Everyone has a fighting chance
Today’s Guild Wars 2 update notes have been released with the welcomed surprise that the first-person view camera is now part of the game. Also, the WvW map requirement for the World Completion achievement has been removed and a new streaming client notification system has been implemented.
According to a Twitter post sent to us, there are unconfirmed rumors of lay offs affecting employees of Perfect World Entertainment. We do not know if this is internationally-based or US-based yet and we do not yet know which games and teams have been hit. We will keep you posted as the story develops.
Investment firm, Daewoo, has published its buyers’ prospectus for NCSoft. In it, several scenarios are presented for potential investors that project data on how NCSoft can remain solvent and avoid any corporate takeover by Nexon. Both Lineage Eternal and the Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns expansion come into play as major components of NCSoft’s success or failure this year.
Orcs Must Die: Unchained has been in beta for a while, and the developers at Robot recently unveiled a new build that will kick off phase two of the beta beginning on March 24th. The new build features hero overhauls, new systems, UI improvements, and more, and was playable at PAX East.
Greetings fellow Crusaders, and it’s time for another look into the world of Eternal Crusade. Actually, this week we are going to look, not only at Eternal Crusade, but at some other Games Workshop titles that are currently in production that have piqued my interest.
Today marks the official sixteenth anniversary of the launch of EverQuest. To celebrate, let’s take a look back at the original launch trailer from 1999 (and let’s party!) reposted by the EQ team in 2012.
As the Crowfall fundraising initiative approaches the $1.3M goal for adding mounts and caravans to the game, the Artcraft team has released an FAQ to detail how the feature will work in the game.
The same team behind Google’s Ingress has announced its next title, Endgame: Proving Ground. According to released information, Endgame is a mobile location-based title that will ask players to join one of twelve of humanity’s original Lines and will create opportunities for PvP ‘battles’ with their customized champions based on their current location in the world.
The Hawken Facebook page has been updated with the news that Reloaded Games is now the owner of the IP. The team is working in conjunction with Reloaded to get the forums back up and running and that other back end systems are being overhauled.
The Star Citizen team has released an awesome new trailer from this past weekend’s SXSW event to give fans and players a look at the way the persistent world being created for the game is shaping up. It’s an early sneak peek at the inter-connectedness of Star Citizen and five minutes of pure joy. Check it out and let us know what you think!