Ah, it’s the most magical time of the year. Time for the Christmas Elves to come out of hiding, time for the snowmen to commence their chilly battles, and time for all Wizard101 players to whip out their cherished holiday charity mounts. Yuletide has returned to the spiral once again, and the surprises aren’t going to stop anytime soon. In addition to the return of Felix Navidad in the Shopping District, the annual 12 Days of the Spiral event has already kicked off.
Robocraft – 9.5M Registered Players in 11 Different Languages Achieved
Freejam has announced that Robocraft has scored a major milestone with over 9.5M registered players during its Early Access phase of development on Steam. The game has been localized in eleven different languages making it a truly worldwide phenomenon.
Guardians of Ember – Lets Play with RipperX #1
Guardians of Ember has finally hit its Early Access phase of development and our own Ripper X took it out for a spin in his latest Let’s Play video.
Torment: Tides of Numenera – Release Date Announced for February 28th
inXile Entertainment has announced that Torment: Tides of Numenera will finally be leaving Early Access and head to full release on February 28, 2017 for PC, XBox One and PlayStation 4. Players can get hold of the PC version via GoG or Steam.
Elder Scrolls Online – Homestead – Why It’s Good News for Everyone
Homestead is The Elder Scrolls Online next DLC package coming to Tamriel in Feburary 2017. While a large part of the community seems to be ecstatic about it, there is a vocal group of players who are upset with it. Ryan discusses the information we know about Homestead and asks you if there is grounds to be upset or if it’s all false claims.
Heroes & Generals – Latest Update Sees New Planes Soar Into Action
The latest Heroes & Generals update has been deployed that brings a number of new aircraft into the game as well as the “tail gunner mechanic” that allows players to be a support player in both planes and tanks.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – This Week’s Good Gaming Tourneys to Yield $250-$1,500
The folks at GoodGaming.com have sent over this week’s slate of tournaments for Hearthstone. Both EU and NA players can take part in events that feature prize pools between $250 and $1,500. In addition, the site is featuring a guide to “RenoMage”.
– Not So MMO – 25 Minutes of Space Hulk: Deathwing Gameplay
Space Hulk: Deathwing is a new co-op and single-player FPS with RPG elements from Cyanide Studios. You’ll customize your load-outs, your classes, and play through a 10-15 hour solo campaign story as well. Action and premise is similar to Left 4 Dead, where the waves of Tyranid swarm are coming for you at different intervals throughout your progress in the game.
– Turtle Rock Partners with Perfect World for New Coop FPS IP
Perfect World Entertainment and Turtle Rock have announced a partnership to bring a new IP to the world that will be a cooperative online shooter with a “strong dark fantasy” theme. The partnership allows Turtle Rock to pursue its service-oriented game style, meaning getting games into players’ hands quickly and then iterating future updates based on the community’s experiences in the game.
Elder Scrolls Online – New Life Festival to Begin on December 15th
The second of the Elder Scrolls Online in-game holidays is poised to kick off on Thursday, December 15th. Called the New Life Festival, the event allows players to take on daily quests, each one themed around one of Tamriel’s races, taking place in each one’s zone. On the completion of the daily, players will be rewarded with special gift boxes that will always contain a memento, a Skinchanger style item and a random crafting material and one other random item.