Everyone has a fighting chance
During the last few weeks, the most thought-provoking MMOG-related thing that came to my attention may have been this post by veteran developer Gordon Walton about the role he played in the memorable (for most, not in a good way) Star Wars Galaxies New Game Enhancements (NGE). What he wrote led me to think again about what I stated late last year when I listed the SOE / LucasArts title among 5 MMOGs That Seriously Disappointed Me.
You might have heard this week that Sony bought OnLive, the streaming service for games and desktop tools, only to announce that the service will be shut down around April 30th. OK, so maybe many of you expected such a thing, and I am sure that anyone who had tried the service thought it might not last very long.
Dragon Age: Inquistion is an endless well of discussions. Benevolently received by the press, fiercely defended by its fans and disappointedly condemned by all of those who wanted the game to be something else – opinions couldn’t be more diverse. And now Bioware delivered us the first DLC, Jaws of Hakkon, and all those buried emotions are resurrected, as we get more of exactly those parts which have been the critiques main target.
Blizzard has announced that the Blizzard Token will begin being sold in the Americas region (North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand) beginning after the weekly update on Tuesday, April 7th. The tokens will sell for $20 USD / $25 AUD. Players will be limited to purchasing ten tokens over 30-days but Blizzard will be assessing that number over time.
Daybreak Game Studio has announced that the DC Universe Online Munitions Power update will officially launch into the game on Tuesday, April 7th. Members will receive the update for free, while non-members will be able check out the Marketplace.
Turn-based wizard combat RPG, Chaos Reborn, has been updated with some big new features for Early Access players. Gold and experience have been added as well as procedurally generated staves and gear.
If you don’t want to spoil your experience when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt debuts next month, you may wish to skip the video that IGN just posted featuring the first fifteen minutes of game play. They did manage to skip the introductory cinematic and went right to the heart of the first steps in the world. Check it out!
If you’re a handheld gamer, chances are you’ve heard of both the Etrian Odyssey series and the Mystery Dungeon series. These two games are at complete opposites of the RPG spectrum. Why then, when mashed together does Etrian Mystery Dungeon work so well? Read on for our full review.
Gameforge and HEX Entertainment have announced that the first-ever PvE content will be coming to Hex: Shards of Fate. Called "Frost Ring Arena", the PvE expansion to the game will give players an opportunity to face off against AI opponents and will bring new cards into competitive game play with new troops, spells and effects.
Turbine has announced that the surprise DM for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Online content expansion called "Reign of Elemental Evil" will be none other than Wil Wheaton himself.