Everyone has a fighting chance
In almost two decades of watching and writing about the massively multiplayer landscape, the announcement of a new project has never failed to catch my attention. That said, they don’t all do so to the same degree; some interest me far more than others. Over the years, I’ve seen at least several hundred titles enter development. For a variety of reasons, they didn’t all make it as far as launch, including some that had exceptional appeal for me.
Over the last eight years, almost 4 million characters have been created in the European MapleStory, and to celebrate, publisher Nexon has created a new 30 quest storyline surrounding two of Mu Gong’s most famous students, Gold Dragon and Red Tiger.
CD PROJEKT RED sounded both thrilled and relieved this week to announce that its open-world RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was done and a mere month away from launch.
EVE Online’s player-spun intrigue has taken a few new turns recently, with The Mittani getting cozy with Max Singularity and declaring the CFC the new Imperium. Top that with massive-scale space warfare, and you have "the gaming equivalent of House of Cards meets Game of Thrones." (or is that A.D.: The Bible Continues?
EverQuest players will have a lot to look forward to with the introduction of what Holly Longdale calls "campaigns". Rather than a single annual expansion, players will enjoy twice-yearly ‘campaign’ DLC. Longdale explains that this helps keep the world fresh, packed with content and gives the team a very quick turn around on player feedback.
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with new lore to get players up to speed on the story behind the Heavesward expansion due out in June. The Dark Knight, Astrologian, and the Machinist all have their backstories revealed in the update.
Like Elsword couldn’t get any cuter, yesterday they launched the Critter’s Carnival Pet Dungeon and Events. From April 15-28, players will enter Joaquin’s Laboratory of Alchemy in search of the Wild Rider.
Good news Tolkien fans–this week, Bundle Stars released the Shadow of Mordor Bundle, compilation that gives you the base game and ALL of its Season Pass DLC for just $29.99.
Obsidian Entertainment’s been paying attention to player feedback, and the result of that are a range of improvements to Armored Warfare’s Artillery mechanics.
TERA is about to turn three years old. Both new and former players, or players who are not subscribed to the game, are invited to check out a special event that will grant them two weeks of elite status just for playing the game. The team has set up a series of events for players to take part in and, if all are completed, the two weeks will be added to their accounts.