Gigantic – Large Update & Possible Launch Date Towards the End of June

According to a new State of the Game letter on the Gigantic site, the team has been focused on getting things squared away for final certification with Microsoft in early June, with a large update planned for the end of the month. While not specifically mentioning a release date, the letter indicates that several key features and fixes need to be in place for the next important update prior to release. This is currently penciled in for the end of June.

– Ship of Heroes – GladDog’s Interview Casey McGeever

Last week I spoke with Casey McGeever, the CEO of Heroic Games Corporation, the company making Ship of Heroes. My interview followed an extensive video interview with The Positive Gamer on YouTube so we explored some of the unanswered questions from that prior interview. I was more focused on general information about the game.

Ashes of Creation – Over $3.2M Pledged by More Than 19k Backers

The Ashes of Creation Kickstarter campaign has officially ended with some pretty impressive numbers. The funding initiative scored $3,271,809 in pledges from 19,576 backers. In addition, AoC backers unlocked every stretch goal planned. This far surpasses the $750,000 the team originally asked for at the start of the initiative.

Secret World Legends – A Peek Behind the Curtain ? Beta Preview

I’ve got a confession to make: I wish I played The Secret World more. But every time I take a stab at it since its launch, eventually the monotony of the combat and the overly complex nature of creating viable builds pushes me away. Luckily, it seems Funcom thinks I’m not the only one, and the soon-to-launch F2P Online RPG re-release known as Secret World Legends aims to pull me back in for good.