Thursday, July 3, 2008 — We've teamed up with MMORPG to give away two 1GB VisionTek Radeon HD3870 X2 video cards, two iPod Nanos and more. You will need to create an MMORPG account to enter, but it's free (like Exteel).
Monday, June 30, 2008 — The first part of our Exteel fictional backstory is now online at GameZone.
Friday, June 27, 2008 — The listings for Top Clans and Top Players is now online. These ranking lists will update every 24 hours (early in the morning).
Thursday, June 26, 2008 — Ten Ton Hammer's first impressions of Exteel are now online and they're pretty good!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 — The June 25 Exteel server maintenance will include the content update (upated patch notes) for this month, which features Clan Mode and other goodies. The maintenance period will start at 10AM CDT (3PM GMT) and is scheduled to last three hours. The clan functions on the website will also be added, but note they are considered to be in "beta" testing.
Monday, June 23, 2008 — During the Wednesday server maintenance period this week we will be pushing the new Clan Mode update to the live servers. Now read on for the patch notes!
Friday, June 20, 2008 — Our newest Exteel dev diary is now on GameZone, where we discuss the Boomrocker Mechanaught, Defrosted Summit and more. It's available here.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 — The June 18 Exteel server maintenance will include a small patch to fix some issues as well as attend to some back-end work needed for future updates. The maintenance period will start at 10AM CDT (3PM GMT) and is scheduled to last three hours.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 — Our newest Exteel dev diary talks about the Trooper mechanaught, Last Stand mode, and more! You can read all about it at MMORPG.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 — The weekly server maintenance window will be moving from Tuesday to Wednesday, starting this week. Server maintenance will take place at 10AM CDT (3PM GMT).
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 — The rosters and Round One match-ups for the Unofficial Full Metal Mayhem Tournament is now complete!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 — The live Exteel servers will be going down at 10:00AM CDT (3PM GMT) briefly today to apply a fix to the chat system. The downtime should last not longer than fifteen minutes.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 — The May 20 Exteel server maintenance will include a new content update patch. Update: The maintenance period for today will start at 3PM CDT (8PM GMT), not at the usual 1PM time, and should last between 30-60 minutes. Read on for the patch notes!
Monday, May 19, 2008 — Are you a team leader looking to fill out your Unofficial Full Metal Mayhem Tournament roster with a few new faces? Or maybe you're a freelancer looking to join any team that'll have 'em. Now's the chance, just visit this forum thread and make yourself known!
Friday, May 16, 2008 — We're kicking off the Unofficial Full Metal Mayhem Tournament and we're inviting you to participate!
Sunday, May 11, 2008 — IGN is currently carrying the exclusive new Exteel gameplay trailer, available in a variety of formats. You can grab it here.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 — Exteel players will now be able to purchase NCcoin with our 15-, 30- and 60-day PlayNC Game Time Cards (GTCs). These cards are generally available at Best Buy, GameStop, EB Canada and Amazon, as well as other outlets that sell NCsoft products. When you go to purchase NCcoin in your Account Management page an option will now show up to redeem a GTC code.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 — Today's Exteel server maintenance downtime period will start at 1PM CDT (6PM GMT) and last between 30-60 minutes. There won't be any new changes this week except for some backend stuff that needs updating.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 — One of our Exteel players, "Ripper_mcgee", has created a neat customizable news widget, which you can put on your Facebook page, blog, etc. and pull from our news feed. Grab it here.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 — The April 15 Exteel server maintenance will feature a brand new content patch. The servers will go offline at 1PM CDT (6PM GMT) and the downtime will last between 30-60 minutes. Read on for the new stuff!
Thursday, April 10, 2008 — We wanted to give everyone a sneak peak at this month's content update, which we hope will be coming to Exteel shortly after testing. We have a nice selection of goodies in store, including two new Mechanaughts, an expanded selection of CTF maps, and more.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 — Though Exteel usually doesn't match MMORPG's criteria for coverage, they did publish a a nice feature further describing certain aspects of the game: the Mekhi Mechanaught, Territory Control, Capture the Flag, and a sampling of weapons. You can check it out here.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 — GameZone today features a new article about Exteel that's mostly geared towards new players, featuring discussion regarding how to get started, the benefits of running through the tutorials, and more. You can read about it here.
