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Crowfall: Ralph Koster Joins the Team & Economy/Crafting Revealed

Posted: 22 Jan 2015 07:23 AM PST

Ralph Koster Joins the Team & Economy/Crafting Revealed

The Crowfall team has grown by one with today's announcement of the ongoing collaboration with renowned MMO designer Ralph Koster. According to a new post on the Crowfall forum, Mr. Koster has been working with the team on the crafting system and other features. In addition to this big news, the forum post goes into more detail about the game's universe and delves into some of the first meaty information about crafting and economy in Crowfall.

Crowfall: Building Upon Star Wars Galaxies' Crafting

Posted: 22 Jan 2015 01:36 AM PST

Building Upon Star Wars Galaxies

Crowfall has some mighty lofty goals for itself. The new MMORPG being made in Austin and helmed by Todd Coleman and Gordon Walton seeks to make the sandbox MMO something great again. And they've enlisted the help of some serious talent to do so: namely Thomas "Blixtev" Blair and Raph Koster. Today, we learn all about Blixtev's design for the crafting in Crowfall to build upon the near perfection that was Star Wars Galaxies.

Guild Wars 2: PAX South Presentation & Double XP Weekend

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:49 PM PST

PAX South Presentation & Double XP Weekend

ArenaNet has big plans for PAX South with a special presentation hosted by Jennifer Hale that will surely shed some light on the expected Guild Wars 2 expansion announcement. The event is to take place on Saturday, January 24th at 8:30 a.m. PST / 11:30 p.m. EST and will feature studio president and co-founder Mike O'Brien and game director Colin Johanson.

General: Nosgoth: Open Beta Kicks Off with a New Class Trailer

Posted: 22 Jan 2015 05:45 AM PST

Nosgoth: Open Beta Kicks Off with a New Class Trailer

The Nosgoth open beta has begun and the team behind the game has released a new trailer to introduce potential players to the character classes to be found. In addition, this weekend features double XP for intrepid players and the team will be taking to Twitch.tv on Friday, January 23rd to stream the game live.

General: Bionic Marine Command Online Heads to Greenlight

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:56 PM PST

Bionic Marine Command Online Heads to Greenlight

BMCO, also known as Bionic Marine Command Online, has been selected for the Steam Greenlight campaign. Fans of the fantasy steampunk genres will want to check it out as the game is described as a mash up of several different game types.

Marvel Heroes 2015: Winter Soldier Slides Into Game Later in January

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:52 PM PST

Winter Soldier Slides Into Game Later in January

Gazillion Entertainment has announced that Winter Soldier will be breezing into Marvel Heroes 2015 later this month and is already available for preorder via the game's official site. David Hayter, best known as Solid Snake in Metal Gear, will provide the voice overs for Winter Soldier.

H1Z1: SOE’s H1Z1 and the Self-Inflicted Wound

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 01:26 AM PST

SOE

If SOE had simply said, "Hey. We've got this really cool feature in airdrops. These are our plans. What do you think?" the message it eventually got would have been loud and clear and the crisis would have been averted.

General: The MMOs TGN is Dying For in 2015

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 12:05 PM PST

The MMOs TGN is Dying For in 2015

The start of 2015 ushers in a new year of eagerly-anticipated releases. Finally, finally, finally we might get our hands on some of the biggest MMO games we've been holding out for since they were first announced so very long ago. So much is on the horizon, but we've whittled down our list to a Top Three of titles that we think will be the game-changers this year.

Forsaken World: Freedom Falls Expansion to Launch February 4th

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 09:50 AM PST

Freedom Falls Expansion to Launch February 4th

Perfect World has announced that the next expansion for Forsaken World will officially launch on February 4th. Called "Freedom Falls", the expansion will bring a new race and class into the game, as well as significant improvements to the player experience according to press information.

General: MMORPG.com and TGN Join Forces!

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST

MMORPG.com and TGN Join Forces!

MMORPG.com and TGN Army have joined ranks! That's right, TGN has broken further into the MMORPG world and is prepared to take you to Guild Legend status in 2015! We felt the time was now for us to band together as gamers keep turning their eyes more and more to YouTube for the latest gameplays, tutorials and updates. We'll be working with MMORPG to keep you on the pulse of what's breaking in MMOs across online video.

Star Citizen: Target Release Timeline Unveiled

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 08:46 AM PST

Target Release Timeline Unveiled

During last night's BAFTA ceremony, Star Citizen's Chris Roberts revealed the target timeline for each of the game's components to be released. Star Citizen is a four-games-in-one creation that includes a persistent first person universe, a single player campaign, space exploration and combat and an FPS component. If all goes according to plan, Star Citizen should be in final release in 2016.

Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited - The Surprises & Questions of B2P

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 03:37 PM PST

Tamriel Unlimited - The Surprises & Questions of B2P

So here we are, as reported earlier, The Elder Scrolls Online will be rebranded as he Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited as of March 17th on PC, with the console versions released in June under the same format. Buying the game will allow access to the full content released before the rebranding, and "downloadable content" will be included with the now optional subscription.

Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Goes Unlimited on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 12:35 PM PST

Tamriel Goes Unlimited on St. Patrick

The rumors can end now, folks. It's official, as of this moment in time. Elder Scrolls Online is ditching its subscription model in favor of a model more akin to Guild Wars 2. Simply buy the base game, gain access to all of its content, and never pay another dime. In addition, the PS4 and XBOX One Editions will be launching officially on June 9th. It's all coming up Tamriel this year, it seems. However, that's not quite all she wrote. Read on for the full details.

Runescape: Players & the Power of Runelabs

Posted: 21 Jan 2015 06:56 AM PST

Players & the Power of Runelabs

Jagex Games Studios has announced the release of Runelabs, an evolved feature built on the Player Power initiative launched at the end of 2013. With Runelabs, players can submit ideas for RuneScape and have those ideas voted upon by the community for possible inclusion in the game.
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