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the archlord?Codemasters has announced that its ill-received MMORPG ArchLord will no longer be paid-subscription based. It's free -- starting January 4. Codemasters also plans to offer the game's second major content update, Episode 2: Season of Siege, for free. The giveaways don't stop there: newcomers will be offered a 3,000-credit bonus for opening an account.

Sure, these moves imply that Codemasters is desperate for players, but we prefer to look at it from a glass-half-full perspective. Fewer players, means we're in the running to be crowned Archlord! Muhawhawhaw!

JoystiqArchLord moves to free play, Codemasters desperate originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Archlord beta updateDeveloper NHN's ArchLord had a successful launch in its native Korea earlier this year, and now boasts over 150,000 peak concurrent users in China's open beta after just three days. Shanda (Legend of Mir, DDO) hosts ArchLord in China, while Codemasters will be operating the MMORPG in Europe and North America.

Expected to debut stateside in September, ArchLord contains a mix of 2500 story-driven, PvP, and FedEx-style quests, as well as a soundtrack performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Players will also have a chance to become ruler of Chantra (not to be confused with Guild Wars' Cantha) in the main quest, and those who succeed will have their names immortalized on the walls of the ArchLord castle.

Gametrailers has several teasers and character background movies.

JoystiqArchLord beta surpasses 150k PCUs in China originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Codemasters have recently secured the rights to North American and European distribution of the MMO ArchLord, currently in open beta in Korea. The game has an interesting premise; every month, one player becomes the ArchLord and can "leverage the mystical power of ancient relics to gain complete mastery of the fundamental forces of creation, unleashing chaos and devastation upon their foes."

However, Codemasters have yet to release their nascent MMO RF Online, and have also taken on the mantle of community, technical and billing support for Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Their ambitions certainly seem well-placed, but are they taking on too much at once? We'll wait and see if they can prove themselves with one MMO before judging their ability to manage three. If Codemasters learn the tricks of multi-MMO success, then perhaps NCsoft should start worrying.

JoystiqNew Codemasters MMO in the works originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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