After surpassing the $1.25M mark, Bard’s Tale IV backers from $33 upwards will receive the original Bard’s Tale trilogy for free as well as both Ultima Underworlds games from GoG.com.
General: Falling Out of Love with Star Wars Battlefront
I’m not coming here to today to give you a cautionary tale on why I now regret my pre-order (I don’t); but I do feel like the more I learn about Star Wars Battlefront, the more I realize it’s still going to disappoint me greatly.
General: MAINGEAR Introduces Radeon R9 Fury X GPU Systems
MAINGEAR has sent word that a new line of desktop PCs is now available that features AMD Radeon R9 Fury X GPUs. These new systems take advantage of High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) that allow for +60% bandwidth than the more standard GDDR5.
General: The Technomancer: 5 Minutes of Pre-Alpha Gameplay
AllGamesBeta has posted a 5-minutes long video of pre-alpha gameplay of recently announced cyber-punk action RPG Technomancer.
General: Square Enix CEO Steps Down
After 15 years with Square Enix Yoichi Wada steps down as the chief executor officer of the company. He will be focusing on Shinra Technologies in order to build a cloud gaming technology.
General: Skyrim: New User Created Multiplayer Mod Released
The fifth game in The Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim, has been supported by a huge modding community ever its launch. Now, a Reddit user Siegfre has released a modification for the game which allows you to explore the world together with your friends.
General: Survarium: Latest Patch Adds New Location, Rebooted Systems
The latest update to Survarium brings a host of feature overhauls and a brand new location, London, into the game. Key systems were reworked for the v0.29 update including redesigned balance, significantly altered changes to the game’s sounds and improved graphics.
General: The Blogosphere Reacts to E3
E3 is an exciting week for avid gamers for a variety of reasons. But aside from the announcements, reviews, and special events, E3 is exciting for another reason that’s closer to home: it’s a week where the feeling of community between gamers is at its strongest.
General: How Long is an MMO’s Life?
I’ve been playing some Wildstar lately and it’s been really nice. I have always absolutely loved its art style and get such a kick of its animations and character creation (although some of the female characters need way more options) that I find myself playing it just to look around or take screenshots. I was playing this weekend with my Gamer Hangout co-host Eboni, and she commented at one point that leveling "takes a long time."
General: Fury of Hellfire Dated and Bar Fights!
Patch 6.2 launches this week and we have the full raid schedule for Hellfire Citadel. We also take a look at the first week of Tavern Brawls.