Android mobile gamers looking for an ARPG have a new entry into the market with the release of Blade: Sword of Elysion. Blade is powered by the Unreal Engine and allows players to game cooperatively or take part in PvP challenges across both Android and iOS devices.
World of Warcraft: Duncan Jones’ Challenge – Spot the Quests
Duncan Jones has posted a pair of images on his Twitter account that ask World of Warcraft fans to examine a pair of images from the Warcraft movie and challenges them to ‘spot the quests’. We won’t spoil it here and hope that you’ll tell us what YOU see in the comments.
Lord of the Rings Online: Latest Update Adds Emote Panel & New Minas Tirith Quests
A pretty decent-sized patch has been released for Lord of the Rings Online. Several new quests have been added in Minas Tirith as well as new stable travel options. In addition, players can now keep track of their emotes with a new collection panel that shows all available and whether or not they have yet been acquired.
MU Online: Mobile Tie-In Info Dump
Webzen has posted a number of interesting player guides on the new MU: Origin site. MU: Origin is the mobile tie-in to the original online MMO that allows players to take on the role of any one of three classes, to explore dungeons, take part inf PvP arenas and much more.
General: Bounty Gamers – What Are You Willing to Pay for Help?
A new site is now available called Bounty Gamers that, as the name implies, allows an exchange of real world dollars for assistance with troublesome parts of games. Players post bounties for the service required, such as getting through the newest WoW raid or assistance beating a troublesome part of a game.
General: The Black Death – Surviving the Pandemic in a New Game World
The Black Death is an upcoming survival MMO that places players squarely in the midst of the historical period marked by the plague. Players take on the role of an ordinary citizen trying to survive insurmountable odds as any one of ten classes. The Black Death encourages exploration, features a massive world, and much more.
General: Best Shut Down MMOs of All Time
It can be pretty heart wrenching, especially if you’re still firmly part of the community when it happens. Still, it’s fun to remember the good times, so let’s take a look back at some of the best (now shut down) MMOs of all time.
Torment: Tides of Numenera: A Tale Slowly Unfolding for Those Willing to Wait
inXile Entertainment’s Torment: Tides of Numenera is a new story that carries on the legacy of its much beloved older sibling, Planescape: Torment. Long considered one of the most, if not the most, beloved RPGs of all time, Planescape: Torment has left a mighty footprint behind it, one that Torment: Tides of Numenera hopes to fill and then some.
WildStar: Alleged Former Employees Describe Flawed Development
The bad news for WildStar keeps piling in. Following on from news of an atrocious financial forecast from Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities, alleged former employees of Carbine Studios have been recounting their own experiences in a NeoGAF thread, including accusations of inexperienced management and significantly flawed development procedures.
Blade & Soul: Even MORE Servers Incoming
The Blade & Soul team has posted on the official forum that a second round of servers will be deployed as all servers, including the most recently added, are full. Two more servers each for North America and Europe will be added and new hardware has been ordered proactively in case more are required.