Wicked Interactive (Suba Games) has announced that it will launch a new update tomorrow, April 2, that introduces a new class and two maps to Dream of Mirror Online.
The new Dancer Class performs mystical dance moves to damage enemies or enamor foes to weaken them, and is a fan favorite among DOMO players.
The game will also reintroduce the Foggy Forest, north of Blakatoa, and Blakatoa Peak, which looms above the Foggy Forest.
Indie micro studio Special Circumstance Games, today announced that its debut release, epic 3D space adventure real-time strategy game Shallow Space: Insurgency, recently moved into alpha and is ready to initiate it’s Indiegogo campaign for the title. The 32 day Indiegogo campaign begins on April 4th, with the team looking to raise a minimum of $85,000 to help make Shallow Space: Insurgency a reality.
In light of this milestone, Special Circumstance Games have hired Vincent van Diemen the Producer behind Nexus: The Jupiter Incident as a Producer for Shallow Space: Insurgency. Following successful funding, the team are on schedule to launch in Autumn 2015 on PC, Mac and Linux via Steam Early Access.
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Vincent into the Special Circumstance fold”, said James Martin, Founder of Special Circumstance Games, “with his experience of producing Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, his experience will allow us to take Shallow Space: Insurgency to the next level!”.
“For all you Nexus fans out there, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is”, said Vincent van Diemen, Producer at Special Circumstance Games. “I’ve been blown away by the incredible experience that the Special Circumstance Games team have built and believe it is the closest thing you’ll get to Nexus 2 for a long time to come.”
Starting April 4th, Special Circumstance Games will turn to crowdfunding and launch an Indiegogo campaign to finance the project. Supporters of the project can get involved by pledging as little as $1. Multiple perks are available for backers, including a 3D printed ship model, or even the opportunity to help with the design of an in-game ship model. The Indiegogo campaign will allow Special Circumstance Games to take their impressive tech demo to a much more fully-featured game. For a taste of what Shallow Space: Insurgency is about, the demo is available to download now.
A surprise Backer newsletter today for CityState Entertainment’s crowdfunded Realm V Realm Sandbox MMORPG, Camelot Unchained, dropped some pretty big bombs on the community today.
Stealth
Hotly debated, stealth has finally been confirmed as a function in the game. Stealth classes are promised no movement penalties until they come within close contact with an enemy, at which time they automatically slow down to allow them to get the perfect drop on their opponent. These classes will feature powerful initial strike attacks and plenty of crowd control ideal for making 1 on 1 encounters completely one sided. They’re also being limited to robed armor to avoid detection from the creepy crawlies living within the veil that they must walk through while in stealth.
This amazing class is sure to draw a large number of the playerbase to it, so initial population will be limited by a special Builders pack to ensure plenty of prey for these characters. Obviously necessary for proper testing purposes.
Pay-to-Win
Mark Jacobs has addressed the recent concerns by Founders of CSE’s stance on pay to win. Luckily reason has won out, allowing founders to ensure their permanent win status by offering those who contribute over $5,000 a sub title of WINNER. Future players and less generous backers will subsequently be labeled by non-option LOSER titles to ensure no confusion in the Pay-to-Win stance.
No Cash Shop ConfirmedWhile on the note of monetization, the concerns of a cash shop have at last been buried. Camelot Unchained will be taking credit cards only. You can be sure to purchase all super hero racial boons, weapon and armor buffs, instant heal pots, and more with a quick punch in of your card number. Those who refer a friend to spend can also rest assured that they’ll be cut in on a percentage of proceeds from said transactions.
MMORPG Mechanics Disregarded for MUD Combat
Recognizing that there was simply no way to meet the high expectations of backers, Camelot Unchained has announced that the pen will be mightier than the sword with their reveal of MUDUI (Massively Unifying Direct User Interface)! Now the limitations of your crafting or combat prowess are literally your imagination, as you race your foes to type in the ultimate attack combination before they can pwn you. “Fight, kill, stop, please, you, and stealth” will be limited in use for balance sake of course. Though it’s not unlikely that said limits can be stretched in the new credit shop.
There’s much more to cover including new capturable islands in space and Mark’s plan to undersell competing gold sellers and account levelers to cut out any chance of outside sources competing in the game. Be sure to check it all out in the full newsletter here!
A new update is available to Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies, which overhauls the in-game shop, adding new systems, events and a ton of new items.
The Shop Update adds 84 new items to the store including six characters, and introduces the Code Decoder and Bingo systems to the hit free-to-play FPS.
To coincide with the arrival of the Shop Update, players will be able to participate in a number of events and get their hands on a range of rewards, including limited edition sprays, weapons, EXP coupons and blueprints.
Lightbulb Crew, the Franco-Swedish independent studio currently developing Games of Glory, has announced a partnership with MSI for the Gamers Assembly, France’s largest video game and eSport event. The GA will take place Easter weekend, April 4th – 6th, at the Parc d’Expositions in Poitiers. Attendees will be able to try out the game in person on MSI PCs at the Games of Glory booth, watch live onsite games on a 42” screen, and participate in raffles and other activities to win prizes ranging from GoG merchandise to Razer and ASUS peripherals.
To familiarize new players with the game, the Lightbulb Crew team plans to host an event on the main stage on the afternoon of Saturday April 4th, where two teams will confront one another in an all-out 3v3 battle.
