Snail Games has released a trio of amazing screenshots from its forthcoming title Age of Wushu 2. The game is being created using the Unreal Engine 4 and the detail in the screens is amazing. Check them out and let us know what you think!
Curt Schilling Et Al to Settle Part of 38 Studios Lawsuit
Curt Schilling, three other defendants and Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. have agreed to “participate” in their part of a $2.5M settlement filed by the State of Rhode Island . The settlement will still need court approval. The lawsuit was filed after 38 Studios failed to make a $1.1M interest payment and subsequently declared bankruptcy a month later. According to the published report, Rhode Island has recouped approximately $45M of the $75M in bonds issued at the time of the loan.
Does Amazon’s Twitch Channel Name Reveal It’s New Title?
The name of the Amazon Game Studios’ Twitch.tv channel has undergone a change that may hint at one of the titles of the games set to be announced later this week. The channel is now known as “Play Breakaway”. We don’t know another thing, but it sure can lead to speculation!
Adventure Quest 3D – A First Look at Shadowskull Tower and Mogloween 2016
Next month, Adventure Quest 3D will drop on Steam, iOS, and Android as a truly cross-platform 3D MMORPG. You’ll be able to play at your desktop, move to your tablet, and take AQ3D with you on your phone anywhere you go. We recently chatted with the Artix Entertainment team, and Artix himself Adam Bohn, about the game and played their newly revealed dungeon: Shadowskull Tower.
Could MMOs Benefit from Less Scope?
“All I want is a focused experience”, said one of my friends. We were chatting about massively multiplayer games and the scope of the genre. Seemingly and in recent years that scope of has grown to the point where developers want to include everything. Take Guild Wars 2 as a prime example, it has dungeons, raids, fractals, structured PvP, World versus World, open world events, living world and seasonal events.
Guardians of Ember – Early Access to Begin in the Second Half of October
The Guardians of Ember Steam page has been updated with the news that Early Access will be ready to launch by the latter half of October. This is a slight delay but the team needed a bit more time to complete several internal tasks. In addition, the IndiGoGo campaign will also continue through October 10th and if a $20,000 funding goal is met, the Iron Man feature will make it into the game.
Neverwinter – Enter To Win VIP Subscription and Space Hamsters (PS4)!
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Runescape – 2017 Will Mark the Year of the Expansion
During this past weekend’s Runefest, Jagex made several big announcements, most notably that the company is bringing the expansion mentality into RuneScape. Starting in 2017, every three months, RuneScape will have a new area or region added to the game, something developers are calling a “new substantial part of the world map” and each will place an emphasis on exploration and discovery.
Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune – The Atlas Manifesto, Patch Notes & Community Spotlight
This week in Path of Exile, the community once again had its chance to shine in the spotlight with the announcement of a new contest, a high octane Build of the Week, and a curated list of community art assets. Not to be outdone, the Path of Exile development team took to the airwaves with a series of videos to show off new microtransactions, provided insight into the latest patch and revealed plans for upcoming tweaks to The Atlas.
Runescape – The Mecca of Jagex
Rob hopped the pond last weekend and attended Runefest at Battersea Park. Read on to see what all the fuss was about.