Who you can recruit depends on the fantasy class of your hero. In Kingdom Under Fire II you begin as a mercenary hero that, through battles, gains power and takes on troops of his or her own. Apparently the budget is over $20 million "already". Once promised for the end of 2009, Kingdom Under Fire II - co-developed by studios Blueside and Phantagram - represents Blueside's most expensive project to date. There's also a closed beta planned for Korea this winter, and an open beta to follow in summer 2011. When Kingdom Under Fire II does eventually launch, Korea will play first. "We are discussing some publishers today and maybe at the end of this year the publishers will be set - for European territories, too," Sejung Kim said. Mind you, a publisher hasn't come forward for either territory yet. In Korea the PC version will launch before the console game, but in Europe they're likely to appear together. "Although we haven't set a publishing model for Xbox 360 yet we have already developed Xbox 360 basic, so development has already been started and it will be finished as of next year." Kim told us the KUFII engine was finished and we could see a demo of the Xbox 360 version running "next spring" if we could get ourselves out to Korea. It's "because 360 has its own policy with Xbox Live that is different from internet", producer Hiromichi Tanaka said. The problem isn't isolated even Square Enix - the only company to bring an MMO successfully to Xbox 360 in Final Fantasy XI - has hit a Microsoft policy roadbloack with Final Fantasy XIV Online. Cryptic finally gave up on its working console version of Champions Online in March this year. Kim's comments echo what former Champions Online producer Craig Zinkievich told Eurogamer last October, that " the business part of bringing MMOs to consoles has been really sticky". "That's why we are still discussing our billing policy," she added, "and we're asking for some changes from Microsoft." "The problem is very strict, and it's not easy to change it. That's why Microsoft wants to have Kingdom Under Fire II. It's very difficult not to develop a version of KUFII on Xbox 360. However, co-developer Blueside CEO Sejung Kim offered reassurance: "We have developed the Kingdom Under Fire series on Xbox 360 and we have a fanbase there. "We actually have completed the system, but because of the policy, we felt that if we kept developing the PC version would have come out too late." "Our initial plan was we wanted to develop the console version first - the Xbox 360 version," KUFII game director Sang Youn-Lee told us. Why? The same reason Champions Online struggled on console: the closed Xbox Live platform. Blueside and Phantagram told Eurogamer last year that Xbox Live red-tape was a proving to be a frustrating obstacle.MMO Kingdom Under Fire II works on Xbox 360 but still won't be released until - at the earliest - Christmas 2011, Eurogamer can reveal. It appears the Xbox 360 version of Kingdom Under Fire II has stalled. It's an ambitious premise, and the most expensive game Blueside and co-developer Phantagram have ever made - the bill already exceeds $20 million. Will you follow the traditional path all the way up to ruler of a kingdom, or will you turn mercenary and rent-out the most feared fighting force around? The size and power of your army depends on your power, among other things. In Kingdom Under Fire II, your hero leads other NPC troops into battle. The full game, release TBA, will offer an impressive 18 classes. Three three classes, plus two more, will be available during the Korean PC beta of Kingdom Under Fire II, planned for later this year. He also flexes an armoured gauntlet weapon and can summon fire. A Berserker wears layers of exoskeleton armour and brandishes an enormous bastard sword. The Berserker is a hulking Encablossian, a volatile ball of power that's best used away from friendly troops. He can eventually equip protective full plate armour. He carries a long sword - often a bastard sword - as well as a shortened rifle. The Gunslinger is a male human and an inventive, risk-taking warrior. She wields a sword, a double-ended sword and a wand. She's fast and agile, and can call upon ice magic to debilitate her foes. The Spellsword is represented by a female Dark Elf, a Kim Kardashian of the battlefield. They are Berserker, Gunsligner and Spellsword. The first three player classes of PC and PS3 MMO Kingdom Under Fire II have been revealed.
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