Roughly one year one month and a week ago I found myself in a place I never thought I’d be again, searching my soul to decide if I wanted to pay for words and ideas. From the start Crowfall was going to have an uphill battle to convince me to become a backer. I don’t trust easy and I’m not afraid to admit I’m a “damaged goods” MMO veteran.
General: SteamVR Games Available with OSVR Software
Razer has announced the availability of several titles by OSVR, an open software and hardware platform for virtual reality that was co-founded by Razer.
Escape from Tarkov: Creating a 3D World with Hardcore Realism
The latest in a series of video developer diaries has been released by Battlestate Games. The diary centers around how the Escape from Tarkov team is using cutting edge 3D graphics to bring a sense of hardcore realism into the game. Check it out for yourself by watching the video below.
Chronicles of Elyria: Gaiscioch Magazine Features ‘The Dream Builders’
Soulbound Studios and Chronicles of Elyria are the cover story for this quarter’s Gaiscioch Magazine. The multi-game guild publishes its magazine once a month and the CoE issue marks the second year of existence. Chronicles of Elyria gets a fifteen page spread including the first-ever look at the astral plane.
General: Arc Offers Daily Quests for Fun & Profit
Perfect World Entertainment has announced an updated Arc client that offers players a chance at daily quests to earn points that can be redeemed for Zen or other in-game purchases. Those who take part can use Arc to explore all of the games offered by the multi-title platform and learn more about each.
General: Mystic Kingdom Launched for iOS and Android Mobile Devices
Netmarble has announced that its mobile RPG, Mystic Kingdom, has launched for both iOS and Android mobile devices. The game is available worldwide and in six different languages.
Elder Scrolls Online: General Cyrodil Improvements Detailed in New Blog
The latest ‘deep dive’ article has appeared on the Elder Scrolls Online site that gives players some new information about overall improvements coming to Cyrodil when the Thieves Guild DLC goes live. Most notably, performance improvements, optimizations to ability cost checks, armor bonuses and how abilities work with the Champion System will be included.
Vampyr: First Screens Show a Dark, Foreboding World
Dontnod Studios has sent out the first four screens from it upcoming RPG in development, Vampyr. The game takes place during a pandemic of the Spanish flu and the screens show off the dark foreboding world that players will inhabit.
Black Desert Online: A Beginner?s Build Guide to the Ranger
In just a couple more days, the gates to Black Desert Online will be open to all, not just pre-order head start buyers. There are loads of systems in BDO that need explaining, but one that often goes overlooked is the skill system and what skills each class should focus on when just starting out. Today, we’re bringing you a quick beginner’s guide for all the Ranger players out there who want to know the best way to fill enemies full of arrows.
Black Desert Online: Freshly Launched MMO has a Couple Issues. News at 11
The Black Desert Online team has posted a short note regarding issues with one of the North American servers. A limited number of players on who had created characters on Serendia had been incorrectly placed in the wrong channels causing issues with claiming preorder items. As a result, players can either leave their character on Serendia or they can create a character on a new server. The team is working to ensure that the issue is cleared up and that all items can be claimed.