| Guild Wars 2: Spring Update Coming on April 19th Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:13 AM PDT ArenaNet has released a new trailer that reveals that the Guild Wars 2 Spring Update will be arriving on April 19th. Check out the trailer for a glimpse at some of what it brings to players. |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Blood & Wine Cover Art Leaked Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:48 AM PDT A gaming store in Jakarta has reportedly leaked the cover art for the upcoming Blood & Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The expansion is said to include two Gwent decks and access to all previous DLC. |
| General: City of Titans Devs Offer Insight Into Failed KickStarter Posted: 14 Apr 2016 06:09 AM PDT The City of Titans team has posted an extensive letter to its community about the failed KickStarter undertaken over two years ago. The post analyzes mistakes made, lessons learned and how development since that time has been affected. |
| Lux: Three Days Left! A Letter from the CEO (Sponsored) Posted: 13 Apr 2016 04:48 PM PDT First, a big THANK YOU to all our current backers on all levels! We've seen a lot of support for a game that was revealed only a few weeks ago. That being said, we are still a good distance from our goal. |
| World of Warcraft: World Quests To Include Open World PvP Objectives & More Posted: 14 Apr 2016 05:46 AM PDT The latest World of Warcraft Legion alpha build has been released that includes the addition of the final Warlock spec and the news that world questing has been enabled. According to dev posting, world quests take a "major role in endgame content" during the expansion and feature, among other interesting components, world PvP objectives. |
| General: Final Fantasy IX Arrives on Steam Posted: 14 Apr 2016 05:09 AM PDT Fans of the Final Fantasy series will be pleased to hear that Final Fantasy IX has officially launched on Steam. Players can get the title for %16.79, 20% off the normal price. |
| General: Blizzard Games & BattleNet Survive Attack by Lizard Squad Posted: 14 Apr 2016 04:54 AM PDT According to a series of Twitter posts by hacking group, Lizard Squad, Battle.Net and all of Blizzard's games were brought down overnight. The group also claims that it has gained access to company employee emails. The attacks took place in the early evening of April 13th Pacific time with games down for several hours. As of this writing, however, servers appear to be functional again. |
| Thundercall: Open Beta Gift Packs Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:59 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been given special gift packs for Thunder Call - the new fantasy MMORPG from Reality Squared Games. These keys will give you items such as Goddess Tears, Satchels, Roses and much more. Get your key now! |
| ArcheAge: Auction House Mergers to Expand Amount of Sales Posted: 12 Apr 2016 05:42 PM PDT The ArcheAge site has been updated with an important notice to players that auction house mergers are incoming. Prior to the merger process, players will not have the ability to post new auctions for approximately two days (49 hours, but who's counting?). Once the time has passed, all existing auctions will have expired and the merger process can begin. |
| SMITE: More Jing Wei Goddess GiveawayKeys! Posted: 13 Apr 2016 04:41 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been given more gift keys for SMITE that give players the Jing Wei Goddess! Get yours while they last! |
| Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness: Hands On Preview - Celebrating 20 Years of the Series Posted: 13 Apr 2016 11:57 AM PDT This year, the Star Ocean series celebrates its twentieth anniversary with the release of its fifth game, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness. This week, publisher Square Enix invited members of the press to preview the game's less cutscene-heavy approach to storytelling and combat, an approach that thus far, appears to be working. |
| Rust: Garry Newman Defends Random Gender / Race Selection Posted: 13 Apr 2016 01:34 PM PDT Last weekend, we reported that gender and race (among other factors) would be randomly assigned to Rust players on starting the game all based on the string of numbers and letters of one's Steam ID. The discussion on the 'Net has been interesting to watch with many agreeing with the decision, others not so much. |
