MMORPG News

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• Crowfall: Examining The Hunger
• Guild Wars 2: The Daily Quest - Got Questions About Heart of Thorns?
• World of WarPlanes: New German Planes Fly Into Game with Latest Update
• Runescape: Old-School Version Turns Two, Adds F2P Features
• Trials of Ascension: Phase Two KickStarter Begins
• Defiance: Carble Cheung Steps Up As New Creative Lead
• General: Trion Reporting Ongoing DDoS Attacks
• Elder Scrolls Online: New Loyalty Rewards Revealed
• General: Duty of Heroes: A Barely-There Boobilicious MMO
• Diablo 3: Patch v2.2.0 Shows Off New Sets, Legendaries and More
• Skyforge: The Pantheon System Revealed
• General: The Mass RNG Effect
• General: 3 Tips on Visually-Boosting Your YouTube Gaming Channel
• Crowfall: Two New Archetypes & a Bit About Physics
• Crowfall: Voxel Farm and the Destruction of Worlds

Crowfall: Examining The Hunger Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:39 AM PST What is the end game? This is the quintessential question in the making and maintaining the average Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game. How will it keep players engaged when they hit level cap while the developers furiously work on the next major patch that will expand or change the static world.

Guild Wars 2: The Daily Quest - Got Questions About Heart of Thorns? Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:56 AM PST Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is one of the biggest topics in the MMO world right now, being the first official expansion to ArenaNet's sequel. As it happens, we're headed to Seattle to see the game next week, and we want your questions to take with us. Post them, as many as you have, beyond the break.

World of WarPlanes: New German Planes Fly Into Game with Latest Update Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:42 AM PST World of Warplanes has been updated to v1.7 that brings new German aircraft into the game as well as a pair of new locations for budding pilots to check out.

Runescape: Old-School Version Turns Two, Adds F2P Features Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:51 AM PST Fans of the 2007 version of Runescape will want to check out the "Old School" rebooted version of the game as it celebrates its second anniversary. It is even easier to do than before as Jagex, at the behest of its players, is introducing free to play aspects into the game.

Trials of Ascension: Phase Two KickStarter Begins Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:44 AM PST Forged Chaos has announced that the KickStarter campaign to fund the next stage of development has begun for Trials of Ascension. Last year, the team successfully completed its initial fund raising effort to bring a playable demo of ToA to the world. Having released the demo, Forged Chaos is ready to get working on the next phase.

Defiance: Carble Cheung Steps Up As New Creative Lead Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:40 PM PST Trion Worlds has announced that Trick Dempsey is leaving the Defiance project for another within the company. In his stead, Carble Cheung will take over as Creative Lead. Cheung has been working on Defiance since 2013 and is said to have worked on some of the best encounters in the game.

General: Trion Reporting Ongoing DDoS Attacks Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:24 PM PST Trion Worlds is reporting that its Dallas server farm is currently undergoing a DDoS attack that began at approximately 1:00 pm Pacific today. As of an hour ago, many ArcheAge, Defiance and Rift servers are back online but other are still under attack. Trion is working to remedy the situation but there is not yet any timeline for resolution.

Elder Scrolls Online: New Loyalty Rewards Revealed Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:15 PM PST Elder Scrolls Online players who have been playing for the past nine months have a new loyalty reward to look forward to in the form of the Mask of Cheerful Slaughter. Those subscribing for 300 days can score the Striped Senche. Check out the video below to see what these items look like and more.

General: Duty of Heroes: A Barely-There Boobilicious MMO Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:44 AM PST Duty of Heroes is a light RPG and barely there MMO set in a generic fantasy world complete with Merlin, beautiful boobilicious elves, barely dressed female characters, orcs, undead and cherry-on-topped with poor localization. It is a port of a free to play FaceBook type time management game with an RPG theme.

Diablo 3: Patch v2.2.0 Shows Off New Sets, Legendaries and More Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:42 AM PST The next Diablo 3 patch will be featuring a host of improvements that are sure to bring a smile to players' faces. Among others, new armor sets will be introduced along with updates to some of the existing armor sets.

Skyforge: The Pantheon System Revealed Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:30 AM PST The Skyforge site has been updated with a big new article to explain the Pantheon System, the game's equivalent to guilds in other MMOs.

General: The Mass RNG Effect Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:54 AM PST World of Warcraft is much like walking into a Las Vegas casino; each zone, dungeon, or battleground being its own pocket dimension divorced from reality and filled with scenic grandeur and the promise of wealth. Except for when such promises are at the mercy of pitiless random-number-generators (RNG).

General: 3 Tips on Visually-Boosting Your YouTube Gaming Channel Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:36 AM PST As the network for gamers on YouTube, we're always looking for ways to help our community partners thrive online! Any YouTube gamer will tell you, success comes down to a few fundamentals. Step one is obviously all about the content you're producing. If people don't like what you're posting, they'll stop watching, period. But even if you are producing gamer videos people are into, grabbing a larger audience can come down to pumping up your personal brand.

Crowfall: Two New Archetypes & a Bit About Physics Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:59 AM PST The Crowfall site has been updated with a trio of treats for fans. The team has posted a first look at two more archetypes, the Elven Frostweaver and the Guinecean Duelist. Each class has its own page with basic information about stats, a backstory and some images too.

Crowfall: Voxel Farm and the Destruction of Worlds Posted: 18 Feb 2015 03:29 PM PST Earlier this week, Artcraft announced that they've signed a deal with Voxel Farm to use their technology to power the worlds of Crowfall. Some may immediately think, "oh great, more voxels". But put down the pitchforks. In Crowfall, voxels are not about building random things in the world but rather destroying the very ground you walk upon and tearing down the castles of your enemies.

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MMOGaming News

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• ArenaNet Details New Revenant Profession for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
• FFXIV: Patch 2.51 releases February 24th and Introduces The Gold Saucer
• eSports Revenues to Hit $465m in 2017
• Capcom Unveils A New Official Game Trailer for Dragon's Dogma Online
• Top 10 Most Broken Dominion Champions in League of Legends
• Vindictus - Everything You Should Know about the Game to End of S2

ArenaNet Details New Revenant Profession for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Posted: ArenaNet is revealing details about the revenant, the all-new profession coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, the upcoming expansion to Guild Wars 2. That includes the first in-game glimpse of the revenant and its unique skills in action airing on the studio's Points of Interest livestream this Friday on Twitch. Continue reading ArenaNet Details New Revenant Profession for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.

FFXIV: Patch 2.51 releases February 24th and Introduces The Gold Saucer Posted: Come One Come All to the Manderville Gold Saucer! The newest attraction coming in patch 2.51 in FFXIV, players can drop their weapons bring their bags of gil to try out the latest games available there! The Gold Saucer utilizes a special currency called "Gold Points",it is possible to exchange Gold Points for various items, Vanity and mountsSo what kind of games are available? Lets have a look! Continue reading FFXIV: Patch 2.51 releases February 24th and Introduces The Gold Saucer.

eSports Revenues to Hit $465m in 2017 Posted: The esports market, already worth $194 million per year, is set to more than double in size by 2017 according to a "conservative scenario" from research firm Newzoo, which pins a predicted value of $465 million on the sector within two years. Continue reading eSports Revenues to Hit $465m in 2017.

Capcom Unveils A New Official Game Trailer for Dragon's Dogma Online Posted: Announced late last month, Capcom has now unveiled the second game trailer for its upcoming Free-t0-Play MMORPG, Dragon's Dogma Online. Based on the original console game, the new trailer introduces part of the storyline, along with a couple of new important NPCs which players will fight with in the various combat instances. Continue reading Capcom Unveils A New Official Game Trailer for Dragon's Dogma Online.

Top 10 Most Broken Dominion Champions in League of Legends Posted: Champions in League of Legends are balanced around the Summoner's Rift game mode, not Dominion. As a result, this has led to many champions being extremely broken in this ancillary mode which has played a big role in Dominion's slow decline in popularity over the years. This is why you'll see the same handful of champs game after game in Dominion. Some players will even pick the same broken champ every single game they play, knowing it puts them at a huge advantage over other players. Continue reading Top 10 Most Broken Dominion Champions in League of Legends.

Vindictus - Everything You Should Know about the Game to End of S2 Posted: This is everything I believe you should pretty much know about the game if you're going to be a Vindictus Player. These questions were asked to me many times and I wanted to address it before Vindictus reaches Season 3 where most of the content changes in a sense but still remains similarly the same. Continue reading Vindictus - Everything You Should Know about the Game to End of S2.

