Developer(s): IMC Games
Publisher(s): Hanbit Soft, Infocomm Asia Holdings
Phase: Pre-Open Beta
Website: http://ge.iahgames.com/
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A 3D fantasy mmorpg based on the Age Of Conquerers when Spain and Portugal disputed over land for profits. It was a very risky business for both countries and they sacrificed their Christian beliefs for this fling. A treaty was signed later on where Portugese was given a large part of the land now known as Brazil and Spain had obtained the "New World", which is now America. The game sets off with the Spanish colonist who have arrived to the "New World" and is now hunting for treasure, meeting new people, discovering new things, and going on journeys to explore the new continent.

Granado Espada has many features that sets this game aside from other mmorpgs. There is a multiple character control feature where a player can control a party of up to three different characters at once after completing some quests. You can choose which character to lead the party using the Barracks system to set each characters' order and controlling each one is no hassle with the MCC system. There are also other numerous systems such as warp, npc adoption, duel, stance, and etc. There are currently five different characters to choose from: Fighter, Wizard, Warlock, Musketeer, and Scout.

Developer(s): NETTS
Publisher(s): Gala-Net
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://www.gpotato.com/gp_corum.php
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Corum Online is a new captivating 3D mmorpg coming soon in english. There has not been an exact release date announced by the publisher and the website doesn't have much information on it yet either. Since it is a ported far eastern game, it has been released in Korea, Japan, and possibly some other eastern countries as well. The english version is underway by Gala-net and is expected to be released soon.

There are many classes to start with such as Fighter, Archer, Sorceress, Priest, Summoner, and the new Arcus which will probably be available after beta. Once you reach a certain level you may advance to the second classes: Barbarian, Lone-Elf, Marach, Human, and Dark Elf. Depending on whichever class you choose, your character will have special powers/energies such as aura, chakra, mana, divine, prana, and windy. In this world, it is balanced through those who are pure evil, pure good, choatic evil, and choatic good.

Dear Players,

The Closed Beta phase of Pirate King Online is about to come to an end. There will be a scheduled character wipe once the server is shut down on 22nd September, Friday @ 10am GMT + 8 to prepare for the Open Beta which will begin on the 22nd of September, Friday @ 7pm GMT + 8.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our gamers who participated in the Closed Beta and for all the valuable feedback and suggestions that they have given us. We would also like to welcome everyone back to re-live the fun and adventure in our Open Beta phase with many more interesting quests, events and contests planned for everyone!

With the Open Beta launch, this also means that the game will be openly available to all players around the globe to register online and play. There will no longer be anymore character wipes and will remain free to play forever.

So what are ye looking at ye sea urchin? Sign up for an account right away!

To sign up for a free account, visit:
http://www.piratekingonline.com/reg.php

To download the client, visit:
http://www.piratekingonline.com/download.php?sid=1

By the way, don’t forget the big party that’s going on in Singapore this Friday to celebrate the launch!

Developer(s): nFlavor
Publisher(s): Gala-Net
Phase: Open Beta
Website: http://rappelz.gpotato.com
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Rappelz (a play-on of the french word "rappel" meaning to call or return) begins with the presence of two, powerful gods in charge of creation and existence. The gods, however, deemed humans (the Gaia) "too ignorant to develop its own civilization" (from Rappelz). So they sent two other races, Deva representing lightness, and Asura representing darkness, to assist the Gaia. However, a woman named "The Witch" disturbed the peace by claiming that the history of the Gaia had been muddled and attempted to win over them. This resulted in chaos and the three races bound together and defeated The Witch. Now, years later, the followers of The Witch seem to be at hand, and the Gaia start to investigate the credibility of The Witch's words.

Rappelz highly benefits from the structure of its quests. Like WoW, there is a plethora of quests available to tackle and many can be accepted at once. This allows for efficient quest completion and fluidity in grinding. Your character will level very smoothly as you complete quests that are constantly available in the three main towns. This shadows the dreaded grinding aspect of this MMORPG making levelling twice as rewarding and half the chore. Rappelz has a rather conventional fighting system that is spiced up with the inclusion of chips which are items used on enemies to inflict more damage upon them for a limited amount of time. Chips add strategy by requiring timing of skills and attacks to achieve their full potential. Moreover, there are pets that can be tamed to aid you in battle. These pets can also level up and even evolve. However, in usefulness, they are more cosmetic in comparison to how difficult the more powerful pets are to obtain. Overall, the battle system is plain, but the small additions help keep it interesting. Rappelz is a worthy imitator of WoW. This is in absolutely no way a bad thing. WoW is a revolutionary MMORPG that has captivated over 8.5 million players world-wide. Rappelz borrows some wonderful innovations in WoW and uses them to their advantage. The end result is an unparalleled, free-to-play MMORPG.

Developer(s): Indy21
Publisher(s): Acclaim
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://9dragons.acclaim.com
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This popular game has now made it out to the massive multiplayer online world. Closed beta started September 4th, and Closed beta phase 2 is said to start sometime so sign up now before it's too late to be invited! The graphics are awesome, and the dragon genre continues!

