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Lead Game Designer Robin Henkys and Technical Director David Salz star in a new Albion Online video developer diary to show how missions work and how integral they are to the overall game economy. According to the press release, players may also hear just a tad about faction background stories. Check it out!
In a new in-house interview with Fallout 4 Game Director Todd Howard, the topic turns to how player freedom in an open world is the centerpiece of the game. According to Howard, the game will deliver a fully-featured shooter experience with depth of character customization.
The Elder Scrolls Online team has announced via Twitter that the Imperial City DLC is now available for XBox One players. Players can purchase the DLC and full instructions on how to do so via in-game menus is provided on the Elder Scrolls Online forum. The Playstation 4 version of Imperial City will be available on September 16th.
MMOCulture is reporting that Echo of Soul is closing in South Korea on October 22nd. According to the announcement, Hangame is ceasing publication of PC titles and moving exclusively to mobile after Echo of Soul was found "unable to provide satisfactory content for the players".
Wargaming has announced that Sennheiser is sponsoring a four week World of Tanks: Blitz mobile tournament called "Rise of Continents". The tournament will begin on September 28th. No registration is necessary, just log in and play. During the event, clusters will command armies to complete a number of objectives that may include most tanks destroyed, most victories, etc. At the end of each week, region points will be tallied.
Webzen has announced its publication partnership with Npicsoft to bring ELoA (Elite Lord of Alliance) to both North America and Europe. ELoA is described by Webzen as being an "anime-inspired fantasy action MMORPG, with both point-and-click and keyboard controls. Players will start by choosing one of 5 playable classes among 4 races. Each class has access to 3 stances and skills that players can easily switch between during combat."
Fans of Mabinogi will want to check out the new mobile TCG, Mabinogi Duel, that has soft-launched in several countries in preparation for its final worldwide launch on both iOS and Android devices.
Promising that it will be "a full scale expansion", Sony has announced The Old Hunters for Bloodborne. The expansion was announced during the Tokyo Games Show and Sony further announced that it would be available on November 24th. To give players a first look at The Old Hunters, a new trailer was shown. Check it out below!
Admit it: You’ve always dreamed of saddling up a giant cat and leaping across the land, manes rippling in the breeze. Now, thanks to Trove – the free-to-play voxel adventure MMO – you’ll be able to live out your deepest meme dreams, conquering the impossible and wrangling a sparkling cat mount under your command. MMORPG.com has the whole kitten caboodle available, so grab a code, hang on tight to your new, sparkling Diameownt, and ride into Trove today!
Yep, lame joke is lame. But how could we pass that up? Today we’re happy to reveal the engineer’s elite specialization coming with Heart of Thorns: The Scrapper. Wielding a massive two-handed hammer, a bevy of awesome gyro bots, and a whole lot of pain to dish out… the Scrapper makes for an excellent tank-like take on the Engineer. Read on for more!