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MMORPG Reviews

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• New Update for Might & Magic Heroes Online
• World of Tanks Announces Xbox One Version
• Tribal Wars 2 Introduces Resource Deposits
• Khan Wars Item Bundle Giveaway
• Best Upcoming Free-to-Play MMOs in 2015
• Neverwinter Announces Elemental Evil

New Update for Might & Magic Heroes Online Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:13 AM PST Might & Magic Heroes Online today receives its latest content update “Better, Stronger, Faster”, which introduces the following 2 new features: artefact refinements and an all-new heroic mode. These new additions will enable players to enhance their heroes’ stats with the help of new artefacts as well as obtaining specific rewards, including avatar portraits and pets. […] The post New Update for Might & Magic Heroes Online appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

World of Tanks Announces Xbox One Version Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:40 AM PST Wargaming has just communicated plans to bring their flagship title World of Tanks to Xbox One this year, providing all Xbox Live Gold Members with a free download option. They’ve also released several screenshots as well as an all-new trailer in this context. “A year ago, World of Tanks arrived on Xbox 360 and has […] The post World of Tanks Announces Xbox One Version appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

Tribal Wars 2 Introduces Resource Deposits Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:44 AM PST The latest content update to Tribal Wars 2 provides players with a new feature: resource deposits, which allow for receiving extra resources when running errands. There are 6 errands to choose from, which are modified every 6 hours and differ in their quality. For completing an errand, players will be rewarded with extra wood, clay […] The post Tribal Wars 2 Introduces Resource Deposits appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

Khan Wars Item Bundle Giveaway Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:41 AM PST Today, we’re hosting an exclusive giveaway that will provide you with 100 in-game coins for Khan Wars. This promotion is valid for newly registered accounts only and will conclude on 02/25/2015. All you have to do is register your account via this link or by activating the PLAY button further below. The 100 coins you'll […] The post Khan Wars Item Bundle Giveaway appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

Best Upcoming Free-to-Play MMOs in 2015 Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:11 AM PST Here’s a heads up of the most anticipated F2P MMO’s we’re expecting to see in 2015, covering a wide spectrum of genres many of these games are in different stages of development and testing, everything from early alpha to open beta testing. Regardless we absolutely can’t wait to get our hands on the final releases. […] The post Best Upcoming Free-to-Play MMOs in 2015 appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

Neverwinter Announces Elemental Evil Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:22 AM PST The release of Elemental Evil, the next module for Neverwinter, has just been announced for March 17. In addition to an increased level cap of 70, players may look forward to a new playable Paladin class as well as the return of Minsc & Boo, the fan-favourite duo of a ranger and a miniature giant […] The post Neverwinter Announces Elemental Evil appeared first on MMORPG Reviews.

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General Gaming Article

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• Adobe Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Photoshop
• Newegg Daily Deals: EVGA Supernova G2 850W PSU, Asus Z97-A Motherboard, and More!
• Windows XP Holdouts Will Reportedly Pay Double for Microsoft Support
• Toshiba Updates Kirabook with Broadwell
• YouTube to Implement Subscription Service for Ad-free Videos
• Lenovo Takes Heat for Installing Superfish Adware on Consumer Laptops

