Assassin's Creed Pirates review: Yo ho ho and a bottle of fun:
Assassin's Creed Pirates is misleading. For one, it doesn't have to be called Assassin's Creed. The only thing that's in common with the series is the inclusion of pirates and ship battles, but that's all Assassin's Creed Pirates is: pirate ship battles. There's no assassinating. There's not parkour. None. Zippo. Zilch. What there is, though, are pirate ship battles, loot and pirate hymns.
You play as pirate captain on the up-and-up Alonzo Batilla. After a few tutorial missions, earning a new ship and learning combat, you're off on your own across multiple open maps as you search for a legendary treasure. Honestly, the story doesn't matter. It's there to just measure progress.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Warframe Review: Cyborg ninja all the things
Warframe Review: Cyborg ninja all the things:
If you've longed for a game that let you play as a cyborg ninja that teams up with other cyborg ninjas to shoot and slash hordes of enemies, Warframe has got you covered. Digital Extremes has crafted an intense, high adrenaline co-op multiplayer game in a free-to-play format that's both highly addicting and extremely fun. However, all of this does come with a giant asterisk.
If you've longed for a game that let you play as a cyborg ninja that teams up with other cyborg ninjas to shoot and slash hordes of enemies, Warframe has got you covered. Digital Extremes has crafted an intense, high adrenaline co-op multiplayer game in a free-to-play format that's both highly addicting and extremely fun. However, all of this does come with a giant asterisk.
Korean News and Beta Test Announcements
- Funnigloo web MMORPG “Prince of Hero” starts Picaon Game channeling service.
- GameInsight fantasy adventure game “Magic Kingdom” released via T-store.
- Efun Company Limited smartphone fantasy RPG “Deamoon” released in T-store.
- Liveplex mobile game “Queens Blade, Another Story” released.
General: Warfare: Open Beta Sees Two New Features
General: Warfare: Open Beta Sees Two New Features:
NGames has announced that a pair of new features has been added to the open beta of Warfare, its F2P, browser-based RPG/MMO/Action/Sim title. The pair are random events, The Black Market and Dark Alliance Attack, that, when
NGames has announced that a pair of new features has been added to the open beta of Warfare, its F2P, browser-based RPG/MMO/Action/Sim title. The pair are random events, The Black Market and Dark Alliance Attack, that, when
Naruto Spirit – New global publisher reveals upcoming Naruto web game
Naruto Spirit – New global publisher reveals upcoming Naruto web game:
[Press release] Naruto Spirit is a tactical browser MMO based on the famous manga Naruto developed by YeahGame. In the game, the player will play as a young Ninja trying to improve himself through intense training to protect his
[Press release] Naruto Spirit is a tactical browser MMO based on the famous manga Naruto developed by YeahGame. In the game, the player will play as a young Ninja trying to improve himself through intense training to protect his
HeroWarz – Closed Beta 2 gameplay videos for new online action RPG
HeroWarz – Closed Beta 2 gameplay videos for new online action RPG:
The maiden title for studio A.Storm, HeroWarz is currently going through Closed Beta 2 in Korea. Led by Yoon Jong Kim, former producer of Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter and Cyphers, HeroWarz is an online action RPG with an
The maiden title for studio A.Storm, HeroWarz is currently going through Closed Beta 2 in Korea. Led by Yoon Jong Kim, former producer of Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter and Cyphers, HeroWarz is an online action RPG with an
Ludia brings Battle Arena update to Jurassic Park Builder on Facebook, mobile
Ludia brings Battle Arena update to Jurassic Park Builder on Facebook, mobile:
Image via Ludia Ludia has announced a game changing update for Jurassic Park Builder on Facebook, bringing a Battle Arena mode to the game. Players can now choose their best dinosaurs and take them into combat against
Image via Ludia Ludia has announced a game changing update for Jurassic Park Builder on Facebook, bringing a Battle Arena mode to the game. Players can now choose their best dinosaurs and take them into combat against
Cameleon-labs looking for donors to fund futuristic cyperpunk motorcycle racing game Rascal Rider
Cameleon-labs looking for donors to fund futuristic cyperpunk motorcycle racing game Rascal Rider:
While gladiatorial combat may no longer be, well, en vogue, we can satiate our modern-day thirst for bloodsports through gaming. In fact, Cameleon-labs is banking on our desire for virtual violence to fund Rascal Rider. Like in Road
While gladiatorial combat may no longer be, well, en vogue, we can satiate our modern-day thirst for bloodsports through gaming. In fact, Cameleon-labs is banking on our desire for virtual violence to fund Rascal Rider. Like in Road
MMObility: Legacy of a Thousand Suns goes mobile
MMObility: Legacy of a Thousand Suns goes mobile:
Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Mobile, Hands-On, Casual, First Impressions, Miscellaneous, MMObility Legacy of a Thousand Suns by developer 5th Planet Games is a
Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Mobile, Hands-On, Casual, First Impressions, Miscellaneous, MMObility Legacy of a Thousand Suns by developer 5th Planet Games is a
Tough Nuts Pinball Review
Tough Nuts Pinball Review:
