Daily News: 10/10/13

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Shadow of Eclipse: The Cross-Platform RPG To Arrive NA and EU Soon

Shadow of Eclipse: The Cross-Platform RPG To Arrive NA and EU Soon:
Shadow of Eclipse is an integrated multi-platform game that guarantees gamers a perfect gaming platform both on the desk

Rubber Duck Waiting For Players in Myrina(Pirate Fleet) CBT Tomorrow

Rubber Duck Waiting For Players in Myrina(Pirate Fleet) CBT Tomorrow:
GameCyber recently announced that Myrina(Pirate Fleet) has entered the final optimization phase. And the upcoming

Pandemic Review

Pandemic Review:
Pandemic is the original co-operative board game that launched a thousand sickly imitators. It's winning combination of being easy to learn, difficult to beat, and lacking competition made it brilliant

Gunner Z Review

Gunner Z Review:
A far cry from their previous outing in the wonderfully bright and sunny adventure world of Lili, BitMonster Games has returned with a horrific zombie shooter called Gunner Z, whose blend of fast-

The Division's second-screen experience will be "really meaningful"

The Division's second-screen experience will be "really meaningful":
Massive Entertainment says companion app for upcoming next-gen game will offer a "whole new experience" for

Heva Clonia Online Open Beta Set for October 17th | Ten Ton Hammer

Heva Clonia Online Open Beta Set for October 17th | Ten Ton Hammer:
Heva Clonia is making its way into open beta next week. Get all the details after the jump.

General: What's Next For Subscriptions?

General: What's Next For Subscriptions?:
In our latest Free Zone column, we take a look at what may potentially lie ahead for subscriptions. Can we go back to "the way we were" as in the heady early days

League of Legends aims for more big corporate sponsors

League of Legends aims for more big corporate sponsors:
Riot hopes to pave the way for companies to sponsor eSports just as much as regular sporting events

You Won't Believe How Much Someone Paid For One Digital Gun

You Won't Believe How Much Someone Paid For One Digital Gun:
Never underestimate how much someone is willing to spend on a digital item they can use in a game. First, we

EA taps "war chest" for mobile strategy

EA taps "war chest" for mobile strategy:
EA hoping to leverage Dungeon Keeper and Dragon Age IP in the mobile space

Blade and Soul China: 29th October for Non-Account Deletion CBT + Spokeswoman for BNS!!

Blade and Soul China: 29th October for Non-Account Deletion CBT + Spokeswoman for BNS!!:
Alright, today I have some very exciting news for my readers! Tencent has just let

Xbox One CoachGlass will make your Madden NFL 25 defensive playcalling easier

Xbox One CoachGlass will make your Madden NFL 25 defensive playcalling easier:
Microsoft and Electronic Arts today detailed Madden NFL 25's CoachGlass, a new Xbox One SmartGlass feature that

[Discussion] MMO Economy

[Discussion] MMO Economy:
In almost every game I played so far economy had the one or other flaws which lead to inflation, making it hard for newer players or more casual players to enjoy the game. Continue reading

Free-to-play breakdown: 5 insights into Pocket Trains' design

Free-to-play breakdown: 5 insights into Pocket Trains' design:
NimbleBit may have a hit in Pocket Trains, and free-to-play consultant Ben Sipe breaks down why its design is bests

Free-to-play needs a new kind of publisher - Scopely

Free-to-play needs a new kind of publisher - Scopely:
The games-as-a-service trend has changed what developers need from partners, and how much input they want

The Soapbox: Stop hurting the people that love you

The Soapbox: Stop hurting the people that love you:
Filed under: Betas, Business Models, Launches, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Soapbox, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, MMORPG Over the last few years, we

Flameseeker Chronicles: The Guild Wars 2 expansion blues

Flameseeker Chronicles: The Guild Wars 2 expansion blues:
Filed under: Fantasy, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Buy-to-Play It's the beginning of autumn at last. In the past few months, Guild Wars 2 fans have

Archlord 2 Unveils Screenshots For New Added Dungeons of Open Beta

Archlord 2 Unveils Screenshots For New Added Dungeons of Open Beta:
Archlord 2 KR recently unveiled some screenshots of 4 new dungeons, which will be released in the upcoming Open

Richard Garriott: The power of crowd-sourced development

Richard Garriott: The power of crowd-sourced development:
How Unity Technologies helped the creator of Ultima to regain his mojo

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign Review

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign Review:
If the Marvel super heroes knew all they had to do to defeat all kinds of villains was to beat them at match-3, they'd probably be a lot less angst-ridden. To

New Amazon Appstore developer program aims to help devs get noticed

New Amazon Appstore developer program aims to help devs get noticed:
Amazon today launched a new developer program for its Appstore, through which it says it can help mobile and HTML5 game

With Comcast Partnership, Twitter Becomes A Social TV Remote

With Comcast Partnership, Twitter Becomes A Social TV Remote:
TV and Twitter are getting more intertwined. Comcast on Wednesday debuted a See It button that will be

Pirates of the Caribbean: Isles of War Review

Pirates of the Caribbean: Isles of War Review:
It seems sort of blasphemous to say, but old Captain Jack Sparrow got overexposed. Sure, we all love Johnny Depp's eccentric rogue; it's just that he

Black Desert Beta Counting Down, System Requirements Unveiled

Black Desert Beta Counting Down, System Requirements Unveiled:
Black Desert Closed Beta is counting down, 5000 lucky koreans will be invited to practice in the very first beta test from

ArcheAge: Russia Chooses Arcs Over Cash Shops

ArcheAge: Russia Chooses Arcs Over Cash Shops:
During last week's Igromir convention in Russia, the MMOzg.net team had a chance to chat with Lead Producer for Archeage in Russia Sergey Teymurazov

Ackuna's translation service aims to help small developers localize their games and apps

Ackuna's translation service aims to help small developers localize their games and apps:
I'm sure at one point or another in your mobile gaming career you've undoubtedly heard the many tales of caution that

Pathfinder Online Blog Says Goodbye to Rich Baker and Talks Development | Ten Ton Hammer

Pathfinder Online Blog Says Goodbye to Rich Baker and Talks Development | Ten Ton Hammer:
Goblinworks bids farewell to Rich Baker and discusses gathering, salvage,

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

Mani Games TPS “Klash” holds 2nd test (training camp) from October 17 to 19.
Blizzard Entertainment collectible card game “Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft” holds Korea CBT from October 11.
Nox Entertainment MMORPG “EZ Online” opens Ongate channeling service.
Game Insight “Airport City” Facebook Korean version revealed.
Wemade flying MMORPG “Icarus” holds final CBT from October 23.
Noria riding action MMORPG “Seven Core” enters SA open beta service via publisher Ignited Games, also available via Softnyx channeling service.