It happens sometimes; a really good game will slip through the cracks. There are a lot of reasons why this happens and I know you will have opinions, but I’m not here to talk about that.

I feel like Spellborn was one of those games. A solid MMORPG with a twitch combat interface that meant that player skill actually mattered in PvP. Most of those who played it enjoyed it. And it did pretty well in the reviews online. It was originally a subscription based game with servers in EU and North America, and is now in redevelopment to be converted to a F2P. Acclaim still has servers running the original version and that is why I’m writing this.

We felt like people missed out. They didn’t get to see what Spellborn was really like. And we are going to fix that.

Today, as you read this, Spellborn as it currently exists is now free to play. Keep in mind that there will be no upgrades and no patches. It has become in effect, an Action RPG with superior Multiplayer. The only thing it will cost you to play is the time it takes to download.

So play it.

Now because it is frozen in time, we will be creating events for the players and we will help support any players that want to make their own events.
And if you have thoughts on how we might make this version more enjoyable as we wait for the New free to play version, we are glad to listen.

David Historian DeWald
Community Manager
Acclaim Games Inc.
community@acclaim.com

Patch 1.0.4.2

The Chronicles of Spellborn team is working very hard and preparing the next Scroll to provide the most exciting gameplay experience to all the players! One of the main goals of the upcoming patch is to help and welcome the players in the Spellborn universe. The tutorial was one step but the developers were not really satisfied with the starting area and they decided to completely redesign it. An entire team was dedicated to this special and very important task in order to provide a better 'newbie' experience to the players!

Spellborn Developers are still working on it because they want to polish and make it fantastic and fun to play! However, Matthew Florianz, Audio Director, took gladly some time to write and explain their work on this new Hawksmouth's docks redesign and the content of the next Scroll!

Patch 1.0.4.2

Today we will deploy Patch 1.0.4.2 on all live servers. This patch will contain, amongst other things, several skill fixes and fixes on the class balance overall. The level cap for F2P players will be raised to level 9.9. The patch also contains several other quest, graphics and overall fixing to the game. Another issue concerning the receiving of ingame mails was also fixed with this update. Not enough? We also extended to the tutorial in some small parts, like the explanation on how to put skills on your skill deck.

The full patch notes can be found here: Patch 1.0.4.2

Join us for a Live Spellborn Webinar Wed, May 20th, 2009 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT Click to Register

Meet with the Acclaim Team behind Spellborn and get the latest news and information. We will be covering various aspects of the game and taking time to talk to you, about your thoughts, ideas and concerns with The Chronicles of Spellborn.

Talk Live With:
Howard Marks Acclaim CEO, David Perry Acclaim CCO, El Drijver Spellborn Lead Game Designer and other special guests.

RESERVE YOUR WEBINAR SEAT NOW AT:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/550055107

The patch 1.0.4 - "Scroll of Keys and Courage" will be deployed, Tuesday May 12th, 2009

The time has come to fight! Prepare your blades, skill decks, and your most beautiful armors. House Maul has opened the Arena for organized matches. You will be able to sign up in Hawksmouth or the Quarterstone Arena District, to battle in The Chronicles of Spellborn! Skirmish matches are open to anyone at any time; House Maul will make sure the fairest setup of gladiators will be placed opposite of each other.

The patch notes are available here: Patch notes 1.0.4

Join us for a Live Spellborn Webinar Thursday, May 14th, 2009 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT Click to Register

Meet with the Acclaim Team behind Spellborn and get the latest news and information. We will be covering various aspects of the game and taking time to talk to you, about your thoughts, ideas and concerns with The Chronicles of Spellborn.

Talk Live With:
Howard Marks Acclaim CEO, David Perry Acclaim CCO, El Drijver Spellborn Lead Game Designer and other special guests.

RESERVE YOUR WEBINAR SEAT NOW AT:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/212202907

The patch 1.0.4 - "Scroll of Keys and Courage" will be deployed, Tuesday May 12th, 2009

The time has come to fight! Prepare your blades, skill decks, and your most beautiful armors. House Maul has opened the Arena for organized matches. You will be able to sign up in Hawksmouth or the Quarterstone Arena District, to battle in The Chronicles of Spellborn! Skirmish matches are open to anyone at any time; House Maul will make sure the fairest setup of gladiators will be placed opposite of each other.

The patch notes are available here: Patch notes 1.0.4

Join us for a Live Spellborn Webinar Thursday, May 14th, 2009 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT Click to Register

Meet with the Acclaim Team behind Spellborn and get the latest news and information. We will be covering various aspects of the game and taking time to talk to you, about your thoughts, ideas and concerns with The Chronicles of Spellborn.

