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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
PC (Personal computer) - one of the most popular home platforms and the only one which doesn’t offer playing video games as its main purpose. PC was born in the 1970s, but it is impossible to give an exact moment of its birth or even a name of its creator. However, IBM is the one who gave computers their present shape, using, at the beginning of the 1980s, an idea of open architecture – which is today one of the most important differences between computers and consoles.The foundations of PC as a gaming platform are currently systems of digital distribution of video games (Steam, Origin, Uplay) and MMO games that mostly work in f2p (free-to-play) model.
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Lost Ark
RPG 11 February 2022
A free-to-play online action-RPG designed for the Asian market by the South Korean studio Tripod. The game is set in a fantasy realm, whose people managed to avoid an invasion of evil thanks to the titular Ark. After years of peace, the leader of demonic legions, Kazeroth, tries to use the artifact to take over the world. The players have to find it and prevent the imminent disaster. The game employs isometric camera in gameplay, resembling such classic hits as Diablo or Torchlight.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
RPG 14 August 2018
The seventh expansion for World of Warcraft, focusing on the rivalry between the two most important factions of Azeroth, the Alliance and the Horde. The expansion adds two new continents, a range of quests and enemies, as well as previously unavailable game modes.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
RPG 20 December 2011
An MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe and a spiritual successor to the Knights of the Old Republic series. It was created by a seasoned RPG developer, BioWare Studios, also known for such cult titles as Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. The game lets you choose between the dark or the light side of the Force and create a unique avatar, selecting from 8 available classes.
World of Warcraft
RPG 23 November 2004
An overwhelmingly popular MMORPG set in the universe known from a cult series of RTS games from Blizzard Entertainment. Several years after the events of WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, Azeroth is still being shaken by the conflict between the new two opposing factions. The Alliance assembles Men, Dwarves, Night Elves, and Gnomes. On the other side of conflict there is the Horde, consisting of Orcs, Taurens, Undead, and Trolls.
EVE Online
Simulation 06 May 2003
Set in science fiction realities, an MMO simulator developed by Crowd Control Productions from Iceland. The action of EVE Online takes place in a universe called New Eden, which consists of over 5,000 star systems. On the beginning of the adventure you create your own hero by choosing his/her e.g. face, past, and origin. At first you get just a small spaceship and some credits. Your mission is to explore remote places of the universe in order to complete various story missions given by NPCs.
Age of Empires Online
Strategy 16 August 2011
Another installment in the wildly popular strategy game series by Gas Powered Games, dedicated to web-based gameplay. You play as a leader of your chosen nation, and your task is to build your city, gather resources, develop new technologies, create a vast army and conquer new territories. Apart from your nation's capital, you can also visit other metropolises, where you can find not only stores, but also various quests, which you can complete on your own or with other players' help.
New World
RPG 28 September 2021
A MMORPG developed by Amazon Game Studios. In New World we visit a huge open world inspired by 17th-century South American colonies and the beliefs of people who lived there. We can play alone or with other players, fighting, crafting, farming and building communities.
Pax Dei
RPG 18 June 2024
Pax Dei is a fantasy MMORPG featuring no NPCs of any sort. The game's economy revolves entirely aroudn its players. One of the game's creators is Reynir Hardarson, known for his work on EVE Online.
Age of Mythology: Retold
Strategy 04 September 2024
A remake of the 2002 RTS game, mixing ancient history with fantasy elements. In Age of Mythology: Retold we can control four civilizations, building armies of real & mythical units, as well as using spells. The game offers campaign, challenge and multiplayer modes.
The Elder Scrolls Online
RPG 04 April 2014
A MMORPG set in The Elder Scrolls universe. The Elder Scrolls Online was created by the more than 250-people-strong team of ZeniMax Online Studios. The game is set 1,000 years before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. House of Thern wants to reclaim its former power and strikes a deal with the necromancer Mannimarco. Little do they know of his pact with the demonic prince Molag Bal, who wants to take over the world.
Black Desert Online
RPG 17 December 2014
A high fantasy MMORPG. Black Desert is a debut project of the Korean studio Pearl Abyss, created in cooperation with the industry veteran, Dae-Il Kim, creator of RYL Online and Continent of Ninth. The game is set in a dark and gloomy world rocked by a conflict raging between two powers – The Calpheon Republic and Valencia Kingdom. As befits a MMORPG, players create their own avatars and then explore numeours vast locations, earn experience, and collect more and more valuable items.
