TITLE: Defiance DEVELOPER: Trion Worlds PUBLISHER: Trion Worlds GENRE: F2P Shooter MMO w/ Microtransactions PLATFORM: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 STATUS: Closed Beta Testing RELEASE DATE: April 2nd, 2013 This past week I had the pleasure of being a part of the PS3 Closed Beta for…
[Writer's Note:] Before we begin, I feel a proper understanding of Phantasy Star Online’s history is required for perspective. Between the time when the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64 established 3D graphics as the standard and the launch of last…
Release Date: In Development Genre: Indie Studio: Kot-in-Action Creative Artel Format: PC Note: Game is still in Development all videos features are all pre-alpha or test builds *Game info is subject to change as game gets closer to release. Steel…
To say that “Guild Wars 2″ is one of the most anticipated games in a very long while would be an understatement. After all, fans have been waiting for the game since around 2007. It’s been about five years in…
Not too long ago, I received an email from indie game designers WRF Studios regarding a new game in development called “Bloodlust: Vampire Shadow Hunter.” Having never heard of this group before, I visited the website and read a bit…
Last weekend I had the opportunity to play Funcom’s new MMO, The Secret World, for the first time. The Secret World has been in development by Funcom for almost five years, being confirmed in March of 2007. The game is…
On Monday, May 14, 2012, there was a quick 7-hour stress test event for “Guild Wars 2.” This event seems to have been rather last minute and was not publicly announced outside of mentions on the forum or in the…
As some of you likely already know by now, we had the first major Guild Wars 2 beta event this past weekend. Unfortunately, I was out of town for a large part of it due to required training, but I…
TITLE: City of Steam DEVELOPER: Mechanist Games PUBLISHER: Mechanist Games GENRE: F2P Web Browser MMO PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows STATUS: Alpha Testing RELEASE DATE: TBA City of Steam is a free-to-play web browser MMO based in the industrial age. The game is being developed by Mechanist…
TITLE: Spirit Tales DEVELOPER: X-Legend PUBLISHER: KoramGame Ltd. GENRE: F2P MMO PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows STATUS: Media Testing RELEASE DATE: TBA (Closed Beta – March 15th) Spirit Tales is the North American version of Glory Destiny Online in Malaysia. It’s a free-to-play Anime Style MMO that…
TITLE: “Warlock: Master of the Arcane” DEVELOPER: Ino-Co Plus PUBLISHER: Paradox Interactive GENRE: Fantasy Turn-Based Strategy PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows RATING: Not Yet Rated. TARGET RELEASE: Q2 2012 Ah, Paradox Interactive – a company that is no stranger to us here…
TITLE: “Magna Mundi” DEVELOPER: Paradox Interactive GENRE: Real-Time Strategy (Single Player and Online Multiplayer) PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows RATING: Rating Pending PROJECTED RELEASE DATE: Q2 2012 Paradox Interactive seems to be hard at work developing titles for the PC and has…
Now that the NDA for SWTOR is down, I just wanted to give a few impressions of my first beta weekend with Star Wars: The Old Republic. Those that know me know that I’ve been looking forward to this game…
TITLE: “Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes” DEVELOPER: Electronic Arts & BioWare GENRE: Action/Real-Time Strategy PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows RATING: Rating Pending STATUS: Closed Beta RELEASE WINDOW: Q4 2011 When I first got invited to participate in the Closed Beta for this…
TITLE: “Defenders of Ardania” DEVELOPER: Most Wanted Entertainment PUBLISHER: Paradox Interactive GENRE: RTS (Tower Defense) RATING: Rating Pending. PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, XBox 360, and iPad. RELEASE DATE: December 6, 2011 Paradox Interactive has been quite busy pumping out…
