In a potential DDoS attack, it appears that venerable Steam is down for the count, both for the website and the client itself. While nothing has been officially mentioned on the Steam Twitter, players on Reddit are guessing that it is under attack.
Vampyr – The Darkness Within Trailer
Focus Home Interactive and Dontnod Entertainment have a holiday surprise for those looking forward to Vampyr. The new trailer is called “The Darkness Within”, the video is a cinematic that sets the stage for what players can expect.
Kings and Heroes – New Race, Four New Dungeons & a Spiffy $4.99 Price
Industry Games has announced that a large update will be deployed to Kings & Heroes in the next day that will bring a bevy of interesting features on board. Four new dungeons will be included as well as the new Amalian (Lizardman) race, a new wolf mount, an experience cloak, additional combat abilities, itemization improvements and more.
Final Fantasy XIV – The News Doesn’t Stop Just Because It’s Christmas
Man, 2016. What a year, eh? Almost every prediction I made this time last year was wrong — and that’s just Final Fantasy XIV.
Gloria Victis – New Character Models, Revamped Locations & More in New Patch
Gloria Victis has received what developers are calling the biggest update ever to the game that brings in new character models, seven updated locations, an overhauled character creation system and a Christmas celebration that includes special limited time events.
Lord of the Rings Online – Nearly All Market Items 75% Off Through January 1st
Lord of the Rings Online players who have a hankering to collect all of the expansion packs or to score game time codes or purchase Turbine points will definitely want to check out the LotRO Market where nearly everything is 75% off from now through January 1st. Expansions run from $5-10. A year’s worth of game time is $99.99, while 60-days game time is a sweet $29.99.
SamuTale – Now Headed for Buy-to-Play Without Microtransactions
SamuTale is changing its revenue model from free-to-play with microtransactions to buy-to-play without any sort of cash shop. The feeling is that the game is best suited to this model and that players won’t have to worry about little bear costumes that “ruin the visual crafting aspect of the gear”.
– Four Days of Holiday Fun to Net In-Game Goodies
R2Games is celebrating its games and the season with four days of fun quests and events. Players take part by completing tasks between Saturday, December 24th to Wednesday, December 28th that will ultimately yield game points that can be used to purchase special packages of in-game items for any one of the company’s titles.
League of Angels II – Selected as Facebook 2016 Best Web Game
The votes are in and League of Angels has been selected at the 2016 recipient of the Best Web Game on Facebook. LoA2 was featured prominently on Facebook throughout the year by being selected as Game of the Week multiple times since its April 2016 North American launch.
Ashes of Creation – Merry Christmas!
Intrepid Studios has released a beautiful new Ashes of Creation video just in time for your weekend holiday plans. It shows a caravan of travelers arriving in a winter-themed village decked out with a Christmas tree and denizens in holiday gear. All of the footage was taken in game and shows off the beauty of the game.