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According to FirstAdopter, several fairly credible rumors are out there about Blizzard’s various IPs. The column states that Hearthstone numbers are ‘off the charts’, the revenue model for Overwatch is still up in the air, the next Starcraft II expansion is ready for deployment and, most interestingly, projections for the success of Heroes of the Storm are being lowered.
Fans were excited to hear about the development of Dragon’s Dogma Online. Even without visuals, buzz was generated. The hype level can go up now with a new trailer made available by Capcom.
you’re forgiven if your response was, "wait, that zombie game?" Even though the marketing did an terrible job of explaining the RPG side of Dying Light, I’ve spent a few hours with the game and have no reservations: Dying Light has the reanimated heart of a roleplaying game. Purists may not be happy, but if can wrap your head around first-person, zombie smashing, breakneck parkour with a dash of survival, and deep character progression, you have a first-of-its-kind RPG.
Ever since our recent partnership with MMORPG, us YouTube-loving gamers here at TGN have noticed that a lot of MMO players have absolutely no idea what we do! Well, we think a little introduction is long overdue.
When someone invites you up to their hotel room, unless you’ve been sharing drinks at the bar and developed a certain subtle understanding, it’s typically a good idea to refuse. When the word "cabal" is uttered in the same proposition, a thrown glass for distraction and immediate sprint for the nearest exit would be the course of wisdom.
When your first game as a developer was an incredible hit like Mojang’s Minecraft, this means unavoidably a hard life for whatever comes next. While it’s almost impossible to live up to expectations, at least you have the benefit of the spotlight. However, you are really out of luck when at the same time one of the industry leaders decides to release a game in the same genre – which happened with Blizzard and Hearthstone. Scrolls was unlucky enough to get overshadowed not only once, but twice.
SilverHelm Games has sent word that Valiance Online has officially reached "Greenlight" status on the Steam games platform. Though already available via a stand alone alpha client, the team will be exploring ways to integrate Steam play in preparation for Early Access.
We know you’re all sick of award polls, but this is the last one… for now. We’ve curated the best of the best from 2014 and are asking YOU which games you think had the most excellent year. Both RPGs and MMOs are represented, so click through and vote!
According to Gematsu.com, the first information has been released in a Japanese gaming magazine about Dragon’s Dogma Online. According to the article, Dragon’s Dogma Online will be a free-to-play title that is being developed for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. The article also states that the game will be considered "open world".
If life were an MMO that MMO would be called Identity. For those who don’t know it may seem like the creators of Identity, Asylum Entertainment came out of nowhere, but in fact they have a lot of experience with the modern sandbox game. Asylum Entertainment is to this point best known for their Arma III mod Asylum’s Altis Life.