Tough Nuts Pinball Review By Blake Grundman on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: SAVE THOSE QUARTERSUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A interesting hybrid of classic and modern pinball monetization that ends
Tough Nuts Pinball Review By Blake Grundman on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: SAVE THOSE QUARTERSUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A interesting hybrid of classic and modern pinball monetization that ends
Prime World videos show off new heroes and new skins
Prime World videos show off new heroes and new skins:
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA If you wanted a fight in style with a new outfit for the holidays, Prime World has got you covered. Nival just released patch 9.12.5,
Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA If you wanted a fight in style with a new outfit for the holidays, Prime World has got you covered. Nival just released patch 9.12.5,
Molten Games is building something called Blunderbuss
Molten Games is building something called Blunderbuss:
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play Remember last summer when Molten Games sent out a press release saying that it had picked up ex-Blizzard and SOE personnel as well as a
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play Remember last summer when Molten Games sent out a press release saying that it had picked up ex-Blizzard and SOE personnel as well as a
Use the force: How one company is looking to democratise A/B testing
Use the force: How one company is looking to democratise A/B testing:
Boiled right down, games development is a series of tough decisions, whether you're ironing out that difficulty curve or, as is increasingly the case, determining your in-app purchase pricing structure. All developers have to
Boiled right down, games development is a series of tough decisions, whether you're ironing out that difficulty curve or, as is increasingly the case, determining your in-app purchase pricing structure. All developers have to
Mega Run Plus Review
Mega Run Plus Review:
Mega Run Plus Review By Jennifer Allen on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: FAST-PACED SIMPLICITYUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Fast-paced and vibrant in many ways, Mega Run Plus is a premium version of
Mega Run Plus Review By Jennifer Allen on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: FAST-PACED SIMPLICITYUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Fast-paced and vibrant in many ways, Mega Run Plus is a premium version of
Jetbee Review
Jetbee Review:
Jetbee Review By Angela LaFollette on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: QUIRKY RACINGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A vertical racing free-to-play game that looks great on the surface, but suffers from in-
Jetbee Review By Angela LaFollette on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: QUIRKY RACINGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A vertical racing free-to-play game that looks great on the surface, but suffers from in-
Letters From Nowhere: A Hidden Object Mystery Review
Letters From Nowhere: A Hidden Object Mystery Review:
Letters From Nowhere: A Hidden Object Mystery Review By Jennifer Allen on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: ENJOYABLE BUT RESTRICTIVEiPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Letters From Nowhere will last Hidden
Letters From Nowhere: A Hidden Object Mystery Review By Jennifer Allen on December 13th, 2013 Our Rating: :: ENJOYABLE BUT RESTRICTIVEiPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Letters From Nowhere will last Hidden
Fiz: The Brewery Management Game Review
Fiz: The Brewery Management Game Review:
There's something romantic about the idea that someone could start out brewing beer in his or her own basement and wind up taking the world of adult beverages by storm. If you don't think trying to live out that fantasy
There's something romantic about the idea that someone could start out brewing beer in his or her own basement and wind up taking the world of adult beverages by storm. If you don't think trying to live out that fantasy
Review: Gregg
Review: Gregg:
Gregg is a clever puzzle-platformer that for the most part gets things spot on. You play as the flat-headed title character who, choked with guilt after letting a sleepwalking chicken die, resolves to protect them from the pitfalls they face
Gregg is a clever puzzle-platformer that for the most part gets things spot on. You play as the flat-headed title character who, choked with guilt after letting a sleepwalking chicken die, resolves to protect them from the pitfalls they face
Review: Cyro
Review: Cyro:
Cyro - which owes rather a large debt to Kuru Kuru Kururin on GBA - is a game about building a tower to the moon. You're in charge of some earnest little creatures who want to improve their lot in life, and you're going to do so
Cyro - which owes rather a large debt to Kuru Kuru Kururin on GBA - is a game about building a tower to the moon. You're in charge of some earnest little creatures who want to improve their lot in life, and you're going to do so
Closed Beta Begins for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Ten Ton Hammer
Closed Beta Begins for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Ten Ton Hammer:
Check your inboxes. The first expansion to Diablo III heads kicks off its public closed beta phase this week.
