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Launched in 2004, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident was a landmark in space-based Real-Time Strategy games. Noted for its lavish visuals, and deep, tactically-focused gameplay, it is a cherished memory for all gamers who revel in the sight of mighty dreadnoughts and swarms of fighters clashing in huge fleet engagements.
Now, in 2011, the original development team is preparing to bring you the next episode in this galaxy-spanning epic. We invite you to join us on this momentous journey, as Marcus Cromwell once more takes the bridge to defend Earth from the onslaught of savage alien races, and decode the enigma of the mythical beings known only as the Creators.
To help Most Wanted Entertainment to fund and create Nexus 2, go here:
As of today the Black Prophecy European live service has started. On two servers, European players are invited to begin their journey into Black Prophecy’s exciting universe.
Players who have already participated in the open beta phase will keep their existing accounts but have their characters and clans wiped. In appreciation for the past months of testing we have prepared a small surprise package with some premium items that players who have played since beginning of the open beta will find in their premium storages.
Black Prophecy is now in open beta for european users! Download the client here.
Also, in their latest update(s), they changed the mouse cursor to more resemble Freelancer's intuitive control scheme:
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CONTROLS - Steering and aiming has been revised. The control of the ship has been changed and should now be more intuitive - The crosshair position is now free from the ship's direction, (...)
Miner Wars is a 6DOF underground and space shooter played in a fully destructible environment and is a combination of single player story game and MMO.
As a player, you operate an advanced mining ship in an open world asteroid belt area. You dig kilometers of tunnels, harvest the ore, travel the solar system (...)
If you havent heard already, Black Prophecy is very alive with it's closed beta already having started. The developer Reakktor Media has finally found a publisher in gamigo games and will release Black Prophecy as a Free-To-Play MMO game.
In its newest update "Tyrannis" coming May 18th, Eve Online will introduce "Planetary Interaction" which is supposed to eventually connect to EVE-DUST 514, the upcoming FPS game within the EVE universe.
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Planetary Interaction brings a new dimension of industrial gameplay to EVE Online. Players will be able to establish colonies on planet surfaces to reap, refine and process materials into high-demand commodities for use or sale on the EVE market. New skills have been introduced, offering even more options for (...)
InfinityAdmin, the main developer behind Infinity: The Quest for Earth, released a new tech video last weekend showing the terrain, asteroid belt and galaxy generator prototypes all merged together in the game client.
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It's been many years since the release of the last video showcasing the seamless planetary engine, so I'm happy to release this new video. This is actually a video of the game client, but since there's little gameplay in it, I decided to label it as a "tech demo". It demonstrates an Earth-like planet with a ring, seamless transitions, a little spaceship ( the "Hornet" for those who remember ), a space station and a couple of new effects.