A new Kickstarter campaign has launched for Pixel Starships, described on the page as an 8-bit starship management strategy MMO. Developers liken it to Star Citizen in 2D.
Overwatch: New Game Play Trailer Shows Off Tracer
The latest in a series of game play videos from Overwatch features Tracer, one of the earliest characters revealed when Blizzard announced the shooter late last year.
General: Tree of Life – Early Access Packages Revealed
Tree of Life completed a very fast Steam Greenlight campaign a couple of weeks ago and is today ready to enter Early Access through the sale of a pair of packages: Settler for $19.99, Adventurer for $24.99 with an additional Settler four-pack available for $59.99.
Albion Online: The Importance of Farming
The Albion Online team has posted a new video developer diary that details how important farming will be to all aspects of the game including housing, controlling territories, feeding soldiers or transporting goods. It’s a fascinating look at how the need for food and other goods provided by farming will be integral to a player’s success. Check it out!
Armored Warfare: First Beta Begins Today with 1M Early Access Players
Obsidian Entertainment and My.com have announced that today marks the initial beta test for Armored Warfare. Over one million early access players will take part who have preordered various game packages.
EverQuest: Second Progression Server In the Works
The Daybreak EverQuest forum has been updated with the announcement that a second progression server is in the works. The first, Ragefire, was built to be twice as large as those that came before, and it is packed to the rafters. The result of that is the forthcoming Lockjaw server now in the preparation stages.
Xsyon: Prelude: Capture the Flag Event Kicks Off this Weekend
The Xsyon team has sent word that a special PvP Capture the Flag event will be headed into the game this Saturday, May 30th beginning at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern.
Guild Wars 2: The Beta Was Eventful
Quests have always been a staple for MMOs, and while they do make an appearance in Guild Wars 2, it’s the events that will steer most of your adventuring. The core of Guild Wars 2 introduced the mechanic of the dynamic event, and the Living World experimented with it. Now it’s time to see how HoT will take the concept to the next level.
Guild Wars 2: Revved Up – Our First Look At The Revenant
Like many Guild Wars 2 players, I took the new revenant class out for a spin in the recent beta event for Heart of Thorns. How did it go? Well, I died rather infrequently… that’s something, right?
Crowfall: Rounding Up a Plethora of Fansites and Podcasts
Getting the latest information about Crowfall is easy if you follow ArtCraft Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook, but sometimes it’s nice to get much deeper into the community. Fansites have always been a great way to get like-minded gamers together to further discuss their favorite game, and despite the fact that Crowfall has yet to even set a concrete launch date, eager fans are already creating blogs, podcasts, and guilds.