According to a forum post on the Skyforge site, it is very possible that open beta will hit sometime in July. According to Community Manager ‘Spunky’, there will be one more closed beta event prior to the commencement of the open beta.
ARK: Survival Evolved: Screenshot Contest Announced & Big Update This Friday
The ARK: Survival Evolved Steam page has been updated with a big post that gives players and fans a heads up on a new screenshot contest as well as a forward look at a large update coming on Friday, June 12th.
Sword Coast Legends: Release Date Announced
The Sword Coast Legends site has been updated with the release date. Fans of the forthcoming D&D-based title can look forward to September 8th when the game becomes available.
General: Passing on Pre-Orders
On Wednesday, June 3, RPG fans were treated to their first official look at Fallout 4. There’s no feature list, in-game footage, or release date, but pre-orders are already open. Is pre-ordering now really a good idea?
General: The God Complex
MMOs aren’t what they used to be in both good ways and bad. This week in Player Versus Player, we look at MMO storytelling and how every player is the hero. We call it, "The God Complex" and ask, are we losing the core of MMORPGs because of it?
General: 3 Steps to MMO Happiness
I think I have always been a happy MMO fan. I have even been accused of being sappy or of wearing rose-colored glasses when covering MMOs because I tend to, well, enjoy them. I will give it to those who make such a suggestion: playing an MMO primarily through its systems (meaning grinding) is one way to find happiness, but I didn’t think that my distaste for the grind should disqualify my particular joy.
Fortnite: Mac Closed Beta Coming This Fall
Epic revealed its plans to bring Fortnite to Mac during this week’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). The plan is to begin closed beta testing in the fall of 2015. As part of the presentation, Epic revealed a new trailer. Check it out and see what you think.
General: Colonies Online: Crafting Added in Latest Update
Two-man development team, Ironbit, has sent word that the latest update has been applied to Colonies Online, its MMO set in the far space-faring future. Most notably, weapon and armor crafting has been added.
General: Goliath – Survival-Themed MMOG Announced
Whalebox Studio and Viva Media will be bringing a new game to next week’s E3. Called "Goliath", the game centers around players arriving on a strange island inhabited by gigantic creatures. Players will need to scavenge for materials to build highly-customizable robots in order to stay alive.
General: 5 Reasons Why We Need a Fallout MMO
I’m just as excited about Fallout 4 as the next guy, and think our very own Bill Murphy wrote a great list of things that would be awesome to see in the game, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t say I was hoping it’d be announced as an MMO. What if there were a Fallout MMO and what if the developers actually made it the kind of game it has the potential to become?