Hello and welcome to 2016. It’s great here in the future, there are flying cars and special programs to rehabilitate reddit users into society. Also, videogames are never released anymore, staying instead in a constant state of development. It’s wonderful, there’s no more disappointment as every day we remind ourselves how much potential all the games have. All is well, remember to increase your pledge amount for exclusive bonuses at release!
General: The Upcoming MMOs of 2016
2015 is in the past, and the majority of 2016 lies ahead. What games will we be playing as we crawl through the calendar year? We’re here to help figure that out. With this week’s List, we’ll take a quick look at all MMOs we expect to hit beta, early access, and launch in 2016. Click through and start adding games to your wish list!
Shroud of the Avatar: New Scene, Resolute, to Debut with Release 26
The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter has arrived and is, as usual, packed with lots of neat information about the game, including the news that Andy Cortez’s Resolute scene will be sent out with Release 26 set to arrive on January 28th. In the newsletter, new players will follow the Path of Courage along the Resolute story line. To show off some of what can be expected, several new (and beautiful) screens were released.
Firefall: The9 CEO Celebrating Chinese Launch by Gifting $1.5M
To celebrate the launch of Firefall in China, The9 CEO Zhu Jun is gifting players “red packets”, up to ten million of them, contents of which remains unknown though it is not out of the realm of possibility that real world cash will be included.
EVE Online: A Laundry List of Memories in 2015
CCP Phantom has posted a great look back at the year that was in a new forum letter to EVE Online players. It took three long posts to revisit the year’s highlights, both updates to the game via patches, in-game events, and player created activities and content.
Mass Effect: Andromeda: A Look Back at 2015 and Hopeful Thoughts for 2016
The Bioware blog has been updated with a fond look back at a big year for the studio with the final chapter in Dragon Age: Inquisition released to critical acclaim, as well as the first showing of Mass Effect: Andromeda durin glast year’s E3.
General: RUMOR: Activision-Blizzard Ready to Dominate eSports
With last month’s announcement of a dedicated eSports division, Activision-Blizzard made known its intent to dominate the scene. In a move that will give the company more leverage, Activision-Blizzard is rumored to have purchased North American Major League Gaming for $46M USD.
Divergence Online: Early Access Lift Off Imminent
Ethan Carter and team have put out a new trailer and information that announces that early access to Divergence Online simply awaits Steam giving it the literal green light to open. Considered by developers to be the “spiritual successor to Star Wars: Galaxies”, the game has had its ups and downs over its eight years in development but now, with core features in place, the game is ready to launch for $40, with a $30 price tag during launch week.
Diablo 3: Happy 19th Anniversary to the One that Started It All!
It was on this day in 1996 that we first learned the travails of Tristram and the danger it faced from one of the Prime Evils, Diablo!
ARK: Survival Evolved: Forget Times Square – Head into Game for a Chance at a ‘Roo
ARK: Survival Evolved players should just scrap any pending plans for New Year’s Eve with today’s announcement that the annual ball will drop from the skies, burst open when it hits the ground and spew forth goodies for all survivors including, if one is lucky, a chance at a prehistoric kangaroo!