Radiant Worlds, developer of SkySaga, has been purchased by Rebellion. However, at least at this early stage, there is no word on the fate of the sandbox MMO that was in development until late last year when devs ran out of income to continue making it. The studio’s name will change to Rebellion Warwick and all 70 employees will continue working for the newly organized outfit.
Overwatch – New App Lets You Track Your Favorite Overwatch League Team from Your Phone
If you’re excited about the start of the inaugural season of the Overwatch League on January 10th, we have even more great news. Blizzard has published a new Overwatch League app that is available for both iOS and Android mobile devices. With the app, you can keep track of your favorite team’s standings, get match results, check out the schedule, watch streams and VODs and much more.
New World – Rezzed: Five Things We Want from New World
Just this Sunday, a video surfaced on Reddit that’s supposed to be of an early Alpha build of Amazon’s New World MMORPG. While we’ve reached Amazon Game Studios’ PR about this possible leak (it’s still rumored as of this writing), we thought we’d rez an old list from just after the game’s official announcement in 2016.
Lineage 2 Revolution – Netmarble to Celebrate 5M Registered Users with Events & Gifts
Netmarble’s Lineage 2: Revolution has only been out for about two months and it has already scored over five million registered users. To celebrate its players, the company will be handing out five free Enhance Scrolls to everyone. In addition, a number of in-game events will take place throughout the balance of the month to provide even more rewards for players.
Aion – Heart of Frost Patch Preview, Ready to Go on January 10th
If you’ve been waiting to learn more about Aion: Heart of Frost, today’s your lucky day. The team has released a recent half-hour long preview of the new content that is currently scheduled to be released on January 10th. The event was hosted by Community Manager Linda Hime and Associate Producer Michael Shreffler.
Final Fantasy XIV – Is 2018 the Year of the Dragoon?
I’ve had a long, complicated relationship with Dragoon. The first character I made in FFXIV — during the 1.0 beta, in fact — was a lancer. Years later, when I returned to the game, I made the same again. Yet for the longest time, I couldn’t really stick to it. I leveled lancer, and then it successor, Dragoon, to 60 when that was the level cap during the Heavensward era, but quickly gave up.
Star Wars: Battlefront II – Financial Analyst Claims Investors Overreacted to SWBF2 Loot Box Controversy
According to one BMO Capital Markets analyst, EA investors overreacted to the Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot box controversy last year. Gerrick Johnson has written that stocks should outperform in 2018 despite the outrage.
Saga of Lucimia – Play Nice Policies Help Reduce Player Toxicity
The latest Mondays in MMORPGs has been published on the Saga of Lucimia site. Today’s covers a hot topic in gaming today: Toxicity in gaming. One of the ways many MMOs have dealt with the issue is through “play nice” policies that are generally thought to be common sense. SoL will be enforcing play nice at launch with a zero tolerance policy for toxic players.
Conqueror’s Blade – ‘Big World’ System Detailed, Beta to Begin This Month
As we mentioned last month, the first round of beta testing for Conqueror’s Blade is set to begin later this month. Pre-registrations have already started, in fact, for players who are interested in participating. In addition to this news, the team has revealed the first information on the “big world” system that players will encounter in the game.
– Browser-Based MU Ignition Beta Begins Tonight, Prepping for Full Launch This Month
Webzen has sent word that MU Ignition will be launching its first beta event later tonight. The beta will run through January 11th. Anyone can participate by heading to the site to log into the browser-based MMO. Those who play during beta will receive a number of in-game premium items for the duration and will be “granted exclusive rewards for the grand opening”.