Everyone has a fighting chance
One Thumb Digital has released a new update for mobile and PC/Mac MMO Celtic Heroes that features the dwarven-themed Gelebron’s Tower. The tower caters to high level players and contains five levels that can yield a new Dragonlord armor and unleashes several tough new bosses into the game world.
Obsidian Entertainment has announced that Pillars of Eternity, its upcoming highly-anticipated RPG, has achieved "gold status" and is on track for a March 26th release date. The announcement marks the final opportunity for interested fans to pre-order a copy of the game prior to its release.
A new developer blog has been posted by Guild Wars 2 game designer Tyler Bearce. In it, Bearce discusses the new WvW Desert Borderlands map and how it will bring new elements to PvP. The team, Bearce writes, has learned a lot about "what works and what doesn’t in the time since releasing the original game." To that end, the team wanted to give players something really new that should give players new battlegrounds to master.
Gameforge and HEX Entertainment have announced that a HEX: Shards of Fate tournament will take place later this year to crown a worldwide champion. The tournament will feature a $100,000 prize pool to be shared among participants.
Wargaming has released a brand new developer diary that gives World of Warships players a look at the history of the US Navy and its place in the game. Check it out!
Not every article has to be an in-depth discussion of gameplay, offering commentary on press releases, or speculating what big reveal BioWare might choose to unleash at Star Wars Celebration next month.
Prior to arriving at PAX East, I’d heard of Fable Legends, but I honestly didn’t pay too much attention to it. I’m a fan of the Fable IP, but I haven’t really been grabbed by anything to come from it since the series’ debut (on PC) back in 2005. I had no expectations for the game when we arrived at the Microsoft booth to take some footage of the free-to-play title, but once I got to the booth I just had to get my hands on it.
Earlier this year I wrote an article about Jagex in which I gave my hopes that, following the shutdown of Transformers Universe, the company wouldn’t be too eager to announce another new MMO. Just a month or so out of that closure, we learned through a job placement announcement that yet another MMO is in the oven.
I spent my weekend with the wonderful community team from Kingsisle Entertainment (they work on Wizard101 and Pirate101) as they slowly walked up and down the aisles of the SXSW Gaming Expo. It is a free event (a good offset to the astronomical ticket prices that SXSW can often ask) and allows indie or smaller games to hook up with potential players. It also shows off new technologies, trends and even hosted video game museums with hands-on consoles. It was a blast, to say the least.
Today’s column is a list geared toward you, the returning player who might be stepping back into what seems like familiar territory only to land in a city and find yourself at the mercy of the guards within the first five minutes. Or not. But for those returning to ESO, here are a few quick things to keep in mind.