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Shroud of the Avatar is currently in Build 11 as it speeds towards the early access release on Steam later this fall. Starr Long will be on hand with our own Rob Lashley tonight in the MMORPG.com Live Stream channel to give fans a firsthand look at Build 11 and some inside track chat with Starr. Join us at 9:30 p.m. EDT / 6:30 p.m. PDT tonight!
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that the next Neverwinter module, Rise of Tiamaat, will launch on November 18th. Rise of Tiamaat marks the end of the Season of Dragons story arc and is an extension of the tabletop game from Wizards of the Coast.
ArenaNet has announced that the Echoes of the Past update will go live for Guild Wars 2 players on Tuesday, November 4th. To celebrate the announcement about Season 2, Episode 5, ArenaNet has sent out a brand new teaser video. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments.
Over the next several months, the Albion Online team is planning a series of nearly two hundred significant changes to the game based on player feedback during recent alpha testing opportunities. The team has published a roadmap to show players their vision for where Albion Online will be heading in the next half year.
Recently, we were invited by Sony Online Entertainment to preview EverQuest II’s upcoming expansion, Altar of Malice. This eleventh expansion for the ten-year-old MMO will add a new playable race, the previously-announced Aerakyn (more on them at a later date), and several new areas and dungeons for players to visit.
Square Enix has announced that the latest update, "Dreams of Ice", will launch later today across all Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn servers. Players will be able to check out the Ninja and Rogue as well as a pair of new dungeons, new real estate options and more.
Last week, I shared some details of my process of world-building for this new Undead Labs/Kabam game. This week, Ian leads a discussion about the inspirations that we drew on for building the story of Moonrise, as well as some key themes that our story explores.
Mind Candy is ready to unleash introductory information about its forthcoming title, World of Warriors. The game will be heading to the Apple App Store soon, though no specific date has been announced. World of Warriors takes aspects from action games, RPGs and epic strategy titles and blends them in to a new experience for players.
CCP has announced that the first in a pair of updates that will lay the ground work for massive changes to EVE Online will launch on November 4th. Called "Phoebe", the update will see some big changes in features like long distance travel, the introduction of an unlimited skill queue, changes to the Sensor Overlay, mass market sales and more.
A recent column on this site argued that the critical reception for Destiny wasn’t relevant since the game’s sales were high. Yet, developers want to foster a reputation for quality as well. ZeniMax, too, suffered from mixed critical feedback before ESO was released, and in the weeks after launch. Yet ZeniMax embraced the feedback of its community, and now, with a big update set for the live server, is at six months and thriving out there.