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Runescape: 200th Quest Added to the Game

Posted: 24 Mar 2015 07:25 AM PDT

200th Quest Added to the Game

Jagex has sent word that it has reached a milestone by adding the 200th quest to Runescape. The quest sends players back to an alternate Gielinor, a dimension of disaster, where they have never existed. While there, characters are reset to level one as they journey through the quest line. Not to worry, though: All experience and equipment still exists in the 'real' Gielinor.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Bring Along Geralt's Razor -- Things Will Be Getting Hairy

Posted: 24 Mar 2015 07:20 AM PDT

Bring Along Geralt

According to several published reports, Geralt's beard will grow over time in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Unless one's character wants to be unkempt, Geralt will need to visit the barber every few days for a spa treatment.

General: Miscellaneous Mid-March Musings

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 05:35 PM PDT

Miscellaneous Mid-March Musings

As I write this on Sunday, March has already brought quite a bit of interesting news, information, rumors et al. Right off the top, we had the latest iteration of the Game Developers Conference, which overlapped with the first day of PAX East. Other notable happenings included researcher SuperData's release of some thought-provoking new tidbits of market data, and more F2P conversions from NCsoft.

Crowfall: 3-Faction Ruleset Added to the Core Module

Posted: 24 Mar 2015 05:05 AM PDT

3-Faction Ruleset Added to the Core Module

In celebration of the $1.4M stretch goal, the Artcraft team has added the God's Reach 3-faction ruleset to the core game module that also brings the Artifacts and Relics system on board.

Bloodborne: Forget Dark Souls, This is Better

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 10:35 AM PDT

Forget Dark Souls, This is Better

Bloodborne is the not-quite-sequel to Dark Souls II that PS4 gamers have been dying for since it was first announced. But can From Software and Sony Japan Studio's hardcore action RPG live up to the hype? From the very start, developers and press alike have been claiming that Bloodborne has the chops to be even widely praised than Dark Souls and Demon Souls. So, after dozens of deaths... is it any good? Read on for our full review.

Dragon Age: Inquisition: XBox One Version of Jaws of Hakkon DLC Out NOW

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 07:50 PM PDT

XBox One Version of Jaws of Hakkon DLC Out NOW

XBox One players can get their hands on a copy of the first Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC, Jaws of Hakkon, right now, nearly a day ahead of schedule. The DLC will cost $14.99 and can be purchased via the Marketplace. The PC version of Jaws of Hakkon will cost the same and be available via Origin tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th.

H1Z1: One Million Steam Copies Sold Since Janauary

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 07:42 PM PDT

One Million Steam Copies Sold Since Janauary

Daybreak Games Studio President John Smedley has proudly tweeted that H1Z1 has sold over a million copies since debuting digitally on Steam in mid-January.

Pathfinder Online: Influence System to Deploy on March 26th

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 06:27 PM PDT

Influence System to Deploy on March 26th

The latest Pathfinder Online blog has been posted that lets Early Enrollment players know that the Influence System will be deployed with the March 26th update. Influence is gained when progress towards an achievement is earned and it can be used by Companies to gain control of or construct Holdings.

World of Warcraft: New WoW Token Info - Rolling Out in Americas Soon for $20

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 06:20 PM PDT

New WoW Token Info - Rolling Out in Americas Soon for $20

The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with new information about the recently announced "WoW Tokens". Tokens can be bought with real world currency and resold in-game via the Auction House for gold. Purchasers of the tokens in game can then turn around and use them for subscription time and sellers can obtain gold through Blizzard-approved means.

Landmark: Copper Removed as Claim Upkeep Currency

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 05:24 PM PDT

Copper Removed as Claim Upkeep Currency

The Landmark team posted a nice wrap up of last week's news with the fantastic news that copper used for maintaining one's ownership of a claim has been removed. The contention was made that it was never the intention to support the copper mining industry within the game. To replace "rent", players will need to log into the game at reasonable intervals to keep their claims active. As long as they do so, claims will remain 'as is' without reverting to available status.

Defiance: Developer Q&A Addresses PvP Requirement for Max EGO

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 05:07 PM PDT

Developer Q&A Addresses PvP Requirement for Max EGO

The Defiance team took to the airwaves today to answer a grab bag of questions from players. Topics included whether or not more mutant animals like Pows would be added (not at this time), why player characters literally flip out of vehicles (not on purpose!) and whether or not the PvP requirement for maximizing EGO rating was going to be addressed.

Trove: Fish 'N' Ships Preview Prepares for March 31st Release

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 04:57 PM PDT

Fish

The Trove site has been updated with a mini preview of the next game update called Fish 'N' Ships. In the preview, players get a good look at least one of the ships that players will be able to craft or Mastery. Players need to beware, however, in that ships can be sunk by those scurvy denizens of the high seas, pirates!

Rift: Budgie Madness Through March 25th

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 04:52 PM PDT

Budgie Madness Through March 25th

A little late to the party but never too late to get your Budgie on is the news that players can earn Rift in-game currency to saddle up a budgie thanks to the return of Budgie Madness. Taking part in daily races and saving up bird seed will allow players to take home one of these fine feathered friends.

Guild Wars 2: Traitors In Our Midst

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 11:14 AM PDT

Traitors In Our Midst

This week, Jason ponders the social repercussions of Mordremoth's rise and how the other races of Tyria could or should react to the "threat" of rogue sylvari.

Dragon Age: Inquisition: UPDATE: Jaws of Hakkon DLC Announced, Patch 6 Notes Posted

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 11:05 AM PDT

UPDATE: Jaws of Hakkon DLC Announced, Patch 6 Notes Posted

Bioware has posted a teaser image for a new trailer for a Dragon Age Inquisition DLC called "Jaws of Hakkon". The DLC will be available on both PC and XBox One when the trailer is released on Tuesday, March 24th. Also, the Patch 6 notes for Dragon Age: Inquisition. Most notably, support has been added for PC players using a mouse with multiple buttons. Several stability issues have been addressed as well as bug fixes affecting quests and other game play problems.

Neverwinter: The Lore Behind Elemental Evil

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 09:56 AM PDT

The Lore Behind Elemental Evil

Last year Wizards of the Coast aligned their league play, game releases, books, and the MMORPG Neverwinter to support a single event that spanned most of the year. Continuing that trend earlier this month beginning with their adventure's league WotC started the Elemental Evil season. Elemental Evil will make its way to Neverwinter in April and we had the Cryptic team answer some questions regarding the lore behind Elemental Evil. Read on to see what they had to say.

General: Hounds: The Last Hope Closed Beta Revealed

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 10:07 AM PDT

Hounds: The Last Hope Closed Beta Revealed

NetMarble is set to unleash the closed beta for it's RPG-Shooter hybrid, Hounds: The Last Hope. To set the stage, both a teaser trailer and a game play trailer have been released.

General: 5 MMOs That Have Lost Their Mojo

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 09:42 AM PDT

5 MMOs That Have Lost Their Mojo

With hundreds of titles available and in development, the MMOG space is more competitive than ever. Accordingly, most don't gain much attention from either the player community or the media. Even for those that do, maintaining visibility, awareness and brand image over the long term can be a struggle, especially after the shiny newness wears off. Listed in order of age, here are some still-live games that retain little or none of the market mojo they once had.

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