“As a Made-in-France game, we are extremely excited to be represented at an event as important to the French scene as the Gamers Assembly,” said Anders Larsson, studio founder, Lightbulb Crew. “Poitiers will be a great chance for us to reach core gamers with some of our great new eSport features, especially on quality machines like those made by MSI.”
eSport is a part of the setting in Games of Glory, where teams use reactive controls to fight in fast-paced arena battles as part of a futuristic sport in a sci-fi universe. The outcome of these battles will determine the future of a persistent universe. The Games of Glory alpha is currently open to everyone. Gamers interested in participating can download the game and create their free accounts by visiting http://alpha.games-of-glory.com.
Gaijin Entertainment today announced that War Thunder’s 8 million players will get a chance to experience the unique capabilities of an armored behemoth known as ‘The Walking Tank’. Developed in Top Secret by Soviet Forces at the beginning of World War 2, the ST-1 walking tank was the brainchild of Soviet engineers in a bid to bring truly mobilized firepower to the open battlefield. The concept behind the all-terrain walking tank was to breach battlefield areas where traditional tank formations could not advance, smashing enemy armored divisions in their wake.
Designed to obliterate heavily fortified enemy positions and installations with its heavy main gun, the ST-1 was a radical new approach to conventional tank design. The walking tank’s unique design meant it could navigate the deadly hazards of anti-tank obstacles, such as trenches, and was practically impervious to standard anti-tank mines. The War Thunder development team was given exclusive access to Top Secret Soviet archives and design documents to recreate the ‘Walking Tank’ for War Thunder.
During World War 2, as a direct result of the high production and maintenance costs coupled with the fact its upright walking mode made it a highly visible and vulnerable target to enemy ordnance, the ST-1 Walking Tank was retired from service. The ST-1 can be found in the list of German and American ground force vehicles. Incredibly, five of the walking tanks were captured by German Forces in 1942 and three tanks were shared with American Forces as part of the Technical Developments Exchange Program. Aspects of the the ST-1 design features lives on in other Soviet tank projects, and the turret of the ST-1 is a design combination of the KV-2, T-26 and T-60 turrets.
War Thunder players are also being given the opportunity to try a brand new mode with a uniquely experimental tank providing new and experienced players with simulation quality gameplay. The first tank available in the mode is the SPS-255. Formulated with special rubberized armor, it has no particular vulnerabilities anywhere on its armor. That’s why instead of the realistic damage model used for all the other vehicles in War Thunder, the SPS-255 introduces a new hit-point system which depletes opponents’ tank hit-points with every on-target hit scored. Furthermore, two unique types of specially formulated shells were developed specifically for use in the field of combat and both deeply rooted in military history.The development team is confident that the new mode will be enjoyed by novice players who have not yet mastered the realism of tank combat in a game like War Thunder. Battle hardened and experienced tank crews may also appreciate the ‘unique’ ammunition as a welcome break from brutally realistic battles.
Try the new ST-1 and SPS -255 tanks in action in War Thunder in the “Events” section. Watch the video of this tank in action here.
Trove introduces Pirates and fishing in their latest update.
Echo of Soul, the upcoming free-to-play fantasy MMORPG, today revealed new details about the game’s expansive player vs. environment (PvE) combat. Offering deep and sophisticated single and multiplayer content, PvE combat gets more challenging as the game progresses, with diverse environments, dungeons and bosses to battle along the way. Players must work together to overcome foes and take on endless challenges in Party and Infinite Dungeon play modes, or embrace their inner strength and battle it out in Solo Dungeon Mode.
“We are really proud of this game’s breadth of PvE content, including the diversity of the 60 hand-crafted dungeons and the 150+ bosses that all require unique strategies to conquer,” said Tom Nichols, Vice President of PC Games at Aeria Games. “With over 1,600 quests across 68 beautiful landscapes, we wanted to make sure that whether your party has five people or just one, you’re having a great time, with hundreds of hours of content to play through.”
With thrilling dungeon experiences like the sinister “Necromancers’ Den” and the haunting challenges found in “Vagrant’s Copse,” players will need to muster up the courage and plan their strategies wisely to battle through Solo Dungeon Play. Solo Dungeons also test players’ resolve with environmental traps such as damaging pools and poison gas — and solo bosses only drop loot for your class, so they are a fantastic way to gear up! In addition, leaderboards keep track of players with the fastest clear times and special titles are awarded to players that kill certain bosses first.
In Party Dungeon Mode, players gather a group of five Soulkeepers and experience the excitement and tension of enemy strongholds like the Lost Crypt and the Promethean Giant’s Hideout. Nothing is more satisfying than watching a beaten enemy fall to the ground after a hard-fought battle with companions – but there’s no time to rest, there’s always an even stronger boss lurking around the corner.Echo of Soul deliberately has no Healer class, forcing players in Party Dungeon Mode to work efficiently together and devise unique combat strategies for each dungeon.
Players will find all manner of enemies in the Infinite Dungeon Mode. These ever-changing environments are popular spots for Soulkeepers to hone their skills, obtain useful materials, and revisit former foes. With randomly generated terrain and monsters, and multiple difficulty levels, Infinite Dungeon Mode offers a new challenge each and every time.
Watch the new video showcasing this content here!
Landmark has listened to feedback and adapted to the new trend in the MMO genre.
MWO previews the unsuspecting but deadly UrbanMech and its special Death Blossom skill.