Das Tal's "first proper Alpha test" was held in November. It was fairly successful and the team at Fairytale Distillery note that they had a lot of fun. However, the Alpha made one thing clear to them; "the game was not yet ready for a full launch." In a blog post posted today, Game Director Alexander Zacherl outlines what the [...]
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Unlike many MMOs, Final Fantasy 14’s gathering and crafting system is quite complex. Rather than pushing a button to create a shiny new weapon, there exists a myriad of classes dedicated solely to the processes of crafting and gathering, referred to as Disciples of Hand and Land (DoH/L) respectively. Every DoH class can produce several varieties of housing items, in [...]
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With little doubt, the silver screen is one of the hardest truths for the gaming community to swallow. There haven’t been many successful gaming-to-film adaptations, and the ones we do consider worthy often need a large helping of apologies and rationalizations: that humorless Hitman film, the gory and hollow Silent Hill, Prince of Persia, Lara Croft, and Mortal Kombat—whose ludicrously [...]
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MU: Origin is a third-party MU game developed by a Chinese company that WEBZEN licensed the MU IP to. It launched in Korea in May 2015 to overwhelmingly positive reception, taking the top grossing spot on both Google Play and the App Store. In China, it was the top grossing game on the App Store and among the top five [...]
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First Assault's first new character since the launch of Early Access is being added to the game soon. The new character, Maven, is "an expert on guerilla warfare and topography, stemming from her time in the South American military." She was scouted for Section 9 after she "single-handedly held off an insurgent attack after her entire squad was killed." Maven's [...]
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Weekly MMO News Recap #25 - Jan 11, 2016 by Omer A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending January 11, 2016. This is the twenty-fifth episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. This week in MMO News we cover updates for: LaPlace, HeroWarz, Neverwinter, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Granado [...]
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Secret World Legends is a story-driven action RPG set in a shared world. Join one of three secret societies, and explore a modern world riddled with the supernatural, occultism, and ancient threats to develop your abilities and defeat evil. Developer: Funcom Playerbase: Medium Type: Action RPG Release Date: June 23, 2017 Pros: +Revamped combat. +Modern-day setting. +No classes or levels. [...]
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In Wizard101, players become students of magic in the fictional world of Spiral. Built on RPG elements, Wizard101 offers a unique spin on combat by combining a collectible card game with a turn-based combat system. Publisher: KingsIsle Entertainment Playerbase: High Type: Card-based MMORPG Release Date: September 2, 2008 Pros: +Unique combat system. +Large catalog of spells. +Kid-friendly. Cons: -Major content [...]
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As part of the mid-January update to Devilian, Trion will be introducing Guild Tournaments. These weekly tournaments will allow "the top ranking guilds" to take each other on in a weekly series of 20 vs 20 PvP battles each Sunday. The top guilds will place among four reward tiers, each earning "valuable collections of Archgemstones." The guild's placement on the [...]
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During the month of December, Star Wars: The Old Republic was intended to have events occur each week. This didn't happen. Scheduling issues and some events, including the Rakghoul Plague, outright not running were attributed to the lack of events. To make up for it, the events that did not run properly will be running this month. The first of [...]
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