505 Games has announced that its 3D sandbox action-adventure RPG, Portal Knights, has officially landed in Steam’s Early Access program. Players will craft, battle and build adventures in randomly generated worlds playing as any one of the three character archetypes available at the moment: Warrior, Ranger or Mage.
General: Shakes & Fidget MMO Lands on Steam
After a successful Greenlight campaign, Playa Games has announced that Shakes and Fidget has landed on Steam. The new version includes Steam achievements and more. Originally released as a browser MMO in 2009 and quickly became a cross-platform MMO with the launch of tie-in mobile apps.
General: Worlds Adrift Live Stream Event to Feature New Build
The Worlds Adrift team will be on hand tomorrow at 9:00 am Eastern to show off the latest game build. In addition, the first North American testers will be joining the community.
General: Dragon’s Dogma Online – Taiwan Server Announced
Capcom has announced that Dragon’s Dogma Online will be heading to Taiwan soon. The Taiwan server will be opening in 2017 for both Windows PC and PlayStation 4.
General: VR-Ready Systems Revealed by Maingear
Maingear has unleashed a pair of VR ready systems with its announcement of the Nomad VR Notebook and the F131 desktop. Both have been designed in collaboration with virtual reality developers and indicate that Maingear is moving to the future in gaming.
General: Forge Launches – Short-Form Game Clips Made Easy
Players around the world may be interested to hear about a new product launching today called Forge. According to the press release, Forge is developed by WeGame and allows players to share short-form gaming clips. Players are invited to take part in the public beta by signing up on the official site.
General: MMObile – Classic JRPGs & a Stellar Wanderer
For those of you who can’t get enough gaming at home on your computer, mobile games are a must. With a never-ending assortment of games out there and new ones being released by the day, it may be hard to keep up with the mobile world. With this new column, we’ll give you a quick rundown of what is new out there so you have a good idea what direction to aim.
General: Are You SteamVR Ready? You Can Find Out with This App
Steam has a new, free app that will help virtual reality fans determine if their PC is up to par. Called the SteamVR Performance Test, fans can download and run the 2-minute test to check out rendering power. Results will determine whether or not your machine can run VR at 90-fps and if “visual fidelity” can be raised to the recommended level. If not, the app will reveal what is holding your system back from compatibility.
General: My Top Three Most Memorable RPGs
Creating a top 3 memorable MMORPG list wasn’t too challenging because the number of MMOs to choose from is so small. This week Rob’s back with an even more difficult challenge. Picking his top 3 RPGs.
General: Sword Art Online: The Beginning – A VR MMO in Testing
IBM has announced that it will begin testing a virtual reality MMORPG called Sword Art Online: The Beginning. Testing is scheduled to begin on March 18th and end on the 20th with a very small pool of testers.