Monthly Archives: February 2015

Tree of Savior: ToS Wiki Database In Creation

Tree of Savior

The Tree of Savior Fansite is  currently building the largest Tree of Savior English Wiki out there for all the English TOS fans. Although some info is still in Korean, they are actively translating with the limited amount of Korean translators they have and constantly publishing new TOS information in TreeofSaviorGame.com

Currently, they have finalized the skills for all 28 classes in CBT1. You can view all here: http://toswiki.treeofsaviorgame.com/skill/introduction

Guild Wars 2: Stronghold PvP Game Mode Revealed

Guild Wars 2

ArenaNet has just released details about Stronghold, the all-new PvP game mode coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, the upcoming expansion to Guild Wars 2.  Stronghold is bringing a new competitive game experience to Guild Wars 2, introducing a PvP mode where players face off against one another in a fight to infiltrate enemy lines, break through defenses and kill the enemy lord.

Additionally,  ArenaNet  will give a tour of how the new game mode works on Ready Up, the official Guild Wars 2 competitive livestream airing this Friday, February 13 on Twitch.tv/GuildWars2. Norfolk will join host Joshua Davis to talk all about some of the game mechanics and game play intricacies that Stronghold has to offer when it comes out with  Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.

For more info, visit https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/stronghold-the-battle-of-champions-dusk/

Offworld Trading Company: Early Access Now Available

OTC

Players are now able to begin colonizing Mars in Offworld Trading Company, the economic RTS from Mohawk Games, as the title is now available on Steam Early Access for a limited-time discount of $35.99 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/271240/). The title also remains discounted directly through publisher Stardock at http://offworldgame.com/store.

The Early Access version of Offworld Trading Company allows players to compete head to head or in free-for-all matches over the Internet, explore the dynamic single-player campaign that responds to your choices and the outcomes of the scenarios, and skirmish against the advanced AI that is already more than capable of wiping the floor with unsuspecting players.

Offworld Trading Company is a new direction for real-time strategy, where money is both your deadliest weapon and toughest defense. After the Earth is tapped out and the asteroids claimed by faceless megacorporations, the stark Martian surface is the final frontier on which dreamers and entrepreneurs can make something of themselves by staking their claim to the red planet’s abundant resources and building an economic engine capable of out-producing the competition.

The real-time, player-driven market is the foundation of the game, allowing players to buy and sell resources, materials, and even the food and water their colonists need to survive. Only by buying low and selling high – and perhaps engaging in a little more overt market manipulation with hacker arrays, black-market pirate raids, and more – can players build up enough capital to gain access to the incredibly lucrative offworld markets that bring in the cash they need to buy out their rivals and claim the Martian economy for themselves.

Tune in to http://www.twitch.tv/mohawkgames every Thursday at noon Pacific (3pm Eastern) to see the latest on Offworld Trading Company development.

For more on Offworld Trading Company, please visit http://offworldgame.com

Total War Rome II + CoH 2 Hosts Anti-Valentine’s Day Event

Total War Rome 2

SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd present the rematch of the heavyweight strategy gaming contest they said could never happen, with Total War™: ROME II and Company of Heroes 2™ communities going head to head in the second annual ‘Make War Not Love’ competition. This Valentine’s Day weekend, the two communities will compete in consecutive three hour rounds. Every in-game victory will count towards that side’s tally for the round and the community that wins the most rounds will earn some free DLC for players of the respective game.

Battle commences at 18:00GMT/10:00PST today and blows will be traded until 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 15. During this time, both games will be available to play for free via Steam! Get involved in the pre-match trash talking on Twitter by following @totalwar and @companyheroes using the hashtag – “#mwnl”.

If Company of Heroes 2 wins, an assortment of premium skins and commanders worth around $20 will become available to download for free from 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 16 until 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 18.

