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Sundered Ground is the next EverQuest II expansion and will be released on November 3rd. Beginning today, EQII players can take part in a prelude event that will run until the expansion release in November. The event includes a special "currency" called Primordial Malice Baubles that can be used to buy special event items while it is live.
EverQuest’s Holly Longdale has posted a new producer’s letter to announce that the team has been working for the past year on a full-fledged expansion for the game. Longdale indicated that this expansion will bring content to high-level players along with new and updated 105 zones, fifteen raids, level-scaling missions, Heroic Adventures and two instanced raid zones, Plane of Fear and Plane of Hate, for players from 75-105 to experience together.
The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial City DLC came with a host of changes, including the PvP upgrades and balance that many had been hoping for for some time. Cyrodiil is a place where many players do go to enjoy themselves, and Zenimax has stated before that its goal was to create a zone that would attract different kinds of players. So what is Imperial City like for a player like myself who often plays solo and is more of a PvE-oriented RPG player?
Bioware has just announced that a new Mass Effect-themed attraction will be opening at California’s Great America in Santa Clara, California in 2016. The attraction will feature 3D technology and 4D effects with a live performer escorting attendees on a journey to a planet where they will fight to save the day.
During last weekend’s Twitchcon, ArenaNet revealed the first information about the forthcoming Squad UI. Squad UI allows players to manage large groups of players throughout the entire game world. Commanders will be able to harness the power of up to fifty players, further subdivided up to fifteen times.
Harebrained Schemes has announced the release of the Battletech KickStarter initiative. The base game has been self-funded by Harebrained Schemes with backers assisting in the funding of further development of Battletech.
Fans of hybrid RPG-RTS games will be happy to hear that Might & Magic Heroes VII has officially launched after a successful beta run. MMHVII continues the twenty year legacy of the series and was developed by Limbic Entertainment.
Divergence Online’s Ethan Casner will join us on the MMORPG.com forums for an "Ask Me Anything" Q&A event.
The latest developer blog to hit the Star Trek Online site covers the upcoming Admiralty System, a way for players to send their Admiralty ships on missions hoping to reap the rewards in both tangible means and in terms of prestige and influence. Major political forces in the galaxy will seek assistance that coincides with progress earned in various campaigns.
MMOGames has a nice write up of the recent Final Fantasy XIV presentation during the Tokyo Games Show. During the panel, the team revealed the first details about what players can expect with the v3.1 update called "As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness".