Yearly Archives: 2015

Ashes of the Singularity

Ashes of the Singularity is a RTS game that is currently in development by Oxide Games and will be available on Steam for purchase upon release. In Ashes of the Singularity, humans have created an exceptional AI which has helped bring them to a point in time in which improvements to intellectual capacity are no longer able to be predicted, the technological singularity. Players must fight for planetary control and programmable matter to help further their potential consciousness to unimaginable levels.

Features:

Economy Structure: Planets possess stores of both radioactive and metals which are vital for war efforts. With these, players are able to construct new units and structures to help them dominate. Extractors can be built to help retrieve these resources. Power is a resource which is needed by structures to operate. This can be secured through creation of generators.

Map Control: Different regions within a map each contain their own generator. Players are able to take control of areas within a map by securing generators, increasing their power reserve and discovering potential resources that can be gathered.

Different Game Modes: Ashes of the Singularity features three different game modes: skirmishes, scenarios, and multiplayer. Skirmishes are where players can battle against the AI on a selected map. Scenarios require a specific condition to be met before victory can be achieved. In multiplayer, players can face off against each other in 1v1, 2v2, or free for all matches.

Servo

In Servo a biomechanical nanobot designed to convert waste into power, known as Bloom, has become uncontrollable and taken over the Earth. Some were wealthy enough to be able to quickly flee the Bloom’s expansion while others were left behind. Players assume the role of those who made it out alive and they must outfit their own Servo team with pilots and equipment in hopes to survive harsh, new environments in this upcoming RTS by BonusXP.

Features:

Campaign: Servo features 25 different story missions in which players are able to travel back to the Earth, confront their Steelskin descendants who were left behind during the Bloom’s takeover, and even conquer Moons to gain resources while combating the Bloomspawn.

Co-op Mode: Players can fight alongside their friends in Servo, helping defend each other against the Bloomspawn. The longer players can manage to stay alive the better the loot that they will receive. Co-op leaderboards even exist to help players get a feel for where they stand in comparison to others.

PvP Mode: Players can face each other in Servo-on-Servo combat in PvP Mode. There are a variety of options for players to explore as they try to strengthen their units and ultimately eliminate their opponent’s base. Victories will result in credits, Servo parts, and better leaderboard standings.

Nebula Online

Nebula Online is an old school sci-fi MMORPG based upon space ship building and space exploration. Choose your own race, profession, and build your own ships and dive straight into deep space! Watch as the conflict between the technologically advanced Humans, the primitive bio-mechanical Borguzands, and the ancient Kriptizids unravel.

Features:

Customize and Build your own Space Ship: Nebula Online offers players the unique experience of fully designing and building their own space ships! The ship building shipping is split into 5 modules, where each module can be replaced with others of the same category. This system allows for both maximum choice  and also the opportunity for players to build according to the needs of the particular mission at hand.

Space Warfare and Colonization: Nebula Online allows players to come together with their friends and allies to operate their own colonies, with their own laws and organization. Yet, to maintain these colonies, alliances must conquer territory to secure precious resources.

Diverse Space Worlds: Nebula Online offers the players not one, but three separate space zones, each with their own special characteristics. The Small Space is a safe zone where players cannot be attacked. On the other hand, the Grand Space is a free zone, where conflict may arise at at anytime. Furthermore, there is also the highly hostile Alien Territory, where any hostile trespassers would be attacked.

Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians is the next evolution of Halo combat, aiming to provide players with a refreshing multiplayer experience. War once again broke out, with colony worlds attacked unexpectedly. A new Spartan is now given the task of hunting the Master Chief and saving the galaxy.

Features:
New Spartan Abilities: Halo 5: Guardians completely replaces the old Armour Abilities with ‘new Spartan Abilities. Players can user their Thruster Packs to move in any direction, they can perform a ground pound, or even clamber themselves up if missing a ledge.

Multiple Game Types: Halo 5: Guardians allows players to choose from a range of different game types, to suit their own liking. Announced thus far are Breakout, Team Slayer, and Strongholds.

Weapons, Legendary Weapons, and Vehicles: Like many previous installments in the series, Halo 5: Guardians provides the player with arrays of Weapons, Legendary Weapons and Vehicles. These includes the Undiminished Entelechy and the Unidentified Covenant ship classification, which are making their first appearance in the series.