Remember Dungeon Keeper? It was one of those fantastic games from Peter Molyneux’s Bullfrog Studios before EA went and bought the company out, ruining everything. EA still owns all of Bullfrog’s properties, and they’ve decided to resurrect the game. so yes, there’s a new dungeon Keeper..and it’s out right now. It was actually released in mid-December without much fanfare. Try not to get excited though.
Because EA’s gone and ruined it, completely. The game is available as a mobile game for phones and tablets and yes, they’ve gone and turned the whole thing in to a micro-transaction-addled freemium affair.
Taking queues from other casual freemium games like The Simpsons: Tapped Out or Clash of Clans, Dungeon Keeper is still about building a base as the bad guy to try and keep heroes out, but building anything takes forever…unless you pay to make things go faster. Just about everything you do requires gems, which your minions are able to extract from walls at random. Only there aren’t many to be found. Or you could just whip out your credit card as EA expects and buy them in packs to speed it all up.
In-game micro-transactions have you ponying up for gems – you can buy a “fistful” for /$4.99 or a pile for $9.99. Feeling saucy? Treat yourself to a Mountain of gems for just $99.99. It’s quite safe to say then, that this is not the sort of thing that anybody wanted for Dungeon Keeper – and frankly, EA ought to be ashamed of itself.
On top of that, the “twisted” new take on the aesthetic that EA’s so proud of basically makes the once dark Dungeon Keeper look like a silly cartoon. Here’s Nerd cubed ranting about it using words that I can’t publish.
Last Updated: January 31, 2014
Brett Gunter
January 31, 2014 at 12:05
So far I have been quite impressed with the spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper that is War for the Overworld
Gerhard Davids
January 31, 2014 at 12:05
You got me excited for no reason. I hate you.
Brett Gunter
January 31, 2014 at 12:06
So far I have been quite impressed with the spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper that is War for the Overworld.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:10
Never heard of it but it I’m glad you mentioned it.
Brett Gunter
January 31, 2014 at 12:25
Its still in beta, but it has come a long way over the last few months
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 13:07
I am wish listing this sucker right now.
Dane Bowman
January 31, 2014 at 16:13
Yeah, WotO is definitely something to keep on your radar. I’ve been playing with the beta whenever it gets update attention and it really is set to be a spiritual successor to DK in every way, shape, and form.
Brett Gunter
January 31, 2014 at 12:08
Why does my comment keep disappearing? 🙁
Kensei Seraph Moe Ninja
January 31, 2014 at 12:08
I’ve noticed that it sometimes has a bit of a delay before the comment appears after you refresh.
No idea why though.
Brett Gunter
January 31, 2014 at 12:22
Yup, I can see them now. I must really learn to be patient one day.
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:10
http://2.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/33/81/c1c123e7b1bdafc1b7988f2657f41ec2.gif
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:12
LOOOOOOL
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:13
lol Feel like curling up in a corner….Tax on gaming and just all these crap news coming out……sigh
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:14
Honestly, it’s been a morbid week.
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:16
I feel you man , Just wana lay in bed this weekend and play Vita or something….
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:19
Buying Persona 4 when I get home. Can’t believe I forgot.
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:20
Fan EFFING tastic!! Enjoy! you gonna have an amazing time!!
SheHulkNigri
January 31, 2014 at 13:33
Is what he said
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:13
FUCK YOU EA! Is there a number I can call? I want to talk to customer service. I got a couple of suggestions for them.
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aD0898Z_460sa.gif
InsanityFlea
January 31, 2014 at 12:18
Looks like me *trying* to play BF4
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:15
I just feel like bagging on EA for today
http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/523/583/f68.jpg
Kensei Seraph Moe Ninja
January 31, 2014 at 12:16
Haha.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:16
Hahahaha
ToshZA
January 31, 2014 at 15:24
Epic!
InsanityFlea
January 31, 2014 at 12:16
No surprise that EA ruined it. Par for the course.
