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Celtic Heroes is now a true cross-platform experience thanks to the release of its iOS version of its Destiny Engine. Thanks to the powerful new engine, players will experience dynamic lighting, improved shadows, and hundreds of new animations. In addition, Celtic Heroes is now updated with this season’s holiday experience.
Sony Online Entertainment’s John Smedley has posted to the H1Z1 Reddit that early access will begin on January 15th. The team had originally planned to push H1Z1 out by the end of 2014 but felt it needed more time to give the game more polish. Early Access will not be a full game but is, according to Smedley, a fun game to play. Players can gain access to H1Z1 for $19.99 and "a more expensive one that we will announce here shortly".
Unless you’ve been hiding from the world, it should be clear that for the past few years now, the major Asian game publishers have outstripped their western counterparts in terms of increasing annual revenue. The recent weeks have brought interesting information on two of them, Nexon and Tencent. In addition, some new market data came out last month about the most-played PC games in North America and Europe.
Since the first official announcement of Star Wars: the Old Republic, BioWare Austin has not been shy about letting its audience know that story is one of the main pillars that they felt was missing from the MMORPG space. A bulk of their effort developing the game went into creating a richly-told, voice acted story that would ease the pain of the traditional level grind.
Wargaming has announced that fans around the world will have an opportunity to participate in a special sneak peek weekend for the highly anticipated World of Warships. Called ‘Rock-Paper-Scissors’, players will have a chance to check out three ship classes: Cruiser, Destroyer, and Battleship. The weekend is designed to give players a firsthand look at the RPS approach to naval combat. The event will take place from December 12th to 14th. Keep your eye on MMORPG.com for your chance at a key!
In a new interview at IGN, Bungie’s David Dague let players know that the Destiny long-term plan includes ten years of content and that character progress from the original game will carry over into the planned sequel. There is no word when that sequel will arrive, but it is a sure bet that it will be built on and include aspects of the first.
Last week had some pretty expected victors, and some tough match-ups to boot. This week we’re back with round two of the 2014 Great MMO Faceoff. Who will advance to this time? Well, that’s up to you. Click through and vote!
CD Projekt Red has sent out a press release to let fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt know that the release date has been pushed back from February 2015 to May 2015. Calling The Witcher 3 "the most important game in our studio’s history", the letter indicates that there are still corrections to be made before unleashing it on the world.
During last week’s The Game Awards, Stoic announced that it is working on Banner Saga 2, the sequel to one of the year’s most heralded RPGs. Banner Saga 2 will feature a brand new race as well. Check out the trailer below.
During last week’s The Game Awards, Stoic announced that it is working on Banner Saga 2, the sequel to one of the year’s most heralded RPGs. Banner Saga 2 will feature a brand new race as well. Check out the trailer below.