Mabinogi

Nexon has announced that the second Mabinogi Shakespeare update will be Romeo & Juliet. With Hamlet under their belt, the team is bringing to life the star-crossed lovers from the most well known Shakespeare tale. The update is coming on April 27. Players will get the chance to:

• Relive the famous Romeo & Juliet storyline
• Join friends on your very own Homestead Farm
• Joust your way to victory with new Lance Weapon
• Participate in the Masquerade Ball
• Blaze into battle on the Fire Horse.

Check out 3 new videos highlighting the star-crossed lovers, new Homestead Farm, and new Lance Weapon after the jump!

Have an idea for a game but don't know what to do with it? Nexon has announced The Nexon Initiative, a program deisgned to promote the development of great game ideas. Anyone interested can submit their game and receive up to $1,000,000 in development funds, and land a publishing deal with Nexon.

Just head on over to the Nexon site for more details on how to enter. Currently the company is looking for online PC games that are widely accessible, have broad, universal appeal and encourage community interaction. As such, we are looking for online games on the PC (web or client) that have potential of being (or is designed to be) cross-platform.

The submission deadline is April 30, 2011. So get your idea out there today for your chance at $1,000,000!

Nexon has announced that the world of Mabinogi will be adding a touch of Shakespeare in the way of upcoming content updates. Players will be treated to new Shakespearean content, the first of which will be Hamlet. There will be all new Theatre Missions as well as the addition of a Destiny system. Players can look forward to new skills, updates to Shadow Missions and an item upgrade system as part of this update, which is due out later this month.

Nexon has released a teaser trailer as well as a video of the famous "to be or not to be" scene as done by Mabinogi. Both videos can be viewed after the jump.

Mabinogi is teaming up with The Starlight Children's Foundation to help children suffering from serious ailments. Players can purchase a special in-game item called the Starlight Scepter knowing that 50% of the proceeds will go directly to Starlight.

In addition, Mabinoji is donating 35% of each sale of the Mabinoji Soundtrack on iTunes.

The Starlight Children's Foundation mission is in helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. So pick up a scepter while in-game and everytime you see it glowing, know that a child's life has been helped by your purchase.

Mabinogi's latest update, "The Goddess of Light," has just been released, and fans will be happy with the new city, Tara, the capital city of the Aliech Kingdom. Specifically with this update comes some new abilities for players to use, and, of course, with the introduction of a new city comes all of those neat activities to keep players busy. Jousting, for example, will be making its debut, as well as the fun-filled Tara Fashion Contest and... Wine making? That's right, players will be able to make wine and if their wine is just right (keep that acidity low and that freshness high!), they might just grow to become the greatest wine baron of all time!

Finally, with this update also comes a new Auction House in Tara for players to bid against each other for rare items, as well as some cash shop items in the form of Arabian Nights themed costumes and a flying magic carpet. Check it all out at the Mabinogi website!