Final Fantasy XIV – The Case for Horizontal Progression

A couple of weeks ago, I vowed to return to Eureka after I’d spent more time with it (You can read my initial impressions here). I’ve been back in a few of times since then, and, unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of trouble getting much further. The content isn’t for me, but I still love what it represents, and I’m happy it’s scratched an itch for a bygone era of MMOs that a lot of people miss.

The physical release of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy will be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch in the US

In this day and age of digital distribution, getting a physical release — especially for a smaller title — is often seen as a big deal. One such title in that category that will be getting a physical release in the USA is SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, but only for Nintendo Switch.

In an interview in a recent issue of UK games industry magazine, NIS America CEO Takuro Yamashita revealed that thhey, along with SNK, were approached by Nintendo at Gamescom last year with an eye towards working with the latter on an exclusive basis. The result of this is that not only with the physical release of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy be exclusive to the Switch, but Nintendo themselves will be distributing it in the region.

In addition to this, Yamashita revealed that before they were approached by Nintendo, they had only signed on with SNK for the PlayStation 4 version. That said, he also stated that their titles for both systems tend to sell twice as much on Switch as they do on PlayStation 4.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is set to launch on both Switch and PlayStation 4 on September 7, 2018.

Source: Nintendo Everything via Siliconera

Rift – Trion Heralds Prime’s First Month as a ‘Rousing Success’

Trion Worlds has sent out word that Rift Prime’s first month of subscription-only play was a “rousing success”. Players completed more than five million quests and “tens of thousands of dungeons”. Rift Prime is not only subscription-only, but is a progression server that sees content rolled out over time. In fact, in the coming weeks, Prime players will be able to take part in the first-ever raid on the server to face off against Greenscale.

Street Fighter V has a new bug that can make characters disappear

With all the changes brought about by Street Fighter V‘s latest update, it seems that a new glitch has also reared its ugly head. It seems that characters can turn invisible, through as-of-yet unknown means.

The glitch was first brought to light by Razer’s Xian, who shared a video on Twitter showing his Necalli experiencing the glitch and becoming invisible in a match.

After this, New York-based player Genos also shared their own experience with the glitch on Twitter, this time showing his opponent’s Karin becoming invisible against their Akuma.

As of the time of writing, the cause of this glitch has yet to be ascertained, nor is it known just how prevalent it is. The only good news so far is that it does seem to be limited to online matches only.

Sources: RZR|XianGenos

Elder Scrolls Online – Summerset Isles First Impressions

On March 21, Bethesda Studios announced the next chapter in its MMORPG Elder Scrolls Online. At the time of the event I was fortunate enough to spend some time with the devs and more specifically playing a demo build. After a couple of hours with some the team I walked away with a sense of excitement about what we will have to look forward to in the upcoming expansion.