Aeria Games has announced that its new MMO, Echo of Soul, has officially launched on Steam. All players logging into EoS through midnight tonight will be awarded Levina’s Blessing for 24 hours.
General: MMORPG’s Best of E3 2015 Awards
It’s that time of year! Time to blather on about the games we drooled over the most at E3 2015. Yes, we know these awards mean very little in the grand scheme of things. But stop being so pessimistic. Games are fun, and being excited about the ones you want to play in the future is part of what makes this hobby so great. So without further ado, here are our picks for the Best of E3 2015.
Armored Warfare: Early Access Beta 2 Extended
Armored Warfare players participating in the Early Access beta events will be pleased to know that the second phase will be extended through June 28th. To celebrate the event, the team announced that the Encounter map mode will be added, new invites will be sent, and players will be able to earn 2x reputation and 3x credits through the end of EAB2.
ArcheAge: Devouring Depths Update Now Live
ArcheAge has been updated with a new patch called the Devouring Depths. The new content includes the massive Leviathan and a new daily event to attack the Leviathan with a giant crossbow. The event runs through July 7th and rewards players with 2 Leviathan’s Legendary items. Additionally, Patrons can earn an additional three Loyalty Tokens everyday while logged in, earned hourly.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Heavensward Review in Progress #1
Two years ago I dived into Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn not knowing what to expect. Turns out the game had gone through a complete revamp and it made great use of a proverbial phoenix down that are prevalent in the Final Fantasy series. You can read the 2.0 review here. If you are a masochist and want to relive how bad 1.0 truly was you can take a look at that boondoggle’s review here.
Destiny: Bungie Issues An Apology to Fans
Bungie’s Luke Smith, Creative Director for The Taken King, has taken to the Weekly Update to apologize to veteran Destiny players for the recent dissatisfaction with the pre-purchase program announced for the expansion. Players loudly complained at the inequity of having to re-purchase the full game and the expansion in order to get the collector’s edition perks.
WildStar: Content, Quality of Life Improvements & More Coming with F2P
Carbine Studios is ready to unveil what it has envisioned for the upcoming F2P iteration of WildStar. Among other things, players can look forward to new content, an improved tutorial system, item and stat systems will be overhauled, more consistent challenges in dungeons, and new areas including Alpha Sanctum and Cryo-Plex PvP Arena.
Neverwinter: XBOX One – Future Content & Upgrades
With the XB1 version of Neverwinter firmly in place, Cryptic Studios is ready to start talking about the future and forthcoming updates. Rob Lashley had the opportunity to send a few questions Rob Overmeyer’s way to find out more.
WildStar: E3 2015: Take a Look at WildStar’s Free-to-Play Transition, Cupcake
WildStar has always been a terrific candidate for a non-subscription-based business model, and at E3 2015 last week, we got a chance to chat with Carbine Studios about their flagship MMORPG’s upcoming free-to-play transition. It’s no surprise that they’ve received a great response to the transition since their announcement of it a few weeks ago, with over 100,000 free-to-play beta signups in the first day.
Albion Online: How Albion Online is Combating the Zerg
As anyone who has played online games for any length of time will know, the territory comes with its ups and downs. One common issue, especially with resource-based open-world games that allow for PvP, is when players form into large groups and trample their respective countrysides (or space stations), obliterating everything in their path. Whether you know it as ‘blobbing,’ ‘zerging’ or by some other name, you’re sure to have run into it in one form or another.