Dragonica Online

The New Origin expansion is now live in the European version of Dragonica, bringing with it the new playable Drakan race, new dungeons, mounts, a fellowship party system for up to eight players, a level cap raise to 80, user interface updates and more.

Players can unlock the Drakan race by reaching level 20 with any character. The two new Drakan classes - Shaman and Amazonian - can then be played all the way up to the new level 80 cap.

For more details on the New Origin expansion, check out the patch notes.

The European version of Dragonica will receive its biggest content update yet when the New Origin expansion launches in September. Here's what you can expect to find in the expansion:

"New Origin will see the introduction of a new race for Dragonica players – the first to be added since the game’s official launch. This new race will arrive with an entirely new player class, which possesses skills specialising in summoning and other magical attributes, differing significantly from classes currently available. This new, unique class can summon monsters in order to help them during battles or fire at the player’s opponents from the ground or the air, and will only be available to players at level 20. Another class for the new race is due to be announced soon.

Furthermore, mountable pets will be obtainable with the launch of New Origin. This brand new system will allow players to use their pets as mounts and deploy them in battles. Both familiar looking pets and new ones will be available, with something to suit every type of hero. The previously anticipated Production System has been delayed and will not be updated with this expansion due to unanticipated balancing issues."

Starting today, players who log into Dragonica Online will be eligible to win €10,000 worth of prizes, including an Alienware laptop, three XPS Dell PCs, wireless keyboards, headsets and mice, along with lots of gPotato merchandise and in-game prizes such as EXP Potions. Here are the details:

"The very best prizes will be available for everyone who log's in for one hour on 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 days. These days do not need to be consecutive, and the rewards will get bigger and better the more days your  logged in. But watch out: logging in for 48 hours straight will count as one day’s activity, so you need to make sure to log out after each session to register correctly. Everyone who logs in at least for one hour for 30 out of the 60 days the competition is running for will automatically be entered into the draw to win real-world prizes."

The event ends on May 16 and players must be level 20 or higher to participate. For more details, check out the official announcement.

Gala Networks Europe has announced that Dragonic Online's "Awakening the Ice Dragon" expansion is set to launch tomorrow, Feb. 15. The update will raise the level cap to 75 and open up the continent of Pagosia for players to explore.

High level players will be able to take take on new monsters and challenges from levels 62-75, while low level players can try out three new dungeons. The expansion also introduces the Strategic Defence Mode, in which players must defend their core from invading monsters that follow paths around a specific route. Players can fight the monsters directly or build defensive structures to repel their enemies.

To catch a glimpse of the expansion in action, check out some new screenshots in our Dragonica Online gallery.

Gala Networks Europe is excited to announce the gPotato.eu portal has passed a landmark with six million players across its English, French, German, Italian, Polish and Turkish portals.

CEO of Gala Networks Europe Hyun Hur said:

"Reaching six million registered users is a huge achievement for Gala Networks Europe, as we pride ourselves on running a select group of high-quality online games that create loyal user bases."

To celebrate this landmark, a number of in-game events will be taking place across a range of titles in the portal’s portfolio. Check out the full list of events after the jump!