Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings News & Interviews

Goodbye, New Dereth, I will always remember you fondly
08/29/2005
Looking back on what Asheron’s Call 2 inspired in the wake of Turbine’s decision to close the game

Asheron's Call 2 to close at the end of the year
08/26/2005
Turbine CEO states "it no longer makes sense to continue the service"

Turbine Offers Free-Play Campaign for Asheron's Call 2
05/26/2005
Former Asheron’s Call 2 Subscribers Invited Back to Experience the Latest Updates to the Game for 30 Days Free

The Faces We Choose in the Worlds We Visit
01/21/2005
Perceptions can be dangerous things and lead to wrongful assumptions about the “good” or “evil” of a race

Guild Wars advances player combat skills and tries to level the field, but is it moving in the right direction?
11/10/2004
First thoughts on the state of combat models in the realm of massively multiplayer games

AC2 August patch will skill balance and apply new item, content and crafting changes
08/16/2004
Patch will also apply minor fixes

Character diversity is key to team success in MMPs
07/08/2004
Understanding each other’s role improves appreciation for different character classes

Turbine Release Preliminary Guide for AC2 June Patch
06/24/2004
Content changes, fixes in store for gamers

An Interview with Lorien Carney, Online Community Rep for Turbine's Asheron's Call 2
06/16/2004

DirectX 9.0 vulnerability patch available
06/09/2004
Attackers able to exploit flaw to cause Denial of Service

Asheron's Call 2 has Hotfix up for May Content Patch
06/07/2004
Download addresses several bugs

AC2 May Patch Offers Content Changes
05/26/2004
New missions available in Kingdom-versus-Kingdom war

AC2 - Everything Old is New Again
03/11/2004

Asheron's Call 2 Kingdom Armor Bug
02/26/2004
Improveable armor will revert to pre-bug status

Asheron's Call 2 February Patch Delayed
02/17/2004
Details of patch available

Turbine Takes Over Customer Service in Asheron's Call
02/16/2004
Admin title is going away in lieu of Envoys

Microsoft Game Studios Agrees To Sell Asheron’s Call Franchise To Turbine Entertainment Software
12/17/2003
The franchise transfer includes all “Asheron’s Call” intellectual properties, including “Asheron’s Call®,” “Asheron’s Call: Dark Majesty®” and “Asheron’s Call 2?: Fallen Kings™.”

Asheron’s Call 2 Fallen Kings Celebrates First 100 Days
03/03/2003
Today marks the 100-day milestone for Microsoft Game Studios' award-winning, next-generation massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings

Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings Features New Mounts in February Monthly Update
02/18/2003
Microsoft Game Studios today announced the availability of Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings February Episode update.

Microsoft Receives Nine AIAS PC Nominations
02/04/2003
Interactive Achievement Awards will be presented on February 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

Cowardly slammer attack shakes but doesn’t break MMORPG world
01/29/2003
Late Friday night/Saturday morning a worm invaded the Internet. This "slammer" worm caused a great deal of disruption, not only to businesses and ISPs, but also to some servers running online games.

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Now Available
11/22/2002
Would-be adventurers can now be the first to step foot in a new, drastically different Dereth as Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings is now appearing on store shelves throughout North America.

European Beta for Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Begins Today
11/20/2002
Players in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom will be able to test Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings in either English, French or German.

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Launch Event Gets Players Into the Game
11/18/2002
Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings will be released in North America on November 22

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Goes Gold
11/05/2002
The dynamic world of Dereth has been reborn, and players who first set foot on its soil will find a drastically different version of the world that they were used to in Asheron's Call.

Asheron’s Call 2 beta ends with a bang
11/05/2002
Michael Lafferty captures the final hours of the AC2 beta for us all to feel and enjoy his experience.

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings End-of-Beta Episode Begins October 31
10/30/2002
The world of Dereth is about to change ... again! Microsoft today announced a special end-of-beta episode which will begin tomorrow (October 31) and run through November 3.

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Portals into Stores November 22
10/29/2002
Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings will be released in North America on November 22,

Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Pre-Order Programs Begin Today at Select Retailers
10/18/2002
Scheduled for U.S. release this winter, Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings features a dynamic, evolving fantasy world that reacts to players' behavior and actions.

Official Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Site Now Live
09/04/2002
Visitors to the newly launched site will find information about the dynamic world in this next-generation MMORPG, including epic story-driven campaigns, three diverse kingdoms, fantastic creatures and a seamless world that is just waiting for heroes to rebuild it.

Chance to Win One of 1000 Asheron's Call 2 Fallen Kings Beta CDs
08/20/2002
Asheron's Call 2 has not yet entered the public open beta phase, but gamers may sign up now for an an early look at the first next-generation massively multiplayer roleplaying game.

Announcing the "Asheron's Call 2 Name That Monster Contest"
07/16/2002
Microsoft Game Studios and Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. today announced that "Asheron's Call 2" fans will have the chance to participate in the making of their next massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) through the "Asheron's Call 2 Name That Monster Contest."

Microsoft and Turbine Entertainment to Usher In Long-Anticipated Sequel To Popular Online World
02/27/2002
Microsoft and Turbine Entertainment to Usher In Long-Anticipated Sequel To Popular Online World