Genovation has been making point of sale terminals and macro pads for some time, but recently made big waves at CES with their incredible 66 macro key mechanical keyboard at CES 2018. We reached out to the company to see if we could take a look at an item that’s perfect for gamers, streamers, and content creators. This is our review of the Genovation ControlPad CP24.
– Can A:IR and Bless Revitalize the AAA MMORPG?
It seems like a long shot, since traditionally Eastern MMORPGs are played but niche here in the states. But I think there’s good reason to believe that on the heels of successful games like Black Desert Online, Ascent: Infinite Realm and Bless Online could make publishers think twice about investing in AAA MMORPGs. Of course, this is purely me spitballing on a slow news Friday, so let’s play shall we?
Star Citizen – Around the Verse – Bringing Balance to Force
Chris Roberts and Dave Haddock take time in this week’s Star Citizen Around the Verse to talk about weapons and how the team is looking at keep all things in balance. In addition, most of the studios are check in with to see what’s new in the development of Star Citizen.
– REZZED: The Most Important MMOs Of The First Modern Decade
We’re bringing back another blast from the past from our friend Richard Aihoshi. In his column from November 2014, he talked about the “first modern era” of MMOs, namely the seminal games released between 1996-2005. Some of these games are the ones many of us cut our MMO teeth on. It’s a fun look back, not only at 2014, but at the ancient days of yore stretching back into the last century. See if his thoughts still hold true today!
– Hunt: Showdown Closed Alpha Impressions
Hunt: Showdown’s concept had me intrigued ever since I first got wind about it last year. You and a partner are Hunters tasked to hunt down a monster in a hauntingly beautiful map by following clues using your Dark Sight (think Arkham Asylum Detective Mode). Along the way, you’ll have to avoid gloriously grotesque creatures who are all trying to kill you. In short, find monster. Kill monster. Banish monster. Evacuate.
– Hunt: Showdown Closed Alpha Impressions
Hunt: Showdown’s concept had me intrigued ever since I first got wind about it last year. You and a partner are Hunters tasked to hunt down a monster in a hauntingly beautiful map by following clues using your Dark Sight (think Arkham Asylum Detective Mode). Along the way, you’ll have to avoid gloriously grotesque creatures who are all trying to kill you. In short, find monster. Kill monster. Banish monster. Evacuate.
Lineage 2 – Classic EU Version to Host the ‘Biggest Wedding Ceremony’ Event
If you’re playing Lineage 2 Classic EU and if you have a special someone in game, you may want to take note of a new hosted event taking place on February 15th. The dev team will be hosting the “biggest wedding ceremony on Skelth” with “any loving couple that wants to marry in-game able to participate”. There are some rules, of course, that ask for some social media participation with three popular couples receiving “sweet gifts” from the dev team.
Monster Hunter World – Capcom Announces MHW As Its Fastest Selling Game to Date with 6M Copies Shipped
Capcom has announced on its Japanese site that Monster Hunter World is the fastest selling game in the company’s history. To date, over six million copies have been shipped for consoles. Sales figures for MHW will doubtless rise greatly once the PC version is launched in Fall 2018. Currently, MHW is the top paid XBox One game and is at the #1 spot on the PlayStation Store as well.
World of Tanks – New Ranked Battles Season to be an ‘Action-Packed Chase’
Wargaming is ready to kick off the next Ranked Battles season that comes with a host of changes to turn “the whole season into an action-packed chase”. The season will take place in a single stage that lasts for three weeks and has a 15-rank ladder for players to ascend.
Fortnite – 3.4M Players Last Sunday Broke the Servers & What Epic’s Doing About It
The Fortnite site has a developer blog post that both reveals HUGE news in player count and details at length the impact those numbers had on servers last Sunday. The Battle Royale portion of the game score big numbers last Sunday with over 3.4 million concurrent players. However, big numbers came with a drawback in that the servers glitched hard — so hard, in fact, that Epic is looking for network engineers at any one of its worldwide locations.