| Dungeon Fighter Online: Side Scrolling ARPG Launches on Steam Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:06 AM PDT Neople has sent word that should bring a smile to fans of 2D side scrolling action MMOs: Dungeon Fighter Online is now available on Steam and includes brand new achievements, badges, and trading cards. In addition, Neople will be hosting several opening celebration events including unlimited resurrection in several areas, an increased gold drop, stat boosts for characters up to level 50 and much more. |
| No Man's Sky: Where's Our Review? Posted: 09 Aug 2016 07:42 AM PDT No Man's Sky is out today on the Playstation 4, and on August 12th for PC. We do not have a copy yet, and well... that's why. |
| General: Children of Morta to Enter Early Access on Sep 15 Posted: 09 Aug 2016 07:32 AM PDT Dead Mage has sent word that its KickStarter funded title, Children of Morta, will officially hit its Steam Early Access release on September 15th. Children of Morta was successfully funded in February 2015 and is considered a "narrative driven hack-n-slash roguelike RPG. |
| General: Bethesda at QuakeCon: Our Interview With Pete Hines Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:45 PM PDT The RPG presence at QuakeCon 2016 was muted, but we did score some time with Pete Hines to talk about all things Bethesda. No, there are no Elder Scrolls VI spoilers. |
| Persona 5: European Release to Join North American on February 14th Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:46 AM PDT Deep Silver and Atlus have announced the European release date for Personna 5. The game is now scheduled for release on February 14th, the same day as the North American deployment. This is great news for European fans that have ordinarily had to wait months to learn when favorite titles might be released by Atlas. |
| Heroes of the Storm: First North American Regional Champs Crowned Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:22 AM PDT The first North American regional Heroes of the Storm champion has been crowned after last weekend's tournament action. Murloc Geniuses will be heading to the Fall Global Championship at Blizzcon. |
| World of Tanks: Wargaming to Mark Tank Centenary Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:05 AM PDT The Tank Museum in Britain will be celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of tanks in battle. Sponsored by Wargaming, the event will remember the Battle of Somme when the first British forces took tanks into battle on September 15, 1916. Trafalgar Square in London will host a British World War I tank for 1,100 hours on the anniversary. |
| Fragmented: Latest Update Features Improvements to Crafting Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:47 PM PDT Fragmented has been updated with a patch that brings a number of crafting improvements into the game. Players can look forward to the ability to craft items in batches and the addition of "variable quality" crafting tables. |
| Conan Exiles: Need to Know What's Up? Facebook Is Your Friend! Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:40 PM PDT In case you've been wondering what's up with Funcom's Conan Exiles, a Hyborean survival title in the making, you may want to head over to the game's official Facebook page. On it in the past couple of weeks, several screenshots of new hair tech, creatures, monsters and even the Altar of Yog have been featured. |
| No Man's Sky: It's 'Not a Multiplayer Game -- Don't Go Looking for That' Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:28 PM PDT In a series of Twitter posts, No Man's Sky developer Sean Murray has reiterated that the game is "not a multiplayer game". He further states that players should not go into it looking for that experience. The comments come on the eve of the PlayStation 4 release of No Man's Sky and within the same week as the PC release (August 12th). |
| General: Worlds Adrift - Bossa Studios Infused with $1.35M Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:13 PM PDT VentureBeat.com is reporting that Bossa Studios has gotten a nice cash infusion thanks to a venture capital firm called London Venture Partners. The money is earmarked for Worlds Adrift, Bossa's sandbox MMO currently in development. |
| General: Ex-Runic / Blizzard Devs Form New Studio for MMO ARPG Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:06 PM PDT Ex-Runic Studios developer Max Schaefer, ex-Blizzard developers Tyler Thompson (Project Lead on Diablo: Lord of Destruction) and David Glenn (Art Director on Diablo 1 and 2 and art for Hellgate: London) have formed a new studio called Echtra Inc. Our own Bill Murphy spoke with the new team to find out more. |
| Guild Wars 2: The New Zone Has a Lot Going On, But Will It Be Enough? Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:24 PM PDT After a solid week-plus in Guild Wars 2's much-anticipated update, Out of the Shadows, I've got conflicted feelings. It's nice to (finally) have something new to do again that isn't raid-related, but I don't think the update is the kind of transcendental chunk of content that's going to radically transform people's views of the game. |
| SMITE: Epsilon Invitational LAN Tournament Coming This Weekend Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:40 PM PDT SMITE fans will be able to enjoy a weekend of tournament play with this weekend's Epsilon Invitational LAN taking place on August 13-14. A special skin went up for sale recently with $1 contributed to the prize pool that now totals $26,247. The four best SMITE teams from North America and Europe will be on hand in the HiRez Twitch.tv Channel. |
| LawBreakers: The Vanguard Shines in the Spotlight Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:33 PM PDT The latest in a series of LawBreaker videos to introduce players to the classes in the game has arrived. In today's installment, the Vanguard shines. Vanguards are highly mobile and can fly above the battle to rain destruction on unwary opponents. |
| Black Desert Online: Is it Now Pay to Win? Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:06 PM PDT I've watched with interest the community reaction to the announcement by Daum that Pearl Shop items would soon be purchasable by players from the in-game Marketplace. Their argument in support of this change is that "regardless of the region, there will always be players who, for whatever reason, do not get to experience all the features Black Desert offers including Pearl Shop Items. |
| TERA: New Places to Take Wing Coming August 9th Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:29 AM PDT TERA fans of flying will be happy to hear that new zones will be added to the flight path with the August 9th update. Six new areas will become 'flyable', most located in Southern Shara. In addition, the Castle Aranea dungeon will open up for players of level 65 and iLevel 330. |
| ArcheAge: August Update & Global PvP Tournament Coming Soon Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:10 AM PDT The wrap report from last week's ArcheAge live stream has been posted on the game's official site. Among other things, viewers were treated to a look at the campaign posters for those running in the latest Hero Election. |
| Rift: Producer's Letter Details Starfall Prophecy Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:00 AM PDT Late last week, a brand new Rift producer's letter was posted to reveal more details about the upcoming expansion, Starfall Prophecy. It begins with a discussion of the lore background and the fact that players will be able to journey to level 70 and then goes on with further details of the expansion. |
