Defiance

Trion Worlds has been announcing some bad news and also some good ones. Bad news first, there has been some reports about lay-offs at Trion Worlds, first claimed by IGN and then confirmed by the company, although it was not as drastic as IGN had claimed. We're sorry to hear about this. The good news concerns the PC gamers. Defiance is now available for $29.99 until Sunday night.

The new episode of Defiance the TV Show is tonight. Don't play the new mission in Defiance if you don't want to spoil tonight's episode. The new TV show cross-over mission is called "The Vagabond" and it's about Rynn's arrival. Rynn was unable to escape her past and she is being chased by Bay Area natives. Lawkeeper Jon Cooper is going to try to find Rynn before someone else does. The mission is about locating Cooper and finding out about Rynn's new objectives. Continue reading for the whole story.

I always thought Defiance was something special with its link to and its synchronized launch with the TV Show. It's all got much more interesting as Trion Worlds and SyFy have started to give players, Ark Hunters, a chance to join the Ark Salvage and Most Wanted contest and show themselves in an upcoming episode of Defiance. Continue reading to learn how you can see yourself in the TV Show.

I have to say I was pretty shocked when I read about the initial reactions to Defiance on social networks on the day of the launch. First of all, I think we really need to be a little patient before we judge a game based on launch day problems. Secondly, the developer should definitely be more ready for launch problems. Today, let's listen to what the game's executive producer has to say about server problems and cheaters.