Welcome to the August edition of the Gameforge Newsletter!
Metin2 is shining bright with new Diamond servers, NosTale welcomed players to its Summer Oasis and hosted a community meet-up at gamescom, but that’s far from all. AION Classic Update 5.0 launched, introducing a brand-new class: the Soul Hunter. OGame kicked off its Season of Exploration, and Elsword is inviting adventurers to discover a new region complete with uncharted dungeons. A mysterious celestial phenomenon visited 4Story, and sinister creatures rose from the ground in Gladiatus. Happy reading!
Metin2 (PC)
DIAMOND Servers and Summer Festival
On August 7, new DIAMOND servers opened their gates. Guilds can join one of seven areas, compete for control on a weekly basis, and — as area rulers — decide which buffs, bosses, and premium items are activated for their members. On top of that, the annual Summer Festival is turning up the heat: players from level 30 onwards can farm Ice Balls from all monsters and exchange them for attractive rewards.
NosTale (PC)
Summer Oasis & gamescom 2026 Meet & Greet
The Oasis awaits! The Summer Oasis server is online from August 19 to September 30, offering permanent boost events as well as additional weekend boosts to make progression faster and easier. Dedicated adventurers can complete special challenges on the Oasis server to earn exclusive items and titles. In addition, server-wide community challenges give all players the chance to work together for even better bonuses. At the end of the season, the server will be merged into the international Valehir server.
gamescom 2026
On Saturday, August 29, NosTale players also had the chance to meet the team behind the MMORPG in person at gamescom in Cologne. Community Manager Daveius and Community Manager Zenitsusan were both on hand for the occasion. Impressions from the meet-up will be featured in the next newsletter.
AION Classic (PC)
Update 5.0 with New Class and Four New Instances
On August 26, AION Classic received Update 5.0, introducing a brand-new class: the Soul Hunter. This agile melee class combines physical and magical attacks into a powerful combat style, wielding the exclusive Arcane Blade to deliver rapid combos and focused burst damage. In battle, the Soul Hunter builds up Soul Force, which can be unleashed for particularly powerful skills — equally suited for area-of-effect attacks against groups and for quickly taking down individual targets.
Alongside the new class, the update brings four new instances: Sunayaka’s Treasury, the Arena of Fate, the Secret of the Dice Trial, and Tiamat’s Sanctuary. New players can also look forward to the tutorial instance Land of Shadows, which offers a gentle introduction to the adventure and rewards players right away with enhanced starter equipment.
OGame (PC)
Season of Exploration
The universe holds countless secrets, and the Season of Exploration is the perfect opportunity to uncover them in the long-running browser MMO. Every new server launched on August 21 offers special seasonal achievements that reward curiosity and a drive for progress. Expeditions into the unknown, technological advancement, and tactical espionage are at the heart of this season.
The unique rewards — including avatars, planet skins, titles, and achievement points for the leaderboard — are exclusively available on the season server for a limited time, but will be accessible account-wide once the season ends.
Elsword(PC)
New Region Mirrordale, Dye System, and More
Elsword’s latest update brings a brand-new feature: the new Avatar Dye System allows players to recolor their avatar parts using special dye palettes, and the existing Hair Salon has been expanded into a full Dye Shop to make it happen.
At the same time, the new Mirrordale region is open for exploration, featuring four new dungeons packed with fresh challenges. Alongside all of this, a range of summer events were active, including a fishing event for El Resonance Points, a Master Artifact boost, and the popular Chance for a Class Change — all available until the end of August.
4Story(PC)
Perseids Event
A mysterious celestial phenomenon is currently taking place above Iberia. Just as in the real world, the Perseids are streaking across the virtual night sky this August.
To mark the occasion, Gameforge is running the Starfall Event through September 9. Players must collect stardust left behind by comets burning up in the atmosphere, then combine it with star shards to assemble new comets — which can be exchanged for galactic rewards.
Gladiatus (PC)
Rise of the Forgotten
August brought dark times to Gladiatus. From August 1to 27, the server-wide event “Rise of the Forgotten” took place. Sinister creatures rose from cracks in the earth, and players had to defeat them across four successive waves. What made it special: all players on a server worked together to overcome the waves, with each wave lasting at least four days. Rewards included valuable loot such as gold, experience, and honour, as well as an exclusive temporary costume.
