Everyone has a fighting chance
Trion Worlds has published the November state of the game letter with a large nod to the Devilian community for its well-heard request for PvP in non-Devilian form. According to the letter, Bluehole Ginno and Trion heard the community and they will be bringing this form of PvP into this weekend’s closed beta event.
Ian Ryan has sent out a new Twitter post to let the world know that he is headed to Bioware Austin as the new Lead Writer for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Ryan has worked on other notable projects including Thief, Game of Thrones Ascent and on the Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia.
Trion Worlds is ready to unleash PvP action into Trove with the arrival of the Battle Arena beta. Players can take on furious 5v5 capture the flag action by taking the special portal from the updated Hub.
Life is Feudal has officially exited Early Access and the core game now available on Steam. For a limited time, potential players can get their hands on the title for 40% off. Developers have plans to evolve the game over time by adding new features and systems as well as new content.
Daybreak Game Company has announced the launch of the twelfth expansion to EverQuest II. Called Terrors of Thalumbra, the expansion features a new zone and new quests for Tradeskill and Adventure players.
Bandai Namco has announced that Sword Art Online: Lost Song has officially launched in North America and Latin America for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
I was surprised that Twitch were putting on a marathon of The Joy of Painting, on the surface it seems so anathema to what Twitch is all about. Having said that, I wasn’t surprised at its initial popularity. The idea had tons of novelty for the usual twitch crowd, and the show is earnest enough that it makes for an easy target for that schoolboy ‘my first ironic detachment’ attitude that the videogame audience is so bound to.
We’ve put well over 50 hours into Heart of Thorns on the road to reviewing Guild Wars 2’s massive expansion. Not a single aspect of the game missed out on some new addition of another, so there was a lot to take in. We even got to play a bit of the new incredibly challenging raids that launched on the 17th before scoring our review. So then… how does Heart of Thorns stack up?
ArenaNet has announced the opening of the first-ever Guild Wars 2 raid. Spirit Veil is the first wing in a three-episode raid that will challenge even the most battle-hardened players. Raiding in GW2 will give players the opportunity for flexible grouping with the ‘universal healing’ that all professions have, as well as immediate access to Spirit Veil since no attunement or pre-raiding activities are required.
The Albion Online team is ramping up the excitement for the start of the first closed beta event scheduled to begin on November 23rd. As part of the coverage they’re providing both current and potential founders, a new video showing off the new combat system has been released. Alterations in combat have come in direct response to player feedback during the Summer Alpha event and more diversity and depth to armor and weapons plays a large part. Check it out!