OGPlanet's latest game, N.E.O. Online, is now available for players across North America on its website. Set in a desperate world fighting to restore the land to peace, the game allows players to determine the fate of each region thanks to their actions, becoming legendary heroes or villains in the process.
MMOHut, "Now as you all know there are tons and tons of MMO games out there, free and not. You have to admit, some of them have some pretty awesome ideas. Be it original character classes or a unique skill tree, some MMOs stick out a bit more than others. Perhaps not in overall quality, but with original ideas. So wait a tick, if they have a great feature then why are they still so…plain?..."
Inktomi, a writer at MMOCrunch.com, talks about three games that are currently in different phases of beta: Lord of the Rings Online, which is in beta for its transitiont to free-to-play, Perpetuum Online and N.E.O. Online.
good stuff man. I've always liked played beta versions too. the public's input on a game and the bugs it has is great for the finished product.
On topic of the games tho, LoTR sounds cool, although I'm not so big with many of their games. Perpetuum looks pretty cool and its been ages since I've played a game with mechs in it.
good stuff and thanks for the heads up
The name of "beta" has been somewhat corrupted by non-MMO games recently to pretty much mean "a temporary promotional demo" but particularly in the massively multiplayer genre they are still an important part of game development, so I for one welcome these new additions to bug land.
MMOHut, "NEO Online comes from PlayOMG, who also produces Azuga: Age of Chaos. Like many MMORPGs, NEO Online shares similarities with games like Runes of Magic. Its graphical style straddles between anime-styled games (for instance, Bright Shadow) and more serious games like Aika..."