If Total War: ROME II lands the knockout blow, the Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack will be made available for free from 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 15 until 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 17. The previously unannounced Longbeards Culture Pack for Total War: ATTILA will also be free for a day when it launches in late February.

Total War Rome 2

To add some extra spice to proceedings, the winning team in each round will see their community manager take a shot on the ‘Make War Not Love’ Shooting Range, choosing from a selection of random historical weaponry and taking aim at offensive Valentine’s trinkets. Make sure you catch all the carnage in merciless slo-mo! There will even be exclusive Steam achievements to pick up throughout the promotion! Look out for “Company of Zeroes, more like…” and “Snore, snore, Total Bore!” along with several more.

“We beat them last year. We’ll beat them again,” said Cynthia Griffiths, Associate Community Manager for Company of Heroes 2, while picking bits of Centurion out of the tread of an M4 Sherman. “We’re confident that spears and shields will continue to be no match for our heavy artillery and automatic weapons. To arms! ”

“We’ve met in the war room and our plans for domination are almost complete,” said Craig Laycock, Lead Community Manager for Total War. “Our plans are dark and impenetrable as night, and when we move we will fall like a thunderbolt. We will show Relic the true Art of War.”

For more information regarding the ‘Make War Not Love’ promotion, including full details on the scoring system and how to get involved, log on to http://www.makewarnotlove.com/

Uncharted Waters: Gran Atlas Expansion Now Available

Uncharted Waters

OGPlanet is excited to announce that the newest expansion Gran Atlas for the MMORPG Uncharted Waters Online launches today. Uncharted Waters Online is the most complex historical MMORPG set in the Age of Exploration during the 16th to 19th Century. Players will make new discoveries, partake in international trade, and engage in naval warfare with hundreds of accurately and beautifully modelled sailing ships.

The latest installment, Gran Atlas, adds to an already colossal amount of content by opening up the entire world for player exploration, giving players more than 3 years of consistent game play. The newest content for the expansion includes:

  • World Map Creation system allows player to survey and complete the world map to gain access to the Northeast Passage, Russia, Mongolia and more.
  • Chrono-quest system allows players to utilize game content available in different historical periods
  • Various new ships and items
  • Updated dungeons and enemies

For more information on Uncharted Waters Online, visit http://uwo.ogplanet.com/en/main.og

War of the Ancients: New CCG Hits Kickstarter

War of the Ancients

A small group of indie developers going by Edge Softworks has  launched their Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising funds for their new game.

War of the ancients is a strategy collectible card game by Edge Softworks, in which players play the role of mighty gods known as ancients. In war of the ancients players collect cards, customize their decks, and duel online against other players.

What makes War of the Ancients special and differ from other collectible card games is the added element of a board. Taking inspirations from popular games like Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering and combining it with a bit of chess. Edge Softworks has created a fun new hybrid.

War of the Ancients is targeted for PC. You can visit their kickstarter campaign and support them at
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1899719803/war-of-the-ancients

Dying Light: Free Content Updates Coming Soon

Dying Light

As a part of its long-term support program for Dying Light, Techland today revealed the first details about upcoming new content for the game. Several free content updates will be released in the coming months to ensure that all Dying Light players can find new experiences to enjoy. The core highlight of the first update will be the frequently requested Hard Mode.

”A few gamers have already finished Dying Light and are asking for more. So we’re going to give our community a new challenge that will put everything they learnt in the game to the test. Hard Mode is exactly that. We’re aiming to have it out around the start of March, if not sooner. Depends on how brutal we wanna make this on people” – Tymon Smektała, Producer.

Hard Mode will feature various changes to the gameplay including:

  • Ramped up nighttime difficulty
  • Deadlier and more vicious foes
  • Increased need for stealth and silence
  • Scarce resources and supplies
  • … and plenty of other additions

The first content update will also bring many improvements to the gameplay and a number of new character outfits. The update will be available on all platforms in the near future.

For more info, visit http://dyinglightgame.com/