Eurogamer is reporting that DayZ creator Dean Hall’s ambitious space survival title, Ion, has been cancelled. The game was first announced during E3 2015 with a great deal of fanfare but not much has been revealed since…until now.
– 5 MMO Facets Found in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Today we wanted to talk about what MMO elements are in Breath of the Wild that really add to the experience. If you are an MMO player, but do not play Zelda, we think you will find some key elements in this list that set the game apart.
– For Honor Numbers Sink in First Weeks on Steam PC
Ubisoft’s For Honor has had a rough time on Steam in its first week of launch. While having been one of the company’s most popular beta titles, and with a large Steam population at launch, numbers after its first week in operation were reduced by half of its Day One player total of 46,000. After its second week, those numbers are even lower with 15,000 playing on a daily basis.
Trove – Players Can Look for Loot Collector & Inventory Upgrades
Trion has a new post on the Trove site that will be welcome news to console players. Console versions of the game will be officially launching on March 14th with some nifty improvements to a pair of UI systems: Inventory and Loot Collector.
Dark and Light – Brief Update Reminds Us that Development is ‘Going Strong’
In a brief — no, really, we mean it — brief post on the Dark & Light Facebook page, the team reminds fans that the game is still a work in progress and that “development is still going strong”.
Lineage 2 – Grand Crusade Content Update Coming March 29th
NCSoft has announced that Lineage II will be getting a hefty content expansion on March 29th. The update is called Grand Crusade and sends players on a epic journey all the way to the Messiah Citadel. Along the way, they will take on four new Exalted Quests. In addition, Grand Crusade brings class updates, a revamped ability system, expanded factions, the Monster Card collection system, new Boss / Hero weapons, a higher Adena Cap and other quality of life improvements.
– Nexon, Motiga Undergo Round of Layoffs
Both Nexon America and Motiga have undergone a round of layoffs. Nexon has laid off six representing 1% of its global workforce. Motiga confirmed that fifteen of the company’s eighty-two employees had been let go. We have statements from both companies.
– Vikings: Wolves of Midgard Features Trailer
If you’re on the fence about Vikings: Wolves of Midgard, this brief features trailer might just be the nudge you’ve been waiting for. This Norse-themed ARPG features including using & leveling up god-given powers, two-player cooperative play, and massive boss battles. Vikings: Wolves of Midgard is due out on March 24th and is available for preorder on PC (Steam), XBox One and PlayStation 4.
Project Genom – Weekly Newsletter Touches on Model Revamps & Much More
The first in a series of weekly newsletters has been published on the Project Genom site. In it, the team goes into great detail about a number of topics with regard to the past seven days’ development and the challenges / successes that have come along it. Topics include expanding the world, improvements and additions to armor, new player character and NPC models, customization options and a new NPC.
Guild Wars 2 – The Stagnant Competitive Scene
Players in Guild Wars 2 are pretty trigger happy when it comes to the term ‘content drought’, every month or two the label gets thrown around the forums and reddit from bored players who have completed the latest release of content. But at the moment, despite updates to balance and seasons, the competitive scene for GW2 is in the biggest dry spell the game has ever witnessed since launching its eSports agenda.