Robot Entertainment, developers of Orcs Must Die Unchained, has announced that Tencent has purchased a minority stake in the company. CEO Patrick Hudson says that the move will give Robot Entertainment financial stability and flexibility.
General: The Daily Quest: Does Story Matter?
MMOs are based on their older sibling, the RPG. As a result, all contain lore that explains the universe, the background, even the reasons why we as players are even present in the world. Development teams hire legion writers to fill out the story behind the games we play but, in the end, does it matter to most players?
General: Supernova – Primal Game Studio’s MOBA/RTS Hybrid
At a preview event in downtown San Francisco, Bandai Namco Games and Hungarian developer Primal Game Studio revealed their current collaboration–a sci-fi MOBA called Supernova. The game, currently in its alpha stage, contains some predictably rough edges, but from what I saw at the event, it looks to be a more strategic kind of MOBA.
General: The Daily Quest – What Dead Game Do You Want Resurrected?
We’ve all lost a beloved game… and in the MMO industry, they rarely come back unless by less-than-legal means. But if you could pick, what one dead MMO would you see make a comeback? That is today’s daily quest.
General: What Kind of MMO Videos Do you Watch?
We’re in a whole new world of game coverage, as video and streaming are quickly becoming the new normal for videogame coverage. Now fear not… we’re not going to abandon the writing world anytime soon. But if you haven’t noticed, we’ve really started to increase our video coverage. Our question? What kind of content do you want from our videos?
General: The MOBA Conundrum
When the original Defense of the Ancients rose to popularity as a mod for Warcraft III, I had already moved on from Blizzard’s RTS to the next hotness (probably Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time). Hence, it wasn’t until many years later that I became aware of DotA in its modern iteration, particularly as a reference point for new MOBAs like League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Demigod, Smite, and of course, DotA 2.
General: That’s Not an RPG!
Week after week, we hear the same things: That’s not an RPG! That’s not an MMO! Why are you covering that? In this week’s RPG Files, we’re going to look at what makes an RPG in 2015 and why it’s time for our definitions to evolve.
General: Echo of Soul Player Character Classes Unveiled
The Echo of Soul site has been updated with detailed information about each of the game’s five character classes. Each class features a pair of specializations which are revealed on the newly updated site.
General: The Skies Limited Alpha Testing Begins
Eforb Games has announced that its post apocalyptic MMO, The Skies, has officially kicked off its limited alpha testing phase of development. Recently approved via the Steam Greenlight program, the game world developers around player choices and the various factions throughout the world.
General: Weapons of Mythology Announced for GDC
Gamemag will be bringing its Taiwanese MMO, Weapons of Mythology, to this year’s Game Developers Conference. Popular on the PC in Taiwan, Gamemag will also be leveraging the console market in the West by making the title cross platform between PC and the PlayStation 4. The game is expected to launch in China and Russia later this year while the PS4 optimization is in progress. To show off Weapons of Mythology, Gamemag has released a new trailer.