Following a successful Kickstarter and launch of the open beta, Face of Mankind developer Nexeon Technologies has announced that the sandbox MMO will be coming to Steam. Launch date has not been set and details are sparse at the moment as Nexeon fills out the proper paperwork and navigates all of the legal mumbojumbo. More details will no doubt be coming in the following weeks, but until then you can check out Face of Mankind’s open beta at the official website.
(Source: Steam)
It looks like Dungeon Fighter Online may be returning in English. Neople, the developer behind Dungeon Fighter Online, has opened up an alpha test for a global English server. The only way to play at the moment is to sign in with a Facebook account, noting that the server may be down intermittently for maintenance and that the service is in no way affiliated with Nexon America or Nexon Europe. Dungeon Fighter Online was shut down by Nexon last April in North America.
You can dive into the open alpha starting today.
(Source: MMO Culture)
Old School RuneScape launched last year and continues its own track of development with a specialized team of developers. In the latest developer blog, Jagex discusses bot busting and free to play.Currently, Old School RuneScape is limited to players who have an active subscription to the main RuneScape game. Last year saw a limited free trial which Jagex acknowledges did not meet its mark as it did not see a significant increase in membership.
As part of an ongoing experiment in implementing free to play, new accounts starting May 27th will have trial access to Old School RuneScape for two weeks with a reminder that it may result in nothing changed.
The F2P journey that we are now all embarking upon will end two ways. If we find the right way to introduce F2P we will poll that method to you as a permanent addition to the game. However, you must also be prepared to accept that if we cannot find the right method, we can’t offer F2P as a permanent addition to Old School.
You can check out the entire dev blog at the link below.
(Source: RuneScape)
Microsoft recently announced that the company would be changing its policy to remove a longstanding requirement for Xbox Live gold in order to access streaming sites like Netflix and Hulu. In order to appeal to those who subscribe to Gold solely for these services, Microsoft has announced a partial refund system for those with active subscriptions after the transition takes place. Following the update this June, customers with time remaining on their accounts will be eligible for a pro-rated refund.
The amount of the refund has not been detailed, but is based on how much time is remaining on the account. Now all Microsoft needs to do is lift the subscription requirement to access MMOs and the company will be more on par with Sony’s services.
(Source: Game Informer)
TERA has launched patch 26.04 today, introducing players to the brand new Reaper class. The Reaper is a mid-range DPS class that is unique to the Elin race and uses leather armor and a new scythe weapon. In addition to the new class, reapers also begin their journey on the new special starting area, Ashen Hope. Ashen Hope sees the destruction of Pora Elinu and will have reaper characters start at level 50 in this tutorial area. After completing Ashen Hope, players will return to the main world to play with their friends.
In order to unlock the reaper class, players must have one character on that server that is at least level 40. You can find more details at the link below.
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The relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV has brought nothing but good tidings to Square Enix since it hit shelves last year. According to an article on Gamasutra, Square Enix has increased its forecasted earnings in both revenue and overall profits, with the latter up 50% over previously anticipated returns. Originally, Square Enix had anticipated a $20 million loss for the fiscal year. Thanks to the unexpected performance of Final Fantasy XIV and arcade sales, the company is now projecting a profit of $64.9 million.
(Source: Gamasutra)
With one month left until the launch of Elder Scrolls Online on the Xbox One and Playstation 4, Zenimax is in the unfortunate position of bearer of bad news. Due to “a number of unique problems specific to those platforms,” the release of both console versions has been delayed from its initial date. The announcement doesn’t reveal a specific date, but says that the delay is expected to be “about six months.” As a result of the unexpected delay, Zenimax is offering players the option to start playing now on the PC and transfer their characters to either the Xbox One or PS4 when the console edition is released.
Additionally, players who purchase the PC version of Elder Scrolls Online will have an opportunity to shift their copies over to either console for $20 alongside an additional 30 days of game time.
(Source: ESO)
If you haven’t had a chance to check out Wildstar, your time is coming soon. NCSoft has announced that Wildstar will enter open beta on Thursday May 8th. The beta is scheduled to run until May 18th and allows players to access content up to level 30. For more information on Wildstar, check out the website at the following link. Wildstar is set to go live on June 3rd.
(Source: NCSoft Press Release)
Brad McQuaid has posted an announcement on the Pantheon website detailing the future of the MMO and Visionary Realms. The good news is that development will be resuming on Pantheon under a new remote team of volunteers. Visionary Realms is looking for people with experience in UNITY, as well as designers, moderators, and lore writers.
“When we do bring in funding and restart that campaign to reach out to Angel Investors, Publishers, and the like, and when we can have an office and paid employees, we will then look at the volunteer force and, on a case by case basis, determine if that person wants to and should become a contractor or, if they can re-locate, possibly a full employee.”
You can check out the entire announcement at the link below. Brad McQuaid has promised regular blogs detailing the company’s progress.
(Source: Visionary Realms)
Notorious Games has released the latest patch for Xsyon, pushing forward with a number of quality of life improvements to the game experience. Foremost, a tutorial has been implemented with more than two hundred panels of instructions for new players and those that might have missed a thing or two along the way. There are also a few changes to the interface, as well as to the energy and health system increasing gain rates of both while decreasing the energy used by actions.
You can check out the entire list of patch notes at the link below.
(Source: Xsyon)
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