Everyone has a fighting chance
MMOs have been around now for over twenty years. In that time the genre has influenced countless game play models and designs. You can say that MMOs really did grow up with the Internet itself. In the 2000s we saw a batch of MMOs hit success as World of Warcraft grew into a world power. Now in the 2010s games have morphed and the ideas of MMOs have changed, but more are coming and they begin with Fallout 76.
During Star Citizen – CitizenCon, a brand new trailer was released for the single-player portion of the game, Squadron 42. It is headlined by some mighty powerful actors including Gillian Anderson, Mark Hamill, Mark Strong, Gary Oldman and Henry Cavill.
The Crowfall team has sent over another fun gif image for us to share today that illustrates the new monster and race mechanics that the team is working on throughout October. This time, we get a look at a mighty Minotaur who ain’t gonna put up with any o’your…stuff.
Bungie has posted an extensive preview of the upcoming Destiny 2 in-game event called Festival of the Lost. The event is a somber time to remember the Guardians who have been lost since the Last City was overrun by the Red Legion, not to mention the catastrophic loss of Cayde-6. The event will begin on October 16th.
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a peek at this year’s Blade & Ghoul event. The holiday-themed content is scheduled to begin on October 17th and run through November 7th. During the event, players of level 50+ will head off to the Zaiwei Ruins to “defeat the hideous monsters and nightmares that haunt it”.
Star Citizen backers will finally be able to get their hands on Alpha 3.3 now that the game’s annual CitizenCon event has started. 3.3 brings a number of new features to Star Citizen including facial recognition so that a player’s avatar mimics facial expressions and lips; the addition of AI enemies throughout the “ever-expanding Stanton System” and in missions; Object Container Streaming to increase framerates; and, lastly “numerous new ships and weapons”.
When it comes to gaming headsets, few companies are as highly esteemed as HyperX. They’ve been on an absolute run over the last several years, releasing a number of critically acclaimed headset. Today, we have their latest entry, the HyperX Cloud MIX on the review bench. It wants to be your one-and-done headset, designed to fit your lifestyle and your gaming rig. Does it live up to the promise?
Today’s the day that Maplers around the world have been waiting for. Starting today, everyone is invited to check out MapleStory 2. To celebrate the momentous occasion, a brand new launch day trailer has arrived. See what you think!
music from virtual worlds can be an epic affair, following players on their journey through these vast worlds. Huge sweeping scores and haunting orchestral arrangements are now common. You only have to take a quick look on Spotify to find it brimming with albums from the latest AAA releases. Runescape recently joined these and released collection of music that picks from 17 years of this mythical world. At this year’s Runefest, we were privy to a very special presentation of this.
We interview Simon Bull on setting up the new arm of Jagex, finding those elusive ‘living games’, and defining a new way of engaging with partners.