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Exclusive Developer Diary - Featured Creatures Part 2

In the previous Dark and Light creatures spotlight, the team provided a close look at the varied creatures that players will encounter while exploring the world. However, the creatures are more than just set dressing or leveling fodder. Many of the creatures contain varying amounts of elemental magic that fuels Dark and Light’s world, which can be extracted by skilled players but also from raw materials.


The Game We Want To Play

When I heard John Smedley was leaving Daybreak Games, I suspected it wasn’t to retire. I was looking for a new gig at the time and thought I would reach out to see what he had in the fire. We went back and forth over text messages for a few days before actually talking, but the idea John described to me then, a little over one year ago, was super exciting and set my mind racing at the possibilities.


Sponsored Can You Be the Hero the World Needs? (Sponsored)

LIBERATORS: A WWII STRATEGY EPIC is a simultaneous turn-based strategy game that puts the player right on the battlefield of World War II. Take charge of your own army of war-hardened vets, peopled with actual figures from history.


Sponsored Deck Out Your Military Base (SPONSORED)

LIBERATORS: A WWII STRATEGY EPIC is a simultaneous turn-based strategy game that brings the action of the Second World War right to your browser. Join the fight and battle your way across the bloodiest war the world has ever seen. With real-time MMO battles, historically accurate units, and complex resource management, Liberators is a high-stakes thriller and one of the top games of 2016.


Mythical Animals & Creatures

Imagine yourself as a lone explorer in a limitless world of elemental magic that's teeming with mythical creatures. In Dark and Light, the upcoming multiplayer survival title from Snail Games, players will encounter a wide variety of creatures - both magical and magnificent. In previous overviews, players have seen a few glimpses of the creatures that inhabit the game's world, but today Snail Games provides a deeper look into the menagerie of fantastical beasts.


More About Mounts

Greetings, Riders! It’s BK again, the lead game designer for the Riders of Icarus development team at WeMade. Collecting mounts is a core feature of Riders of Icarus, and in this DEV Blog I’ll discuss my two favorite mounts and some of the decisions we’ve made while designing mounts in the game.


Sponsored Challenge the Beasts of War - SPONSORED

Autumn’s here and with the changing of seasons, all the year’s best games are bringing their A Game with new expansions and updates. LIBERATORS: A WWII STRATEGY EPIC is no exception. Recently featured on Facebook as one of the top games of the season, we’re ready to bring fans old and new what they love.


Camps, Cities and NPCs in Dark and Light

Cities are core elements of Dark and Light. Compared to traditional sandbox survival games, where the player's character is simply dropped into the world, naked and alone, Dark and Light starts the player off in one of three distinct cities. This lends to a more "civilized" start for the player, and introduces them to the world in a friendlier way.


The Top 10 Mounts in Rift of the Damned

Riders of Icarus will be growing with the Rift of the Damned content expansion. One of the coolest things coming are a plethora of new mounts. The Riders of Icarus team has compiled the top ten mounts that players can wrangle while there.


A Look at a Breathtaking Realm

The announcement of Dark and Light's upcoming Early Access release has made major waves in the gaming community. As we approach this release, we are excited to reveal more details of Dark and Light's dynamic, world, which is both strikingly realistic and wonderfully magical.


Exclusive Developer Blog: Harvesting!

We've got a special treat for our readers with today's publication of an exclusive developer diary from the Crowfall and Thomas Blixtev Blair. In it, Thomas discusses the ins and outs of harvesting, resource and node fundamentals and much, much more. What are you waiting for!?


Sponsored In Albion Online, Everybody Matters! (SPONSORED)

In Albion Online, stories are written by the players and their actions influence the world. They can choose whatever they want to be - be it an adventurer, an industrious gatherer, a reckless outlaw or a masterful crafter. No matter what you want to do, you can and will find your own place in Albion’s vast world.


Sponsored Rise of the ECO Legion Around the World (SPONSORED)

This mid-2016 will be the next step and transformation for PlayWebGame. After succeeding on several anime web-based games, we have officially launched our newest game “Eternal Chaos Online”, a free-to-play web based action game inspired by historical iconic figures!


Sponsored Where We Are & Where We Are Going - SPONSORED

Capture. Collect. Conquer. Riders of Icarus is the new free to play action-adventure MMORPG where you will tame powerful and majestic beasts. Now in Open Beta, everyone can join the action and fight against evil in their quest to become a legendary Rider!


Benefits of a Fully Player-Driven Game World

In this column, I want to outline how our player-driven world works, and what that means for the players who venture into it. Not only in itself, but also in comparison to classical theme park MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft.