Everyone has a fighting chance
In preparation for an upcoming livestream with the developers of Wakfu, I logged into the game in the hopes of touching up on my skills. Wakfu can be challenging for casual players, with abilities and systems that often need to be played with a lot in order to understand them. One of the coolest aspects of the game – other than its original setting, artwork, systems and animations — is its turn-based combat.
This week we talk about the ever exciting subscription numbers, new Patch 6.2 features and the next Warcraft hero to appear in Heroes of the Storm.
Solarfall Games has sent out a new video to generate excitement for the start of the Umbra Kickstarter. The video shines the spotlight on gameplay mechanics including class-free character creation, open world exploration, weapon customization and more. Check it out!
Anonymity sometimes (maybe often) makes us do things we wouldn’t normally do. This is never truer for me than in any number of MMORPGs. I’m not a loot ninja or anything, but I’ve been known to cut my own fair share of quest mob lines. Today’s quest… tell us your MMO sin.
The Occulus Rift blog has been updated with the news that the virtual reality headset will be shipping to customers in Q1 2016. In addition, the VR’s shiny new look is shown in some brand new photos.
I was very excited to talk to you, my Not So MMO readers, about a game called Knights and Snails. It’s an interesting title with a few core mechanics like jousting, tower defense, Flappy Bird-style timing and the occasional snail. I am planning on featuring it in one of the upcoming articles, with an interview with the developer team who feature people from some of my favorite games like The Chronicles of Spellborn. Keep an eye out for that, coming soon.
GoG has announced that its multi-game platform, Galaxy, has officially launched its first round of beta testing. Galaxy will allow players to purchase, play and update GoG titles from the convenience of a single platform and, as developers suggested, bring GoG into the modern games space.
May just started and it’s already shaping up to be an exciting month for game bloggers! This week we’re looking at posts about the aftermath of Valve’s mod-selling decisions, television executives who make jokes about eSports, and the start of the Newbie Blogger Initiative.
Does anyone actually know how many MMOGs are out there now? I certainly don’t. Indeed, the category has grown so much that I can no longer even estimate the total number with any real confidence. Many are, of course, not very prominent. Others are a lot more visible and fare far better in terms of attracting and holding our attention. This is my completely personal, subjective ranking of the titles that have had the most interest value for me so far this year.
When was the last time you watched a movie and though, "Wow, this would make a great MMO! There are different groups and conflicts, that could be one class, and this would make a cool class too. It’s perfect!" If you play MMOs regularly, then you probably have something like that go through your mind during most of your favorite films.