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Magicka is an action RPG video game for Xbox 360, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.

the game set in a Norse mythology-oriented fantasy world. You and up to three other players take on the roles of wizards of a sacred order with the ultimate goal of stopping the evil dark sorcerer that has thrown the world into turmoil as his evil creations besiege the forces of good. By combining elements to cast spells you will wreak havoc and devastation among the lackeys of darkness. Team up with your friends and choose your way through the various levels of the campaign, or test your skill with magickal abilities in other challenging game modes.

Magicka features

Single player and up to four players.

Co-op available in all game modes.

Innovative spellcasting system.

Vanquish your foes with a wide array of spells and Magicks.

Fight your way through the 11 different levels of the campaign.

Test your magickal abilities in one of our many challenges

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword is an RPG video game based on the original gameplay of Mount and Blade: Warband. The game is developed by Taleworlds and published by Paradox Interactive for PC system, release date to be announced later. It is an action-oriented role-playing game with emphasis on mounted combat. The player is able to join one of the 5 battling factions, fight as a mercenary and bring his faction to dominate Europe.

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword game features:

•A storyline based on the cult novel from Nobel-prize winner author Henry Sienkiewicz.

•A new century of warfare that brings pistols, muskets, grenades, and other advanced weaponry to the battlefield.

•Fully customizable armies; players can outfit their soldiers with each piece of weaponry & armor.

•Additional quest types. More political intrigue with colorful factions. More adventure in a new land.

•New economic system, which includes village / town development, a banking system, & new trade options. Players will have the opportunity to loan money, keep money on deposit, and arrange caravans.

•Multiple endings to sustain player's interest and increase replayability.

•Deeply researched historical component encompassing every aspect of the game's assets.

•Ferocious new multiplayer action, bringing players the thrill of pitting old technology against the looming threat of firearms.

Minimum system requirements:

OS: Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/Windows 7

CPU: 2.1Ghz or higher

RAM: 1 GB

HDD: 900 MB

Video: 128 MB+ graphics card

Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card

Internet: required for multiplayer and online activation

Hunted: The Demon's Forge is an action RPG video game for Xbox 360, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by inXile entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks.

In the game, the dark ages have become corrupted. Heinous creatures have emerged from underground. Townsfolk across the land are disappearing. Upon the promise of their fortune in gold, mercenaries E'lara and Caddoc take on the daunting task of discovering where the innocent villagers have been taken. Their journey will lead them on a dark and twisted path where they will encounter death, slavery, and sacrifice. Travel deep within the world of Kala Moor ... and to the secrets of The Demon’s Forge.

Set in a dark fantasy world, Hunted: The Demon's Forge is a cooperative action game, pitting you and your partner against waves of vicious enemies. Taking control of either E'lara, a ranged weapon expert, or Caddoc, a master swordsman, you must use a variety of weapons, powerful spells, and cover tactics to battle your way through menacing dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns. Discover secrets and complete co-op-based puzzles whilst exploring the sinister world to discover answers to the game's deep, dark mysteries.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge game features:

•Dark Fantasy Shooter: Powered by the Unreal 3 engine, the world of Hunted comes to life in a third-person dungeon crawl with the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter.

•Co-op at a Distance: Combine E'lara's ranged attacks with Caddoc's melee expertise to pull off gruesome co-op kill moves, perform special attacks, and heal one another regardless of where they in relation to one another on the battlefield. The characters' differing combat methods allow player strategy to vary from one playthrough to the next.

•Two Ways to Fight: Wade into the thick of the fight using melee skills, or tactically use cover combat to dispatch hordes of creatures with bows and spells.

•Spell-Powered Combat: Powerful magic spells can be used to boost your partner's combat effectiveness and even the odds against increasingly formidable enemies.

Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection is an RPG videogame developed and published by Square Enix for Sony PlayStation Portable, release date to be announced later. This is the remake of the classic SNES game that includes both the original game and The After Years on one disc. In Final Fantasy IV the kingdom of Baron begins employing unprovoked force to seize powerful crystals from peaceful nations. The dark knight Cecil – Lord Captain of Baron’s elite force, the Red Wings – is ordered by his king to obtain the Crystals, but soon begins to question the monarch's motives. Enraged, the king accuses him of disloyalty, strips Cecil of his command, and sends him off to slay a mysterious beast that lurks in the nearby Valley of Mist. Cecil embarks on a fateful journey that will bring trials, betrayals, friendship, loss and self-discovery. Can Cecil open his eyes and become the man of honor that he must be?

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, unravel a mystery told through the intertwining stories of a familiar cast of characters, and complete the Final Fantasy IV experience.

First look at upcoming RPG video game Mass Effect 3 for PC system. It is the third and final game in the Mass Effect trilogy, developed by BioWare, and published by Electronic Arts, release date to be announced later. The game's director, Casey Hudson, commented that Mass Effect 3 "will be easier [to develop] because we don't have to worry about continuity into the next one," and that the game's development will follow a timeframe similar to that of Mass Effect 2. Decisions will still be imported from the two previous titles to Mass Effect 3, as to keep continuity within the series. Hudson also said in an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show that BioWare is already at work on Mass Effect 3. Also, Casey Hudson stated that Mass Effect 3 will complete the story arc of Commander Shepard, and will pull in over 1,000 variables from Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 to shape how players experience the final chapter.

CardMon Hero is an RPG video game developed and published by Redbana for PC, release date to be announced late.

In the game, players will assemble a powerful deck of summoning cards to call upon mercenaries to aid the player in battle. Summoning cards may be found in the field or crafted with materials, each with a unique set of abilities customized to maximize the Hero's strengths. Heroes can specialize in melee, magic or conjuration depending on their fighting style, while mercenaries come in three flavors – the Tank with high HP and defense attributes, the Assaulter capable of dealing high damage, and Support which can heal allies and confuse enemies. Nearly all monsters you defeat in the game may be summoned as a mercenary, and knowing which mercenaries to summon and when is the key to battle in the Hero's quest to driving back the evil that has taken over the world of Aria.

Game features include:

•Persistent and open 3D world: Adventure through a massive and beautiful world filled with quests, creatures and enemies just waiting to be discovered.

•Quests without the grind: Complete quests by adventuring through numerous zones and maps that don't require players to grind. Level up through quests that Heroes can overcome on their own or challenging quests that will offer greater rewards with the cooperation of your friends.

•Extensive Hunting Mode: Join a party or band the guild to face strong monsters that yield unique rewards and rare items, scaling up in difficulty as you gain Mission Points.

•Unique battle strategy: Experience familiar game mechanics popular to MMOs while strategically creating, recruiting and customizing mercenaries to summon and aid you in battle.

•Endless Mercenaries: Discover new summoning cards, craft new mercenaries out of materials, upgrade mercenaries by combining cards with unique skill sets, and even recruit monsters that you encounter in Aria.

•Full customization: Create a Hero unique to your personality with selection of gender, faces, clothes, armor, weapons and shoes. Mix and match summoning cards to build out an army of mercenaries that complement your battling style and strategy.

EVE Online: Incursion (expansion for Eve Online 2003) is a persistent online RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed and published by CCP. In this expansion for Eve Online, Sansha's Nation has set its sights on the capsuleers, posing the greatest NPC threat ever seen this side of wormhole space. Objective-based missions, Sleeper-like AI, new enemies, and constellation-wide consequences make the Sansha's Nation Incursions one of the most challenging and ominous threats capsuleers have faced to date.

To take on the capsuleers, Sansha's Nation trained a deadly new army. Don't let the new coat of paint on those Phantasms and Nightmares fool you - there's Sleeper AI and several other nasty surprises programmed into those beasts. Expect to encounter enemies with advanced ships and deadlier weapons, more defined roles, and unexpectedly clever tactics.

