Summary: <p></p> <br> <p>All four of the MMO Reporters return to the glass table! We talk about CCP Virtual Reality, Buy to play only in America, and World of Warcraft suing bots?</p> <br> <h4> </h4> <br> <h5><strong><a id="more-6674797"></a></strong></h5> <br> <h5><strong>What we did in game:</strong></h5> <br> <p><strong>Layanor:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>LOTRO</li> <br> <li>Orcs Must Die 2</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Bill:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>GW2</li> <br> <li>Transformers: Fall of Cybertron</li> <br> <li>Not Fallout 4</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Harry:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Guild Wars 2</li> <br> <li>Hearthstone</li> <br> <li>Heroes of the Storm</li> <br> <li>Star Craft 2</li> <br> <li>Fallout 4</li> <br> <li>Star Wars Battlefront</li> <br> <li>Rise of the Tomb Raider</li> <br> <li>Divinity Original Sin</li> <br> <li>iPad Pro</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Chris:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Sword Coast Legends</li> <br> <li>Fallout 4</li> <br> <li>Guild Wars 2</li> <br> <li>Rift</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p> </p> <br> <h5><strong>News:</strong></h5> <br> <p> </p> <br> <p><strong>CCP raises 30M for its VR initiatives</strong></p> <br> <p>See press release bellow</p> <br> <p> </p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Privately held CCP Gams, the leader in virtual reality immersive technology(WTF???), today announced that it has raised $30 million to bolster the development of virtual reality (VR) content.</li> <br> <li>The investment will be used to further position the company to drive innovation in VR as the technology begins to transform the entertainment industry.</li> <br> <li> <em>EVE: Valkyrie </em>will launch with the Oculus Rift in spring 2016 and PlayStation VR in the first half of 2016 and is being created at CCP’s Newcastle studio. <em>Gunjack</em>, in development at the company’s Shanghai studio, is scheduled for release on Samsung’s Gear VR platform later this month.</li> <br> <li>Valkyrie seems like a standard candidate for VR. Lends itself well</li> <br> <li>Gunjack seems like a weird product <br> <ul> <br> <li>Announced last August</li> <br> <li>On-rails FPS where you play as the gunner on a defense ship</li> <br> <li>Feels more like a tech-demo than a compelling game</li> <br> <li>But if that’s what garners $30M, then I guess they succeeded</li> <br> <li>Exclusive to Gear VR, which means android. Still hard to get excited about android/mobile gaming</li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> </ul> <br> <p> </p> <br> <p><strong>Black Desert Online Is Coming!</strong></p> <br> <p>Trailer – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zd8Uw4pKGs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zd8Uw4pKGs</a></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Korean MMO</li> <br> <li>Buy to Play Model (Free to play in Korea, Japan and Russia) – Three Tiers <br> <ul> <br> <li> <strong>Traveler’s Package (USD $29.99 / EUR €29.99)</strong><strong>:</strong> Includes a digital version of <em>Black Desert Online</em>, one seven-day guest pass, 24 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, and more.</li> <br> <li> <strong>Explorer’s Package (USD $49.99 / EUR €49.99)</strong><strong>:</strong> Includes a digital version of <em>Black Desert Online</em>, exclusive access to one Beta test, two seven-day guest passes, 48 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, a tier three horse, one pet of choice, a unique weapon skin, and more.</li> <br> <li> <strong>Conqueror’s Package (USD $99.99 / EUR €99.99)</strong><strong>:</strong> Includes a digital version of <em>Black Desert Online</em>, exclusive access to both Beta tests, three seven-day guest passes, a massive 96 hour head st</li> </ul> </li> </ul>
