GamesInFlames has announced that Crush Online, its MMORPG with MOBA combat, has officially been released after successfully completing both closed and open beta phases of development. Crush Online is a free to play title with an in-game shop.
Mordheim Console Trailer Shows Off Tactical Gameplay
The latest Mordheim: City of the Damned console trailer has been released that shows off some of the tactical battles players can take part in. The PlayStation 4 and XBox One version of Mordheim will be released on October 18th.
Revelation Online – Closed Beta Key Giveaway Winners!
MMORPG.com ran four closed beta key giveaways for Revelation Online over the past month and today we’re announcing our winners!
Do You Support Full Loot?
Last week I wrote about my hopes for New World and how, as a sandbox title, it could offer a new lease of life for the genre. One particular point that I wanted to discuss in greater depth was the prospect of fully open, player versus player looting. I know many might instantly shiver at the thought but for a sandbox to truly be, well, a sandbox, it surely has to have it.
Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune – Dev & Community Update & a Surprise Q&A
Welcome back to the first issue of The Exiled Tribune for Path of Exile. In each week’s article, we take a look at what’s going on on the development side of the game and what’s cooking (sometimes literally!) in the community. This week’s Tribune focuses on channeled skills, the unique belt design contest, the Build of the Week and a small surprise Q&A with the devs.
Lightseekers Hopes to Succeed Where Disney Infinity Failed
Many former Runescape devs broke away to form PlayFusion – a company whose first game is actually several projects: a mobile ARPG, a card game, a comic book, a toy line, and more. PlayFusion recently hit up Kickstarter for a mere $200,000 of additional funding, and we spoke with the team about Lightseekers and how it aims to do what many products cannot.
EverQuest II – Kunark Ascending to Release on Nov 15, Preorders Begin
The next Everquest 2 expansion, Kunark Ascending, is ready for release on Tuesday, November 15th. Players can now preorder KA in three different packages, Standard ($34.99), Collector’s Edition ($89.99) and Premium ($139.99). Each comes with all previous expansion content and a variety of in-game items.
Star Citizen – Citizen Con Presentation Centers on Upcoming Alpha Plans
On Sunday, October 9th, the Star Citizen team took to the stage at CitizenCon to talk about forthcoming plans for upcoming alpha phases, what features will be added at what stage of development and so on. In addition, gameplay footage showing a mission carried out on a procedurally-generated planet.
Final Fantasy XV – PC Version At Least A Year Away Says The Director
According to an interview with a Spanish site VidaExtra, Final Fantasy XV Game Director Hajime Tabata said that a “proper” PC version of the game would take at least a year to be released, if ever. Much of the complexity would be in adapting the current console engine for PCs.
Hero’s Song – Smedley’s Funding Campaign Ends Short Of Goal
John Smedley has posted a brief note on the Hero’s Song Indiegogo’s page to let backers know that over $94k was raised and, while short of the $200k campaign goal, development will continue and alpha 3 will be coming up in October.