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Mytheon

PC / Strategy / Release: Mar 3, 2011 / ESRB: U

Daily Filter: February 10, 2011

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Dream Trigger 3D, Salem, Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, Dead Space 2, Moon Diver, The Kings' Crusade, Pirates of Black Cove, The Sims Medieval, Radiant Historia, Mytheon, NASCAR The Game 2011. Read more »

"The savepoint system in Dead Space 2 is PISSING ME OFF. I now have to replay like 20 minutes ..."
- Arachnyd    See all 6 comments


Mytheon Launch Date Announced

Developer Petroglyph and publisher UTV Games "have reached a mutual agreement to resolve pending litigation issues" in regards to their upcoming free-to-play micro-transactional online game Mytheon, dating the action-RPG for launch on July 13.

Currently in open beta, Mytheon marks the first action-RPG from Petroglyph, a studio founded by Command and Conquer veterans from Westwood and known for such strategy games as Universe at War and Star Wars: Empire at War. Read more »

"It's nice for me to say I'm burned out on mmo's, and not going to try another for a few years, ..."
- Fletcherhea    See all 10 comments


Action RPG 'Mytheon' Open Beta Begins

Petroglyph Games' PC multiplayer action RPG Mytheon enters open beta today, as promised, with a 41MB client available from your friendly neighbourhood FileShack.

The Panzer General: Allied Assault and Star Wars: Empire at War developer's first foray into the RPG genre is set in a world inspired by ancient Greek mythology, with three classes who must slay such fantastical monsters as gorgons and minotaurs for gold and items concealed about their person. There's also PvP play, if you like such things. Read more »

"I am in the closed beta and think the game is very well done and fresh. The spell and combat ..."
- valcan_s    See all 19 comments


Mytheon Open Beta Begins April 28th

Mytheon, the Petroglyph-developed "online, multiplayer Action/RPG with strategic game play," will enter its first open beta phase at the end of April. Those seeking to challenge mythological gods and define their own fates need wait only a little longer.

Interested parties can still register for the closed beta on the official Mytheon site, though anyone will be able to register for guaranteed access to the open beta once April 28 rolls around. During the open-beta period, cash shop items will be available to sample for the first time, and players will periodically receive batches of Mytheon Coins that may be redeemed in said cash shops. Read more »

"Do any of the Titan Quest developers work on this, or does this game use Titan Quest assets or ..."
- code-e255    See all 5 comments


Star Wars: Empire at War Developer Unveils Microtransactional RTS Mytheon

Independent developer Petroglyph, best known for RTS titles Universe at War and Star Wars: Empire at War, and publisher True Games Interactive today unveiled Mytheon, the free-to-play PC strategy game the duo initially announced back in April.

In lieu of a one-time purchase or a subscription fee, the customization-heavy title will be supported by micro-transactions. The extent of these transactions was not specified. Read more »

"In other news, Petroglyph a major game developer has had its sales go down 100% today after they ..."
- Legion116    See all 26 comments