Everyone has a fighting chance
My PlayStation 4 has been dominated by Dragon Age: Inquisition over the past week. In about 7 days, between working full-time, writing as a freelancer, balancing relationships, and several other things, I have somehow found nearly 20 hours of spare time to invest in Bioware’s latest epic – and I can tell I’m just now scratching the surface.
When we were introduced to Citadel Studios’ Shards Online, it immediately made us think of Ultima Online’s heyday, which should come as no surprise as Citadel Studios is comprised of designers from UO and DAOC. Following the recent quick success of their Kickstarter campaign (which still has about 20 days left to go), we caught up with Derek Brinkmann to talk about the game and what the team’s been up to since the announcement in March.
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios recently released the latest Neverwinter update, Rise of Tiamat. We caught up with Lindsay Haven, Producer and Michael Edwards, Systems Designer to talk about the new module. Read on!
There are many parts of the MMO experience, but perhaps one of the most important is the dungeon. Guild Wars 2 launched with some dungeons that not only helped tell a story, but also offered another reason for players to unite for a single cause. Dungeons were also exciting parts of the Living World story, taking dungeon design to a whole new level.
With the announcement of games like Grass Simulator, and I Am Bread, it seemed like the horse that is the quirky, physics-based simulator game was about to be getting its proverbial execution and subsequent beating. Yet, Coffee Stain Studios, developer of Goat Simulator, unleashed Goat MMO Simulator update upon gamers last week, showing that you can invigorate a game in an unexpected way. The best part may also be that it’s free DLC for the original game’s owners.
With a little more than two weeks before Shadow of Revan launches, Bioware and publishing partner EA invited the press and select members of the SWTOR community to EA’s Redwood Shores offices for a peek at the expansion. Though the event was in some ways a retread of previously released information, we were given some hands-on time with the new solo-able Flashpoints.
Sony Online Entertainment’s Ruby Opfer is the host of a new H1Z1 video where she speaks about the art in the game. She spends the video answering player-submitted questions alongside images from the game. Check it out!
This is the third and final entry in a series of articles detailing a visit to Carbine Studios, home of WildStar. In this segment, we’ll cover my discussions with team members who handle Operations and Crafting, with a bonus side visit to the game’s composer. The two previous entries in this series are available here and here.
Wargaming’s latest content update for its console version of World of Tanks should please fans of the legendary German Maus tank. In addition to the tier 10 Maus, players will also be able to download a new USSR tank and two new maps.
Today’s segment of a Visit to Carbine details the interviews I conducted with developers who focus on Itemization, Housing, and the in-game economy. We went over some basics of the systems and discussed new ideas coming down the pike for improvements. The first part of this series is available here.