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Daybreak Spins Off Game Franchises
Daybreak Games announced on Tuesday that they were spinning off three of their four game franchises into separate studios. Last year, eagle-eyed Twitter user MSandersonD had scoped out some new trademarks being registered by Daybreak, setting off speculation of this very action coming.
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DDO Publishes 2020 Producer’s Letter
Standing Stone Games made the news twice today. Firstly with the not-really-news reassurance from publisher Daybreak Games that Daybreak’s announcement that it’s spinning off its three franchises off into separate but connected studios will not affect SSG, and secondly by publishing their 2020 Producer’s Letter for Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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Bethesda Invites You to the Dark Heart of Skyrim
Recently, Bethesda Softworks announced the next Chapter in their Elder Scrolls Online saga, entitled Greymoor. In it, Zenimax Online invites players to venture to the land of the Nords in a year-long adventure centering around three DLCs and the main Chapter.
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Astellia Launches as an MMO on Steam January 30th
Brunson E&A has announced that their MMO Astellia is set to launch on Steam on January 30th. Promising no pay to win mechanics, the game features a civilization of heroes who can call upon Astells to help protect their land
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Elite Dangerous Releases Its January Update
Earlier this week, the folks at Frontier Developments have released their January update for players of Elite Dangerous. Commanders both new and veteran will be able to take advantage of this primarily bug-fixing patch that launched on January 14th.
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DDO Previews Alchemist Class, Balance Changes
Today, Dungeons and Dragons Online opened up their Lamannia test server to give players their first hands-on look at the new alchemist class, class changes, and other iterations on current content. First publicly discussed at GenCon last August, this complex class is set to be a support role, using various chemical mixtures to harry its foes or assist its allies in the form of thrown vials.
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World of Warcraft to Launch Patch 8.3 on January 14th
In 8.3, WoW players will have to wrestle with the usual class changes as they gear up to tackle more content. This expansion unlike the previous 8.2 doesn’t really add any new landscape to visit, but rather does a sweeping set of changes to existing areas in time with the story of players heading to Ny’alotha, the Waking City, for a new 12-boss raid.
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Standing Stone Games Talks DDO and LotRO at GenCon 2019
Here is the transcript of the interview given by Executive Producer Rob ‘Severlin’ Ciccolini, Community Manager Jerry ‘Cordovan’ Snook, and Systems Designer Quentin ‘Lynnabel’ Cantor recorded at GenCon in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019. It follows the announcements from the previous night’s player meetup involving both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online.
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Legends of Aria Announces Early Access Steam Launch Date
Today, Citadel Studios announced the official launch date of Legends of Aria, a game we’ve covered in the past. It’s due to release in early access on Steam on August 6th. Billed as a true sandbox in the spirit of Ultima Online or EVE Online, Legends of Aria can be added to one’s Steam wishlist.
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Get the Gear You Want: SWTOR Details Upcoming Itemization Overhaul
In perhaps the most detailed livestream they’ve done in quite some time, Star Wars the Old Republic’s team came out swinging on their massive itemization overhaul due to go live with their next expansion in September. This overhaul, entitled Spoils of War, is not to be confused with Game Update 2.8 of the same name from 2014. The title is apt, as the BioWare Austin team laid out the basics of their plan to overhaul gear going forward, and also reaching into the past.
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Revelation Online Details New Dungeon in Heaven and Earth
Revelation Online has announced the release of the Heaven and Earth update on May 27th, which will bring with it a new Dungeon called the “Temple of the Twelve”.
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PlanetSide 2’s New Producer’s Letter Celebrates 16th Anniversary
The official site has shared a new dev blog that hails the recent release of The New Soldier Game Update as well as looking at server optimizations and the upcoming 16th Anniversary of the PlanetSide franchise.
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