We have received a brief note from CD Projekt Red to let our readers know that the first round of closed beta testing for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, originally planned for September, has been delayed. The closed beta is now scheduled to begin on October 25th.
General: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave
Bluehole has announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has completed its initial round of alpha testing after only four months in development as a stand-alone game. Over six hundred players took part in several events and provided welcome feedback. Players responded particularly well to core features, responsiveness and stability.
General: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Wraps Up First Alpha Wave
Bluehole has announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has completed its initial round of alpha testing after only four months in development as a stand-alone game. Over six hundred players took part in several events and provided welcome feedback. Players responded particularly well to core features, responsiveness and stability.
General: Master of Orion Ready for Launch on August 25th
Wargaming has announced that Master of Orion is ready to take to the skies on August 25th. During the game’s Early Access period, players were integral in their feedback leading to a number of enhancements to the reborn 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXterminate, eXploit) game.
General: Children of Morta to Enter Early Access on Sep 15
Dead Mage has sent word that its KickStarter funded title, Children of Morta, will officially hit its Steam Early Access release on September 15th. Children of Morta was successfully funded in February 2015 and is considered a “narrative driven hack-n-slash roguelike RPG.
General: Getting Started with The Elder Scrolls Legends
With The Elder Scrolls Legends now in open beta, we thought it might be useful to put together some helpful tips for getting started with the game.
General: Worlds Adrift – Bossa Studios Infused with $1.35M
VentureBeat.com is reporting that Bossa Studios has gotten a nice cash infusion thanks to a venture capital firm called London Venture Partners. The money is earmarked for Worlds Adrift, Bossa’s sandbox MMO currently in development.
General: Ex-Runic / Blizzard Devs Form New Studio for MMO ARPG
Ex-Runic Studios developer Max Schaefer, ex-Blizzard developers Tyler Thompson (Project Lead on Diablo: Lord of Destruction) and David Glenn (Art Director on Diablo 1 and 2 and art for Hellgate: London) have formed a new studio called Echtra Inc. Our own Bill Murphy spoke with the new team to find out more.
General: Mobius Final Fantasy: Combat on the Go
Square Enix has released their second mobile only Final Fantasy spin off in the last two months. Read on for Rob’s hot takes on this newest entry.
General: Bethesda at QuakeCon: Our Interview With Pete Hines
The RPG presence at QuakeCon 2016 was muted, but we did score some time with Pete Hines to talk about all things Bethesda. No, there are no Elder Scrolls VI spoilers.