Saturday, February 6, 2016

MMORPG News

MMORPG News

General: The Syndicate Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:43 PM PST

Online gaming community The Syndicate is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Calling itself "the most successful online gaming community in online gaming", the guild holds a Guinness World Record for the longest continiously operating online guild. In addition, there have been two books published about The Syndicate and much, much more.

World of Tanks: Seven New Maps Added In Console Update 2.6

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:35 PM PST

Wargaming has announced the release of update 2.6 for the console versions of World of Tanks. The new update includes 7 brand new maps and the Type 59 tank.

Orcs Must Die: Unchained: Campaign Mode Cornerstone Of Latest Update

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:31 PM PST

Robot Entertainment has announced the deployment of a large update to Orcs Must Die!: Unchained. The patch brings several feature enhancements and improvements to the game in addition to the new Campaign Mode that sets players on a 50 challenge journey across the entire universe.

H1Z1: Daybreak Reveals More About Splitting the Game in Two

Posted: 06 Feb 2016 04:20 AM PST

Daybreak Game Company caught much of the H1Z1 community off guard with yesterday's announcement that the game would be splitting into two different versions, H1Z1: Just Survive and H1Z1: King of the Kill. We had the chance to submit a few questions to the team to get more of the particulars behind the decision and about what players can expect.

Dragon Nest: EU Servers Suffer Catastrophic Technical Failure, Data Lost

Posted: 06 Feb 2016 02:58 AM PST

Dragon Nest EU servers suffered a severe technical failure in late January with servers only just now coming back online. As a result of the issue, most in-game data was lost including titles, missions, quests, achievements, and much more.

Final Fantasy XV: Release Date & More Info to Be Revealed at Special Event

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 04:44 PM PST

Square Enix will be holding a special event in Los Angeles to announce the release date of Final Fantasy XV and to give potential players more information about the highly anticipated title.

Gigantic: Motiga Lifts the NDA on the Closed Beta

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 03:30 PM PST

Beginning today, Gigantic closed beta testers can begin to write, speak about and stream their experiences with the game during the ongoing 24/7 closed beta test. Gigantic Beta 2.0 has just been introduced that brings the Crew (party) system on board, cross platform play between Win10 and XBox One players and the new progression system with its in-game currencies and account-wide benefits are also included.

General: PAX South: You Got Zombies In My Military Shooter! Our Look At Moving Hazard

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 10:51 AM PST

It sounds like a recipe for mediocrity, but Illfonic's and Psyop's zombie-packed shooter Moving Hazard has more to it than meets the eye. These are the same guys making Revival, and it's clear they're ready to turn other genres on their head.

ARK: Survival Evolved: Grappling Hooks, Tribe Alliances & More Added in New Update

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 11:56 AM PST

The latest ARK: Survival Evolved update has been deployed that bring a number of neat features on board including the addition of grappling hooks that will fundamentally change the way the game is played by lucky owners.

General: Bethesda's Todd Howard to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 11:05 AM PST

Bethesda's Todd Howard will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on March 16th. Howard has been instrumental in both the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series of games and is a pioneer in the early days of 3D graphics.

Crowfall: Devs Looking for Feedback on Latest FAQ Focused on Skills

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 10:53 AM PST

The latest and very comprehensive FAQ has appeared on the Crowfall site that aims to give fans a more detailed look at skills and how they progress for characters throughout the game. Developers are also looking forward to the discussion that the FAQ will generate as well.

H1Z1: Dev Team Splits to Create Two Separate Games

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:36 AM PST

Daybreak Game Company has announced that development on H1Z1 will be splitting into two separate teams to create two wholly different titles that share the same universe. H1Z1: King of the Hill will be a large-scale multiplayer shooter with a variety of game modes, including some with vehicles playing a central role and seems to be aimed at eSports.

General: SWTOR - Less MMO, More RPG Than Ever Before

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 02:55 AM PST

Hot on the heels of The Force Awakens, Chris jumped back into Star Wars: The Old Republic to see how it holds up. It's half the MMO it used to be and a much better RPG because of it! Read on to find out why. Plus, in the Quick Hits, we have impressions of The Division, Darkest Dungeon's roadmap from launch, a new character and the possibility of a new demo for Final Fantasy XV, free content for Shadowrun: Hong Kong, and more!

Rift: Feb 10th Update to See Significant Patron Reward Changes

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 09:02 AM PST

The Rift forum has a new post by Community Team Member 'Ocho' that lays out some fairly significant changes coming to the Patron Rewards Program.

The Black Death: A Medieval Sandbox to Roleplay In

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 02:40 AM PST

The Black Death is an in-development survival MMO by Syrin Studios that literally came out of nowhere to storm the radar of fascinating upcoming titles. We had the opportunity to speak with the small indie development team from Syrin Studios to find out more about them and one of the more unique titles currently in the making.

World of Tanks: Celebrating Over 1M Registered PS4 Users

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 07:22 AM PST

Wargaming is celebrating over a million registered PlayStation 4 players taking part in World of Tanks since its release on the console platform on January 19th.
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