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When Crowfall was first detailed during late February’s Kickstarter launch, the game was described as "Game of Thrones meets EVE Online" as a way to show the basic premise by comparing two easily recognizable IPs. The "Game of Thrones" part is easy to discern for several reasons, but I can’t help but wonder why every modern multiplayer online sandbox insists on comparing itself to EVE Online.
CD Projekt Red astounded fans this week by announcing two expansion packs for The Witcher 3 this week. Totaling more than 30 hours of game time, and on the back of sixteen free pieces of DLC already coming, The Witcher 3 is out to set a new standard for fan service. The studio also took to Twitter to answer questions from its fans and revealed new information in the process. All that and more in this week’s RPG Files!
It’s been a year since Elder Scrolls Online first launched. And while it was a rather contentious game, with hype levels through the roof, I reviewed ESO here on the site. In short, I liked a great deal about it, but knew it had some kinks to iron out. Well, in the year since launch the team at Zenimax has been working feverishly like a Khajit slave to improve their flagship MMO.
The World of Warships shop has been updated with several new pre-order packages for the upcoming title. Bundles feature unique ships, premium game time and Gold Doubloons, the in-game currency. Prices for these special bundles run from ~$25 to ~$59 and are available to preorder now.
Funcom has posted a new pair of images on The Secret World Facebook page that they say should "help clear things up". The images are obviously puzzle pieces of a larger picture that teases…what? You tell us!
The latest Age of Conan update is now live and it contains the second round of achievements to be added this year. There are several more achievements for players to collect. There are also some bug fixes and enhancements and the addition of 130 panoramas for players to feast their eyes on.
Tales of Tamriel Vol 1: The Land, a volume based on Elder Scrolls Online, will be released on April 24th. The book will contain in-game text accompanied by over a hundred exclusive commissioned pieces of art.
The Elite: Dangerous team has gone onto the game’s official forums with an update that is packed with interesting tidbits of information.
The Lord of the Rings Online team took to the airwaves to discuss the new way that legendary weapons will be imbued and announced that most of the current legendaries will be grandfathered into the new system.
With the Iconian invasion just beginning, the Star Trek Online team is bring to full circle a story that began five years ago. In an exclusive interview with Cryptics Al Rivera, we talk about the creative process behind writing the stories we love.