Adobe Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Photoshop Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST Timeline and video released to commemorate the occasion On February 19, 1990 a little program called Adobe Photoshop 1.0 was released. Since then, there have been many versions of the image manipulation software and its popularity among graphics designers, artists, and creative minds has grown to the point that the word "Photoshop" is used as a verb. So to mark the occasion, Adobe has released a timeline and video celebrating Photoshop's 25th anniversary. The timeline highlights release dates of various software versions, famous magazine or newspaper covers, and interesting tidbits such as when the first working human organ was 3D printed. Meanwhile, the video showcases a selection of beautiful Photoshop creations for the software that, over time, has evolved into a powerful application which offers a plethora of tools for anyone wishing to flex their creative muscles (check out our editorial on how to use Adobe Photoshop).     Unsurprisingly, the timeline also highlights when Adobe launched its subscription-only Creative Cloud service, doing away with the pay-once, use forever model. A decision that was an unpopular one for some consumers as the company has been looking for a way to grow its business at a faster pace.  But in a digital age, one where there are plenty of free photo editing software to choose from, do you think that Photoshop will be able to compete with its CC service and stay around to photoshop pictures for another 25 years? Follow Sean on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Newegg Daily Deals: EVGA Supernova G2 850W PSU, Asus Z97-A Motherboard, and More! Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:54 AM PST Top Deal: Have you heard the one about a power supply that walked into a bar? Neither have we, though we have heard about PSUs going up in smoke. This is one of the areas where having a name brand counts (usually, anyway). If you're looking for a reliable PSU, check out today's top deal for an EVGA Supernova 850 G2 850W Power Supply for $125 with free shipping (normally $160; additional $30 mail-in-rebate). This is a modular PSU that's 80 Plus Gold Certified for efficiency. And if you bother with the rebate, the price drops below a Benjamin! Other Deals: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping (normally $55 - use coupon code: [ESCANKX22]) Asus Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard for $135 with free shipping (normally $145 - use coupon code: [EMCANKX83]) Western Digital Purple 2TB 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for $85 with free shipping (normally $90 - use coupon code: [0217GMLVER112]) Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 280 3GB Video Card for $180 with free shipping (normally $200; additional $20 Mail-in rebate)

Windows XP Holdouts Will Reportedly Pay Double for Microsoft Support Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:42 AM PST Another nudge to get businesses to upgrade Even the floppy disk would have to be impressed with how long Windows XP has been able to hold onto relevance. Sure, most of the world has moved on, but there are still a lot of Windows XP machines out there, especially in various enterprise sectors. Rather than upgrade, businesses can ink custom support agreements (CSAs) with Microsoft to continue receiving support. However, it's being reported that the cost of those Windows XP CSAs are about to double. According to ComputerWorld and an anonymous licensing expert it spoke with, the price per PC for a Windows XP CSA will be $400 with a cap of $500,000 starting in April. Included as part of these CSAs are ongoing critical security updates for the retired OS, allowing businesses to continue using the aged OS. Microsoft dropped the price to $200 with a cap of $250,000 last year just days before it retired Windows XP. The intent was to give businesses a little more time to get their ducks in a row and migrate to a newer OS. It's an annual program, and those who haven't made plans to upgrade will see their costs go back up when their contracts expire, the first of which will take place in a couple of months. It will be interesting to see what effect that has on Windows XP's market share. As it stands, Windows XP is on nearly 21 percent of the world's PCs, according to Net Applications. That comes out to over 300 million computers, though StatCounter reports XP's market share at 12 percent. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Toshiba Updates Kirabook with Broadwell Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:14 AM PST Laptop refresh sees an upgrade to Intel's Core i7-5500U CPU Toshiba today announced that its premium Kirabook 13 i7S1 Touch Ultrabook is now rocking a 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U processor based on the Santa Clara chip maker's Broadwell architecture. The new part is a dual-core chip with four threads with a base frequency of 2.4GHz and turbo frequency of 3GHz. It also sports 4MB of cache, Intel HD Graphics 5500, and a 15W TDP. Like the previous generation Kirabook, the upgraded model features a 13.3-inch WQHD (2560x1440) PixelPure touchscreen display, 8GB of DDR3-1600 memory, 256GB mSATA solid state drive, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, HD webcam, stereo microphone, HDMI output with 4K capability, three USB 3.0 ports (one with Sleep and Charge), and Windows 8.1 Pro. Toshiba also tosses in the full version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 12. The Kirabook sports a luxury design with a magnesium-alloy body that weighs 2.91 pounds. We reviewed a similar spec'd version a couple of years ago and gave it a 9 verdict -- you can read that review here. Or if you'd rather not click, about the only thing we could ding it for was the price. At the time of that review, it was going for $2,000. The upgraded model on Toshiba's website goes for $1,700, though you may be able to get it for less -- when tried to leave the website, Toshiba offered us a $75 discount in exchanging for receiving weekly email specials. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

