Are you jamming with Warframe on the Switch? If so, then this past week you had an extra reason to jam hard, as Digital Extremes released the Fortuna content update on Nintendo’s platform. “In Fortuna, Nintendo Switch players will meet the new Faction Solaris United to kick off this enormous expansion,” a press release said. “Whether in the underground hub city of Fortuna or on the surface of the Orb Vallis, players can dive into Solaris United’s stories, learn about the plight of The Business, Eudico, Rude Zuud, the crafty Ventkids, and others, and help them rebel against their brutal oppressors.” (Thanks to Sophiskiai for pointing this story out!) This is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a roundup of other smaller MMO news stories and videos from this past week in this edition of The MOP Up (and if you don’t see a news story that we should have covered, drop us a tip)! The Cycle’s team has … [Read more...] about The MOP Up: Warframe brings Fortuna to Nintendo Switch
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ARK: Survival Evolved Arriving On Nintendo Switch November 30th
Studio Wildcard confirmed today that ARK: Survival Evolved is launching worldwide for Nintendo Switch™ on November 30, 2018! With ARK: Survival Evolved on Switch, you can tame dinosaurs, conquer enemies and create enormous structures anywhere – on the couch, in bed, on a bus or even at school. Created in conjunction with Abstraction Games, this handheld version of the massive, open-world survival adventure includes all of the content and features of the original award-winning game. Feel like riding a dinosaur? Join the ARK growing band of survivors in the community forums HERE: survivetheark.com/forums/ 0 Share Share Tweet … [Read more...] about ARK: Survival Evolved Arriving On Nintendo Switch November 30th
MMO Week in Review: Trion’s tribulations
It’s the end of an era for MMO players this week, as Gamigo bought Trion Worlds. Technically, it appears it bought Trion’s assets, specifically the MMORPGs, as a reported 175+ employees were laid off with only 25 left behind to… well, it’s hard to see how 25 people could do much more than serve as a transition team for six MMORPGs, and it’s still not entirely clear what will be happening to all of those games long-term, particularly ArcheAge. But truly, this week had so many big stories and features that only something as big as Trion’s sunset could push them from the lede: We saw the announcement of progression servers for LOTRO, the launch of the troubled Red Dead Redemption 2, the return of Hellgate London, the rollout of Aion’s NGE, the formal launch of Bless Online, beta for Fallout 76, and a major win for the preservation of dead MMORPGs. And Halloween is this week! Read on to catch up with the very best of this week’s MMO news … [Read more...] about MMO Week in Review: Trion’s tribulations
GDC 2018: Bridging and embedding cross-platform online communities
As this year’s GDC coverage is winding down, I am finally coming to the topic I saved for last: community. MMOs are more than just multiplayer. We attract the “alone together” people more than the “FPS hero” crowd in our comments section for a reason; MMOs are virtual worlds. They’re a digital space inhabited by other people. We may not talk to them, but we watch and listen. Maybe we engage, maybe we group, maybe we guild. We do stuff in a shared environment because we think, or hope, we’re part of a larger system. And this is why we need to talk about cross-platform communities and the strength of in-game, embedded community tools. As social media rises and mobile crashes against our PC fortress, increased console cross-play should be a reminder that we’re all gamers, and (some) developers are finally getting that. Bringing people together The panel on bridging cross-platform communities, held by Eric Cleaver (NetEase Games), … [Read more...] about GDC 2018: Bridging and embedding cross-platform online communities
ARK: Survival Evolved Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
ARK: Survival Evolved Is Coming To Nintendo Switch During the Epic Games’ “State of Unreal” keynote at GDC 2018, Studio Wildcard announced that ARK: Survival Evolved is coming to Nintendo Switch™, launching to digital and retail in Fall 2018, and gave the audience its first look at the game running live on the Switch. Created in conjunction with co-development studio Abstraction Games, the award-winning open-world survival adventure where you can tame dinosaurs, conquer enemies and create enormous structures, now allows you to take your tribe anywhere – at home or on the go. ARK: Survival Evolved on Switch includes the complete contents and features of the original game; from the massive and mysterious ARK island, to the more than 100 prehistoric- and fantasy-inspired creatures such as the T-Rex, Giganotosaurus, Rock Drake and Reaper. Hundreds of hours of exploring, crafting, survival and combat await players as they go it alone, or group up … [Read more...] about ARK: Survival Evolved Is Coming To Nintendo Switch