Month: March 2015

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The Secret World: Enhanced New Player Experience First Impressions

Enhanced New Player Experience First Impressions

When a new MMO launches, sometimes it seems like the "new player experience" wasn’t very high on the priority list for some developers. Which, in the grand scheme of things, makes sense to a certain degree. While every player starts at the bottom and has to go through the new player experience at least once, the reality is that the vast majority of gameplay takes place once a character has reached max-level, otherwise known as the "end game."

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General: Enter the Blogosphere

Enter the Blogosphere

Tales from the Neighborhood brings you highlights from the MMO and RPG blogosphere, and this week we’re taking a general survey of what has people writing and talking. Hot topics include Star Citizen fans’ denials that their game is pay-to-win, an insider’s view on what it’s like to win the EVE Online CSM election, and speculation on how long ArenaNet has been preparing for Heart of Thorns.

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Capcom Counts Down the Top Five Ultra Street Fighter IV Moments from Final Round 18

Saying Final Round 18 brought the hype this past weekend would be a severe understatement; due to its status as the first premier event on Capcom Pro Tour 2015, players from across the world gathered in Atlanta, Georgia to put their skills on display in Ultra Street Fighter IV.

To showcase some of their favorite exchanges, Capcom themselves have put together a highlight reel of the top five moments from the event. If you missed out on the live stream and were left wondering what the hell folks were talking about as they went crazy for Team Spooky’s Arturo Sanchez, Snake Eyez, and Xian of Razer on social media, this is the perfect way to catch up.

Full results for this and other games at Final Round 18 can be found in our coverage hub.

Source: Capcom Fighters

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Fortnite: Data Wipe Paves Way for Major Changes

Data Wipe Paves Way for Major Changes

The Fortnite site has been updated with a look at the big changes in store for the game after the application of the latest patch to the game. To pave the way for the new content, all profile data has been wiped due to significant changes made to the game. The team is hoping that players will be ready to try out a new class or build as a result.

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Heroes of the Storm: Sylvanas Joins the Fray, Team League & New Battleground Too

Sylvanas Joins the Fray, Team League & New Battleground Too

Heroes of the Storm has a big new update today with several features sure to be of interest to beta testers. Sylvanas Windrunner is the latest hero to be added to the game and she packs a whale of a punch judging by her abilities. In addition, the Tomb of the Spider Queen battleground has been added and players can now take part in Team League competitive play.