MMO News

Transverse: Player Progression
Trove – First Look
Galaxy Legend
Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 23 Preview – Mark of Death
Join the Fight: Line of Defense Now Available on Early Access
Seldon Crisis Ship Showcase Compilation
War Thunder Gamescom 2014 Flashbacks
World of Speed: Moscow Racing
Rising Generals Gameplay Video

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:01 PM PDT

Game Designer Ryan Boulanger explains player progression in the upcoming space combat MMO.

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 04:31 PM PDT

Trove – First Look

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In a similar fashion as Minecraft and Cubeworld, Trove is an open-ended voxel adventure through countless realms filled with quests, chests, and enemies great and small.

In the same style as Minecraft, players can break down the world into resources and reuse these resources to build not only their own worlds and homes, but to craft gear. Quests send players into worlds that disappear or renew as time goes on. Players can easily swap classes and abilities to adapt to ever-changing worlds.

Trove is “Currently” in alpha with closed beta starting September 25th.

Learn more at the Trove game profile HERE!

Galaxy Legend

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 03:16 PM PDT

Expand your galactic legend as you explore the galaxy and battle against others in this space combat strategy for mobile.

Publisher: Tap4Fun
Playerbase: High
Graphics: High
Type: Sci-Fi Strategy
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Yes
Filesize: N/A

Pros: +Large player base. +Competitive environment.

Cons: -Cash shop advantage; some items are very expensive. -Old servers are favored in server wars

Overview

Galaxy Legend Overview

Galaxy Legend is a free to play space strategy game for mobile (iOS and Android). Adventure into the galaxy as the Commander of a space fleet. Expand your fleet with a variety of ships, which can be upgraded and expanded. Take your ship into battle against aliens and space pirates, or battle other players in turn-based tactical combat. Explore the vast galaxy and make your legend known.

Galaxy Legend Screenshots

Galaxy Legend Featured Video

Full Review

Galaxy Legend Review

Coming Soon…

Screenshots

Galaxy Legend Screenshots

Coming Soon…

Videos

Galaxy Legend Videos

Galaxy Legend Trailer

Links

Galaxy Legend Links

Official Game Site

System Requirements

Galaxy Legend System Requirements

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Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 23 Preview – Mark of Death

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 02:51 PM PDT

By Blair Nishkian (Tagspeech)

Sitting down to press events is always a fun experience. The developers come out of their cubicles and talk about the game, show off some features to the press, and quite often act a bit awkward in the process. It’s cute. The DDO devs are nothing if not earnest performers, and clearly love their game and the setting it takes place in. I just wish they were a bit less nervous when presenting things. I haven’t ever heard the utterance ‘uh’ made so many times in one hour. I was afraid one of them might be having a stroke. I’m just teasing, of course. They still did a good job.

Anyways, Dungeons and Dragons Online is still putting out regular content updates, and this month is no exception. With the introduction of a new high level class, revamped raids, and continuation of their Eberron epic story, there’s plenty for dedicated players to get up to. The update is called Mark of Death, and comes not just with new content, but a number of new features that players have been asking for.

The most obvious new addition is the Harper, a sort of prestige class based around being excellent to your teammates, and maintaining versatility in combat. The Harper class can be taken on top of any existing class in the game, and has mutliple trees that support and enhance just about any kind of character. The vanguard tree, for example, is for fighters and paladins, and adds a great deal of offensive power to the arsenal of players who prefer to fight with sword and shield.

This ties into an overall revamp and balance adjustment to fighters and anyone else who regularly wears heavy armor. Before, light armor was often the go-to option for players, because of its ‘evade tank’ qualities. Now, heavy armor is a more than viable option, and to christen this rebalancing, they’ve taken a long, hard look at how sword and shield combat works. They’ve added new animations for shield bashes, shield slams, and other brutal attacks. Being a heavy has never been more satisfying in DDO.

Speaking of armor, the players of DDO have been asking for a means of swapping out the cosmetic appearances of armor for years. Well, the game finally has it, in the form of the Mirror of Glamering. Players simply place the armor set they want to be wearing into the device, synthesize, and then equip it in a special cosmetic slot. Now, at long last, players can wear the look they want to, instead of being forced into the latest mandatory, high-stat uniform if they want to be competitive with others. The dev team has plans to expand this feature to weapons and shields also.

The actual content of the Mark of Death centers around a place called the Orchard of the Macabre, a place where two rival factions have been fighting: the Emerald Claw and the Silver Flame. The Orchard of the Macabre has been used in previous content and is a well-known part of the game world. But it has been revamped and redesigned to be simply better, so returning players will be pleased to see the changes.

In previous storylines, the Emerald Claw and Silver Flame grudgingly worked together to fight an evil entity known as the Black Abbot; now, they are opposed. The Emerald Claw has released a new lycanthropy scare into the Orchard of the Macabre to distract the Silver Flame while they work to achieve their nefarious ends. Players will uncover a thickening plot around the reemergence of the Black Abbot, only to find that he is a pawn in the schemes of a greater entity.

That greater entity is, in fact, a half-dragon half-elf sorceress that was changed into a Lich by her mother, apparently. And so in the upcoming raid, this unlikely being (who also happens to have a super special birth mark called the Mark of Death) will be the primary foe after a certain phase is breached. I won’t say much more, for fear of spoiling the story. Suffice it to say that it’s all terribly complicated and… well, I suppose ‘epic’ would be the word to describe it.

Anyways, if you’re a long-time fan of DDO, you’ll be happy to know all of this content is free for VIP players. The cosmetic changes and rebalancing apply to everyone, of course, and if you’ve been gone for a while or haven’t even tried the game yet, give it a shot. Now might be a great time to do so.

Join the Fight: Line of Defense Now Available on Early Access

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 12:28 PM PDT

Line of Defense, the MMO from 3000AD, is now available for purchase on Steam's Early Access.

Line of Defense features a massive world with large continents, enormous bases some spanning more than 16 sq. km, as well as unique climate zones and weather patterns, plenty of space for the skill-based Player-vs.-Player FPS combat.

In addition to the large planetary areas, Line Of Defense also features vast space regions, complete with fully built stations and a carrier, all of which gamers can explore and do battle in while seamlessly moving to and from the planetary bases below.

The first phase of Early Access will feature the Heatwave planetary starbase and the GCV-Starguard carrier in orbit around the Lyrius planet for early world testing. New features and areas will unlock as the testing phase progresses, including new levels, new vehicles, and new weapons leading up to the game’s official release.

For such a massive game, this staggered release allows the team to focus on each aspect of the game during the public Beta testing. Meaningful feedback from the public will enable the team to address issues, concerns and gameplay suggestions in a timely fashion as each aspect of the game is unlocked and extensively tested.

Three Early Access options are available for pre-purchase and pre-loading : Commander ($99.99), Ambassador ($69.99) and Emissary ($39.99), with varying perks for each. All options are 50% off through Monday, September 15th.

Line of Defense’s Early Access version will be live and playable on September 16th.

Seldon Crisis Ship Showcase Compilation

Posted: 11 Sep 2014 11:40 AM PDT

The latest selection of cruiser, frigate and fighter ship models from Seldon Crisis.