SolarFall Games has announced that a Kickstarter project has officially begun for Umbra, its open world, free progression action RPG. SolarFall hopes to secure nearly a quarter of a million dollars to complete development.
Gloria Victis: Port to Unity 5 Nears Completion
The Gloria Victis team has sent word that the port to Unity 5 is nearing completion and will be ready for release soon. Graphics show marked improvement as well as steady increases in FPS, better lighting effects, high quality textures and much more.
Divinity: Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Announced, Free to Current Owners
Larian Studios has announced that a completely overhauled and remastered version of Divinity: Original Sin will be coming out soon and will be a no-cost addition to the game for players who already own the game. The enhanced edition will include controller support, split screen coop, and reimagined story with a brand new ending and more.
Guild Wars 2: Jon Peters on the Reaper Elite Spec
Yesterday the Reaper was announced as the Necromancer’s Elite Specialization in Guild Wars 2’s upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion. We pestered ArenaNet’s own Jon Peters for a little more detail on the spec, and this is what we managed to choke out of him.
General: 10 Reasons to Get Hyped for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is almost upon us! Can you hear it? That’s the collective sound of millions of players chomping at the bit to get their hands on this bad boy. We here at the RPG Files are already basking in the deep, warm waters of pre-release excitement and think you should be too, so we’re dedicating this column to the reasons why you’re right to be excited. Read on and see if yours made the list!
General: Of Faith, Poetics, and Preorders
The past two weeks have actually been quite calm in terms of big announcements, but Square Enix has made some changes to extend the bridge to more level 50 players seeking to complete the story in preparation for the expansion.
Shadowrun Chronicles: Not the MMO We Were Expecting, But Still Fun
The campaign exceeded its $500,000 goal, but, unfortunately, was delayed for quite a bit longer than anticipated until last week finally saw the release of the newly christened Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown. Thanks to years of feedback from hardcore Shadowrun players who backed the game, Shadowrun Chronicles evolved into something that is a bit different from the original Shadowrun Online idea.
General: Three Things MMOs Can Learn from Isometric RPGs
As a fan of the Shadowrun setting and isometric RPGs in general, I find it ludicrous that I’m so late to the party with playing Shadowrun Returns, but I’m loving Harebrained Schemes’ entry into the cyberpunk RPG genre. It manages to convincingly capture the Shadowrun ethos while, somewhat surprisingly, fit the game setting’s mechanics into a modern isometric RPG mold.
Diablo 3: Cowpocalypse MOOving Into the Game World
While Blizzard is moovelous at debunking the constant moomurs of a SECRET COW LEVEL, it appears that the bovine denizens of Khanduras beg to differ. From May 15th through May 21st, players are encouraged to moove into the game to try to discover whether this is udder nonsense or if there is something to these moovelous rumoors.
Heroes of the Storm: World Championships to Take Place at Blizzcon 2015
Blizzard has announced that the inaugural Heroes of the Storm World Championships will take place in Anaheim, California during Blizzcon 2015. Teams from around the world will be brought in to try their hand at grabbing a piece of the $1.2 million cash and prize pool.