Everyone has a fighting chance
It’s been a very busy week in the Indie MMO universe, with several big announcements filling the airwaves. One MMO changed hands, while another announced what many consider a questionable publishing deal. And of course, there were a ton of patches and updates, not to mention several ongoing and upcoming Alphas and Betas. So let’s cut the idle chit-chat and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
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Executive Producer of Embers Adrift, Jonathon Gust, released a statement that details some exciting news for the small, 11-developer studio, Stormhaven. If you’ve been itching to see what has been going on in Embers Adrift, you need not wait much longer, as a trailer is set to drop on their new YouTube channel on January 1st, 2022.
Yesterday we reported that Crowfall has been purchased by independent game studio Monumental, which developed the game Mythgard. ArtCraft plans to move on to other projects, and it will no longer be associated with the development of Crowfall, but that didn’t stop the founder, J. Todd Coleman from giving a little bit of history on the project, and what lead to the sale to Monumental.
Crowfall, the PvP Throne War MMO released earlier this year by ArtCraft Entertainment, has been purchased by Austin-based game studio, Monumental. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
MapleStory M has just gotten it’s latest class, the Pathfinder. The update increases the level cap to 250, brings new events to celebrate, and a new mini dungeon. There’s also the year end holiday celebrations.
Chinese media company Tencent has made a new studio acquisition, buying the parent company of Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock, and increasing its massive hold on the gaming industry.
Activision Blizzard has released the company’s employment representation report for the first time ever. They cite current numbers, outline goals for change, and COO Daniel Alegre notes they have a lot of work to do.
Victrix entered the game with its fantastic Pro AF ANC headset a couple years ago, and has since gone on to release fight sticks, controllers and console headsets. The latest headset from the company, its Gambit line, aims to provide superior audio quality with long-lasting comfort. How does it stack up?
The end of 2021 is approaching, and while it’s not been nearly as difficult as 2020 was, it was still rife with its own slew of issues. Thankfully there have been games to keep many of us sane over the past twelve months. The MMORPG staff put the vote to our favorite games, most anticipated, as well as biggest disappointments this year. Here are the results of our Best of 2021 Awards.