The Survarium team has sent word that the game has undergone a significant update recently that bring a number of requested and overhauled features online.
Black Desert Online: Head Start / Launch Client Ready for Download
With the Black Desert Online head start program ready to kick off this weekend, and with launch coming early next week, Daum has announced that the game client is ready for download.
General: Pokemon Sun & Moon Announced for Holiday 2016
Fans of Pokemon will want to take notice of the next generation of games based on the wildly popular IP. Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon will be ready for 3DS gamers everywhere during Holiday 2016. The games will support nine languages and owners of previous titles will be able to transfer their Pokemon to the new games.
General: Lovecraftians Rejoice! Call of Cthulhu Coming in 2017
Fans of Lovecraft will be happy to hear that Call of Cthulhu will be heading to PCs and consoles everywhere in 2017. The game is the official game adaptation of Chaosiums tabletop RPG, Call of Cthulhu. CoC is being developed by Cyanide Studios and will feature “RPG-investigation with psychological horror and steal mechanics in an immersive world”.
General: Mapping Player Motivations on Four Game Quadrants
Quantic Foundry has an interesting survey for those who might like to assess their personal gamer motivation profile as well as compare themselves to the over 220k gamers who’ve already taken part in the survey. A five minute questionnaire will yield a profile based on four quadrants: Deep Story, Action-Packed Narrative, Immersive Challenge and Open Mayhem.
Das Tal: Spring Alpha to Last 30 Days & Other Testing Opportunities
The Das Tal team has published an extensive newsletter about the changes the team has implemented over the past month and that will be incoming through March. In addition, players will have at least a couple of opportunities to try out various systems with the March 15th US Clan Pre Alpha 2 Playtest with invites to PvP guilds already sent. Lastly, Spring Alpha will get underway “soon” with more to be revealed at a later date.
General: Ubisoft Seeking Investors to Hold Off Vivendi Takeover Bid
According to the Globe & Mail, Ubisoft is fighting a takeover by French company Vivendi. To stave off the takeover, Ubi is looking for Canadian investors. According to the report, Ubi has been in talks with several potential investors in an effort to keep Vivendi at bay as pressure mounts with a hostile takeover underway for Ubi’s gaming sibling, Gameloft.
Runescape: Goop for Good Event Kicks Off Today — With Unicorn Poo
Jagex is hosting a special charity event that will begin later today and run through Saturday. During the gaming event, as fund raising goals are met, team members will “get gooped with over 1,000 liters of pink, glittery unicorn poo”. The team will also be hosting a special charity auction for special collectibles and tech items.
Black Desert Online: BDO Crafting 101
Crafting in Black Desert Online can be an intimidating and complicated affair. In most recent MMORPGs players collect 100 of x and 100 of y then go AFK while they combine materials and come back an hour later at the new crafting cap. This does not hold true for BDO. In BDO crafting is separated into collecting, processing, and finally crafting. A slightly more complicated affair than what some are used to.
ArcheAge: ‘Leap’ to a New Server on February 29 + Black Pegasus Mount
The ArcheAge team has a pair of cool notes for players. The first comes in the announcement that paid character transfers will be opening again on “leap day”, February 29th. For about 2700 Credits, players can purchase a Character Transfer from the Glyph Store. Be sure to head to the ArcheAge site to read the fine print and preparations for leaping to a new server.