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World of Warcraft: Are We Prepared? See What's Coming in Legion & Team Q&A

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 05:04 PM PDT

Early last week, Blizzard hosted a Legion preview event to give press and integral community members a chance to talk in small groups to members of the World of Warcraft development team. Given it began at 10:30 the morning after the Warcraft: The Beginning world premiere, all were a bit bleary-eyed. That's not to say, however, that there weren't some great nuggets of information to be had.

General: The Razer Hex V2 Review

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 09:13 PM PDT

The Razer Naga has been on of PC gaming's mainstays in mice for MMOs for some time now. But some folks prefer its cousin, the Hex, which is custom made for MOBA gaming with its 6 side buttons in a circle. Well, the Hex V2 is here, and it sports an upgraded look, feel, performance and an extra side button to make the Hex for more than just MOBAs now.

Hawken: Headed to PlayStation 4 and XBox One Soon

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 12:27 AM PDT

During last night's Sony PlayStation event, a new trailer for Hawken was shown to announce that the game would be heading to PlayStation 4 in the near future. According to VG247, after the event, 505 Games confirmed that Hawken would also be released for XBox One.

General: Horizon: Zero Dawn Gameplay & Release Date

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 12:20 AM PDT

During Sony's PlayStation E3 2016 event, viewers were treated to over eight minutes of gameplay from the forthcoming open world RPG Horizon: Zero Dawn. The video shows Aloy on a hunt, interacting with NPCs and a good look at the interface's conversation wheel.

Final Fantasy XV: VR Support Revealed During Sony Event

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 12:14 AM PDT

During this evening's Sony press event, attendees were shown characters all sporting the PlayStation VR headset and a new trailer illustrating what it would look like in game was shown. The VR version of Final Fantasy XV will arrive sometime near or shortly after the release of PlayStation VR on October 13th.

LawBeakers: Closed Alpha Starts This Weekend, Early Access This Year

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 06:07 PM PDT

Fans of Cliff Bleszinski will be pleased to hear that his next title, LawBreakers, will be heading into closed alpha testing starting on Saturday, June 18th. In addition, Boss Key Productions revealed that LawBreakers will be heading into early access on Steam before the end of 2016.

General: Robert Khoo Leaving Penny Arcade in July

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 05:57 PM PDT

Polygon is reporting that Robert Khoo will be leaving Penny Arcade after fifteen years with the company. His last day will be on July 15, 2016. The original founders of Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, will be taking over the creative direction of the company.

General: TwelveSky 2 Reborn as a 'Classic'

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 05:51 PM PDT

RedFox Games has announced that it has secured the rights to publish TwelveSky 2 in North America. The game will be reborn as a 'classic' server. The announcement was made via the new official site for TwelveSky 2 in April with open beta already underway.

General: Stardew Valley Headed to All Consoles Soon

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 04:21 PM PDT

The Stardew Valley site has been updated with the news that the game will be headed to all consoles sometime in Winter 2016-2017. Stardew Valley will be heading to PlayStation 4, Wii U and XBox One and, at a later time, to both Mac and Linux.

General: South Park: The Fractured But Whole Teaser Trailer

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 03:31 PM PDT

Fans of South Park and the first game Stick of Truth will be pleased to see the official teaser trailer for South Park: The Fractured But Whole that is scheduled for release on December 6th.

World of Warcraft: Developer Q&A Series to Kick Off on Thursday

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 03:24 PM PDT

The World of Warcraft team will be participating in weekly developer Q&A sessions via the Warcraft Twitch.tv channel. The series will be focused on answering questions about the upcoming Legion expansion. Fans and players can join up for the first session on Thursday, June 16th at 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern.

Dual Universe: First In-Game Footage Shown at E3 2016

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 02:23 PM PDT

Novaquark has released an E3 2016 trailer to show off the first-ever look at Dual Universe in a pre-alpha version of the game. The video gives viewers a look at the technology behind the game as well as some gameplay mechanics.

General: Tyranny - The Fatebinder in Action in Latest Trailer

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 01:38 PM PDT

Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive have released a new trailer for Tyranny during this week's E3 2016 convention. The trailer shows off combat as the Fatebinder works to impress the Overlord.

General: Sea of Thieves - Swashbuckling Action in New Video

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 01:21 PM PDT

Fans of high seas adventure will want to take note of Rare's Sea of Thieves, a swashbuckling cooperative pirate adventure MMO. Best part is that the community will be able to create content to send merry pirates all over the high seas. During Microsoft's E3 Press Conference, viewers got a first look at game play. See what you think!

Star Citizen: Persistent Development

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 12:03 PM PDT

Star Citizen's Patch 2.4 promises to be the biggest update yet. We push Gareth Harmer through the airlock to report on what's being added.

The Division: The Underground & Survival DLC Trailers from E3 2016

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 12:55 PM PDT

Ubisoft has released the E3 2016 trailer for Tom Clancy's The Division and for the next DLC called The Underground. The video features game play action that takes place in the tunnels running beneath the city.

ARK: Survival Evolved: New Red Wood Zone and Dinosaurs Revealed

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 12:49 PM PDT

At E3 this afternoon, ARK announced a new zone for Red Wood trees which players can explore. Also, some new dinosaurs will be coming to the game.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Gwent Standalone Title to Launch September 26th

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 11:49 AM PDT

Fans of Gwent from CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 will be happy to hear that the stand alone card game will be officially launching on September 26, 2016.

Pirate101: 5 Reasons You Should Play Pirate101 Again

Posted: 12 Jun 2016 04:24 PM PDT

When people ask me why they should try Pirate101 again even when test realm is back with new content, asking me what is new that is important enough to play it again? Here are my main reasons why you should jump back into Pirate101.

State of Decay: Undead Labs Introduces State of Decay 2

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 11:49 AM PDT

Undead Labs took to the stage during today's XBox One Microsoft press presentation during E3 to reveal that State of Decay 2 is in the works. No further details were revealed at this time, but the title came as part of the innovative partnerships section of the presentation.

General: Absolver Gameplay to be Revealed Later Today

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 10:11 AM PDT

Sloclap developers will be on Twitch.tv to show off some of the first gameplay from the forthcoming combat multiplayer game Absolver. The event will take place in the Absolver Twitch.tv channel at 5:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern.

Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive Coming to Select US Theaters

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Slightly before the release of Final Fantasy XV for PlayStation 4 and XBox One, the FFXV: Kingsglaive movie will be coming to "select theaters" across the United States on August 19th. The names of the theaters and the cities where the movie will be released have not been revealed as yet. In addition, the movie will be released worldwide on Blu-ray and other digital platforms later this fall.

Black Desert Online: I?d Welcome A True Support Class

Posted: 11 Jun 2016 05:32 PM PDT

As my last Black Desert Online column for a couple of weeks while I take a long overdue vacation, I thought I'd keep this outing much more light hearted. As much as I'd like to continue to bang the drum about exploiting or players abusing the game, I think that discussion has been well and truly flogged.
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