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Star Citizen has been on many players’ radar since crowd funding began. With nearly $75M raised, the team has been hard at work creating the mosaic of the Star Citizen universe and the disparate pieces that will be knit together to create a whole. Up to now, we have seen individual pieces but according to the latest Letter from the Chairman, that’s about to change as the ‘whole’ will start being revealed.
Only in public release since last September, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor players have racked up 5.65 BILLION kills of Uruks. 1.3 BILLION Uruks have dealt fatal damage to other Uruks and nearly 100 million unique Nemeses have been created. It’s all in the infographic below so check it out!
After today’s deployment of the v1.1.1 Destiny patch, players will find a major alterations in the way players take on Weekly Heroic Strikes. Once the patch is deployed, mandatory matchmaking for weekly Heroic Strikes on all levels will be implemented. Developers felt that the current system did not demand a cohesive cooperative group. At this point, matchmaking will not include raids, though that is on the table for inclusion at a later date.
Gazillion backed off their plans for ‘Limited Edition’ costumes due to the controversy surrounding their implementation. But should they have thrown out the baby with the bathwater?
People cheat. That fact is nothing new and just about everyone does it at some point in their life. Don’t believe me? Just ask the IRS. I don’t foresee by bringing up the topic of cheating in my column that I’ll be able to change anything. I don’t imagine it will even prevent one of you from cheating in the future. I do, however, believe it is a dialogue worth having and hope you’ll humor me for a few minutes. I’m interested in your input.
This week Chris and Ryan take to the mics with special guest and new/returning writer, Beau Hindman! We cover the week’s news — including the "business as usual" layoffs at Daybreak Studios and more — before getting to our main topic: What is the State of MMOs in 2015? We break down exactly where the industry is at, from business models to designs to the ultimate question of whether MMOs are long for this world.
It’s no secret any more that Minsc and Boo will be returning in the Elemental Evil module for Neverwinter. We had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Lead Content Designer & Loremaster Randy Mosiondz. See what he had to say in this exclusive mini interview.
Red Thomas takes a look at character creation and advancement in Crowfall. Then, Red previews warfare and speculates on what players can expect on the battlefield.
Red Thomas braves the frigid Texas winter and Austin traffic to get an early peak at ArtCraft’s new game, Crowfall in this first of a two part series previewing the new game in development. What he finds, leaves him feeling more than a little giddy.
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with new information about the forthcoming "Manderville Gold Saucer" update. The update is scheduled to go live tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24th and the updated site gives players information about the new mini-games.