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Yearly Archives: 2016
Total War: Introducing… Grombrindal
Grombindal, the Great White Dwarf is revealed for Total War: Warhammer!
Gigantic Closed Beta Impressions
On Friday, I took a swing at the Gigantic Closed Beta, for the first time since before it was acquired by Perfect World Entertainment. Back when the only name on it was Motiga! I’ve played it a few times at Pax as well, undefeated at press-style events in Gigantic when teamed with DizzyPW. I’ll embed the stream down below this so you can check out the content. Maybe I should give away a closed beta code for it. . . Anyway! The game plays the same as I remember it: You have two teams of five, in a SMITE-style MOBA, where the goal is to defeat the other team. Oh, and their giant monster. Did I forget that? Yes, this is MOBA with Kaijuu. While I was glad to have the entire squad at my disposal, my favorite character is still Xenobia. Evil tentacle sorceress with poison and darkness? Yup, I’m on board. There’s something interesting here too. When you queue, instead of queuing for a position, you pick up to five characters, and I imagine depending on how popular your first picks are/how many you pick will make your queue time faster/slower. When you get to the team select, you will likely, as far as I’ve seen, be one of those characters. Though it is intensely upsetting [for me anyway], when your main can’t be picked because someone locked them in first. I hope there’s an alternate way of doing this in the future/other game modes. It’s not bad, it’s just very different.
The Tarot card system is a new way of doing quests too. You can draw an extra card for your set of quests using gems [25 I believe], and will give you a quest for a particular character, chosen at random. That’s definitely a way to get players picking other characters in the game, especially if you have access to everyone. Honestly, I love this game. I was so glad to see progress is happening again, because it’s such an interesting way to play a MOBA. It’s less a MOBA and more of an arena battler I think, because it doesn’t have minion waves. You summon smaller monsters, power them up, and do battle with a giant enemy monster while their team vigorously defends it. It’s a unique game among team battlers, and I cannot wait to see it go live. It’s a wonderful title, with vibrant, bright colors and pretty delightful artwork. The character designs and kits are great, and I love having skilltrees for every class, instead of only getting a few options like, say in HOTS. So instead of learning itemization, you have to learn what upgrades you’ll need for which situation/team comp. So it’s very much a strategy game. Want to see more? Look below! Interested in signing up? Click here!
Kingdom Warriors
Empires constantly rise and fall to the power of greed, but that doesn’t mean every generation doesn’t need a hero to combat this malignant force. In Kingdom Warriors players will emerge as a general with divine powers to slay evil and restore glory to a formerly honorable realm. Become a legend, experience the intense warfare of the Three Kingdoms era, and follow your blood-bathed destiny in Kingdom Warriors!
Features:
General Selection: Choose a fabled general to lead your army like the scheming Cao Cao, the fearsome Lv Bu, the noble Guan Yu and more.
Online or Offline Play: Fight online against other players to put your skills to the ultimate test, or get some practice in offline games and fight against AI opponents.
AI Units: Enjoy having AI-controlled lieutenants fighting by your side, using their own skills to help thin the herd and keep you from getting overwhelmed.
Guilds: Guilds and your allies will play an important role as you work alongside them to establish your kingdom and bring it to glory.
Smash Up
Smash Up is a free-to-play strategy card game developed by Nomad Games for PC and is available for Early Access download on Steam. Nomad Game’s Smash Up is an entertaining digital adaptation of the original card game where players can take two different factions like zombies, pirates, robots, and more, and combine them to create a deck of their own! If you were a fan of the card game itself, then you’ll surely enjoy seeing your battles come to life in the digital version Smash Up where you can become a master of all factions and their combinations.
Features:
Deck Combinations: Every deck gets made up of two different factions, resulting in completely different playstyles for all types of combinations.
AI Matches: Practice your skills and try out new deck combinations in AI matches before you try to take on other players with them online.
Deck Selection Methods: Choose to enter matches that either have randomized deck factions or ones that let you pick your own. Either way you’re sure to get an interesting combination!
Splendor
Splendor is a buy-to-play casual card game developed by Days of Wonder for PC, iOS, and Android and is available for purchase on Steam. It is the official adaptation of the board game Splendor where the goal is to become the best-known merchant throughout the world by building the most expansive jewel trade possible. If you’re a die-hard Splendor fan, then you’re sure to love this adaptation that is true to the original game!
Features:
True Adaptation: The digital version of Splendor stays true to the roots of the board game, both in look and feel.
Avenues To Wealth: Caravans, mines, craftsman, and even political leverage will all become important parts of your strategy to take over the gem trade.
Ranked Leaderboards: Use ranked leaderboards to see how you stack up to your competition. No longer will you only be able to test your skills against those that can play the board game with you in person.
Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics
Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics is a free-to-play turn-based tactical game developed by Hi-Rez Studios, the developer behind the popular MOBA SMITE. Hand of the Gods is set in the same universe as SMITE, but will continue to expand upon it in a number of different ways and it is scheduled to begin sometime before the end of the year. What better way could there be to explore the SMITE universe than with yet another game that includes some of the SMITE features you’re already accustomed to?
Features:
Recognizable Deities: Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics’s deities will correlate heavily to those seen in SMITE the MOBA, many of which will have their signature moves ready to use!
Singleplayer Mode: Explore the world of SMITE like never before and fight AI-controlled opponents in strategic combat.
Multiplayer Mode: Once you’re practiced up from Singleplayer mode you can take to online matches and fight against other players for prestige.
Cradle of Magic
Cradle of Magic is an online multiplayer card game that balances role playing elements and resource time management strategy. Build up a collection of a variety of spells and creatures then go head to head against other players while managing a home base, available Microsoft Windows.
Clash of Camps: Invest and build up an encampment that provides valuable resources.
TCG: Collect, trade, and buy cards from other players.
Fusion Ha!: Combine similar cards to get an even more powerful version.
Antraxx Reveal Trailer
Relive the good old days of arcade mech shooters with Antraxx!
Antraxx
Antraxx is a massive multiplayer mech shooter with an emphasis on team work and extensive customization. When the planet has been devastated by humanity’s hubris, greed, and destructive tendencies, you must decide your path, to continue the mayhem or to save the world? Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Great Again: Pick a side and engage in combat or pull strings from the shadows in political and economic intrigue.
My Baby!: Make meticulous customizations to your personal mech or even custom battle zone that can be shared and played on with others.
Global Warfare: Team up with others in the co-op and team based game modes, or go it alone in free for all.

