Everyone has a fighting chance
When I first got wind of how gear acquisition in Guild Wars 2 would work, I loved it. As it was described to me in an interview, the best statistical gear could be obtained relatively quickly and easily, and anything beyond that would just be cosmetic. I thought this sounded great and I totally bought into the "no grind" philosophy espoused in interviews and the Manifesto.
During this past week’s G-Star games convention in Korea, a brand spanking new Lineage Eternal trailer was released by NCSoft. The trailer features over five minutes of gameplay for the upcoming action MMO. Check out its goodness and let us know what you think!
MMO launches are one of the trickiest things in the world for a developer and publisher to orchestrate. In the case of single player games, the experience can be perfectly balanced and simulated in a controlled environment. For standard multiplayer games, you can easily cap the number of players involved and know how it’s going to turn out in a live scenario. A Massively Multiplayer Game on the other hand, is something else entirely.
Well, just like that BlizzCon has come and gone, and it vvvvwas awesome. Having been to the four most recent BlizzCons this was hands down the best. Not only did they announce a new IP (Overwatch), there was tons of news for their existing titles including the announcement of a new Hearthstone expansion that is right around the corner.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn bounced back from a pretty rough start to become a highly successful MMO. To celebrate, Square Enix is releasing a "Game of the Year" edition full of fan-pleasing extras.
Good news this week if you’re the type who just can’t be bothered to stop playing ArcheAge to do things like shop or stand in line at the bank. GAMEVIL is partnering with XL Games to bring you a mobile version of the MMO.
Korean game company Smilegate revealed its upcoming action MMO in a new trailer at this year’s G-star in Busan, South Korea. The company’s chairman hopes the game will revitalize the flagging Asian MMO market.
Webzen’s fantasy MMO MU Online this week tossed a slew of new changes into the mix, including a Level 4 Seed Sphere, a new map, and numerous game and class setting changes.
It’s no secret MMO players generally feel their needs are unmet – because of this, Alex Albrecht (former G4 host) and Scott Katz (former co-founder of Maker Studios) have created ZergID.
Clothing purveyor musterbrand this week rolled out (pun intended) its newest line of game-themed couture with its unlikely, but attractive World of Tanks Collection.