| World of Warcraft: Warcraft Movie Loses Big Bucks Despite Chinese Revenue Posted: 11 Aug 2016 08:20 AM PDT According to a report at The Hollywood Reporter, the Warcraft movie will ultimately lose big money despite a strong showing in China. The US market for Warcraft is largely considered to have been a failure, generating only $46.6M as compared to China's $220.8M. Overall the film will likely lost about $15M with losses shared by Legendary Pictures, Universal and a trio of Chinese investors. |
| Aion: Lost Memories Update Brings High Daevas, New Zones & More Posted: 11 Aug 2016 07:45 AM PDT The free Aion update called Lost Memories has been deployed on European servers. Lost Memories introduces a level 75 cap and the ability for players to ascend to a High Daeva. Two new areas and four brand new instances have also been added. The first players to achieve server-first accomplishments such as reaching level 70 or 75 will be rewarded with a special title, one-of-a-kind items and a mount. |
| War Thunder: Naval Battles to Set Sail Later This Year Posted: 11 Aug 2016 07:09 AM PDT Gaijin Entertainment has announced that naval battles will be entering War Thunder completing the trifecta of warfare from land, sea and air. The closed beta of "Knights of the Sea" is expected to kick off later this year. |
| Pokemon Go: Writing the User Manual for the Future Posted: 09 Aug 2016 05:16 PM PDT Pokemon Go has literally taken the world by storm, generating over $200M in its first month of service. As with any widely accepted new technology, the game has tweaked the consciousness of gamers and non-gamers alike, often in very different ways. We're going to take a look at Pokemon Go and what it means to augmented reality games in the future and how gamers can help write the 'user manual' for times yet to come. |
| General: Crush Online - Persistent MOBA Ready for Final CBT Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:52 AM PDT GamesInFlames has announced that the final closed beta event for Crush Online is ready to take off. Numerous improvements have been implemented due to player feedback from previous events including more challenging castle sieges, Mastery Skills have been revamped, weapon upgrades and balance improvements, UI tweaks and much more. |
| Heroes & Generals: Faster Progression with Half the Grind + 5 New Tanks Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:40 AM PDT Reto-Moto is giving players a faster path to reach higher ranks by smoothing out progression and cutting some of experience needed to attain higher ranks in half. Players will feel less grind and be able to become Squad Leaders faster that allows for more credits to be earned and so on. |
| General: Lineage 2: Revolution Mobile Game to Launch Globally in 2017 Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:21 AM PDT Netmarble Korea's Lineage 2: Revolution website has been updated with a ton of new information including a name reservation form and pre-registration for the likely launch of the mobile title later this year in Korea. L2: Revolution brings a full MMO experience to mobile devices complete with four playable races and three classes. |
| Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance: Korean CBT Possibly Ready to Go in November Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:02 AM PDT NCSoft is ready to take the wraps off its keenly anticipated Lineage Eternal. The goal has been to launch the closed beta test in Q4 2016 and it appears that things may be ready to go in November. Not much else is known about the particulars, but as the details emerge, we'll keep you posted. |
| General: Master of Orion Ready for Launch on August 25th Posted: 09 Aug 2016 05:46 PM PDT Wargaming has announced that Master of Orion is ready to take to the skies on August 25th. During the game's Early Access period, players were integral in their feedback leading to a number of enhancements to the reborn 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXterminate, eXploit) game. |
| General: Indie Game Devs Invited to Submit Games at AGC Posted: 10 Aug 2016 04:32 PM PDT During this year's Austin Game Conference, indie developers of PC games or PC VR games are being invited to submit their title for consideration at the Intel Game Developer Showcase at a nearby venue. Ten finalists will be selected and given five minutes to present their game to the special judges panel and the attendees in the audience. Afterward, attendees will be able to demo the games on the show floor. |
| Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Taking a Peek Inside - Patch Notes Reveal Development Posted: 10 Aug 2016 01:24 PM PDT The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter has been published that reveal a the importance of community and a new column that will appear on the official site that spotlights 'exemplary community members' every month. Of particular note, however, is the publication of a lengthy list of patch notes to the internal Pantheon client that give readers a sneak peek into the development cycle. |
| Black Desert Online: Players & Chargebacks - Kakao Taking a Stand Posted: 10 Aug 2016 01:16 PM PDT After what some have felt are a series of missteps by Black Desert Online publisher Kakao Games, a segment of the player population has been initiating "chargeback" requests to credit card companies. Chargebacks effectively give the player a refund of money spent on a product, in this case, Black Desert Online. |
| General: Weapons of Mythology: New Age Headed to the EU This Year Posted: 10 Aug 2016 12:49 PM PDT Weapons of Mythology: New Age will be heading to Europe in Quarter 4 2016 according to PlayStationLifestyle.net. Mythology features both PvE and PvP game play with dungeons, mounts, pets, "impressive foes" and more. The game will be localized in several languages and will be availabley on PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One. |
| General: Getting Started with The Elder Scrolls Legends Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:44 PM PDT With The Elder Scrolls Legends now in open beta, we thought it might be useful to put together some helpful tips for getting started with the game. |
| DOTA 2: Forum Hackers Swipe Over 2M User Accounts Posted: 10 Aug 2016 10:50 AM PDT According to LeakedSource.com, over two million DOTA 2 user accounts were stolen from the game's forum. The forum was compromised due to outdated vBulletin software with an SQL injection vulnerability. Hackers were able to gain access to user names, email and IP addresses. Passwords were also unscrambled, again through a vulnerability in the MD5 algorithm "alongside the salt". It is believed that about 80% of the passwords have been unscrambled. |
| General: Cagey Mike Donatelli Teasing New Project Called RiME Posted: 10 Aug 2016 09:31 AM PDT Mike Donatelli, late of Carbine Studios, has posted a sneaky teaser on one of his social media channels about a new project called RiME. There is no other information available other than the fact that more will become known in 2017. Greybox, Tequila Works and SixFoot are listed on the page as being involved with RiME. |
| General: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game CBT Delayed Posted: 10 Aug 2016 09:20 AM PDT We have received a brief note from CD Projekt Red to let our readers know that the first round of closed beta testing for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, originally planned for September, has been delayed. The closed beta is now scheduled to begin on October 25th. |
| Wizard101: Packed Full of Surprises Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:33 PM PDT KingsIsle loves to throw in some secret goodies when an update is brought into the live realm ... and the summer update was no different. Players were pleasantly surprised when they found two new packs for sale in the Crown Shop. |
