| General: The Top X Steam RPG Trends That Need to Go Away Posted: 19 May 2016 01:20 PM PDT Steam is the go-to place for PC gamers. Unfortunately, it wades into its own version of Fallout 4's wasteland. For every good game, there are 100 bad, side by side in every category. Sure, you can sort and filter, but none of it seems quite as good as it should be. Here are the RPG Files top five trends we wish would go away. |
| Destiny: Expansion Title Leaked - Rise of Iron Posted: 20 May 2016 02:28 AM PDT A Reddit user has leaked an image that seems to reveal the name of the next Destiny expansion, Rise of Iron. |
| World of Warcraft: The Ban Hammer Swingeth - Thousands Crushed Posted: 20 May 2016 02:13 AM PDT The World of Warcraft team has revealed that it has implemented another crushing round of 'Swing the Ban Hammer' and that thousands of accounts have been taken down for using third-party programs that automate game play. |
| Age of Conan: Unchained: Eighth Anniversary Celebrated with Free Pet Posted: 18 May 2016 06:41 PM PDT Funcom is inviting players to check into Age of Conan to help celebrate the eighth anniversary of the game's launch. As part of the anniversary fete, players will be able to claim a free wicked looking lizard. |
| ArcheAge: New Monthly Letter to Shine the Spotlight on Community Posted: 19 May 2016 04:30 PM PDT Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan, senior community manager at Trion, has written a new post on the ArcheAge site to announced the commencement of a new monthly letter to detail the happenings in the AA community. She begins the letter discussing where the community is right now and debunks the notion that the AA community is 'toxic', but is rather "creative, passionate, intelligent, and bold." |
| General: Titan Quest Has Arrived on iOS Posted: 19 May 2016 03:58 PM PDT Looking for a fantastic ARPG to play on the go? Look no further than Ironlore's Titan Quest ported to iOS by DotEmu. It is now available for download on the iTunes App Store for $6.99. |
| Path of Exile: The Prophecy Challenge League Explained Posted: 19 May 2016 07:04 AM PDT Path of Exile remains one of the top action RPGs on the market. The reason the game remains so successful is the dedication of the Grinding Gears team and their solid schedule of updates. On June 3rd, the latest update will go live and we got the chance to chat with Chris Wilson about the passion his team has for the game and the upcoming patch which should have players ready to fulfill their own destinies. |
| Defiance: Buying and Selling in The Exchange Posted: 19 May 2016 02:46 PM PDT Trion Worlds has updated Defiance with The Exchange that will allow players to buy and sell to one another. Players will need an Exchange Sell Slot to be able to access the ability to buy and sell. |
| Overwatch: Get Your Ducks in a Row for Next Week's Launch Posted: 19 May 2016 02:08 PM PDT Blizzard wants to make sure that everyone who's ready to play Overwatch is up and running in time for next week's launch. To help out, a handy guide has been posted on the official site that gives players information about how and where to purchase Overwatch, a detailed regional release schedule, how to install the game based on platform and who to contact if you support assistance is needed. |
| Riders of Icarus: Legendary Riders Founder Pack Sweepstakes! Posted: 19 May 2016 01:37 PM PDT MMORPG.com is very pleased to present this exclusive sweepstakes event! We are giving away 10 Legendary Riders Packs for Riders of Icarus - each valued at $89.90 USD! |
| General: Epic Tavern - Keeping Adventurers Hydrated Posted: 19 May 2016 01:38 PM PDT Fantasy RPG tavern management sim, Epic Tavern, is being readied for release in 2017. Players take on the role of a tavern boss that supplies food and drink for adventurers and sends them on their way to find quests that will alter the world. Owners can choose their establishment to be a den of villainy or a beacon of hope for the world. |
| The Banner Saga 2: On the Trail Again Posted: 19 May 2016 06:42 AM PDT Rob's back this week with a look at the sequel to Stoic's break out game of 2014 the Banner Saga 2. |
| Survarium: Gift Key Giveaway! Posted: 19 May 2016 12:18 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been given special gift codes for Survarium! These codes will give players 4 stash maps, 7 days premium access and 500 spare parts! Get your gift key now before they are gone! |
| General: Prominence Poker Blends Card Play with RPG Elements Posted: 19 May 2016 12:15 PM PDT 505 Games and Pipeworks have sent word that the genre-bending Prominence Poker has hit its early access stage of development on Steam. Players can access a robust character creation system and apply RPG progression mechanics to those characters. |
| Champions Online: Nightmare Invasion Begins Today Posted: 19 May 2016 12:06 PM PDT Players in groups of three to five will be able to take part in the Nightmare Invasion in Champions Online. Creatures are invading and its up to the heroes to stop them and investigate the mysterious stranger named Golden Seraph who has appeared asking for help to stop the invasion. Nightmare Invasion runs from today through June 3rd. |
