You can hear the faint sounds of hundreds of conversations happening at once in the town square. It a busy day for the vendors in Wayrest. A dog barks as a person walks pass, a strong breeze whisks through the alleyway, it’s as if the city fell silent for a fraction of a second and all that was heard was the blood bubbling from the throat of your victim, his lifeless body falling to the cobble path and the clamor of the city begins again.
Fantasy Tales Online: Immersing Players in an Epic Handcrafted World
Fantasy Tales Online is a new title currently in Steam Early Access that developers call a handcrafted pixel world with an epic journey for players. We had the opportunity to chat with Lead Developer Benoit Girard and ‘Jack of All Trades’ Gabriel Perez to learn more.
General: Goliath – A Mix of Genres with an Emphasis on Discovery
Goliath is a mix of action/adventure/survival games where the player is alone on a distant world and must explore and find food and resources to make it. Emphasis is slightly less on the need to find food and more on finding resources and building tools to survive. While exploring this world the discovery is made there are not only friendly creatures but there are also dangerous animals and warring peoples.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Endless dungeons & Content Deprecation
Victor talks about a new feature coming in Patch 3.35, as well as his fears for it.
Livelock: Players Can Jump Right Into Wall-to-Wall Combat
One of the new games I saw at PAX East this year was Livelock, coming from Tuque Games and published by Perfect World. It’s an action shooter, and action fans can just jump right in to the wall-to-wall combats, but it also has enough cool story behind it to keep players exploring the world and uncovering its secrets.
Crowfall: More Than Our Weekend Lover
Just when I was marking out over Siege Perlious Artcraft hits us with “Throne War” (no not another game in the Total War franchise) but rather a scaled down sampling of a full on Crowfall campaign! “The Throne War will be comprised of three factions with plenty of room to spread out and lay claim to multiple keeps. To capture an enemy’s keep, players will need to utilize siege mechanics that can take place over the course of several days with no break except for maintenance.
Paragon: PlayStation 4 ‘Essentials’ Retail Version Priced at $60
PlayStation 4 fans of Battleborn may want to check out today’s announcement of the ‘Essentials’ edition that will run $60. The special edition contains 6000 Paragon Coins, five Hero Master challenges, five skins, and five reputation boosts. Preordering the Essentials edition will yield an extra 1000 Paragon Coins. This special bundle can be preordered at a variety of online retailers.
City of Heroes: Fans Planning 12th Anniversary Event
A new post has cropped up on Titan Network that is attempting to bring fans of City of Heroes together for a twelfth anniversary get together that might possibly feature an RP session, ‘personalities’ possibly including ex-Paragon Studios employees, live streaming and more.
General: Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes RPG Updated with Guilds & Raids
EA has posted the latest update notes for a pair of new modes for the mobile RPG Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Players will be able to create guilds and participate in raids that can yield some fantastic gear for high-level players.
General: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Arrives on GoG.com
One of the most venerated games of all time has arrived on GoG.com. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was released on GoG earlier today and is priced at $19.99 or can be purchased with Vampire: THe Masquerade – Bloodlines for $25.98.