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Crowfall: Training Passive & Active Skill
The Crowfall Kickstarter page has been updated with a new FAQ about how both passive and active skills will be trained.
The Secret World: Upcoming Content & Bylos Moving to “New Initiative”
Funcom’s Joel Bylos has penned what may be one of his last Game Director’s Letters for The Secret World. In it, he mentions that he will be moving on to a "new initiative" within Funcom. Bylos does not offer any further details but does mention that it will require his full focus and, as a result, he will be (and has been) handing off many of his TSW duties to others on the team.
Star Trek Online: Delta Recruitment In-Game Announced
Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced a new in-game event for Star Trek Online called "Delta Recruitment" that has been building for the past five years. The Iconians are poised to invade the universe resulting in all races putting out a call for recruits to fight the threat.
Albion Online: Road Map to Summer Published
The Albion Online team has published an extensive list of planned fixes and enhancements on the game’s official forums. Considered a working list on the way to summer 2015, the team promises to get as many of the changes and features as possible in the next alpha update.
General: Wave of Darkness: A Hardcore ARPG for Fans of the Genre
Small independent studios, Aurofinity and Dreamtrix, are about midway through a very modest KickStarter campaign for their hardcore action RPG Wave of Darkness. These are the same studios responsible for Legends of Dawn, the first in a planned trilogy of games. Wave of Darkness is, at the moment, a PC-only title and features and open, explorable world, spell generator, crafting, mini-games, and the promise of modding tools to be released at a later date.
Guild Wars 2: The Ostrich Strategy
This week, Jason explains how he’s coping with the Heart of Thorns information overload – hint: it’s not "read all the things!"
Grim Dawn: PAX East Preview – Staying True to Classic ARPGs
We just got back from PAX East, and one of the games I took a good look at at was a slick ARPG called Grim Dawn. Currently in production by Crave Entertainment, Grim Dawn is very reminescent of old-school Diablo and Diablo two, with a dark color palette, and some very neat ideas.Now, I must confess to having a soft spot for ARPGs, and any game in the same vein as the venerated Diablo I and II is going to strike very near my heart.
General: Descent: Underground – A Winner in the Making
Eric Peterson announces his new game, and Red Thomas heads to Austin to learn more about what fans can expect from the new project.
Trove: Fish, Ships, and Corgis at PAX East
Trion hasn’t released tools for content creation in Trove, instead, resourceful players have basically developed their own tools and mod loaders to work with the game’s assets and come up with their own creations. One player even created a pair of Corgi guns.