During ChinaJoy this week, Tencent took players by surprise by revealing Transformers Online. While a teaser site was ferreted out earlier this week, Tencent confirmed that it is an Unreal Engine 4 game in the works. According to MMOCulture, the game will be a “role-based team shooter” similar to Overwatch.
General: Snail Games Returning to the MMO Space with Several Titles
Snail Games has been heavily vested in the mobile games market for several years. However, it appears that the Chinese development studio is making a big return to MMO gaming with recent announcements for Age of Wushu 2, Age of Sail II: Pirate Survival and Savage Horizon.
Adventure Quest 3D: Pre-Beta Ends, Servers Down to Upgrade to Closed Beta
Artix Entertainment has announced that the pre-beta of Adventure Quest 3D has officially ended and that servers have been taken down to upgrade the game client to the official closed beta version. As the downtime goes on, a “play-by-play” event will be taking place on the official site in which players will be informed about the upgrade progress.
Albion Online: In Albion Online, Everybody Matters! (SPONSORED)
In Albion Online, stories are written by the players and their actions influence the world. They can choose whatever they want to be – be it an adventurer, an industrious gatherer, a reckless outlaw or a masterful crafter. No matter what you want to do, you can and will find your own place in Albion’s vast world.
Fragmented: Structure Placement Tweaked in Latest Update
Fragmented has been updated with a patch that address several issues with the placement of structures and improves that placement as well as the UI. In addition, genetic engineering species begin to emerge, vehicles have been improved and a long list of bug fixes and minor features have been addressed.
The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance: Episode 2 – The Resistance Takes Flight Coming August 5th
Scarlet City Studios has announced that the second installment for Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance will be hitting live service on August 5th. Called The Resistance Takes Flight, players will see the Resistance heading out to fight the Usurper in its fleet of airships.
Escape from Tarkov: Bringing MMOs & Survival Shooters Together
Escape from Tarkov coming to us from Battlestate Games has captivated many folks looking for a realistic survival shooter. Set in the fictional Russian city of Tarkov, the game pits an international corporation against the host nation. We had an opportunity to speak with Project Lead Nikita Buyanov about EoT to learn more.
Firefall: Rumored Layoffs of Most Employees at Red 5 Reported
Late yesterday afternoon, Reddit user reecej101 reported on the Firefall subReddit that a major round of layoffs had gone down at Red 5, development studio behind the game. A few posts later, user bdsmchs, reportedly a former employee with Red 5, confirmed that layoffs had occurred, reiterated on Community Manager FadedPez’s Twitter account.
Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 3 Episode One Goes Live!
ArenaNet has sent word that Living World Season 3: Episode 1 – Out of the Shadows has officially launched on Guild Wars 2 servers. Out of the Shadows gives players an opportunity to recover from the events with Mordremoth and to mourn the passing of characters of note.
Guild Wars 2: Chaos And Revenge: Our Preview Of the Newest Update
Today marks the launch of Out of the Shadows, the first Living World story episode since Heart of Thorns launched. Our own Jason Winter went hands on and came back with this report…