Fans of Revival, called by developers a return to old-school sandbox MMOs, will be happy to note that the official site is now live. The site is packed with information about Revival including a release schedule, game philosophy and more.
World of Warcraft: Duncan Jones Teases Future Warcraft Films
In an interview at WarcraftMovieFans.com, Duncan Jones, director of the Warcraft movie currently in post-production, has hinted that there may be more films in the works with which he will be involved.
General: Perfect World Founder Considering Stock Buyout
Perfect World Entertainment’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, Michael Yufeng Chi, has submitted a proposal to buy out all shares of the gaming company’s stock in a privatization effort. All outstanding shares would be purchased for for $20 per American Depositary Share or $4 per ordinary share in cash according to a write up at GamesIndustry.biz.
General: A New Year
Happy new year, everyone! It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2015 and that World of Warcraft is entering its eleventh year! There’s many things to look forward to this year, the planned content patches for Warlords and the possibility of the next expansion being announced.
Guild Wars 2: Polish or New Content?
Smooth animations, fantastic audio quality, and a good UI are essential for making a good game no matter what genre you’re talking about. When it comes to MMO’s it’s hard to find a game that has a true polished feel. A lot of these games try to fill that gap by just reskinning old content, and slapping it on top of everything to make their game seem larger. Then there’s Guild Wars 2. An MMO so polished, it’s actually hard to believe. In fact, it’s still being polished!
General: Heartfelt Tribute Shows Community in MMOs is Still Relevant
When people talk about their experiences gaming online, especially in MMORPGs, it can often feel overwhelmingly negative. It’s not uncommon to hear that MMOs are irrelevant, too expensive, cash grabs, superficial, and at worst, have ‘communities’ in name only, full of either apathy or trolling. Take your pick. Yet, while the genre has seen shifts over time, there is still something about MMORPGs that remains unique, and brings out the best in online community.
General: The Best MMOs with Sailing
Now that the bold new year of 2015 is upon us and we’re striking out into unknown territory, I felt like it was only appropriate that we take a look at MMOs that let you embark on grand voyages of your own. When doing research for this list, I noticed that there are shockingly few MMOs with robust sea-based content. As a result, some of the games on this list feature sailing as an extra feature, while some of the games have sea adventures as the primary gameplay mechanic.
PlanetSide 2: PS4 Beta Coming January 2015
SOE President John Smedley this week confirmed that Planetside 2 has been approved in its first pass and is set to go live the week of either January 13 or January 20.
General: Square Enix Releases End of Year Report
This week mega-publisher Square Enix released its financials, with total assets amounting to more than two billion dollars. Online games account for a good chunk of that money, with roughly a million players logging in each month to Square’s three MMOs.
Elite: Dangerous: Server Problems Addressed
New Year’s day was a rough one for Elite: Dangerous when a server malfunction caused a slew of headache-inducing bugs. Fortunately, developer Frontier has fixed these issues.