They say a picture speaks a thousand words and Arenanet is hoping that this one for Guild Wars 2 players does just that as they prepare for the November 4th launch of the Living Story Episode 5, Season 2. What do YOU think it means?
Might & Magic Heroes: Kingdoms: First In-Game Event Rewards New Units
Ubisoft has announced the first in game event for Might & Magic Heroes Online. Players are to collect Mercury for the Crimson Traders. Finding and exchanging enough will see players rewarded with new units.
Shroud of the Avatar: Steam Early Access to Begin November 24th
Portalarium has announced that Steam Early Access for Shroud of the Avatar will begin on November 24th. Early Access patrons will have an opportunity to help test the build that, with tweaks and fixes, will become the Steam EA build in November.
Dungeon Fighter Online: Building to Beta
The Dungeon Fighter Online team has let us know that it is running a special Facebook promotion to raise ‘likes’ to 30,000 by the end of the month. If reaching the goal, fans will be awarded a special avatar when the beta goes live in March 2015.
WildStar: Herald of Loremageddon
Loremageddon has come to WildStar, revealing many secrets of Nexus and the wider fictional universe. In this week’s column, Gareth Harmer rounds up the news, gets the latest on Drop 3-4, and finds out how the community is coping with Megaservers.
Trove: Play for Free This Weekend
Trion has announced that it will be hosting a free Trove weekend from Friday, October 24th at 11:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 p.m. EDT through Monday, October 27th at 11:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 p.m. EDT.
General: Legion of Heroes: A Stunning Mobile MMORPG
Legion of Heroes, a full 3D epic fantasy MMORPG optimized for all mobile platforms has launched on Google Play. This Free to Play app may change to way you get your MMORPG fix when you are away from your computer. Nexon M brings presents a huge fantasy based game where you a mysterious hero wielding strange powers and could be the key to the world’s salvation or its destruction.
General: State of the Game: People Still Play That?
One issue that’s near and dear to my heart is that of dedication to an MMO and MMO community. I wrote about loyalty a few weeks ago, and this goes hand-in-hand with that, but from a different angle. I have a five-stage period I go through when any new game launches. You might be able to relate.
World of Warcraft: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to WoD
I’m not really sure what sparked me to create a list for this week’s column. It probably had to do with all the David Letterman I watched last week, which is something I also never really do, but they had the Foo Fighters on all week as their house musical guests and had some tremendous performances. I’ve also been on a bit of a World of Warcraft kick since I logged back in last week to check out patch 6.0.2.
EVE Online: Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions
The EVE Online Fanfest held last weekend in Las Vegas contained surprises for longtime players and fans alike when it was announced that EVE will be moving in new directions to support more sandbox like play. Starting with the next two updates, Phoebe and Rhea (November and December respectively), the game will be showing off new changes and herald ‘drastic’ changes coming to EVE in 2015.