General: Robot-Themed Goliath Arrives on Steam

Octopus Tree has announced that its robot themed RPG Goliath has been released on Steam for -20% at $15.99. Players take part in an open-world crafting game that tasks them with creating and customizing robots to face down the free-roaming monsters that inhabit the planet.

General: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Coming to the West This Summer

Square Enix has announced that the hit Japanese mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius will be heading to both iOS and Android mobile devices later this summer. The game brings iconic lore from the series as well as several ‘legendary heroes’ from the entire franchise together to make an all new Final Fantasy experience.

WildStar: NCSoft Earnings Report – WildStar Ever Nearer The End

So it turns out that MMOs can still make a lot of money. Who’d have thought it? After the release of the NCSoft Earnings Report for the first quarter of 2016, it seems they’re in good shape. Unless your part of the WildStar development team or playerbase, things are looking particularly rosey. Sales are up by around 30% from the year before, with profits having jumped 70% on the previous period. That’s a sizeable improvement and one NCSoft’s shareholders are likely very pleased about.

Guild Wars 2: A World Of Improvements

The scoring system in World vs. World has always seemed imperfect to me. It was a worthwhile first attempt, but after three years it’s well past due for a change. It may have taken a poll to get ArenaNet to finally take steps to address it, but at least something’s being done, and I think the upcoming changes will do a lot to make WvW more enjoyable.

WildStar: Mike Donatelli & Chris Behrens Leave Carbine

Carbine Studios is two employees short with Friday’s announcements that Mike Donatelli and Chris Behrens have left the WildStar development team. Mike Donatelli stated he is leaving due to health issues and Chris Behrens did not give a reason but said that he’d enjoyed his time with NCSoft and working on both WildStar and City of Heroes.

Linkrealms: Steam Early Access Coming On May 19th

After a successful Greenlight campaign on Steam, Linkrealms developers have announced that Early Access will begin on May 19th, 2016, at 12 pm Pacific / 3 pm Eastern. A handy FAQ has been published alongside the announcement that gives potential players a bit more information.