wraggster
March 1st, 2012, 00:04
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/02/endofnationsheader.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/)
Last time we saw End of Nations (http://joystiq.com/game/end-of-nations), Trion's massively multiplayer real-time strategy followup (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/end-of-nations-preview-real-time-synergy/) to its popular Rift, the core gameplay hearkened back to developer Petroglyph's old home of Westwood Studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios) and its Command & Conquer games. Yes, this is an RTS game focused more on map control and exploration than base-building, but the goal was still to move a group of units around a top-down map, something that RTS players know plenty about.
Now, however, Trion is much farther along in the game's development, so much so that it's readying for a closed beta in just a few weeks. And as Game Director Dave Luehmann unveils a much more polished build of his company's upcoming free-to-play strategy title, another interesting influence emerges: Riot Games' League of Legends.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/
Last time we saw End of Nations (http://joystiq.com/game/end-of-nations), Trion's massively multiplayer real-time strategy followup (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/end-of-nations-preview-real-time-synergy/) to its popular Rift, the core gameplay hearkened back to developer Petroglyph's old home of Westwood Studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios) and its Command & Conquer games. Yes, this is an RTS game focused more on map control and exploration than base-building, but the goal was still to move a group of units around a top-down map, something that RTS players know plenty about.
Now, however, Trion is much farther along in the game's development, so much so that it's readying for a closed beta in just a few weeks. And as Game Director Dave Luehmann unveils a much more polished build of his company's upcoming free-to-play strategy title, another interesting influence emerges: Riot Games' League of Legends.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/end-of-nations-nears-launch-open-beta-coming-soon/