General: The Daily Quest – What Kind of Preview Do You Trust?

The Daily Quest - What Kind of Preview Do You Trust?

It’s show season. That means we here at MMORPG will spend the next 6 months traveling and seeing dozens of games and writing or speaking about them here on the site. Inevitably, we’ll see some great games, and plenty of bad ones too. But what kind of preview do YOU want to see, and what makes you trust one over another?

Revival: GDC 2015 – The Goal is Something Different

GDC 2015 - The Goal is Something Different

It’s sometimes easier to describe a video game by what it’s not, and if you’ve taken even a passing glance at IllFonic’s new sandbox MMORPG, Revival, you’ll know that it prides itself on being nothing akin to a traditional MMO. Described by the developers as Ultima Online meets Skyrim, it’s a go anywhere, fight anyone type of game that prides itself on realism and player interaction.

General: Windwalkers: A Transmedia Project Updates

Windwalkers: A Transmedia Project Updates

The Windwalkers Kickstarter page has been updated with a pair of features designed to familiarize fans with the game based on the French post-apocalyptic novel "The Horde of the Counterwind" by Alain Damasio. The first is a video showing the team creating the game. In addition, the first chapter of "The Horde of the Counterwind" has been translated to English for the first time and is available for interested readers to check out.

General: Nvidia Announces “Shield” Console

Nvidia Announces "Shield" Console

Nvidia has announced the "Shield" console during this week’s Game Developer’s Conference. Shield will feature a "super computer" streaming cloud system called "Grid" that will constantly be updated with the latest games and PC quality gaming in the living room.

Tekken 7 to Make North American Debut at Final Round 18

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Though it’s currently available in Japan by way of a soft launch, Tekken 7 will see a full release on March 18. No plans have been revealed as to its future in other parts of the world, but competitors in North America won’t have to wait long to try it out thanks to an upcoming showing at Final Round 18.

Bandai Namco Games’ Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray are scheduled to make the trip to Atlanta next month to share it with the community. As one of the premier regions for Tekken competition in the United States, this will be the perfect opportunity for some of the best players in the country to demonstrate what the game has in store.

Final Round 18 is scheduled for March 20-22. More details can be found through their official website.

Source: Mark “MarkMan” Julio