It’s up and running, and it’s heading your way with a very big gun! What is it? Why, it’s the third closed beta test for Uforia’s upcoming online first-person shooter Mercenary Wars. If you missed the first two closed beta tests, now is the best time to sign up and try the game before its open beta and commercial release.
Getting a closed beta key to join the test is simple. Just check out the Mercenary Wars website (yes, it’s running despite the game only being in closed beta) for the details.

Grrr. I hate getting sick. Ailments make me miss out on some events that shouldn’t be missed. Take, for instance, the recent play test for the content update in the upcoming online military first-person shooter Mercenary Wars from Uforia. The guys up at the online games publisher wasn’t kidding when they said it was going to be a short test—it ran from October 26th, at 2 p.m. Pacfic Daylight Time, to 9 p.m., and again at the same hours on October 27th.
“The testing phase as we lead up to launch is very important to us so we are looking to …read more

Level Up! Games, an online games publisher based in the Philippines, is set to launch a new massively multiplayer online first-person shooter. As to which game it is, everybody but executives of the gaming giant remains in the dark.
“We are very excited to launch this new game, ad we are confident that this will be the first-person shooter that Filipino gamers will be talking about and getting their action gaming fix from,” said Jane Walker, chief executive officer of Level Up! Games, in a statement.
The only clue that Level Up! has given as to the title of the online game …read more

Friends of the MMOtaku up at online games publisher Uforia have been kind enough to send us images and descriptions of the challenge maps for their upcoming online military first-person shooter Mercenary Wars. Let’s not let their effort go to waste, shall we?
At present, Uforia has only revealed five maps, including a museum filled with ancient treasures to a restaurant filled with secret meeting rooms, which are sure to pose a challenge even to the most aim-savvy player.
“We are pleased to reveal the interesting maps of Mercenary Wars as we continue to develop its unique gaming experience leading up to …read more

After the long wait, Uforia’s Mercenary Wars, a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, has finally entered its first closed beta. We all better hurry, though, as the closed beta won’t last very long. In an announcement yesterday, online games publisher Uforia said the closed beta test would run through 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on September 30th.
Egad, that’s tomorrow! The funny thing is, Uforia’s announcement coincided with the launch of the full website for Mercenary Wars, and it is only through the website that you can sign up for the closed beta. Talk about tight schedules.
“It is an exciting time …read more

I have just come across news that China-based online games company Happyoo has acquired the license to operate World War II Online: Battleground Europe from Playnet Inc. of North America. The game is unfamiliar, so I prep my browser to check what it’s all about.
As I reach the homepage of WWII Online: Battleground Europe, my mind gets bombarded with vivid memories of me and a couple of friends shooting at German military forces from a bunker. The memories are real, I assure you, but the situation is not. I’m actually thinking about a scenario my friends and I played on …read more

Uforia, publisher of the upcoming massively multiplayer online first-person shooter Mercenary Wars, has finally released details about the game’s Character Stat System which, according to the developers, sets it apart from other MMOFPS, both online and offline.
Okay, enough with the jokes that Mercenary Wars is just another Counter-Strike clone. Although it can’t be denied that the game indeed looks a lot like other MMOFPS out on the market, it does have its merits. Just the fact that it has a built-in “bot” system where instead of fragging other players you get to shoot down heartless computer-controlled sprites adds a whole …read more

How do you choose a massively multiplayer online game to play? I’ve been thinking about this question many times over the course of a week, especially after my video card conked out (again), and keep coming up with the same answers. There are only five factors that push us to play an MMO. Of course, our preferences differ, with one player identifying closely with only one factor, while other players claiming all five.

I’m looking forward to playing Shaiya from Aeria Games.
In the end, however, all five factors must be met for a player to stay and continue playing an MMO. …read more

North America-based online games publisher Uforia has just released details on the gameplay modes available in its upcoming online military first-person shooter Mercenary Wars. Veterans of first-person shooters, from the golden age that spawned hit titles like Doom, Quake and Half-Life down to the current batch of MMOFPS, will feel a degree of familiarity once they get their hands on Uforia’s new baby.
This is both a good and bad thing. Some players who have outgrown the slug fest of Counter-Strike may find Mercenary Wars a breath of fresh air in the sea of massively multiplayer online first-person shooters. Similarly, other …read more

As I write this article, memories of Counter-Strike games played over a local area network with friends come rushing back to my mind’s eye. Oh, yes, I’ve had my share of frags. What brings these synaptic snapshots to the fore is the announcement of the impending launch in North America of a new online first-person shooter, Mercenary Wars.
Uforia, the online games publisher that brought you Red War: Edem’s Curse, NosTale, and Three Kingdoms: Clash of the Feudal Lords, has recently announced plans to publish Mercenary Wars, a free-to-play, online military first-person shooter developed by NM Productions.
Slated for launch in September …read more