Show General British What You're Made Of!!!

In anticipation of the upcoming release for Tabula Rasa, NCsoft will be holding a special 'end of beta' in-game event where players can take on General British himself, Richard Garriot!

On October 26, 2007, brave Tabula Rasa beta participants may take on General British himself from 10:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Central time. Good luck to all those gamers out there who choose to suit up and do battle with the General!

Tabula Rasa is a sci-fi themed MMORPG, designed by the famed Richard Garriot. It is set for release on November 2nd, 2007. For more info, visit http://www.rgtr.com/.

New Forum!?

If you haven't noticed, Just-RPG's forum has been down quite a while. We had some site problems and the forum crashed... and we decided to hold off on re-launching until we could make some improvements.

Well, we're hopefully going to be "officially launching" our new forum soon, but in the meantime I'd like to invite you all to come and check it out early! Please register and help us build a community for RPG and gaming fans!

I'm not sure when the 'officia' launch will be, but why wait? Join on in now!!

http://www.justrpg.freemyforum.com/index.php

10/19/07 Issue at Just-RPG!!!

We've just posted our latest issue at Just-RPG. Check it out below!

http://www.just-rpg.com

• Puzzle Quest Xbox 360 Review
• Legendary: The Box Screens
• Mass Effect Screens & Character Profile
• Just-RPG Looking for Staff
• And More!!!

The Witcher is Gold!

Wohoo! Atari and CD Projekt have announced that their highly anticipated RPG, The Witcher, has gone gold!

The world of The Witcher is based on fiction created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Players will assume the role of Geralt, a legendary monster slayer and warrior with superhuman abilities. The game promises a unique fantasy world that players can interact with and influence as they play.

The Witcher is a Games for Windows title exclusively for the PC, and is scheduled to ship to retailers in North America on October 30.

Sword of the New World Expands Shop

Sword of the New World fans will be pleased to hear that K2 has announced that their Cash Shop has expanded with all-new items!
Players can personalize an enhance their MMORPGing experience, with over 30 new items added to the store. Here's just a few of the items now up for sale:

The Memoir (Veteran)
A book that will restore stat points used after reaching Veteran Status, In Sword of the New World one stat point can mean the difference between life and death, so don’t waste time with a stat point in the wrong spot.

Triumph Fillers
Acquiring these will increase attack and defense ratings for 10 minutes and with the addition of this item ALL players will gain the ability to complete Irawain's quest line and obtain his UPC card. Irawain is a UPC from the Far East who specializes in the Mui Thai fighting style. He is a powerful ally to have in the dangerous new world.

Forgotten Dungeons
The wide selection of items from the expanded cash shop vary from changing appearance, to gameplay updates like the new Forgotten dungeons which lets players access new premium-only dungeons where they can fight stronger monsters with better loot!

More items will be added to the store in the near future and players can purchase gold to spend on items online to make their shopping easier. For more info, see: https://www.swordofthenewworld.com/

The Lord of the Rings Online Gets Bigger

Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online Gaming have just announced the details of a third free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.

This latest update is titled Book 11: Defenders of Eriador and expands the epic MMORPG with over 100 new quests, a new 12-player raid, two new areas in Middle-earth and an all-new player housing system.

"The Lord of the Rings Online has quickly become the hottest online game of the year," said Jeffrey Steefel, the Executive Producer. "Book 11 is our most ambitious update yet. We continue to define the standard in interactive storytelling with the next chapter of our epic story and introduce a wealth of new content including the housing system, which will give players the opportunity to live in their own home in Middle-earth!"

Book 11: Defenders of Eriador will be available to subscribers on October 24, 2007 in North America and a day later on October 25, 2007 in Europe.

Mass Effect Voice Actors Revealed

Microsoft and BioWare have revealed the voice over talent for their upcoming Mass Effect.

Most notably, the part of Joker will be voiced by actor Seth Green of Robot Chicken and Family Guy fame. Of more personal interest to me, the role of the Matriarch will be played by Star Trek: The Next Generation's Counselor Troi, Marina Sirtis.

Mass Effect is an epic sci-fi RPG set for release on November 20th, 2007. It will have an estimated retail price of $59.99 and will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360.

RFO Free to Play!

Codemasters has just announced that their Sci-Fi MMORPG, Rising Force Online, will be re-launched as a free to play game!

