| Game On #88: F2P to Blame for the Problems in the Industry? Posted: 30 Sep 2016 08:59 AM PDT This week on Game On, Chris and Brax look back at the doom and gloom predictions made by players and pundits before free to play came to the fore. How true were they? They also wish Chris Metzen a happy retirement, break down Marvel Heroes' and The Division's game changing updates, discuss Fallout 4 Far Harbor and Nuka World, and Divinity: Original Sin 2. |
| Battleborn - Randy Pitchford: Rumors of F2P Conversion Are False Posted: 30 Sep 2016 08:02 AM PDT Randy Pitchford has taken to Twitter to deny yesterday's rumors that Battleborn will soon go free to play. According to Pitchford, the story reported by Kotaku is "a reckless story". |
| Putting the RP back in RPG Posted: 30 Sep 2016 07:00 AM PDT Divinity: Original Sin 2, Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny, Wasteland, Torment: Tides of Numenera... Old school RPGs are in the midst of a renaissance and nothing could be better. When so many games hand you a character and do their best to put you in an interactive movie, these are the games that put the RP back in RPG. Read on to discover just what these games have over their AAA counterparts. |
| Pokemon Go - Niantic Going to Court in Holland For Protected Beach Access Posted: 30 Sep 2016 04:36 AM PDT Representatives of the Dutch city of The Hague are taking Niantic Labs to court on October 11th after repeated attempts to contact the company to restrict Pokemon Go from a protected location and during the hours of 11:00 pm and 7:00 am. According to city authorities, Niantic has not responded to requests from the city since mid-August so felt there was no alternative than court to settle the issue. |
| Amazon Games' Crucible is a Last Man Standing with a Twist Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:31 PM PDT During Twitch's Amazon Game Studios' Unboxing event, the third game we saw unveiled was Crucible. Crucible is a battle to the last survivor on a hostile alien world. Players choose and customize heroes, making alliances and betraying allies on their path to victory. An additional player heightens the drama by triggering events, live-streaming the battles, and interacting with viewers. |
| Amazon Games' New World is a 17th Century Paranormal MMO Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:18 PM PDT One game we saw briefly during the Twitch Unboxing event for Amazon Game Studios was New World - a fantastic looking take on the 17th Century North America where the supernatural is real and players work together and against each other to settle the wilderness. |
| Amazon Game Studios' Breakaway is a Competitive Brawler Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:03 PM PDT Tonight at a special "Unboxing" event at Twitch Con in California, Amazon Game Studios is unveiling several games. The first confirmed title is Breakaway: an eSports-driven experience focused on heroes of mythology competing for prestige and glory. |
| Revelation Online - Closed Beta Key Giveaway #3 Posted: 29 Sep 2016 06:32 PM PDT MMORPG.com has been provided with beta keys for the upcoming Revelation Online closed beta in October. |
| Hybrid Wars Released on Steam & GoG Posted: 29 Sep 2016 05:15 PM PDT Wargaming has sent word that its top-down shooter is now available on both GoG and Steam. Players can grab a Standard Edition for $17.99 or the Deluxe Edition for $19.99, each with the base game and other in-game items. |
| Naked Doom Nearly Ready for Early Access Posted: 29 Sep 2016 05:15 PM PDT According to a new developer blog post on the MetaArcade site, the team is moving full steam ahead into early access for the first of its adventures called Naked Doom. In addition, the next adventure is already in the works with Tunnels & Trolls creator Ken St. Andre "remastering Deathtrap Equalizer Dungeon" using the MetaArcade platform. |
| Battleline: Steel Warfare Updated with Nation Wars Posted: 29 Sep 2016 04:53 PM PDT Bandai Namco has announced that it's online MMORTS Battleline: Steel Warfare has been updated with the Nation Wars content expansion. Players can now take part in 25v25 PvP global battles to seize the upper hand in contested territories. |
| Dragon's Dogma Online - A Glimmer of Hope for the West Posted: 29 Sep 2016 04:40 PM PDT In the latest financial statement from Capcom, Dragon's Dogma Online game director Kento Kinoshita offered a ray of hope for those hoping for a Western release of the MMO based on the Dragon's Dogma series of RPGs. |