Talk Live With:
Howard Marks Acclaim CEO, David Perry Acclaim CCO, El Drijver Spellborn Lead Game Designer and other special guests.

RESERVE YOUR WEBINAR SEAT NOW AT:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/212202907

The official release for The Chronicles of Spellborn has been active for two weeks. We want to thank all the players for taking the time to play the game and participate in the community. If you signed up during the release promotion your free two week subscription may have already expired or is going to soon. We offer two purchase options for premium subscriptions, Credit Card & Acclaim Coins. You can purchase your premium subscription by clicking here.

If you are new to the game you can download and play the game for free. Click here to download the game.

In all regions, Spellborn will be a "Freemium" game, with a Free to Play zone and a required premium subscription service in order to access the full game past the Free to Play zone. The Spellborn game client is completely free to download, install and play.

We're working on many new and exciting things for The Chronicles of Spellborn, which include:

•  Patch Version 1.0.4
•  PvP Events
•  Guild Events
•  Continued Game Improvements

"Sure the world of Spellborn looks gorgeous, but what I love is that you live or die by your skill in combat, there's no safety in your level number, that's unique." Says David Perry Acclaims CCO.

For game updates check the community forums http://phpbb.acclaim.com/spellborn/ or follow the Spellborn twitter at http://twitter.com/tcos

Checkout the Spellborn Developer Blog on MMORPG, Click Here

Thanks Again,
Acclaim & Spellborn Team

The Closed Beta will not lie hidden for much longer, its coming very soon!
Sign Up for the Closed Beta Here, if you're already signed up we will notify you when its available.

For questions about TCoS, please visit the forums Here.
We have some exciting things coming soon including a new TCoS website & exclusive game content.

Vincent Leeuw, Content Designer for The Chronicles of Spellborn plays an Adept. He is Fame Level 9 and today he explains his Skill Deck.

The knack in becoming efficient in combat is to have an efficient Skill Deck. As combat is pretty hectic to start with (you need to walk, aim and 'fire' your Skills at the same time), you don't want to spend much time looking at your Combat Bar trying to figure out which Skill to use [...].
The key to efficiency is creating sequences.
 

You can check the forum where Vincent explains his Skills sequences and the reason why he chose such combination, and the, we invite you to post your own Skill Deck and explain it to the community!

Enjoy!

Happy New Year everyone !

We wish you all the best for this New Year ! Best wishes of luck, happiness, success in your studies and your career, all the best !

Merry Christmas to you all !

We hope you have been nice girls and boys so that Santa gives you many presents.

We, at the Spellborn HQ, are already celebrating Christmas with a wonderful Hoppies buffet and chilled Spellbornian Ale. Just before filling our bellies with this binary feast, we would like to offer you a new and exclusive Spellborn Artwork.

Click on the Read More button below to check it out!

Enjoy and again MERRY CHRISTMAS !

The Chronicles of Spellborn offers group content, but it also possible for the players to experience instances on their own.

One of these challenges is waiting on the fragment of The Athenaeum located in the tempestuous Deadspell Storm. Accessible at level 10 after players have successfully left the starting regions behind, one of their tasks will be to go to the Athenaeum to experience the unique solo instances available in the massive dungeon.

These instances are called the Consanguineous Vaults are ruled by the Veridan faction, the followers of the Oracle and its teachings.

The first Vault, called Vault of Foes, features enemies of ancient times, prisoner from the Undying Ice. After interacting with an NPC telling more about the purpose of the Vault and the lore behind the encounter, players will thaw the foes from the Ice and use their skills to defeat them.

Check  out the screenshots of this first Vault by clicking the "Read More" button! Enjoy!

Yesterday you discovered the Citadel of Ail thanks to a piece of Lore and gameplay and along with some artworks, but today, it's time to show you how the Citadel looks and feels in-game.

With this series of new screenshots, you will meet the Shunned, former inhabitants of the Green District, but you will also have a sneak peak at Chancellor Amsell, final boss of the Citadel, waiting for brave adventurers in the Debate Circle.

In addition, today is Patch 1.0.1 day! Many bugs have been fixed, and we invite you to check out the change-log in our forums!

Enjoy!

Today, we release the third installement of our "Road to Patch 1.0.1" series, this time dealing with one of instances of The Chronicles of Spellborn: the Citadel of Ail.

Formerly used as the Runite University and located in the former lush Green District of Quarterstone, many experiences have been carried out in this building. Sadly, one of them cause the demise of the University and worse, of the entire district.

We invite you to read on this new Lore and Gameplay article written for this occasion, in order to discover what you can expect as players when setting foot in the Citadel, but beware, the Shunned are waiting for you!