Month: September 2015

Winterfrost Legacy

Winterfrost Legacy is a free-to-play, browser-based MMORPG built around party progression, quick questing, and turn-based battles where much of the action can be automated. You pick from four distinct classes and bolster your lineup with recruited mercenaries and Guardians, then push through story instances, bosses, and PvP activities at a rapid pace.

Publisher: R2Games
Playerbase: High
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Shut Down Date: February 24, 2017
PvP: Arenas / Clan Wars / PvP Events
Pros: +Bright, appealing visuals. +Plenty to do across PvE and PvP.
Cons: -Heavily automated play. -Pay-to-win pressure. -Classes locked by gender.

Winterfrost Legacy Shut Down on February 24, 2017

One Piece Online 2

One Piece Online 2 (sometimes referred to as One Piece 2: Pirate King) is a 2D browser MMORPG inspired by the One Piece manga and its long-running anime popularity. Designed around reliving familiar arcs, it leans on character collecting and party-based battles, letting players assemble a crew of recognizable faces and progress from island to island through story-driven quests.

Publisher: JoyGames
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser MMORPG
PvP: Arena
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Pros: +Faithful One Piece flavor and characters. +Wide spread of skills across classes and recruits.
Cons: -Monetization can heavily influence power. -Questing and fights can feel samey over time.

SMITE Reveals Sol as Next Norse Goddess

Posted on September 30, 2015January 6, 2020 by Darren Henderson

Hirez Studios has revealed on their livestream patch notes new itemization changes, Halloween events, and even a new Norse Mage Goddess, Sol! Before getting to the hot foot of the

StarCitizen Development Update – Social Module

Posted on September 30, 2015January 6, 2020 by Remko Molenaar

The drama surrounding Chris Roberts and Star Citizen seems to have as many twists and turns as Hollywood tabloids would hope for. With quite a bit of time in development,

Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!! now available on Steam

Posted on September 30, 2015January 6, 2020 by Jaime Skelton

Arc System Works Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!!, is now available on Steam (PC)!!!!! Developed by Examu and Arc System Works, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!! is the

Gloria Victis: Massive Gameplay Update Applied

Posted on September 30, 2015January 6, 2020 by Jaime Skelton

A massive update, greatly improving the combat experience and the meaning of PVP has been applied to Gloria Victis! First of all, it introduces the fortifications building and upgrading –

Divinity: Original Sin II Campaign Ends with Over $2 Million

Posted on September 30, 2015January 6, 2020 by Jaime Skelton

Thanks to the support of backers around the world, the Divinity: Original Sin II Kickstarter campaign has been a resounding success, quadrupling its initial funding goal and reaching over $2

The Agency

The Agency was a spy themed shooter MMO built around a simple but exciting hook, it aimed to let players swap between first person gunplay and third person movement for traversal and driving. Instead of locking you into a permanent class choice, it planned to tie roles to your equipped armor set, so changing your loadout meant changing how you played.

Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Type: Shooter MMO
Cancellation Date: March 31, 2011
PvP: Battlegrounds
Pros: +On-demand class switching via gear. +Stealth oriented action. +Planned variety of side minigames.
Cons: -Cancelled before launch.

Huxley: The Dystopia

Huxley: The Dystopia aimed to blend MMO structure with first-person shooter combat, placing players into a bleak sci-fi conflict where two factions fought over Lunarite, a newly discovered energy resource. You chose to fight as a human Sapien or as an Alternative, a mutated offshoot of humanity, then used hub cities and a match lobby to jump into large-scale PvP.

Publisher: Webzen Games Inc.
Type: Shooter MMORPG
Release Date: May 3, 2010
Closure Date: December 30, 2010
PvP: Arenas/Battlegrounds.
Pros: +Distinct factions with their own identity. +Social hub cities for grouping and queueing. +Body weak points that rewarded precision.
Cons: -Shut down quickly after launch. -Extended development meant it felt dated on arrival.

BattleTech Kickstarter Campaign Begins

Posted on September 29, 2015January 6, 2020 by Darren Henderson

Today, indie game studio Harebrained Schemes launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to co-fund development of its highly-anticipated BATTLETECH game for PC. Jordan Weisman, studio co-founder and creator of the