• Defiance TV Tie-In Missions Are Now Live in Patch 1.020

    Trion Worlds has released patch 1.020 for Defiance, unofficially known as the TV tie-in patch. The patch, so named for its inclusion of crossover events from the popular SyFy program of the same name.

    Defiance Producer Nathan Richardsson had the following to say earlier this week:

    As proof of us striving towards being better we have another major update coming, known as the TV Tie-in or Patch 1.020, and it’s coming out this month. It has further bug fixes, improvements, as well as new TV Tie-ins – one of which will utilize a new open world game mode called Sieges. Details are obviously slim, but it’s a crossover event so that should give you an indication of what this game mode entails in future DLCs.

  • What 1 Million Ark Hunters Are Doing in Defiance

    Trion Worlds announced earlier this week that they have surpassed over 1 million registered accounts for their open-world shooter Defiance. 1 million is a huge number for any game, let alone an ambitious trans-media project like Defiance - merging the worlds of television and gaming.

    So, what are 1 million Ark Hunters actually doing in Defiance? According to Trion Worlds, quite a bit!

    • Hellbugs, the nasty buggers that can turn even the most enjoyable Arkfall event into a bloody battle to the death, aren't doing so well. Players in Defiance have killed 500,000,000 hellbugs to date. This is roughly 16 million hellbugs being killed per day, based on the April 2nd launch date.
    • Defiance boasts a huge open world, and the most popular way to get around is in the ATV. That being said, players have driven 50,000,000 miles throughout the Bay area. 
    • Working together is part of what makes Defiance awesome so it makes sense that 1,000,000 Arkfall events have been triggered since the game launched just one month ago. That is 33,000 Arkfall events per day! That's incredible.

    If you're wondering what you're missing out on in Defiance, make sure you visit DefianceForum.com to catch up on the latest news from the video game and the SyFy original program.

  • See Yourself on the Defiance Show!

    Trion Worlds and Syfy have announced a contest to further merge the two worlds of Defiance! You already see Nolan and Irisa crossing from the game to the show, and now players have the chance to follow them over. A competition will be held in-game from April 30th - May 12th to see who deserves to see themselves in an upcoming episode of Defiance:

    The ark hunter earning the most ark salvage per hour (excluding ark salvage earned from the Salvage Matrix) during their time played over the course of the contest will win. Only players who register for the contest and complete both “Most Wanted” pursuits will be eligible to win. All registrants must complete both the “Most Wanted: Competitor” and “Most Wanted: Rogue’s Gallery” in-game pursuits between 12:00am PDT April 30 and 11:59pm PDT May 12.

    Both pursuits will be in-game in the “Goals” section of the GO menu starting at 12:00am PDT April 30. The “Rogue’s Gallery” pursuit tasks you with eliminating various mutants, raiders, 99ers, and more, while the “Competitor” pursuit pits you against other ark hunters in team-based PvP and Shadow War modes. The winner will have artists from the Defiance series render their character’s likeness into a special place in an upcoming episode.

    Contest registration can be found at www.defiance.com/most-wanted, so don't miss out on your chance to become immortalized on Syfy. Future contests are promised to further connect the two media worlds -- stay tuned here and to the Defiance Forums for more information.

    This massively mulltiplayer online shooter and television series go hand-in-hand in an unprecedented partnership featuring an interconnected world and crossing storylines!  The Syfy series is in full swing, with viewers to follow the immersive drama each week as they adventure in the game. Check out this preview of next week's episode, to air Monday at 9/8c:

    Need information to get off on the right foot in-game? The Defiance Wiki has a full knowledge base to fill your noggin with, and our Defiance Hub combined with the Defiance Forums will keep you up to date with news and community banter. Stick with us, Ark Hunters -- we're in it for the long haul.

    Have you been playing and following along? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

  • Get Ready With Our Defiance Episode 2 Preview

    Defiance made some major waves last week when the series premiere made its debut on SyFy Channel. The network announced that Defiance was their most successful launch since 2006, when their original show Eureka debuted on the channel.

    So, what's in store for episode 2?

