With the long awaited v3.0 update to Star Citizen still undated, players have been expressing concern over the delay. The update was first planned for late 2016, but with the fast approach of late 2017, there is no deployment in site. A new post on the “Spectrum” from Will Leverett addresses player concerns, most notably by saying that the production schedule was made as a framework, not as something set in stone.
– Citadel: Forged with Fire Updated to Address Optimization
After its first few days days in Early Access, Citadel: Forged with Fire has been updated with a patch that most notably includes server optimization updates and bug fixes. It also brings Iron Armor, the Bear Claw Gauntlet and five new crafting recipes into the game. Another update is planned for this Wednesday.
Warframe – TennoCon 2017 Interview – Sheldon Carter on Eidolon
The game Warframe is constantly growing and the developers pride themselves on thinking of new ways to prevent stagnation in their game. Plains of Eidolon (PoE) is the next evolution in how we will play the game. I sat down with Sheldon Carter to get an idea of what PoE was going to bring to Warframe in the future.
ARK: Survival Evolved – Retail Release Pushed Back to August 29th
Studio Wildcard has announced that the ARK: Survival Evolved retail release date has been pushed back to August 29th, three weeks later than the original August 8th release. The delay came at the hands of Gold Master certification taking longer than anticipated.
Black Desert Online – SEA Server Coming Soon, Mobile Tech & the Second Awakening
During ChinaJoy, Pearl Abyss announced that it would be opening a Southeast Asian server before the end of 2017. The news cam via the Chief Operating Officer James Heo and the Overseas Business PM Ginny Han.
Lord of the Rings Online – No Launch on Monday, More Precise Information Soon
The Lord of the Rings Online site has been updated with the sad news that the launch of the Mordor expansion will not happen on Monday, July 31st as originally planned. The team discovered an issue with the build that made monsters and NPCs move incorrectly. While sad for those looking forward to Mordor, the wording on the expansion does give an out by saying it will be delivered on or before August 31st. The target was July 31st, but there is still plenty of time to head through the Black Gate.
Mass Effect: Andromeda – BioWare Montreal Absorbed by EA Motive
BioWare Montreal is no more. It has been literally merged with EA Motive with remaining employees being moved to the studio to “help develop a new IP”. EA Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen said, “We’re building out a new studio in Montreal, as we’ve told everyone. And we’ve hired over 100 people for that studio that are brand new to EA. This is to build the new IP around Jade Raymond’s team that she’s been building. We brought our BioWare Montreal team into that same facility.”
– Around the MMO-iverse
This week, we’re starting a new mini-feature here at MMORPG.com. Our friends at MMOGames are teaming up on a recurring basis to highlight each other’s content across the web. After all, we’re all in this crazy MMO fandom together, so we might as well be friends! Insert the War picture here…
Dark and Light – Archos Herald – A Letter with Patches, Community & a Contest
The Dark & Light team has a cool update called “The Archos Herald” that will be a regular series to update the community about what is happening in the development pipeline as well as what is happening in the community, what contests may be available and much more.
Ashes of Creation – Pre-Alpha Environment Preview – PAX West
During PAX West in September, the Ashes of Creation team will be on hand with a the game with various live streams taking place throughout the event as well as giving attendees a chance to get their hands on an early alpha build of the game.