A month following WildStar’s free-to-play conversion, columnist Gareth "Gazimoff" Harmer looks at some of the good and bad that’s surfaced since the switch.
Sword Coast Legends: State of the Game Addresses Concerns, Announces Free DLC
n-Space President Dan Tudge has published a State of the Game letter on the Sword Coast Legends site that both addresses some of the most recent concerns raised by the community and announces the forthcoming release of several free DLC packages starting with a Halloween release later this week.
Sword Coast Legends: It’s Not That Legendary
Last week N-Space and Digital Extremes launched Sword Coast Legends the top down RPG spiritual successor to the great Black Isle games of yesteryear. Read on for Rob’s impressions of the game and that genre in 2015.
General: Atlas Reactor – New Trailer Projects the Vision of the Game
Trion Worlds has been quietly working away on Atlas Reactor, the next competitive game with a decidedly different take on the shooter genre. Touting "simultaneous turn-based gameplay" as its core, the term can sometimes lead to a head-scratching moment of incomprehension. To help show off how interesting and truly different this style is, Trion has released a new video to show exactly what it means and how it will play out.
EVE Online: Doomsday – How Purpose is Being Returned to Capital Ships
My favorite moment of EVE Vegas 2015 was the swell of the crowd when the first new doomsday weapon was shown to the audience that had travelled around the world to pack themselves into the Planet Hollywood conference center. As the laser beam charged, you could sense a spike in tension that, as the beam finally exploded forward and began cleaving a path across the sky, erupted into applause and excitement as fans cheered and screamed.
EverQuest II: Help with Beta, Provide Feedback, Get Swag!
Daybreak Game Company has posted a new article detailing the ways players will be rewarded for helping beta test the Everquest II expansion, Terrors of Thalumbra. Players will have a series of adventure quests to complete on the beta server which will result in a "Kaeonos, the Dark Spirit" reward on live servers when the expansion is released.
Star Trek Online: Integrated ‘Arc Voice’ Incoming for All PWE Titles Today
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that Arc Voice will now be a staple feature of the multi-game launcher. Arc Voice will allow players to build friends lists, create private and public channels, and will allow for both voice and text chat. Arc Voice will be part of the launcher after tonight’s maintenance.
Runescape: TCG Tie-In, Chronicle, to Launch CBT November 25th
Runescape fans will be happy to hear that the competitive online TCG tie-in, Chronicle, will be hitting closed beta status on Wednesday, November 25th. The game was well-received during the recently held RuneFest where players got a firsthand look at the new game. Runescape: Chronicle is expected to launch in 2016 for both PC and iPad.
World of Warcraft: Children’s Hospital to Benefit from Blizzcon Auction
Blizzard will be donating 100% of the proceeds from this year’s Blizzcon Charity Auction to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Bidding on one-of-a-kind Blizzard swag will begin on Wednesday, November 4th and end on Friday, November 13th.
EVE Online: That’s No Moon – Citadels Are the Death Stars of EVE
Traditionally, EVE Vegas was just a community meetup–a place where players could gather in the smoky casinos and drink until they were numb. But after last weekend and the massive details unleashed for EVE’s next big expansion pack, many are wondering how long it will be until EVE Vegas eclipses Iceland’s EVE Fanfest.