H1Z1: Smedley Predicts 150-200 Early Access Servers

Smedley Predicts 150-200 Early Access Servers

John Smedley has taken to Twitter in a big way this morning with his prediction that H1Z1 will need 150-200 early access servers to accommodate all of the interested players. In addition, he mentions that even "disgusting PvE Carebear servers" will be part of that number.

Crowfall: First Screenshot Shows Character Creation

First Screenshot Shows Character Creation

The Crowfall team has released a pair of new images from the forthcoming title by Artcraft. The first is a screenshot showing the character creation screen. The second image is a concept art shot showing ‘city siege’. Both come with some explanations of what is seen and the design process behind each.

General: MapleStory 2 – Three PvP Forms for CBT1

MapleStory 2 - Three PvP Forms for CBT1

MapleStory 2 will be entering its first phase of its Korean closed beta testing later this month. Included in the CBT will be three forms of PvP: 1v1, Free-for-All and Shadow World. MapleStory 2’s first round of beta testing will run from January 21st to January 25th.

Elite: Dangerous: Open-Ended, Vast & Procedurally Generated

Open-Ended, Vast & Procedurally Generated

Elite: Dangerous is a direct call to my childhood and to an arguably more ambitious time of gaming. Open ended, vast, and procedurally generated. The march of technology since the first Elite has only served to let Frontier Developments create the sort of game that they, and I, spent years imagining.