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Embracer Group has announced a deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, and Square Enix Montreal for $300 million, a deal which includes over 50 IPs.
Since Dragonflight was announced Arlee has been sifting through the interviews and information that the developers have provided in lieu of Blizzcon. With such an exciting announcement, Arlee isn’t feeling the excitement, read on to find out why.
Elder Scrolls Online is one of the most popular MMORPGs on the market today, but despite their high popularity, it may surprise many players to find out that their backend hardware isn’t exactly the greatest. The developers have been planning a server hardware refresh for over a year, and recently, ESO Game Director Matt Firor took to the forums to let players know how the migration has been going.
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem has come a long way from its official Steam release back in 2020. After introducing the Aegis of Stormfall update earlier this year, the team at WOLCEN Studio has continued to implement changes and fixes to make the game more enjoyable for their fans.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don’t have to. This week, there are multiple tests going on, some cheaters got banned, and I finally remembered to check in on Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore. But hey, you can read all about that and more in the segments below, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
The team at Heroic Games Corporation are progressing their development of City of Heroes unofficial successor, Ship of Heroes with a new beta test. The Housing Beta Test will focus on base building, where players will get to place some furniture and feng shui their hero lairs in an effort to help the team test the new feature.
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore is an indie game that has graced our Indie MMO Spotlight through the insistence of our community. Swedish developer Gellyberry Studios is determined to make this fantasy MMORPG completely subscription-based, but in order to do that, they’ll need plenty of funding to continue development. To that end, they have started a Kickstarter campaign, where they are asking for a funding goal of a mere 63,000 dollars (60,000 euros).
The latest addition to the GEForce NOW service is Lost Ark. The game joins the cloud-based service. Meanwhile, there could be shorter, more frequent roadmaps coming.
Elite Dangerous will get its next Frameshift Live stream next week. On the agenda are a 2022 roadmap, and console account transfers.
Castle Clash has teamed up with MMORPG.com to give players in-game code of items to help players get ahead in the fast-paced mobile strategy game.