Everyone has a fighting chance
Well, 2014 is almost over. It has been a year full of…stuff. Overall, the gaming industry as a whole was pretty disappointing. It seems like the biggest moments of the year are underscored by horrible launches, broken games, greedy publishers, and lazy developers. There were plenty of bright spots, no doubt, but overall it’s hard to argue that the year wasn’t disappointing.
Last Wednesday marked the last of three updates for Legend of Edda: Global Edition and publisher JC Planet says it’s the best. This "Big Expansion" brings a slew of new zones, dungeons and a new 55 level cap.
There’s far too much holiday cheer to fit into one news item so prepare for a jolly barrage!
It’s the time of year when every MMO feels the need to include yule logs and snow queens and Santa Claus proxies – Here’s a mere partial list of holiday activities for anyone feeling a sudden need to be jolly.
I’ll admit, when I first heard about Alienware’s plans to release a handful of console-sized PCs with a modified version of Steam’s Big Picture (a prelude to their own SteamOS), I was a bit confused. It seemed almost as though Alienware just wanted to be one of the first to put out a Steam Box, before the competition. And maybe that’s the case, because one could simply install Steam OS on the Alpha and be done with it.
MMORPG.com has partnered with 37Games to bring you a special gift pack for Siege Lord – the Medieval SLG browser game! Each gift pack will give you free food, timber, gold and more!
When Guild Wars 2 launched, ArenaNet informed its player base that it would be pursuing a fairly aggressive update schedule, especially pertaining to its Living World. Rather than implementing simple content updates or full-blown expansions, the developers would focus on building out the world and lore of the game while taking players along for the ride.
In the age where Dark Souls reigns supreme, Dragon Age: Inquisition can seem staggeringly easy. The last two weeks has seen conversations about the game dominated by harsh critiques of its difficulty. All you have to do is hold one button! critics claim, then collect your loot. The thing is, that’s not totally inaccurate, even if it does ignore huge swaths of the rest of the game. But you know what? I don’t much care. And do you know what else? Neither should you, and here’s why.
Our interesting journey started several years ago when I decided to enter a story contest and wrote the novel "The Skies". The novel won the contest and it was an initial small victory, but still a very pleasant one.
Five years ago in the summer of 2009 a single independent developer released a small alpha build for a game that he was working on in his spare time. Two years later, the full release version of Minecraft rolled out amid a tidal wave of excited gamers. It could be said that Markus Persson single-handedly pulled indie video game development into the lime light.