– PAX South 2017: MetaArcade ? Old-School Text-Based Adventures Meet Modern Content Creation

If you’re a gamer and a child of the ’80s like me, you probably spent a fair amount of time curled up with Choose Your Own Adventure books. If you’re super-nerdy, you might have gotten into some of the more advanced titles that added actual gameplay systems – dice, combat, equipment, etc. – beyond simple decision-making. My favorites were the ones based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and Car Wars.

Hellgate – Hanbitsoft Focus Testing Hellgate: London VR

Hanbitsoft is working on a new game based on Hellgate: London that will bring the futuristic shooter to single player virtual reality. According to MMOCulture, Hanbitsoft is creating a focus testing group to give Hellgate: London VR a go on both consoles and PC. The game is being developed using the Unreal Engine 4 with players taking on the demon invasion in an effort to protect Templar Jessica Sumerisle during events that take place prior to the original game’s timeline.

– RUMOR: Layoffs Hit Perfect World & Trion

Rumors are swirling through Facebook that layoffs are underway at both Perfect World Entertainment and Trion Worlds. The topic has come up on Facebook and on other social media outlets. We have reached out to representatives for more information and will keep you posted as the stories develop.

Conan Exiles – Enthralling Minions Explained

The latest Conan Exiles blog has been posted to give readers first information about creating their own armies of thralls in order to not just survive, but to thrive. Thralls are captured during venturing throughout the world. As expected, the stronger the foe, the better the thrall when defeated. Fellow exiles, while easy to capture, are not very hardy and can die easily. Relic hunters are on the opposite end of the spectrum, living in their own city and thriving in the world.

Gigantic – Eternal Dawn Update to Launch February 23rd

Gigantic will be undergoing yet another big update with Eternal Dawn on February 23rd. A new hero, Zandora, will be entering the game alongside new skins, Eternal Light weapon skins, and the competitive leaderboard. Over the next few weeks after that, players can look forward to new skins and a new creature as well.