Blog Profile / Lore Hound
| URL : | http://lorehound.com | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Video Games | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1581 | |
| Posts / Week: | 10.3 | |
| Archived Since: | June 4, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
World of the Warplanes Latest Patch Adds New Maps, Aircraft
The latest update on the Overlord Blog gives players of World of Warplanes a lot to get excited for. Patch v0.4.1 for the flight combat strategy title from Wargaming.net will feature a shortlist of updates that are prone to excite. Two new maps, the addition of new premium aircraft, a reworked user interface, again, and “a nicely
Neverwinter: Great Weapon Fighter – A Very Quick Look
New to this beta weekend is the Great Weapon Fighter! I’m working on getting out some more information as quickly as I can, but until I can get up a more detailed writeup, here is my very first attempt at video recording. Hit the jump for a very quick and poor quality video of the
BigPoint Bringing Near-future Military Combat to MOBA Genre
German F2P developer Bigpoint Games has unveiled plans to enter the ever-more-popular massive online battle arena (MOBA) genre with a new title focused on military PvP. Best known for Battlestar Galactica Online and Drakensang Online, the browser-based specialist will deliver Merc Elite using the Unity engine in 2013. Merc Elite will sidestep the typical fantasy setting seen
Neverwinter: Livestream Today!
BEEEEEEEEEEEP This is a test of the emergency broa- Aha, I am active again! :) Exciting news for everyone hungry for new Neverwinter news! We were invited back for some more hands on experience with Neverwinter, and will be bringing it live to you later this afternoon! Want the skinny on PvP? We’ll have it! Want to
League of Legends Routinely Hits 5 Million Concurrent User Mark
Five million. That’s certainly impressive no matter what way you shake it. Riot Games, creator of League of Legends and that’s it, has become a household name thanks to its wildly successful F2P multiplayer online battle arena. Now the number one eSports community, the firm is celebrating the fact that it routinely maintains 5,000,000+ concurrent players at
Red 5 Studios Retools FireFall’s Progression. Again.
Last year as convention season began its full swing Red 5 Studios made a radical, unexpected change to its third-person MMO shooter. The company made a drastic call to completely revamp various game systems in FireFall, including general progression. The changes so late in development and so widespread were so unexpected that we featured an
Neverwinter Zone Reveal: Neverwinter – Jewel of the North (Trailer)
Cryptic Studios is certainly taking full advantage of the Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property for Neverwinter. The developer released its latest zone reveal late last week focusing on one of the most awe inspiring cities available to the action-oriented MMORPG. Few cities are as majestic as the Jewel of the North, a bustling city before the
Captain Obvious: TERA F2P Option Increases Playerbase
What’s that? IGN is claiming that TERA, the action-oriented MMORPG from En Masse Entertainment, has seen its playerbase drastically increase since introducing a free-to-play option? No, really?! Color me shocked! After making the move to the increasingly popular freemium model in early February, TERA has gathered quite a following. It shouldn’t come as a shock to many,
Neverwinter Gives the Control Wizard its Just Desserts (Trailer)
“Hey, Pherephassa.” I ask. “Yeah, iTZKooPA?” she responds. “I’m a control freak. Is that weird?” I confessed. “Why, heavens no. In fact, this game Neverwinter I’ve been playing has an entire class dedicated to the task. You should give it a whirl.” she informed. And so I did. I did for over two hours during last weekend’s
SMITE Brings the Beauty and Love With Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, Beauty, Pleasure, and Procreation in Patch 0.1.1403
Even though it’s now March, HiRez Studios keep trekking along with the theme of love by adding the next goddess, Aphrodite – seen above. Make the first look count; look twice and you’re a pervert, so I’ve been told. This bombshell jumps right into the foray with the tag of “Support” and she’s every definition
Neverwinter: Second Beta Weekend Preview Part 2
And now it’s time for Part 2 of my Neverwinter Second Beta Weekend rambling! This time I want to ponder the economy. There are several different kinds of currency in Neverwinter, and I am very curious to see how they all will interact and affect the game economy. It is much much too early to comment
Browser-based Action RPG Everlight Enters Open Beta
Looking for a new action RPG to sink some time into? Everlight, the latest fantasy action RPG from F2P developer KoramGame may suit your fancy. After spending an extended period of time in its closed beta phase, the title is heading to open beta on Thursday, March 14. Set in a fantasy world, the title
The Elder Scrolls Online Dishes Deets on Combat
In the latest Ask Us Anything, ZeniMax Online’s own version of a Reddit AMA, the company focuses on answering questions for one core facet of The Elder Scrolls Online; combat. The Elder Scrolls universe is rife with it, but exactly how it’ll work, how fast the gameplay will be and how important it will be
Official Reveal of First Expansion for RaiderZ
Perfect World Entertainment has broken its silence on the first expansion for its fantasy MMORPG RaiderZ. Broken Silence will feature all the staples, increasing the level cap, adding new zones, sparkly new gear and bosses. The new expansion will feature a new PvP Battle Arena, a new “Wave” system mechanic to make it easier to hunt
Defiance Adds to Customization With Modular Weapons
Customization in video games, RPG or MMOGs in particular, isn’t an unexpected feature. Gamers are used to designing their character, acquiring a variety of flashy loot, and, nowadays, being able to make changes on formerly permanent decisions. Defiance players can expect the expected, donning themselves in a variety of gear, facial selects and the like. But as
Neverwinter: Second Beta Weekend Preview Part 1
And here I am again, moping around because the servers have once again gone down, and the second beta weekend is over. This time I’ve had a lot of time to put more thought into my reactions to the game, so I’ve got a lot more details to go into. Plus there were a bunch
LoreHound Crier 3/1 to 3/8 At a Glance
It’s clock watching time! I am sitting here, waiting impatiently for the Neverwinter servers to open, letting myself and all the other gamers avidly waiting for a peek at Neverwinter in to play. It was smooth sailing last time, here’s to hoping it’ll remain smooth this weekend as well! I am a bit concerned, given a
Ultima Designer Richard Garriot Kickstarting New Fantasy RPG
Richard Garriott, or Lord British, the mastermind behind the Ultima universe, is returning to the core video game market despite his current company, Portalarium, having a stated focus of creating content for the social network market. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is to be a fantasy RPG that harkens back to actually role playing.
LoreHound Exclusive! Neverwinter Interview with Jack Emmert
Is anyone else excited? The servers go online in just a few hours… and I’ll once again be able to explore the wilds of Neverwinter! To kick off the second beta weekend, we managed to corner Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios and sweet talk a few moments of Q&A. I’d call that opening with a
Wargaming.net on Wargaming Seattle
Wargaming.net, maker of F2P strategy titles such as World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships, has been on a buying spree lately. First a middleware company, then snapping up Day 1 Studios to expedite its entry into the console market. It’s most recent purchase was that of Gas Powered Games, the Seattle-based studio that hinged its