Elder Scrolls Online – Crown Crates to be Deployed on December 1st

The Elder Scrolls Online site has been updated with notification that the sometimes controversial Crown Crates will be deployed into the in-game shop on Thursday, December 1st. Crown Crates are filled with a random selection of items that will be changed on a seasonal basis. The controversy surrounding Crown Crates has centered around the random nature of which items are within the crate.

New King of Fighters XIV Version 1.10 Screenshots Hint at Just How Much the Game’s Graphics Are Improving

As you may already know, SNK announced that they would be adding graphical upgrades to King of Fighters XIV with update version 1.10. The update itself is set to be playable at the PlayStation Experience later this weekend.

To whet the appetites of those looking forward to the update, SNK has released a couple more teaser screenshots, showing Sylvie and Xanadu in the new build. You can see these screenshots below.

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The great thing about these is that they’re similar to early promo that SNK put out early this year. This means that a direct comparison can be made, such as what Gatoray has done below.

Here, we can clearly see the updates to the game’s lighting system, most noticeably the improved self-shadowing on Sylvie and Xanadu. Additionally, there also seems to be changes to the way the engine handles transparent materials.

We’ll get to see more of KOFXIV’s graphical update at this weekend’s PlayStation Experience.

Sources: SNK; Gatoray