January 2015 – Page 144

January 8, 2015

Pathfinder Online: Early Access First Look

In last week’s column I discussed the games that I look forward to the most in 2015. I caught some heat from readers over the lack of MMORPGs on the list. At the beginning of 2014 if I had to project what I would look forward to the most in 2015 Shroud of the Avatar and Pathfinder Online would have both been on that list. So what changed? This week I’m checking in on the development of Pathfinder Online and I’ll talk about why it missed my list of most anticipated for 2015.

January 8, 2015

Xsyon: Prelude: Early Access Move to Steam Complete

Fans of Xsyon can now access the game via the Steam games portal. Currently in early access, Xsyon developers are looking for player feedback and bug reporting to help get the client up to par for a final release later in 2015.

January 8, 2015

Age of Wushu: New Abilities Shine in Transcendence Expansion

Age of Wushu will be growing on January 14th with the arrival of the Transcendence expansion. Along with a new location, quests, gear and more, players will have access to a wide variety of new skills. Snail Games has revealed the first comprehensive list of the new skills in a new blog post on the Age of Wushu site.

January 8, 2015

General: Baldur’s Gate Project Y Announced

Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, has announced on its blog that a new game, "Project Y", is currently in development that will bridge the gap between Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition. In addition, the team will be revealing "Project: Beartrap" this summer, a completely new game from the ground up.

January 8, 2015

General: Blacklight: Retribution to Continue Despite Studio Closure

After twenty years in gaming, Zombie Studios is closing. Zombie is responsible for the creation of over thirty games, most notably for our audience, Blacklight Retribution. BR will continue thanks to Zombie’s retiring leaders handing the reins to former employees that have formed a new studios called Builder Box. Builder Box will be working cooperatively with Perfect World Entertainment to keep Blacklight Retribution up and running.