Last week, Artcraft revealed a cool feature coming in Crowfall, the Vessel System, that essentially allows players to find and inhabit the bodies of the fallen. They can even be crafted and sold! We simply had to know more about this fun (and gruesome!) system so we posed a few questions to Artcraft’s J. Todd Coleman.
Elder Scrolls Online: Pet Class, Where Art Thou?
In our last ESO column, our own William Murphy listed off his 2016 Wish List. In this list he makes mention to something that I haven’t really thought of before or even felt like I needed, but now I have this weird compulsion to have it implemented. Bill Murphy you have put this want, nay, need in my mind that has altered my ESO experience. All I can think about anymore is how or what new class would fit into ESO and what kind of abilities it would have.
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Steam Early Access Ready for Primetime
Nathan Richardsson has sent out a new update for fans of Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. In it, he makes the big announcement that “we are now preparing to fully move over to the Early Access program on Steam”. Those choosing to participate will be able to get in the Closed Alpha via a Steam purchase or a Founders pack can be purchased from the game’s official site. The Founder’s Program will be ending on January 25th.
ARK: Survival Evolved: $60k Mod Contest Announced with Dung Beetles!
Well, not exactly — the two received love today on the ARK: Survival Evolved forums however. Creative types will want to take note of the new $60,000 Mod Contest with three distinct categories: Mods, Maps and Total Conversions. Modders can use the ARK Dev Kit to make amazing mods for the game.
World of Warcraft: Fans Start Petition to See David Bowie Immortalized in Game
World of Warcraft fans have started an online petition to get Blizzard to immortalize music legend David Bowie in game. The connection between Bowie and WoW is strong through his son Duncan Jones, director of the Warcraft movie.
FIVE: Guardians of David: On the Eighth Day God Gamed & It Was Good
Kingdom Games has put out a nifty ARPG called FIVE: Guardians of David that sits squarely in the style of Diablo, Torchlight and Titan Quest. While those games boast evil denizens of the underworld or mythological underpinnings, FIVE puts a new spin on ARPGs with its foundation in the Bible, namely in the Old Testament stories of David, of Goliath fame.
Elite: Dangerous: Aiming for the Stratosphere with 1.4M Units Sold
Frontier Developments has announced that 1.4M units of Elite: Dangerous have been sold across PC/Mac/XBox One platforms. In addition, the team revealed that the average play time for each player is about sixty hours, an amazing 84M player hours so far in the game’s life.
The Crew: Photo Mode & New Speed Trap Challenge to Come This Month
In the next update to The Crew, players will be able to enjoy a trio of pretty cool things. Speed Trap is a new game mode that will be released on January 25th. Players will be challenged to attain the highest possible speeds driving past radar locations sprinkled throughout the course. On completion, the average speed will be determined from the five recorded.
General: RUMOR: Heavy Gear Assault in Trouble, Devs Unpaid Since July
We have been getting reports from (former) employees of Heavy Gear Assault developer MekTek and Stompy Bot Coporation that not only has development of the mech-based action MMO slowed to a crawl, but the former and current employees of the company haven’t been paid since leaving for Gamescom in 2015. Read on for direct quotes from two former employees, as well as CEO of MekTek, Vince McMillan who refutes said claims.
WildStar: PvP Matchmaking Updated to Benefit Solo-Queue Players
Players in pre-made groups will find the wait times to be matched against solo-queue players to be longer due to an overhaul in the WildStar PvP matchmaking system. According to the update notes, the rating offset for groups was too small and has now been significantly increased.