It’s been a week or so since Riders of Icarus entered Open Beta (for Founders at least), and I’ve been finding it oddly cathartic and relaxing to delve into a new MMORPG that doesn’t seem afraid to let its Inspired-By flag fly. While a lot of Riders of Icarus is clich�d, the game’s got a certain sense of charm and I find myself wanting to log in regardless of knowing exactly where the adventure leads.
Guild Wars 2: Returning to Tyria
I do not take a decision like returning to Guild Wars 2 lightly, especially when I have such a love/hate relationship with the game, but there is one overarching feature that may just overshadow all of my issues with the MMORPG, and some of these are pretty deep-rooted indeed.
SMITE: Mac Version, New God & Summer Event Anchor Latest Update
Hi-Rez has released the Mid-Season Patch, a significant update, for SMITE that brings the newest member of the pantheon, Erlang Shen, into the game and kicks off the Summer of SMITE event. In addition, a number of gameplay changes have been implemented including changes to passives and some new items.
Persona 5: Deep Silver to Bring Multiple Atlus & Sega Titles to Europe
Atlus, Deep Silver and Sega of America have entered into a publication agreement to bring numerous titles to Europe including Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, 7th Dragon III Code: VFD and others.
General: Soul Ark Revealed, Creator of Ragnarok Leads Development
The original creator of Ragnarok Manwha, the manga/manwha basis for Ragnarok Online, is working on a new mobile game called Soul Ark. According to Steparu.com, the first playable demo for Soul Ark should be ready for presentation during G-Star 2016. Check out the video below to see it in action.
Darkfall: Rise of Agon: Latest Video Spotlights Incoming Changes & Improvements
The latest Darkfall: Rise of Agon video has been published that gives fans a look at some of the improvements and changes that the team has been working on over the last several weeks.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Game of the Year Edition Leaked
Eurogamer is reporting that the committee in charge of age ratings for German software, USK, has a listing for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition. According to the information on the USK site, the GotY version is slated for release on August 26th.
General: Dark Eden Rises from the Ashes on Steam Greenlight
Dark Eden was originally released in 1997 as a free-to-play vampire / horror online RPG with an emphasis on PvP. The game has been live in various iterations around the world since that time but has been largely unseen by many of today’s gamers. The Greenlight campaign could breathe new life into the game.
World of Warcraft: Blizzard Teasing ‘Demon Invasions’, More Info Later Today
The World of Warcraft Twitter account came out with a teaser image that is teasing some sort of announcement or event to begin at 8:00 am Pacific today. The image simply says ‘Demon Bounties’ with the text, “Tomorrow we’re banding together to fight back the demonic presence of the Burning Legion; stay tuned.”
Video: UFC 200 Pre-Fight Press Conference (3 p.m. ET)
Watch the UFC 200 pre-fight press conference here: