exactly recall the last time I played in an open-world take on New York City. Sure, Grand Theft Auto IV had a really good-looking Liberty City as a clone, but not a re-creation. For me, it may actually go back to the second “True Crime” game, “Streets of NY.” It’s actually a bit surprising that an open-world game in NY hasn’t crossed my path in so long. It’s pop-culture’s most recognizable metropolis, after all. How did it...
Well, if you’re one of the lucky ones, you’re headed back into Tamriel tonight. Now that everyone should be farther ahead, understand the game a bit more and have a whole weekend to check it out. You should take a couple of minutes to watch the video below. Paul Sage the Creative Director, Nick Konkle the Lead Gameplay Designer and Chris Strasz, Lead User Experience Designer, go over crafting in ESO. As you level up in ESO you can put points into that crafting...
The long-awaited 1.0 release of Path of Exile, Grinding Gear Games’ unorthodox MMO ARPG, has finally gotten a launch date. After spending a long time in the murky depths of Open Beta, and with many improvements over the months to show for it, this isometric-view hack-and-slash is getting a well-deserved 1.0 launch treatment. Featuring new story-content, new game modes, and even a new class, you won’t want to miss this if you’ve ever loaded up the Beta for a...
We just recently previewed the massive multiplayer online shooter/RPG, Firefall and now Red 5 Studios has announced its first public beta weekend. The public beta will run for 48 hours and starts this Friday, January 25th. This beta weekend is the first of three online stress tests coming first quarter. The other two open betas are scheduled for February and March. The beta weekends are helping Red 5 Studios to move ahead with rolling the beta out for public...
Book of Heroes changed my mind about the kind of potential mobile games have.
We’ve got ten codes for Firefall’s Beta to giveaway, read the preview then enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Firefall has had a pretty big presence at PAX the past couple of years and after getting some time to go hands on, it is pretty easy to see why. Firefall, developed by Red 5 Studios is a new breed of MMORPG combining first person/third person shooter gameplay into the deep RPG and customization features of traditional MMOs. The gameplay is fast...
EA and Bioware have released details on the 1st digital expansion for the newly free-to-play Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Those who are SWTOR subscribers will be able to download the content for a reduced rate of $9.99 while those who have jumped on since the game went FTP will have access for $19.99. The expansion will take players to Makeb where they will take on the powerful Hutt Cartel. In doing so players will meet all-new allies and...
When you ask me what my favorite genre of game is there is never any hesitation before I blurt out 3 short letters, RPG. We’ve all played them and many of you out there love them just as much if not more than I do, but recently the line as to what truly constitutes an RPG has become quite muddled. Some say that an RPG has to have an inventory system and a true leveling system or skill tree, other people say an RPG is anything where you can upgrade your character. So...
As you all may know by now, the new expansion World of Warcraft: Mist of Pandaria was released September 25th, 2012. With just a little bit over a week of its launch, Mists of Pandaria sells 2.7 million copies. Not only does 2.7 million people bought the game but also the global subscriber base surpasses the 10 million mark. “With Mists of Pandaria, we set out to expand on the sense of fun and discovery that’s always been at the heart of World of Warcraft...
I have recently had the pleasure of speaking with with Mark Jordan, a developer of Armada Online as well as the original Armada for the SEGA Dreamcast. Before getting in touch with him, I had never heard of the game, nor had I heard of it’s sequel. This struck me as a bit of a personal failure since I am so gung-ho about retro games and even own a Dreamcast, though there aren’t too many great exclusives for it anymore. Since then, I have been falling deeper and...
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