Today marks the launch of Act XIII: Chaos Reigns in Dungeon Fighter Online. Here's a rundown of the update's features:

• Altar of Infinity: Battle through 15 rounds of deranged monsters to earn various rewards. Any Dungeon Fighter who challenges the Altar of Infinity will have the chance to be selected by Chaos Agares to become the Chosen One, a title that will be bestowed upon the anointed ones each Friday at  5 p.m. PT.
• Mentorship System: The system allows players to be both a Mentor (higher level character) and an Apprentice (lower level character). By forming an Alliance, players can help each other out while developing their characters together.
• Second Chronicle Sets: Players can obtain these powerful items through Chronicles Quests, Dorothy’s Shop, and in King’s Road dungeons.
• Item Shop Update: Item Shop items can now be sorted by ascending/descending price.

Act XI: Wrath of Kazan is now live in Dungeon Fighter Online, and it introduces 11 new skills distributed among four primary classes in the game. The Berserker, a subclass of the Slayer, has received a significant power boost through the wrath of the dark Kazan, as well as two new skills.

In addition, the patch introduces the Character Link system that allows players level 60 and above to link with characters level 40 and below. When the two characters are linked, the lower level character receives 15 percent more EXP and gold drops.

Other Act XI features include an Account Vault and a new NPC that will fix players’ damaged items and sell valuable wares. More details can be found on the Act XI: Wrath of Kazan page.

Nexon has revealed the final details for Act X: Rebirth, the massive content update that's coming to Dungeon Fighter Online on June 29. This patch introduces the thief class, removes the Fatigue Point system, raises the level cap to 70, adds seven new dungeons, rebalances the exp curve for easier leveling, adds a Selectable Avatar System and renovates the Item Shop!

In celebration of the rebirth of Dungeon Fighter Online, Nexon is hosting numerous events and giving away a variety of prizes. Head over to the Act X: Rebirth page for more information.

Nexon is celebrating Dungeon Fighter Online's first anniversary by giving away permanent party hat and whistles and hosting a weekend event that will bost your exp, drops and stats. Here are the details:

• From June 9-19, head to the Dungeon Fighter Online site to redeem your hat and whistle. You can send both items to one character, or send them to two separate characters.
• The weekend event will be held on June 11-12 and June 18-19 from 3-5 p.m. PDT. Enjoy 3x EXP, 2x item drop rate and +50 to all stats!

While you celebrate Dungeon Fighter Online's anniversary, keep an eye out for more details on the upcoming Act X: Rebirth update that will add a new Thief class, remove Fatigue Points, raise the level cap to 70 and more.

Nexon just announced that the Thief class, along with her Rogue and Necromancer subclasses, will be coming to Dungeon Fighter Online this summer as part of the Act X: Rebirth update. The patch will also mark the removal of Fatigue Points from the game. They'll be replaced with Blitz Points, which will let you play for as long as you want and reward you with bonus exp.

More Act X: Rebirth details will be posted on the update's teaser site on June 1 and June 15. While you wait, you can watch the anime Thief introduction video below.

Act VIII: Under Siege now available for Dungeon Fighter Online, which means it's time to defend Arad. Monsters will be invading the town every Thursday and Saturday at 5 p.m. PDT through May 11, and it's up to players to collect Guardian Shields and protect Arad from the horde of enemies. Also, the Goldin Goblin will be appearing in Arad's dungeons every Saturday and Sunday from 3-5 p.m. PDT during the event.

In addition to the event, Act VIII adds professions and the NPC Friendship System to the game. At the level 60 cap, players can learn Alchemy, Enchanting, Disassembly and Animation. As for the Friendship System, it will prompt players to give gifts to NPCs to receive various gifts.

Nexon America has just released a new update for Dungeon Fighter called Act V: The Reckoning. The update features an overhaul to the Priest class. Priests will look completely different, have new default abilities, and will see new skills and awakenings added to the three Priest sublasses.

There have also been new quests added as well as a change in the difficulty of some early level quests to make the challenges more accessible.

There will also be several events in-game from October 13 to November 3 to highlight the new Priest class. Players will get rewards for partying with a Monk, Crusader or Exorcist, creating a new character, and more.

I know this can get a little bit confusing since Dungeon Fighter Online went into "open beta commercial release" a few months back, but it seems as though this time, it's official! That's right, Nexon's adrenaline-packed side-scrolling beat-'em-up is now officially out of beta and has now hit official launch status! With this announcement comes a whole month of events for DFO fans and the introduction of the awesome female gunner class. For all players level 30 and above, you will be receiving a "Lethe's Bell," which is good for one free complete skill reset - just make sure to take it out of your mailbox within 7 days, or it will be gone for good!

As well, any player who creates a female gunner during the event period will receive one "Kiri's Gift Box," which includes ten Empyrean Soda's (which recover 10% of your HP and MP), a random rare weapon and a Conqueror or Tactician's Contract. As well, all female gunners who hit level 30 by June 29th will also receive a Lethe's Bell for resetting their skills.

Finally, with the official launch of DFO comes the final batch of awakenings for the Soul Reaper, the Machinist and the Hellcat! Players who can get their awakenings before June 29th will receive an awesome title, and for players who party with Soul Reapers, Machinists or Hellcats, they'll receive an experience bonus of +10% for a party of 2, and +20% for a party of 3 or 4. So get leveling!

Probably one of the biggest pet peeves of most Dungeon Fighter Online players is the fact that, unless you become an active participant on the forums, joining a community in DFO is somewhat difficult. Sure, the game has a friend list and the ability to party up with other players (up to four), but for many players who just go through DFO solo, the loneliness can really make you... lonely.

Anyways, all of that is about to change on April 28th! With the introduction of the Guild System Update, players will be able to create their own in-game communities, with some neat little benefits thrown in! You see, by joining guilds, players will be able to level up their guilds and earn some great bonuses, like a stat bonus at level 2 and 4, or EXP bonuses at level 2, 3 and 5. As well, Nexon looks like they're really supporting their newbies in DFO, as Guilds gain EXP from every Fatigue Point spent, with a bonus given to players under level 30 (the lower level you are, the more EXP you get!). So get your friends together, it's time to Guild it up!

In Dungeon Fighter Online's latest update, they've introduced new "awakening" job advances for Grapplers, Rangers, Blade Masters and Summoners over the level of 48. Players who meet the pre-requisite level will need to advance through a series of Awakening quests in order to achieve their new advancement, and with each awakening comes a new "awakened" ability and passive for the player.

In addition to adding these four new awakenings for players, the DFO team is also launching some special events to commemorate it. Right now, any player that creates a new class in DFO will receive 10 Life Tokens instead of the customary 5, and upon advancing to their new subclass (at 18), players will be receive a congratulatory gift box, which contains 15 Remy's Touch and 10 Mana-Aids. As well, anybody who enters a dungeon with one of the four classes that received awakenings (Blade Master, Grappler, Ranger and Summoner) will receive a bonus of +10% experience for parties of two and a bonus of +20% experience for parties of three and above. Finally, anyone who completes their Awakening quest will also receive an exclusive title which grants +100 HP, +100 and a +10% movement speed bonus in town, as well as be entered into a random draw to win a "Kaleido Box," which shuffles and adds new stats to a pre-existing item.

All in all, it looks like a good month for DFO players, and congratulations to all of the new Grand Masters, Dervishes, Desperados and Gaias who have "awakened" beyond their normal classes!