The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a lengthy article giving an initial preview of the massive changes coming to PvP with the launch of the Legion expansion in late 2016.
MechWarrior Online: Piranha’s Russ Bullock on the Biggest Update Yet
But as someone who never really took the time to pay much attention to Mechwarrior Online and the much larger Battletech universe, the highlight of my evening was sitting down and talking with Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games. If one person would be able to convince me that Mechwarrior Online was a game worth playing, surely this man would be the one.
ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance: Elite in Name Only
With the small handful of ARPGMMOs that are beginning to be published for Western audiences you may be tempted to give this game a try. Don’t.
Guild Wars 2: Designing the Soundscape of Heart of Thorns
Now several months beyond the launch of Heart of Thorns, the Guild Wars 2 team is shining a light on one of the more underappreciated arts of game development – sound design. To that end, we caught up with Jerry Schroeder and Drew Cady (Sound Designers each) to talk about the behind the scenes work of bringing the Maguuma Jungle and its denizens to life.
Xsyon: Prelude: Rethinking Subscriptions to Become B2P
The Xsyon site has been updated with a new developer blog that says the game is going buy to play rather than continuing to be a subscription-based game. According to the post, many Steam players balked at having to pay a subscription for an early access game, hence the change to B2P in order to retain potential players.
Overwatch: Latest Developer Update Focused on Progression
The latest Overwatch video developer update has been posted by Blizzard. In this episode, Game Director Jeff Kaplan takes about ten minutes to discuss what is coming up after the holiday hiatus. Kaplan tackles the subject of progression, how previously implemented progression reward systems have failed and how the team is planning to try again with the restart of the Overwatch beta in January.
Darkfall: Unholy Wars: ‘Leaning Towards Implementing a Freemium Model’
According to a new post on the Darkfall: Unholy Wars site, Aventurine is exploring a pair of revenue models in exchange for the currently in place subscription model. The post begins with a discussion of the principle differences between a freemium and a free to play revenue structure.
Age of Wushu: Mobile Tie-In, Dynasty, Launches in Canada
Snail Games has soft-launched the Age of Wushu mobile tie-in called Dynasty. The game is currently available in Canada and is available for both iOS and Android mobile devices.
MechWarrior Online: Steam Launch Feels Like a New Chapter
Mechwarrior Online has had a long road to get to where it is today, and the mood of the Steam launch event–where almost 200 fans have gathered alongside Piranha Games staff–couldn’t reflect that any better. On one hand, the evening feels like a celebration of the milestones that Mechwarrior Online has achieved to date.
General: Final Fantasy VI Launches on Steam Today
Fans of the Final Fantasy series will be pleased to hear that the Final Fantasy VI port for PC will arrive in about an hour. No price is listed yet but if it follows suit with other ports from the series, FFVI should run about $16.