Mind Candy and the World of Warriors team are pleased to announce that World of Warriors, currently only available pn iOS and Android devices, will be making its way to PlayStation consoles later in 2015.
Shroud of the Avatar: Developers Focused on Player Created Quests
Richard Garriott and the Portalarium team have revealed the first information about the player generated content in Shroud of the Avatar. Garriott writes that Release 19 will include writeable books and notes and chest permissions that will allow players write their own quests and provide their own rewards to the players completing them.
DOTA 2: Awesome New UI Revealed
Valve has taken the wraps off the overhauled UI for DOTA 2 and it reveals a slick new look and some fantastic new features including improved chat, game lobby browser, new features to check out friends’ action, a more intuitive hero finder, new features for spectators and a great new tutorial panel to help the game’s newest players.
General: Tales of Zestria Announced for PC & PS4
Bandai Namco has made every JRPG fan’s day by announcing Tales of Zestria for both PC (via Steam) and PlayStation 4. Earlier, Tales of Zestria was revealed for PlayStation 3, but the two new versions will join it on October 16, 2015.
General: How Siboot Could Finally Let You Roleplay In Your MMORPG
Legendary game designer Chris Crawford has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a very different kind of game. Siboot is a game that will test your emotional intuition, rather than you puzzle solving ability, and demonstrate a radical new technology designed to take interactive storytelling to the next level. The plan is to make this technology open source, a move that could revolutionise how we understand and interact with virtual worlds."
General: YouTube Gaming Announced
YouTube has sent out a message about the release of a new app and a website, YouTube Gaming, later this summer. It will revolve around gaming culture: videos, streams and more, all in one place.
General: Guild of Dungeoneering: A Fun Tabletop Card Game with a Twist
When I first saw Guild of Dungeoneering, I’ll admit, I wasn’t interested in the slightest. By taking one look at a screenshot it almost looked too simple to me. Despite the common saying of not judging a book by its cover. 10 hours later and the developers at Gambrinous have completely proven me wrong with an early build. Guild of Dungeoneering appears simple from the outside, yet it gives you a fun tabletop card game to play with its own unique twist.
General: Looking Ahead to E3
E3 is one of my favorite shows, and although developer announcements seem to be happening earlier and earlier each year in anticipation of the conference (I’m looking at you, Fallout 4 and new Xbox One SKU), it’s still an exciting time to get an advanced look at what’s coming down the pipe for MMOs and RPGs.
Torchlight 2: Headed to a Mobile Device Near You
Runic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that Torchlight, the award-winning ARPG, will be headed to mobile devices soon. No further information has been released, but there is a new teaser site available complete with social media links and the ability to sign up for a newsletter.
Camelot Unchained: Friday Update Includes Destruction System Video
The Friday update for Camelot Unchained has been published on the official site. Among other things, a short video from the current build that features a look at the destruction system has been released (see it here).