Everyone has a fighting chance
This week Chris and Ryan take to the mics with special guest and new/returning writer, Beau Hindman! We cover the week’s news — including the "business as usual" layoffs at Daybreak Studios and more — before getting to our main topic: What is the State of MMOs in 2015? We break down exactly where the industry is at, from business models to designs to the ultimate question of whether MMOs are long for this world.
It’s no secret any more that Minsc and Boo will be returning in the Elemental Evil module for Neverwinter. We had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Lead Content Designer & Loremaster Randy Mosiondz. See what he had to say in this exclusive mini interview.
Red Thomas takes a look at character creation and advancement in Crowfall. Then, Red previews warfare and speculates on what players can expect on the battlefield.
Red Thomas braves the frigid Texas winter and Austin traffic to get an early peak at ArtCraft’s new game, Crowfall in this first of a two part series previewing the new game in development. What he finds, leaves him feeling more than a little giddy.
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with new information about the forthcoming "Manderville Gold Saucer" update. The update is scheduled to go live tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24th and the updated site gives players information about the new mini-games.
The Crowfall curtain is about to lift and Artcraft is beating the drums of excitement for the game that has yet to be fully revealed. Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24th will see the final pieces of the puzzle revealed as the timer that has been running for the past two months finally expires.
The EverQuest team was on hand last week to give players the thumbs up on continuing development for the game. Among other things, it was announced that seven player-created missions will be arriving in next month’s anniversary update, as well as the new loot system. In addition, a progressive server is still very much at the forefront but without solid plans at the moment pending a possible survey of players to see how they would like it to manifest.
My.com Senior Producer Josh Morris is on hand in a new video for Armored Warfare enthusiasts as he takes fans on a tour of the five vehicle classes that will arrive with the game. The video is packed with game play footage of the battle tanks, light tanks, armored fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, and self-propelled guns. Morris provides pretty detailed information about the relative strengths and weakness of each vehicle. Check it out!
The World of Warcraft site has been updated with a new blog post called "The Adventure Continues" that is a nice little write up of some of the additional features coming in tomorrow’s v6.1 update. The post is designed to introduce players to some of the new content for their followers and themselves.
In last Friday’s EverQuest Next / Landmark live stream, Terry Michaels revealed that, while the team is currently focused on the PC version of the game, there is the possibility it will be delivered to consoles at some point in the future. "It’s really in our heads to see it on consoles." Michaels said.