The folks at Perfect World hooked us up with 50 T6 Valiant Class Tactical Escorts for Star Trek Online: New Dawn!
World of Warcraft: The Ban Hammer Swings – ‘Large Number’ of Accounts Banned
Blizzard has posted on the World of Warcraft forum that the hammer has seen action recently with a ‘large number’ of accounts banned for use of bots, third party programs that automate game play. Penalties include removal of gold, PvP currency and gear. The last time the hammer slammed into bot users, accounts were banned for six months. In this latest action, Blizzard has said that repeat offenders will face a longer penalty.
Albion Online: Tie-In Novel’s Author Interviewed
The Albion Online team has a new video out today that contains an in-house interview with novelist Peter Newman. The tie-in novel is expected to be published in Q1 2016 and will feature a fictionalized look at the game universe.
General: An Ode to Star Wars from the Devs Who Make the Games
By now, our UK compatriots have begun to file in and see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Tonight, many of us here at MMORPG will as well. To keep the spirit of the Force going, we reached out to some of gaming’s past and present Star Wars maestros to snatch their memories from working on the beloved IP…
League of Legends: Riot Games Now Fully Owned by Tencent
Riot Games has announced that Tencent has purchased the remaining equity in the company making it now fully-owned by the Chinese investment holding firm. Riot said that the deal was made in order to provide employees with a cash-based incentive program to make the company more competitive in terms of benefit packages and more.
Cabal 2: Black Wave – Gray Canyon Defense War Update Deployed
Cabal 2 players will have lots of new content thanks to today’s deployment of the Black Wave: Gray Canyon Defense War update. A new 24-player wave will pit high level players against twelve increasingly difficult waves of the toughest monsters in the game that will yield powerful items on completion.
World of Warships: Arpeggio of Blue Steel Anime-Inspired Content Incoming
Wargaming has announced that new content inspired by the Arpeggio of Blue Steel anime will be making its way into World of Warships. Players will be able to take on special missions, earn ship skins and more. In addition, captains can take the helm of series-inspired Kongo-class battleships, with more to be added later.
Gigantic: James Phinney Outlines The Road Ahead for Motiga
Motiga’s Creative Director James Phinney has penned a new developer letter on the company’s site that discusses the vision behind Gigantic, that it is something unique and special. It is, he writes, “not re-imagining the last big thing. We are striving to build the next big thing.”
General: Celebrating The Force Awakens with SWTOR
I have a confession to make: my excitement for the release of a new Star Wars movie is surpassed only by my crotchety aversion to large crowds and general laziness to buy tickets on time. So while it’s going to be a week or so before I get to see The Force Awakens, and I’ll be avoiding the internet for fear of spoilers throughout that time, I’m doing the next best thing: jumping back into Star Wars: The Old Republic.
General: Steam and the Rise of F2P RPGs
Over the last year, Steam has begun recommending free to play RPGs to our intrepid RPG columnist. He decided to take them on and investigate exactly whether these “free to play” RPGs were worth your time. Click through to see what he found! Plus Marvel Heroes gets a new endgame mode, Elite: Dangerous gets planetary exploration, Diablo 3 takes on a new form of narrative, and more!