NCSoft has announced that the latest Lineage II expansion, Infinite Odyssey, has gone live. Infinite Odyssey brings new lore and exploration opportunities to players along with the removal of the level cap.
WildStar: Nexus Is About to Get Loads More Customizable
INVASION: Nexus is primed to bring some fun and useful things to WildStar players. Chief among them are the new Customization features including a boatload of vanity pets and a new Wardrobe function. We chatted with Lead Systems Designer Joe Piepiora to find out more.
General: Star Wars Battlefronts – Creating an Authentic Experience
Dice has sent out an intriguing new video developer diary to give fans the inside track on how the team is working to create an authentic experience for players of Star Wars Battlefront. The video is one of the first in a series that will be hosted by Gamestop to tease buyers into preordering the highly anticipated title, not coincidentally giving them early access on December 1st.
General: EA’s F2P Closures and Tanks vs. Zombies
Last week, while announcing that Need for Speed World, Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free and FIFA World will all be shut down in July, an EA exec stated that some of its F2P releases have declined in popularity. No ****, Sherlock. Upon seeing this news, I couldn’t help wondering how the company feels about its strategy in this rapidly growing and thus increasingly important area. And earlier this month, Wargaming brought a smile to my face.
General: Analyzing ‘Gamer Shame’
I don’t want to rehash the same arguments about free-to-play that I have had since 2007, but it’s safe to say that even though most MMOs and many other games are now free at some level, players still feel a strange need to apologize for supporting gaming. I have worked in community as well, and the same attitude seems to apply to players who feel that developers are somehow the enemy or, at least, not to be trusted.
EVE Online: Chronicles of New Eden – Varc Grayback’s Greatest Fight
EVE Online is a game with a story to tell–millions of them, actually. Every day friendships are formed, battles lost, revenge exacted. This week we sit down with Varc Grayback, leader of an elite PvP corporation, to hear his story.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fallen Empire – First Image Revealed
Bioware teased an expansion at the recent Star Wars: The Old Republic Cantina Tour stop in Anaheim, California. Today, the first image from "Fallen Empire" has been revealed possibly heralding an official announcement of an expansion.
Life is Feudal: Latest Development Update Released
The Life Is Feudal team has published a second video development blog that focuses on questions taken from the game’s social media. In addition, an inside look at the most current development activities and a first-ever community spotlight are featured.
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Bioware Star Wars Games Not Canon
Kotaku is reporting that Disney has admitted that all of Bioware’s Star Wars games fall outside of the official canon for the intellectual property. Anything that is considered the ‘extended universe’ is now non-canonical to the overall Star Wars story. Disney had announced several months back that most novels, comics, and video games would be considered part of the unofficial, unvisited part of Star Wars.
Triad Wars: New Trailer Invites you to Own the Underworld
A new Triad Wars trailer has been released that invites watchers to own the underworld. It’s a spicy look at the upcoming game with language and violence to suit. Check it out and see what you think.