Trove players are being challenged by Trion with a new contest called “Houses of Horror”. During the event, players are challenged to create Halloween house of terror, perhaps a recreation of a horror movie scene or a scene straight out of a nightmare. The contest will run for the next four weeks with some pretty cool prizes for winners.
Wild Terra – Headed to Early Access on December 1st
Juvty Worlds has posted on the Wild Terra Steam page that the game will be heading to Early Access beginning December 1, 2016. Between now and the launch of EA, the team will be working on several new game systems including taming, agriculture, pottery, weaving, gathering, overhauled PvP, custom servers and more.
Wizard101 – Valuing Failure
Failure. The word strikes fear into almost everyone. After all, not many people purposely set themselves up to fail. But here’s the thing, can you really value success if at first you don’t fail? Every game has a learning curve, and that means that you’ve probably suffered from a loss or setback at least once or twice. I know I sure have. However, looking back on it, each of my struggles made my eventual triumph that much sweeter.
Skyforge – Weekly Currency Caps Removed, Value System Simplified
The Skyforge site has been updated with a new blog post that will bring some great news to players. Starting with the Ascension expansion, weekly caps will be lifted in order to stop limiting character’s development.
Atlas Reactor – Steam Launch Date Arrives with New Freelancer
Trion Worlds has sent word that Atlas Reactor is now available on Steam. Players can purchase the game for $29.99 that includes all Freelancers all the time, or they can take part in the Free Mode that gives players a specific Freelancer rotation each week to level up and try out.
Pathfinder Adventures Gets Adventure Deck 4
Obsidian Entertainment has released a new Adventure Deck for Pathfinder Adventures, a title that brings the table top experience of the popular series to both iOS and Android devices. Adventure Deck 4, “Fortress of the Stone Giants”, can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play and picks up on the heels of the Rise of the Runelords campaign.
MU Online – Limited Time Speed Event Server Opens
Webzen has sounded the starting whistle on the brand new MU Online Speed Event Server. From now through November 1st, players creating a character on the special limited time server will be racing to level 600 with an XP boost as well as a 900% drop rate increase. Players will also receive a billion Zen and an increased drop rate for class-upgrade quests.
World of Warcraft – The Diablofication of WoW
Now that World of Warcraft: Legion has been out for just over a month, some of the classic ‘fatigue’ with any expansion is beginning to set in. As an up-to-recently avid Diablo III players, Shelassa and I began to notice several things in Legion that seem awwww-fully familiar and what we now affectionately call the “Diablofication of WoW”.
Scare Each Other to Death in Funcom’s New Halloween Game
For the second year in a row, Funcom has a spookilicious Halloween game to share with the world. Last year, the company debuted The Park and is following up this year with a competitive 1v1 game called Hide & Shriek. The objective is to spend ten minutes literally scaring the opponent to death.
The Black Death – Massive Update to Bring Overhauled & Improved Systems
The Black Death team will be deploying the latest, and quite large, update to the game that includes a number of overhauled game systems, improved features, new additions and much more. The patch is expected to hit live service on October 4th.