EVE Online: Incursion game features:

•Character Creation System: Re-invent Yourself -- Take command of EVE Online's powerful new Carbon-based technology that allows you to sculpt and shape your entire character with unprecedented precision and detail. Create a new you with the new character creation system.

•New Sansha Combat Ships -- Prepare to be greeted by Supercarriers and Fighter-bombers among the Nation ranks. The Sanshas' new floating fortresses, purportedly known as "Revenant," are highly prized by the Nation, but rumors abound that their blueprints are not as closely guarded as one would expect.

•Environment System Effects -- Sansha's Nation brings devastating constellation-affecting technology, crippling active modules and weapons in use. The stronger their forces, the stronger their ability to tilt the war in their favor. Defeat them and restore the balance.

•Council of Stellar Management (CSM) -- Many suggestions and recommendations from the CSM have made their way into Incursion.

•Ordnance Overhaul -- Improved design puts rockets back in demand as new bonuses to velocity and damage increase their effectiveness against frigate-class ships. Tech 2 ammunition users will find penalties now reduced on several types of short range charges. The firepower of the Caldari Hawk was revisited as well, and it now packs a bigger per level punch when using kinetic damage missiles.

The Age of Decadence is a isometric 3D turn based role-playing video game for PC, currently in development by Iron Tower Studio. The game release date to be announced later.

The game is set in a low-magic post-apocalyptic world inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire, The Age of Decadence promises to return to the golden era of RPGs emphasizing choices and consequences, a comprehensive skill set, multiple solutions to quests, and extensive dialogue trees.

The Age of Decadence feature:

•7 distinctive gameplay styles: from knight, serving a Noble House to grifter, preying on greed and gullibility

•23 skills, ranging from Dagger and Critical Strike to Disguise and Persuasion to Crafting and Lore

The Age of Decadence game video

•Action Point-based combat system, featuring a flexible set of standard attacks, special attacks such as whirlwind and impale, and aimed attacks at different body parts

•8 weapon types: daggers, swords, axes, hammers, spears, bows, crossbows, throwing weapons, each with individual traits

•Non-combat quests resolutions and a well-developed diplomatic path (The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy)

•Over 100 quests, taking you to 22 locations: towns, outposts, archeological digs, sealed places of Power, underground facilities, and temples

•Each situation has multiple ways of handling it, based on your skills, reputation, and connections. Each way has consequences that will affect someone or something

•Extensive dialogues trees, written with role-playing in mind. You can use many skills in dialogues, take actions like stealing or sneak-attacking, and play your character with personality as you see fit

•An interesting world with rich history and unclear future that your actions can shape into seven very different game endings

•Detailed crafting and alchemy systems: melt items and create new ones, balance your sword, play with Greek fire, increase your poison's potency, use corrosive acid on locks, and experiment with black powder.

•Hundreds of items, ranging from weapons & armor to scrolls, tools, flasks, and pre-war relics

•3D world created with Torque Game Engine, featuring detailed locations and almost 200 unique animations

Stay tuned for more info.

Runes of Magic - Chapter 3: The Elder Kingdoms is a Persistent Online RPG video game for PC, release date to be announced later. The game is currently in development by Frogster Interactive. The history of the old kingdoms of Runes of Magic is told in Chapter III through many new quests. Level 55 and above adventurers will become familiar with a new skill system where they can select from a pool of special abilities. There is also plenty of opportunities to try out these new abilities, including conflicts with other guilds.

The Elder Kingdoms also expands on the existing opportunities which guilds have to equip their castles with new buildings. Rival guilds will also be able to lay their hands on siege weapons. Quests for whole player communities, Player vs. Player rankings and reward systems, as well as a new battlefield - the Tyrefen Mountains - bring additional depth to the PvP game. Three additional mini-games have also been built into the game.

Forsaken World is an RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed and published by Perfect World Entertainment. In the game, build an empire, become a god and control the world. Choose between five distinct races including the Stonemen, Elves, Dwarves, Humans and the Kindred; each with their own in-depth narrative and history in Forsaken World.

