A Canadian court has awarded Nintendo of America $12.76M in its lawsuit against Jeramie King and his Go Cyber Shopping Ltd. King’s company sold devices designed to circumvent Nintendo’s console security to download and play unauthorized copies of its games. Nintendo proved that these devices and programs were in violation of its copyrights and trademarks. The award also includes $1M in punitive damages and requires King to publicly apologize for damages to Nintendo, developers & partners.
Riders of Icarus – Corruption of Light Mounts & Are They Pretty!
Riders of Icarus will be getting a big new update soon and with it come some amazing new mounts. In this exclusive trailer, you’ll get a first look at the Elicuno, Dredrum, and the wolf-like Torkai.
Star Trek Online – New R&D Pack Offers Chance at 26th Century Heavy Dreadnought
The Star Trek Online C-Store has a new offering for players to check out. Those purchasing a Research & Development Pack will have a chance at a faction-based 26th Century Heavy Dreadnought Tier 6 ship — eerily looking gold plated or perhaps that’s just the screens. R&D packs contain a number of crafting materials from common to rare as well as components to research.
Chronicles of Elyria – Pre-Alpha ‘Experiences’ Allow Players to Join the World ASAP
While not technically part of the MMORPG, the Chronicles of Elyria “pre-alpha experiences”, sort of mini-games before the big one, allow players to be part of the game world as soon as possible. Currently, the plan is to bring ElyriaMUD and a web game called Kingdoms of Elyria. The CoE team took time out to chat via video with its community about these ‘experiences’ and more.
Guild Wars 2 – PvP League Season 6 Begins, Brings ‘Near Victory’ Bonus
ArenaNet has announced that Guild Wars 2 PvP League Season 6 has officially kicked off starting today. This new season will run through May 1st and brings one big change into the game. Losing teams in ranked season matches that are at 80% of the winning score will earn the “Near Victory” bonus worth two reward pips.
Horizon: Zero Dawn – An Open World of Story
Why is Horizon Zero Dawn such a solid experience? Columnist Gareth Harmer shares his thoughts on why Guerrilla’s latest is a continuing trend in story and world building.
Mass Effect: Andromeda – Strike Teams Can Complete Missions for Player Rewards
In Mass Effect Andromeda, during the single player campaign, the player character, Ryder, will come across missions that can be completed in multiplayer with friends or random players. But what about the dedicated single player? Well, it turns out if someone would rather, they can send out a ‘strike team’ of NPCs to complete the mission in lieu of participating in multiplayer. There are even missions that can only be completed by strike teams as well.
No Man’s Sky – Pathfinder Update Next Week, Builds on Recent Patch
The No Man’s Sky Steam page has been updated with the news that the Pathfinder update will be deployed next week that will bring a new home planet vehicle into the game as well as further build on the recently deployed Foundation patch. Pathfinder also promises a hint at what may lay ahead in the future.
Crowfall – Latest ACE Q&A Teases Things to Come in Future Game Versions
The latest Crowfall ACE Q&A has been published. In it, the team talks about a number of systems that are currently in testing that are harbingers of big things to come in the future. You’ll hear about armor mitigation, skill training times, soul power, group combat and several other topics as well as a few teasers about what these “placeholders” mean for the future versions of the game.
– OrbusVR – a ‘Room Scale’ VR MMORPG Hits KickStarter
Ad Alternum has announced that its Kickstarter funding campaign for OrbusVR has exceeded its funding goal of $10,000 in under 24-hours. Originally seeking to secure $10,000, fans have already pledged over $22,000 with five days to go. The campaign was slated to run for only a week in an “all in 1” effort.