If you have been asleep this past year, like me, then you are starting to understand the true power that is Player Unknown Battlegrounds. If you have been awake, and playing the game or any one of its friendly neighbors out there, then you understand this trend in gaming which has swept over pretty much all game styles in the last few months. Here are some thoughts as to why it is so popular.
Shroud of the Avatar – New Free Trial Program Allows Newbs to Choose One of Three Paths
With Release 50, Portalarium is offering a new free trial option for Shroud of the Avatar. Those taking part can choose one of three paths: Truth, Love or Courage. This brings the core game feature of “choice in all things” to bear.
– Open World Sandbox Survival Game, PixARK, Headed to EA in March
Snail Games has announced that its next title, PixARK, is headed to Early Access in March. The game is an open world voxel-based survival title that is “inspired by the world of the multi-million selling ARK: Survival Evolved”. PixARK will be released for PC, XBox One, XBox One X and PlayStation 4, with a Switch version coming later in 2018.
– Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire to Launch on April 3rd, Pre-Orders Begin
Obsidian Entertainment has announced that pre-orders for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire have commenced and that the game will officially launch on April 3rd! When pre-ordering, you can choose from three versions: Standard ($50), Deluxe ($60) or Obsidian Edition ($75). The latter two come with several in-game items, though only the Obsidian Edition comes with three DLC packs to be released at a later time.
Armored Warfare – PlayStation 4 Early Access to Begin February 6th
My.com has announced that early access for the PlayStation 4 version of Armored Warfare will begin on February 6th. In addition, Founder’s Packs will grant immediate access starting that day. There will be a number of packs available, though the specifics are not yet available. Anyone signins up for the PS4 version will also be able to “claim a free limited-edition wheeled tank destroyer with a mercenary paint job”.
Secret World Legends – No Limits Weekend Begins Today – Leave Your Keyring at Home
Secret World Legends is running a special weekend event that begins today and runs through January 28th. During the No Limits Weekend, chests can be opened without keys. This includes all dungeon, lair and scenario chests that can all contain “sweet, sweet loot”.
– Your Favorite MMO Classes?
In last week’s List, we discussed our favorite MMO roles, so this week we’ll narrow it down a bit more to discuss our favorite classes. This list is by no means exhaustive, of course. There are far too many awesome MMO classes to pick from, but these are some of my favorites.
– Fellow: Eternal Clash – a New Mobile MMO Coming Westward
GoBoogie Games and NJ Interactive have announced that Fellow: Eternal Clash is heading westward for both iOS and Android devices. Fellow will be released in North and South America and INdia. It comes complete with two factions vying for the throne of Dios, the name of the game world. It is a fully-featured MMO with PvP, gear to collect, unique classes, dungeons and tons of quests.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Continuing Its Trajectory to Gaming Dominance, PUBG Scores 4M XBox One Players
PUBG Corp has sent word that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is continuing its gaming dominance with over four million players taking part in the game via XBox One. The seemingly unstoppable force has been on XBox One for just over month.
Rift – Our Rift Prime Q&A with Producer Chris ‘Archonix’ Junior
Last week Trion Worlds announced Rift Prime servers sparking a lot of curiosity and questions. We gathered some of your thoughts a long with ours and are very grateful Archonix took the time to respond.