Monday, March 24, 2008 — The March 25 edition of the weekly 1PM CDT (6PM GMT) Exteel server maintenance downtime period will feature some changes to the game. All CTF matches will now last ten minutes long and flag carrier penalties for movement speed and boosted movement speed will be removed (the EN penalty will still be in place).
Thursday, March 20, 2008 — Ever wonder what goes in to the bonus you get every Tuesday from your week's worth of Last Stand matches? We have an explanation in the forums to help you figure it all out.
Friday, March 7, 2008 — Over the next few months we'll be doing a series of promotional Exteel videos, and IGN exclusively has the first one, centering on the venerable Pinkett. Check it out!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 — We'll be taking down Exteel at 1PM CST (7PM GMT) for server maintenance and to apply a brand new patch. Capture the Flag (CTF) mode and a bunch of other goodies will be introduced. Update: The patch is live! Read on for the patch notes.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 — Ready for the patch? We've got some new goodies for you, including a look at the two new Mechanaughts we're adding, as well as some Capture the Flag (CTF) tips. We'll be really looking for your input on CTF.
Monday, March 3, 2008 — One of the things coming in the next patch will be a set of twelve new skills, eleven of which are in the more powerful "Superior" category. Click here to learn more about them.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 — No, there wasn't a patch today unfortunately, but we do have some screenshots of the two new maps that will accompany it: Strato Field and Master Road.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 — Interested in learning a bit more about the upcoming Capture the Flag (CTF) mode in Exteel? We've got the lowdown for you including brand new screenshots in this CTF Guide. Note: Since CTF mode is still in testing, gameplay details may change at any time before it goes live.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 — If you're a Windows Vista user and have an NVIDIA video card, please be sure you have the very latest Forceware drivers installed. We have noticed issues, specifically with the 8800 GTX series and slightly older drivers, but it's always good practice to keep your drivers up to date anyway.
Monday, February 18, 2008 — Got a Facebook account? If so, why not connect with other Exteel players and friends in a more social setting? If not, go sign up today and get connected. It's free (like Exteel).
Friday, February 8, 2008 — GameZone has recently published a preview of Exteel, concluding with: "Exteel is an enjoyable bit of player-versus-player fun." You can read the preview here.
Friday, February 1, 2008 — We will be bringing Exteel offline for a quick patch, starting at 1:00PM CST (7:00PM GMT) on Friday, February 1. Downtime should be extremely brief, and afterwards players should be able to connect via the PlayNC Launcher and download the client patch. Some bugs regarding in-game ads and a GameGuard issue have been fixed.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 — For Tuesday's server maintenance we'll be taking down Exteel at 1PM CST (7PM GMT) to apply the new patch. Update: The server is now online. Read on for the patch notes (and known issues).
Thursday, January 24, 2008 — Exteel has gained an "Honorable Mention" in WarCry's 2007 Editors' Choice Awards for Best Imported Game, saying, "If you're a fan of John Woo, giant anime robots and intense PvP, then Exteel is a game you should definitely be checking out." You can read more about it here.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 — Here are some things we are working on to implement with the next major Exteel patch, currently due to go live on January 29: a new map (Face Off), two new Mechanaught sets (one credit based, one NCcoin based), adjustments to Territory Control rewards, all sorts of weapon balance changes, a SD (super-deformed) gameplay option, and in-game ads, among other things. We'll have more information when we get close to patch day.
Thursday, January 17, 2008 — GameDaily has just posted their review of Exteel, giving our online mech-combat game a rating of 7 and stating, "Exteel has more in common with the Unreal Tournament games than it does World of Warcraft." You can read the full-length review here.
Monday, December 24, 2007 — The Exteel servers will be going down for maintenance at 1:00PM CST (7:00PM GMT) Tuesday, December 25, for about thirty minutes to continue work on alleviating some recent issues.
