It can be pretty heart wrenching, especially if you’re still firmly part of the community when it happens. Still, it’s fun to remember the good times, so let’s take a look back at some of the best (now shut down) MMOs of all time.
Torment: Tides of Numenera: A Tale Slowly Unfolding for Those Willing to Wait
inXile Entertainment’s Torment: Tides of Numenera is a new story that carries on the legacy of its much beloved older sibling, Planescape: Torment. Long considered one of the most, if not the most, beloved RPGs of all time, Planescape: Torment has left a mighty footprint behind it, one that Torment: Tides of Numenera hopes to fill and then some.
WildStar: Alleged Former Employees Describe Flawed Development
The bad news for WildStar keeps piling in. Following on from news of an atrocious financial forecast from Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities, alleged former employees of Carbine Studios have been recounting their own experiences in a NeoGAF thread, including accusations of inexperienced management and significantly flawed development procedures.
Blade & Soul: Even MORE Servers Incoming
The Blade & Soul team has posted on the official forum that a second round of servers will be deployed as all servers, including the most recently added, are full. Two more servers each for North America and Europe will be added and new hardware has been ordered proactively in case more are required.
Necropolis: Release Announced for March 17th
Harebrained Schemes has announced that its 3D action roguelike game, Necropolis, will be released on March 17, 2016. Fans will be able to preorder the game on Steam starting February 2nd.
Albion Online: Cover Art for Tie In Book Released
The Albion Online team has released the cover art for the forthcoming tie-in novel that is set for release in February. Called “Landfall: The Tales of Albion”, the novel is written by Peter Newman and novelizes the first steps that new players will take in the game as well as reveals information on factions, settings, infamous players and guilds already in game and much more.
Nosgoth: Silenced Cathedral Map Added
Square Enix has announced that a new map has been added to Nosgoth. Called Silenced Cathedral, the map is designed to create a sense of claustrophobia and what devs call ‘vertical warfare’. To show off the unique gameplay that Silenced Cathedral brings to the game, Square Enix has released a new video. See what you think and leave us your thoughts.
Shroud of the Avatar: New Poll – Offline Content Available in Offline Mode?
The Shroud of the Avatar team is polling players about whether or not all Add-On Store items and Pledge Rewards should be included in the single player offline mode of the game. Players would be able to earn or craft these items in such a way as to make “increase the quality and the value of the basic game experience in single player offline mode”.
General: Pathfinder Adventures TCG Coming March 29th
Obsidian Entertainment and Paizo, Inc. have announced that Pathfinder Adventures will be released on March 29th. PA is considered a “genre bending adventure card game” and will be released for both iPad and Android tablets.
General: Pathfinder Adventures TCG Coming March 29th
Obsidian Entertainment and Paizo, Inc. have announced that Pathfinder Adventures will be released on March 29th. PA is considered a “genre bending adventure card game” and will be released for both iPad and Android tablets.