Mgame, the company that's also behind Hero Online, dropped us a line to announce their upcoming launch for Ghost Online's Open Beta phase. To commemorate this launch, they're preparing to unveil some special events for both new players and veteran testers. Details are available in the full article.

The first MMORPG Weekend Warrior is here and it provides busy gamers with a weekly round up of the hottest topics in the world of MMORPGs. This week sees a number of major updates such as details on Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe MMORPG, a pair of patches for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Rob Pardo's revelation that World of Warcraft was originally designed to be free-to-play, and two awesome giveaway promos for those who are thinking of starting a free-to-play MMORPG. More on this in the full article!

The guys over at Mgame International contacted us with a new event they were running for their free-to-play MMORPG: Hero Online. They also provided us with a number of keys, which give free items to those participating in the event itself, to give out to our readers. To find out more about this promo and the game head on over to the full article.

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Knight Online developer Mgame Corporation and publisher K2 Network Inc. today announced that their fantasy MMORPG has reached four million registered users. The game has been seeing steady increases in its player base since the release of the Reign of the Fire Drake expansion last year.

"We are constantly striving to create games that can build and establish strong communities and we are ecstatic by the amount of support the online community has given us," said Joshua Hong CEO and Co-founder K2 Network. "Knight Online is a remarkable title that will continue to captivate gamers far into the future."

Knight Online debuted in Korea in 2004 and now has servers operating in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and North America. The popular Free2Play title is currently being enjoyed by millions of players in over 80 countries. In celebration of this new milestone, check out the new screenshots of the game below.

   

More screenshots after the jump! Click on the Full Article link below.

 

More keys! That's right, we've given away hundreds already, but we've got hundreds left to go, now's your chance to get in on MGames' charming MMO. If you'd like to take part in the 3rd closed beta, all you have to do is follow these steps:

-Send an email requesting a Beta Key to contest@qj.net with the subject title "Scions of Fate Beta".

- You'll receive your key in the mail shortly, after that all you have to do is register a free Netgame account and activate your beta key! Nuthin' to it!

Additionally, if you already got a key during the 1st or 2nd closed beta, you don't have to try to get in on this one as well, you'll still be allowed to play with that same key in this third closed beta. Also, please note that if you've already sent an email requesting a beta key in, you don't need to request another one, your request is being processed and you'll be sent one shortly.

Be sure to read the rest of the article after the jump for a word from MGame!

UPDATE 1: All the keys for this first closed beta have been exhausted. Many thanks to everyone who emailed, we hope you guys who got in enjoy the game and head on over to our newly created Scions of Fate forums to talk about your experiences. If you don't get an email within the next thirty minutes or so it means you unfortunately didn't get in. Don't be disappointed however, come January 19th, we'll be giving out a further 200 keys for the second closed beta. See you then!

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You just know QJ's always got your back. Right now we're giving away 100 FREE Beta Keys for you guys to try out MGame's comic-book inspired action MMO, Scions of Fate.

As usual, we're going to try and make this as easy and as pain free as possible for you. All you have to do is follow these simple steps:

- Send an email requesting a Beta Key to contest@qj.net with the subject title "Scions of Fate Beta".

- You'll receive your key in the mail shortly, after that all you have to do is register a free Netgame account and activate your beta key! It's so easy even a muggle could do it!

-The first 100 emails I get will have beta keys sent to them, so get crackin! If you don't get a key in the email, it means your fingers unfortunately didn't possess the crazy quick speeds needed to survive on "teh internets". If that's the case, don't despair, you'll get another chance, read on for deets.

As stated there are 100 keys available in this first closed beta, so be sure to act quick and get yours now! The first closed beta runs from the 15th-19th of January. A second closed beta starts on the 22nd, and we'll be giving away 200 more keys for that. The cool thing is that if you participate in the 1st closed beta, you don't need to re-apply for the second! But don't worry your wee liittle noggins about that just yet, send your email request for a beta key now, and be sure to read the rest of the giveaway details after the jump!

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UPDATE - 1 by Chris C

Just a quick little note to let y'all know that we (that is, QJ) will be handing out a great big stack of a hundred beta keys for the 1st Closed beta that starts on the 15th. Keep checking back on the 12th for our announcement article where you can claim your keys folks!

