Today marks the official sixteenth anniversary of the launch of EverQuest. To celebrate, let’s take a look back at the original launch trailer from 1999 (and let’s party!) reposted by the EQ team in 2012.
Crowfall: Mounts & Caravans Detailed
As the Crowfall fundraising initiative approaches the $1.3M goal for adding mounts and caravans to the game, the Artcraft team has released an FAQ to detail how the feature will work in the game.
General: Endgame: Proving Ground: Mobile Location-Based Game Revealed
The same team behind Google’s Ingress has announced its next title, Endgame: Proving Ground. According to released information, Endgame is a mobile location-based title that will ask players to join one of twelve of humanity’s original Lines and will create opportunities for PvP ‘battles’ with their customized champions based on their current location in the world.
Hawken: Reloaded Games Acquires IP, More News Coming Soon
The Hawken Facebook page has been updated with the news that Reloaded Games is now the owner of the IP. The team is working in conjunction with Reloaded to get the forums back up and running and that other back end systems are being overhauled.
Star Citizen: A Sneak Peek at the Persistent World in the Making
The Star Citizen team has released an awesome new trailer from this past weekend’s SXSW event to give fans and players a look at the way the persistent world being created for the game is shaping up. It’s an early sneak peek at the inter-connectedness of Star Citizen and five minutes of pure joy. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Shroud of the Avatar: $6M and Counting
According to the counter on the Shroud of the Avatar site, the game’s fund raising efforts have netted over six million dollars. the KickStarter campaign run earlier brought in approximately $2M with another $4M brought in during the subsequent months.
Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Surprise – You Can Log In Now
In a surprise move, Zenimax has announced that Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimted, the ‘buy to play’ version of the game, is now live nearly a day earlier than anticipated. The word is out that the North American megaserver IS online and players can begin updating their clients in order to log in to check out the big changes that the update brings.
Guild Wars 2: Sylvari: A People Torn
Back before Guild Wars 2 was released the Sylvari were already captivating the minds of future players. We had the chance to see the Sylvari undergo dramatic changes as more news poured out of the gates of ArenaNet into the internet. When we finally got the chance to be one of these unique people, we found that they weren’t only visually stunning, but had an incredible story that will only get more complex with HoT.
General: Return to Blackrock
At PAX East Blizzard announced details for the next Hearthstone Adventure, Blackrock Mountain. This week we go over all that we currently know about this mini-expansion. But first, BlizzCon!
General: Top 10 Most Anticipated MMO Releases of 2015
Right now we are in a bit of a lull in the MMO release schedule. Crowdfunding campaigns like Crowfall keep on trucking and the astronomically high level of hype around Star Citizen continues to escalate, but both of those games are pretty far off from a real release. This list isn’t going to mention any current crowdfunding games, nor will it mention stuff that will go into a closed alpha of any kind – only open betas and full releases.