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World of Warcraft: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to WoD

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 03:26 PM PDT

Ten Reasons to Look Forward to WoD

I'm not really sure what sparked me to create a list for this week's column. It probably had to do with all the David Letterman I watched last week, which is something I also never really do, but they had the Foo Fighters on all week as their house musical guests and had some tremendous performances. I've also been on a bit of a World of Warcraft kick since I logged back in last week to check out patch 6.0.2.

Shroud of the Avatar: Steam Early Access to Begin November 24th

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 03:50 AM PDT

Steam Early Access to Begin November 24th

Portalarium has announced that Steam Early Access for Shroud of the Avatar will begin on November 24th. Early Access patrons will have an opportunity to help test the build that, with tweaks and fixes, will become the Steam EA build in November.

Dungeon Fighter Online: Building to Beta

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 03:36 AM PDT

Building to Beta

The Dungeon Fighter Online team has let us know that it is running a special Facebook promotion to raise 'likes' to 30,000 by the end of the month. If reaching the goal, fans will be awarded a special avatar when the beta goes live in March 2015.

Swordsman: Expanding into the Gilded Wasteland

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:32 AM PDT

Expanding into the Gilded Wasteland

Gilded Wasteland is a new expansion launching tomorrow for free-to-play wuxia MMO, Swordsman. Perfect World Entertainment recently treated us to a demo tour of the new additions players can expect to find when it launches.

EVE Online: Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 03:03 PM PDT

Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

The EVE Online Fanfest held last weekend in Las Vegas contained surprises for longtime players and fans alike when it was announced that EVE will be moving in new directions to support more sandbox like play. Starting with the next two updates, Phoebe and Rhea (November and December respectively), the game will be showing off new changes and herald 'drastic' changes coming to EVE in 2015.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revanite Lore Revealed

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 02:10 PM PDT

Revanite Lore Revealed

A new in-character lore post has cropped up on the Star Wars: The Old Republic site that gives players some background information about the Revanites and how they came into their current state of existence. Revan and his followers will feature prominently in the forthcoming Shadow of Revan expansion set to be released before the end of the year.

ArcheAge: Players Purchasing Gold May See a Reduction in Wallet Size

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:24 PM PDT

Players Purchasing Gold May See a Reduction in Wallet Size

Trion has launched the warning that those ArcheAge players who have purchased gold via gold sellers may see the currency removed from their wallets as part of the company's efforts to clean up the 'dark side' of the game.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes: Three Things Developers Can Learn from Vanguard

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:40 PM PDT

Three Things Developers Can Learn from Vanguard

A few columns ago, I offered an analysis of Vanguard after its sunsetting by Sony Online Entertainment. I presented my case that the game could be considered a success in its presentation of an amazing open world, three "spheres" of gameplay, and a plethora of races and classes. I also touched upon how Vanguard's bug-ridden launch, lack of features to justify its long-standing subscription, and inconsistent leadership led to its inevitable demise.

Rift: Nightmare Tide Launches with New Trailer

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:20 PM PDT

Nightmare Tide Launches with New Trailer

The latest Rift expansion has launched as of today. To celebrate the Nightmare Tide release, Trion has sent out a brand new trailer. Check it out!

The Banner Saga: A Gorgeous Handcrafted Game

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:31 PM PDT

A Gorgeous Handcrafted Game

The Banner Saga began its life as a Kickstarter created by Stoic, a new company founded by former employees of Bioware Austin. That lineage is unsurprising; The Banner Saga is a story-driven, branching dialogue tactical RPG in the great Bioware tradition. Stoic has mentioned in Kickstarter updates that the Android release is imminent, but for the time being we took the opportunity to review the iOS version and evaluate what kind of fit this already critically successful RPG is on mobile devices.

F.E.A.R. Online: Steam Launch is a Go

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:06 AM PDT

Steam Launch is a Go

Aeria Games has let us know that F.E.A.R. Online is now available for worldwide release via the Steam games platform. With the approach of Halloween, the time is just right for a horror-themed game.

Elder Scrolls Online: Crafting Writs - A Reason to Log In Every Day

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 05:18 PM PDT

Crafting Writs - A Reason to Log In Every Day

One thing that has always bugged me about The Elder Scrolls Online was the lack of a need to login to do something. As much as it bugs me to admit this, World of Warcraft did it right with dailies. Dailies give an additional reason to login every day, and give another avenue for players to feel like they are progressing. At least they had that in WoW, no so much ESO. However patch 1.5 is trying to change that.
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