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NCSoft has terminated three developers on the Project HON team for allegedly embezzling millions of Korean Won. According to reports, the employees outsourced portions of HON’s development to a company with which they had "intimate ties", resulting in the ability to steal funds.
A new notice has been posted on the EverQuest Next main forum that lets users know that both the Lore and General Discussion forums will be shut down effective immediately. In the short term, the forums have been temporarily archived as ‘read-only’ but will disappear for good in April. Daybreak’s Dexella cites corporate restructuring as the reason behind the forum closure.
Mad Catz’ Ultra Street Fighter IV-branded Tournament Edition 2 arcade stick isn’t the only peripheral to come up for pre-order on Amazon recently; players in the market for a brand new controller can now snatch up one of the company’s basic models as well.
This variant of the stick comes with blue sides and blue art, similar to the Japan exclusive Tournament Edition 2 Yellow. Unlike that version, however, this one comes with a black balltop and Dark Hai buttons from Sanwa.
Aside from these changes, this Tournament Edition 2 comes with all the same features as the other, game-themed variants, such as the opening top panel and easy-to-change art.
The arcade stick, which is compatible with both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, can be pre-ordered on Amazon for $199.99. It’s expected to start shipping on May 30.
Source: Amazon
CCP has announced that a new art book for EVE Online is in the works. The book will cover ten years of EVE and will also include pieces from DUST 514 and Valkyrie. The concept pieces comprise a coffee table sized book of about 192 pages, a million words and is being published in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics.
Vidiludi has let us know that Immune will be released on Steam on March 25th. Developers describe Immune as a top-down, post apocalyptic, cartoon, survival, sandbox MMO. If that’s not a mouthful, nothing is. Immune was recently ‘greenlit’ on Steam, also where the game will be released.
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Ever since it was first announced, players have been patiently anticipating the next arcade revision to Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. Fortunately, it looks like they won’t have to wait much longer, as Arc System Works recently announced the patch will be applied on March 19.
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-‘s ver.1.10 update brings with it the three previously console exclusive characters–Sin Kiske, Elphelt Valentine, and Leo Whitefang–as well as a plethora of system and balance changes.
Our previous report covered a handful of adjustments that were present during location tests, but details on what will be included in this final release have yet to be divulged. Similarly, there is still no word on when this update will arrive on consoles.
Source: Arc System Works via Ho-chan
Cryptic Studios has announced that the next Neverwinter module, Elemental Evil, will be released on April 7th. Originally slated for a March 17th release, Cryptic felt that, given the scope of the module, the team needed more time to deliver a high quality, finely tuned module to players.
The previous generation releases for Mortal Kombat X will be delayed to this summer, according to reports from VideoGamer.
While we received some exciting news regarding a playable Jason Voorhees earlier this morning, these unfortunate details regarding the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming title creates a weird inversion on the “every cloud has a silver lining” idiom.
NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon made sure to point out soon after Mortal Kombat X was revealed that his team is focusing solely on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases, and today’s statement mentions that development on older consoles is being handled by High Voltage Software. This studio was previously responsible for bringing Injustice: Gods Among Us to PC.
These details come shortly after the Amazon listing for these past platforms was updated with a June release date.
Mortal Kombat X will still release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 14.
Source: VideoGamer via GameSpot
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