Stoic has announced the release date for the console port of The Banner Saga. The PlayStation 4 and XBox One versions will be headed to consoles on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Saint Endalim?s Scholasticate Arrives in Latest Update
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward has been updated with numerous fixes as well as the inclusion of the epic new story line called Saint Endalim’s Scholasticate. In it, players investigate the Holy See’s future clergy now that Ishgard’s history has been revealed. Most significantly, players will be able to get hands on the new Anima weapons.
Dying Light: New Trailer Reveals the Story Behind The Following
Dying Light will be expanding in February 2016 with the release of The Following. Techland has unveiled the story behind The Following with a new trailer that sees the survivors of the original campaign facing a new threat.
WildStar: Protostar Gala Winterfest Begins
WildStar players in a festive mood will want to check into the game today as the Protostar Gala Winterfest hass officially commenced. Players will find new activities, festive costumes and furniture, daily quests and much more as well as ‘screaming deals’ on game shop items. To celebrate the big day, Carbine has released a great new video. See what you think!
General: HYPE ALERT – New Open World Star Wars RPG (Mostly) Announced
Visceral Games has all but announced that it is ramping up work on a new open world RPG set in the Star Wars universe. Former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond is joined by Uncharted writer Amy Hennig, a star-power pair that is sure to generate huge hype for the game. The news was discovered by GeekNation.com via an ad placed on the EA/Visceral site.
World of Warcraft: New Video Shows Off View Distance Changes in Legion
An intrepid World of Warcraft user has made a brand new video to compare the differences in view distance between Warlords of Draenor, currently the live version, and the upcoming Legion expansion. Check it out. For a decade plus old game, it’s pretty impressive.
Hero Zero: Launch Day Arrives on Nukatu.com Games Portal
Nutaku.com has announced that it has launched a new title in the super-hero themed RPG “Hero Zero”. Hero Zero is a free-to-play browser title with over 22M registered players.
Runescape: Franchise Events Throughout 2016 Celebrate 15th Anniversary
Jagex has announced a slate of activities to take place during 2016 in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Runescape. Events will take place in Runescape, Old School Runescape and Chronicles: Runescape Legends. The game’s original founders, Andrew and Paul Gower, will be returning as guest designers on a Gower Quest in the original game that will bring events in play since 2013 to a close.
General: MapleStory 2 (KR) Rune Blader Trailer
Nexon has released a new trailer to showcase the Rune Blader from MapleStory 2. Rune Bladers, as might be expected, slice and dice their way through enemies with a sword and elemental attacks.
Camelot Unchained: The One We Forgot to Get
Who is CU competing against? Is it other MMORPGs? Is it all of gaming or even all of entertainment? Maybe it’s us and our short attention spans? More and more the correct answer is all of the above. As our phones evolved into being portable entertainment devices the ability of a single game to grab and maintain our attention has become increasingly difficult.