John Smedley and team have sent word that the KickStarter initiative to fund Hero’s Song has been cancelled. According to the KS update, the team realized that the trend in acquiring nearly $800,000 to complete Hero’s Song was too low and that the goal was not going to be met.
Cabal 2: Calamity of War Interview with Tyler Sullivan
Tomorrow marks the launch of Cabal 2’s latest update – Calamity of War. We had a chat with ESTsoft’s Tyler Sullivan about this latest content upgrade: the dungeons, new level cap increase, and brand new Nation War system. Read on for all the info.
Blade & Soul: Rising Waters Update Set to Flood Servers February 10th
The Rising Waters update to Blade & Soul is now announced as being ready for deployment on February 10th. The update will feature new end game content with three new max-level content adventures that will increase a player’s martial abilities. In addition, Bloodshade Harbor, a 4, 6 or 24 player dungeon will be released.
Trove: Block Jam 2016 Ready for Take Off
The Trove team is inviting players and fans to a party with today’s Block Jam 2016. The party is being thrown to celebrate the awesome Trove community. It kicks off on the Trion Twitch Channel at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern and will run for about six hours. Fans and players can get hold of great prizes, take part in PvP developer Battle Arena matches and check out the action with some of the games more prolific streamers.
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Risia Ice Games & Midwinter Festival Begin
Dungeons & Dragons Online players are invited to head into the game to take part in the Winter Games that features both the Risia Ice Games and the Midwinter Festival.
ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance: ‘The Looters’ Content Expansion Released
Webzen has announced the release of the latest content expansion to ELOA. Called “The Looters”, players will be able to take on the Den of the Looters dungeon with bosses that will challenge skills and tactics. Doing so will yield level 50 unique weapons.
Heroes of the Storm: New Hero & Leoric’s New Skin
Blizzard Entertainment has released a pair of videos to show off the latest character added to Heroes of the Storm as well as a new skin for Leoric.
Pathfinder Online: Early Enrollment Update Deployed to Live Servers
Goblinworks has posted the latest patch notes for Pathfinder Online. This update, according to developers, features a long, long list of bug fixes, feature enhancements and the addition of quality of life improvements including the /stuck command to assist players.
Hex: Taking TCGs Into New Territory
Perception might be that trading card games are strictly for Magic-and-Yu-gi-oh-obsessed uber-geeks, but in recent years the audience for TCGs has seen a lot of growth. While hardcore TCG-ers remain the backbone of the TCG market, developers hope to increase the genre’s draw with a more accessible digital format. At the forefront of this movement is HEX Entertainment, whose upcoming TCG/MMO hybrid HEX, is poised to take TCGs to an entirely new place.
General: Final Fantasy Explorers: Eidolon Hunter – Continuing to Push the Boundaries
Explorers continues to push boundaries in the Final Fantasy franchise. This entry takes the series in a new direction hunting Eidolons on the go with the Nintendo 3DS.