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Archlord : Archlord announces worldand substence updates for 2010Jan 14, 2010 11:00:00 AM News Item: 13351
Filed under: Fantasy, ArchLord, Free-to-play
Since picking Archlord up in October of 2009, Webzen has been busy making plans to take the free-to-play game forward, and we got a peek at those plans today. They announced a worldmerge, new multi-language client, and brand new substence for the game in the form of a dungeon designed to be accessible to gamers of all levels.
Beginning today, the four existing European worlds will be merged into two, and a new realm "Deribelle" will be opened. The merge will increase population on the two "new" serevers, and Deribelle will feature increased EXP and drop rates as well as a "massive cash item giveaway" in order to welcome new gamers.
February will bring further opportunity for new gamers to check the game out, in the form of a new multi-language client. The new client will support German, French, Spanish, and Portugese.
Webzen didn't stop there, however. All the effort in reaching out to new gamers will culminate in March with some brand new substence designed to appeal to the entire gamer base, both new and old. The Chaotic Frontier dungeon features an automatic adjustment to the entering character's level, making the dungeon obtainable to all gamers.
The first of the new updates arrives today, so if you haven't checked out Archlord yet, this may be an excellent time to start. Archlord announces worldand substence updates for 2010 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST.
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Archlord : Archlord's return heralded by extra buckling of swashesOct 09, 2009 10:00:00 AM News Item: 12385
Filed under: ArchLord, Launches, MMORPG industry, Server downtime, Free-to-play 
Fans of the free-to-play MMORPG Archlord were most likely less than thrilled in September, when the game's North American and European hosts lost the rights to the game. Codemasters was "unable to renew a license agreement" and had to shut down their worlds for the game, with gamers left only with the taunting promise of another distributor picking up the game in the near future.
The near future, however, is apparently right now, with Webzen having returned the game to operation in North America and Europe. The game has also been updated with the Swashbuckler class, an all-female close-melee combat class that sports rabbit ears. (We're not sure if comparisons to the viera were intended, but they seem largely inevitable and perhaps suitable.)
In addition, Webzen is offering a transfer service for allprevious gamers of the Codemasters worlds, with the transfer scheduled to complete on the 14th of October and offering ashortamount of in-game money as an incentive -- that is, the money usually reserved for microtransactions. If you're a fan of the game, this is pretty unambiguous good news. If you aren't, well, now you have a chance to play it again one way or the other, which is always a good thing.
[ via Kotaku ]Archlord's return heralded by extra buckling of swashes Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST.
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Archlord : Archlord to transition from Codemasters to WebzenSep 02, 2009 05:30:00 PM News Item: 11764
Filed under: Fantasy, ArchLord, Business models, MMORPG industry, Server downtime, News items, Free-to-play, Legal  Codemasters, while best known for running Lord of the Rings Online in Europe, was never a one-trick pony. While many citizens have been adventuring through Middle Earth, a brave few gamers were still calling the realm of Chantra, the continent of the archlord, their home. Sadly, however, all things must come to an end as Codemasters will be shutting down their service for Archlord.
However, this is not a game sunset, but a game transition. Codemasters has failed to come to an agreement with NHN, the Korean creators of the game, to continue their service. NHN has transferred operation over to Webzen instead of Codemasters. If the images of Huxley and Soul of the Ultimate Nation just popped into your head, then you have indeed remembered the correct Webzen.
This transition will move all characterstatisticsover to Webzen's worlds, making Webzen the go-to spot for almost everything Archlord related. What hasn't yet been confirmed is if itemstatisticswill be transported with the characters as well.
Archlord has shut down new account creation until October 2nd, when everything will be transferred over to Webzen. For the full facts of the transfer, or if you want to make a new account, look into Webzen for all of the gritty facts.
[Thanks, Adam and Doran!]Archlord to transition from Codemasters to Webzen Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EST.
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Archlord : Rumor: Codemasters chief operating officer has left unexpectedlyMar 17, 2009 06:00:00 PM News Item: 9353
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, ArchLord, Jumpgate Evolution, Lord of the Rings Online, MMORPG industry, News items, Rumors
Edge Online has picked up a rumor that Tony Williams, the chief operating officer of Codemasters, has unexpectedly left the company while Codemasters has yet to make an official pronouncement.
Williams was the managing director at Bam! Entertainment, which was responsible for Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums, Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo, and different Cartoon Network video game adaptations, until coming on board with Codemasters in 2005. Edge Online has been unable to confirm his absence, as their calls to Codemasters were left unanswered.
Codemasters is responsible for publishing Jumpgate Evolution and Lord of the Rings Online Europe, as well as ArchLord in the United States.Rumor: Codemasters chief operating officer has left unexpectedly Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST. Comments
Archlord : MMORPG / movie mashup wins award, opens in New YorkOct 25, 2008 06:00:00 PM News Item: 5983
Filed under: Fantasy, ArchLord, Culture
Some of you may already be aware than an MMORPG is playing a major part in a motion picture currently seeing release in the New York city indie film scene. The film, entitled Ben X, follows the exploits of a young man dealing with the pressures of ... being a young man. He struggles with bullying and self esteem issues, but does so in a somewhat filmicly-novel way: by playing an MMORPG. It got a point out at GamePolitics, pointing at a New York Times review of the Flemish movie.
Despite winning an award at a Montreal film festival, the NYT reviewer doesn't seem to think the film is all that great: "However representative of the chaos in his head, the film's relentlessly paranoid aesthetics come off more as a formal exercise in social dissonance than an empathetic study of human suffering." From this bloggers perspective the MMORPG in question - Archlord - just isn't that great either. So ... good to see an MMORPG get bigtime recognition on the silver screen, but we'll wait for the World of Warcraft movie. Comments
Archlord : Top Ten Free-to-Play GamesSep 11, 2008 11:35:57 PM News Item: 5158
Back After a Week off
Danny "Ralsu" Gourley makes his return with the Top Ten Free-to-Play
Games. This time, he ponders the fate of Dungeon Runners,
discusses his adventures in Archlord, and even
agrees with a review by Cody "Micajah" Bye:
I don't always agree with Managing Editor Cody "Micajah"
Bye's take on a game, but I cannot add anything to his
review of Archlord.
While the translation has gotten better in the seventeen months since
Cody reviewed the game, the graphics have aged a little. And the grind
has remained the same.
- Read this week's Top Ten
Free-to-Play Games
- Then tell us your own top ten
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Archlord : Codemasters Brings Archlord to the Big ScreenAug 29, 2008 06:12:20 PM News Item: 4782
Codemaster's Archlord heads to the silver screen.
BenX is a story about a boy. Well not actually a boy, he is a loser. Until he meets Scarlite, and everything changes. I know what you're thinking. This appears to be the classic boy gets pushed around, boy meets girl, boy becomes awesome swordsman and finds his strong inner self movie, and maybe you're right (maybe not). Starting today, several venues in the UK will be showing BenX as he reshapes his life through the real and virtual worlds of Archlord and Earth. Hopefully someday soon, we in the states will be able to watch BenX grow and discover more of his universe(s).
For a sneak peek trailer and showing scenes, head to BenX.
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Archlord : ArchLord to get expansionJun 23, 2008 04:00:00 PM News Item: 4173
Filed under: Fantasy, ArchLord, Expansions, Game mechanics, Launches, News items  Codemasters Online has released information about its upcoming expansion to the free-to-play ArchLord. Titled Episode 3: Spirits Awakening, the also-free expansion will feature 3 new game zones, over 80 new class skills, new ruling ArchLord abilities, new collectible armor sets, and new monsters and zone bosses.
For those who haven't heard of this title, one of ArchLord's unique properties is that any gamer can rise to the top and become the ArchLord of their meticulous server, gaining access to a castle, stronger spells, and a dragon. Needless to say, the title is in constant flux, which provides a great incentive to continue to play. The press release doesn't give specifics for the actual expansion release date other than it's due in a few weeks. Once it arrives, we'll take another look at this MMORPG. Comments
Archlord : Archlord signs its 500,000th gamerMay 23, 2008 05:30:00 PM News Item: 4172
Filed under: Fantasy, ArchLord, Events, real-world, Expansions, Patches, News items, Free-to-play, Casual  Codemasters Online, publishers of popular free-to-play MMORPGRPG, Archlord, announced that it has signed over half a million gamers. The rising popularity of the game has seen the addition of a new worldto handle the expected load as they ramp up to the next free substence update, Episode 3. In Archlord, you fight not only monsters, but other gamers, to become the Archlord -- the supreme power in the land. "Raise an army, rule the world" is their motto. Though with so many gamers, what would happen if they all got together and voted in a benevolent, peaceful democracy? Comments
More Archlord News
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Dec 12, 2007 04:30:00 PMArchlord : As the Worlds Turn: Land of the Free
Dec 06, 2007 03:00:00 PMArchlord : As the Worlds Turn: Neverending Stories
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