Of Kings & Men, a collaborative effort between Green Man Gaming, Northern Ireland Screen and Donkey Crew, has been released on Steam Early Access. The game features medieval game play and combat with battles between up to two hundred players at once. Of Kings & Men has been developed using Donkey Crew’s proprietary ‘bespoke’ engine.
Gamescom 2016 ? Best of Show Awards
Gamescom 2016 is in the bag and our team has seen all there is to see and choose the best of the best from Europe’s biggest gaming convention.
Fractured Space Beta Date Announced
Edge Case Games has announced that Fractured Space will be emerging from Early Access and straight into beta beginning September 15, 2016. More information about the beta launch will be provided during next weekend’s PAX West in Seattle.
Black Desert Online – Awakenings Coming Every 2 Weeks, All Released by Year’s End
The Black Desert Online forum has been updated with a new post about the forthcoming release window for all class Awakenings. The first, the Warrior, will take place on August 31st, followed by the Sorceress two weeks later. The interval between will allow the development team to address any potential balance issues and to ensure that updates fire off without a hitch.
Dark and Light – Buy to Play or Pay to Play, That is the Question
Conflicting information about the Dark & Light revenue model has emerged. 2P.com has reported that Snail Games representatives tweeted that the game would be “p2p game” indicating that it would run via subscription. However, another representative named “Horsejoke” wrote in the Dark & Light Discord channel that “you can consider PC (version) B2P confirmed” seemingly indicating that it would require a one-time purchase.
The New MMO – Streamlined Systems
MMOs have been around for a long time and have morphed and changed over the decades now as we enter 2017. We’re in a period which I would consider the second era of MMOs with Ultima Online for all intents and purposes kickstarting the genre back in 1997. Games began simple and expanded over time, breaking off into sub genres, independent projects, and huge AAA titles. But we’re going back to the drawing board…
Fallout Shelter Update Includes New Quests & Nuka World
Fallout Shelter has been updated with a ton of new quests as well as new quest types including weekly quests, special event and holiday quests. Players can also spend Nuka-Cola Quantum to skip quest altogether.
Master of Orion Available Later Today on Steam & GoG
WG Labs and NGD Studios have announced that Master of Orion, the remastered version of the original, will be released at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern today. Players can get hold of a Standard Edition ($29.99) or a Collector’s Edition ($49.99) either on Steam or GoG. Players who link Master of Orion to a Wargaming account will also receive a free copy of Total Annihilation.
MXM: Master X Master – Alpha Playtest 3 Begins Today with Mini-Games Added
The thirst alpha playtest of NCSoft’s MXM begins later today. It comes packed with tons of improvements based on player feedback from the past events. Players can also find French / German localized versions and the new mini-games.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – Get Ready to Celebrate The Rising Starting Saturday
Final Fantasy XIV has been in its reincarnated second state for three years now. Each year to celebrate the game’s relaunch, an event called The Rising is held. This year, the celebration will kick off on Saturday, August 27th and will run through Monday, September 12th.