Tera – The Exiled Realm of Arborea is an MMOG that is being put out by Bluehole Studio. The website for the game is all in Korean. Would anyone like to translate? It’s a cool looking game and appears to be action packed.

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Recently NCsoft released the Verteron Zone tour video, today they released the Altgard Zone tour video.

Altgard is a place of extremes, from the Altgard Ice Lake, where the Archon Daevas defend the beautiful Altgard Fortress, which juts out of the ice like a bizarre skeleton, to the lush Moslan Forest, teeming with life. But throughout the region, a clear, brittle light is given by the strange phosphorescent plants that have evolved over the centuries since the Cataclysm.

In Asmodae it is very apparent just how much the modern Humans and Daevas live amongst the ruins of the ancient civilizations that once thrived there, and Altgard is no exception. Impetusium, once an arena, and Urutemheim, built as a monument to heroes long-forgotten, stand as imposing memorials of what once was.

Meanwhile, the Black Claw Mau, a race of fierce cat-warriors, continue to encroach on Asmodian territory, defending their villages and their most sacred places with a terrifying vehemence.

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Today Codemasters issued a press release discussing all of their game in development and those nearing release. Specifically we found that Jumpgate Evolution is to be released this June.

From an immense racing world to an entire universe, Codemasters Online and developer NetDevil announced that Jumpgate Evolution®, the action-based PC Massively Multiplayer Online game that promises exhilarating space combat on a vast scale, is scheduled for take-off this June. Previewing the game’s breath-taking visuals and an innovative twitch-based space combat, a new gameplay video was also released and is now available from www.jumpgateevolution.com.

Could this be true? Codemasters is the publisher for Jumpgate Evolution and NetDevil.

Update:
Latest Trailer with June 2009 confirmation.

News from Jumpgate Evolution:

Jumpgate Evolution Developer Chat on Tuesday 24th February
Join us on Tuesday 24th February at 20.00 GMT/UK Time (15.00 EST / 13.00 MST) for a Jumpgate Evolution Developer Chat hosted by Stratics. Bring along your burning questions to ask the NetDevil developers about all things to do with Jumpgate Evolution. We’ll also be giving away 5 Beta keys to participants and attendees so don’t miss out!
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Today, Live, a Community Manager for Aion, posted a letter to the fans about what’s going on concerning Aion in the US including a target release time frame for the game. It also squashes some concerns about NCSoft’s staff being lightened.

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As any follower of the MMOG genre knows, one staple is the uncertainty of when your favorite game-to-be-released is actually coming out. As I read through the various community forums, I pick up a few tidbits here and there about news coming from around the interwebs. Lets take a look at how some games are progressing and what we should expect to see in 2009.

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