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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Eternal Championship Solo Challenges Introduced

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 06:20 AM PST

The January Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer Live Stream took place on Thursday and the community team has posted a nice wrap report that includes some interesting nuggets of information including the Eternal Championship, a solo challenge of ten encounters that counts towards weekly missions reward progress, can include rare drops and a Recruitment Mission for a new companion named Bowdaar.

TERA: Six Streamer Guilds to Take Part in The Big Brawl Today

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 06:13 AM PST

TERA has invited six well-known streamers to take part in a special live stream event called The Big Brawl today, Friday, January 15th at 1:00 pm Pacific / 4:00 pm Eastern. Jaynee, Foxdrop, Brofresco, Jessecox, Crendor and Turps have each formed a guild and will be meeting head to head on one of TERA's mega battlefields to duke it out for supremacy.

Elder Scrolls Online: Pet Class, Where Art Thou?

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 01:45 PM PST

In our last ESO column, our own William Murphy listed off his 2016 Wish List. In this list he makes mention to something that I haven't really thought of before or even felt like I needed, but now I have this weird compulsion to have it implemented. Bill Murphy you have put this want, nay, need in my mind that has altered my ESO experience. All I can think about anymore is how or what new class would fit into ESO and what kind of abilities it would have.

Bless: KR Open Beta to Kick Off on January 27th

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 05:33 AM PST

Despite a rocky start to the testing stage of development, it appears that all is going well and Bless Online is slated to begin the open beta in Korea on January 27th. According to Steparu, players interested in trying out Bless Online can download the client and customize characters prior to the start of the beta.

The Division: XBox One Beta Coming January 28, PS4 / PC on January 29th

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 03:07 AM PST

The beta for Tom Clancy's The Division is finally ready to roll. XBox One testers will get a day's head start with the beta event starting on January 28th. PlayStation 4 and PC users will get in on the action beginning January 29th. The beta will end on January 31st.

Fallout 4: Oh the Weather Outside - New Mod Introduces Seasons

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 12:31 AM PST

A new fan-made mod for Fallout 4 is showing a lot of promise with the introduction of seasons into the game. The video shows both before and after images with weather effects applied and it's breathtaking.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Blood & Sand to Be Geralt's Last Adventure

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 12:28 AM PST

According to a recent interview with CD Projekt Red, the upcoming expansion to The Witcher 3, Blood & Sand, will be Geralt's last adventure and writer Jakub Szamalek reportedly believes that the expansion is "something even better than the main game".

General: ESPN Opens eSports Division and New Online Hub

Posted: 15 Jan 2016 12:06 AM PST

Despite Bobby Kotick saying last week that Activision-Blizzard wants to become the "ESPN of eSports", it turns out ESPN wants to be the ESPN of eSports as evidenced by the new dedicated hub now present on the sports network website.

Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Steam Early Access Ready for Primetime

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 01:39 PM PST

Nathan Richardsson has sent out a new update for fans of Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. In it, he makes the big announcement that "we are now preparing to fully move over to the Early Access program on Steam". Those choosing to participate will be able to get in the Closed Alpha via a Steam purchase or a Founders pack can be purchased from the game's official site. The Founder's Program will be ending on January 25th.

FIVE: Guardians of David: On the Eighth Day God Gamed & It Was Good

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 07:57 AM PST

Kingdom Games has put out a nifty ARPG called FIVE: Guardians of David that sits squarely in the style of Diablo, Torchlight and Titan Quest. While those games boast evil denizens of the underworld or mythological underpinnings, FIVE puts a new spin on ARPGs with its foundation in the Bible, namely in the Old Testament stories of David, of Goliath fame.

ARK: Survival Evolved: $60k Mod Contest Announced with Dung Beetles!

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 09:41 AM PST

Well, not exactly -- the two received love today on the ARK: Survival Evolved forums however. Creative types will want to take note of the new $60,000 Mod Contest with three distinct categories: Mods, Maps and Total Conversions. Modders can use the ARK Dev Kit to make amazing mods for the game.

Winning Putt: Winning Putt Preview: An MMORPG Golf Experience

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 05:01 PM PST

If you were to tell me that there's an upcoming golf game that's part PGA Tour, part Mario Golf, and all MMORPG, I'd probably look at you funny. Yet, that's exactly the theme of Winning Putt: combining accurate golf mechanics with larger-than-life abilities and all of the features that you'd expect from a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

CABAL Online: Mac Version Launches

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 05:16 PM PST

ESTsoft has announced that the Mac version of Cabal Online is now available. The Mac client is the same that PC users around the world currently use and includes the most recent game updates.

Guild Wars 2: The Shatterer Reborn

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:23 PM PST

One of the more anticipated parts of the Guild Wars 2 January 2016 update will be a reworked Shatterer world boss encounter that ArenaNet has been working on behind the scenes for some timw now. Tyrians looking for a challenge will not be disappointed. We caught up to Game Designer Andrew Gray to find out more about how this boss fight is taking advantage of gliding and more in central Tyria.

World of Warcraft: Fans Start Petition to See David Bowie Immortalized in Game

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 08:33 AM PST

World of Warcraft fans have started an online petition to get Blizzard to immortalize music legend David Bowie in game. The connection between Bowie and WoW is strong through his son Duncan Jones, director of the Warcraft movie.

Elite: Dangerous: Aiming for the Stratosphere with 1.4M Units Sold

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 07:29 AM PST

Frontier Developments has announced that 1.4M units of Elite: Dangerous have been sold across PC/Mac/XBox One platforms. In addition, the team revealed that the average play time for each player is about sixty hours, an amazing 84M player hours so far in the game's life.

The Crew: Photo Mode & New Speed Trap Challenge to Come This Month

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 07:21 AM PST

In the next update to The Crew, players will be able to enjoy a trio of pretty cool things. Speed Trap is a new game mode that will be released on January 25th. Players will be challenged to attain the highest possible speeds driving past radar locations sprinkled throughout the course. On completion, the average speed will be determined from the five recorded.
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