    We've got everything you need to know in our Defiance episode 2 preview. To start with, let's recap - briefly - where things left off. It goes without saying, but note that this post is going to be spoilertastic so stop reading now if you haven't watching episode 1 yet. (You can fix that by clicking here, by the way.)

    Towards the end of the Defiance pilot episode, we witnessed the death of Luke McCawley - the son of Rafe McCawley, the leader of the McCawley family. Joshua Nolan began to investigate this murder and found out that it was perpetrated by none other than the mayoral assistant Ben Darus.

    Unfortunately, Ben flees the city and kills the guards, dropping the stasis net that protects Defiance from outside threats.

  • Stream the First Episode of SyFy's Defiance, Read Our Episode Recap

    Did you miss last night's big premiere of Defiance on SyFy Channel? If so, we've got you covered with a full episode recap and stream. 

    If you don't want anything spoiled for you, go ahead and skip down to the bottom of this post to watch the episode for yourself. The pilot episode clocks in at around an hour and a half, but we're not sure how long an average episode would be. For those of you curious how the episode was, we humbly present to you our episode 1 recap below.

    We've known from the outset that Defiance is an ambitious project. Creating a world that will support both a video game environment and a full sci-fi program? If that's not ambitious, we don't know what is. This pilot episode serves to introduce us to all of the characters that we will come to know throughout this first season of Defiance, but it does more than that. It also introduces us to the world of Defiance in a brand new way.

    We've been spending time with the Trion Worlds game and while that experience has given us a great idea of the world that Defiance inhabits, it wasn't until watching the show that we truly got it. The characters, the world and the environment came alive in a new way for us last night.

  • Defiance Premieres on SyFy Tonight, Episode 1 Preview

    As you most likely know, Defiance is not only a great open-world shooter from Trion Worlds but also a full sci-fi program on SyFy channel. 

    The show is debuting tonight, so let's take a look at what you can expect from the series premiere. Episode 1 of Defiance airs tonight on SyFy Channel at 9:00PM, local time.

    In case you're not familiar with the story in Defiance, this is what the show is about in a nutshell; set in the near future, a group of alien species collectively known as the Votans have arrived on Earth. Initially waging war against each other, the humans and Votans have now been forced to work together in the aftermath of the Arkfall event in 2030. The world as we know it has changed, the very surface of the Earth left altered.

    So, episode 1. Here's what you can expect from tonights episode - without any spoilers, of course.

  • Defiance Ark Fall Codes, How to Get Free Things

    As much as that title looks like something a forum spammer would be posting, this is an honest to goodness guide on helping you cash in all of those Arkfall codes from Defiance that have been floating around out there.

    From the video:

    1. Collect Arkfall codes here: http://orcz.com/Defiance:_Arkfall_Codes
    2. Submit your Arkfall codes here: http://www.defiance.com/en/my-ego/
    3. Play Defiance and enjoy free things.

    Be sure to visit http://www.defianceforum.com for more on Defiance! 

  • Warface Going Offline Tomorrow, Will Be Back Soon

    Crytek has announced that their free to play shooter Warface, currently available in closed beta, will be going offline for an 'extended period of server down time' tomorrow. The game will be up in the near future, but the announcement left things pretty open ended.

    Warface has impressed us time and time again with enjoyable gameplay, a real-time weapons customization system that we adore and AAA-quality graphics. All for literally nothing. The in-game purchases are going to be optional and are not designed to give you a definitive edge on the competition, but rather let you tailor the gameplay to your preferences.

    As for the server downtime, Crytek is going to be implementing some major changes to the game based on current beta feedback. The email was unclear as to whether it was coming back online as a full release or some form of beta. We'll keep an eye out and be sure to update when we have more info!

    If you're looking to get some last minute Warface matches in, go ahead and do it tonight because servers are going offline on April 10th at 5:00PM Pacific Time. 

  • Check Out Defiance's Machinist In Action

    Defiance has officially been released into the wild and videos are sprouting up all over YouTube, with fans sharing some of their tips, tricks and gameplays.

    One such video producer is Qelric, a friend of ours and a partner with Curse's Union for Gamers, an awesome YouTube Partner program that offers the best CPM around and no lock-in deals that require you to produce content for one group for the rest of your life. 

