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General: Looking Ahead to E3

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 03:46 PM PDT

Looking Ahead to E3

E3 is one of my favorite shows, and although developer announcements seem to be happening earlier and earlier each year in anticipation of the conference (I'm looking at you, Fallout 4 and new Xbox One SKU), it's still an exciting time to get an advanced look at what's coming down the pipe for MMOs and RPGs.

Shroud of the Avatar: Developers Focused on Player Created Quests

Posted: 13 Jun 2015 04:37 AM PDT

Developers Focused on Player Created Quests

Richard Garriott and the Portalarium team have revealed the first information about the player generated content in Shroud of the Avatar. Garriott writes that Release 19 will include writeable books and notes and chest permissions that will allow players write their own quests and provide their own rewards to the players completing them.

General: Project Zodiac - Hoping to be the First Western-Made JRPG

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 07:29 PM PDT

Project Zodiac - Hoping to be the First Western-Made JRPG

Polygon has a terrific article about a new Japanese-styled RPG that will be unveiled next week at E3 2015. Called Project Zodiac, the game is being developed by a French studio, Kobojo, which is not just incidentally populated by some of the genre's top game makers including several key members of the Final Fantasy series and one Mario Rizzo who heads up the studio.

DOTA 2: Awesome New UI Revealed

Posted: 13 Jun 2015 03:32 AM PDT

Awesome New UI Revealed

Valve has taken the wraps off the overhauled UI for DOTA 2 and it reveals a slick new look and some fantastic new features including improved chat, game lobby browser, new features to check out friends' action, a more intuitive hero finder, new features for spectators and a great new tutorial panel to help the game's newest players.

General: Tales of Zestria Announced for PC & PS4

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Tales of Zestria Announced for PC & PS4

Bandai Namco has made every JRPG fan's day by announcing Tales of Zestria for both PC (via Steam) and PlayStation 4. Earlier, Tales of Zestria was revealed for PlayStation 3, but the two new versions will join it on October 16, 2015.

General: YouTube Gaming Announced

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 04:00 PM PDT

YouTube Gaming Announced

YouTube has sent out a message about the release of a new app and a website, YouTube Gaming, later this summer. It will revolve around gaming culture: videos, streams and more, all in one place.

Torchlight 2: Headed to a Mobile Device Near You

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Headed to a Mobile Device Near You

Runic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that Torchlight, the award-winning ARPG, will be headed to mobile devices soon. No further information has been released, but there is a new teaser site available complete with social media links and the ability to sign up for a newsletter.

Camelot Unchained: Friday Update Includes Destruction System Video

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Friday Update Includes Destruction System Video

The Friday update for Camelot Unchained has been published on the official site. Among other things, a short video from the current build that features a look at the destruction system has been released (see it here).

General: Massive Chalice - Delivering an Interesting Twist on Tactical RPGs

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Massive Chalice - Delivering an Interesting Twist on Tactical RPGs

Double Fine Productions has changed their focus in recent years. After creating a couple of critically well regarded games which failed to sell well, Tim Schafer and his merry band of game developers began creating smaller games at a more rapid (and presumably less expensive to produce) pace. They have been experimenting with genre, game platform and financing method and producing some very interesting results.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire Expansion Announced

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 12:18 PM PDT

Knights of the Fallen Empire Expansion Announced

During EA's E3 2015 Press Conference scheduled for next week on June 15th, more information will be revealed to Star Wars: The Old Republic players and what they have to look forward to as the year progresses with the just announced Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion.

Defiance: Season 3 of the Syfy Show Begins Tonight

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:14 AM PDT

Season 3 of the Syfy Show Begins Tonight

Fans of both the MMO and the television show, Defiance, will be happy to hear that Season 3 begins tonight at 9:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm Pacific.

General: Starting FFXIV Today

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Starting FFXIV Today

Is now a good time to get into FFXIV? Victor discusses the pros of starting FFXIV today.

Cabal 2: Launch Date Slated for July 2nd

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 02:22 AM PDT

Launch Date Slated for July 2nd

ESTsoft has announced that the official launch date for Cabal 2 is nearly here. Scheduled for July 2nd, open beta testers will be pleased to hear that there will be no character wipe and that all characters created during that time will be available on launch.

General: My Troubled Relationship with Fallout

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT

My Troubled Relationship with Fallout

With last week's announcement of Fallout 4, Chris explores his troubled relationship with the franchise. Like an old flame, it's an on-again off-again relationship. Read on as Chris dedicates the first half of this week's RPG Files to the game to an open letter to the franchise and the second half to the week's news. Fallout 4 releasing in 2015? It's looking likely. Click through to see why!

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