The Otherland Online team has posted a great new video to get players hyped for today’s commencement of the early access program via Steam. Early access packages are available from $19.99 up to $49.99 with various in-game perks included.
General: Five Ways to Get Ready for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
At PAX Prime 2015, ArenaNet finally let the release date for Heart of Thorns out of the bag, giving us about a month and a half to prepare for Guild Wars 2’s first official expansion. If you’re like me, you’ll be scrambling to finish the current Living World content and level your alts by October 23. Here are five ways that you can prepare for Heart of Thorns!
Camelot Unchained: Update Celebrates Procedurally Generated Terrain
The latest Camelot Unchained update is called "100 Hours of Glory" but could have taken on the subtitle of "Hear Us Roar". Whilst staying away from the traditional hype train that many up and coming games champion, the CU team has kept things very low-key…until today and the announcement of a successful 100+ hours of crash-free server up time and the well-received procedurally generated terrain system.
General: Tales of a Dragon Con Cosplayer
New York and San Diego Comic Con may garner most of the geek-dom attention from the mainstream press, but Dragon Con is a tradition that enjoys an identity all its own. The con offers informational panels, celebrity autograph sessions, extensive workshops, an enormous vendor hall, art galleries, table-top gaming tournaments, and, of course, the world’s best cosplay.
General: On the Table: Legacy’s Wake
This is the inaugural edition of On the Table a new column here at MMORPG.com. This week Rob interviews independent RPG developer MithrilPunk about their upcoming game Legacy’s wake.
Mad Max: Shiny and Chrome, But Repetitive
Mad Max, from Warner Bros. Interactive and Avalanche Studios is very obviously a labor of love for both companies. It’s got the lore hooks from the films, it nails the tone and look of Miller’s recent film, and it’s also got some of the best car-based combat in games today. But it’s where the open world RPG-lite tries to do too much that it falters.
TERA: Community Concerns & Future Plans Addressed in New Letter
Patrick Sun has posted the latest TERA State of the Game letter. In it, he discusses several recent community concerns and some upcoming news for the game.
General: Star Wars: Uprising Launches a Day Early
Fans looking to get immersed in the first game based on the new Star Wars cannon can do so thanks to Kabam launching Star Wars: Uprising a day ahead of schedule. Originally slated to launch tomorrow, Kabam has surprised SW fans with today’s release.
General: Order & Chaos 2 Coming September 17th
The Gameloft Facebook page has been updated with the news that Order & Chaos, the highly anticipated title, will be launching on Thursday, September 17th for mobile devices. Interested players can pre-register on the official site to learn more about content updates.
General: Battle Chasers: Nightwar KickStarter Begins with a Bang
The Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter began only yesterday and less than 24-hours later it has raised nearly $400,000 of the $500,000 goal. Battle Chasers: Nightwar is described as "JRPG combat meets action paced dungeons & stylish storytelling by using skills and strategy".