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Trove, since launching last month officially on Steam and Glyph, has quickly become the #4 title on Valve’s store, and Trion just today is announcing that 1 million active monthly users log into the voxel-based MMORPG. In short, Trove is a certified hit, and even Trion was caught off guard with its success.
Trove is currently offline for today’s update that will include several new items including Green and Blue manta ray mounts that can be found in Adventure boxes, new loot from Chaos Chests that can feature a boneweaver mount, Arcanium Discord wings, the Chaotic Clipper ship or the Mahogan Toboggan mag rider.
Webzen has announced that Age of Wulin (EU) will be updating on August 25th with the latest content expansion, Chapter 7: Awakening. Players will gain access to 5th Internal Skills and be able to work to the new level cap increase for combat and internal skills.
In a new interview over at GamesIndustry.biz, Funcom CEO Rui Casais tells players of the company’s games that "our live games will continue running either by us or someone else as they are generating profit." Additionally, Casais admits that the company hasn’t always made the right decisions and is aware of the mistakes of the past.
Here in North America, anyone who is even a semi-serious MMOG enthusiast is well aware that Korea is a major producer. We can all name a number of titles developed there, and probably at least a couple of leading publishers and/or developers. That said, it’s pretty safe to assume that few of us are closely familiar with the industry there. So you might find that this list of the five releases I feel have had the greatest impact on the global landscape includes one or more you wouldn’t expect.
Those who are looking to get a great look at EVE Online: Valkyrie can do so thanks to a great new fan video. Even without VR tech, the video is wicked cool. Android users that have Google Cardboard can also see it in its full glory. It’s well-worth the time! Check it out.
At first glance, Devilian looks like your typical isometric hack-and-slash action-RPG. But, beyond the Diablo-esqe art style lies an approachable MMO, with hints of a deep itemisation and ability system that promises to keep theorycrafters busy. As I went hands-on with the title at Gamescom, it quickly became clear why Trion Games decided to pick up the title from Korean studio Bluehole Ginno: satisfying short-burst gameplay.
Blizzard has unveiled a new set of incentives for Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm players. From now through September 8th, Diablo III players who log into HotS will receive the Lord of Terror himself for free. Those who manage to raise a HotS character to level 12 will also receive a special banner and portrait frame in D3.
Whalebox Studios has announced that a KickStarter initiative for Goliath, its "open world ARPG robot-crafting game". Goliath is looking to raise $50,000 to add new features to the core game that has been shown to the world prior to this point.
Runic Games has announced that it is developing a new original RPG called "Hob". The game is being developed natively for both PC and console. Of interesting note is the fact that Hob is devoid of text or dialogue, the story revealed through world interaction with the planet itself and its inhabitants.