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9 CommentsAge of Wushu will release as a boxed Special Retail Edition
By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 27, 2013 03.27.13
Age of Wushu, Snail Game's upcoming massively-multiplayer online game set in China's Ming Dynasty, will come in a Special Retail Edition for $19.99 that includes an estimated $80 worth of extras. Age of Wushu will launch as a free-to-play title on April 10 and the boxed Special Retail Edition will release in stores later that month. The bonus content available in the retail version includes two months VIP, gold, 30 days unique fashion set, 30 day unique mount, 500 Liang in silver and more. It will also include an exclusive mission called "Twilight Village Single Player Adventure with Jet Li," where players fight alongside the action hero to save a village. The Special Retail Edition will be given to consumers who bought the Elite Editions of Age of Wushu before the first Beta. R...
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1 CommentAge of Wushu's leveling system and economy is similar to that of EVE Online, says developer
By Tracey Lien on Mar 21, 2013 03.21.13
In an interview with Polygon, Snail Games' QA manager, John Lynch said Age of Wushu's leveling system and economy draws inspiration from the notoriously complex Icelandic MMO — but makes it more accessible than EVE. "Most of the economy [in Age of Wushu] is based entirely off players," Lynch says. "So they create items, they find coarse cloth or other items in the world and they use these items to craft objects. The best items you can find in the game are actually crafted by players using recipes they've found, so it's kind of like EVE where you would go to an area and mine for ore to create objects." In Age of Wushu, players will mine, collect herbs and cloths, and creatively use their resources to make clothing, weapons, food and other essentials that will help them through the...
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2 CommentsAge of Wushu launch delayed to spring 2013
By Dave Tach on Jan 26, 2013 01.26.13
Age of Wushu, the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Chinese developer Snail Games, has been delayed to spring 2013 based on the results of a recent beta, according to a post on the game's official website. "Based on player feedback and data from the second closed beta, we have decided to revise the launch timing to spring 2013," the post reads. "This will allow us to better address community feedback and continue to update the game. When a more precise update on the release timing is available, we will share that information." Age of Wushu had two betas, the first of which began late last year ahead of its original Feb. 1, 2013 release date. For more on the Western version of the game, be sure to read our preview from New York Comic Con 2012, which includes...
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0 CommentsAge of Wushu brings ancient Chinese tradition to life, lets you dabble in human trafficking
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Oct 15, 2012 10.15.12
Chinese developer Snail Games' upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Age of Wushu, is steeped heavily in Wushu martial arts tradition, from community politics and attitude down to each nuance in the way of life. Presenting a world like that found in the popular film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the game draws from the Chinese tradition's folklore, elements the game's developers grew up with. Age of Wushu is set during the Ming Dynasty, with players entering a school system devoid of traditional MMO class and leveling systems. Players sign up with one of eight kung fu schools when they begin. Some are male or female specific and can be good or evil. Each school has a certain set of internal skills unique to each school. Players can also adopt skills from other schools by...
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0 CommentsAge of Wushu Elite Edition sale ends October 15th, includes beta access
By Dave Tach on Oct 10, 2012 10.10.12
Pre-sales for the Elite Edition of Age of Wushu, which include beta access to the martial arts flavored massively multiplayer online role-playing game from developer Snail Games, will end October 15th, the developer announced today. The Elite Edition grants players access to the game's two upcoming betas set for November and December, membership in the 90-day exclusive access period before the game's launch on February 1st 2013, and a starter kit including potions, power-ups, and more bonuses. A free-to-play edition will launch on May 3rd. Snail Software, developer of both the currently-released Chinese and the upcoming North American versions of Age of Wushu, has timed the pre-sale to end the same day as New York Comic Con, where the game will be shown publicly for the first time....