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There's a special fuzzy place for cartoon-like characters in the hearts of MMO addicts. There's Flyff, Rose Online, and Ragnarok. Well here's something straight from the pages of a comic book - Scions of Fate.

Scions of Fate (Yulgang) from mGame USA and Netgame is a multi-awarded Korean MMORPG which features martial arts. There are two factions in the game, The Order and Chaos. Much like the Realm vs Realm of DAoC, Scions of Fate has a system called Authority Clash where each faction battles each other for money and honor.

There are five basic characters to choose from: Swordsman, Bladesman, Spearman, Bowman, and Healer. Character progression is marked by four job promotions. Also, character jobs are set depending on what faction the player chooses.

Scions of Fate is scheduled for release on January 7 and they are currently on the lookout for beta testers. The slots are limited though, and interested parties would be able to join the closed beta by obtaining a Digital Key.

Here's the Beta Test schedule:

First Closed Beta: January 15 - 19
Testing Time: 2pm to 9pm US Pacific Time (-8:00GMT)
Test Objective: Bug and Stability Test

Second Closed Beta: January 22 - 26
Testing Time: 24 hours
Testing Objective: Ranking and PvP Testing, Premium Item Test, and gift cash distribution Test.

Third Closed Beta: January 29 - February 2
Testing Time: 24 hours
Test Objective: General overall test of the game; bugs, translation, stability, etc.

No, not again. Not another third party site issue. We just reported today that Square Enix needed to create an FBI-esque group to investigate on the irregularities on FF XI Online. We just had that earlier and yet here we are again. This time, it's for mGame MMO, Hero Online.

Unlike the FF case, Hero's is somewhat on its infant stage. And instead of players taking advantage of the system through third party sites, it's the latter that are doing the abuse. Apparently, many players have been accessing websites that claim to have bots, hacks, exploits, gold, guides and others. As a result, these players got disconnected from the game momentarily and found their inventories empty the moment they logged back.

According to mGame's intial reports, these are actually key logger/phish sites that steal players login/pass. The company added that "restoring player's accounts after they have been hit like this takes quite a bit of time and investigation." It in this light that patience is being asked from players. Something the company is running out of, as a massive influx of complaints reached their desk.

In a rather irate tone, mGame's reply continues, "we are in the process of limiting compensation for inquiries of this nature. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!" Also, to further avoid such things in the future, mGame plans to release several GM-made guides as well as in-game systems to help players with information about Hero Online.

We haven't posted much about The Legend of Ares for quite some time now. However, since lots of MMOs have their own gimmicks for this Halloween season, some of you Ares players might be interested to know that there will be some tricking and treating going on in your realm during the next couple of days.

The Halloween event will start today, October 25, right after server maintenance, and end on November 15 (right before the next server maintenance). As with any other trick-or-treating activity here in the "real world", this virtual sweeties-gathering spree will allow you to collect candies from baddies as they drop them.

How does it go? Well, the long and short of it is that, when you defeat enemies, they will drop Pumpkin Seeds. Gather enough of these and you'd be able to "purchase" a Trick or Treat Basket and Costumes. Once you have these, you can collect candies from the various monsters and creatures around you.

Of course, with this Halloween Patch, the New Invention event has already ended, and orichalcon stones won't be dropped anymore. There's also going to be some changes to the inventory list, including two new spots for equipment.

To read the full "changelog" for this Halloween Patch, click the "Full Article" link below!

Yulgang Online, an MMORPG by Mgame, has several versions including Japanese and Korean. Currently, there are little details about the game but one player commented that the game is very popular in Korea, making it in the Top 10 online games. It has features like quests, upgrading weapons and cloth, skills, party, characters, ranking at level 35 to Sapa (RED) or Junpa (BLUE), and two diverse clans. In this game you can basically have a huge war, but most people in Korea choose Sapa(RED). The cutscenes are simple but pretty, and seems to have a compelling and entertaining storyline.

Mgame stated that Yulgang Online will have its closed beta sometime at the end of September. They also said that they will be changing the name, so we guess we have to be on the lookout for future announcements and developments about the game. We will keep you updated on more details about Yulgang Online. In the meantime, let these screenshots give you an idea on how the game works.