A few days back, Square Enix released slides for the Eorzean Census on the following Lodestone post. I had quite a bit of fun just looking over each bit of information, figuring out WHY certain things were the way they are. While I don’t really have any answers for that, I thought it might be nice to discuss my 5 favorite takeaways from the Eorzean Census.
General: The Dwarves – First Gameplay Video Released
King Art Games, currently managing a Kickstarter to fund The Dwarves, has posted its first update and released the first gameplay video from the physics-based, story-driven RPG. Devs are hoping to raise $260,000 and are well over half way to the goal. Check out the video below and leave us your thoughts in the comments!
General: Dragon’s Dogma Online – 1M Downloads Since Release in Japan
General: Pokemon Go Created by Niantic, Developers of Ingress
Niantic has broken away from Google and its inaugural real world, multiplayer game, Ingress. Taking many of the lessons learned from the development of Ingress and entering into a partnership with Nintendo, Niantic is now working to bring Pokemon into the real world with its new mobile title Pokemon Go. Players will be tasked with finding Pokemon in the world and sending them off to do battle.
General: Five Ways to Get Ready for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
At PAX Prime 2015, ArenaNet finally let the release date for Heart of Thorns out of the bag, giving us about a month and a half to prepare for Guild Wars 2’s first official expansion. If you’re like me, you’ll be scrambling to finish the current Living World content and level your alts by October 23. Here are five ways that you can prepare for Heart of Thorns!
General: Tales of a Dragon Con Cosplayer
New York and San Diego Comic Con may garner most of the geek-dom attention from the mainstream press, but Dragon Con is a tradition that enjoys an identity all its own. The con offers informational panels, celebrity autograph sessions, extensive workshops, an enormous vendor hall, art galleries, table-top gaming tournaments, and, of course, the world’s best cosplay.



