This is the open beta client of Archlord for users in South America and South East Asia. Archlord is a MMORPG that is published via Webzen’s game portal webzen.com.

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Archlord European / South American Closed Beta Client
This is the closed beta client for the Southeast Asian and South American version of Archlord, a MMORPG that is already in service in Europe and North America.

FileFront has received a bunch of demos and patches this past week, and for once, it seems like the demos are worth writing about. So, to kick things off, lets start with the patches that hit this week, just in case you were unaware that one was available for your game.

As always, for the full list of patches and games, hit the links.

Patches

• Legacy Interactive has released a patch updating The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes to v1.1.
• Codemasters has released a patch for ArchLord to adjust registry entry to point to correct location.
• Crytek has released a patch updating Crysis Wars to v1.2. This patch fixes various problems, but mainly addresses balancing issues.
• Electronic Arts has released a patch updating Spore to v1.03 with 24 new and exclusive exoskeleton limbs for the Creature Creator.

Demos

Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3: Move over, James Bond! Strong Bad’s here to show you how it’s done in his hand-crafted cinematic masterpiece. You play Dangeresque, a dirty cop in pursuit of action and big sacks of cash. Can our hero defeat his arch-nemesis and save the world? Looks like he’s gonna have to jump.

7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven: In 7 Wonders, you have to build nine of the most intriguing structures throughout history. You have to match runes to break blocks and uncover the lock and keystone for each round.

Call of Atlantis: Takes players on a fascinating journey around the ancient lands of the Mediterranean to acquire seven mysterious crystals of power able to restore the Altar of Poseidon and save the fabled sunken city of Atlantis.

Ellen Whitaker’s Horse Life: PC demo which allows you to take care of your horse and complete certain tasks.

Murlikin Rescues His Estate: Aliens are threatening to occupy the Earth and the only one who can interfere with this evil plan is… a cat.

Five more demos listed after the jump.

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Codemasters has released a patch for its Archlord MMORPG. The update corrects an issue with the registry entry so that it will now point to correct location.

Archlord is a high fantasy free-to-play MMO where players vie to collect and control powerful artifacts to become Archlord. If you have an interest in trying the game you can download the Archlord Episode 3 Full Client on FileFront.

With the launch of Episode 3: Spirits Awakening, Codemasters is offering gamers the latest fully free Archlord client.

Episode 3 expands the territory of the Archlord adding three new zones. Players also have 80 new skills to implement in their quest for dominance over each other in this all out PvP MMO. Here’s a list of changes implemented in Episode 3:

• Expanded world – 30% all-new game content
• All-new zones – 3 new zones for players to explore
• New class skills – Over 80 new skills
• ArchLord abilities – New ruling ArchLord skills and abilities
• New armour & items – New collectible armour sets with unique stats
• New monsters & enemies – New monsters and zone bosses

Existing players can patch their client automatically when they log in. For those of you who want to get in on this PvP free-for-all and hack your way to the top of the food chain; you can pick up the ArchLord Episode 3 Full Game Client courtesy of FileFront. Check out the official Archlord site to see what the game is all about.

Codemasters Online has announced that their free to play MMORPG ArchLord now has over 500,000 users. Since moving to free-to-play, ArchLord has seen new player growth over recent months with more players than ever taking on the challenge to compete to become the all-conquering ArchLord and with it rule the entire game world.

Ed Relf, Director of Marketing, Codemasters Online commented:

“This is a key milestone in the growth of ArchLord. ArchLord is a premier free-to-play MMORPG offering significantly more depth and quality than most other free-to-play games and this recent achievement solidifies our commitment to the ongoing development and success of ArchLord.”

To cope with the increased popularity for the game, Codemasters Online will shortly be opening an all-new game world to cope with the game’s substantially increased demand as they gear up for the next free content update “Episode 3″ due in the coming months.

ArchLord allows players to download and play the game for free with no monthly subscriptions or commitments. The online game challenges thousands of players each month to raise an army, to compete to become the game’s all-ruling ArchLord and with it control of the entire game world impacting on the lives of thousands of players.

If you would like to get in on the action, you can download the client by clicking on the badge below or by visiting the official website.

Via: Press Release

Codemasters is in negotiations to publish two MMOs for consoles.

After building on the success of several PC MMOs including Archlord, Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online; Codemasters is ready to to go up against games such as SOE’s The Agency, NCsoft’s PlayStation 3 project and Funcom’s Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The company already has NetDevil’s Jumpgate: Evolution prepped for launch later this year.

“The time is right for some good console MMO games. There’s two titles that we’re really interested in for taking to console right now and that’s something I’d like to see happen in the next year or so, but it’s got to be the right game,” said David Solari, vice president and general manager of Codemasters Online Gaming, speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz.

“It’s a little more challenging because of the restrictions of a console – certain games aren’t going to work. Final Fantasy was very successful on 360 so I just think you need the right game, and I think there’s a really good opportunity there because there’s not enough companies there right now,” he added.

The biggest concern of Codemasters is sharing the cost of maintenance on online environments of home consoles and the revenues with format holders Microsoft and Sony.

“It’s got to be the right business model. It’s more difficult because the first-parties take a share of the revenue – and it’s quite significant share,” stated Solari.

“You have to do your sums and see if it’s going to add up at the end of the day. First parties aren’t going to run the data centres for us and that’s the biggest expense in our business. We have to work that out with them,” he said.

via GamesIndustry.biz

Codemasters and Turbine are teaming up to bring the world a major worldwide exclusive at the forthcoming Codemasters Online Connect Event in Birmingham, England. Taking place on March 14th and 15th, COC ‘08 is Codemasters Online’s premier gaming event spanning all of Codemasters Online’s gaming titles.The Connect ‘08 event will be the staging area for a major worldwide unveiling for LotRO, and David Solari, the VP and GM of Codemasters Online had this to say about the announcement:

“Connect is shaping up to be a great event with some massive announcements. We’re extremely pleased Turbine has agreed to make the trip out to Europe to share the worldwide exclusive announcement we’ve lined up for The Lord of the Rings Online. I guarantee this is going to get the community buzzing”.

I wonder what it could be? A press release was thrown about last week regarding Turbine and Codemasters’ extension of their LotRO licensing, which included some speculative “Hobbit” information. Are they working on another MMO based on Tolkien’s lore? Will they be adding content to LotRO that will take us to places like Mirkwood or The Lonely Mountain, which were some of the more interesting locations in The Hobbit? Will it be content information, possibly, regarding Book 13? Who knows? We will just have to wait another couple of weeks to find out and in the meantime try to keep calm and not get too many ideas about what it could actually be.

We will keep you posted as more news on this mysterious announcement develops. You can view the full press release after the break.

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Codemasters is looking for a few good Game Masters to flesh out its GM team. The positions are in Düsseldorf Germany and applicants must be fluent in English, French or German. The company claims they prefer native speakers, but I’ve known too many natives that wouldn’t be considered fluent in their own language so don’t let it deter you.

If you’re an experienced gamer with good people skills, you might want to look into this one. Here’s the deal:

We need people who:

• Have excellent customer service skills
• Have strong online gaming experience
• Are fluent in English, German or French (preferably a native speaker)
• Have the desire to join a fast-paced, exciting and highly dynamic team

Codemasters Online is currently recruiting English, French or German speaking Game Masters to work at our Germany-based support site in Dusseldorf.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high quality online support for one or more of our leading MMO titles
• Resolve customer enquiries via the in-game ticket system or external support tools
• Respond to customer requests in a professional, polite and timely manner
• Moderate the community forums and provide assistance to players where necessary

If this sounds like the kind of thing you’d like to do then in the first instance please send us your CV along with a covering letter to our GM recruitment inbox at gmrecruitment@codemasters.com 

The offer is available in German and French on the original page. Good Luck.

via Codemasters – Archlord Community

Codemasters Online announced today that the company’s new MMO game, scheduled for release in late 2008, will be unveiled at the forthcoming Connect 2008 online gaming event. The new MMO will be fully playable for the first time in a world exclusive for the event.

Taking place on March 14th and 15th in Birmingham, England, Connect 2008 is Codemasters Online’s gaming event spanning all of Codemasters Online’s gaming titles including The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, ArchLord, RF Online, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach, amongst others.

Ed Relf, Director of Marketing, Codemasters Online commented “This is just one of many exclusives we are lining up for lucky visitors to Codemasters Online Connect this year. The support for Connect 2008 is growing rapidly since its announcement this week and we look forward to unveiling both this and further exclusives during this 2-day gaming festival.”

What this new MMO is, one can only speculate, but whatever it is we will definitely tell you about it the moment we find out. For more information on COC 08, visit the official website.