Niantic has broken away from Google and its inaugural real world, multiplayer game, Ingress. Taking many of the lessons learned from the development of Ingress and entering into a partnership with Nintendo, Niantic is now working to bring Pokemon into the real world with its new mobile title Pokemon Go. Players will be tasked with finding Pokemon in the world and sending them off to do battle.
Rodinia War: Community Input Integral to Open Beta Client
Ons On Soft has announced that Rodinia War is ready to begin open beta testing thanks to the fantastic input from the game’s community during its closed beta phase of development. Rodinia War gives players flexibility to experience portions of the game in 3D quality, while others, more strategic in nature, can be played in 2D mode.
Albion Online: Behind the Scenes – One Day in the Life of a Game Designer
Who doesn’t dream of a job that does not only pay your bills but is also truly about your passion and sometimes feels more like a hobby? Many would say that this description goes very well with people who work as game designers for video games. But what does a game designer really do all day long? We shed some light on this question by following Sandbox Interactive Game Designer Emil „Empa" Östlin around.
Destiny: Bungie Acknowledges Player Issues with 2.0 Update
With the deployment of the Destiny 2.0 patch earlier this week, the game underwent significant changes. Change, however, can sometimes bring issues, something that Bungie has acknowledged is happening to players. The site has been updated with a list of known issues affecting some players and further told the community that the team is hard at work to get these issues solved as quickly as possible.
Fallout 4: New Video Examines Seven Defining Attributes
Otherland: Early Access Begins, New Trailer Fuels Hype
General: Five Ways to Get Ready for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
At PAX Prime 2015, ArenaNet finally let the release date for Heart of Thorns out of the bag, giving us about a month and a half to prepare for Guild Wars 2’s first official expansion. If you’re like me, you’ll be scrambling to finish the current Living World content and level your alts by October 23. Here are five ways that you can prepare for Heart of Thorns!
Camelot Unchained: Update Celebrates Procedurally Generated Terrain
The latest Camelot Unchained update is called "100 Hours of Glory" but could have taken on the subtitle of "Hear Us Roar". Whilst staying away from the traditional hype train that many up and coming games champion, the CU team has kept things very low-key…until today and the announcement of a successful 100+ hours of crash-free server up time and the well-received procedurally generated terrain system.
General: Tales of a Dragon Con Cosplayer
New York and San Diego Comic Con may garner most of the geek-dom attention from the mainstream press, but Dragon Con is a tradition that enjoys an identity all its own. The con offers informational panels, celebrity autograph sessions, extensive workshops, an enormous vendor hall, art galleries, table-top gaming tournaments, and, of course, the world’s best cosplay.







