After many players expressed umbrage at the fact that NCSoft GMs reserved names ahead of the designated day for founders to do the same, NCSoft Brand Manager Omeed Diariani has responded over at Blade & Soul Dojo.
Star Conflict: New Heavyweight Destroyers to be Added on January 14th
StarGem and Gaijin have announced that Star Conflict will be updated on January 14th with the new destroyer class of ships. Destroyers will join interceptors, fighters, and frigates. While slow, these big boys pack a mean punch with guns on both sides of the behemoths which can have a special module attached that can, for instance, create a black hole to move the ship to a different quadrant of the battlefield.
Vainglory: Winter Season Kicks Off to Start 2016 Off with a Bang
Vainglory players is taking the mobile eSports world by the tail with the start of the Winter Season. Players will be able to continue the hunt for dominance with qualifying matches in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, China, and for the first time also in South America. Over 500 teams are ready to participate in the EU and NA alone. The first matches will begin on January 16th.
The Secret World: Latest Update Brings New Side Missions Online
The Secret World has been updated with a new ‘hotfix’ patch that brings Issue 13’s side missions online. Players can now play Furious Road, Pieces of Jack, The Corpse and the Key and A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Jung. In addition, several key items and features have had bug fixes applied to resolve issues including better animation of Orochi Sky Drones and Buckler Drones.
Rebel Galaxy: XBox One Launch Day Arrives in NA and EU
Double Damage Games has announced that is space-faring RPG Rebel Galaxy will be available on XBox One beginning Friday, January 15th. Rebel Galaxy launched on PC and PlayStation 4 earlier in 2015.
General: SkySaga Live Stream with Devs Tonight!
Our own Bill Murphy will be streaming SkySaga tonight, Wednesday, January 13th with members of the Community team in the chat to take questions and to hang out. Join the MMORPG.com Live Stream channel at 6:30 pm Pacific / 9:30pm Eastern tonight!
World of Tanks: PlayStation 4 Version to Launch January 19th
With a successful beta phase behind it, Wargaming has announced that World of Tanks on PlayStation 4 will officially launch on Tuesday, January 19th.
ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance: The Smash Expansion….Expands with Part 2
ELOA is expanding again with the second part of The Smash. Part two features a pair of new dungeons, new items and more. In addition, a special dungeon event will run from January 12th through the 19th in order to earn a special costume set for the first three finishers to submit screens proving completion of these dungeons.
General: The Realm: Reawakened Seeks to Bring Back the Glory Days
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the launch of Sierra’s The Realm, the original lead programmer, Stephen Nichols, is hoping to bring the game back to life. Nichols is working on the preliminaries in preparation for a KickStarter run to bring The Realm: Reawakened to life.
General: Co-President Named for Activision-Blizzard’s Film/TV Studio
Stacey Sher has been named the co-president of Activision-Blizzard Studios to bring some of the company’s iconic series to both big and small screens. Sher’s credits include The Hateful Eight, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Garden State, Erin Brockovich, Matilda and Into the Badlands.