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The DUST 514 team has published a new developer blog that reveals the first details about the forthcoming Player Trading System to be implemented later this month. According to the blog, player trading will be a "trust-based system" with mercs able to send items and ISK back and forth among those on contact lists.
Wurm Online players on the Elevation server will want to head into the game as soon as possible to grab land on the freshly reset and expanded map. After several issues with Elevation, the community voted for reset and today marks the beginning of the new with all land up for grabs.
In a near repetition of the Elder Scrolls Online phenomenon several months ago, Australian retailers have pulled boxed copies of WildStar from store shelves. According to Games.On.Net, both EB Games and JB Hi-Fi have removed all copies of the game, fueling rumors that Carbine Studios and NCSoft may be ready to announced a move to a free to play revenue model.
The World of Warships team has sent out a new video developer diary that gives players an inside look at the Imperial Japanese Fleet. The diary reveals the creative process behind each ship and gives viewers a look at how each will fare against the U.S. Navy.
The announcement of the stronghold game type was really exciting, and it was a real treat to give it a try during the beta yesterday. Twitch was also busy with several great casters showing off this brand new SPvP play type, and rightfully so! Stronghold has turned out amazing, and may be my new favorite thing to play in Guild Wars 2.
World of Warcraft Senior Game Designer Brian Holinka and members of the WoW Community Team will be on hand this Thursday, April 16th in a special Live Developer Q&A session specifically centered around PvP. The event will take place on the official World of Warcraft Twitch.tv channel at 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern.
The Blizzard team has gone on record with a new World of Warcraft feature that is not yet on the PTR but will be soon and that will be included in the v6.2.0 update. Called "Timewalking", it will feature special three day weekend events that will allow players to revisit dungeons long since outgrown, but in a new iteration that will see players’ gear scaled down to bring the challenge back.
As the final round of the Korean MapleStory 2 closed beta testing nears, Nexon has released a brand new trailer. See what you think and let us know in the comments.
Derry Mathews (37-9-2, 20 KOs) will face Canadian Tony Luis (19-2, 7 KOs) for the Interim WBA lightweight title in Liverpool on Saturday after Venezuelan Ismael Barroso failed to obtain a visa in time.
The Liverpool lightweight was initially due to challenge Richar Abril for the WBA belt on March 6 only for the Cuban to withdraw with suspected dengue fever. The contest was rescheduled for April 18 only for Abril to pull out again.
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Another week, another wing of Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain. Last week’s wing took us into the depths of the infamous Molten Core with a new trio of bosses to conquer and new cards for both the Shaman (who desperately needed some love) and the Warlock (who didn’t). Let’s dig in.