Everyone has a fighting chance
We grabbed Todd Coleman to pester him about the Kickstarter for Crowfall, Artcraft Entertainment’s new Throne War Simulator MMO. With $900K in just five days, it’s time to start looking at stretch goals. We asked Todd about the few that have been announced so far, and what may come down the road after the Kickstarter ends.
Blizzard has announced that a new token system will be introduced to World of Warcraft that will allow players to purchase tokens with real world cash via the Blizzard Store and resell the token in-game at the auction house for gold. Players purchasing a token in game will find it account bound but can use it for 30-days subscription time.
Might & Magic Heroes Online players have the chance to score a next-gen console for winning a month-long PvP competition that begins today. It’s unclear which console is up for grabs, however. Players can also win special tokens and gift cards as the competition moves along. Players can keep track of their progress via the in-game leader boards that will be updated regularly.
With today’s announcement of Tokens coming to World of Warcraft (think EVE’s PLEX or WildStar’s CREDD), we’re asking: will you be getting in on the action? Do you think the addition of Tokens will do anything to stave off gold sellers in Azeroth?
Epic has announced that the Unreal Engine will now be available free to all developers. Previously, use of the Unreal Engine cost developers $19.00 per month and a 5% royalty above $3000 per month. Epic is still asking developers to contribute 5%, though the engine itself remains free.
The Camelot Unchained alpha did not begin as expected, despite the best efforts of the development team throughout the weekend. In a lengthy letter to the Camelot Unchained community, Mark Jacobs promised the community remuneration in the form of free subscription days, CSE points and Founder’s Points. Jacobs further informed fans that alpha is likely only to be delayed a short time to solve some pesky client crash issues, though all other systems seemed to be working as intended.
MMORPG.com has partnered with My.com to give away five of their recently announced Skyforge Founder’s Packs. These aren’t the entry level packs, either! We’ve got five of the Wrath of the Gods Ultimate Edition packs today.
Tactical Simulations Interactive (TSI) has announced its new cross-RPG initiative called "Gateway" that will allow players to transfer characters between supported games. The team is rolling out Gateway with its first RPG called Seven Dragon Saga. As other game developers join the Gateway initiative, players will be allowed to move their favorite characters between games to "continue their relationships" with them.
NetDragon has announced that Conquer Online will be undergoing some ‘drastic changes’ when the v3.0 patch launches. After over a decade in service, devs are working to update core systems including interface graphics, animations, skill effects, body shapes, maps and more.
Heroes & Generals has been updated with a huge new patch that brings the Soviets, the game’s third faction, into the fight. In addition, the update sees new gear, playable characters, maps and gameplay improvements added as well.