Category: MMORPG.com General News

VG247.com has spotted a new trademark that has been filed in Europe by Capcom. The big surprise? Dragon’s Dogma Online seems to be coming to a gaming rig one day.

Harebrained Schemes has announced that Shadowrun: Dragonfall is now available for both iPad and Android tablets. The game can be purchased via the App Store for iPad and via Google Play for Android tablets for a modest $6.99.

2k Games has announced the formation of a new ‘in house’ studio called Hangar 13. The studio is run by industry veteran Haden Blackman who has worked for Lucas Arts and written for a variety of Star Wars titles. In addition, Blackman is an award-winning author, most notably on the DC Comics Batwoman series.

Gamergate has invaded the public consciousness. What was once a simple conversation about ethics in gaming journalism has spiraled into an all-out shouting match with anything progressive firmly falling in the movement’s sights and any critics being quickly labeled as bigots. As I’ve played through Dragon Age: Inquisition, encountering characters of every stripe and sexuality, my mind kept returning to these themes. Did Bioware include this character or that for a reason?

At MMORPG.com we have 5 categories that we use to rate MMOs and RPGs: Gameplay, Visuals and Sound, Polish, Longevity, Value. For the MMO variants we add a sixth category Social into the mix. While all categories are inherently subjective, across all mediums each reviewer brings their own personal bias to a review whether they are attempting to remain impartial or not, I’ve recently been spending a great deal of time contemplating the subjective nature of our value scores.

Valve has announced that players now have the ability to live stream their favorite games via Steam Broadcasting, now in beta via the games platform. With the single click of a button, players can share their play experiences with others via their personal friends list.

Kabam and Marvel have announced that the two companies are working in cooperation to create a second mobile RPG based on the Marvel superhero IP. The first game, Marvel: Contest of Champions, is set to be released later this month with the as-yet-unnamed game targeting a Fall 2015 release across multiple platforms.

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Webzen has announced the Age of Wulin expansion, Chapter 3: Wisdom is a Journey, has launched on its EU servers. The expansion brings new quests, adventures and locations to explore as well as character improvements such as a fourth Internal Skill and more. Players will also be able to challenge themselves with new, more difficult versions of some dungeons.

In the ashes of City of Heroes the seeds of three spiritual successors were planted. The Phoenix Project now known as City of Titans, Heroes and Villains, and Valiance Online. Two years on and all three are barely little sprouts poking their heads out of the dirt, MMOs do take a long time to develop after all. But it is that time of year where they’re pushed into our thoughts once more. How are they doing you may be asking? That’s a very good question…