According to a new Twitter post on Yogscast founder Simon Honeydew’s page, Hodor from HBO’s Game of Thrones, aka Kristian Nairn, maybe ready to sap and steal in World of Warcraft with his subtlety rogue.
Immune: Launch Arrives on Steam After Successful Greenlight
After a successful Greenlight campaign, top-down post-apocalyptic MMO, Immune, has officially launched on on Steam. The game features both PvE and PvP encounters with players battling for survival in a world gone mad.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Before the Fall Part 2 Information Debuts on Official Site
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with new information about "Before the Fall Part 2", the next content update scheduled for March 31st. In the main story arc, players will be called to defend the Gates of Judgement that guard the entrance to Ishgard. The city’s future rises or falls on the tide of war.
EVE Online: Scylla Update Goes Live
Testing out the new update site, CCP has revealed that the EVE Online Scylla update is now live. The update site is a newly revealed subsite of the main EVE site that is a clearinghouse for all past and future patches to the game.
WildStar: Companion Pets & Other Customization Detailed in New Blog
Wildstar’s Lead Systems Designer Joe Piepiora has written a new ‘deep dive’ blog about the big customization options coming to the game with the release of the INVASION: Nexus update. He begins the post with a look at the brand new companion pets that players have been asking for since launch.
City of Heroes: City of Heroes Lore AMA with Matt “Positron” Miller
Matt Miller will be heading to the Titan Network forums for a special City of Heroes 11th Anniversary AMA. City of Heroes is fondly and well-remembered by its community and Matt Miller has been instrumental in keeping the lore alive since it closed in 2012.
Elder Scrolls Online: New Systems Over New Content
Zenimax Online Studios seems to have adopted a unique way to release content, a way that has some of the community upset and calling the content "unfinished". Is it really unfinished content or is Zenimax releasing their content in a way that will keep players interested and engaged?
General: Crowdfunding Roundup – An Unwelcome Trend
This week Rob is back talking about crowdfunding, which he is loath to do, and what he sees as the start to a possibly disturbing trend. Read on to get your feathers riled up.
General: Getting to Know Moonrise
Moonrise first caught my eye with its distinctive art style. Really, it reminded me of Free Realms, one of my favorite casual MMOs that featured some of my favorite graphics. I’m a bit of a fan of stylized graphics. I also noticed that Moonrise offered monster collecting and combat, not something I am normally a huge fan of, but it looked so nice I continued to get excited.
Archlord 2: A Tale of Two Grinds
This new iteration – Archlord 2 — is set in the same setting as the previous version but in an alternate universe, sort of. I wouldn’t worry so much about it because all of the lore and imagery of the game is really just a wrap around a series of button-pushing mechanics that only become half-fun once the player has spent hours and hours grinding bad, level-based quest after another (trust me, you won’t even look at what the quests say, they are that repetitive.)