James Philip Lawrence
January 31, 2014 at 12:17
Guys.. Friends.. this video is a beauty! if i ever download this game for “free” i will more than likely kill myself.
Please do yourselves a favour and join the revolution!
War for the Overworld Bedrock Beta : http://store.steampowered.com/app/230190/
!
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:19
Nice!
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
January 31, 2014 at 13:03
On my wishlist. Just. Need. Money.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 13:06
Does look really good. But my cash is going for The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot. The Beta was a lot of fun even though it has microtransactions. Blergh.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 12:17
Give them a couple of months. Next to come to mobile either Syndicate or Theme Park. This is proper steaming bullshit. They buy up smaller companies and do fuck all with their licenses.
HvR
January 31, 2014 at 14:11
They already did Theme Park (have been out more than a year).
Here they went with another ass-drill sorry I mean freemium model. Starts out ok, only unique items needing cash and a few minutes delay on building until you cross the “pay-barrier”. THen it is pretty much the same story as Dungeon Keeper.
Hammersteyn
January 31, 2014 at 14:24
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU EA
Jaded_Reprobate
January 31, 2014 at 12:17
is it EA’s goal in life to see how many awesome games they can completely fuck up?
this shit annoys me to no end
Rudi
January 31, 2014 at 12:17
It should be illegal for game companies to charge so much for in-app-purchases. $99 for gems? Seriously??
Umar Break Dancing Cyborg
January 31, 2014 at 12:18
And they said they wana try and change their image lolz…..Lesson #1 … we should never believe EA
SheHulkNigri
January 31, 2014 at 12:27
For $99 a pop, EA should send a leather clad mistress and there I go again…
Sageville
January 31, 2014 at 12:19
You know when you watch a dog, normally those ratlike teacup poodle wannabe dogs, when they do that thing where they scrape their arses along the ground…. We need lots of those dogs doing that over all the business execs there at EA.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 31, 2014 at 12:26
Thank gog there’s another option.
Unavengedavo
January 31, 2014 at 12:40
Hehe… And only $5.99 each:P
loftie
January 31, 2014 at 12:40
I still have my original DK2 cd..time to dust it off! nostalgia lol
ElNicko
January 31, 2014 at 12:55
Seems EA is aiming to win a third steaming pile of shit Company award
HvR
January 31, 2014 at 14:13
I hope EA get sent a bill for the award this time around.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
January 31, 2014 at 12:59
War for the Overworld is in beta. I’m watching this game carefully. Because EA were never going to get it right. And I’m desperate to be the bad guy again. 🙂
ToshZA
January 31, 2014 at 15:21
Its been on my wishlist for months now, I too am following it closely. I do however have DK2 from GoG installed to get my fix of evil dungeon terror. 😛
Grant Hancock
January 31, 2014 at 13:07
Love the review vid thing … Oke is hilarious ! haha … but justified, what a joke !
Sentient_slug
January 31, 2014 at 13:10
NO ONE likes or wants micro transactions. They are slowly taking over the gaming experience. yes game development is a business and the goal is profits, BUT the very nature of games is changing. In so many tripleA games even, all the cool character skins are payed dlc… in the past these kind of things would have been earned in game. i found this notably with Devil May Cry and now Borderlands… it saddens me because you are no longer paying for a full game.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
January 31, 2014 at 14:00
Right in the childhood…..EA strikes again. WORST COMPANY IN THE USA TWICE IN A ROW…..and I think the 3rd is on its way.
Run away my beloved Bioware, run far FAAR away.
HvR
January 31, 2014 at 14:15
It is as if EA saw what King was doing with all the trademakring BS and thought to themselves “By golly we can do better”
RinceThis2014
January 31, 2014 at 14:26
WTF? 99$ for a fucking in game gem? Screw this world. I want off.
Shade
February 3, 2014 at 09:14
Isn’t it false advertising when they post the game as free then? F F S nothing is for free anymore!!! Screw it I’ll bust open my old games if I have to!