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The latest WildStar State of the Game letter has been published on the official site. In it, the team acknowledges that there are issues of grave concern to the playerbase, reassures the community that the development team is listening, and outlines several key areas that will be improved going forward.
German site Mein-MMO.de has stated that indicates NCSoft will be releasing Blade & Soul in either North America or Europe in 2014.
While we’d all love this to be true, we reached out to Lincoln Davis, NCSoft Director, Corporate Communications who confirmed that this simply NOT the case. Blade & Soul is now anticipated to be released in North America and the EU sometime in 2015.
Age of Wushu players will want to check out the latest update to the main site that reveals more information about Delightful Island and how players will unlock the zone. Before setting foot on the island, players will have to complete a "stepping stone" instance called the Silver Hook.
Wargaming has announced that the World of Tanks v9.3 patch is ready to hit live service later today. The update brings several significant changes to the game including updated game rules for more balanced play, a pair of new Strongholds functions, several new light tanks and a variety of top tier light tanks.
Trion Worlds has announced that the closed beta for its voxel-based game, Trove, has officially kicked off. The successful alpha closed on Tuesday and servers were wiped. To celebrate, the team has released a brand new trailer.
Get used to these three words. Indie Sandbox MMO. They’re pretty much all the rage right now. Just off the top of my head, I can think of about ten of these games coming out. One of the bunch is a game being funded through Kickstarter, Albion Online. This game is, of course, a sandbox MMO brought to you by the fine folks from Sandbox Interactive. From the top-down prespective to the player-run cities, Albion Online screams how much it wants to emulate the beloved, old-school MMO.
You are brought back from the dead in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. This could be the plot for any number of science fiction movies or novels but it’s the start to Bungie’s highly anticipated new intellectual property Destiny. Your Ghost, voiced by actor Peter Dinklage of Death at a Funeral and Underdog fame, prods you back to life and informs you that he needs your help.
Pathfinder Online’s Ryan Dancey has posted a new update to inform early adopters that the alpha stress test will begin on Thursday, September 25th. All players with Alpha, Early, Explorer or Open Enrollment will be able to participate in the Stress Test. The alpha is expected to last four weeks with early enrollment alpha testing to start on October 23rd.
Beginning October 8th, Rift players will see Nightmare rifts opening up all over Telara. During special timed waves, players are challenged to take down all monsters emerging from the rift in order to see another wave spawn. The spawn waves can go on endlessly as will the drops of loot, chests, power ups, and more.
Neocore Games has announced that The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II Complete Pack has been released on Steam. The pack includes the original game as well as the Pigasus and Ink Hunt DLCs. The new edition of VHII retails for $19.99.