Amazon is running its Digital Day Sale and it features a number of MMOs and RPGs at pretty decent prices. You can score a Defiance Gold Edition packed with in-game items, get 60% off Warhammer 40: Eternal Crusade, snag copies of Final Fantasy 3, 4, 5 or 6 for 50% off, Final Fantasy XIV is $9.99 as is the Heavensward expansion, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns comes in at $24.99, Skyrim: Legendary Edition is a cool $15, Fallout 4 is $19.79, and The Division is $24.99 to name a few.
Elite: Dangerous – Carrie Fisher to be Memorialized in Next Update
Executive Producer Michael Brookes has taken to the Elite: Dangerous forum to let players know that the late Carrie Fisher, best known for her portrayal of Leia Organa in the Star Wars movies, will be memorialized in the next update. A new outpost called “Fisher’s Rest” will be added in patch 2.3 when it is released.
Tree of Savior – New Dev Posts Outlines Steps to Reduce Class Disparity
A new developer blog post has been published on the Tree of Savior site that details steps that the team is taking to reduce class disparity. Having solicited feedback from the community, and after having deployed five patches already, there are two more in the works that will bring even more parity among classes. Barbarian, Rune Caster, Cannonneer and Monk are profiled in this journal entry.
– A Great Year for JRPGs
This week Rob reflects on the stellar year we had for JRPGs. A once diminishing brand in the west.
– Has the Game Industry Jumped the Shark?
As I look into 2017, the landscape is just not what we have seen in recent years. Games continue to build, but the trend for the next year is going in very different directions from the past. Indie games will continue to push through but overall, there seems to be a lot missing from our normal New Year game menu.
– Has the Game Industry Jumped the Shark?
As I look into 2017, the landscape is just not what we have seen in recent years. Games continue to build, but the trend for the next year is going in very different directions from the past. Indie games will continue to push through but overall, there seems to be a lot missing from our normal New Year game menu.
– The Most Wanted MMOs of 2017
2016 was a rough year. The long-standing MMOs we’ve come to love carried along quite well, but for new titles the selection was pretty limited. And so, as we’re fond to do at year’s end, we look forward to 2017 and the titles we expect to launch (even if in early access, which we pretty much consider launched but ‘half-baked’). Here’s to the next twelve months and the many hours of gaming goodness we hope it brings.
Revelation Online – NetEase Announces Anime Series, EN Version Not Confirmed
NetEase has announced that an anime series based on Revelation Online is in the works. The gaming giant is working with Sparkly Key Animation Studio to produce the series. At this time it is unknown if an English language version will be released as well. NetEase released a teaser trailer for the series. Check them out!
Dark and Light – Mobile Version Announced by Snail Games
2P.com is reporting that Snail Games has announced a mobile version of Dark & Light is in the works and that it will be released sometime in 2017. D&L mobile is being developed on Snail’s proprietary Flexi Engine with four races, eight classes and nine regions. Players can also expect guild sieges, PvE content, raids, flying mounts and more.
World of Warcraft – Make Software: Change the World Exhibit to Feature WoW
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft will be featured in an upcoming display at the Computer History Museum as part of the Make Software: Change the World exhibit. WoW will be accompanied by other innovators including Photoshop, MP3, and Wikipedia as those programs that impact people everywhere.