Guild Wars 2
RPG 28 August 2012
The sequel to a highly popular MMO game set in fantasy world, developed by NCSoft’s studio ArenaNet. The story begins 250 years after the events shown in the Guild Wars: Eye of the North expansion. Due to the return of ancient dragons, the world has changed significantly. Many towns and regions were destroyed beyond recovery. New technologies appeared as well (e.g. gunpowder), which had a visible effect on the lives of inhabitants.
EverQuest II
RPG 08 November 2004
EverQuest II is a follow-up to an immensely popular MMORPG, released five years after the original. It was developed by Daybreak Game Company, a studio which created the whole franchise. The game is set in the land of Norrath, perfectly known to all the fans, which was enhanced with many new locations.
MU Legend
RPG 07 August 2018
A sequel to one of the most popular Korean MMORPG games. MU2 is a title produced and published by Webzen Inc. The game is set on the mythic continent of Mu which, according to the theories of James Churchward, was inhabited by the ancient civilization of Naacal. Players assume the roles of heroes seeking fortune, adventures, and some monsters to hunt for in this legendary realm. Gameplay in MU2 focuses on dynamic combat resembling typical hack-and-slash mechanics.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
RPG 26 August 2024
The tenth expansion to the MMORPG World of Warcraft. The War Within begins the Worldsoul Saga, introducing a new area - Khaz Algar, divided into four regions, and a new playable race, the Earthen.
Pioner
Action December 2024
The debut shooter of the independent Russian studio GFA Games, inspired by the series S.T.A.L.K.E.R. In Pioner we play as a former special forces soldier trying to survive on the island filled with mutants and anomalies.
Albion Online
RPG 17 July 2017
A free-to-play MMORPG set in a fantasy world and a debut project of the German developer Sandbox Interactive. The game’s universe is shaped entirely by players’ actions, who craft their own tools as well as build settlements and towns. The complex in-game economy system lets you e.g. rent production buildings or lease plots of land to other players. Apart from typical RPG story missions, an essential part of Albion Online are duels between players in PvP mode.
Anvil Empires
Strategy 2025
A strategy MMO, in which players create empires and go at war with each other. Anvil Empires is set in a fictional world based on the Middle Ages and supports up to a thousand players on a single map.
The Lord of the Rings Online
RPG 24 April 2007
An MMORPG set in the fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings trilogy and his other works. The players get right in the middle of the war between the forces of evil (led by Sauron, who commands an unlimited number of orcs and other beasts from Mordor) and the forces of good (races inhabiting the remaining parts of Middle-Earth).
Guild Wars
RPG 28 April 2005
Guild Wars is a cRPG allowing hundreds of players to interact with one another and the game world via the Internet. The game was developed by ArenaNet, a company founded in the year 2000, by people who developed titles such as Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo; they also helped to create the Battle.net service.
Camelot Unchained
RPG 2025
Camelot Unchained is a sandbox MMORPG that takes place in a mythical version of medieval Europe. The gameplay is focused on PvP mode, in which three factions are fighting endless wars for control over lands and resources.
ArcheAge Chronicles
RPG 2025
Sequel to the popular 2014 MMORPG, with the action set in a similar time period, but with a different narrative style. ArcheAge 2 offers a sizable open world and a dynamic combat system, designed for both PvE and PvP.
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
RPG 13 November 2014
The fifth expansion pack for World of Warcraft - the bestselling MMORPG game that is still as popular as it was back in 2004. Contrary to the previous expansions, Warlords of Draenor does not introduce new races, focusing instead on a completely new land called Draenor and offering dozens of new quests, monsters and bosses. When exploring Draenor, which is divided into seven zones, the player visits mainly dried wastelands, forests filled with wildlife, frozen highlands and new dungeons.
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel
RPG 14 April 2013
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel is the first paid extension to a BioWare MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe. It introduces a new storyline that fits neatly into the eternal conflict between the Galaxy Republic and Imeprium Sith. It also adds a new planet and, most importantly for many players, raises the experience limit.