| General: Bluehole Announces Competitive PvP Survival Game Posted: 02 Jul 2016 03:53 AM PDT TERA developer Bluehole Studios has announced a partnership agreement with PlayerUnknown to create a stand alone Battle Royale game called Battlegrounds. PlayerUnknown is the creator of the Battle Royale game modes for both H1Z1 and Arma 3. |
| Immune: Removing The Barrier - Game Now F2P Posted: 02 Jul 2016 03:40 AM PDT Vidiludi Games has announced that its catroon survival MMO Immune has now gone free-to-play on Steam where it is currently in early access. Developers hope that this will increase server population without any barriers to entry. Players can still support continued development of the game by purchasing keys to open cases which contain cosmetic items. |
| Overwatch: Heroic Fan Memorialized In Game For Act of Bravery Posted: 02 Jul 2016 03:19 AM PDT A Chinese fan looking forward to the release of Overwatch was sadly killed during an altercation with a criminal the night before the game release. Wu Hongyu witnessed the theft of a classmate's motorcycle and chased the perpetrator on his own. The two crushed and sadly Hongyu died from his injuries. |
| Liberators: SPONSORED - Charge the Field with Liberators! Posted: 30 Jun 2016 03:59 PM PDT The date is June 6th, 1944. Europe is succumbing to the threat of political and cultural takeover. Millions of terrorized civilians need a hero. Will you come to their call? |
| Diablo 3: Need a Job? Blizzard Hiring Diablo Series Game Director Posted: 01 Jul 2016 02:59 PM PDT It seems that this year's Blizzcon may have some good news for fans of the Diablo series with the new job posting on the corporate site that seeks a Game Director. The project is considered an "unannounced project - Diablo. It is fascinating, however, to wonder where the current(?) Diablo 3 game director, Josh Mosqueira, is and whether or not he's still with the company. |
| Rift: Dimensioneers Rejoice with Lots Coming in 3.7 Posted: 01 Jul 2016 01:14 PM PDT When Rift updates to v3.7 in the near future, players who enjoy creating amazing dimensions will have a lot more to deal with. Thanks to our friends at DimensionGallery.com, our readers can get a peek at upcoming dimension-related items heading into the game. Check it out! |
| EVE Online: Shadow of the Serpent Event Goes Live Posted: 01 Jul 2016 12:33 PM PDT A new event has gone live in EVE Online called the Shadow of the Serpent. During the event, players will be investigating a new type of capital ships being built in the Serpentis region. During battle, players will be able to grab Serpentis pirate salvage that can yield Serpentis-themed ships, skins and implants. |
| Heroes of the Storm: Diablo 3's Auriel & WoW's Gul'Dan Joining the Nexus Posted: 01 Jul 2016 11:47 AM PDT Diablo 3's Archangel Auriel seems to be the next hero that will wend her way into Heroes of the Storm, at least according to the .gif you see below. The portal is similar to those in Diablo 3 and it is surrounded by Amazon Nova, Kharazim and the female Crusader. |
| General: KickStarter Fatigue is Real - 2016 Dismal for Games Posted: 01 Jul 2016 11:36 AM PDT KickStarter fatigue is a real thing, at least when it comes to funding forthcoming games. In the first half of 2015, backers pledged over $20M and slightly more than that in the second half of 2015. In the first half of 2016, backers pledged only $8.2M, less than half of either half of 2015. |
| General: Why I?m Looking Forward to The Elder Scrolls Legends Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:56 PM PDT Is it possible that Hearthstone gave way to green lighting a game like Elder Scrolls Legends? Sure. But that doesn't mean Blizzard has a monopoly on studios creating card games based on their intellectual properties. |
| General: Vampyr: A Grim ARPG With Tangible Consequences Posted: 30 Jun 2016 03:23 PM PDT One of the more intriguing games I saw at E3 this year was Vampyr, a "semi-open world" action RPG from Dontnod, the developers of Life is Strange. But don't make the mistake of thinking that Vampyr is going to be full of teenage angst and heart-warming moments of friendship. So far it looks violent, grim, and captivating--despite the fact that I have some pretty big reservations on whether or not it can deliver on everything it promises to. |
| General: SPONSORED - Online Turn-Based Tactical ?Shooting Girl? Debuts on Nutaku.com Posted: 30 Jun 2016 03:48 PM PDT Guns, schoolgirls, and world-eating robots: if your first thought is a popular new anime, you wouldn't be too far off. Instead it's Nutaku's Shooting Girl, a turn-based tactical combat game that takes place in a future version of Japan devastated by alien invasion. Locked in a war with spiraling casualties against a superior foe, the remnants of the Japanese government have begun arming teenage 'shooting girls' in a desperate bid to reclaim the city of Tokyo. |
