The team at ArtCraft has been amazingly transparent throughout development. No NDA in Pre-Alpha, posting numerous production diaries and engaging in consistent communication on the forums have all gone a long way to build confidence among the player base and grab the attention of the curious. That being said, ArtCraft also loves a good mystery.
Elsword: Elsword & Rena – REBORN!
Beginning on December 16th, Elsword players will be treated to Season 2 and a terrific new look for Elsword and Rena. Featuring new artwork, overhauled skills, rebalanced classes and much more, Season 2 will be one to watch! Check out this exclusive trailer and screens to see what’s in store beginning tomorrow.
Blade & Soul: Blade Dancer Slices & Dices Out of Obscurity
The latest class reveal is now live on the Blade & Soul site. Blade Dancer week is now underway with a new trailer, a live stream event and new information and tips about how to best utilize the character.
MechWarrior Online: $100K World Championship Announced + VR Support Coming
During last week’s Steam launch event, Piranha Games announced that the road to the $100,000 MechWarrior Online World Championship will begin in Q1 2016. During the party, it was also announced, and folks were able to check out a playable demo, of the forthcoming MWO VR support that will put players inside the cockpit.
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Get Those Jackes, Freezing Pegasus Station Map Incoming
Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade closed alpha testers will get the opportunity to check out a brand new map when the Pegasus Station goes live. It’s a cold and desolate place, perfect for freezing out one’s enemies. In the latest newsletter, Technical Lead Level Designer Patrick Vaillancourt and Lead Artist Martin Spenard answered a few questions.
Hand of Fate: Three Updates Deployed, One More Incoming
Fans of the unique RPG-TCG hybrid, Hand of Fate, will be pleased to know that a trio of updates have been deployed to the game and one more is promised before the end of 2015. The updates bring more content and adventures to players to extend the gameplay opportunities.
General: Knights of Pen & Paper II Expansion Named
Here Be Dragons is the name of the next expansion for Knights of Pen & Paper II. The expansion comes with a host of new content, the Knight playable class, and the Bookworm player type.
General: System Shock 3 to Bring Back SHODAN
Over the course of a week, Otherside Entertainment teased out its development of System Shock 3, though data-miners discovered the “secret” long before the reveal was complete. It appears that the iconic SHODAN (and voice actress Terri Brosius) will be making a return to the series and that data-miners were ‘mocked’ by the AI.
World of Warcraft: Ronda Rousey Latest Cultural Icon to Be Immortalized in Game
Blizzard is at it again with pop stars that are immortalized in WoW. We already have a pair from the Final Fantasy series, Harris Pilton (Paris Hilton) and now UFC fighter Ronda Rousey will join in the fun when Legion launches and is, in fact, already in the alpha test. Check out the video below where Rousey is portrayed next to the equally famous Mila Kunis, who was a follower introduced in Warlords of Draenor and has picked up stakes to move to Legion as well.
Crowfall: February Brings a Legit Excuse to Destroy ALL!
The next Crowfall testing period is scheduled for February 2016 and will bring both destruction and capture mechanics into the client. Yes, that’s right: Players have a license to run rampant destroying the environment as two teams take it to one another for dominance on the battlefield.