    In her latest video, Qelric brings us some Defiance gameplay from the early stages of the game as she quests out as a Human Ark Hunter.

    Do you have anything you'd like featured on Defiance Forum? Be sure to post your content in the DF forums and then send Nate a private message over there letting him know you submitted. 

  • Defiance Launches Tomorrow, Here's Everything You Need to Know

    With Defiance launching tomorrow in North America, or midnight tonight if you're impatient like us.

    With this being the case, we thought it would be a great time to go back and recap just what it is that Trion Worlds and SyFy are hoping to create in Defiance.

    Without further ado, here is what you can expect from Defiance - for now, we'll focus on the game.

    Let's start at the beginning. Defiance is not just a video game. It's also a TV show from the talented minds at SyFy Channel. The two worlds interconnect in many ways, but are both also capable of standing on their own feet.

    The Story

    Not too far in the future, a group of aliens collectively known as the Votans arrived on Earth. The Votans were seeking a new home after their own star system was destroyed. Tensions mounted and things got out of hand, ultimately leading to the Votan-Human conflict known as the Pale Wars. The Pale Wars only ended when the Arkfall happened.

    The Arkfall occurred when the entire Ark fleet in orbit simultaneously exploded, raining Arks down upon the Earth and unleashing the terraforming technology within in an utterly chaotic manner. Gone were the plans that the Votans had of using the technology sparingly and cautiously. Mountain ranges were raised, gaping chasms were ripped from the land and the planet was burned. Life as we knew it ended.

  • Warface Gets a GDC Trailer, Still Looks Awesome

    Warface is a game that we have been enjoying for a while now in beta and we've absolutely been loving it. While movement is a bit slow at times and the sliding mechanic is absurd, we can't wait until the general public can get their hands on the game later this year.

    To that end, we were excited when Crytek released a brand new trailer for the game at GDC this year in San Francisco, CA. Available at the bottom of this post, the latest trailer is entitled 'Pick a Side' and aims to showcase the warring factions in Warface. On one side, you have the military conglomerate of Blackwood. This is the ruling faction in Warface, that beats the fight out of any opposition that dares to oppose them.

    On the other side of the war, you have the eponymous Warface faction. In the co-op missions, you fight as a member of Warface, a resistance movement with the guns and ability to challenge Blackwood.

    Check out the trailer after the break, it's definitely a good one.

  • Analyzing The Weapons and Mods in Defiance

    Cross posted from DefianceForum.com - original article can be read here.

    Customizing your weapons in any game is a must but more so in first-person shooters than probably any other genre. The sheer volume of customization options in FPS games makes it a must for developers to invest time in. Players want to be able to change up the way their weapons perform in different situations and to tweak them as they see fit.

    Thankfully, in Defiance, that won't be a problem at all.

    Released just this morning, the trailer below (after the break) shows off all of the options that will be available to players in Defiance. The video also focuses on the weapons themselves, showing off a few of the tools of the trade that you will have at your disposal.

    Check out the video and be sure to visit DefianceForum.com for all of your Defiance needs. We're building an amazing Defiance community over there and we'd love to have you on board!

  • Exclusive Warface Interview With Cevat Yerli

    Late last month, FPS General had the pleasure of attending a press event for Warface, getting a sneak peek at what Crytek and Trion Worlds have up their sleeves for this exciting game.

    While we were there, we were able to grab Crytek CEO and Founder Cevat Yerli for an interview in which we discussed Warface the game and Crytek's revolutionary new social media platform Gface, which is launching alongside Warface this year. We've had the opportunity to spend some time with both of these new launches at the event last month and in the ongoing closed beta for Warface and we think you guys have a hell of a lot to look forward to. We can't wait to show you more in the coming weeks!

    For more on Warface, make sure you visit the Warface Wiki on Gamepedia to get yourself updated!

  • Dissecting the Real-Time Weapons of Crytek's Warface

    Warface is a game that pretty much takes the expectations of a free to play shooter and throws them out the window. This is Crytek and if you know anything about Crytek, it's that they are not going to half ass the quality of a game just because it is going into the free to play market. 

