otherland

Official Site: Otherland
Studio: Drago Entertainment
Launch Date: Early Access on August 26, 2015
Genre: Sci-Fi Themepark
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

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Otherland discusses the process of improving visuals and performance at the same time

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Graphical quality is an ongoing struggle. On the one hand, developers want to make the prettiest game possible; on the other hand, no one...

Otherland deep-dives its brand-new Fire Isle expansion

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Tad Williams’ Otherland MMO rebrands as Otherland Next with Fire Isle expansion, social sandbox mode

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Way back in March, Otherland announced a big expansion called Fire Isle, themed around Chinese mythology and launching summer 2018. It didn't quite make...
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Otherland strives to regain players with hard work, more communication, and robust content additions

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Otherland's promised summer expansion is definitely happening, according to a press release from Drago this morning. It's called Fire Isle, it's themed around Chinese...

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