Perfect World Entertainment has announced that the latest expansion to Forsaken World has gone live. Called "Freedom Falls", the expansion brings the Polar Borderlands region into the game as well as the Demon race and the Tormentor class.
General: The Daily Quest – Would You Play a Low Population Game?
There are a lot of MMOs out there now, but not all of them have the kind of player base that Azeroth, Tyria, or Norrath have. Some games, try as they might, just don’t attract a lot of people. The quest for today: would you or do you play one of those games?
General: NCSoft Earnings: Not Everyone’s Drinking Champagne in the Executive Suite
NCSoft today released their earnings report for the 2014 fiscal year. While the company as a whole grew across the board, not everyone is presently drinking champagne and wearing silly hats at the NCSoft executive suite.
General: How a Timely Video Can Make or Break a Game
With Wednesday’s news about the layoffs at Daybreak Game Company (formerly SOE), including Dave Georgeson and Linda Brasse, we started thinking. There could be any number of reasons those two were let go, but being some of the highest profile members of SOE’s staff causes alarm. We were reminded of SOE Live just this past year, the bits of EverQuest Next info we were given… and why it just wasn’t enough for the press or the fans.
Crowfall: Knight Archetype Revealed & First In-Game Music
The Crowfall site has been updated with a pair of nifty updates. First off, players can check out the Knight archetype player class. Both male and female models are revealed as well as a backstory for the male Knight.
World of Warcraft: Players to be Twitterpated Soon
When the World of Warcraft v6.1 patch goes live later this spring, players will be able to use Twitter from within the game. The in-game app allows for text-only Tweets but also gives the ability to take, crop and send out image-based Tweets as well. The app will be available in the ‘social’ tab of the main interface and will require players to authenticate their Twitter account to allow integration with WoW.
General: Everything is Not Alright
We’re at a turning point, people. Or rather, we have been. The MMORPG boom is over, and we’re settling into a new era for these games. For many of you, that’s scary. Some even seem ready to state that the MMO is "dead". I’m biased, but I’m not so bleak. In my eyes, everything that’s gone wrong in the industry for the past 5 years or more has done nothing but make us free to explore the potential of what I consider the greatest genre there has ever been or will be.
Elder Scrolls Online: An Open Letter to Zenimax
With patch 1.6 finally on the PTS and our review of its major changes being out, I think it’s time I sit down and have a one sided discussion with Zenimax. I’ve sat idly by enjoying all the fantastic content and changes that ZOS has been doing to the game but there are areas of The Elder Scrolls Online that haven’t seen any love since the launch of the game almost a year ago and they need to be addressed.
Heroes of the Storm: The Lost Vikings Stumble Into a Nexus Portal
Once today’s maintenance is complete, Heroes of the Storm players will have The Lost Vikings to take into battle. After years honing their skills wrestling polar bears, TLVs are ready to take on other heroes with a variety of skills and heroic abilities.
Dying Light: Night Hunter Evolved Trailer Features Special Code
Dying Light’s "Be the Hunter" PvP mode is in the spotlight of a new trailer narrated by a member of the game’s development team. As four "human" players take on a lone "zombie" player, the battle can seem overwhelming. The video gives the "Night Hunter" a few tips to help even the odds. In addition to seeing the 4v1 PvP match in action, players can also get a code for an in-game weapon that can be redeemed on the Dying Light site.