For those who simply cannot get enough of Final Fantasy VII, Square Enix has licensed the IP for Monopoly, a table top board game to enjoy with friends. The game will run $49.99 and be ready for worldwide shipment in 2017.
General: System Shock KickStarter Begins, Demo Available
NightDive Studios has opened its KickStarter crowd-funding initiative for its remake of System Shock. The team hopes to raise $900,000 during the course of the campaign. To help “sell” the game to backers, a pre-alpha demo of some of the earliest content has been released to allow fans to “try before you buy”.
General: Battle Chasers: NightWar is a Gorgeous Return to JRPG Fundamentals
Battle Chasers: Nightwar looks like it leapt from the pages of a comic book, which is fitting because technically it did. But the reason I’m saying that is because, of the many games I saw this year at E3, Nightwar’s visual aesthetic has stuck with me since then. Sometimes I just think about how amazing Calibretto, the sentient war golem, looks on screen. If nothing else, Nightwar is going to be a visual treat.
General: Kabam Working on MMORTS Based on Avatar Movie IP
Fans of James Cameron’s Avatar will be happy to hear that Kabam is working on a mobile MMORTS based on the property. According to the press release, the game is set to immerse players in the world of Pandora as the movie studio prepares to bring four sequels to worldwide audiences in the coming years beginning with Avatar 2. The game will combine known characters and locations from the movies as well as introduce new areas as the game is updated and evolves over time.
General: Blizzard Game Servers Undergoing DDoS
According to @BlizzardCS on Twitter, Blizzard servers are undergoing an DDoS attack that is affecting all of the company’s titles including Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft and Hearthstone.
General: Skyrim Total Conversion Mod, Enderal, Nearing Release
SureAl and team have announced that the Skyrim total conversion mod that has been in the works for five years is nearing its release date. According to a Twitter post, the German version of Enderal will be released sometime between July 1st and 3rd, with the English version going live a week or two later.
General: Dragonbone Dynasty Ready for Open Alpha Testing
R2Games has announced that its next browser-based MMO, Dragonbone Dynasty, iw ready for open alpha testing. The event will begin today, June 27th at 7:00 am Pacific / 10:00 am Eastern.
General: With Little On The Horizon, What Is The Future Of The MMO?
While sunning myself in the Balearic Islands for the last few weeks, I kept one eye on E3; much to my wife’s dismay. And while there was plenty to eyeball: Battlefield One, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Last Guardian all look exceptional, there was a distinct lack of any MMO presence.
General: Side-Scrolling Cyberpunk RPG ‘Dex’ Releasing July 8th
Dreadlocks has partnered with BadLand to publish its cyberpunk 2D side-scrolling RPG “Dex” for both PlayStation and XBox One. The game will be released on July 8th for both platforms.
General: Mages – A First Person Party Reworking of Legendary Films
Napoleon Games has sent word that it has released its turn-based first-person RPG called Mages. The game seeks to capture and rework a pair of classic films, Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven.