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With over 9.5 million registered users playing an average of three hours per day, Destiny led the charge in Activision’s quarterly earnings report. Also strong contributors to the profit increase are the Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition for consoles and Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.
MMOGs do not exist to be fun. They are bitterly serious, scenes of frustration and the best places to finally let out your inner scoundrel. If you didn’t grasp this simple fact until now, I warmly and urgently recommend this guide to you. I show you the ultimate tips how to eventually waste your time in games without this bothersome fun!
There’s no absolute consensus as to when the modern MMOG era started. Depending on the frame of reference you favor, it’s possible to make a case for various dates. For the purpose of this article, I arbitrarily chose 1996, which is the year Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds launched in Korea and Meridian 59 in North America. This means the titles I selected all entered service between then and 2005.
If you’re a World of Warcraft player, there is no time more exciting than right now. The fifth expansion is days away from going live and Blizzcon is happening even sooner. If you haven’t played in a while or have been on the fence about giving it a go, there is no better time than now.
Rogue-like RPG Crowntakers is set to take you into a randomly generated medieval fantasy world where you and your band of mercenaries will work together to "banish evil from the world." To that end, developer Bulwark Studios has released an archive of a recent Twitch livestream of an in-game walkthrough for your delectation.
Blizzcon isn’t until next weekend, but Blizzard is laying the groundwork for the epic championship battles for Starcraft II, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone players. This weekend is high stakes game play for Hearthstone and Starcraft II players as it is an elimination round on the way to next weekend’s finals.
It’s a super hero Halloween thanks to in-game events for both Marvel Heroes 2015 and Marvel Super Hero Squad Online. Both games have plenty of tricks and treats ready for players.
SilverHelm Studios, the team behind Project Gorgon, has announced that a new KickStarter initiative has begun for what is described as the ‘spiritual successor’ to the now-closed City of Heroes. Called Project Valiance, the game will utilize sandbox elements to put the control of the world in the hands of the players.
Developer Little Orbit and the Cartoon Network are fulfilling Adventure Time fans’ fantasies at last with the release of top-down RPG/adventure game, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom. The game is currently being manufactured and will be available November 18 for the Nintendo 3DS™, PlayStation® 3, Xbox360® and PC via Steam.
It might be early to think about Christmas, but with new game gadgetries on the way, it’s hard not get a head start on your list. Especially when MSI and ROCCAT Studios are duking it out this holiday season by offering gamers some slick new toys.