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Ever since it launched back in February 2018, Soulworker has been a staple of my own MMO roster. The fluid combat systems, the instanced dungeons, and let’s face it, the anime aesthetic made this way more than just another otaku cash grab. Now, Gameforge has unveiled the game’s biggest update. I had a whirlwind tour and hands-on preview of the latest addition to Lion Game’s MMORPG.
Over at Gamescom 2018, I met up with Echtra’s Max Schafer, leader of the team on Frontiers and veteran of the Torchlight and Diablo franchise. While I got to try out the steampunk-inspired golem for myself, I also had to interview Schafer on the project. You can read some of the highlights in our previous report, but he also had a cavern full of insight to share about developing the class, the content, and the combat for this completely new experience.
If you’re a Lord of the Rings Online player, you may be interested in checking out the P.P.P.P. – the Palantir Private Preview Program. The Program sees developers choosing a select small group of players to play on the Preview Servers and “getting [their] virtual hands dirty with new and upcoming content and telling…what you think”. The program is limited to VIP or Premium members over 18.
The World of Warcraft Diary project by former Blizzard developer John Staats has turned to KickStarter. Staats is WoW’s first 3D level designer and his book will touch on the design of the game from the ground up. The project sought $10,000 but is already nearing $30,000 with about four weeks to go.
Over the next couple of weeks, Overwatch players will be able to take part in D.Va’s Nano Cola Challenge in order to earn specially-themed items including sprays, portraits and more.
Elite: Dangerous has been updated to bring Beyond – Chapter 3 into the game. The new content comes as a free content expansion for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One. Players will find “a new ship, a selection of sleek new Guardian Fighters, and some mysterious new Guardian Beacons hidden in the depths of the galaxy”.
You take a hit and fly across the ground, sliding to a stop as you try to regain your composure. Pulling an arrow from the quiver, you take aim, the arrow is loosed and you hit the charging beast square in the eye socket. The giant beast goes down with a thud, and it’s still warm corpse is laying there waiting for you to harvest it. This is our review of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate on Nintendo Switch.
HumaNature is ready to revive a classic series with the announcement that Starflight 3 is taking to FiG to raise $800k to develop the game. The series’ original designer and HumaNature founder Greg Johnson is back to develop Starflight 3, the “next chapter in the PC sci-fi single player sandbox RPG”. Currently in pre-production, HumaNature is targeting a 2020 release.
When Destiny 2: Forsaken launches, it will be without one of the most familiar faces. Cayde-6 has “paid the ultimate price” and “now the hunt is on for the man responsible, Uldren Sov”. Players will work to avenge Cayde in “Destiny 2’s most transformative experience yet”.
There’s a lot of eternity going on in Crowfall these days. In the first of a pair of new videos, ArtCraft shows off a look at Crowfall through the eyes of its Eternal Champions. In the second, viewers get a bird’s eye view of some of the games “stunners like Srathor’s Lawn and the Cities of Ravenheart”, to name a pair.