Saturday, December 22, 2007 — The Exteel servers will be going down for maintenance at 12:30PM CST for thirty minutes of downtime, after which we hope the issue with the servers being full will be solved.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 — Today's server maintenance at 1PM CST (7PM GMT) will add four new maps to Exteel (Trident Way, Defrosted Summit, Dreadnaught, V Hill) and a "Create Account" button has been added to the in-game log-in page that'll take you directly to game account creation.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 — We've also just put up seven new images of the four new maps in the Screenshot Gallery.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 — Exteel is now live and out of the testing phase. A big thanks to everyone who participated in the various stages of the closed and open beta tests. With the launch of Exteel we've updated the game with all sorts of new goodies and activated our micro-payment transaction system NCcoin. For the open beta testers, remember that there is no database wipe, so you still keep all of your game account info.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 — Here are the patch notes for the Live update of Exteel:
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 — Just as a note, we'll be scheduling server maintenance on a regular basis for Tuesdays at 1PM CST (7PM GMT). Today's maintenance included a level restriction option for room creation (with four choices: levels 1-4, 1-14, 1-24, and all) and battles can now be sorted by room level.
Thursday, November 15, 2007 — Exteel is now in Open Beta. You can easily create an account and play by clicking here. After you do that, you can download & install the client on our FTP site here. What are you waiting for?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 — We've had a slight change of plans with the Open Beta. We're moving the Open Beta date back one day to November 15 at 2PM CST (7PM GMT); however, Closed Beta participants will be able to get a head start on November 14 following a database wipe (the only one we'll have before launch), and they'll be able to receive a special "Thank you" gift as well. Check the forums for all the details.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 — We're entering the last big phase of the Exteel beta test, and that means one thing: Open Beta! Starting on November 14 at 2PM CST (8PM GMT) we'll be letting in people by the droves and the NDA will be lifted. Check back here for more info when Open Beta arrives.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 — Want to take part in the new Exteel beta program? You can sign up for it right here.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 — Don't worry if the message boards have suddenly vanished—we've completed a message board wipe as we are getting everything prepared for the Exteel Beta. Yes, we'll be going into closed beta again before we head into open beta. Due to some back-end changes all game accounts have also been wiped, so everything will be clean and new.
Monday, January 29, 2007 — We've announced that we're shutting down the closed beta as of January 31 at 10:00AM CST in anticipation of the open beta, which we will release in a few weeks. Please check out the forum for more details on what's...
Thursday, November 16, 2006 — We are thrilled to announce that we have reached another milestone for Exteel. Closed Beta has just begun, and with it comes several key updates to the web site. You’ll get an idea of how the game is played, see...
Thursday, July 27, 2006 — The online magazine FiringSquad got the chance to ask questions to Team Beam game designer Sang-In Lee about Exteel. Read the in-depth interview here....
Friday, May 26, 2006 — Jae Hwan Kim, the Producer of PlayNC was at E3. E3 2006 was an exciting time for Exteel. We had 12 machines on the show floor with playable versions where people could just step up and start firing away. The...
Thursday, May 11, 2006 — NCsoft’s second ever player gathering is this Saturday, May 13 at Orange County’s Howie’s Game Shack. The guest list is almost full – this is your last chance to reserve a spot. We are only accepting RSVPs until Friday 5:00...
Monday, May 8, 2006 — Exteel will be featured at this year’s E3, with a brand new trailer and up-to-date information about game play. If you aren’t able to make the show, check the newly launched Exteel website for updates....
Monday, May 8, 2006 — PlayNC has a new look! Check out the re-designed PlayNC.com to keep up with the news from all NCsoft games, learn more about our current line-up, and get your first look at upcoming titles now in development. Stay tuned to...
Monday, May 8, 2006 — Come out to our second ever player gathering in Orange County to meet some of the key developers and NCsoft Community Relations representatives from your favorite NCsoft games! Join the fun at Orange County’s Howie’s Game Shack on Saturday, May...