Exclusive Look at Against the Void

Tomorrow marks the launch of the sixth expansion for the extremely successful Legends of Norrath. If you don't already know, LoN is a trading card game existing within the Sony Online Entertainment titles 'EverQuest' and 'EverQuest II'. The new expansion is called "Against the Void" which is a continuation of the Ethernauts story. Featuring new playable avatars and characters, new cards, gameplay and loot, this expansion is sure to be a favorite in LoN circles.

We were fortunate enough to have Joe Alread and Andrea Shubert of the Legends of Norrath team in Denver write us a summery of the cards that we have to show you today. Check out what they have to say after the jump and head on over to the Legends of Norrath website for more information about Against the Void.

NYCC: Pictures From Comic Con

Now that New York Comic Con has officially come to a close and we've uploaded all the pictures that we took at the event, we wanted to give you the opportunity to take a look at what this year's event looked like through our eyes. Our NYCC coverage will continue to roll out tomorrow so stay tuned, the fun hasn't come to an end quite yet!

Click here to view our New York Comic Con Photo Gallery.

Exclusive Aion Media #1

NCsoft has been developing a game called Aion for quite some time now, and though our news coverage of the game has been constant, we haven't had the opportunity to show you anything new and exclusive for quite some time. Fortunately, the studio has granted us an interview and has sent us some exclusive, never before seen images from the beautiful world of Atreia.

In our first exclusive look of 2009, it's easy to see that the game is well on its way to a US launch. In fact, with beta in it's later stages, I wouldn't be surprised to see an open beta happening sometime around the end of Q1. Until then, you'll just have to wait with the rest of us.

Check out all of our exclusive screenshots here and make sure to stay tuned for the interview with Associate Producer, Chris Hager, which will be making its way to our front page tomorrow afternoon!

Summoner Screenshots

Over the last couple of months we've given you an exclusive look at all of the classes that exist within Zu Online. Today we end that with our look at the Summoner class. The Summoner is a different species in Zu Online. They are able to summon the ghosts from hell to fight for them and torture the enemies by poison and magical scrolls. This makes for a class that is arguably the most unique within the game.

The Summoner clan was founded by Master Defender. Because of their different way of training, the Summoner clan was ignored by the other clans and almost disappeared. Later, when the Summoner clan was led by Lord Daluo, the clan developed rapidly and soon became the second largest of the five clans. Blood Demon's strategy of destroying the 3 dimension disturbed the Summoner clan so they united with the other clans to defeat Blood Demon. However, Summoner also had their own intentions which were not known to the other clans.

Now that you've seen all of the classes available, you should have a good idea as to whether or not this is a game you'd like to try. If you missed one of the classes or would like to give them all another look, click here to revisit all five!

New Media for The Old Republic

With the current flurry of activity coming out of every major development studio this week, Bioware could not be left behind. Thusly, in light of this, they have decided to release a good chunk of media from Star Wars: The Old Republic  to the public.

Unlike Star Wars Galaxies, which is set in a more “modern” era in the Star Wars Universe, The Old Republic takes place roughly four-thousand years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode One. This gives players the opportunity to enjoy a plethora of Jedi to slaughter, no matter what side of the Force they choose. With new screenshots and wallpaper coming out, we can do nothing but wait and anticipate. This game has the potential to either bring more people into the foray of the massively multiplayer genre, or just maybe rock the world of those already in it. We shall see.

Source: Star Wars: The Old Republic Official Website

TwelveSky 2: Our First Look

Recently we've been hearing a lot about a new game that will be making it's way to the United States and Europe in 2009. That game is of course TwelveSky 2, which was once listed as one of the most anticipated games in Korea; so we'll have to see how it does in localized markets. Our first actual look at the game is 10 screenshots that were sent over by our friends at MAYN. These defintely give you an idea of how this game will look, but as you know, gameplay is an entirely different thing.

"TwelveSky 2 is an adrenaline-pumping MMORPG. Set in Ancient China, players are thrown into an age old conflict between three warring Clans. Centered on the reemergence of a new faction, players must fight for the honor of their brothers or turn their backs in their hour of need. Packed with jaw dropping martial art techniques, exotic weapons, armor, and pets, a robust war system, and a whole lot more, TwelveSky 2 is primed to be one of the best Free-To-Play Player-versus-Player experiences to date!"

Check out our first exclusive look at TwelveSky 2 here.

New Diablo III Artwork, Screenshots Released

Are you eagerly anticipating the release of Diablo III? Well, Blizzard has added four new pieces of artwork and five new screenshots to the official media galleries for the game, so check them out while you patiently (or impatiently) wait to re-enter the world of Diablo.

Three 2009 Desktop Calendars Released

Happy New Year's Eve! With 2009 quickly approaching, you might be on the lookout for a new calendar. Well, the Lord of the Rings Online team is here to help.

If you go to the desktop wallpaper section of the official Web site, you'll find three calendars for your computer. They all cover January through March.

If you're a Lord of the Rings fan, why not get all three and randomize them? That way you can keep track of events both in-game and out while enjoying some nice screenshots.

Bead Fairy Screenshots

Here at Allakhazam we do the best we can to give you guys, our community, as much information on every MMORPG on the market. Over the next couple of weeks we're going to be looking at Zu Online, one of the F2P (Free-to-Play) games under the IGG umbrella. We'll give you a glance at the five classes within the game. This week, we're taking a look at the Bead Fairy.

Bead Fairy was closely connected with Swordsman. However, Zhaolan, the second Master of the clan, incorrectly thought that only by cutting the connection with Swordsman could the Bead Fairy Clan flourish. As a result, the two clans became estranged.

Shadow Taoist took Orchid as a hostage and demonized the disciples of Bead Fairy to eliminate the Bead Fairy clan. Under such a crisis, Orchid's sister, Lily, journeyed to the Holy City, united with Swordsman, and reoccupied Sky Lake

Bead Fairy belongs to a peaceful clan in Zu Online. They are very popular in the secondary world because of their ability to cure the injured and put enemies in a coma to defeat them without fighting.

Jumpgate Evolution Media #4

For our final batch of Jumpgate Evolution screenshots for 2008, we've saved some of the best for last! From  shot of a Solrain ship approuching a pirate base for combat to the one you see here that shows a Solrain fighter heading towards the Solrain Core Space Complex and flying past New Soria, the chief Solrain planet in the "Solrain Core" sector.

Check out the final four exclusive screenshots for 2008 and if you happened to miss any of our previous weeks, you can view all of our exclusives from December by clicking here.