General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

In Case You Missed It - January 9-15 Edition

Posted: 16 Jan 2016 05:00 AM PST
Posted by Shri Krishna

MMORPG News

MMORPG News

General: Excellence In Game Writing To Be Honored At WGA In February

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:59 AM PST

The Writers Guild of America has revealed the nominees for excellence in game writing. The award ceremony will be held concurrently in both New York and Los Angeles on February 13th.

Guardians of Divinity: Launch Day Arrives

Posted: 16 Jan 2016 01:57 AM PST

37Games has announced that its MMOARPG Guardians of Divinity has officially launched. During the first several days of service players can expenct to find in-game events and new content, not included in the earlier beta phases.

General: Humble Bundle Winter Sale Begins

Posted: 16 Jan 2016 02:59 AM PST

The Humble Bundle Store has started its Winter Sale with some great deals on games. The sale will last from now through January 29th and there are good bargains for gamers.

Blade & Soul: Master Pack Sweepstakes!

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 02:55 PM PST

MMORPG.com is very pleased to present this exclusive sweepstakes event! We have partnered with NCSOFT to give away 35 Master Packs valued at $124.99 each! Players who get a Master Pack will receive an extended booster pack, premium points that lets them start at level 4, 7,200 NCoin, a unique costume and so much more! Enter for your chance to win now! This sweepstakes will run from Jan 15 through Jan 29, 2016.

Fallout 4: Living Dismemberment Fix Incoming...and Other Stuff

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 01:11 PM PST

No question that it's click-bait title but it's also an issue that Bethesda is including in the Fallout 4 1.3 update that is now in beta on Steam. In addition, the patch addresses performance issues and improvement to happiness calculators in settlements.

General: What RPGs Need to Learn from Divinity: Original Sin 2

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:05 PM PST

Divinity: Original Sin was one of the most exciting RPGs of the year when it released. This year, Larian will unleash its sequel, Divinity: Original Sin 2. It promises to improve the original in nearly every way and other RPG developers need to take notice. Here's what RPGs need to learn from Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Blade & Soul: Join Bill's Stream Tonight for a Chance at a Master Pack

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 11:46 AM PST

Looking to lay eyes on Blade & Soul? Tonight's your chance when our own Bill Murphy will be streaming today's founders head start at 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern in the MMORPG.com live stream channel. In addition, lucky viewers will have a chance at scoring a Blade & Soul Master Pack just for attending!

Champions Online: Teleios Ascendant Content Update Lands on PTS

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 11:18 AM PST

The Champions Online team has posted a note to let players know that the Teleios Ascendant content update is now live on the public test server. Gold subscribers can access the content via a series of instructions on the CO site.

General: Omikron: The Nomad Soul Given Away to Honor David Bowie

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:29 AM PST

Square Enix is giving away Omikron Steam keys to honor David Bowie who had a pair of cameo performances in the game as well as a part in the game's soundtrack. Players can get hold of a single key via the Square Enix Store through January 22nd "while supplies last". Keys will be sent via email within two days.

Heroes of the Storm: Data & Feedback Key to Upcoming Alterations in Matchmaking

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:21 AM PST

The Heroes of the Storm site has been updated with a note from the dev team that gives players some information about how recent feedback and gathered data will be instrumental in forthcoming changes to the matchmaking system in the game.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft: Cutting the Card(sharks) Out of the Game

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:14 AM PST

The ban hammer has swung on Hearthstone players with a ban wave issued for those who have been found to be using third party programs to provide an advantage in the game. According to the EU Hearthstone site, the Blizzard team will continue to monitor the situation and issue further ban waves as needed.

Crowfall: The Fun, Yet Gruesome, Facts About Vessels

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 01:56 PM PST

Last week, Artcraft revealed a cool feature coming in Crowfall, the Vessel System, that essentially allows players to find and inhabit the bodies of the fallen. They can even be crafted and sold! We simply had to know more about this fun (and gruesome!) system so we posed a few questions to Artcraft's J. Todd Coleman.

Black Desert Online: CBT 2, Name Reservations, Cash Shop & More

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:10 AM PST

The first major news for North America's and Europe's version of Black Desert Online has arrived and it's got some big ticket items of interest to the community.

Escape from Tarkov: Alpha Planned for February, Beta in Q1 2016

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 08:17 AM PST

The Escape from Tarkov Facebook page has been updated with the third in a series of developer questions and answers. Of particular interest in the Q&A is the news that alpha is scheduled to start in February, with beta to kick off sometime later in Q1 2016.

Dungeons & Dragons Online: The Test of Time: DDO Part 2

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:31 PM PST

Rob wraps up his adventures diving back into DDO this week and answer the question, does DDO stand the test of time?

The Division: Devs Promise Single Players Have a Place Too

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 07:49 AM PST

The Division is shaping up to be a fine multiplayer experience based on recent videos and information released by Ubisoft. From the beginning of its development, however, players have been told that a robust single player campaign as well. In a new interview at Venture Beat, editors spoke with Magnus Jensen, creative director on The Division, to find out how that will happen.

Albion Online: Second Major Update, Brutus, Detailed

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 07:40 AM PST

Albion Online will be updated later in January with the second major patch, this one called "Brutus". Quality of life additions will be forthcoming, among them the 'repair all' option. In addition, the first iteration of the UI overhaul will be released as well as an "undead theme" found in a pair of new dungeons.

Star Citizen: Alpha v2.1 Arrives

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 07:35 AM PST

The Star Citizen site has been updated with a look at the latest version of the alpha. The latest alpha client features new ships, a few put on sale in celebration of v2.1, a new weapon and a more streamlined bug reporting system.

TERA: Better Communication on the Docket for Improvement

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 06:53 AM PST

TERA's Senior Producer Matthew Denomme has taken to the official forums to apologize for strident community reaction to the latest producer's letter that informed players that the next content update was being delayed until March, a significant gap between December's Brawler update and the next release.
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