| Star Trek Online - Agents of Yesterday - Artifacts to Launch on October 25th Posted: 29 Sep 2016 03:51 PM PDT Star Trek Online's latest expansion, Agents of Yesterday, will be growing a bit larger on October 25th with the deployment of the Artifacts content update. Artifacts will see players embark on a completely new story arc that will last through the end of 2017. Players will find teh Lukari, a species first introduced in Season 11. |
| Black Desert Online - Taking to the High Seas Preview Posted: 29 Sep 2016 03:49 PM PDT Our friends over at 2P.com have a nice Black Desert Online preview that features the naval combat coming in the next expansion to the NA / EU version of the game later in 2016. Players can look forward to sea exploration, large-scale naval battles, big bad sea monsters and much more. |
| World of Warcraft - Watch the EU Arena Championship to Earn a WoW Title Posted: 29 Sep 2016 03:16 PM PDT This weekend is the European World of Warcraft Arena Championship with winners heading to Blizzcon in November. Those who connect their Twitch.tv account to Blizzard can earn a special in-game title, "Patron of War". |
| Battleborn - Anonymous Sources Reporting a Move to F2P Posted: 29 Sep 2016 02:16 PM PDT An anonymous source has told Kotaku that Battleborn may be making a move to free to play by mid-November. According to the same source, Gearbox originally wanted Battleborn to be F2P but that 2K opted for a box price plus seasonal options. |
| Steelseries Rival 500 MMO/MOBA Gaming Mouse: A Smart Reinvention of the MMO Mouse Posted: 29 Sep 2016 01:00 PM PDT An MMO gaming mouse can be quite the intimidating thing. At first glance, the sheer amount of buttons looks unnatural, and making the transition to thumb control after years of hammering away at the keyboard is also no small feat. But ask any MMO player who's made the jump and they'll tell you how badly you've been missing out. |
| Osiris: New Dawn - First Adventures on Proteus 2 Posted: 29 Sep 2016 11:00 AM PDT The first day of early access for Osiris: New Dawn has come and gone, and our Bill Murphy survived to tell the tale of his first official adventures on Proteus 2. As we wrote back in our PAX West preview, Osiris is a smaller-scale MMO where players are in the dozens per server, not hundreds (at least not yet). That said, Bill's found that going solo or on a private multiplayer server is probably your best bet for now. |
| Neverwinter - Sea of Moving Ice Content Update Coming November 8th Posted: 29 Sep 2016 10:32 AM PDT Neverwinter: Storm King's Thunder will be getting a content expansion called Sea of Moving Ice. The update will be released on November 8th and will send players on a nautical journey that includes fishing, hunting for a treasure map and trying to recover relics to special artifact weapons. |
| Fairy Tail Hero's Journey Browser RPG Ready for Closed Beta Posted: 29 Sep 2016 10:26 AM PDT GameSamba is now accepting applications for players interested in closed beta testing for its forthcoming browser-based RPG Fairy Tail Hero's Journey. The game is, according to GameSamba, the only game officially licensed that is based on the popular anime series. |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs Ink Publishing Deal Posted: 29 Sep 2016 09:10 AM PDT Warhorse Studios has announced that Deep Silver will be handling many of the publishing details for its forthcoming title Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Deep Silver will handle both physical and digital distribution for XBox One and PlayStation 4 and physical distribution for PC. |
| The Banner Saga 2 - Now Available for iOS and Android Devices Posted: 29 Sep 2016 09:04 AM PDT Fans of tactical strategy RPGs will be pleased to hear that Stoic's The Banner Saga 2 is now available for iOS and Android devices. The game will run $4.99 and can be downloaded worldwide. |
| Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade - Review in Progress Posted: 29 Sep 2016 09:00 AM PDT Rob starts his review in progress this week for the long awaited Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade. Read on to find out his initial impressions. |
| Vampyr - New Screens Show Combat Posted: 29 Sep 2016 08:52 AM PDT In Vampyr, Jonathan Reid will roam the streets of London in a quest to find out more about the mutations that came as a result of the Spanish Flu. He will have both conventional ranged and melee skills at his disposal as well as powerful vampiric attacks. |