This game is based on a time when martial arts took over the land. A Chinese story that is based on the Ming dynasty. There are 9 clans, 9 lost heroes, and 9 heroes to be discovered. This game has many quests and stories to unveil. It is the first authentic martial arts mmorpg!

Developer(s): ALEA
Publisher(s): G4BOX
Phase: Open Beta
Website: http://www.newraja.com/index.asp
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Dragon Raja, not Dragon Gem! This mmorpg is not as popular as it could be. The potential is good in my opinion and it's graphics resembles something like Diablo with an anime-style to it. Not like the graphics mean much, I'm pretty sure there are lots of hardcore Diablo gamers still out there. But I do have to state that if it was released a little earlier, it may have made a greater appeal. Although it is still in it's beta phase, you can expect some updates and changes to help improve the game.

Start off by choosing from five different classes: Warrior, Wizard, Priest, Archer, or Thief. Select from three rival nations to defend for and set journey on your way to becoming a hero. Enjoy the great storyline and it's unique features available.

Developer(s): devCat
Publisher(s): Nexon
Phase: Open Beta
Website: http://mabinogi.nexon.net
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Simply a beautiful game, Mabinogi, has been around for quite awhile with its releases in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and China. There is an article from gamespot (Korea) that states Mabinogi is underdevelopment for release in English, but there isn't much news for it or website yet. The estimated release is sometime in 2007, but don't get your hopes up until the website is out.

This is a fantasy MMORPG based on the Celtic mythology, Mabinogion. Unlike other games, when a player starts off in-game they may choose an age for their character instead of a class. For every Saturday that passes, the character will age one year and as a result they will recieve higher level-up stats and such. A unique feature in this game is the rebirthing of characters. You can choose to rebirth your character back to level one (resetting everything) except the skills you have learned in your previous life. By rebirthing you will be able to have more skills than a player who does not choose to rebirth.

Developer(s): MOLI
Publisher(s): Sing-Gium
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://www.piratekingonline.com
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Pirate King Online was first released in Taiwan, where it made great success. The graphic engine is breathtaking and the world map is so big and designed so well...that you'll be happily sailing around the world like Christopher Columbus. It has jaunty music and sparkling visuals that you're going to love!

Pirate King Online has a unique ship system, sea battle system, island battle/development system, and job system that is not like any other. There are multiple classes to choose from depending on your character. Pick among four different characters: Calico, Carsise, Ami, and Phyllis. Choose your basic classes of Swordsman, Hunter, Explorer, and Herbalist. Level up to take on the specialized classes.

Developer(s): Netgame
Publisher(s): Mgame
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://fate.netgame.com
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With over 35 million users and 600,000 concurrent players online in Taiwan, China, Japan, and Thailand; this game is definitely a good one you should keep an eye on. It was originally called Yulgang: Balance of Power, but since some English speaking users had a hard time pronouncing it they have decided to change the name to Scions of Fate. Its first release date is set sometime this year, so expect to enjoy this game soon! There has been much anticipation by mmorpg lovers nation wide.

Scions of Fate has amusing animations and crazy comic-like characters/world you're going to love. It is based on a korean martial arts comic. Also, it is fun and easy to play with superb combat visual effects. Choose between these five different classes: Swordsman, Bladesman, Spearman, Healer, and Archer. Once you play Scions of Fate once, you will have a hard time stopping.

Developer(s): Netgame
Publisher(s): Mgame
Phase: Open Beta
Website: http://hero.netgame.com
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This game has some different features you haven't seen in other MMORPGs. It has a bounty hunting feature where players can place a bounty on another player and pay someone to hunt him down. There is also a karma system and players can create their own house (guild).

This game is based on a story written by chinese novelists. There are four characters to choose from: The Ruthless Blade, The Elegant Mystic, The Piercing Eyes, and The Overseer of the Sky. And each character can specializes in their own type of weapons. There are also job classes to choose from like Physician, Hunter, Warrior, and Assasin.

Developer(s): Mgame
Publisher(s): Netgame
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://legendofares.netgame.com
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Another great game with special features you can't find in other games. Gain honor points by killing another player from a rival nation or a rival guild, goto unsafe maps where rival nations set war on, wage war against other guilds, and fight for control over areas of a map for the nation!

In this world there are six nicely built maps for players to roam on; Etana, Kallian, Ahbrid, Hollna, Hershal, and Underwater cave. Pick from four characters that are available: Knight, Spearman, Archer, and Sorcerer.

Developer(s): ESTsoft
Publisher(s): Game&Game
Phase: Closed Beta
Website: http://www.cabalonline.net
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This game is simply the best. It has the complex features without the hassle of spending hours to learn it. Those features alone are what keeps this game interesting. It has a nicely built skill system, a battle system to die for, 3D graphics that will turn you on, and animations that will make you say "Wow".

Select between these six gratifying classes: Warrior, Blader, Wizard, Force Archer, Force Shielder, and Force Blader. The battle system contains a basic system, combo system, battle mode, PvP, and PK. Within the game you can go through quests, solve puzzles, and mind boggling challenges to shape your hero's future.