    In the latest trailer for the game, Crytek and Trion Worlds are showing off the depth of customization that the game offers. Whether it's under-mounted grenade launchers, long-range zoom scopes or muzzle attachments, Warface has a wealth of options at your fingertips as this trailer can attest to. Now customization is one thing, most first-person shooters offer weapon customization but Warface takes it to the next level with real-time weapon customization.

    What this means is that you can make changes to your loadout right in the middle of the match, allowing you to adapt to your surroundings. Find yourself with an amazing long-distance view? Throw on a long-range scope and start picking off enemies in the distance. This intuitive system completely changes the way that you think about building your loadouts and competiting online.

    Check out the trailer after the break and make sure to stay tuned to FPS General as we've got some awesome stuff planned as we continue to cover Warface!

  • Defiance 'Shadow War' Trailer Released, Spotlighting Multiplayer Gameplay

    Hot off the press this morning is a brand new trailer for Defiance, focusing on the competitive multiplayer aspect of the game. For PC players, this open-world approach is a tried and true formula that has worked in the past, but with a Trion Worlds flair. As for console players, the open-world approach hasn't been done very well in the past and we think that you will really enjoy what Defiance has to offer in that regard.

    Check it out above and make sure you visit http://www.defianceforum.com for all of your Defiance needs.

    See you in the game, Ark Hunters!

  • Is Trion Worlds' MMOFPS Defiance Coming to Steam?


    The team at DefianceForum.com been nothing short of vocal in their support for getting Defiance on Steam and, while Trion Worlds has certainly not said the game won't be coming to Steam, they also haven't confirmed it yet. Well, it looks like we might have that confirmation, as the game has appeared in the Steam database.

    If you're unfamiliar with the Steam database, here's a quick debriefing. The database can be browsed at http://steamdb.info/, where they compile a mass amount of information on games that are listed internally to appear on Steam. If we're lucky, occasionally we get confirmation on games that haven't even been announced yet.

    In this case, Defiance has been announced but not confirmed for Steam. At this time, the only way we know that players will be able to play is through the independent Trion Worlds launcher. However, it looks like that is about to change, according to Steamdb.info, the game may be coming to Steam after all.

    The above image (click to enlarge) was posted on SteamDB.info in regards to Defiance: Test App 224600 is clearly attributed to 'Defiance' and is tied to Trion Worlds. This, of course, isn't surefire proof that the game is coming to Steam but it definitely suggests that this will be the case!

    Stay tuned to DefianceForum.com for all of your Ark Hunting needs!

    Source: http://steamdb.info/app/224600/

  • Did You Pre-Order Defiance at Amazon? Your Beta Key Is On The Way!

    More than a few members of the Defiance community have been reporting that after pre-ordering Defiance on Amazon.com, they have not received their promised beta key. According to the product listing, players would receive a beta key for Defiance after pre-ordering the game on any platform but, unfortunately, this isn't how things have been happening.

    As this is a pretty serious breach in player expectations, Trion Worlds has gotten involved personally, promising to get to the bottom of the delay.

    Posted just moments ago on the Defiance homepage, community manager Myll_Erik said:

    Working on this today folks - I've been asking questions and hunting people down trying to get this resolved.

    For their part, Amazon isn't standing idly by while customers are left out in the dark. To learn more about what Amazon is saying about the situation, be sure to visit http://www.defianceforum.com - your complete resource for Defiance discussion, news and more!

  • Defiance Launching Worldwide on April 2nd

     

    Trion Worlds has announced that Defiance will officially launch worldwide on April 2nd! The much-anticipated release date is something we've been curious about for a long time as Defiance has long been rumored for an April release date. This April 2nd date will correspond nicely with the projected April debut date of the Defiance SyFy program, as well.

    In addition to this exciting launch date news, Trion Worlds has also released the full version of the live-action trailer that they teased earlier this month. The trailer, entitled 'Join the Fight', can be viewed in its entirety above. For more on Defiance, make sure you visit the Defiance Wiki on Gamepedia at http://defiance.gamepedia.com/.

    Defiance is available for pre-order on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and ships on April 2nd.