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Human Head Studios has sent out a brand new trailer for Rune II. While he is supposed to die at the end of Ragnarok, Loki who has found a way to change the flow of time and sends the world into an “infinite cycle of chaos”. Every era in the cycle is marked by a new variety of challenges: “perpetual night, giant-filled lands, harsh ice-ridden landscapes and more”.
Yesterday marked the first day of the Astellia closed beta #1. We were given access to the game for streaming, review videos, and anything you could want to see as you take the first look into a new title. This beta is running until July 1st and it gives us a good chance to break the system. There are two servers with absolutely everyone they can get into them for this purpose. Here is a breakdown of what we saw along with a video review to give you a little pre-show.
Aurora Studios has announced that Ring of Elysium has officially launched into retail release on Steam. The big day comes along with the new game mode, Ashen Eye. To celebrate release, all players will receive a new weapon skin as well as equipment appearances.
Xbox One players can now get their hands on the Ancient Tomahawk and take part in the Make It Count: Ancient Tomahawk Showdown Mode. Previously, both were only available to PlayStation 4 players. Xboxers can also get hold of other previously PS4 content including the Perlino Andalusian Horse, Belanger Saddle, Finley Jacket, Stenger Studded Spurs, Caldwell Hat and two emotes, “Boast” and “Hey, you”. Finally, Last Stand free-for-all is out for XB1.
With the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers early access start just around the corner, developers are eager to share some of the big changes coming o the game. In a new article on the FFXIV Lodestone, readers get a peek at some changes coming to PvP and how new classes may change up the dynamic as well.
The MMORPG genre was once the king of gaming, but over the past few years there’s been a noticeable decline in new MMOs released. The playerbase has slowly dwindled, and the quality of games has decreased. This has been a topic discussed many, many times… What caused the downfall of the MMORPG? It’s a nuanced subject with many possible answers. TheHiveLeader has a bit of a different take.
Epic’s Tim Sweeney has come out in defense of exclusive titles found on the Epic Games Store. In a long series of Twitter posts, Sweeney stated that he believes that “exclusives are the only strategy that will change the 70/30 status quo at a large enough scale to permanently affect the whole game industry”. Further, despite the unpopularity of exclusive titles by “dedicated Steam users,” the program is working.
Break those piggy banks! The Steam Summer Sale has officially kicked off. There are deals to be had for any type of game you can imagine. We’ve culled through a few pages while anxiously clutching our pennies to find some great deals on MMOs and RPGs (and maybe some other stuff). Check it out and then tell us what YOU’VE discovered!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is the long awaited metroidvania title from former Castlevainia developer Koji Igarashi. Set in a dark gothic, medieval setting, this side scrolling platform offers more than simple jump attack repeat mechanics. However with the hype train being what it is does Bloodstained really offer players something new to one of the oldest genres in gaming? Grab that coffee kick back and enjoy our review of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
It’s time for players to dive into Nazjatar, one of two new zones launching in World of Warcraft as part of v8.2 Rise of Azshara. Players will also be traveling to Mechagon as well as find updates to the Heart of Azeroth system, Heritage Armor quests for Gnomes and Tauren; the new Benthic gear, and Azshara’s Eternal Palace raid. To celebrate today’s launch, Blizzard released the Alliance cinematic (Horde to come later) that introduces the new storyline.