Check your inboxes. The first expansion to Diablo III heads kicks off its public closed beta phase this week.
CrossFire 2 – Game engine reportedly confirmed for in-development sequel
CrossFire 2 – Game engine reportedly confirmed for in-development sequel:
[Source] After it was announced earlier that CrossFire 2 has started development and is currently hiring to fill the team, a new Korean report has claimed that the game engine of choice will be Unreal Engine 3. Content
[Source] After it was announced earlier that CrossFire 2 has started development and is currently hiring to fill the team, a new Korean report has claimed that the game engine of choice will be Unreal Engine 3. Content
EverQuest Next: Explaining It All
EverQuest Next: Explaining It All:
A separate pair of interesting features cropped up last week to help explain exactly what EverQuest Next: Landmark is and how it differs from EverQuest Next itself. We take a look at what was revealed and offer a few thoughts.
A separate pair of interesting features cropped up last week to help explain exactly what EverQuest Next: Landmark is and how it differs from EverQuest Next itself. We take a look at what was revealed and offer a few thoughts.
Make My MMO: Crowdfunding December 1 - 14, 2013
Make My MMO: Crowdfunding December 1 - 14, 2013:
Filed under: Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO If it seems as if crowdfunding's gone into a turkey coma lately, you aren't just imagining things -- at least as
Filed under: Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO If it seems as if crowdfunding's gone into a turkey coma lately, you aren't just imagining things -- at least as
Betawatch: December 7 - 13, 2013
Betawatch: December 7 - 13, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous If you really want to get into the EverQuest Next Landmark beta, the good news is that there's a more or less foolproof way to do so. The bad news is that
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous If you really want to get into the EverQuest Next Landmark beta, the good news is that there's a more or less foolproof way to do so. The bad news is that
The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2013
The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2013:
Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft steps back to look at the big picture in 2013. Here are the trends that shaped the year in video games. ...
Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft steps back to look at the big picture in 2013. Here are the trends that shaped the year in video games. ...
Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals second anniversary rewards
Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals second anniversary rewards:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, News Items, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Anniversaries The 20th of this month marks the two-year anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and BioWare is bestowing upon players a couple of
Filed under: Sci-Fi, News Items, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Anniversaries The 20th of this month marks the two-year anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and BioWare is bestowing upon players a couple of
Rise and Shiny: Eldevin
Rise and Shiny: Eldevin:
Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Hands-On, Casual, Roleplaying, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Sandbox Sometimes, this column scares me. I eventually had to
Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Hands-On, Casual, Roleplaying, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Sandbox Sometimes, this column scares me. I eventually had to
'Sorcery! 2' Review - Continue The Adventure In This Bigger And Better Chapter
'Sorcery! 2' Review - Continue The Adventure In This Bigger And Better Chapter:
If nothing else, the year 2013 has been a great one for gamebooks. With Tin Man Games continuing their excellent work with original and licensed works that faithfully recreate the feeling of a real book, Forge Reply and Bulkypix
If nothing else, the year 2013 has been a great one for gamebooks. With Tin Man Games continuing their excellent work with original and licensed works that faithfully recreate the feeling of a real book, Forge Reply and Bulkypix
'Assassin's Creed Pirates' Review - A Little Light on the Booty
'Assassin's Creed Pirates' Review - A Little Light on the Booty:
For most console and portable gamers, the Assassin’s Creed series is (or should be) a household name as far as open-world objective-based action is concerned. However, it hasn’t really made much of a splash on the mobile
For most console and portable gamers, the Assassin’s Creed series is (or should be) a household name as far as open-world objective-based action is concerned. However, it hasn’t really made much of a splash on the mobile
'Pretentious Game' Review – Riddles Of Love and Platforms
'Pretentious Game' Review – Riddles Of Love and Platforms:
These days, any game that leaves an emotional impact on the player (in a smart way) is ridiculed as being pretentious. By definition, the label is accurate, but typically falls under a negative connotation. It's understandable
These days, any game that leaves an emotional impact on the player (in a smart way) is ridiculed as being pretentious. By definition, the label is accurate, but typically falls under a negative connotation. It's understandable
Want To Get More Retweets? Try Doing This
Want To Get More Retweets? Try Doing This:
A new report shows what sort of tweets get recycled the most.A new report from TrackMaven analyzing 1,423 Twitter accounts and well over a million tweets was released today, showing exactly what makes a successful tweet--
A new report shows what sort of tweets get recycled the most.A new report from TrackMaven analyzing 1,423 Twitter accounts and well over a million tweets was released today, showing exactly what makes a successful tweet--
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