Forsaken World game features:

•5 Distinct Races – Choose between Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Stonemen or the Kindred.

•8 Unique Classes – Decide your path as a Warrior, Protector, Mage, Priest, Assassin, Marksman, Vampire or Bard; each offering a customized play style.

•Laissez-faire Economy – Choose from the over 10 occupations including Socialite, Adventurer, Merchant, Collector, Arcanist, Botanist, Astrologist, Armorsmith, Bladesmith, Tamer or Alchemist.

•Guild Command Centers – Gain access to guild quests, housing, businesses and guild

versus guild warfare.

•Unique Server Progression – Players control the fate of the world, progress through the ages as well as open up new and exciting content.

•Become a God – Break the shackles of human limitations by ascending beyond the mortal coil.

•Devotion System – Pray to the gods and receive special blessings.

•Zodiac System – Let the stars align to give you powerful and mysterious abilities; celestial phenomenons will have various impacts on how the world operates.

Magicka is an action RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.

the game set in a Norse mythology-oriented fantasy world. You and up to three other players take on the roles of wizards of a sacred order with the ultimate goal of stopping the evil dark sorcerer that has thrown the world into turmoil as his evil creations besiege the forces of good. By combining elements to cast spells you will wreak havoc and devastation among the lackeys of darkness. Team up with your friends and choose your way through the various levels of the campaign, or test your skill with magickal abilities in other challenging game modes.

Magicka features

Single player and up to four players.

Co-op available in all game modes.

Innovative spellcasting system.

Vanquish your foes with a wide array of spells and Magicks.

Fight your way through the 11 different levels of the campaign.

Test your magickal abilities in one of our many challenges

Faery: Legends Of Avalon is an RPG video game published by Focus Home Interactive for Xbox 360, set for release on November 10, 2010. Faery: Legends of Avalon is an original role playing game packed with unique atmosphere and graphic style. Play as an Elf or a Fairy and discover the fantastic world of Avalon and the incredible creatures that live there. The main quest offers a solid 10 to 15 hours of gameplay as well as many additional side-quests.

To become the Hero of Avalon, you will have to discover why this magic world is dying and save the kingdom from certain disappearance. During a thrilling adventure, where your choices will shape the story, you will develop your character, his abilities and special powers and equipment through a multitude of battles and quests.

Numerous dangers await you; the battles with Faery's creatures and monsters promise to be formidable. In order to overcome all those dangers, you will have to gain power and experience and enlist the help of friendly companions you will meet along your journey. Each new ally is unique, with strengths, weaknesses and a personality all their own. Be sure to carefully select your teammates, and live the incredible experience of battling alongside a dragon, troll, fairy or other fantastic creatures!

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is an RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by EasyGameStation / Carpe Fulgur and published by Carpe Fulgur.

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is about an item store, the girl who lives in it and the fairy whose job it is to make sure that the girl doesn't burn down the item store by accident.

Playing the game involves gathering items - either by playing the markets in the city of Pensee, or grabbing an adventurer and delving into the dungeons that dot the countryside - and selling them to the customers who come through your doors. Tear, the fairy, is here to collect on a loan your father took out - and she'll have to take the store, which doubles as your house, if you can't pay up!

The game is split into two main parts, then: selling items, and exploring dungeons. There isn't really much of anything quite like this combination in any other game, and the number of items you can find is massive.

Selling items and dungeon diving isn't all there is to do, however. There's quite a cast of characters to meet in Recettear, some friendly, some less so. Their fates tie into your own, though, and helping them out could lead you to riches beyond your wildest dreams!

Shining Hearts is an RPG video game for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), release date to be announced later. This entry in the Shining franchise is a traditional 2D overhead RPG with menu-based battles, but it also has romance and lifestyle elements. You play as Rick, a young warrior who works in a bakery on Wyndaria Island. Throughout the course of the game, you'll form a relationship with one of the three girls who work alongside you at at the bakery, while engaging in battle out at sea and taking on quests from your fellow islanders.

