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CCP, the developers of long-running MMO EVE Online have announced the existence of a new game they are developing that will be based in the same lore as the space-faring mega game as well as include some integration with it. The game which is being called Project Legion is being described as being a combination between an FPS game and an MMO. This might sound familiar to long-time fans of CCP, as they have released a game that was previously supposed to be this: DUST 514.
CCP have said that they are planning to use lessons they learned from DUST to make Project Legion more successful. One big change straight away is moving Legion onto the PC with its parent game as opposed to DUST which was a PS3 game, which instantly makes it easier for players to connect their EVE accounts to the ones in Legion. Another is that while DUST was more of a typical lobby-based FPS game in which players entered battles and then exited when they were over, Legion will include other elements such as travelling across the landscape of a planet, scavenging, resource collection and the potential to come across other players which could result in a small scuffle. Integration with EVE is going to be more detailed and prominent too, moving away from just being able to call down strikes from space during battle to actually being able to trade resources between the games.
The studio is planning to continue supporting DUST for a few more years but are turning their efforts more towards the development of this new game in hopes that they can make this game everything they hoped the older game could have been. Some early versions of the game have been shown off to journalists right now and so far it has been said to look like DUST does but graphically better.
If CCP live up to their expectations, Project Legion should appeal greatly to that community that they’ve built up around EVE. Whether it has appeal outside that market remains to be seen.
People seem divided on the new Wolfenstein game. Some fans are looking forward to the return to the return to the roots of the franchise in a story-driven game, while others are left unimpressed by the way the game looks and has played in demos so far. One thing about the game that is sure to not divide opinion though is the amount of memory needed to install the game on a computer though: 50GB.
The specs that Wolfenstein: The New Order will need from each platform it’s being released for have been made public but while most of the specs seem pretty normal for such a game the huge amount of memory has caught the most attention for good reason. Large installs are becoming more common, with games like Titanfall also taking up many gigs simply through having uncompressed audio files. 50GB does seem like an awful lot though, which leads you to wonder what it could possibly need all that space for…
Call of Duty being the unstoppable juggernaut of a franchise it is, it was only a matter of time before its first new-gen iteration was revealed. Using the tagline “A New Era”, Call of Duty’s official Facebook page has for several weeks been touting a worldwide announcement for the next Call of Duty title, which we now know to be called Advanced Warfare, for modern generation consoles such as XBox One and PS4.
That Global Reveal was scheduled yesterday for the 4th of May; and the intention was for the company to reveal the game’s title and trailers for each region on the day. Unfortunately, one of those trailers got leaked on Facebook a little too early – the UK Trailer was discovered earlier today and was confirmed by Call of Duty as legitimate, with this message posted on their Facebook page:
This was scheduled for Sunday but it just leaked, so why wait? Here’s the first look at Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. #ANewEra begins now!
The Trailer consists of what is claimed to be footage of XBox One gameplay, and shows off the new gen graphics; details some possible actions; and offers an insight into the game’s story via select FMV sequences. I’m sure you’re waiting to see it yourself – so check the Trailer below, courtesy their official YouTube channel:
Fans of SyFy’s series and Trion’s game Defiance rejoice. The MMORPG version of the science fiction epic is going free to play on PC and PS3. Thats right, no more subscription fees to stop you from loading up your guns and stims as you dive back into the Arkfalls. Not so coincidentally, the move to free to play (June 4th for PC and July 15th for PS3), coincides with the launch of Season 2 of the show (puns intended).
F2P is great you might say. But what about players who purchased the game? Bought add-ons from the store? Shelled out cash for DLC and season passes? Well, worry not dear reader. If you bought the game, DLC or items from the store it all stays with you. In addition, you’ll be getting the new Patron Pass “subscriber” level free for a month. If you choose to buy Patron access after that, it will be on an opt-in basis for 15,30,60 and 90 day times via one time codes/items bought in the store and applied to your account.
The team at Trion has also added a new tier of boosts to the store, including bigger XP boosts and weapon skill boosts, as well as higher score boosts for world events. However, the developers are being smart with the revamps to the system. Defiance has always been a game where gear and skill matter the most. To that end, Paradise Patrons will get a grab bag of stuff every week as well as additional personal boosts for their daily login rewards. BUT, the won’t get any free gear. So, while there are perks to being a Paradise Patron, it isn’t a pay for power type of thing. If anything, Trion Worlds seems determined to keep Defiance a fun and balanced experience as they move to the F2P model.
