During Gamescom this week, our own Gareth Harmer had the opportunity to interview Executive Producer and World of Warcraft Vice President J. Allen Brack to talk more about the Legion expansion. We’ve got some terrific new information to share.
Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: Tune in Today for a Production Update & Gameplay Action
The Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade team is inviting fans to tune in today at 2:00 pm Eastern / 11:00 am Pacific. During the Twitch event, devs will give a production update, show off the new Promethium Map, participate in a free-form Q&A and give away some cool swag.
Project Gorgon: Second Kickstarter Passed, Bard & Music System Announced
The Project Gorgon team has announced that the second KickStarter goal that featured a Dwarf model and a special mount. The next stretch goals have been announced: Bard class and a musical instrument expansion.
General: Order & Chaos 2 Redemption Announced by Gameloft
Gameloft has sent word that Order & Chaos 2 will be coming soon and that more details will be revealed in the next several weeks. To celebrate the big news, Gameloft has sent out a new trailer.
Star Trek Online: Season 11 ‘New Dawn’ to Kick Off This Fall
Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that Season 11 for Star Trek Online will debut later this year. The story arc is brand new and is expected to last "beyond 2016".
General: Square Enix Financials
Victor takes a look at the FFXIV mentions in Square Enix’s financials!
General: Why the ‘Retro Renaissance’ is Great for Modern RPGs
In the last two years, the CRPG genre has returned from the dead and taken the roleplaying genre by storm. In June of last year, it was Divinity: Original Sin. In September, Wasteland 2. This year, Pillars of Eternity. As far back as July 2013, Shadowrun Returns kicked things off on the tactical RPG front. It’s the best thing that could have happened to modern RPGs and why we have crowdfunding to thank. Here’s why.
General: The Case for the Mobile MMO
Like a lot of our readers, I was raised on PC gaming, with an equal interest in consoles. The disparate platforms represent different experiences for me, in that my desktop has always been an MMO, RPG, and general Steam machine, while my PS4 and other consoles have been gateways to first-party content and other games not available (or runnable) on my PC.
Project Gorgon: Bringing Back the Old Magic
At one point or another, most of us have had that "back in my day" moment. You don’t have to go far to find forum threads bursting with nostalgia for a simpler, more enchanting time for online games. Well good news everyone, amidst the sad news of declining World of Warcraft subscription numbers and other omens that MMORPG doomsday prophets inevitably point to, we are finally getting a little sliver of that old magic back. Its name is Project: Gorgon.
Fallout 4: No Level Cap Unlocks Replayability
According to Bethesda’s Twitter, Fallout 4 will not have a level cap to give players replayability options.