Everyone has a fighting chance
One of the first things that many gamers look for when a new MMO is in development, is how much customization they will given for their characters. We look for body sliders, facial models, hairstyles, eye color varieties, racial models and many, many others. We want our characters, these pixelated extensions of ourselves, to mean something, to be a true in-game representation of how we see them ‘alive’ in the world.
City State Entertainment has announced that it will be hosting a special Camelot Unchained State of the Game live stream event at 4:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. PDT today. During the event, Mark Jacobs will be on hand to field questions and the team has teased that there will be an "important announcement for our backers".
Connor becomes trapped in a fantasy world while playing the online role-playing game, The Quest of Narrigh. He has no memory of how he got there. He played the game well on his brother’s laptop. He defeated his enemies with his acts of defiance and bravery. Now the game has become a reality. And in a world governed by magic, filled with hostile races, warring factions and ferocious beasts, Connor soon finds he does not have the bravery to swat a fly.
Carbine will be bringing down all WildStar servers on October 15th for twelve to twenty four hours to implement megaserver technology. The team will be keeping players informed of the progress of the update throughout the downtime.
Jagex has announced that it will be releasing a new trading card game set in the Runescape world. Called "Chronicle: RuneScape Legends", the multi-platform title is expected to be released sometime in 2015.
Fans of both tower defense games and action RPGs will be interested to note that early access for Deathtrap is set to beginning on October 22nd. Early access will take place on Steam and can be gained by pre-purchasing Deathtrap for $19.99.
It’s no secret that most MMO quests are incredibly boring. If it weren’t for the engaging gameplay, multiplayer camaraderie, or epic scenarios that players find themselves, chances are this genre wouldn’t exist any longer. If you compare the questing found in most recent MMO releases to that of early pioneers, the types of quests are almost identical.
The latest hot fix patch has been applied to Destiny. With its arrival, various weapon balance issues have been addressed and the Templar encounter in the Vault of Glass has had a number of fixes applied to it.
When Trion Worlds launched ArcheAge last month, was the company fully aware of the quantity and quality of client modifications and third-party tools available for the title?
What role should governments have in the online game industry? This question was brought back to mind recently by news about a bill in Singapore that may have substantial potential to impact how the free to play revenue model can operate there. I also had renewed reason to wonder about the future of World of Warcraft in our planet’s largest market, China.