Software:Mirage: Arcane Warfare
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| Developer(s) | Torn Banner Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Torn Banner Studios |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 23 May 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Mirage: Arcane Warfare was a multiplayer action game developed by Torn Banner Studios. The game launched on Windows PCs in May 2017, but was shut down one year later.
Gameplay
Mirage: Arcane Warfare was a team-based multiplayer action game played from a first-person perspective. Combat was melee-focused with magical abilities.[1] Players had the freedom to choose from six different classes, character archetypes that had different abilities and skills.[2] The game featured deathmatch and objective-based game modes, like capture the flag, capture points, and payload.[1]
Development and release
Mirage: Arcane Warfare was developed by Torn Banner Studios.[1] The game was developed in the Unreal Engine 4 game engine.[3] The game was released for Windows on 23 May 2017.[1][4] Torn Banner offered players access to a closed beta as a pre-order incentive.[4] Post-launch, Torn Banner supported the game with free updates by adding features requested by players, such as AI opponents, new maps, and new modes.[5]
Reception
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Mirage: Arcane Warfare received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[6] PC Gamer reviewer T.J. Hafer found the combat to be fun and gameplay systems to be well-designed. However, due to the game being a multiplayer-only title, he was hesitant to recommend it because of the lack of player activity.[1] Arnold Burgess of PC PowerPlay agreed that the game's primary issue was its current lack of players. He praised the character design, the combat, and the environments of the levels.[2]
Commercially, the game was a failure. In September 2017, Torn Banner noted that launch sales of Mirage were poor, which led them to run a promotion that offered the game for free for a limited period and subsequently dropped the game's price permanently.[7] Torn Banner removed Mirage from sale and shut down the game's official servers in May 2018 in response to the EU's implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hafer, T. J. (30 May 2017). "Mirage: Arcane Warfare review". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/mirage-arcane-warfare-review/. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Burgess, Arnold (17 August 2017). "Review: Mirage: Arcane Warfare". PC PowerPlay. https://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/review/mirage-arcane-warfare,471133. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (21 March 2016). "The blood, beauty and magic of Mirage: Arcane Warfare". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/21/11275942/the-blood-beauty-and-magic-of-mirage-arcane-warfare. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Glagowski, Peter (27 March 2017). "Mirage: Arcane Warfare gets a release date, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare free for two days". Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/mirage-arcane-warfare-gets-a-release-date-chivalry-medieval-warfare-free-for-two-days-427687.phtml. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (21 July 2017). "Mirage: Arcane Warfare's free Gladiator update adds bots, new maps, and more". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/mirage-arcane-warfares-free-gladiator-update-adds-bots-new-maps-and-more/. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mirage: Arcade Warfare for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/mirage-arcane-warfare/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ Wilde, Tyler (6 September 2017). "Mirage: Arcane Warfare is going free for a day, and you get to keep it". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/mirage-arcane-warfare-is-going-free-for-a-day-and-you-can-keep-it-if-you-grab-it/. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ McAloon, Alissa (24 May 2017). "GDPR changes prompt Torn Banner Studios to shut down Mirage: Arcane Warfare". Gamasutra. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/318830/GDPR_changes_prompt_Torn_Banner_Studios_to_shut_down_Mirage_Arcane_Warfare.php. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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