Oculus has finally revealed the price of its Rift headset on the very day that it went up for presale. Coming in at a cool $599, the Rift headset will ship in March.
Blade & Soul: Launch Sweepstakes Could Yield an Alienware X-51 PC
NCSoft and the Blade & Soul team have announced a special launch sweepstakes that will see a pair of lucky winners (1-NA, 1-EU) take home an Alienware X-51 PC and runners up scoring a Blade & Soul goody bag.
WildStar: Boss Hunter Challenge for Big Rewards
WildStar players can take part in the Boss Hunter Challenge from January 7th through January 10th. World Bosses and Legendary Champions sit in the reticule of all players and when one is brought down, they will feature a 100% chance to drop a Shiny Token and a lockbox key. Normal monsters also have a small chance to drop the same.
General: Rick & Morty to Star in New Pokemon-Style Game
Adult Swim announced that a new free game will be released based on its show Rick & Morty. The game will be a mash up of Pokemon and Rick & Morty, unsurprisingly called Pocket Mortys and will be released on January 14th. At this time, there is no definitive listing of what platforms or how much the game will cost but we’ll keep you posted as more information is released.
Final Fantasy XV: Hajime Tabata Confirms 2016 Release
In a new post on the Final Fantasy XV site, Hajime Tabata has revealed that the game will definitely be released in 2016, though the final phases of development will “focus on effort and willpower”.
Revival: The Highs & Lows of 2015 Detailed
The latest Revival newsletter has been sent out and is a review of the highs and lows of 2015. Development of Revival slowed a bit as the team was cut back after the loss of some funding but things have continued despite the setback.
Marvel Heroes 2015: Advance Pack 3: Who Will Make the Cut?
Aside from the community vote winner, Angela, we currently have no idea what the roster of upcoming heroes will look like for Marvel Heroes in 2016. Gazillion has been mum so far on whether or not we’ll even have a third Advance Pack. The one thing we do know is that we’ll be finding out all of this information soon, probably this month, so why not have some fun and speculate on what an Advance Pack 3 would look like?
General: Wizard Online – Magical Virtual Reality World in the Making
A post about a new game in development called “Wizard Online” on the MMORPG.com forums has caught our attention. It is a magical MMO that can be played in both non-VR and in VR. Considered an open world MMO, devs say it will be ready for release on PC in early 2016 and a bit later for both PlayStation 4 and XBox One. VR devices are supported as well as motion controllers and more.
Lord of the Rings Online: New Datacenter Hardware, EU Location to be Added
Lord of the Rings Online players will be happy to hear that the datacenters will be moving on Monday, January 11th, new hardware included. In the most uplifting news, EU players will be able to enjoy much lower latency thanks to a new datacenter opening in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
SMITE: SMITE World Championships Preview
Hey there Smite fans! Once again, Hi-Rez has graciously invited MMORPG to cover their Smite World Championship, held at the Cobb Energy Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, from January 7th -10th. If last year’s SWC is anything to judge by, Smite fans will be in for quite an event.