The Skyforge team will be on hand today in a live stream event to show off the Berserker class and the Thais Temple. The Twitch broadcast is expected to kick off at 11:30 am Pacific / 2:30 pm Eastern in the Skyforge channel.
General: Nexon to Release Five MMOs This Year
According to the recent financial statement by Nexon, five MMOs will launch in Korea in 2015. This is fantastic news for Korean players, with the hope that the games will move Westward not long after.
Vainglory: Closed Beta Begins
Super Evil Megacorp has announced the commencement of the closed beta for its mobile-specific MOBA, Vainglory. Those interested in participating can head to the official site and sign on for testing.
Star Trek Online: Spock Memorial is Breathtaking
To honor Leonard Nimoy who immortalized Spock in Star Trek lore and who passed away last week, Cryptic Studios has placed an in-game memorial to honor his contribution to the Star Trek IP and to the game itself. The monument is gorgeous, a true testament to design. We will simply leave its image to speak for itself.
General: New Content vs New Systems
Patches are the way of life for MMO players. They come and they go, but until a developer lays out exactly what each patch means to them, there’s no way of telling what’s in store. Some games wait months, like World of Warcraft, before release, while others, like RIFT, come out so quick it makes you wonder what the rest of the industry is doing wrong.
General: The Way I See It
I don’t consider myself a journalist. I write about video games and sometimes technology. When I think of journalists I envision the likes of Barbra Walters, Ed Bradley, Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite, and Edward R. Murrow. Women and men of great stature that have made lasting contributions to society through their craft. I write and make videos about games.
General: GDC 2015 – Kabam’s Spirit Lords
At this week’s Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, freemium publisher Kabam showed its latest project, a soon-to-be-released fantasy action-RPG called Spirit Lords. Afew hours playing the Spirit Lords beta revealed that it’s a vivid and humorous dungeon crawler that successfully combines traditional role-playing mechanics with the quick-play sensibilities of mobile games.
Crowfall: $1M Raised, Mounts & Caravans Stretch Goal Added
As the Crowfall KickStarter soared over the $1M mark after just a week, Artcraft announced that the $1.3M stretch goal will be the addition of mounts and caravans to the game.
Bionic Marine Command Online: Greenlight Achieved
The B.M.C.O. team has let us know that the project has been Greenlit on Steam after just over a month. Steam gave the go ahead to the ambitious title despite it being in its very early alpha phase of development. Congratulations to the team.
Valiance Online: Superheroes Wanted!
Our friends at Valiance Online have reached out to us to reach out to YOU about job openings on the project. See where you fit in.