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The Skyforge site has been updated with the news that the first major content patch since the commencement of open beta testing earlier this month will be deployed soon. Of most notable interest to players will be the arrival of group play among allies and Pantheon members.
In spaces between the relentless mercantilism of high-sec and the dynastic feuds of null-sec lies the vast swathe of low security systems; the tattered fringe of order slowly unwoven by the ruthless chaos of lawless space. While a large portion of EVE Online’s pilots avoid these systems like the plague, they have, like any region in EVE, evolved a society of their own. Helicity Boson wasn’t like other pilots. He was, from his first days, forged in the conflict of pirate space.
John Smedley, outspoken former CEO of Daybreak Games, stepped down this week. Although Smedley hasn’t officially stated the reason behind the change, the popular theory is that it has something to do with his on-going conflict with hacker group Lizard Squad. Lizard Squad is thought to be responsible for not only DDoS attacks on Daybreak’s servers, but also calling in a bomb threat last year on a plane that Smedley was about to board.
The Revival team has posted a brand new developer diary to introduce fans to the importance of religion in the game when it arrives. Each city will have a pre-defined religion attached to it, but that religion could be altered over time.
The ArcheAge forum has a new post by community manager "Celestrata" that indicates that the team is actively working to reduce RNG and to increase the drop rates for Archeum. RNG will never leave the game as it is an integral part of what ArcheAge is, according to Celestrata.
A pair of interesting news items regarding software have crossed our desk today. In the first, Razer has bought out the software side of Ouya, the digital platform that will likely be used in Razer’s Forge TV.
The Tree of Savior Facebook page has been updated with a short, but fantastic, announcement that the global English language beta version of the game is incoming. The announcement was made via the Tree of Savior forum, though the site times out when trying to access it.
In a new post on the Albion Online site, the team thanks the participating Alpha community for its feedback during the Summer Alpha Event that will end later today. With input from the community and after several meetings as a team, developers have identified several key areas that will be of primary concern as the closed beta phase of development is prepared.
From today through Monday, August 10th, ArcheAge players will be able to take advantage of a new crafting station on Mirage Isle. Players will be able to create an Unidentified Grimoire with the best part being that it costs no labor to make. Several hour-long buffs can be attained once it is identified.
Kyn shouldn’t exist. There’s no reliable reason an RPG like this should come from a two-man team called Tangrin Games. Victor Legerstee and Cavit Ozturk are the two Dutch minds behind this unique strategic RPG. Sure they’ve had some help from contractors to finish the game, but the art, coding, level design, and all of that was done entirely by these two friends with a dream: to make an RPG that makes you think and tell a new tale in a new world. So, have they succeeded?