Everyone has a fighting chance
It looked a bit too console-oriented for me, so I started to walk on past the Dreadnought booth, but with some time to kill before my next interview, I decided to check it out. Boy am I glad I did. Of all the games I saw at PAX South, this is the game I think folks need to be watching out for. It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention, but I had so much fun playing the game that it was ridiculous.
Mobile MMOs have long been one of my favorite things. I love the fact that the games are portable; not really because I find myself out-and-about and in need of a gaming fix that often (I work out of my home, after all, so when I leave the house I leave it) but because I like the toy-ness of it all.
Elsword’s strongest character in the game, Elesis, is getting and
even stronger on January 28th. It’s one of the most anticipated updates yet. Elesis has taken on a very dark, sexy new appearance in keeping with the "Darkness is Coming" theme.
Bioware has announced that all ten of the Dragon Age: Inquisition tavern songs are now available for a free download. Fans can download both the music and the sheet music from the DAI site. Developers are also encouraging fans to record their own versions of the songs for a special Fan Celebration Contest.
At PAX South, ArenaNet finally revealed the secrets they’d been keeping for so long. Heart of Thorns was announced, and with it came a flood of new information – and, naturally, more than a few questions.
Perfect World and Cryptic Studios are ready to give players some reasons to celebrate Star Trek Online’s fifth anniversary. The annual anniversary event kicks off today and runs through February 26th and will feature a new story line that features Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) and Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar). Also coming with today’s update is an improved Romulan story arc and updates to the bridge officer training system.
For those who can’t wait another minute for Elder Scrolls Online Update 6, tomorrow can’t come soon enough. The team has revealed that Update 6 will hit the Public Test Server on Tuesday, January 27th. In addition, the massive patch notes will be published that day to give even more detail to the big changes in store with the next big patch.
Inno Games has announced that it is stopping both development and service for its MMORTS Rising Generals. Development has stopped as of this writing with servers set to be turned off on February 9th. According to the press release, InnoGames was dissatisfied with the quality of the product during closed beta testing. Player feedback played a significant role in the decision.
It’s a real thing, folks. Today’s CM appreciation day, and I’m hoping we can use this news story and forum thread to let Mike and his moderator staff know how much we appreciate their hard work… even when we’re banned or warned into oblivion. Let’s face it, we probably deserved it.
PlanetSide 2 players broke a nearly-three year old Guiness World Record on January 24th when over eleven hundred players took part in a single FPS battle. The event was co-sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment and fan site PlanetSideBattles.