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Bandai Namco has sent word that Sword Art Online RE: Hollow Fragment is delayed by one week and will be released for PlayStation 4 on August 4th. The game will feature an "improved HD version of the game" that was originally released exclusively for PlayStation Vita.
Fans of Action RPGs will want to check out the ten minutes of gameplay footage from Bombshell. Bombshell was shown off to attendees at this weekend’s QuakeCon. Bombshell is developed by Interceptor Entertainment, a studio that lent its expertise to several of the Duke Nukem titles. Bombshell is expected to be released later this year.
Recently MMORPG.com took time to sit down with Wallace Santos from Maingear Computers and Thomas Petersen from NVIDIA this past week. Part one of this video series talks about NVIDIA GameWorks program and how they are helping studios and developers make their games better. It covers every aspect of the program from building relationships, how the technology is being used, and how certain games (especially Batman Arkham Knight) are even being repaired by the GameWorks engineers.
It’s hard to believe that it’s July, and we’ve already seen a number of highly-anticipated titles release in the first half of the year. Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3, and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward are all out, The Elder Scrolls Online has launched on consoles, and there have been open beta or "live" releases for Trove, Heroes of the Storm, and Skyforge.
The first big patch post-Heavensward is here, and Victor’s been trawling through it like a good little Lalafell. Let’s take a quick look at what you get with the introduction of FFXIV Patch 3.05!
The Witcher 3 received its 1.07 patch this week, bringing with it much needed inventory improvements and an alternative movement mode. Unfortunately, it also brought a brand new problem. This week, Chris takes the issue and looks at the larger problem of unfinished games and post-launch patches. Plus, a meaty Diablo 3 update, Chris Roberts responds to Star Citizen drama, new Fallout 4 gameplay, and more!
We have been hearing from several industry leaders about yesterday’s resignation of now-former Daybreak Game Company CEO and President John Smedley. Of particular note, Scott Hartsman spoke very candidly about the news and what it means to the industry.
During today’s QuakeCon inaugural address, Fallout Anthology was announced. All Fallout titles, including New Las Vegas and Tactics will be included and will be shipped in a mini-nuke. Fallout Anthology will be available in North America and on October 1st in the rest of the world.
Matt Higby, formerly with SOE and Daybreak Game Company, has penned his thoughts about John Smedley stepping down as president and CEO of DBC. It’s an interesting, inside look at the man and his profound effect on those he has worked with. We present it here in its entirety without comment.
A couple weeks ago we got a chance to sit down with Indy game studio Soulbound Studios to talk about their new MMORPG, Chronicles of Elyria. Never heard of Chronicles of Elyria or Soulbound Studios before? That’s OK, we hadn’t either. Although you haven’t heard of them before, with an impressive team of seasoned developers and a collection of features even we’ve never seen before in an MMO, we’re certain you’ll hear a lot more about them in the coming weeks and months.