three races and six class-types, then sets you loose in Aeos, a world besieged by demons.

As you progress you’ll, level up (a lot), gain new abilities and collect powerful Aeon weapons. There’s plenty of single player content, as well as multiplayer dungeons, PvP and social areas, all wrapped un in an intuitive interface. The visual design and orchestral score really impress, drawing you into the huge world of Stormthrone - an isometric MMO of epic proportions.

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Echo of Soul is a great looking new MMORPG set in a vast land ravaged by a war between Gods and Giants, with fast and fluid combat, gorgeous visuals and a content rich world – with over 1600 quests available at launch.

Echo of Soul has been a huge success in South Korea and China, and is now coming to the western markets. Its release is highly anticipated as it’s an MMORPG of a truly massive scale, featuring 1600 quests across 68 areas and epic 20 player boss raids.

It’ll feature PvE and PvP play, with players able to team up on raids or duke it out in a variety of game modes, including 15 v 15 battles. Combat is fast, fluid and fun, infusing the slow paced combat of the MMORPG genre with a welcome shot of adrenaline. If you’re in the market for a new MMO, the exciting combat and content rich world of Echo of Soul make it well worth checking out.

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Dream Of Mirror Online is back! After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the popular community focused MMORPG is making a welcome return!
Establish relationships and find new friends, teaming up against the forces of evil. It’s a charming community-centric MMO that features in-game marriages, pets, flight, an excellent anime visual style and tons of character customization options.
We have 400 Closed Beta Keys to Giveaway! Claim your now!

We have 500 more Closed Beta Keys to Giveaway! Claim yours now!

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Otherland - a gorgeous looking and expansive new MMORPG that allows you to explore the virtual multiverse of worlds created in the highly acclaimed novels by Tad Williams.
It’s an impressive game, creating a multitude of differently themed planets for you to explore and do battle on. Themes range from Sci Fi to high fantasy and beyond, all with their own landscapes, NPCs, outfits and weapons. Even in Beta, the game looks stunning, and the fast paced combat plays more like an action game than an MMORPG.
The second Closed Beta test is due to start towards the end of the month and we have 500 Beta Keys to giveaway!
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Dream Of Mirror Online is back! After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the popular community focused MMORPG is making a welcome return!

Establish relationships and find new friends, teaming up against the forces of evil. It’s a charming community-centric MMO that features in-game marriages, pets, flight, an excellent anime visual style and tons of character customization options.

We have 400 Closed Beta Keys to Giveaway! Claim your now!

Valiance Online is a super-powered massively multiplayer online game created by true fans of the genre and aims to be a spiritual successor to the now defunct City of Heroes.

Valiance Online is a passion project being created by a team that has worked at Bethesda, Ubisoft, THQ, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Sony, Disney, Adult Swim, and even NASA among others. The team have been busy creating a world full of limitless scientific advancements, immense magical power, and the unfettered potential of the human body and mind. It’s up to you what you do in this world - become a hero and protect the innocent or a super-villain crushing any who stand in the way of your world domination, or you can be something in-between, there’s a broad spectrum of good and evil.

The team have worked hard to create a world steeped in over 200 years of lore that involves humanity defeating a mysterious villainous superhuman organisation known as Leviathan, rebuilding their cities and developing superpowers. Still very early in development, it’s impressive what they’ve achieved so far, it’s clear the team care deeply for the project. City of Heroes may be dead, but Valiance Online looks set to rekindle the fires of the superhero MMO.

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Cabal 2 is a great looking CryEngine 3 powered, action-focused MMORPG with fluid combat that makes for some action packed and rather spectacular battles.

Featuring a variety of classes to suit any playstyle, large dungeons and PvP battlegrounds to prove your fighting prowess, Cabal 2 improves on the original in every way. The CryEngine powered grapics look fantastic, and the devs are marketing it as a hardcore MMO for true fans of the genre. So if you’re looking for a real MMO with some real graphical grunt and exciting combat, you’ll definitely want to be checking this one out.

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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 ofgods 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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