Nexon America has announced that First Assault, tactical FPS based on Ghost in the Shell IP, has launched its open beta phase of development on Steam. Along with the game’s arrival of Steam, a significant update was also deployed that previews the Ghost Assault Mode, a new character and much more.
General: No Criminal Charges for 38 Studios, Civil Charges Pending
According to the Seattle Times, there will be no criminal charges filed against 38 Studios or Curt Schilling after a long investigation. Investigators wrote that there were “no provable criminal violations” of Rhode Island law.
General: Book of Demons: Return to Classic Games with ThingTrunk?s Latest
Return 2 Games (Return2Games.com) is a new initiative by Polish developer ThingTrunk. Essentially, these guys are trying to reimaging classic games for a new audience, while paying homage and tweaking the design to make it their own. The first target is one of Blizzard’s greatest triumphs. But let’s call it… The Book of Demons.
General: StarCraft Universe Open Beta Begins
After five years in development, the KickStarter-backed Starcraft Universe, an MMO built using the Starcraft 2 modding tools, has finally hit open beta. The Starcraft Universe team raised nearly $90k via KickStarter and will continue to support the project through an Indigogo campaign.
General: Webzen to Launch MU Origin Today for Mobile Devices
Webzen has announced that MU Origin will launch later today for both iOS and Android mobile devices. Players can take on any one of three classes to explore the game world and to progress their characters through daily quests, story dungeons, arenas and moving through the main quest line.
General: Steelseries Siberia 800: Maintains the Gold Standard for Gaming Headsets
Steelseries has recently rebranded their flagship headset, the H800, as the Siberia 800. We sent Chris in to see just what a set of flagship Steelseries headphones really sounds like. The good news is they’re nothing short of amazing. The bad: Chris refuses to take it off, even for family pictures. Read on for the full review!
General: Finding the RPG in Elder Scrolls Legends
The NDA for The Elder Scrolls Legends has officially dropped, which means we can finally share our thoughts. So far on the site, we’ve had an excellent preview article and video preview from Mike Bitton and TheHiveLeader. We tasked Chris with looking at the game from an RPG player’s perspective and see what the game offers to Elder Scrolls fans who may not be sold on the CCG concept. Or, dare we suggest it, think the game is a Hearthstone clone.
General: Tencent Reveals Transformers Online
During ChinaJoy this week, Tencent took players by surprise by revealing Transformers Online. While a teaser site was ferreted out earlier this week, Tencent confirmed that it is an Unreal Engine 4 game in the works. According to MMOCulture, the game will be a “role-based team shooter” similar to Overwatch.
General: Snail Games Returning to the MMO Space with Several Titles
Snail Games has been heavily vested in the mobile games market for several years. However, it appears that the Chinese development studio is making a big return to MMO gaming with recent announcements for Age of Wushu 2, Age of Sail II: Pirate Survival and Savage Horizon.
General: The Elder Scrolls Legends: I Used to Be a Hearthstone Player Like You
The Elder Scrolls Legends wanders out of hiding today, as the NDA is dropped. We’ve been playing the closed beta, and our own Mike Bitton has more than a few positive things to say about the new CCG.