| Elsword: Rose, the Empyrean Gunner, Joins the Fray Posted: 02 Jun 2016 07:01 AM PDT Elsword players have a brand new class to check out thanks to the arrival of Rose, the Empyrean Gunner. Rose can use any one of four different firearms, the only character in the game to be able to do so. To show off some of her abilities and skills, a new trailer was released that you can check out below. |
| General: Square Enix Sends ARPG Moonlighter to KickStarter Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:48 AM PDT Fans of "rogue-lite" action RPGs will want to check out the latest Square Enix 'The Collective' title called Moonlighter. The game's protagonist, Will, is a simple shopkeeper with big dreams to become a legendary hero. Each day he takes on the denizens of a nearby dungeon that he sells in his shop to keep the coffers full. |
| WildStar: Starfall Festival Begins, Continues Throughout the Month Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:22 AM PDT WildStar players can take part in the Starfall Celebration that kicked off on June 1st and will continue through the entire month. Each faction has its own take on the event with Exiles celebrating the founding of their new home and Dominion taking a more spiritual route focused on destiny. |
| The Division: Clear Sky Challenge Mode Delayed After Unsuccessful Patch Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:16 AM PDT Today's The Division maintenance is already over thanks to an "unsuccessful patch" deployment according to the game's official forums. As a result, the Clear Sky Challenge Mode has not been added to the game and will be delayed pending another try at launching the update. |
| The Division: Heading to the Silver Screen with Jake Gyllenhaal Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:09 AM PDT Ubisoft is ready to take The Division to the silver screen starring none other than mega-star Jake Gyllenhaal who will also take on producer duties as well. According to Variety, the script writer has yet to be hired but there is an active search on for someone to pen the adaptation. |
| Overwatch: Proofreading is Good - Competitive Play in June After All Posted: 02 Jun 2016 06:02 AM PDT Blizzard had to take to Twitter to staunch the Overwatch flames that erupted after a tweet went out indicating that competitive play would be coming out "before the end of next month (July)". Late yesterday afternoon, @PlayOverwatch corrected the error with, you guessed it, another tweet. |
| General: Empire: Revenant Beta Gift Key Giveaway! Posted: 31 May 2016 08:46 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been given gift keys for Empire: Revenant - the all new browser game brought to you by AMZGame featuring figures from ancient history and mythology to engage in epic PvE and PvP battles! This key will give you great in game items such as Rare Chests, Rare Keys, Clay Jars and more. Get your key now! |
| Neverwinter: Headed to PS4, Next Expansion Announced Posted: 31 May 2016 06:25 PM PDT Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have a pair of big announcements for Neverwinter. In summer 2016, Neverwinter will make the jump to PlayStation 4 that will include the base game, all eight playable classes and nine expansions. |
| Aika: Conspiracy of Zereka Chapter 3 Deployed Posted: 01 Jun 2016 04:46 PM PDT Aika Online players have a lot of new content to explore with the deployment of the Conspiracy of Zereka Chapter 3 update. In addition to a new zone, players can take part in new achievement quests, a new guild mission, the Cave of Lycan Hell Mode dungeon, special hunting trips, an increased level cap and much more. |
| General: Global Users Spend 8-15% of Leisure Time Gaming Posted: 01 Jun 2016 02:45 PM PDT Nielsen has released a new paper called 360 Gaming Report that reveals some very similar worldwide gaming statistics. Across the globe, gamers spend between 8-15% of leisure time primarily playing on consoles and mobile devices with a nearly 50-50 split between male and female gamers. Console gamers tend to be in the 35 and under bracket with PC gamers averaging between 30-45 years old. |
| Forsaken World: Fifth Anniversary to be Celebrated All Month Posted: 01 Jun 2016 02:36 PM PDT Forsaken World is turning five years old and the team is ready to celebrate the entire month of June. Players can look forward to a number of events including the Forsaken World 5th Anniversary Pack and much more. |
