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General: Tencent Buys Minority Stake in Robot Entertainment

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST

Tencent Buys Minority Stake in Robot Entertainment

Robot Entertainment, developers of Orcs Must Die Unchained, has announced that Tencent has purchased a minority stake in the company. CEO Patrick Hudson says that the move will give Robot Entertainment financial stability and flexibility.

Shadowrun Online: Physical Boxed Copy Incoming

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 07:36 AM PST

Physical Boxed Copy Incoming

The Shadowrun Online Kickstarter page has been updated with a new note to let backers know that a new agreement has been reached with Nordic Games to bring physical boxed copies of the game to retailers around the world.

Camelot Unchained: Ability Crafting Image Teased

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 07:32 AM PST

Ability Crafting Image Teased

As part of last night's update, the Camelot Unchained team has posted a new image that shows the ability crafting system the team is incorporating into the game. It's largely unreadable, though some words can be made out such as recovery time, disruptive damage, preparation time, damage, stamina cost and a few other abilities. Check it out and let us know if you can get a handle on some of the blurrier abilities.

General: The Daily Quest: Does Story Matter?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 06:07 AM PST

The Daily Quest: Does Story Matter?

MMOs are based on their older sibling, the RPG. As a result, all contain lore that explains the universe, the background, even the reasons why we as players are even present in the world. Development teams hire legion writers to fill out the story behind the games we play but, in the end, does it matter to most players?

Crowfall: The 3 Most Exciting Reveals This Week

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST

The 3 Most Exciting Reveals This Week

Crowfall's big reveals this week include a Kickstarter campaign and much more information on how the game will set itself apart from the current crop of MMOs. In this article, I take a look at my three favorite tidbits from this infolanche and how much they appeal to me as a potential player.

Crowfall: Game of Thrones Artists & KickStarter Funds

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 05:08 AM PST

Game of Thrones Artists & KickStarter Funds

A pair of artists who have worked on various literary projects related to the Game of Thrones IP are also working with Artcraft to create some of the concept art for Crowfall. Marc Simonetti's art is featured prominently in the GoT-related book, "The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones". Mike S. Miller has worked on the "Hedge Knight" comic book series and he has created a terrific Crowfall image utilizing his own unique style.

The Repopulation: Today's Patch Bringing Massive Changes to Several Features

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:15 AM PST

Today

The Repopulation servers will be brought down today at 9:00 am Eastern / 6:00 am Pacific in order to apply the 15.1.1 update. Servers are expected to be offline between four and eight hours.

Overwatch: New Character Info Incoming?

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:56 PM PST

New Character Info Incoming?

A rather oblique Twitter post has appeared on the Overwatch feed that shows a magazine cover with a shadowed figure on it. While nothing on the cover says anything about Overwatch, the appearance on its Twitter feed and the follow up post by a fan for people to scan the QR-code seems to indicate that a new character will be revealed soon. See what you think!

General: Supernova - Primal Game Studio's MOBA/RTS Hybrid

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:35 PM PST

Supernova - Primal Game Studio

At a preview event in downtown San Francisco, Bandai Namco Games and Hungarian developer Primal Game Studio revealed their current collaboration--a sci-fi MOBA called Supernova. The game, currently in its alpha stage, contains some predictably rough edges, but from what I saw at the event, it looks to be a more strategic kind of MOBA.

Guild Wars 2: The Flexibility of the New Defiance System

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:09 PM PST

The Flexibility of the New Defiance System

The Guild Wars 2 site has been updated with a new post that shows off one of the members of the bestiary to come in the Heart of Thorns expansion, the Wyvern. Attached to the article revealing the Wyvern is the news that the Defiance System will be something wholly new when the expansion arrives.

General: What Kind of MMO Videos Do you Watch?

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:16 AM PST

What Kind of MMO Videos Do you Watch?

We're in a whole new world of game coverage, as video and streaming are quickly becoming the new normal for videogame coverage. Now fear not... we're not going to abandon the writing world anytime soon. But if you haven't noticed, we've really started to increase our video coverage. Our question? What kind of content do you want from our videos?

General: The Daily Quest - What Dead Game Do You Want Resurrected?

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:19 AM PST

The Daily Quest - What Dead Game Do You Want Resurrected?

We've all lost a beloved game... and in the MMO industry, they rarely come back unless by less-than-legal means. But if you could pick, what one dead MMO would you see make a comeback? That is today's daily quest.

Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: Special Edition Stream to Reveal First Faction Leader

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:14 AM PST

Special Edition Stream to Reveal First Faction Leader

Behaviour Interactive will be hosting a very special Twitch live stream this Friday, February 27th from 2:00 pm Eastern / 11:00 Pacific that will be squarely focused on lore. The discussion will start with how Games Workshop and Graham McNeill work in tandem with Behaviour to ensure the most cohesive lore possible.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Outfit Designer Won't Save Crafting

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:40 AM PST

The Outfit Designer Won

In the recent Producer's Roadmap, Bruce Maclean dropped the news we'd known about for awhile, Star Wars: the Old Republic would have some kind of Outfit Designer. Coming in the spring with Game Update 3.2, it's supposed to be an 'awesome new feature'. Let's speculate as to how this new feature will work and how it will integrate with the existing crafting system.

General: Echo of Soul Player Character Classes Unveiled

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 09:52 AM PST

Echo of Soul Player Character Classes Unveiled

The Echo of Soul site has been updated with detailed information about each of the game's five character classes. Each class features a pair of specializations which are revealed on the newly updated site.

Skyforge: First Closed Beta Event Announced, Founder's Packs Revealed

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 09:41 AM PST

First Closed Beta Event Announced, Founder

My.com, the Allods Team and Obsidian Entertainment have announced that the first Skyforge closed beta event will kick off on March 11th. The event will last for a week with access guaranteed through the purchase of the newly revealed Founder's Packs. Purchase of a Founder's Pack will ensure access to all forthcoming beta events as well. Prices include various in-game rewards and can be purchased for $19.99, $49.99 or $69.99.

General: The Skies Limited Alpha Testing Begins

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 08:06 AM PST

The Skies Limited Alpha Testing Begins

Eforb Games has announced that its post apocalyptic MMO, The Skies, has officially kicked off its limited alpha testing phase of development. Recently approved via the Steam Greenlight program, the game world developers around player choices and the various factions throughout the world.

General: The Truth is MMOs are Evolving

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:30 AM PST

The Truth is MMOs are Evolving

I think a change in acronyms is due to match the change. MMORPG has always been a mouthful and sort of sucked all of the immersive qualities out of the genre. MMORPG sounds like a scientific categorization. And, as this column hopefully shows, the semi- or pseudo-MMO market is alive and well within the blurry lines in between genres, so we need some new terms.

Elite: Dangerous: Debug Camera to Unlock in March

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 07:56 AM PST

Debug Camera to Unlock in March

The Elite: Dangerous forum has been updated with a new developer post that lays out some of the upcoming features players can expect from the beta update v1.2. According to the post, the update should arrive in March. Of particular note, the update will feature a debug camera that will allow players to take epic screenshots of their ships from the outside, though the caveat is mentioned that it is not a game play camera.
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