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Perfect World and Cryptic Studios are ready to give players some reasons to celebrate Star Trek Online’s fifth anniversary. The annual anniversary event kicks off today and runs through February 26th and will feature a new story line that features Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) and Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar). Also coming with today’s update is an improved Romulan story arc and updates to the bridge officer training system.
For those who can’t wait another minute for Elder Scrolls Online Update 6, tomorrow can’t come soon enough. The team has revealed that Update 6 will hit the Public Test Server on Tuesday, January 27th. In addition, the massive patch notes will be published that day to give even more detail to the big changes in store with the next big patch.
Inno Games has announced that it is stopping both development and service for its MMORTS Rising Generals. Development has stopped as of this writing with servers set to be turned off on February 9th. According to the press release, InnoGames was dissatisfied with the quality of the product during closed beta testing. Player feedback played a significant role in the decision.
It’s a real thing, folks. Today’s CM appreciation day, and I’m hoping we can use this news story and forum thread to let Mike and his moderator staff know how much we appreciate their hard work… even when we’re banned or warned into oblivion. Let’s face it, we probably deserved it.
PlanetSide 2 players broke a nearly-three year old Guiness World Record on January 24th when over eleven hundred players took part in a single FPS battle. The event was co-sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment and fan site PlanetSideBattles.
World of Tanks players have a new event in which to participate with the arrival of the 8-Bit Battles. Fights will take place in wintery locations in one of three special new tanks. Included in the update are new ways to platoon, special gold rounds that heal friendlies and a new medal for participation.
Toast and Delusion Studios have announced that the ambitious mobile RPG, Guardian Stone, has officially entered its closed beta phase of development. Interested Android users can head to the game’s official site to sign up to be selected as a beta tester. Players take on one of four iconic ARPG heroes and work alongside Guardians as they battle throughout the game world.
Being a PC gamer means rising to the challenge. Whether you casually play MMOs or are a competitive e-sports aficionado, at some point you’ve looked at your hardware and wondered whether it was time to upgrade. Most of us overlook the keyboard, or maybe make our choices based on the lighting options. That’s a problem, as the Roccat Ryos TKL mechanical keyboard so easily proves.
When a game’s payment model shifts, as happened last week with The Elder Scrolls Online becoming the latest game to undergo such a change, there’s always a pattern. The conversation almost always turns to the concept of value in comments flung around the internet like "That game wasn’t worth $15 a month" and "The game wasn’t worth a subscription".
Identity was born out of an Arma 3 module called "Altis Life". Since then, the developers have been working to create their ideal game, one packed with unique and defining features. Check out our exclusive interview with John VanderZwet, CEO of Asylum Entertainment Inc. to find out more.