| Blade & Soul: Vengeance Breaks Update Now Live Posted: 01 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT Blade & Soul players will want to check out today's big update now that the Vengeance Breaks patch has been successfully deployed. There are three new heroic dungeons, Silverfrost Mountains: Act 4, Part 2, the Tower of Infinity, and Hongmoon level 15 to look forward to in addition to the brand new pet system. |
| General: Hostile Takeover of Gameloft Complete, Vivendi Eyes Ubisoft Posted: 01 Jun 2016 02:17 PM PDT After years of quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, buying up any shares of Gameloft, Vivendi finally has become the majority owner of the mobile games company. Alongside the Gameloft purchases, Vivendi has also been making moves on Ubisoft by purchasing available stocks from shareholders at an inflated price that 'encourages' them to sell. The Guillemot brothers run Ubisoft and have been scrambling to secure agreements from shareholders to keep more Ubi stocks out of Vivendi hands. |
| Pirate101: The Gears in Motion Posted: 31 May 2016 02:25 PM PDT After aimlessly wandering the skyways for far too long, pirates were anxious and excited for the long-awaited continuation of the Pirate101 storyline. Luckily, the recent test realm allows players to resume their adventure and explore much more. |
| Guild Wars 2: Every Group Needs a Name - Your Chance to Create History Posted: 01 Jun 2016 10:47 AM PDT As Pact Leader, Guild Wars 2 players have battled alongside iconic characters including Rytlock, Marjory, Braham, Kasmeer, Rox and Taimi. The group wants to stay together but they need a great name for the entire bunch. ArenaNet needs your help to think of one -- a name will be selected from each represented language and it will appear in the next Living World Update and the only way to learn what the new name will be is to play the game. |
| Chronicles of Elyria: Soulbound & Tech Start-Up Improbable Announce Partnership Posted: 30 May 2016 07:20 PM PDT Soulbound Studios and tech start-up Improbable have announced a partnership agreement that will bring SpacialOS into play that utilizes a "distributed operating system". Thousands of servers in the 'cloud' enable simulations to run concurrently to enable a hundred thousand players spread across the game world, one of the largest in gaming today, all inhabiting one world. |
| General: 'Ridiculous to Dedicate an Entire Room to VR Gaming' Posted: 01 Jun 2016 09:26 AM PDT Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, speaking at the Cowen & Company Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, has said that there are too many impediments to VR gaming in the current state of the world and that it's "ridiculous to think the average home in America would dedicate an entire room to VR gaming". |
| Kings and Heroes: First Impressions of the Ambitious New Online RPG Posted: 01 Jun 2016 07:32 AM PDT Kings and Heroes came out of nowhere. Sporting beautiful traditional fantasy visuals, a first person perspective, and loads of ambition, Industry Games' premiere development effort went into Early Access on Steam yesterday. We've sat down and explored the rough-around-the-edges game to find out whether its ambition is matched by talent or just hollow promises. |
| Atlas Reactor: Play for Free This Weekend Posted: 01 Jun 2016 08:38 AM PDT Trion Worlds has announced that from June 3rd through June 5th, everyone is invited to come play Atlas Reactor for free. You can head to the Atlas Reactor site to sign up and get started when the client rolls out on Friday. |
| General: Game On #84 | Overwatched Posted: 01 Jun 2016 07:57 AM PDT This week on Game On, Chris and Brax sit down to discuss a week dominated by Overwatch, but that's not all! They also discuss Battleborn's immediate $20 price cut, No Man's Sky's latest delay, Fallout 4: Far Harbor, Funcom's life saving investment, and the Warcraft movie. Small correction: the Smite controversy was about Hindu deities. Not Buddha. Our bad. |
| General: GoG Connect Allows Some Non-DRM Steam Games to be Added Posted: 01 Jun 2016 07:28 AM PDT GoG Connect is a new feature at Good Old Games that allows players to add non-DRM restricted Steam games to their GoG collection. This is not open to all Steam non-DRM titles, but there is an impressive list that you can check to see which of your Steam games qualifies. The offer is a limited time one from several publishers and developers including Deep Silver, Harebrained Schemes, TaleWorlds and more. |
