| Black Desert Online - Get Those Alts Prepared - House Fame System Announced Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:51 AM PST Kakao Games is encouraging players to get those Black Desert Online alts out of mothballs and into the game with the introduction of the House Fame system in today's update. With House Fame, "the more characters you grow and develop, the more benefits you may receive". |
| - The Culling: The Big House Launch Trailer Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:40 AM PST The Culling has been updated with a new map called The Big House and, as the name implies, the fight goes on at a correctional facility. The update also includes more loot, tweaks to both the XP and leveling systems and much more. |
| ARK: Survival Evolved - Latest Console Update Adds New Underwater Locations & Dinos! Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:35 AM PST ARK: Survival Evolved has updated both the PlayStation 4 and XBox One versions of the game to bring them in line with the PC version. v253 brings underwater locations and caverns into the game as well as more than a few new dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. |
| - Warhammer 40K Necromunda: Underhive Wars in Development Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:25 AM PST Rogue Factor, Focus Home Interactive and Games Workshop have announced a new cooperative effort to bring on of the Warhammer 40K "cult classics" to life in a new turn-based tactical RPG. Necromunda: Underhive Wars will involve rival gangs are working to control the Underhive, a den of "anarchy, violence and betrayal". |
| - Chatting All Things The Elder Scrolls Legends with Pete Hines Posted: 18 Jan 2017 06:00 AM PST We sat down Bethesda's Pete Hines to find out what's been going on with The Elder Scrolls Legends since the game entered open beta last summer and to learn what players can expect for the game in 2017. |
| Heroes of the Storm - Team Responds to the Release of Another Warcraft Assassin Posted: 18 Jan 2017 03:42 AM PST The Heroes of the Storm forum has been agitated after the announcement of the release of the next hero, Valeera Sanguinar, a Warcraft Assassin character. Players are wondering why so many 1) Warcraft heroes; and 2) so many Assassin heroes have been released into the game. In answer, Blizzard's Lead Hero Designer Kent-Erik Hagman responded with a lengthy post explaining the hero design process and how the decisions have been made with regard to the release of heroes into the game. |
| - Wizards of the Coast Opens Digital Studio Posted: 18 Jan 2017 02:13 AM PST Wizards of the Coast is moving into the computer age with the opening of its first digital studio and big plans to "reimagine" Magic the Gathering and other Wizards products in the new format. Could there be an MMO in the future or an augmented reality project? It's possible. The goal of the studio is to "make Wizards experiences more efficient, connected and convenient". |
| Persona 5 - Infiltrating Palaces and "Dealing" With Shadows Posted: 18 Jan 2017 01:30 AM PST The latest Persona 5 video shows off the protagonists on their way through a palace and utilizing their special personas to take on enemies inside. |
| Heroes of the Storm - In Development: Valeera, New Skins, and More! Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:36 PM PST Prepare your poisons, sharpen your daggers, and choose a target. Valeera Sanguinar is the newest melee assassin Hero and will be joining the Nexus in the next major patch along with other new content. |
| Atlas Reactor - Now Free to Play, Trion Introduces Season 2 Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:14 PM PST Trion Worlds has sent word that Atlas Reactor has been updated with a new chapter featuring Brynn the Skywarden and the introduction of Season 2. In addition, Atlas Reactor is now completely free to play and Freelancers, mod tokens, skins and more can be purchased using Flux, the in-game currency earned for playing the game. |
| Neverwinter - Storm King's Thunder Extension Hits Consoles Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:02 PM PST Neverwinter's console players have just gotten a new update to play through with today's arrival of Storm King's Thunder: Sea of Moving Ice for both XBox One and PlayStation 4. Players can work through the new adventure zone, participate in nautical travel, take part in the more advanced fishing mini-game, go treasure hunting and even assault the frost giant stronghold itself. |
| Orcs Must Die: Unchained - Big Update Brings New Battlegrounds, Quests & More Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:59 PM PST Orcs Must Die! Unchained has been updated to v1.7 that brings a metric ton of great new and overhauled content into the game. Most notably, three new battlegrounds, unique leaderboards, new consumables, reworked guardians, hero updates and "Quests 2.0" are now live. |
| Marvel Heroes 2016 - EXCLUSIVE - Biggest Update Ever Trailer Posted: 17 Jan 2017 12:39 PM PST Marvel Heroes 2016 is about to gets its biggest systems update ever when the next patch goes live on January 19th. One of the massive overhauls involves talents and powers for each of the 50+ heroes and villains in the game. Some old favorites got new skills, including none other than Rocket Raccoon. Watch for a nice quick look at the new stuff coming to you this Thursday. |
| - Five Great ARPGs for Busy People Posted: 17 Jan 2017 11:00 AM PST I was talking to @BillMurphy earlier today about what he's been playing lately and we got started talking about action RPGs and how great they are for busy parents, extrapolating into how fantastic they are for anyone with limited time to play. MMOs, while magnificent and are our passion, tend to demand more time to feel as if progress has been made, hence the easy joy that comes out of ARPGs. |
| Dark and Light - Capturing & Taming a Dragon Shines in Gameplay Trailer Posted: 17 Jan 2017 10:23 AM PST Snail Games partnered up with IGN for a first-look at how dragons can be captured and tamed in Dark and Light. For those who have been clamoring for game play video, this is your moment to see one of the year's most anticipated games in action. Check it out and let us know what you think! |
| Marvel Heroes 2016 - Step into 2017 with the Biggest Update Ever Posted: 17 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST The biggest systems update ever for Marvel Heroes 2016 is about to land on the live servers this coming Thursday. The culmination of seven months of rigorous work, every single hero (of the 50+ in the game) is receiving a skills pass. The Omega system for end-game progression is being replaced by the Infinity system. Talents are coming to the game along with traits for each hero. |
| Conan Exiles - Player Feedback Integral to New PvP / PvE & Reset Rules Posted: 17 Jan 2017 08:55 AM PST The Conan Exiles Reddit has been updated with a new post from Funcom that has good news for those who expressed convern with the recent announcement that servers would be wiped every 30 days. As a direct result of player feedback, Funcom has made the decision to implement official PvP, PvE and PvP Blitz servers. Only PvP Blitz servers will be reset on the 30-day schedule with PvP and PvE servers not being reset at all. Player-run servers can select their own reset rules. |
| Revelation Online - Talisman & Badge Systems Coming to CBT 3 Posted: 17 Jan 2017 08:48 AM PST The Revelation Online site has been updated with another preview of content coming in Closed Beta 3. In this post, the newly added Talisman and Badge systems are revealed. |
| Orcs Must Die: Unchained - Reviewing the Open Beta Posted: 17 Jan 2017 06:00 AM PST If a MOBA and the original Orcs Must Die! had an illegitimate love child, Orcs Must Die! Unchained! would undoubtedly be the product of that union. For fans of Orcs Must Die! and Orcs Must Die 2!, this may seem like blasphemy of the highest sort, a defiling of an already amazing game. What were the developers of Robot Entertainment thinking pairing these two up? Have they gone mad? |