RF Online is now available for free download with no monthly subscriptions across Europe and North America. Celebrating the re-launch, new players can now also experience the new expansion, Episode II: Pioneers of Novus, which is also available for free to all players.

Codemasters recently re-launched their MMO, ArchLord, with free to play model. Since then ArchLord has grown by a whopping 700%!!!

"Moving RF Online to free-to-play game marks yet another milestone for Codemasters Online and the wider industry. We have proven with ArchLord that has been downloaded over 1million times the potential success that can be experienced and we are pleased to be in a position to re-launch RF Online using a similar model. We invite players from around the world to download the game for free and join us in Novus," commented Ed Relf, Director of Marketing, Codemasters Online.

For more RF info, go to: http://www.rf-onlinegame.com/

Spellborn - Heroes and Villains revealed

The Chronicles of Spellborn team has posted a preview revealing some of the game's heroes and villains. It also details some of the game world's backstory and mythology.

Read the preview here:

Oblivion GotY for PS3 Ships

Bethesda Softworks has just announced that Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for the PS3 is now shipping.

Game of the Year Edition is an exciting compilation, including Oblivion, Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles. It is already available for the Xbox 360. If you haven't played Oblivion yet, this complete package is a must have!

Also shipping to retailers now is the Shivering Isles retail disc. This will allow players who don't have access to Xbox Live to play the massive Shivering Isles expansion.

A last bit of Oblivion news, remember to download Fighter's Stronghold today while it's still free. It's the latest bit of downloadable content and it's not included in the Game of the Year Edition.

Fury Ships

Auran and Gamecock Media Group have today announced that Fury has shipped to retailers across North America.

Fury is an MMORPG for the PC, combining the exciting gameplay of a first-person shooter with the depth of an RPG. Fury is also a game that embraces PvP gameplay, allowing you to battle it out against your fellow gamers.

A subscription plan for Fury is available for hardcore players at a reasonable $9.95 per month, but Fury is free to play right out of the box! All of the awesome weapons and abilities will be available for gamers regardless of what subscription they choose.

Fury is available now for $49.99.

Yay New Content, Boo Bugs!

So the new Oblivion content, titled Fighter's Stronghold, is available today! If you plan on downloading it, do it NOW because it's free for the first week.

Being a big Oblivion fan, I've already downloaded it and begun playing. I had become ridiculously addicted to Oblivion for a while, but it's been a few months now since I played it. I spent MONTHS exploring, doing quests and completing the guild missions. I loved the game, but I actually left it with some bad memories because I ran into a bug that halted my progress with one of the Guild quests.

Basically, I completed a quest, received my award and was told to wait for the next quest... but my quest log never updated and the person who is supposed to give me the next quest won't give it to me. It's VERY frustrating because I've spent soooo much time with Oblivion and hate to see something like this happen. Plus, I'm playing the 360 version, so I want my achievements. Ah well. Someday maybe I'll replay the game and try to finish the Thieves Guild quest, but I've put in too much time with the game to start over now (making it even MORE frustrating). I've heard about a lot of people experiencing similar bugs, so be careful!!!

I'm having a blast playing Oblivion again... I think playing Two Worlds recently gave me a bit of a craving for it. I never quite finished all of Shivering Isles either, so maybe I'll jump back into Sheogorath while I'm at it.

Circle of Doom Release

Shipping dates for the next game in the Kingdom Under Fire series, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom, have just been announced. The release dates are as follows:

• Japan , Australia/New Zealand and Asia Dec. 13
• Americas (U.S., Canada, Latin America) Jan. 8, 2008
• Europe, the Middle East and Africa Feb. 1, 2008

Circle of Doom is an action RPG featuring randomly generated and fully destructible maps, your favorite KUF characters, customizable weapons, and seamless 2-4 player co-op action. It will be an Xbox 360 exclusive title

Go to www.xbox.com/kufcod for more details.

I'm personall a huge KUF fan, so I can't wait for the release of this game! If you haven't played any of the other games in the series, I highly suggest you go and get them. KUF: Heroes and KUF: The Crusaders are excellent blends of strategy and RPG elements with an interesting story and intense battles. My only worry with the next game is that it's more of an action RPG, so I'm hoping they aren't 'dumbing' it down. Strategy doesn't usually go over well on the consoles, but KUF seemed to work pretty well, with plenty of strategic depth and solid controls.