COLOPL has announced that its mobile city building game with ‘classic RPG’ elements, Rune Story, will be launching in the west in the near future. Already in soft launch in several worldwide locations, Rune Story brings guild functionality, cooperative battles, customized play styles and more to mobile gamers.
General: Atlas Reactor – Trion’s New Tactical Experiment
Trion’s first new game since bringing Scott Hartsman back as CEO was the now certified hit, Trove. Today, they’re unveiling the second game to come out of the Trion Labs initiative: Atlas Reactor. A turn-based tactical combat game, Atlas Reactor has the looks and personality to stand on its own, and the tactical gameplay reminiscent of XCOM or Shadowrun to make us take notice.
Devilian: Founders’ Packs Announced, Alpha to Begin Next Week
During this weekend’s PAX Prime, Trion announced that Founders’ Packs for Devilian will be available in three different configurations, each including beta access and with its own in-game bonuses, patron status, pets, mounts, etc. Packs will run $50, $100, and $150. In addition, the first alpha phase is set to begin on Thursday, September 3rd.
Gloria Victis: A Living, Open World
Creating the total immersion has been one of the fundamental goals of Gloria Victis since the very beginning of development. This implicates a need of an open world – a really open one, without loading screens or invisible barriers at every turn. A world which would be as much believable and alive as possible.
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns PAX Reveal Leaked [SPOILERS]
It appears that Saturday’s Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns reveal has been leaked by IGN. While the Twitter post has been removed, a trailer is still live and savvy Reddit users have detailed all of the leaked information. WARNING: If you do not wish to know the details of the PAX reveal, DO NOT CONTINUE!
General: Pillars of Eternity – The White March Packs a Punch
General: Is There a Better Alternative to Questing?
Games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft have given us so much, providing the conceptual framework for the majority of MMOs that have been released over the past decade plus. Most contemporary MMORPGs, although distinct in their own right, emulate one or more tropes from their predecessors, which in turn were inspired by other video games and pen-and-paper RPGs.




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