Bandai Namco and Webzen are out to capture an often overlooked segment of the gaming community, namely sports fans of the more cerebral type who enjoy a round of golf – only this time, of the virtual sort. Winning Putt is hardly the only golf game on the market, but it is a title that not only appeals to sports fans, but it also brings some interesting mechanics to the genre in its MMO and RPG features, though at a cost, and a high one too.
World of Warcraft: First Harbingers Video Profiles the Formidable Gul’Dan
The first in a series of videos to profile some of the most notable World of Warcraft legends has arrived. The first of the Harbingers movies reveals the backstory of Gul’Dan, one of the most notorious of the game’s villains. Cast out from his clan, rejected by the elements, Gul’Dan wrested power from the world. It is a beautifully made video that lore hounds will love and fans of WoW will appreciate.
Trove: Making the Move to PS4
Trion’s voxel MMO Trove has been a huge success on the PC. Now the team is working on the port to consoles and giving players an even bigger world to enjoy. We sat down with Andrew Krausnick to go over what it is like to transfer an MMO to the PS4. Andrew also gave us some insight on the game’s upcoming content, so jump in and read as we continue our Trove coverage with their big move!
General: Be Honest, You Don?t Finish Your Games
For the last couple of years, I’ve been fascinated at how few players actually complete their games. It all started when I read this IGN write-up of a GDC talk where the narrative and design leads from Microsoft and Riot revealed that, at most, half of the games they examined were finished.
Chronicles of Elyria: The Store and the War
This is a hard one. This week I’m going to talk about the pink and purple polka dotted elephant in the room that is the Chronicles of Elyria (COE) storefront. If you read the latest COE update from Soulbound Studios owner/leader Jeromy Walsh then you might be thinking “I thought the Elephant in the room was the website”. I think the elephant is the storefront and I’ll explain why but before I get into that I want to explain something else.
TERA: New Event, ‘TERA Mongo’, Ongoing Through July 31st
TERA players are invited to head into the game to take part in a new event called TERA Mongo. The idea is for players to hunt down and kill Mongos, monsters that can appear in strange places. Finding and killing these creatures can yield enchanting materials and cosmetic items. Uncommon and rare Mongos can also drop a mount.
Duelyst: Latest Update Spruces Up the Game with Cosmetic Items & More
Duelyst has been updated with a large patch that brings some neat new cosmetic items into the game including new emotes, profile icons, and card backs. Every cosmetic in this update can be purchased for real world cash or crafted with Spirit. Anyone who registered prior to this particular update will get “Base General Emotes” as thanks for their participation.
City of Titans: Learning from the Real World to Bring Games to Life
The City of Titans KickStarter site has been updated with a fascinating new blog post that discusses one of the game’s characters, Anthem, a wounded warrior rocking a prosthetic arm. In order to get a very detailed understanding of what that means, the costume Anthem wears was designed by Cajun Catfish, a cosplayer who wanted to create something feasible to make in the real world.
General: Stardew Valley v1.1 Detailed, Mac / Linux Ports Incoming
A brand new developer diary has been posted on the Stardew Valley site to let players know that a major update will be coming in the near future. Among other things, both Mac, Linux and console ports are in the works, as is multiplayer functionality, new buildings, crops, funcationality and much more.
Black Desert Online: Ninja and Kunoichi Sneak Into Game
In case you didn’t yet know, both the Ninja and Kunoichi classes have arrived in Black Desert and players have an additional character slot to make room to try one or the other out.