The Worlds Adrift team has a spiffy new Island Creator tool for those who love building. It’s a free application and gives builders a chance to make and share islands of the sort that will be found in Worlds Adrift.
The Secret World: New Outfit & Mount Let You Release Your Inner Cowpoke
After maintenance today, The Secret World players will be able to saddle up and head out into the wild and wooly game environs thanks to the release of the Rough Rider outfit and the Swift Thoroughbred horse. Both will be available in the game’s item shop.
Fallout 4: Survival Mode Headed to Consoles Next Week
Fallout 4 console players who’ve been feeling left out thanks to the earlier release of Survival Mode on PC will be happy to hear that the unforgiving Commonwealth is headed their way beginning next week. In addition, mods for XBox One will begin being released in May and in June for PlayStation 4.
Gloria Victis: Main Theme Released, Composed by Witcher 3 Artist
The Gloria Victis YouTube channel has been updated with a new video (static image) that showcases the game’s new main theme. “Another Story Begins” was composed by artist Marcin Przyby?owicz who also created much of the music for The Witcher 3. The piece will become part of the soundtrack that is part of all backer packages at the $15+ levels.
General: Pathfinder Adventures Mobile CCG Released
Obsidian and Paizo have announced that Pathfinder Adventures, a mobile adaptation of Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, has been released for mobile devices. Pathfinder Adventures is available for iPad and Android Tablets as well as for iOS and Android mobile devices and is currently in development for Steam deployment.
General: PAX East – Lawbreakers Impressions
Lawbreakers has been on the radar for a while. A game that has been picked up by Nexon and being made here in North America is a switch to normal publishing from Asian companies. However, it is great to see Nexon fully investing in North American games, even publishing them both here and across the pond. Lawbreaker’s is Boss Key Productions arena shooter which moves at an extremely fast pace.
General: What?s the Deal with Early Access?
We’ve all seen the glut of games that are begging for your money in the guise of early access but where did they come from? Rob tries to tackle that topic this week.
PlanetSide 2: New Mineral Allows for Almost Instant Building Gratification
PlanetSide 2 has released a new update that brings construction into the game, so don your hardhats and start looking for a new mineral called “Cortium”. Special harvesters called “ANTs” (Advanced Nanite Transports) are deployed to collect and refine the ore for use.
General: Expedition: Vikings – Firmly Grounded in Historical Accuracy
Last weekend at PAX East I got the chance to demo Expedition: Vikings, the follow-up to Logic Artists Expedition: Conquistadors. Set in approximately 700 AD, you play the Chieftain of a small Viking village, in search of glory and wealth to improve and expand your village and your standing in the Viking world. You recruit raiding party members from within the population of your village, and then you lead them out into the world in search of adventure.
General: Pyre – An Intriguing, Beautiful, Mishmash of Genres
Pyre is an intriguing, beautiful, and weird mix of a RPG with a mini-game filling in for what normally would be fighting in most other games. The PAX East demo was only about 20 minutes long, but it packed a ton of different aspects of the game into those few minutes.