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New World’s closed beta has been in full swing since July 20th, and tens of thousands of players have landed in Aeternum waging war, skinning turkeys and more. One aspect of New World that has been frustrating though, more than others at least to Bradford, are the quests you can undertake in Amazon’s MMO.
We got hands-on with Neverwinter’s new Bard Class in the Jewel of the North module and spoke with Randy Mosiondz, Lead Designer, on some of the changes coming soon.
This past week we had the chance to go hands on with New World’s endgane activities: Outpost Rush and one of the late-game Expeditions, the Lazarus Instrumentality. How do these fare as New World transitions to Closed Beta this week? Read on for our thoughts!
This past week I’ve been able to experience Aion Classic as a ‘free trial’ player. Come see how Aion Classic’s decision to bring back the original subscription affects players that don’t want to, or can’t, pay.
Last week Marvel Games and Netmarble executives held a virtual press tour to give the media some insights into the team’s next mobile Marvel game. Here is our preview of the forthcoming Marvel Future Revolution.
With so many games attempting to innovate their respective genres, the MMORPG has been in need of some serious love and attention in recent years. Thankfully we’ve moved past the age of every new title needing to be the next "WOW killer", and have instead progressed to a time where MMO’s are more interested in creating something new rather than the same thing but "better." Matt took a look at Crowfall in the most recent beta test.
When we hear "developed by a single person," we expect to see something on a smaller scale, perhaps a simple design and basic gameplay. We don’t expect to see a gigantic, procedurally generated space strategy game with hours of content in every session, but Scott D’Arcy of Stutter Fox Studios is doing just that. After checking the game out during an online E3 2021 hands-off demo, Falling Frontier has landed firmly on our radar.
Fans of the XCOM: Long War mods rejoice, the team behind those epic adventures is creating its own grand strategy game. Terra Invicta is the first game from Pavonis Interactive, the former Long War Studios, who has set off on its own to try its hand at a new interstellar adventure. Jason takes a look at what the dev team has up their sleeves in this E3 preview.
The battle royale genre quickly became one of the most popular genres in video games, but after a while the games lost their edge. Jason looks into whether or not the upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt from Sharkmob Interactive can bring the bite back into the genre.
One of the most highly requested games to come to the West, Lost Ark, is confirmed to be coming finally. Players will be able to drop the VPN and play on a client built specifically for the West this fall, with a beta coming this summer. Smilegate’s free-to-play MMOARPG is one that many fans have been waiting for, but for the uninitiated, just what is Lost Ark?