YouTube to Implement Subscription Service for Ad-free Videos Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:55 AM PST Ad-free videos for a fee Stop us if you have heard this one before. A person goes to YouTube in order to watch a 15-second clip of cats doing what cats do, only to watch a 30-second ad before that person can even watch the video. Funny, right? We didn't think so. However, it appears that YouTube is implementing a subscription service that will make its videos ad-free so that you can watch all of the cat videos you want without having to ponder life's mysteries as you wait for an ad to end. According to CNBC, YouTube head of content and business operations Robert Kyncl briefly talked about the subscription service, aside from the one for Music Key, while at the Code/Media conference. While there, Kyncl revealed that the subscription service would be launching within a few months and the paid option would remove all ads from its videos. While no further details were forthcoming regarding price, he went on to say that YouTube has been "fine-tuning the experience."  However, this isn't the first time that YouTube has explored the idea of a paid, ad-free service. Back in May 2013, a pilot program was launched by the company allowing individual content creators to charge a subscription fee that would give the consumer access to a particular channel of videos. Would you be willing to pay a fee for ad-free videos on YouTube and how much do you think it will cost? Let us know in the comment section below! Follow Sean on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Lenovo Takes Heat for Installing Superfish Adware on Consumer Laptops Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:08 AM PST World's top PC maker installed software that left customers susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks It's not too often that Lenovo gets dinged for making a bad decision. After all, Lenovo is the top supplier of PCs in the world, and it didn't get there through a series of mishaps. Nevertheless, Lenovo has come under fire for installing hidden software on its consumer laptop and desktop PCs that injects third-party ads on Google searches and websites. Even worse, Lenovo reportedly gave Superfish permission to issue its own security certificates, which allows it to hijack SSL/TLS connections to websites, also known as a man-in-the-middle attack. Superfish is intended to help consumers find and discover products by analyzing images on the web. The visual search tool could allow you to look up an item you've stumbled upon but might not know the name of, or to find similar products that are perhaps more affordable. Unfortunately, Superfish has been found to do more than it says. After users complained about it on Lenovo's forums, Lenovo social media program manager Mark Hopkins sought to extinguish the flames by telling users that Lenovo had removed the software, at least for now. "Due to some issues (browser pop up behavior for example), with the Superfish Visual Discovery browser add-on, we have temporarily removed Superfish from our consumer systems until such time as Superfish is able to provide a software build that addresses these issues. As for units already in market, we have requested that Superfish auto-update a fix that addresses these issues," Hopkins said. He went on to defend the software and tout its merits, though didn't address complaints that it's injecting its own self-signed certificates and intercepting web traffic, behavior that was confirmed on Twitter by a security engineer at Google. BBC News spoke with security expert Prof Alan Woodward who described Superfish as being "like Google on steroids." He also said that people have shown it can intercept pretty much anything on the web. "If someone went to, say, the Bank of America then Superfish would issue its own certificate pretending to be Bank of America and intercept whatever you are sending back and forth," Woodward said. Users do have the option of declining the software when firing up their laptop or desktop for the first time, though according to The Guardian, some have complained that it installs anyway, and stays installed even if the software is uninstalled. Update Lenovo sent us the following statement on the matter: Superfish was previously included on some consumer notebook products shipped in a short window between September and December to help customers potentially discover interesting products while shopping. However, user feedback was not positive, and we responded quickly and decisively: 1) Superfish has completely disabled server side interactions (since January) on all Lenovo products so that the product is no longer active. This disables Superfish for all products in market. 2) Lenovo stopped preloading the software in January. 3) We will not preload this software in the future. We have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not find any evidence to substantiate security concerns. But we know that users reacted to this issue with concern, and so we have taken direct action to stop shipping any products with this software. We will continue to review what we do and how we do it in order to ensure we put our user needs, experience and priorities first. To be clear, Superfish technology is purely based on contextual/image and not behavioral. It does not profile nor monitor user behavior. It does not record user information. It does not know who the user is. Users are not tracked nor re-targeted. Every session is independent. Users are given a choice whether or not to use the product. The relationship with Superfish is not financially significant; our goal was to enhance the experience for users. We recognize that the software did not meet that goal and have acted quickly and decisively. We are providing support on our forums for any user with concerns. Our goal is to find technologies that best serve users. In this case, we have responded quickly to negative feedback, and taken decisive actions to ensure that we address these concerns. If users still wish to take further action, detail information is available at http://forums.lenovo.com. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

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