Final Fantasy XV – Free Updates Coming Throughout 2017

The Square Enix site has been updated with a new developer blog that announces free content coming to Final Fantasy XV throughout the comign year. At the start, players can expect to find “enhancements” to Chapter 13 and then to dive deeper into the overall story and for players to gain insight into character motivations.

Blade & Soul – Ruins of Khanda Vihar Update Goes Live

Blade & Soul players can check into the game to see the new content delivered in the Ruins of Khanda Vihar patch that is now love. Players take off on a multi-chapter series of quests to discover what is behind the issues affecting the Sandstone Refuge. The quests take players across the world in a journey of discovery.

WildStar – Account Wide Dyes Unlocked

The WildStar forum has been updated with the latest game notes that brings the fantastic news that dye unlocks are now account wide. In addition, players can now change the color of housing items thanks to a new “action” available in the UI.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves is Finally on PS4–But How Is the Netplay?

It’s no stretch to say that Garou: Mark of the Wolves is one of SNK’s most beloved fighting games. It’s also one of the most commonly ported, making an appearance on consoles from the Dreamcast to the recent release on the PlayStation 4.

It’s been around for 17 years–so can you teach an old dog new tricks? Well, this edition comes with the ability to play others over the internet–but how usable is it? Find out with this video from MarginalSC. Bear in mind that this is a small set of samples, but it’s a good way to get an idea of how decent the netcode actually is.

Source: MarginalSC

New Dawn – Protecting Your Home From Pirates

New Dawn is a new sandbox survival game which takes a close look at history. You play one of the natives on a small island near South America. Your homeland is raided by vicious pirates around the year of 1800. This epic struggle pits the local natives as defenders of their island against the invaders. You’ll be able to gather tools, weapons, and resources to rescue your sacred ground. We spoke to game director Tedesco Giorgio about the project.

CFN Portal Talks Street Fighter III Characters, How Yun and Yang Were Meant to Be Popular, Sean As a Handicap Pick

The Japanese CFN Portal recently put out an interesting new column. This column focuses on the designs of the newcomers added to the Street Fighter III series.

In the column, producer Tomoshi Sadamoto gives us some insights into why the characters ended up like they did. For example, boss character Gill’s color palette was chosen because they wanted a him to sport the primary colors: red and blue as represented by the halves of his body, and yellow represented by his blonde hair.

Meanwhile, it should come as no surprise that the twins, Yun and Yang, were designed to be popular with their flashy kung-fu move sets. As for Dudley, he was designed as a British boxer due to the concept of boxing as a “gentleman’s sport,” especially in Britain–or so the developers thought.

The most interesting entry, however, is that for Sean. According to Sadamoto, Sean was meant to be a character who good players could use to handicap themselves when fighting against friends who might not be as good as them. This could explain why Sean received the changes that he did in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. While both Sean and Ibuki were top tier in Street Fighter III: Second Impact, Sean’s changes were more drastic, including sweeping changes to his moveset.

For those interested in reading more about these, you can head on over to the Japanese CFN Portal. Take note that the column is in Japanese.

Source: CFN Portal

Get a Sneak Peek at The King of Fighters XIV Version 1.10 in Action

There’s a big update on the way for The King of Fighters XIV–but it’s a little different to what you might be used to. There’s no balance changes, in this patch at least: instead there are changes to the lighting and shaders for the game engine, giving all your favorite characters a very different look.

Version 1.10 isn’t available for us stuck at home, but it did make a little outing to the PlayStation Experience where YouTuber chocobotiger grabbed some footage of the game in action. Check it out below for a glimpse of what is in store.

Source: chocobotiger