Recently I spent some time with ‘Steam Hammer’, a steampunk take on the survival genre currently in Early Access on Steam. After several hours of digging, running, building and dieing I have walked away with some mixed feelings on this Steampunk Survival game. This is our preview of the Early Access title ‘Steam Hammer’.
Lord of the Rings Online – Composer Chance Thomas Lined Up for Mordor Expansion
Lord of the Rings Online composer Chance Thomas was on hand today during a special live stream event. During the chat, it was also revealed that he would be composing the darker side of LOTRO for the Mordor expansion.
Legends of Aria – Land Mass Grows as Next Alpha Phase Prepares for Launch
Legends of Aria’s next alpha phase will launch on Friday. As part of the new iteration, the land mass has increased ten times the original size, combat has been overhauled, the UI is new from the ground up, archery is now part of a player’s combat strategy and more. Throughout the summer, alpha and then beta will continue with more zones opening up and much more. For tomorrow, players can look forward to a number of new systems.
– Everspace Review – The Last Starfighter
Everspace is stunning. There’s no way around it, the game makes an incredible first impression. Within minutes, you’re zipping through asteroid belts, dogfighting with enemies you don’t quite understand, and scavenging wrecked freighters for resources you aren’t sure how to use. The Unreal 4 Engine renders these spacescapes in such gorgeous detail that once the threat has cleared, you have to pause to take it all in.
Wild West Online: Gunfighter – Does the Game’s Engine Mean WarZ Dev Involvement?
In a series of now-deleted Reddit posts, accusations were bandied about that War Z’s Sergey Titov is somehow involved in 612 Games’ Wild West Online. The controversy swirled around the fact that WWO is using the game engine developed and supported by Titov’s Free Reign Entertainment. 612 responded with a firm “No” regarding the controversial developer’s presence working on the game.
World of Warcraft – Tons of New ‘Legendaries’ Coming with Patch 7.2.5
The latest round of legendary items has been added to the current World of Warcraft: Legion PTR build. The newest round added another twenty-seven legendary items, at least one per class. These are in addition to the thirteen added recently and the twelve legendary rings (one for each class with modifiers based on spec) already live on the PTR build.
Kritika Online – Closed Beta / Pet Key Giveaway
MMORPG.com has been given closed beta keys for Kritika Online that will also give an exclusive pet – the Bijou! The closed beta is running now until Tuesday, June 13, 2017 so get your key now and get in the game!
– The Internet is an MMORPG
This week Tim Eisen does that melodramatic writer thing where he subtly vents about being uncomfortable with change (like most old people) while waxing about the old days in the MMORPG genre. He insults Lois Lane’s reporting abilities too…yes, he really did, we aren’t just writing that to get you to click…
Grim Dawn – Crate Entertainment Celebrates a Million Copies Sold
As one of the first successfully crowd-funded games — even before there was such a thing in widespread use — Grim Dawn is an indie success with over a million copies sold. To celebrate the big occasion, Crate has put the game on sale for 50% off on the Grim Dawn web site or through the Humble Store.
Black Desert Online – Join the Team on Twitch for a Striker Showcase
The Black Desert Online GMs and Community Team will be on hand later today for a special live stream event to showcase the game’s newest playable class, the Striker. The event will begin at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern today with a second event to be held tomorrow at 5:00 pm Pacific / 8:00 pm Eastern. Both events will take place in the Black Desert Online Twitch channel.