The announcement by Daum that Black Desert Online had sold 400,000 copies was quite a surprise. Not because I wasn’t expecting some sort of announcement but because the figure struck me as particularly low. For what could be argued as the last AAA title for some time and one that – seemingly – has been anticipated for an age, it’s odd to think it’s had sales of less than half a million.
Elsword: Elysion Continent Opens For Business
Elsword players have much to look forward to with the opening of the new Elysion continent. There are new quests, monsters, a level cap increase and many events running to celebrate the opening.
General: Plays.tv: 10 Million Monthly Active Users
Plays.tv has announced some impressive statistics regarding the growth of its streaming and video platform. Among other things, there are 10 million monthly active users, 4 million active content producers and 1.6 billion minutes of video recorded per month.
Rust: Female Models Added, Character Gender Determined By SteamID
The Rust site has been updated with a new developer blog that details the latest update to the game, most notably female character models have been added with the additional news that the gender of a character will be determined by a player’s SteamID. In other words, players do not choose what gender they will be playing in the game.
Dragon Nest: Silver Hunter Previewed For NA Version
The North American version of Dragon Nest will be updating later this week and most notably includes a new Hero class, the Silver Hunter. The Silver Hunter will be only available for a limited time and she will begin her journey at level 50, after receiving a box of goods to help her get started.
General: Kings And Heroes: First Gameplay Video Released
During last Friday’s livestream event, Industry Games showed off some spectacular gameplay from its forthcoming ARPG Kings and Heroes which will arrive on Steam Early Access beginning April 26th. Check out the video below and leave us your thoughts in the comments!
General: Beyond The Destiny: Steam Early Access
Indie developer BTD Team has announced that its genre-bending title Beyond The Destiny will be entering its early access phase of development beginning Monday, April 11th. Beyond The Destiny combines classic role-playing with real-time strategy in an open universe, all in third-person view. You can check out the trailer below to see the game in action and then visit the official site or the Beyond The Destiny Steam page.
Rift: Carnival Of The Ascended To Begin April 14th
Rift’s annual celebration, Carnival of the Ascended, will begin on April 14, 2016, as part of v3.6 update. Special events will be taking place including a Carnival Instant Adventure, new Artifact sets, a new story raid rifts, daily quests and much more.
Chronicles of Elyria: Latest Tech Preview Shows Off Snow Accumulation
The latest tech preview video from the Chronicles of Elyria team has been posted that shows off snow accumulation.
Dragon Fin Soup: Large New Update & Multiple Platforms Arriving In Late 2016
Grimm Bros, an indie game developer, has announced that it will be releasing a large new update for Dragon Fin Soup. as it exists on current platforms (PC, Steam, PS4, PS3 & PS Vita) and that several more platforms will be added by the end of 2016. These include Xbox One, iOS, Android, FireTV, Mac and Linux.