The Repopulation, the Kickstarter-funded sci-fi sandbox MMORPG from Above and Beyond Technologies, will launch for Windows in Q4 of 2015. Gamers will be provided a level of freedom unparalleled in MMORPGs as they embark on an epic adventure on the distant planet of Rhyldan. Currently available on Steam Early Access, the title will be feature complete this summer.

 
The Repopulation is one of the most ambitious MMORPGs to date, due in part to the game’s nation building system. Players can construct sprawling metropolises from the ground up, paying attention to the minutest details such as furniture placement. These nations are inhabitable by other players, NPCs and if the citizens aren’t careful, enemy players and mob.

In combat gamers choose between two systems. The more traditional RPG setting has numerous macros across the bottom and optional tab targeting. The action setting plays like a third-person shooter with the keyboard controlling movement and the mouse aim. Limbs can be targeted and damaged to impair enemies. In both systems, when the action heats up vehicles, turrets and mechs can be deployed.

The open-ended nature of The Repopulation allows gamers to play how they desire. Missions can be filtered, allowing individuals to focus on the gameplay experiences they enjoy most. Unlike most MMOs, there are no character classes or leveling, thus decreasing the grinding nature of gameplay commonly found in the genre. With more than 75 separate skills, each with 12 tiers, gamers can mix and match the talents they find most appealing to create their own perfect character. With such a deep level of character customization, player interactions are key in order to find party members that complement each other.

 
“After more than five years of development, we are ecstatic to have a launch window,” said Joshua Halls, developer, Above and Beyond Technologies. “Gamers like you and I made The Repopulation possible, so we have paid close attention to feedback during testing to deliver the experience players want and deserve.”

Set on the distant planet of Rhyldan, centuries into the future, players assume the role of a human clone whose original self was from the now destroyed Earth. The clones, imprinted with all their former memories, must constantly battle for survival. However, death is a minor inconvenience as individuals can always be cloned after they perish. Due to the limited resources on Rhyldan only select people are eligible for cloning and natural reproduction is not allowed, leading to a division in the colony.

 
Players choose between three factions: One World, One Nation supports the status quo; Free People’s Republic believes in natural reproduction as well as cloning; and a rogue nation that is free to make and break alliances at will with the other groups.

Gamers who have already been enjoying The Repopulation will notice build 15.4.1 has added a host of new features. These include a graphical update to Freedomtown, combat improvements, a new dungeon and multiple minigames. To view the full patch notes please visit https://www.therepopulation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=9563

The Repopulation is available now on Steam Early Access for the sale price of $14.99. The Repopulation typically costs $19.99.

Funcom’s Age of Conan introduces the brand new Hyborian Tales: Shadow of Vanaheim! The update offers hours of new content, many quests, new Bear Mounts and brutal challenges against Vanir invaders.
 
A Collector’s Edition of Shadow of Vanaheim is available to players in the in-game Item Store. It contains many bonus items, such as the epic Prime Platinum Ice Bear swift mount.
 
Age of Conan is also celebrating its seventh anniversary this week, with all new and exclusive Membership Offers and a week of double Alternate Advancement points for its players. More information about the update and events are available here.

Obsidian Entertainment and Allods Team have released a new interactive 3D panorama for the upcoming sci-fi MMORPG, Skyforge, giving a first look at the location called Veines.
 
Veines was once a peaceful town nestled in a valley surrounded by scenic dense forests and mountaintops. Now the settlement is ravaged by the merciless forces of the Reapers of Death, including the disgusting, rat-like Virds, which emerge from an underground network of burrows to attack the unwary and Immortals alike.
 
You can see the full panorama here, and learn more about Veines here.

Award-winning developer and publisher of smash hit, War Thunder, Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games development studio today announced Crossout, a new team based multiplayer vehicle combat game, that is currently in pre-alpha on PC. Set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an alien invasion and human genetic testing gone awry, Crossout tests players’ creativity in building, upgrading and customizing deadly armored vehicles to destroy enemies in open player vs player combat.

 
“Crossout is about customization, the freedom to construct the most destructive vehicles to wage war against your enemies”, said Anton Yudintsev, CEO of Gaijin Entertainment. “Trading, earning or purchasing parts and upgrades for vehicles, survivors can build the perfect fighting machine to their own preference, taking into account how each new addition affects the whole vehicle’s performance”.

 
No two vehicles in Crossout are the same, as players can create any kind of combat vehicle from the speediest buggy to the heaviest of off-road vehicles to reflect their warrior sense of gameplay. Offering complete customization, Crossout gives players thousands of possibilities to design their vehicle, including shape, armor, weapons, support systems and, cosmetic enhancements. Visit your own garage to build new advanced mechanisms and sell them via the in-game auction system.

Players also have multiple options when it comes to mass destruction – combat vehicles can be equipped with an explosive range of weapons from chainsaws, power drills and machine guns, to rocket launchers, flying drones and stealth generators. Featuring an advanced damage model, destroy any part of an enemy machine and it will affect that vehicle’s performance.

“When destroying your enemy’s gun with a precise shot and leaving him defenseless, that creates a lot of satisfaction,” said Stanislav Scorb, CEO of Targem Games. “And when you reach the enemy’s base, crawling on the only two wheels left, that’s even more exciting.”

Be the first to join Crossout – beta testing starts this summer. To apply for participation, please visit Crossouts official website.