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Although still in development, the crafting system in Gloria Victis has reached an impressive level of complexity and authenticity, which were the fundamental goals of its development. However, to make sure that becoming a master craftsman will not be achieved through mindless, tedious repetition of gathering exactly the same materials to craft exactly the same items over and over.
Old School Runescape has a new PvP mode for players to check out in the form of Deadman Mode, an intense survival of the fittest battle to the finish. Three of the Old School servers will feature world-enabled PvP where death has some serious consequences.
The Crowfall news blast has arrived and is packed with all the weekly happenings behind the game. Included this week are several cool bits such as the winners of the 2015 Cawstume Contest; a look at how the Champion archetype will be equipped; a spotlight on UX designer Billy Garretsen and a Founder’s update.
The folks at Aeria Games have provided us with 20 Dragomon Hunter Founder’s Packs to give away.
Daevas can now check out Aion thanks to its release on the Steam gaming platform today. Players will be able to collect Steam achievements, eleven trading cards, five emoticons, five profile backgrounds and a new badge with six progressions.
Victor Vran players can check out the new Secret Pumpkin Level, guaranteed to be both cow and unicorn free, thanks to the arrival of the latest game update. Just in time for Halloween, the Secret Pumpkin Level is accessed via a slice of pumpkin pie and then fight for their lives against demonic members of the cucurbit family on the way to the PumpKing!
Neverwinter will be expanding on November 17th with the launch of the next module, Underdark. In Underdark, players will descend into the depths of the world and the home of the Drow. Guided by none other than Drizzt Do’Urden, players will experience a quest chain penned by the legendary R.A. Salvatore.
The Human Protein Atlas has a problem. In its database exists over 13 million images that need mapping, and there just simply aren’t enough scientists to do it. But in the coming months, EVE Online players will be able to channel their passion for science fiction into solving this problem.
I’ve always considered WildStar to be a great game with a lot of promise. I’ve praised it, I’ve critiqued it, and I’ve suggested it as one of our Five MMOs for Experienced Players. Carbine Studios’ flagship MMORPG has seen a lot of improvements and additions since its launch over a year ago, culminating in the free-to-play rebranding as WildStar: Reloaded last month.
Atlas Reactor was announced by Trion Worlds at the end of August with shooter fans taking note. After all, the game is one of the first to employ "team-based simultaneous turn-based action" tactics…though that terminology can certainly be somewhat nebulous. Broken into its component pieces, it’s all understandable enough but slapped together? Not quite as clear. That’s where we come in.