Wyndaria is usually a peaceful place. This changes with the appearance of a mysterious girl named Kaguya, who arrives on the island one morning following a great storm. Kaguya has lost her memory and her heart, and pirates are after the spirit stone she wears on her neck. You'll need to help Kaguya restore her heart while protecting her and the island from pirates. To help Kaguya restore her heart, you'll need to collect "Hearts." These can be obtained by taking on quests across the island. As you give your hearts to Kaguya, her spirit stone will release "heart keys," which can be used to open up new areas of the world. To protect the island and Kaguya, you'll need to engage in battle with the pirates on land and sea. The relationship component of the game plays a part here, as your three party members will see their favor for you change depending on your performance in the game's combat sequences. Outside of combat and questing, you can take part in a variety of activities on the island. Activities include fishing and collecting crops (which you won't have to actually plant) and other items for use in baking bread and forging new weapons.

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals is an RPG video game for Nintendo DS, set for release in Q3 2010. The game is developed by Neverland and published by Natsume. In the game, the Sinistrals, legendary gods of destruction spoken of in feared whispers, have returned. The world's mightiest armies are helpless to stop the fear and chaos spreading across the land. It's up to the fiery monster hunter Maxim and his eclectic band of adventurers to put a stop to the Sinistrals. Their adventures will take them across an expansive world packed with deadly monsters, powerful items, and diabolical puzzles!

This action RPG features six playable characters to choose from, each with their own special abilities and attacks. Players will need to master them all if they want to stand a chance against the game's fierce enemies and towering bosses that fill both screens!

EverQuest: House of Thule is a persistent online RPG video game for PC system, set for release on October 12, 2010. The game is developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment.The game brings immersive gameplay, captivating storytelling and exciting worlds to continue the EverQuest legacy, now set in a never-before-seen dreamland full of mystery and adventure. House of Thule offers an expansion rich in content and packed with game-changing features including a level cap increase and the addition of player housing, which new players, veterans and MMO fans will relish.

The adventure continues across Norrath where prominent figures are falling into dream-induced comas. The clerics and mystics of the land are powerless to wake their leaders from their unnatural sleep, evidence that something is deeply wrong in the world of dreams.

A strange home has also appeared in the Feerrott jungle, its look sinister, its purpose, unknown. Upon entering the house, the air is thick with tension, caused by an ensuing conflict between the Thule deities; Cazic, Terris and Morell; the Lord of Dreams. Their turmoil has affected the world of Norrath, clashing reality with delusion, and around every twisting passageway, dreams and nightmares take on their physical forms. Unhinged by imagination, there's no way of knowing what beings lay in wait for intrepid explorers. Prevail over the overlords of the House of Thule. Unravel its secrets and prevent Norrath from being consumed by the power of its dreams.

EverQuest: House of Thule game features:

+5 Level Increase: Achieve a New Max Level of 90 and set a new standard of gameplay

More than 800 AAs: Elevate your power and abilities beyond the norm

In-game Housing Addition: Make your permanent mark on the world! Collect and display treasured items

New Housing Trophy System: Display your trophies and receive statistical benefits

Hundreds of new housing items to decorate your house to your own style

18 Raids: Collect valuable rewards from all new adventures

13 Zones: Be the first to discover untouched lands of Norrath

450+ Spells: Exponentially add to your caster's arsenal

17 Missions: Experience intriguing lore and immersive Missions

120+ Quests: Challenge your skills and gather useful loot

Inventory increase: Indulge the packrat in you and collect even more game goodies

Dreamlords Resurrection is a persistent online RPG video game for PC system, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Lockpick Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive.

In the game, player takes on the role of a Dreamlord. Through a combination of both long term strategic planning as well as intense real-time battles, the Dreamlord must inspire and unite a small group of followers into a battle-ready army ready to conquer land, defend the populace against the Nightmares that roam the world, and band together with other newly awakened Dreamlords.

