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Black Desert Online: Review in Progress Part One

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 04:30 PM PST

Black Desert Online is refreshing. While there've definitely been bumps along the way, the game is finally hitting western shores with the head start for pre-orders currently ongoing. We've been playing since last week, after dabbling in the beta tests, and are finding the non-conformist way the game unfolds before you to be a very nice change of pace from the usual MMORPG fare.

General: Avalon Lords Base Game Site Now Live

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:48 AM PST

The web site regarding the single player game that will provide the foundation for the upcoming MMORTS Avalon Lords, Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises, is now live. The site provides information about many of the mechanics and units that players can expect when the MMORTS is released at a later date. The single player game will be released on April 28th.

General: Trulon: The Shadow Engine Released on Steam

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:40 AM PST

Head Up Games has announced that its steampunk RPG called Trulon: The Shadow Engine has officially launched on Steam. The story was penned by Shadowrun's Jak Koke along with Trulon's Johan Lillbacka. According to press information, the game features 100 NPCs, party mechanics, challenging puzzles, a large bestiary and more.

General: Darkfall: Rise of Agon Awarded Licensing for Development

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:35 AM PST

Big Picture Games has entered into an agreement with Aventurine Studios to continue development on its version of Darkfall: Rise of Agon. Alpha testing is expected to begin in Q1 2016.

Chronicles of Elyria: A Journey Begins with One Step - KickStarter Announcement

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:19 AM PST

The Chronicles of Elyria team has revealed that it will begin its KickStarter initiative on May 3, 2016. In a lengthy post on the site, Soulbound Studios Creative Director Jeromy Walsh remarks how the journey to create Chronicles of Elyria began years ago with a single step.

Runescape: Darkscape - Experiment in Emergent PvP to Close on March 28

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 03:49 PM PST

Jagex has announced that its "experiment in emergent PvP", Darkscape will be closed for good on March 28th. The company cites Darkscape's novelty at the start, but that most players have moved back to Runescape and that continued development is not the best allocation of resources.

General: SteamVR Games Available with OSVR Software

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:41 PM PST

Razer has announced the availability of several titles by OSVR, an open software and hardware platform for virtual reality that was co-founded by Razer.

Escape from Tarkov: Creating a 3D World with Hardcore Realism

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 01:33 PM PST

The latest in a series of video developer diaries has been released by Battlestate Games. The diary centers around how the Escape from Tarkov team is using cutting edge 3D graphics to bring a sense of hardcore realism into the game. Check it out for yourself by watching the video below.

Chronicles of Elyria: Gaiscioch Magazine Features 'The Dream Builders'

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:43 PM PST

Soulbound Studios and Chronicles of Elyria are the cover story for this quarter's Gaiscioch Magazine. The multi-game guild publishes its magazine quarterly and the CoE issue marks the end of the second year of existence. Chronicles of Elyria gets a fifteen page spread including the first-ever look at the astral plane.

General: Arc Offers Daily Quests for Fun & Profit

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:35 PM PST

Perfect World Entertainment has announced an updated Arc client that offers players a chance at daily quests to earn points that can be redeemed for Zen or other in-game purchases. Those who take part can use Arc to explore all of the games offered by the multi-title platform and learn more about each.

General: Mystic Kingdom Launched for iOS and Android Mobile Devices

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 12:22 PM PST

Netmarble has announced that its mobile RPG, Mystic Kingdom, has launched for both iOS and Android mobile devices. The game is available worldwide and in six different languages.

General: The Return of the Early MMO

Posted: 28 Feb 2016 01:58 PM PST

Gaming can go full circle with trends and concepts. Back in 1997 Ultima Online created a concept that allowed large groups of players into a digital sandbox to grow a fantasy world together. EverQuest picked up the ball and ran with it scoring a huge touchdown by taking the game from an isometric view into a third person view.

Black Desert Online: A Beginner?s Build Guide to the Ranger

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 06:01 AM PST

In just a couple more days, the gates to Black Desert Online will be open to all, not just pre-order head start buyers. There are loads of systems in BDO that need explaining, but one that often goes overlooked is the skill system and what skills each class should focus on when just starting out. Today, we're bringing you a quick beginner's guide for all the Ranger players out there who want to know the best way to fill enemies full of arrows.

Elder Scrolls Online: General Cyrodil Improvements Detailed in New Blog

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 08:25 AM PST

The latest 'deep dive' article has appeared on the Elder Scrolls Online site that gives players some new information about overall improvements coming to Cyrodil when the Thieves Guild DLC goes live. Most notably, performance improvements, optimizations to ability cost checks, armor bonuses and how abilities work with the Champion System will be included.

Blade & Soul: Bots Gone Wild

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 02:56 AM PST

It has been nearly two months since NCSoft released an EU/NA version of Wuxia MMORPG Blade and Soul. As time has gone on, players are moving to level cap, working on increasing the power of their weapons and are engaging heavily in arena and world PvP. As mentioned previously, NCSoft's long-term plan for BnS is arena-based PvP tournaments that are already quite successful in the South Korean market.

Vampyr: First Screens Show a Dark, Foreboding World

Posted: 29 Feb 2016 07:14 AM PST

Dontnod Studios has sent out the first four screens from it upcoming RPG in development, Vampyr. The game takes place during a pandemic of the Spanish flu and the screens show off the dark foreboding world that players will inhabit.
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