Year in Review – August 2015 (news) By Bree Royce - December 19, 2015 12:19 PM 0 World of Warcraft announces Legion expansion with Demon Hunter class, Broken Isles continent; beta this year Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches October 23rd Guild Wars 2’s PAX reveal leaks early, and it’s a big deal Guild Wars 2’s base game is F2P for everyone today; Heart of Thorns introduces raiding Activision-Blizzard Q2 2015: WoW has 5.6 million subbers, Blizzard’s doing fine anyway Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2 confirms 2015 expansion launch Ex-Daybreak President John Smedley starts his own company Star Citizen threatened with class-action lawsuit Funcom in trouble, open to investors or acquisition RIFT community manager: ‘RIFT is in zero danger’ Gamescom 2015: Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts dismisses Derek Smart Ex-WoW lead Rob Pardo says industry devs are avoiding the ‘MMO’ label LOTRO announces its 10 surviving servers CCP announces Gunjack, a VR title for mobile Reddit revolt erupts over Elite: Dangerous expansion price Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn Heimburg: Project Gorgon is ‘the most ambitious thing I’ve ever attempted’ Gamescom 2015: Star Citizen gets a monthly report and a big Gamescom presentation Gamescom 2015: WildStar F2P beta is now live! Hearthstone dominates digital CCG market with $20M monthly sales H1Z1 significantly overhauls its map plans and development schedule Exclusive: Guild Wars 2’s Revenant elite spec is the Herald ESL to test for cannabis at this month’s Counter-Strike tourney in Cologne Today is the last day to play Infinite Crisis Here’s ‘everything you need to know’ about ArcheAge server merges Player housing is coming to Elder Scrolls Online Revival and Star Citizen studio IllFonic lays off six Elite: Dangerous brings back lifetime expansion passes before Horizons Blade & Soul founder packs are now available for planned Q1 2016 launch Eternal Crusade loses creative director, plans closed alpha sooner than expected Get a recap of Star Citizen’s development journey to date More layoffs for ZeniMax (Update: Confirmed) EverQuest II’s prison server is a ‘one-way trip for an entire account forever’ Trion’s Trove has a million monthly users The Secret World launches Issue 12 today Final Fantasy XIV boasts 5 million registered accounts Star Citizen has refunded over 1,200 backers Project Gorgon wraps up Kickstarter campaign with over $74K Funcom releases second quarter financials and announces The Park PAX Prime 2015: Trion tries turn-based strategy with Atlas Reactor Star Citizen’s social module is now playable Hi-Rez really is working on Tribes: Ascend again Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts on dedication, delays, and Derek Smart Elder Scrolls Online unlocks the doors to the Imperial City
World of Warcraft announces Legion expansion with Demon Hunter class, Broken Isles continent; beta this year