The MMO Bookclub is celebrating its six month anniversary and is ready to enter its fifth “cycle” where participants choose the next game that everyone will play. Previously, club members played Lord of the Rings Online, WildStar, Elder Scrolls Online and TERA. This time, voters will choose between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DC Universe Online, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, World of Warcraft or more TERA.
Runescape – Runefest 2017 – Mobile Interview from RuneFest ’17
Every year fans of Runescape gather to celebrate a game that really has stood the test of time. Runescape is a stalwart of the MMORPG scene and seems to carry on regardless of the competition littered around it. Reinvention is one key to this success and we got some time to talk to Jagex as Runescape reinvents itself once again on mobile.
Uncharted Waters Online – OGPlanet Service Ends 9/29, Papaya Play Starts 10/18
OGPlanet is ceasing operations of Uncharted Waters Online on September 29th. However, Papaya Play is picking the nautical MMO and will set sail on October 18th. The content release schedule already in the works, including the Revolution expansion, will begin again after the new service starts on the 18th. It seems that accounts will be transferred to the new host and “OGPlanet is inviting players to refamiliarize themselves with their OGP IDs and passwords” in preparation.
SMITE – Hi-Rez’s New Reality Show, The Caster, Begins
Over the next eight episodes of The Caster, Hi-Rez Studios will be presenting a weekly reality show that allows competitors from “a wide variety of backgrounds to demonstrate their abilities in the world of eSports commentary”. Contestants are vying for $10,000 in cash and an opportunity to head to the Hi-Rez Expo in January to try their hand at live casting events throughout the convention.
Slash into Pokkén Tournament DX with Swillo’s Scizor combo video
The newly released Pokkén Tournament DX brought five new characters to consoles, among them the steel/bug-type Pokémon Scizor. Anyone that happened to just catch SCR 2017 this weekend may have seen sponsored Pokkén Pro Labib “Slippingbug” Haq rocking Scizor in top 4, in fact.
Based on his performance, it’s easy to say that Scizor is a pretty good pick right now for tournaments. He’s new, unfamiliar, and as Swillo & BimmyQuestion demonstrate in their latest combo video, pumps out a ton of damage. Once he equips his power-up Swords Dance, he can even further extend his damage output and versatility. Being able to convert into 200+ damage from anywhere on the field in Pokkén is absolutely no joke, no matter where the meta goes.
Source: Swillo & BimmyQuestion
Guardians of Ember – Guardians of Ember Deluxe Edition Sweepstakes!
MMORPG.com has been given 25 Deluxe Edition keys for Guardians of Ember to give away to our community! Guardians of Ember is an all new hack n’ slash MMORPG created by Runewalker that features six classes, 58 regions and challenging randomized dungeons. Enter now for a chance to win one of these Steam keys!
UFC Boss Dana White Says Talk of Nate Diaz-Conor McGregor 3 at UFC 219 ‘Not True At All’
On Sunday, Irish tabloid The Sunday World reported that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was all-but-official to face archrival Nate Diaz at UFC 219.
– Steam Ratings, Reviews, and The Bombing ? Steam?s Histogram Puts All the Work Back on the User
This last Tuesday Valve employee Alden Kroll published a blog article addressing the issue of review bombing and their response to the problem. The article itself is very well written with an honest and transparent tone. If you haven’t read it yet you should. You can find a link to the blog post from the MMORPG news article here.
Braun Strowman Booed After Brock Lesnar Match, Bayley On If She’s Fully Recovered, Mojo Rawley
Braun Strowman Booed After Brock Lesnar Match, Bayley On If She’s Fully Recovered, Mojo Rawley
A new stage, music, and a ton of premium costumes are coming to Street Fighter V tomorrow
Capcom reveals a wide variety of new outfits for the Street Fighter V roster — and some other surprises.
We didn’t get any news on Zeku this past week — instead, Capcom is leaning heavily into their DLC MO with an announcement of no less than thirteen (!) new premium costumes for Street Fighter V, covering a variety of themes.
As Halloween is coming up soon for 2017, it comes as no surprise that we’re getting some new “spooky” outfits for select cast members, like we did last year. This time, some fighters lacking in any prior DLC costume attention are finally getting some love — namely Dhalsim, Birdie, and F.A.N.G, while Urien tries to pass as his god-complexed brother:
More characters are going back to school as well, with Menat, Ed, and Cammy gaining academia-themed threads.
Cammy is getting even more premium costume attention: she is also going to have two nostalgic new outfits, one from her days as a Doll for Shadaloo, and another calling back to her Street Fighter IV alternate look.
“But what about Chun-Li? She needs new costumes, too!” Of course she does. Not to be outdone, Capcom’s leading lady is getting three new outfits designed by Akiman: an Interpol “undercover” look, a relaxing summer outfit, and a “sleepwear” costume.
All of these new premium outfits will cost you $3.99 USD apiece. There is also now a 2016 Halloween bundle available, for any players that missed last year’s batch.
This massive selection of new costumes isn’t the only addition planned for SFV tomorrow; Capcom states a new stage — English Manor — is coming as well. Described as a “castle overlook[ing] a sweeping landscape with the Northern Lights hovering up above,” is sounds clearly like a version of Cammy’s classic Super Street Fighter II stage. It will cost the usual 70,000 FM, or $3.99 USD.
Capcom also announced the availability of music packs, to “add a personal touch to every battle.” It sounds like they will be taking a page from Tekken 7‘s jukebox, allowing you to customize your in-game tunes. Classic Street Fighter II music has been promised.
All of this DLC content is planned to roll out tomorrow, September 26, 2017.
Source: Capcom-Unity