The latest in a series of videos that take a look at the way that the more artistic elements of Final Fantasy XIV are created has arrived. This time, fans and players are treated to a look at how the game’s visuals are created, refined and deployed in the game. It’s another fantastic look at the creative minds and process behind one of today’s most honored MMOs.
Trove: Harnessing the Power of Elemental Gems
When Trion Worlds releases the Trove expansion called Mantle of Power, one new system is going to give players some awesome reasons to chase down and access the power of the elements: Gems. With the new gem system, players will be able to get hold of powerful jewels to socket that will create some amazing (and interesting!) new class abilities.
ArcheAge: Trion Rewards Positive Community Members
ArcheAge players are going to feel a bit richer with a free gift of three Reward coins thanks to Trion Worlds. In thanks for avoiding any interaction with the disciplinary system, those players with characters made prior to January 15, 2016 and who have logged in at least once in the last thirty days, this reward will be made available via the ArcheAge account management page in Glyph.
General: Paradox & Obsidian Introduce Tyranny
Paradox Interactive and Obsidian Entertainment are on stage right now at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. They had teased out a special announcement that has finally now revealed.
EverQuest Next: ‘Could You Have Delivered?’ ‘Yup, absolutely’ Says Georgeson
Dave Georgeson, beloved EverQuest franchise lead until 2015 has been very active on Twitter since last week’s announcement that EverQuest Next has stopped production. When asked if he could have delivered EQN according to its original vision, Georgeson simply answered, “Yup, absolutely.”
General: I am Setuna Set to Debut in the West This Summer
Tokyo RPG Factory and Square Enix will be working to localize “I am Setsuna” (Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna in Japan) with plans to release it in the EU and NA for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) this summer. According to Gematsu, the game is inspired by Chrono Trigger and brings back true JRPG gaming.
WildStar: Steam Launch is Still On Tap for Spring
Chad “Pappylicious” Moore has stated on the WildStar Reddit that the planned release of the game on Steam is still in the works for this Spring. This is good news for fans, though we have yet to hear more from Carbine about further plans.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Up to 96-Hours Free During Month-Long Log In Event
Former Final Fantasy XIV are being invited back to the game from now through April 13th. From the moment of the first log in, players have up to 96 hours to check out the new content and see how things have changed since their last visit.
General: Infestation World, the Game FKA WarZ Ready for Beta
Infestation World, formerly WarZ, is considered to be a zombie-filled eSports based sandbox MMO currently headed for closed beta testing scheduled to begin on March 28th and open beta planned for April 6th.
General: First Round of QuakeCon Pre-Registration Begins
Those looking to get in to this year’s QuakeCon will want to check out the forthcoming pre-registration packages that will become available in a number of different price ranges over the next several weeks. The first round begins today with the BYOC Select-a-Seat with UAC Command Center Seating package for $400 that includes several perks such as fast pass registration, limited reserved seating and more.