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EverQuest II: 10th Anniversary Celebration - Heroes' Festival Returns

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 03:33 PM PST

10th Anniversary Celebration - Heroes

It's already been ten years since EQII launched and SOE is commemorating the milestone by bringing back Heroes Festival, this time with a host of fun new activities and rewards.

General: Ubisoft's New RPG - Battle of Heroes: Land of Immortals

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 03:48 PM PST

Ubisoft

This month, Ubi's hoping to capture players' imaginations (and inspire impulse buys) with its new fantasy free-to-play strategy RPG, Battle of Heroes: Land of Immortals. The game is available on the App Store, Google Play and the Amazon app store, and offers players the chance to collect and upgrade their own unique war heroes.

WildStar: Carbine Opens New Level 50 Zone, The Defile

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:02 PM PST

Carbine Opens New Level 50 Zone, The Defile

Wildstar continues its quest to retain players with the release next week, of The Defile and embark on the next chapter of Wildstar's World Story.

General: Blizzcon in Pictures

Posted: 08 Nov 2014 03:11 AM PST

Blizzcon in Pictures

Bill Murphy is on the ground at Blizzcon 2014. In between interviews, game play sessions and shopping at the Blizzcon store, Bill found some terrific things he considered photo-worthy. Check out Bill's Blizzcon 2014 Gallery!

General: Overwatch: Shooting Through Blizzard's New Universe

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:09 PM PST

Overwatch: Shooting Through Blizzard

Today at BlizzCon we went hands on with the first new IP from Blizzard in seventeen years, Overwatch. A competitive team-based shooter, Overwatch looks to do what Blizzard does best; take a genre and refine it, distill it, and bring out the most important parts. Read on for our full first impressions.

Diablo 3: Season 2 and Next Patch Details Revealed at Blizzcon

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 06:00 PM PST

Season 2 and Next Patch Details Revealed at Blizzcon

The Blizzard Diablo III team took to the stage to discuss the upcoming Season 2 and changes that players will notice immediately. There will be new legendaries to collect, new pieces of the seasonal armor, new transmog items, new banners and much more. In addition, each of the Conquests has been examined for the 'fun factor'. Those not measuring up will not be making a return and new ones will be added.

EverQuest II: 10th Anniversary Q&A with Holly Longdale

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 08:54 AM PST

10th Anniversary Q&A with Holly Longdale

EverQuest 2 is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. We caught up with Senior Producer Holly Longdale to chat about memories of EQ2. Check it out!

General: Overwatch: The Official Blizzard Announcement

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 02:16 PM PST

Overwatch: The Official Blizzard Announcement

Blizzard revealed its team-based shooter, Overwatch, earlier today. To provide more details, an official press announcement has been released.

ArcheAge: Latest Producer's Letter Talks Auroria

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 01:49 PM PST

Latest Producer

The latest producer's letter has been published on the ArcheAge site. The discussion centers around this week's release of the Auroria zone and the difficulties players had accessing the game due to a nasty disconnect bug. In the future, the team has started making plans for smoother content releases.

World of Warcraft: A New Player’s Impressions of World of Warcraft

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:26 PM PST

A New Player

I've been playing MMORPGs for most of my gaming life. As someone in their mid-twenties, I can't claim to have been around for years and years losing myself in these virtual worlds, but I feel like I have a pretty good pulse on the industry as a whole. My MMO experiences first started with the original EverQuest, a game I would watch one of my brothers play when I would go to visit him.

General: Overwatch: Blizzard's First New IP in 17 Years, Beta in 2015

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 11:58 AM PST

Overwatch: Blizzard

During the opening ceremonies at the 2014 Blizzcon convention, it was announced that Overwatch would be joining the Blizzard stable of games. It is a cooperative team-based shooter and the beta is expected to kick off in 2015. The team released a game play video to show off the wonder of its new game.

World of Warcraft: Blizzcon's Opening Ceremony

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:22 AM PST

Blizzcon

Blizzcon is set to officially kick off in just over half hour with the Opening Ceremonies, usually a spot where the first major announcements for Blizzard titles is made. We'll be updating this post throughout the 45-minute presentation so keep refreshing the page and let us know what you think.

Landmark: Quality of Life Enhancements

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST

Quality of Life Enhancements

SOE has been hard at work at adding more quality of life improvements to the game, most notably in terms of graphics rendering as well as the building system of the game. Here's what to expect if you haven't logged back and updated the game in the past two weeks.

Elite: Dangerous: Release Date Announced for December

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 10:01 AM PST

Release Date Announced for December

Elite: Dangerous now has a release date thanks to a Twitter post from the team. Players can look forward to December 16, 2014 to get their hands on the game.

Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: New Animations, Weapons & More in Today's Live Stream

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:16 AM PST

New Animations, Weapons & More in Today

Behaviour Interactive will be hosting its weekly Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade live stream at 1:30 p.m. EST / 10:30 a.m. PST today. During the stream, fans will get a look at new animations, updates to the lascannon, navigation and more. The team will also be on hand to answer player questions.

Das Tal: Successful Greenlight Campaign Announced

Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:09 AM PST

Successful Greenlight Campaign Announced

The Das Tal team has announced that it has successfully completed its Steam Greenlight campaign. The campaign lasted three months but on successful completion, Das Tal immediately entered into the Top 100. To celebrate, players can check out some of the supporter packages.

General: Does Gameplay Trump All?

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST

Does Gameplay Trump All?

With BlizzCon ramping up for this weekend, there's a fair amount of buzz here among the staffers regarding the Warlords of Draenor release. I myself have received the customary pre-launch emails from Blizzard encouraging me to re-activate my World of Warcraft account with seven free days of game time. Like with previous WoW expansions, I've given the thought of resubscribing more than a passing thought. Unlike previous releases, however, I'm not as convinced that I need to jump back in.
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