MMORPG.com has partnered with Perfect World Entertainment and Tuque Games to give away 10 limited edition Livelock t-shirts featuring the character Hex.
General: Trion Worlds Creator Program Unveiled
A new program has been introduced to encourage the ‘creative spark’ in all of Trion’s games. Called the Trion Worlds Creator Program, the initiative is open to people who produce content in and around any of Trion’s games. This includes YouTubers, Twitch streamers, musicians, artists, shoutcasters and more.
General: Ubisoft Offering Free Games to Celebrate 30 Years
From the Better Late than Never Files: Ubisoft is celebrating 30 years in gaming and what better way to show off the company’s rich gaming history than by giving games away? Beginning in June, Ubisoft has committed to giving players one free game a month through the end of the year. Last month, it was Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. This month, it’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.
General: Sites Leveraging Steam Trading System, Valve Responds
Valve’s Erik Johnson has posted a letter to Steam to let users know about third-party ‘gambling’ sites that are dealing in in-game items and trading for real world cash. We’ll post the letter in its entirety.
Tyranny: Know Your Lore – Barik Character Revealed
The Tyranny site has been updated with a new introduction to one of the Companions that players will travel with in their journeys throughout the game. Named Barik of the Stone Shields, and is a top notch soldier who takes no guff from those outside the Overlord’s reach.
World of Warcraft: Demon Invasions to Launch in Mid-August
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a look at the forthcoming demon invasions that herald the imminent arrival of the Legion expansion on August 30th. The timeline for the invasions to begin is the second or third week of August and no later than August 17th, according to the most recent blog post.
General: Tunnels & Trolls Digital Prototype to Debut at Gen Con
Dave Reid and the MetaArcade team will be on hand during this year’s Gen Con to show off a prototype version of Tunnels & Trolls digital. All who check out the demo and registers for early access will get a printed copy of Tunnels & Trolls Solo, Grimtina’s Guard, written by Ken St. Andre.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Creating a Soundscape & Introducing a New Generation to MMOs
The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter is out with an interesting article about how the soundscape of the game is being created as well as a teaser about how the team plans to introduce a new generation of gamers to the “true MMO experience”.
Trove: Big Prizes Anchor First Year Birthday Bash
The Trove team is celebrating the game’s first birthday in an explosive way with big prizes anchoring the event. Players have a chance to win the Dragon Force that unlocks all dragons at once. They can also score It’s Raining Mounts that unlocks tons of mounts or they can win a year’s Patron Pass.
Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Giveaway!
To celebrate the launch of Star Trek Online’s new expansion, Agents of Yesterday, we’re teaming up with Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios to give away Temporal Agent Starter Packs. Each pack includes several items to help you create a brand-new Temporal Agent, including two temporal ships, torn uniforms from Star Trek: The Original Series, an 0718 Bridge Officer and the official title of “Temporal Agent.”