Skyshine has built Bedlam on the Banner Saga engine and the game is set to take off on September 17th. To celebrate the big news, Skyshine and publisher Versus Evil have released a new trailer.
General: Might & Magic Heroes VII Trailer Heralds CBT #2 News
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Heroes of Might & Magic VII that also comes with the news that the second phase of closed beta testing will begin on August 26th and will run through September 2nd. Fans who preordered the game will have automatic access to the closed beta, while others can score a key through a series of give away campaigns.
General: Roccat Nyth MMO Mouse Review
Everyone, at least in MMO gaming circles, knows about the Razer Naga and Logitech G600 these days. Two of the best options for MMO fans, with their multitude of buttons and configurations, it would be doubly hard for a new competitor to enter the MMO Mouse ring and do something to stand out. Well, that’s just what Roccat has done with the new Nyth.
General: The Second Act of MMOs
WildStar seemed to quickly fall out of favour after its launch last year, but suddenly the game is once again a hot topic for MMO bloggers. Are there second acts in the lifecycle of an MMO?
General: Scott Hartsman on All Things Trion
Under Hartsman’s leadership, Trion Worlds has successfully transitioned from a packaged goods company to developing and publishing strictly digital and free-to-play games. Today, Trion Worlds operates a growing catalog of first-party and third-party MMOs, including Rift, Defiance, and Trove, as well as ArcheAge from XLGames and the recently announced Devilian from Bluehole Ginno.
General: 5 of the Most Hilarious & Epic Moments from MMORPG History
MMOs are the perfect playgrounds for chaos. Drop thousands of players into one seamless and dynamic world and you get nothing short of complete anarchy. You’d be hard-pressed to find a game that didn’t have its fair share of terrible people trolling others. With that being said though, a solid community in an MMO can be one of the most beautiful and cohesive things on the planet.
General: Smedley On Record About Start Up Companies
In a recent book by staff writer Morgan Ramsay interviewed John Smedley about his thoughts regarding start up companies and his notion that he might start one up at some point in the future. Apparently, that future is now with Smedley’s announcement earlier this week that he had resigned from Daybreak Game Company and is striking out on his own.
General: Mobile RPG Star Wars: Uprising To Be Shown At PAX
Kabam will be showing off the latest RPG in development at PAX Prime next week. Called Star Wars: Uprising, the RPG places characters in the Star Wars universe and features both single player campaign and co-op missions with friends.
General: John Smedley Leaves Daybreak, Starts New Company
John Smedley has announced that he has left Daybreak Game Studio and has formed a new company and is its CEO. Earlier this summer, Smedley announced he was stepping down as president and CEO of Daybreak, but that he would be transitioning to a new position within the company after time away.
General: Hardware Roundup: Razer VR Camera & GeForce GTX950 Origin PC
The weekly hardware roundup features a pair of interesting items, including Razer’s new VR Camera and Origin’s announcement that entry level PCs now will ship with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 graphics card.