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League of Legends is closing in on the one billion dollar mark for total revenue earned solely through microtransaction sales. This is up sharply from last year’s revenue total and puts them ahead of all other games worldwide, including last year’s earnings winner, Crossfire.
Marvel Heroes 2015 players who take advantage of today’s preorder Juggernaut, the fortieth hero to enter the game, will receive a nice package of in-game goodies for their trouble. Juggernaut is expected to arrive on the PTS later today and in-game in two weeks or so.
In an apparent nod to ongoing threats of litigation, the Seldon Crisis game, said to be loosely based around the works of Isaac Asminov, has been rebranded "Sudden Crisis". As part of the rebranding effort, a new Indiegogo fund raising initiative has started. According to the Sudden Crisis Facebook page, the game is largely the same, but with a new name.
Over on the Workshop show, it’s a battle between Dwarves and Ogres! Meanwhile in Landmark land, the team announces plans for multi-thread rendering and SLI support in the next update, among other things!
Too often, there exists a disparity between the feelings of game reviewers and game players. Such is the case with Destiny, the disappointing mega-hit we were told could only break our hearts with the letdown. What’s the deal, games industry? We answer that question, and break down the week’s biggest news, in this week’s RPG files.
As far as free-to-play monetization models go, there are a couple of different overarching strategies that dominate today’s market. You have games like ArcheAge, which offers convenience bonuses like elevated experience gain, increased labor points, and more. You can see titles like The Lord of the Rings Online steadily offering some convenience and cosmetic items in their cash shops but doing a great deal of business selling content through quests and expansions.
During last weekend’s Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn fan event in Las Vegas, Square Enix, Naoki Yoshida and the development team announced the first expansion for the game called "Heavensward". We caught up with Naoki Yoshida to find out more about Heavensward. Check out our exclusive interview.
We were invited to a first look at Shadow of Revan, the new expansion for Star Wars: the Old Republic. In it, players tackle the galaxy-threatening Revan in the third installment of his centuries-spanning story. The event focused primarily on the game’s story and future content rather than the nuts and bolts of any new game systems.
The Warhammher 40k: Eternal Crusade team has announced the details about their weekly live stream event, including the exciting news that Graham McNeill, author of Black Library, will be attending. In addition, the team will be on hand to show off new models and features as well as take fan questions about the forthcoming title.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that the first expansion for TERA: Rising is on its way. Called "Fate of Arun", the expansion will take players to the home city of the Barakan race. In addition, the level cap will increase to 65. To celebrate the announcement, a trailer revealing the first information about Fate of Arun has been released.