During this weekend’s Twitchcon, Amazon announced “Twitch Prime”, now a part of the overall Amazon Prime offerings. Amazon Prime runs $99 per year and includes access to millions of tunes, movies, TV shows, eBooks, free shipping and more. With Twitch Prime, users will receive free in-game items such as Tyrande Whisperwind in Hearthstone and many others.
Atlas Reactor – Headstart Begins and Will Run Through Launch on October 4th
Trion Worlds has announced that the Atlas Reactor Head Start program has begun and that it will run through launch day on October 4th. All Atlas Reactor owners can log into the game and check out the new Freelancer, Juno. In addition, the team will be keeping an eye on progress to see who are the first to achieve a number of milestones.
Earthlock: Festival of Magic – A Glorious Classic JRPG
Earthlock: Festival of Magic from Snowcastle Games is an absolute nostalgic joy to play. Feeling at once both reverential for classic 16-bit JRPGs and novel due to its western stylized setting and systems, Earthlock is a grand start to an RPG trilogy, and well worth the meager price of admission. Read on for our full review.
Chronicles of Elyria – Kinks in the Communication
“We’ve been very transparent from the beginning that $900k was all we needed from Kickstarter to get the game done, not that it’s all we’d needed.” This week our own Timothy Eisen goes back to the beginning to see if that claim from Soulbound Studios holds up.
World of Warcraft – Revenue Model Shifts in China – Now Subscription-Based
NetEase and Blizzard have shifted the revenue model for World of Warcraft in China. Up to the shift, Chinese players paid in hour-by-hour increments. With the launch of the Legion expansion, Chinese players are now required to pay a monthly subscription up front in order to play. NetEase brought in $37M in August compared to only $8M in July, presumably as a result of the change in revenue generation.
Crowfall – Duelist Powers & UI Shown in New Dev Blog
A new developer blog has been posted on the Crowfall site to give fans and players a look at the Duelist complete with a preview of powers and the UI. The Duelist is a “swashbuckling, rogue-esque gunea pig” that opts for a rapier and pistol for weapons.
Crowfall – Duelist Powers & UI Shown in New Dev Blog
A new developer blog has been posted on the Crowfall site to give fans and players a look at the Duelist complete with a preview of powers and the UI. The Duelist is a “swashbuckling, rogue-esque gunea pig” that opts for a rapier and pistol for weapons.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Headed to XBox One & PlayStation 4, CBT to Start Soon
Hi-Rez Studios has announced that its team-based shooter, Paladins, will be heading to consoles in the future. Sign ups for both PlayStation 4 and XBox One closed beta testing have opened as of today, Friday, September 30th.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Headed to XBox One & PlayStation 4, CBT to Start Soon
Hi-Rez Studios has announced that its team-based shooter, Paladins, will be heading to consoles in the future. Sign ups for both PlayStation 4 and XBox One closed beta testing have opened as of today, Friday, September 30th.
Game On #88: F2P to Blame for the Problems in the Industry?
This week on Game On, Chris and Brax look back at the doom and gloom predictions made by players and pundits before free to play came to the fore. How true were they? They also wish Chris Metzen a happy retirement, break down Marvel Heroes’ and The Division’s game changing updates, discuss Fallout 4 Far Harbor and Nuka World, and Divinity: Original Sin 2.