| Elder Scrolls Online: Consoles 'Opened Up the Game to Millions of New People' Posted: 19 May 2016 11:52 AM PDT Elder Scrolls Online is a gigantic success according to Zenimax's Matt Firor. Between the transition of the game from a subscription model to a buy to play title and the release of ESO for both XBox One and PlayStation 4, Firor says that the game was opened up to 'millions of new people', later qualifying that statement with 'that's actually new players'. |
| H1Z1: King of the Kill to Update with Ignition on Friday Posted: 19 May 2016 11:38 AM PDT The May producer's letter for H1Z1: King of the Kill has been published with the big news that the Ignition game mode will be launching on Friday, May 20th. Ignition has been tuned over the course of its existence on the test server and the team feels it's ready for deployment. |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Main Scenario & Dungeon Previewed Posted: 19 May 2016 11:26 AM PDT Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward will be updating to v3.3 soon and devs want to get players excited about the release. In a pair of articles up on the Lodestone, Square Enix previews Sohr Khai and the hard mode of Hullbreaker Isle as well as offers a look at the main scenario. |
| Battleborn: Alani Release Date & Double XP Weekend Posted: 19 May 2016 11:04 AM PDT Battleborn Digital Deluxe and Season Pass holders will be able to check out the game's newest hero, Alani, beginning Tuesday, May 24th, with her full release scheduled for May 31st. She can be unlocked for 47,500 credits. |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Touring Toussaint Posted: 19 May 2016 09:51 AM PDT CD Projekt Red has sent out a new video to show off the new Toussaint region from the Blood and Wine expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Inspired by southern Europe, the location is unblemished by the unrest in other locations in the world. It's a beautiful look at the upcoming expansion that you won't want to miss. Let us know what you think! |
| Perfect World International: Players to Honor Armed Forces with In-Game Event Posted: 19 May 2016 09:44 AM PDT Perfect World International players will have a chance to make a real-world difference to veterans and their families through an in-game event that will take place from May 25th to 31st. Players will have a chance to complete a daily quest that yields a cosmetic fashion set and either Spirit or EXP. |
| Star Trek Online: Console Announcement Gives Reason for Graphics Update Posted: 19 May 2016 09:34 AM PDT The Star Trek Online team is busy preparing the game for console release later this year. Part of the preparation includes updating the games graphics in a way that shows vast improvement, but also keep the game viable for lower-end systems. In a new, detailed developer blog on the game's official site, readers are given insight into how big improvements will be made in very visible, yet low footprint, ways. |
| EVE Online: Chronicles of a New Eden - The He Said, She Said Propaganda War of 2016 Posted: 18 May 2016 03:12 PM PDT There's a war happening in EVE Online. Much of it is being played out within the game itself, with players logging in night after night, hopping in ships, and heading to the frontlines to blow each other up. But there's another less tangible war happening amid the explosions of virtual spaceships, and it's not really happening within the game at all. It's the propaganda war--and no one is winning. |
| League of Angels II: EU Launch Day Arrives Posted: 19 May 2016 08:40 AM PDT GTArcade has announced that League of Angels II is now available in the EU with its own dedicated server. To celebrate the launch, the GTArcade is asking players to help name the server by becoming the "Best Rookie" player. |
| Albion Online: Community Q&A Tackles Wide Breadth of Topics Posted: 19 May 2016 08:16 AM PDT The latest Albion Online Community Q&A has been released with some questions answered via a new video and the rest tackled on the game forum. Questions cover a wide variety of topics including crime / reputation, active skills, fast travel, factions, ships, game world size, and many others. |
| General: Heroes of Incredible Tales (HIT) to Launch Worldwide Posted: 19 May 2016 08:04 AM PDT Nexon and NAT Games have announced that Heroes of Incredible Tales (HIT) will be launching worldwide later this summer. The game was developed on the Unreal 4 engine by NAT Games founded by the lead designer o Lineage II and TERA, Yong-Hyun Park. |
| General: Fractured Space Updated, Moves to F2P Posted: 19 May 2016 07:54 AM PDT Edge Case Games has deployed the latest update to Fractured Space that introduces two new sector maps, two new ships, improved game balance, the new Drop System, twenty new crew members and much more. |
