Several former Cryptic Studios developers have banded together to form Cold Iron, a “fully-funded game studio” that will be creating AAA online games. The team is already at work at a sci-fi action game for both PC and console that is based on an original IP and being built on the Unreal Engine 4.
Guild Wars 2 – Wintersday 2016 to Start December 13th
The Guild Wars 2 site has a brief note about the start of this year’s Wintersday event. The ‘traditional Tyrian holiday’ is scheduled to kick off on December 13th.
– Ghost Recon: Wildlands Beta Registrations Open
Ubisoft has announced that its open world tactical shooter Ghost Recon: Wildlands is preparing to enter closed beta testing. In preparation, the team has opened up beta registrations for the single-player or 4-player cooperative online game.
Paragon – Monolith Update Explained in New Video Dev Diary
The Paragon team has published a new video developer diary that lays out all the excitement around the just-released Monolith update that brings a new map and a “revamped” game play experience to the game.
Riders of Icarus – Exclusive Developer Diary ? Ranger?s Fury
Hello, Riders! It’s BK Ha, the lead game designer for the Riders of Icarus development team at WeMade. Since the Ranger’s Fury update announcement, the community has been buzzing with hype over the addition of this new class and upcoming content. I wanted to take this opportunity to give you more insight on what to expect with this upcoming update.
Crowfall – Blood in the Water
Interpretation of information is an interesting thing. Humans have an uncanny ability to take in the exact same information, process it, and see it uniquely to themselves. This happens all the time in the MMORPG universe and Crowfall isn’t immune. Take this IndieGoGo announcement. I saw it as Kickstarter +, the way I always hoped Kickstarter would be back when I first heard about it! A way for fans to feel like they were deeply invested in a company and their games, not just their games.
Elder Scrolls Online – Homestead Update to be Released in February 2017
Elder Scrolls Online players will have their own little slice of game heaven when the free Homestead update rolls out in February 2017. Players will be able to obtain, decorate and show off new digs throughout Tamriel in homes that reflect the races of the land. Players can own multiple homes and they will all be account-based, so all characters can visit and participate in the decoration of the home.
Elder Scrolls Online – Introducing Homestead ? Housing Comes to Tamriel in 2017
Housing is an often-requested feature in just about every MMORPG that launces without it. Elder Scrolls Online is no different. Since the game launched, housing has been one of Zenimax’s most-requested additions. In early 2017, Homestead will be the free Update that brings it to all Tamriel’s citizens. We caught up with the ZOS team to chat about all the many things you’ll get to do with your own private residence.
Guild Wars 2 – A Big Shakeup is Coming to PVP Leagues with Season 5
Announced today, Guild Wars 2 is about to overhaul its PVP League system with the launch of Season 5 on December 13th. With a new way to gauge skill, a new League UI, a new rewards system, and a shakeup of the maps inside of Ranked Play. It’s a whole lot to go through, and you can read up on all of the changes here. We were lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with PVP Gameplay Programmer Evan Lesh, who shed a bit more light on the changes.
Allods Online – Eighth Playable Race Coming in “Immortality” Update
When Allods Online is updated to v8.0 “Immortality”, players will have a new race to play called the Aed. Aeds have innate Psionic abilities that allow them to trade places with enemies as long as they are within line of sight.