Michael Parks, currently with Kongregate, is reporting on his Twitter account that a round of layoffs has gone down at his former employer Gazillion Entertainment, developers of Marvel Heroes 2015.
Aion: Shugo Emperor’s Vault Returns with New Rewards
Shugo Emperor’s Vault has returned to Aion and has some new surprises in store that include Conqueror Marks, Ancient Coins, Brazen Aegis Armor, Trillrunerk’s Accessories, Armor Boxes and more.
General: Nexon Partners with QC Games for Unannounced Title
Dallas Dickinson of Star Wars: Galaxies, SWTOR and Planetside fame has formed a new company called QC Games that has entered into a partnership agreement with Nexon-America to produce an "unannounced multiplayer online action game". While it remains unclear as to a more specific genre of game this project will be, the news is exciting to see Dickinson and several other developers of note working on a new project.
Guild Wars 2: Raid Content Design Revealed
The latest ArenaNet blog has been posted on the Guild Wars 2 site to reveal to players how challenging content, in this case raids, is being designed. Crystal Reid and Jason Reynolds offer up several comprehensive sections to show how engaging and challenging raid content will work (along with rewards!) when the Heart of Thorns expansion arrives in October.
Wizard101: 7th Birthday Arrives with Gifts, Events & More
Congratulations are in order for KingsIsle and their flagship title, Wizard101. Today marks the beginning of the 7th Anniversary Celebration that is packed with special B.O.X.E.S. events, cool quests, double XP for pets, double gardening rewards, free PvP tournaments, free training respec through September 8th. In addition, there are seven brand new free items all players will receive as thanks for their support of the family-friendly title.
WildStar: CBT2 to Begin Tomorrow, Runecrafting Changes Detailed
With the first phase of closed beta testing complete, the WildStar test server is now closed pending a significant update prior to the beginning of phase 2 slated to start at approximately 1:00 am Pacific / 4:00 am Eastern on September 3rd. During phase 2, players will be able to purchase Ncoin that will result in PTR Ncoin to use as currency for in-game shop purchases. When the F2P iteration launches, players will receive the ‘real deal’ Ncoin.
ArcheAge: Heroes Awaken is a New Beginning
During our several hour time window with Trion Worlds at PAX we were treated to a nice preview of the upcoming 2.0 patch for ArcheAge. Bringing the NA and EU versions right behind the KR original, 2.0 packages loads of content and upgrades for all AA fans.
General: Call of Champions – Spacetime Goes All-Out with MOBA Best Practices
At PAX 2015, writer Carolyn Koh got to meet up with Spacetime Studios CEO Gary Gattis to get a look at their new bite-sized mobile MOBA Call of Champions launching on iOS and Android, and get some hands-on time in beta.
General: MSI Gaming Notebooks & ROCCAT Aluma In-Ear Headsets
Both MSI and ROCCAT have released gaming peripheral news items over the last day or so. MSI has a new line of powerhouse gaming notebooks and ROCCAT has introduced the new "in-ear" headset called the Aluma.
Crowfall: Pre-Alpha Testing Begins with Hunger Dome Game Mode
Artcraft Entertainment has started the first round of Crowfall pre-alpha testing with a select number of backers included and a thousand more to be invited over the next several weeks. Players will get a chance to check out the PvP game game mode called The Hunger Dome.