The
Beyond Protocol
Website is now offering access to open beta testing of Dark Sky
Entertainment's upcoming science fiction-themed MMO real-time strategy game.
Word is: "While we are going open, there are of course hardware limitations as
we size the necessary systems, so as we approach those limits, beta keys will be
necessary for new accounts."
This
FAQ offers answers to questions you may have about the game.
Acclaim announces
The Chronicles of
Spellborn will launch in North America on November 27, the same date as the
game's recently announced European launch (
story). They also
announce this will be another of their subscription-free ("free-to-play")
offerings: "As with all of Acclaim’s games, Spellborn will be free to download
and play once players have registered for an account. But those players who want
to access advanced features and unlock extra game content will have the option
to purchase a premium service that will offer several payment options."
The
Gothic 4: Arcania Q&A on gry.o2.pl offers their latest bilingual interview, a conversation
about
Arcania: A Gothic Tale with Dietrich "EDL" Limper of German
developer
Spellbound Entertainment
presented in both English and Polish. Interestingly, they have apparently
created part of the game without having yet settled on an engine: "Whatever game
engine we finally announce to use for Gothic 4 - we have created most of the
really outstanding effects internally and they do work on top of any engine we
could use. (Spellbound is choosing from: Vision-Engine, Unreal Engine and
Gamebryo Engine) In a Gothic like game, you need to have very convincing
lighting and shadowing techniques and you can probably see it from some of the
shots released that they are in place already. More stuff will be revealed in
the next months to come."
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