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In Case You Missed It - January 16-23 Edition

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 12:30 AM PST
Posted by Shri Krishna

MMORPG News

MMORPG News

Albion Online: Cover Art for Tie In Book Released

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 01:54 AM PST

The Albion Online team has released the cover art for the forthcoming tie-in novel that is set for release in February. Called "Landfall: The Tales of Albion", the novel is written by Peter Newman and novelizes the first steps that new players will take in the game as well as reveals information on factions, settings, infamous players and guilds already in game and much more.

Nosgoth: Silenced Cathedral Map Added

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 01:49 AM PST

Square Enix has announced that a new map has been added to Nosgoth. Called Silenced Cathedral, the map is designed to create a sense of claustrophobia and what devs call 'vertical warfare'. To show off the unique gameplay that Silenced Cathedral brings to the game, Square Enix has released a new video. See what you think and leave us your thoughts.

Shroud of the Avatar: New Poll - Offline Content Available in Offline Mode?

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 01:43 AM PST

The Shroud of the Avatar team is polling players about whether or not all Add-On Store items and Pledge Rewards should be included in the single player offline mode of the game. Players would be able to earn or craft these items in such a way as to make "increase the quality and the value of the basic game experience in single player offline mode".

Blade & Soul: Even MORE Servers Incoming

Posted: 23 Jan 2016 02:21 AM PST

The Blade & Soul team has posted on the official forum that a second round of servers will be deployed as all servers, including the most recently added, are full. Two more servers each for North America and Europe will be added and new hardware has been ordered proactively in case more are required.

General: Pathfinder Adventures Card Game Coming March 29th

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 01:20 PM PST

Obsidian Entertainment and Paizo, Inc. have announced that Pathfinder Adventures will be released on March 29th. PA is considered a "genre bending adventure card game" and will be released for both iPad and Android tablets.

Heroes of the Storm: In Development Shows Li-Ming, Xul & the Lunar Festival

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 01:15 PM PST

As we announced yesterday, the two newest characters coming to Heroes of the Storm are the D3 Wizard, Li-Ming, and the D2 Necromancer, Xul. In a new 'In Development' video, each hero's skins are shown as well as skins for other characters, new mounts and a bit about the forthcoming in-game event, Lunar Festival.

General: On Bringing Dragon's Dogma Online to the West

Posted: 21 Jan 2016 09:30 AM PST

This week our friend Christopher Coke is celebrating a new arrival in his family, so Bill Murphy is sitting in to talk about the week's RPG news. Also, he urges you all to play Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on the PC, so we might get the MMO version outside of Japan.

Forsaken World: UPDATE: Awakening Expansion Delayed

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 09:17 AM PST

Perfect World Entertainment has announced the release of the Awakening content expansion. Players will enjoy a higher level cap, new gear progression through the Elemental Relics System, new gear instances and a new map to explore.

Dragon Age: Inquisition: Lead Writer David Gaider Announces Departure from Bioware

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 09:11 AM PST

David Gaider, principal lead writer on the Dragon Age series and instrumental in the creation of one of the first openly gay characters in gaming, has announced his departure from Bioware after nearly two decades. Gaider started his career on the Baldur's Gate series, worked on Knights of the Old Republic all the way through the Dragon Age series.

City of Steam: Last Day of Service on January 31st

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 08:56 AM PST

One of the better browser ARPGs, City of Steam, is ending service on Sunday, January 31st. According to MMOGames, developer Mechanist Games had a rocky go of it after ending a publication partnership with R2Games.

Dragon of Legends: KickStarter Initiative Seeks to Raise $41k

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 08:41 AM PST

Dragon of Legends has announced the commencement of its KickStarter campaign to raise an estimated $41k for the online ARPG. The team describes it as an online 2D ARPG inspired by Celtic and Nordic mythology that will be released for PC, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices.

The Division: System Specs Revealed & Interactive Map

Posted: 22 Jan 2016 08:36 AM PST

With The Division's beta scheduled to begin next week, fans have been clamoring to learn the system specs, though with a wall of silence from Ubisoft on the official site. However, Russian Ubi community team members were not so hesitant and answered player queries into the subject.

Sword Coast Legends: Five Things We?d Like to See from Sword Coast Legends

Posted: 19 Jan 2016 06:11 PM PST

Sword Coast Legends (SCL) is one of those games that, if it grabs you, can keep you entertained for a good long while past what you might expect. It was greeted with a mostly rocky reception when it released (see Rob's review for reference), and was critiqued for a number of items that have led n-Space and Digital Extremes to provide free DLC updates moving forward.
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