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The latest Monday in MMORPGs has been published on the Saga of Lucimia site. The lengthy post takes a look at grouping in games overall, and specifically in MMORPGs. It rhetorically wonders if players have “forgotten how to play in group-based game(s)” and “what strategy is” and “how to ask for help” and about proper group balance.
Korean site GameFocus.co.kr is reporting that the partnership agreement between EA and Nexon has ended, as has the development of Titanfall Online. The cooperative development initiative was first announced in 2015 with Nexon working to launch an online FPS multiplayer game based on Respawn’s original title released in 2014. According to the site, the cancellation came after lackluster player tests and after the “market environment changed over its 3 years in development”.
The New Dawn team has sent word that the game has landed on Steam Early Access after two years in development. The game is, according to the newsletter, in its “pre-beta stage” with many game mechanics considered to be complete and that there is “a solid base in programming” that allows new content to be added quickly.
According to research site Sensor Tower (via VG247) Niantic’s Pokemon Go has generated nearly two BILLION dollars in revenue since launching in July 2016. What’s interesting is that Pokemon Go’s revenue is up $800M since January alone, nearly doubling the amount earned in the preceding 18 months. Sensor Tower estimates that worldwide daily revenue generated is in the vicinity of $2M per day.
Niantic’s original augmented reality game, Ingress, is coming to Netflix as an animated series in October. “Ingress: The Animation” is a collaborative effort between Crafter, an animation studio, art director Takeshi Honda (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Fuji TV. The anime series will be available worldwide when it makes its debut in the fall.
Last year at TennoCon the community was shocked and excited to finally be able to venture into an open world to shoot, bullet jump, and fly like a ninja without being constrained to a hallway. In 2018, Digital Extremes went all in with creating better open-worlds. Even though the new open-world, The Orb Vallis might appear to be similar to Plain of Eidolon, it has a more refined experience.
Welcome to the open Landscape of Venus, coming in the Fortuna update later in 2018!
Do you remember…what they did to you? The next chapter in Warframe’s cinematic quests – The New War.
During today’s TennoLive (formerly TennoCon), Digital Extremes announced a partnership with developer “Panic Button” to bring Warframe to the Nintendo Switch. Panic Button has been instrumental in working on other games for Switch including DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus and Rocket League. There is no timeframe for the move to Switch, but it’s big news nonetheless!
There’s no doubt about it: mechanical keyboards elevate your gaming experience. They feel better, last longer, and are more responsive than any rubber dome. Add in fancy programmable lighting and you have a fantastic contraption, but one that comes at a hefty price. Until now. Introducing the Cooler Master CK552. At $69.99, it may just be the best value in RGB keyboards today. This is our official review.