As Crowfall development shifts into high gear our own Tim Eisen plucks a few news bits to tickle with his quill.
Breakaway – Taking the Fight to the High Seas with the Dutch Royal Navy
The Dutch Royal Navy will be playing host to two professional teams aboard a battleship as they duke it out in Breakaway. During the Twitch live stream, viewers can win alpha keys or gaming hardware. The event is sponsored by Red Bull Esports and AMD with professional esports teams Echo Fox and Rogue taking part.
– Ship of Heroes – Powerset Demo Video & Justice Corp Bldg.
The Ship of Heroes site has been updated with a new lore piece accompanied by a video to show off one of the forthcoming game’s signature NPCs and his powerset. In addition, readers can get a look at the Justice Corp Building, environments, the Powers Testing Center, a demonstration of flying and a good look at how the artistic vision of the game is shaping up.
Revelation Online – March of the Guilds Event to Award Original Theme
Revelation Online is conducting an awesome community event to celebrate all of the game’s guilds. Groups are encouraged to submit a text, image or video that best embodies what it means to be a member. Developers will select one guild to have an original theme composed for it by Neal Acree. Honorable Mentions will receive various in-game items including a Deluxe Pack, Wild Wind Pack and an Inventor Pack.
New Dawn – Indian Female Models & Face Paint Revealed
The New Dawn Steam page has been updated with a pair of images to show off a female Indian body model and facial models complete with face paints. According to the very brief update, New Dawn characters will be able to customize their face paint on character creation.
Final Fantasy XIV – PvP is Amazing in Stormblood
Despite the game’s strong PvE leanings, Yoshi-P continues to make the case for PvP in FFXIV with the addition of new PvP content introduced to the game over time. But despite the team’s efforts, it’s never really taken off until the release of the game’s latest expansion, Stormblood.
– Rend Early Access Launch Pushed Back to Later in 2017
Frostkeep Studios has a new post on the Rend site to let fans know that the game’s Early Access program will be pushed back until later in 2017. The letter informs players that the team wants to take Rend to the next level based on player feedback from pre-alpha. As a result, Frostkeep is “re-evaluating current development plans and exploring ways in which we can deliver an even more robust in-game experience at launch”.
Gigantic – Launch Date Officially Set, Open Beta Runs Until Then
Motiga and Perfect World Entertainment have big news for Gigantic fans: The official Steam release is coming on July 20th. Between now and then, players can enjoy open beta game play leading up to the Steam release date.
Skyforge – Return of the Serpent Queen Update Now Live
Skyforge has been updated with the Return of the Serpent Queen that bring in a number of big changes including changes to the Prestige system, updates to the interface, class balancing, PvP updates and much, much more.
– Crusaders of Light Class Overview
Crusaders of Light is a brand new fully-featured mobile MMORPG from Netease. Wouldn’t dealing with the daily grind be so much easier if you could transform yourself into a barbaric badass, a stealthy sniper or an altruistic healer? In Crusaders of Light, coming July 13 (on iOS) and July 20th (Android), you can.