[GW] Goodnight, Sweet Prince is a post from: Kill Ten Rats
Guild Wars is going on automated life support. Any thoughts on advancing the story on the Nameless Lich, Evennia’s disappearance, or Beyond Elona are now officially quashed. It would be nice if any of these are answered, but given ArenaNet’s penchant for keeping things unanswered most of it will likely go in their internal wiki [...]
The guy playing Fiddlesticks was frequently taunting the enemy and shouting at them to fear him. On the one hand, that is kind of being the jerk. On the other hand, his character is an evil scarecrow with a fear attack. : Zubon Previously Crazy, RPer, or Troll? is a post from: Kill Ten Rats
Crazy, RPer, or Troll? is a post from: Kill Ten Rats
“Bear approves of you! I can feel her little tail wagging in my heart!” ~ NPC skill trainer in GW2
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Alan Wake Studio Teases Quantum Break For Xbox One
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on 21 May 2013, 2:43 pm
Remedy Entertainment CEO Matias Myllyrinne says Quantum Break could be the "biggest entertainment undertaking" in Finnish history.
Microsoft Hints at Pre-Owned Fee For Xbox One Games
Posted by The Escapist : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 3:11 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 3:11 pm
Microsoft Officially Denies "Always On" For Xbox One
Posted by The Escapist : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 3:25 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 3:25 pm
Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten says developers won't be forced to make Xbox One games always online but hopes they do anyway.
Infinity Ward Goes Behind the Scenes of Call of Duty: Ghosts
Posted by The Escapist : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 3:45 pm
Posted by The Escapist : Latest News
on 21 May 2013, 3:45 pm
Call of Duty: Ghosts will be made with a new engine, feature customizable multiplayer avatars, and give players a tactical pooch to befriend in the single player game.
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Guild Wars 2 developers share APIs, hopes for the future
Posted by Massively on 21 May 2013, 2:30 pm
Posted by Massively
on 21 May 2013, 2:30 pm
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Business Models, Culture, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play
This morning, ArenaNet dropped the price point of Guild Wars 2 by $10 across all available editions. In a follow-up chat about some of the decisions behind that move, Game Director Colin Johanson talked a bit about community support, the game's regular update cadence, and the company's hopes for bringing Guild Wars 2 into new markets.
While a $10 price drop is not an extreme move, Johanson is confident that the change will bring Guild Wars 2 to new people. The company seems to be currently focused on building up community support. Just yesterday, some APIs were made available to the public for the first time. We've already seen them put to use in real-time WvW tracking and event monitors. Johanson also talked about recent efforts to shore up the support for sPvP and how the additions of custom arenas and spectator mode has led to viewers for sPvP streams "more than doubling" in the last few weeks. The game appears to be moving towards a twice-monthly update schedule. Johanson said that while ArenaNet has "not ruled out" the idea of future expansions, the company is committed to the idea of the living story.
Johanson mentioned that Guild Wars 2 is sitting solidly at "well over 3,000,000 copies sold" without tapping into the Chinese market. He added that the game just had its first closed beta test in China and that the team is optimistic. ArenaNet hopes to make the Chinese version of the game as similar as possible to the existing one.
[Source: ArenaNet conference call]
While a $10 price drop is not an extreme move, Johanson is confident that the change will bring Guild Wars 2 to new people. The company seems to be currently focused on building up community support. Just yesterday, some APIs were made available to the public for the first time. We've already seen them put to use in real-time WvW tracking and event monitors. Johanson also talked about recent efforts to shore up the support for sPvP and how the additions of custom arenas and spectator mode has led to viewers for sPvP streams "more than doubling" in the last few weeks. The game appears to be moving towards a twice-monthly update schedule. Johanson said that while ArenaNet has "not ruled out" the idea of future expansions, the company is committed to the idea of the living story.
Johanson mentioned that Guild Wars 2 is sitting solidly at "well over 3,000,000 copies sold" without tapping into the Chinese market. He added that the game just had its first closed beta test in China and that the team is optimistic. ArenaNet hopes to make the Chinese version of the game as similar as possible to the existing one.
[Source: ArenaNet conference call]
Guild Wars 2 developers share APIs, hopes for the future originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Patches, Endgame, News Items
Another World of Warcraft patch day has come upon us. Patch 5.3, Escalation, is hitting the game today, bringing with it a whole host of changes from loot specialization to increased pet battle accuracy. The patch introduces a new Battleground, Deepwind Gorge, as well as a new Arena called The Tiger's Peak. Four new scenarios are being added, plus six new Heroic difficulties. The Escalation quest campaign adds new tasks for Alliance and Horde members as they prepare to remove Garrosh Hellscream from Orgrimmar.
You can read the exhaustive patch notes on the official site, and you can catch up on all the nitty gritty details on patch 5.3 on our sister site, WoW Insider.
You can read the exhaustive patch notes on the official site, and you can catch up on all the nitty gritty details on patch 5.3 on our sister site, WoW Insider.
World of Warcraft patch 5.3 goes live today originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Official round-up
RIFT introduces loyalty rewards program for dedicated players
Posted by Massively on 21 May 2013, 3:30 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 3:30 pm
Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Economy, Game Mechanics, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT
RIFT is introducing an innovative new program that allows players to get items for free when they spend money or money-substitutes on other items! The new rewards program will give players Loyalty points as those players purchase or spend credits, subscribe as a Patron, or consume REX (RIFT's tradable currency that can be purchased for real-world money). Since REX is tradable between players, a particularly thrifty player could accrue loyalty points without ever spending a real-world dime in RIFT's store.
Current and former subscribers will be awarded some Loyalty points based on how long they have been subscribed. Players will be able to use Loyalty to unlock exclusive costumes, the ability to change target icons, and unique dimensions.
This is all part of RIFT's free-to-play initiative and will be going live on June 12th with RIFT 2.3: Empyreal Assault.
Current and former subscribers will be awarded some Loyalty points based on how long they have been subscribed. Players will be able to use Loyalty to unlock exclusive costumes, the ability to change target icons, and unique dimensions.
This is all part of RIFT's free-to-play initiative and will be going live on June 12th with RIFT 2.3: Empyreal Assault.
RIFT introduces loyalty rewards program for dedicated players originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Introducing Loyalty
Another bushel of downloadable content hit Injustice: Gods Among Us this morning, offering players new costumes, new missions and a brand new fighter.
Dragon's Prophet Soars In To Open Beta In Late May
Posted by WarCry: Game Codex and Reviews : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 12:00 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 12:00 pm
Dust 514 and EVE Online Integration Plagued with Bugs
Posted by WarCry: Game Codex and Reviews : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 12:32 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 12:32 pm
World of Tanks Update 8.6 Balances Artillery, Brings More Stuff to Shoot
Posted by WarCry: Game Codex and Reviews : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 12:35 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 12:35 pm
Get all the hot new guns and check out a new Korean map in the World of Tanks Update 8.6.
EA's MOBA Dawngate Details Revealed, Enters Beta On May 24
Posted by WarCry: Game Codex and Reviews : Latest News on 21 May 2013, 1:05 pm
Posted by WarCry: Game Codex and Reviews : Latest News
on 21 May 2013, 1:05 pm
It turns out that you folks really, really want me to talk about Planescape Torment, and I am more than happy to oblige. As I said in my poll last week, I have a number of titles in my GOG.com … Continue reading →
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Launches, News Items, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Races
If, however, you're stuck in spacedock and unable to head out yet, you can check out the changes awaiting you in the guides, videos, news briefs, and galleries below.
Continue reading Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus launch-day roundup
Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus launch-day roundup originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, New Titles
For fans of IMC Games following along at home, this looks to be what was previously known as Project G2, not to be confused with Project R1, which is an entirely different game being worked on by the same studio.
Check out the gallery below and let us know what you think in the comments. Like I even have to tell you that part!
WolfKnights Online debuts from Kim Hakkyu originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Patch 8.6 brings more balance to World of Tanks, ups SPGs to tier X
Posted by Massively on 21 May 2013, 1:00 pm
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on 21 May 2013, 1:00 pm
Filed under: Historical, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, World of Tanks
Update 8.6 will push the SPG armor line to tier X by promoting current tier 8's up to the top and then adding new SPGs to the middle tiers. The American, Soviet, French, and German tech lines will all receive new artillery units and the British line gets a new premium tank, the A33 Excelsior. A new Korean-based map will also be introduced.
[Source: Wargaming.net press release]
Patch 8.6 brings more balance to World of Tanks, ups SPGs to tier X originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Business Models, Economy, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Ask Massively, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Hyperspace Beacon
This week, I'd like to talk about SWTOR's free-to-play model in general. Although the design team has received a lot of heat from fans and haters alike, the system does have merit along with legitimate flaws. I do like SWTOR, but I'm not ignorant enough to believe that everything the game designers have done is perfect. I am also not one to hate because the game wronged me a year and a half ago. No matter the game, I understand, given my three years reporting in the industry and many other years playing video games, that there will always be people who hate a game no matter what developers do to appease them. At the same time, there will always be those who love a game no matter what stupid thing the developers do and will see no wrong no matter what you say to try to convince them. I try to put myself somewhere in the middle.
Continue reading Hyperspace Beacon: Does SWTOR's F2P work?
Hyperspace Beacon: Does SWTOR's F2P work? originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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