The inclusion of Cooperative Player-vs-Environment (PvE) play, allows for even greater intensity as players team up with a friend to launch an assault on the nightmares that haunt your people or attempt to slay one of the world bosses.

Dreamlords Resurrection game features:

Free to play

Fast paced RTS action

Long term character progression and specialization

Advanced Empire management

Achievements and rewards

Clan based co-operation (Convergence)

Intense Player vs Player combat

Research new troops and technology

Pay Tribute to the gods in order to receive blessings and gifts from them

Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms is an online RPG video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the PC, Mac & iPad. The game is now available in North America. Set in the Might and Magic universe, Heroes Kingdoms is the first instalment of the saga's web-based MMO, incorporating role-playing elements, adventure, and management skills.

Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms has all the ingredients of a great M&M Heroes game. There's an involved storyline, taking place in the fantastic Ashan, and features epic battles and characters, as well as true RPG feeling and style. Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms brings the multiplayer online world all the richness of the franchise.

Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms key features

•A full web-based MMO experience with PVP and PVE elements.

•Thousands of fellow players for unlimited battle and alliance opportunities.

•Free to play with an optional subscription offering additional features.

•Play anywhere and anytime thanks to the iPad / Windows PC / Mac compatibility and instant access with no client to download.

•Adjust your way of playing to your everyday life with a game adapted to multiple short sessions throughout the day.

•Four different playable factions: Necropolis, Haven, Inferno, and Academy - with more to come.

•Seasonal quests that trigger intense competition among players

Players can form alliances in order to dominate the world of Might & Magic. In addition, players are able to customize their in-game experiences based on their available play time, with the ability to successfully expand their kingdoms in either a few minutes or a few hours a day.

Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms gameplay video

First look at Neverwinter, an RPG video game for PC, system requirements and release date to be announced later. The game is currently in development by Cryptic Studios. In the game, once a bustling location, Neverwinter has faced a great many disasters in the past hundred years. Rule of the city remains unclear following the unfortunate demise of the last Lord of Neverwinter and factions still battle for dominance after the all-consuming Spellplague took a high toll on the population. Even Neverwinter’s dead are beginning to rise from their graves and march upon the city they once called home.

In Neverwinter, players choose to become one of five classic D&D classes and team up with friends or computer-controlled allies to form five-person co-op groups. Players also create their own storylines and quests utilizing user-friendly content generation.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge is an RPG video game for PC, system requirements and release date to be announced later. The game is developed by inXile entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks.

In the game, the dark ages have become corrupted. Heinous creatures have emerged from underground. Townsfolk across the land are disappearing. Upon the promise of their fortune in gold, mercenaries E'lara and Caddoc take on the daunting task of discovering where the innocent villagers have been taken. Their journey will lead them on a dark and twisted path where they will encounter death, slavery, and sacrifice. Travel deep within the world of Kala Moor ... and to the secrets of The Demon’s Forge.

Set in a dark fantasy world, Hunted: The Demon's Forge is a cooperative action game, pitting you and your partner against waves of vicious enemies. Taking control of either E'lara, a ranged weapon expert, or Caddoc, a master swordsman, you must use a variety of weapons, powerful spells, and cover tactics to battle your way through menacing dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns. Discover secrets and complete co-op-based puzzles whilst exploring the sinister world to discover answers to the game's deep, dark mysteries.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge game features

Dark Fantasy Shooter: Powered by the Unreal 3 engine, the world of Hunted comes to life in a third-person dungeon crawl with the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter.

Co-op at a Distance: Combine E'lara's ranged attacks with Caddoc's melee expertise to pull off gruesome co-op kill moves, perform special attacks, and heal one another regardless of where they in relation to one another on the battlefield. The characters' differing combat methods allow player strategy to vary from one playthrough to the next.

Two Ways to Fight: Wade into the thick of the fight using melee skills, or tactically use cover combat to dispatch hordes of creatures with bows and spells.

Spell-Powered Combat: Powerful magic spells can be used to boost your partner's combat effectiveness and even the odds against increasingly formidable enemies