General: Third Times a Charm with Romero’s Aftermath

Third Times a Charm with Romero

Seeking to take the game in a different direction, a number of Infestation developers broke away from OP Productions and formed their own studio, Free Reign Entertainment. Free Reign licensed the engine, and got to work on a "spiritual successor" called Romero’s Aftermath.

General: Third Times a Charm with Romero’s Aftermath

Third Times a Charm with Romero

Seeking to take the game in a different direction, a number of Infestation developers broke away from OP Productions and formed their own studio, Free Reign Entertainment. Free Reign licensed the engine, and got to work on a "spiritual successor" called Romero’s Aftermath.

World of Warcraft: Changing It Up – Character Services Move to Game Client

Changing It Up - Character Services Move to Game Client

World of Warcraft players will no longer be required to log out of the game to change details about their characters now that several once-online only services have been moved directly into the game client via the in-game store. Players will be able to change appearance, faction, name or race directly from the shop interface on the character-select screen (not while logged into the game itself).

EverQuest II: Sundered Ground Expansion Stream This Thursday

Sundered Ground Expansion Stream This Thursday

Sundered Ground is the next EverQuest II expansion and will be released on November 3rd. Beginning today, EQII players can take part in a prelude event that will run until the expansion release in November. The event includes a special "currency" called Primordial Malice Baubles that can be used to buy special event items while it is live.

EverQuest: Expansion Announcement Stream Tomorrow

Expansion Announcement Stream Tomorrow

EverQuest’s Holly Longdale has posted a new producer’s letter to announce that the team has been working for the past year on a full-fledged expansion for the game. Longdale indicated that this expansion will bring content to high-level players along with new and updated 105 zones, fifteen raids, level-scaling missions, Heroic Adventures and two instanced raid zones, Plane of Fear and Plane of Hate, for players from 75-105 to experience together.

Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial City From a PvE Perspective – Is it Worth It?

Imperial City From a PvE Perspective - Is it Worth It?

The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial City DLC came with a host of changes, including the PvP upgrades and balance that many had been hoping for for some time. Cyrodiil is a place where many players do go to enjoy themselves, and Zenimax has stated before that its goal was to create a zone that would attract different kinds of players. So what is Imperial City like for a player like myself who often plays solo and is more of a PvE-oriented RPG player?

Guild Wars 2: Managing the Many – New Squad UI Debuts

Managing the Many - New Squad UI Debuts

During last weekend’s Twitchcon, ArenaNet revealed the first information about the forthcoming Squad UI. Squad UI allows players to manage large groups of players throughout the entire game world. Commanders will be able to harness the power of up to fifty players, further subdivided up to fifteen times.