The sheer amount of RPGs coming out in 2016, is staggering. Unlike with our MMOs of 2016 list, we won’t strive to list them all. Instead, we’re curating our Top 25 most anticipated RPGs of 2016. Here’s hoping they all launch this year!
Guild Wars 2: A 2016 Wish List
Last month’s Wintersday Wish List was my attempt at singling out a few of the easier-to-address issues with Guild Wars 2. Today, I’m rolling up my sleeves and getting a little more muck on my arms, looking forward to 2016 and the kinds of tasks that might take a wee bit longer, if not a good portion of the year. We’ll know more about ArenaNet’s plans on Tuesday, but in advance of that, here are a few things I’d like to see on the long-term checklist.
General: Affected Zone Tactics To Launch In EU
IDC/Games has announced a publishing agreement with developer Light Vision Interactive to bring Affected Zone Tactics to the EU via direct download or Steam. AZT has been a big success in Russia.
General: Demons Age Details Backstory In A New Video
Bigmoon Entertainment has released a new trailer to reveal a backstory for its forthcoming turn-based RPG Demons Age.
Trove: Custom Battlegrounds Showcased In New Dev Blog
Trion Worlds has updated the Trove site to showcase some of the custom battle arenas that players have created since the release of Battleverse update. In addition to screenshots of the arenas, the macro for joining each is included so players can try them out for themselves.
Elite: Dangerous: 2016 Horizons Updates Detailed
The latest Elite: Dangerous newsletter has been sent out and gives players a bit of a peek at some of the forthcoming additions to the Horizons expansions throughout 2016. Players will be able to add much more details to the look of their Commander through the Creator Tool. In the future, large ships will also be able to function something like an aircraft carrier with the ability to launch short-range fighters to take part in space battles.
SMITE: World Championship- Day Three Recap
Two very interesting match-ups in today’s Semi-finals, both pitting a North American team against an European Union team.
Life is Feudal: MMO Version to Begin Beta Testing in March
In a new interview, Bitbox CEO Vladimir Piskunov has revealed that the MMO version of Life is Feudal is on track to begin closed beta testing in March. Alpha backers from the first round of testing will be invited back in for the first wave of CBT slated to last approximately (if all goes well) for two weeks.
Dungeon Hunter 5: Party Hunt Co-Op Added In Latest Update
Gameloft has announced that a new cooperative mode called Party Hunt has been added to Dungeon Hunter 5. Currently availanle for Android and iOS mobile devices, co-op will be added to the PC version at a later date.
Gloria Victis: The World is Changing
Everything is changing (except for war – war never changes), and the world of Gloria Victis is evolving as well, filling up with breathtaking locations, more credible reactions of its inhabitants to the actions performed by the players, and new ways of building up the immersion.