http://www.zam.com/ ZAM gaming news rss feed http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20267 <p>The first <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=460" target="_blank">Tournament of the Gods</a> event will be held this weekend in Legends of Norrath to give players a chance to obtain non-tradable "Gods" promo cards. As the title suggests, the new event allows players to become "Travelers" and interact with the Gods of Norrath.</p> <p>Tournaments will be held on Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT. The event is free to enter and is open to international players. Everyone who participates will automatically get one of the following "Gods" promo cards: Innoruuk, Karana, Solusek Ro and Tunare. <span>Any player who wins two or more games during the course of a given tournament will also receive a second promo card.<br /></span></p> <p>For more information on the Tournament of the Gods, check out the <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/events_calendar.vm#Oct24" target="_blank">events calendar</a>.</p> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:32:56 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20159 <p>Also, the <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=457" target="_blank">Brraaaaaainss! scenario</a> runs through Nov. 11 and will pit you against a horde of zombies. The first time you win the scenario, you'll win the Zombie's Guide to Procreation promo card and either the Unscribed Glyph loot card for EverQuest or the Draught of the Brilliant loot card for EverQuest II.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20159">View in full...</a> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:40 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20125 <p>Travelers, the eighth Legends of Norrath release, is now live. According to the <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=455" target="_blank">announcement</a>, the set "features 180 beautifully illustrated cards, 16 new loot cards each for EverQuest and EverQuest II, an all-new 220 card Travelers Legendary Starter deck available in the Station Store, new gameplay, new units, and a new created avatar race, Kerra."</p> <p>For more details on the expansion, check out the <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/travelers.vm" target="_blank">Travelers page</a> on the Legends of Norrath site. You can also read articles on the Influence and Conquest <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=450" target="_blank">mechanics</a>, standard and open <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=453" target="_blank">formats</a>, and <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=454" target="_blank">shifting</a>.</p> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:01:26 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19987 <p>As we've <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19917" target="_blank">reported</a>, the Travelers set is scheduled to launch on Oct. 13. Game Designer Joe "Palejo" Alread has written <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=450" target="_blank">an article</a> that outlines Influence and Conquest, two new mechanics that will be introduced in the eighth Legends of Norrath release.</p> <p>Here's the definition of Influence: "You have influence if there are 4 or more total levels on all your abilities." Basically, it's a way for the team to add more value to the levels on all your abilities. Here's the definition of Conquest: "This card costs -1 power to play if your avatar has won a combat this turn."</p> <p>Also, you can get the first Travelers <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=451" target="_blank">promo card</a>, Kerran Warden, by purchasing three Legends of Norrath booster packs in a single transaction through Oct. 12 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Sony Online Entertainment is promoting the offer to celebrate the launch of Travelers.</p> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:59:23 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19917 <p>Sony Online Entertainment has <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/travelers.vm" target="_blank">announced</a> that Travelers, the eighth Legends of Norrath release, is coming out on Oct. 13. It's your job to travel the Planes and protect the Gods using more than 210 new game cards and a new 200-card starter that can be used to create a different starter deck for each of the four new avatars.</p> <p>EverQuest and EverQuest II players will want to keep an eye out for new loot cards that include in-game quests and items. In EQ, you'll be able to get a unique mercenary by obtaining the Frozen Skull of the Cursed item, while EQII players can combine key cloaks to create the game's first wearable, visible backpack.</p> <p>SOE is going to retire the Oathbound set from standard tournament format when Travelers is released, so make sure to buy starters and boosters from the Station store before they disappear.</p> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:52:34 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19711 <p>You can view a copy of the Mountain Giant Prospector promo card after the jump. As always, the tournament is limited to U.S. residents and is void in Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee and Vermont.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19711">View in full...</a> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:23 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19624 <p>The Mindspore Thrall promo card lets you exert it to ready one of your other units. You can earn up to four copies of the promo card per account by defeating the scenario with different avatar archetypes. You can view the Mindspore Thrall card after the jump.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19624">View in full...</a> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:04:14 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19513 <p>For five event passes you'll get a random foil promo card and entry into the tournament for the chance to win the grand prize of four Storm Break booster packs. Keep reading after the jump for the full list of 35 foil promo cards and more details on the tournament.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19513">View in full...</a> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:26:15 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19234 <p><a href="http://www.gencon.com/2009/indy/default.aspx" target="_blank">Gen Con Indy</a> kicks off tomorrow, Aug. 13, which means the second annual Legends of Norrath <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=427" target="_blank">championship tournament</a> is right around the corner. Players who haven't qualified for the final event still have a chance to earn a spot at the championship table by participating in qualifier events tomorrow and Friday at Gen Con Indy. Up to 23 players will move on to the final round, which will be comprised of up to 32 players competing for their share of the $25,000 prize purse. The championship event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15.</p> <p>If you're not going to be at Gen Con, you can still participate in a special weekend Legends of Norrath <a href="http://legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com/community.vm?Id=428" target="_blank">celebration tournament</a>, which kicks off at on Saturday at 7 a.m. PDT and ends Sunday at 9 p.m. For five event passes you'll get a promo pack from a past Legends of Norrath scenario and entry into the celebration tournament.</p> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:36:30 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19156 <p>Two new Legends of Norrath promo cards will be dropping in EverQuest and EverQuest II this weekend. Raking Strike and Wall of Feathers are two Tactic cards that set your faction to neutral and give you +4 total attack and +2 total damage or +4 total defense and +2 total damage, respectively.</p> <p>The promo weekend kicks off at 2 p.m. PDT tomorrow, Aug. 7, and ends at 10 a.m. Monday.</p> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:08:24 -0000