The World of Warcraft team has put up an interesting infographic about the pre-event that ran for three weeks prior to the launch of Legion earlier this week. WoW players took part in 155 million Demon Invasions, 2.5 million invasions were repelled, 3.9M Demon Hunters were created and so on.
Can You Find the MMO Sweet Spot?
With Legion now out and millions of players getting back into WoW, it seems like the MMO slump is starting to end. Why you ask? Well, many MMOs remain alive and do very well for the companies that run them. The trick is, there is nothing new coming to the table. At least, that is, for now. All of that will change soon as a host of new games hit the market and nostalgic players will join with a new legion of MMO fans.
Star Trek Online – Taking Pride in One’s Ship – 3D Printed Models Incoming
Perfect World Entertainment has announced a partnership with Eucl3D to give starship captains the ability to have a custom 3D model of their favorite fleet vessel printed.
Livelock – A Fun, Futuristic Shooter RPG
Livelock, formerly World War Machine, from Tuque Games and Perfect World is a hybrid twin-stick top-shooter and multiplayer ARPG. It can be played solo or with up to three people online with one of three characters (Capital Intellects), and it follows a linear narrative, with re-playability coming in the form of an endless Survival Mode that’s procedurally generated.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Weapons vs Armor
The Kingdom Come: Deliverance team has posted a new video diary to show what exactly a weapon can do to a suit of armor. Depending on the weapon type and the foe’s equipped armor, the damage can be pretty impressive.
Marvel Heroes 2016 – Gazillion Launches Super Hero Game Launched in Korea
Gazillion Entertainment and Ubitus have announced that the Korean version of Marvel Heroes 2016 has officially launched. The game is fully localized in Korea with other Asian versions set to be released in the future.
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade – Creating the Right Look to be Featured in Today’s Stream
Behaviour Interactive devs will be on hand during today’s weekly Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade live stream event to show off how players will be able to customize characters, said to be as unique as painting a tabletop miniature.
Runescape: Idle Adventures – Epic Story in 90 Second Bites
Runescape: Idle Adventures has officially launched on Steam Early Access. Said to deliver the ‘greatest story ever played’, all is revealed in 90 second chunks. It is an idle story with a grand story.
Chronicles of Elyria – Near Nudity & Nightmarish Creatures
This week Timothy Eisen is getting out his beloved golden shovel and digging into Chronicles of Elyria updates #40 and #41 featuring near nudity, nightmarish creatures, board game MMORPG development techniques and so much more! (Well, not really much more. That is about it.)
World of Tanks – Starter Pack Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given special gift keys for World of Tanks that will give new players a Starter Pack featuring 500 gold, 7 days premium and the Churchill III (U.S.S.R.) tank! Get your key now!