Everyone has a fighting chance
Last year Wizards of the Coast aligned their league play, game releases, books, and the MMORPG Neverwinter to support a single event that spanned most of the year. Continuing that trend earlier this month beginning with their adventure’s league WotC started the Elemental Evil season. Elemental Evil will make its way to Neverwinter in April and we had the Cryptic team answer some questions regarding the lore behind Elemental Evil. Read on to see what they had to say.
With hundreds of titles available and in development, the MMOG space is more competitive than ever. Accordingly,
most don’t gain much attention from either the player community or the media. Even for those that do, maintaining visibility, awareness and brand image over the long term can be a struggle, especially after the shiny newness wears off. Listed in order of age, here are some still-live games that retain little or none of the market mojo they once had.
Later this week, Pillars of Eternity launches after over 77,000 crowdfunding backers demanded it to happen. The spiritual successor to the Infinity Engine RPGs of old (Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment), Obsidian’s game has a lot of hype and hope riding on it. Here are our first thoughts after several hours with the review copy.
Triad Wars is a F2P asynchronous MMO currently in closed beta from Square Enix and United Front Games. Taking place in the same universe as open world cult hit Sleeping Dogs, Triad Wars blends a lot of RPG elements with city management and other forms of progression to create a unique blend of genres. But is it any good? Read on for our full impressions from the Closed Beta.
Though the Asteroids: Outpost Community Team calls the game "very much in the alpha state" of development, the game is looking pretty amazing according to new screenshots that are now being posted on a weekly basis. There are also plans for alpha player streams and more screens yet to come as the game works its way to release.
A post on the ArcheAge forums continues, or hopefully ends, the controversy created last week with a gift sent out to former players. "Return to ArcheAge" packages included several RNG boxes, potions and Library access scrolls. However, several random boxes also included the $100 "Secrets Pack" and the Cynafin Dolphin which gave its name to the issue now known as "Dolphingate". Players loudly decried the move. Trion has subsequently admitted the error in judgment and is making good with players.
Blizzard has released a brand new trailer to show off some of the new skins and mounts that players can expect to find in Heroes of the Storm. Newly-announced Sylvanas Windrunner gets tons of new looks thanks to the available skins, as does Murky as "Funny Bunny". The Mechanospider mount and the Ironside Dire Wolf mount are shown as well as an awesome looking Mecha Tassadar for those looking for a Transformers-esque skin. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments.
If you’ve been around the world of MMOs for a while, you’ve probably heard it said: "MMOs are becoming more casual!" Sure, sometimes there’s a qualifier in there, but it’s a chestnut complaint. But is it true? Chris and Ryan sit down for another spirited debate and try to answer the question: Are MMOs Becoming Too Casual?
InnoGames is getting a jump on Easter this year by hosting in-game events in three of its games. Starting March 25, Forge of Empires is holding an egg hunt, then on April 1, Grepolis and The West follow suit (respectively) with a magic reward-laying hen and a festive bandit duel.
Indie developer CapriByte Studios began their Kickstarter campaign this week in hopes of bringing its survival-RPG/eco-simulator to life.