The Final Fantasy XI site has been updated with a celebratory event for the game’s 15th anniversary. Called “Return Home to Vana’diel”, the campaign invites anyone who has subscribed to FFXI in the past to come back to the game to play free of charge from now through November 24th.
– Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan Beta Weekend Impressions
Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan is the upcoming Action MMORPG from Insel Games, the publishers of Guardians of Ember, but from a different developer – Nuriworks. The best way to think of it? Wild Buster is basically the lovechild of Borderlands and Diablo, though Borderlands already was Diablo +Shooters… you get my drift. Over the top action, cartoony gorey violence, and lots of weapons in a Mad Max-esque dystopian future. But does it play well? That’s what I wanted to find out.
Final Fantasy XIV – Face-to-Face with FFXIV’s Naoki Yoshida
Final Fantasy XIV is enjoying its most successful year since its relaunch as A Realm Reborn in 2013 — so there’s probably no better time to speak to the man credited with its success. Last week, I had the chance to do just that, and sat down for a face-to-face conversation with producer and director Naoki Yoshida.
Hearthstone – Death Knight Hero Cards Getting Iced Out of Arena Game Play
Starting on November 14th, Death Knight Hero cards will no longer be able to be drafted during Arena game play in HearthStone. Blizzard feels that the permanent Hero Power upgrades are hard to counter when present in the Arena, even if fun to be overpowered.
Saga of Lucimia – New Series to Explores ‘Milk Runs’, Those Annoying Tasks to Keep You Busy
The Saga of Lucimia site has been updated with a new series of posts called “Mondays in MMORPGs”. The first post is called The Milk Run and seeks to explore quests that aren’t provided to push the narrative, but are rather there to keep players “busy”. The team explored literature and discovered that writers almost never write about the mundane, repetitive aspects of life when creating an epic story.
– MU Origin ‘Thanksgiving-full of Feasts’ Event Begins
Webzen has announced a new event in its mobile title, MU Origin. Called “Thanksgiving-full of Feasts”, the special content runs from today through November 26th. Players are asked to take part in the in-game feasts, take a screenshot and then share it with the dev team. Twenty participants will win in-game items for their effort.
– Enhance LED Gaming Mouse Pad: An RGB Slab at Great Value
As a collective, we’re as fussy about our mousemats as any other piece of gaming gear. Flexible cloth or hard plastic. Miniscule patches or gargantuan placemats. Now, there’s another option – RGB backlit. In this review, we take a closer look at this TRON-esque mousing surface
Wild Terra – New Player Experience Sees Quests Added
New Wild Terra players will have a bit easier time of things thanks to the addition of quests added in the game’s earliest moments. In addition, veteran players will be glad to hear that daily quests are now included. Players can take up to three daily quests each 24-hours.
Wild Terra – New Player Experience Improved with Additional Quests
New Wild Terra players will have a bit easier time of things thanks to the addition of quests added in the game’s earliest moments. In addition, veteran players will be glad to hear that daily quests are now included. Players can take up to three daily quests each 24-hours.
– EA Wins Dubious Honor as Most Downvoted Reddit Thread Ever for Star Wars Battlefront 2
EA has earned a rather dubious honor today with Star Wars Battlefront 2 the subject of the most downvoted Reddit thread in history. The thread centers on the subject of how heroes are unlocked in the game. The thread is called “Seriously? I paid $80 to have Vader locked?”