Everyone has a fighting chance
Once in a good long while, a game shows up with such a crazy amalgam of genres that your interest might be piqued before hearing anything else about it. Bedlam, a new Roguelike tactical-strategy RPG from Skyshine Games, is one of those such titles. It’s a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk game with influences from Mad Max, Fallout, Domination Alley, and basically all of the 1980s. Thematically, it looks a lot like Gamma World, and its gameplay is comprised of a mix between Oregon Trail and chess.
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with a new developer blog that shows off the new raid dungeon called "Alexander". The preview shows off the new gear that players can score by running the raid and comes complete with a brand new video to show off some of the lore and the action within the area.
Owners of PlayStation 3 and XBox consoles will want to take note of the new Dragon Age: Inquisition blog that announces that future DLC for the game will not be available for them. The post walks players through the process of saving games and profiles from these systems in the event players want to import the information to PC or one of the other supported consoles. DLC will continue to be available for XBox One and PlayStation 4.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a new post to give future players a leg up on the lore and use of chi in the game. Understanding the fundamentals of chi is, as the post says, essential to mastering it and using it to its full potential.
How long is too long to wait for an expansion? That’s the question many WoW players are asking themselves after learning that content patch 6.2 will likely be the final one for Warlords of Draenor. This week we look at the hopeful but skeptical response from the blogosphere.
Players of The Elder Scrolls Online who have been around for a while know that the game underwent many large changes over the past year. I have praised Zenimax for the dedication to making improvements and listening to the community on certain points during that time. Yet, now that we’re getting our first hints at future content to come, with promises that mid-July will begin reveals about The Imperial City and more, Veteran Ranks are beginning to feel like a bit of a drag on the system.
I was a huge fan of The Chronicles of Spellborn, an ill-fated (and ahead-of-its-time) MMORPG that semi-tragically disappeared a few years ago. I enjoyed its unique setting, art style and combat mechanics, but I also knew that it was never to be smooth sailing for the game. After all, it featured not only a grind and a challenge but could be hard to run on anything less than gaming machines (at the time) and characters had to hoof it from place to place.
It all began with a mod. While some observers trace the history of the mobile online battle arena category back as far as the 1989 Sega console game Herzog Zwei, it’s more common to cite Aeon of Strife. A fan-made StarCraft custom map released nine years later, it was four on four, but with a player squad vs. an AI one and without leveling up. It was also the inspiration for the 2003 Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients, which featured two human teams and in-match hero advancement.
Bioware will be on hand to meet and greet Star Wars: The Old Republic players during this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con. The Community Cantina Panel will take place on Saturday, July 11th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific.
Gazillion Entertainment is pulling out all the stops for Marvel Heroes 2015’s second anniversary with a special sweepstakes where the players are the winners. Log in with PC or Mac on July 8th and grab a chance to find five very rare Vibrarium Tickets, each one worth $5,000 USD. Those lucky few who find one must reveal themselves prior to July 10th in order to claim the loot and will be congratulated during this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con.