| The Skies: More Steam Early Access Keys! Posted: 13 Apr 2016 01:17 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been given a new wave of keys for The SKIES! - an upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG that offers clan wars, non-linear dialogues and quests, arena combats, unique role system and more! Get your key now while supplies last! |
| Lord of the Rings Online: Combat Changes in Update 18 Profiled Posted: 13 Apr 2016 01:13 PM PDT Turbine's Kevin "EdgeCase" Nolan has penned a new developer diary on the Lord of the Rings Online site that goes into a deep dive about the combat changes in Update 18. It's a very comprehensive look that includes a lot of numbers and minute details that those who love the nitty gritty will find interesting. |
| Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: April News Letter Sneaks In with the Latest on the Rogue Posted: 13 Apr 2016 12:10 PM PDT The April newsletter for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been published with a full reveal of the Rogue class. Rogues were teased in last month's letter and get the full presentation in April. Also, fans can get a look at new environment screenshots and devs will be thanking the community for their support and volunteer attitude with a contest to be revealed later this week. |
| Rift: The Celebration of the Ascended Begins Today Posted: 13 Apr 2016 02:58 AM PDT Rift's 3.6 update, Celebration of the Ascended, launches today on April 13th, and were fortunate enough to get an early look at all that's being crammed into this patch: five new souls (one for each calling), tons of new Carnival of the Ascended events and rewards, new planar attunement unlocks, new mounts, and yes full multicore support! |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Interview with UI Lead & Player Questions Answered Posted: 13 Apr 2016 10:29 AM PDT The latest Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer Live has been released on YouTube along with a handy dandy 'digest' of the nearly two and a half hour presentation found on the FFXIV forum. After taking on several questions from the community, the event goes into an interview with UI Lead Hiroshi Minagawa about his work on the game. |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Chapter XII: Great For Force Users, Not So Much For Everyone Else Posted: 11 Apr 2016 09:21 PM PDT BioWare recently released "Visions In The Dark," the 12th chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's story-driven expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire. And it may have been one of the best chapter releases yet, if you're a Force user. |
| Heroes of the Storm: Azmodunk Legendary Skin & Abilities Profiled Posted: 13 Apr 2016 09:57 AM PDT The Heroes of the Storm page has been updated with a look at the new legendary skin for Azmodan. Called 'Azmodunk', the skin features themed abilities, a themed mount and a special themed voice over pack. |
| Das Tal: Team Working with 300k Euro Investments Posted: 13 Apr 2016 08:49 AM PDT The Das Tal team has more money to assist in the development of the game thanks to increased investment by a German game investment fund and 'angels' who recently doubled pledged funds. Now totaling over 300,000 Euro, Fairytale Distillery can begin more focused development in player engagement though veteran stages and the tutorial system. |
| Age of Conan: Unchained: Pit Master's Arena Mode Arrives - A Whole New PvP Posted: 13 Apr 2016 08:42 AM PDT Age of Conan has been updated with the Pit Master's Arena that allows for 'traditional' player versus player action but also features player pets versus game pets / creatures. Players can use pets they've created to fight creatures from all over Hyboria to earn other pets, necklaces, faction mounts and more. |
| Crowfall: Castle Siege Pre-Alpha Event Begins Posted: 13 Apr 2016 08:18 AM PDT Qualified participants are now able to log into Crowfall's latest pre-alpha event that introduces the Castle Siege system and offers several archetypes for play: Confessor, Legionnaire, Ranger, Knight and Champion. |
| Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness: In Case You Missed Star Log #2... Posted: 13 Apr 2016 08:12 AM PDT In case you missed yesterday's Star Log #2, Square Enix has posted it to YouTube for fans of Star Ocean: Integrity & Faithlessness. The discussion centered around the game's battle system and even included a new trailer to show it off. |
| General: Robocraft Interview: Steaming through Change Posted: 11 Apr 2016 05:49 PM PDT How did a small independent studio build one of Steam's most popular free-to-play games? And just how important is launching on Valve's platform? We caught up with Robocraft Game Director Mark Simmons to find out more. |
