Month: October 2017

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Blade & Soul – Rage of the Hive Queen Update to Launch October 18th

NCSoft has announced that Blade & Soul will be updated on October 18th. The update is called Rage of the Hive Queen and will include the Temple of Eluvium where players will face off against Zulia herself as the Queen of the Hive. In addition, the Aransu School will be part of the update, a newly corrupted location where players will need to take on the guardians and the Vileblood Thrall.

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Grand Theft Auto Online – Aerial Dogfighting, Transform Racing & More Coming by Year’s End

Rockstar has announced a number of nifty features and content coming to GTA Online before the end of the year. Players can look forward to aerial dogfighting and something called Transform Racing, like stunt racing. Transform Racing will come later this month and lets players take one another on on a variety of tracks in ground, air and sea vehicles. If it’s in the game, it can be used — even Skydiving will become part of Transform Racing at some point in the future.

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Comparing Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite with Dragon Ball FighterZ; How do the producers feel about it?

Tag is definitely back in vogue in fighting games. By the end of next year, we’re going to have three major tag games to choose from: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. Whichever one you’re into, no doubt you’ve been comparing them in your mind.

Game Informer is continuing their Dragon Ball FighterZ coverage. This time, they’ve decided to see what the producers of two competing games think of one another.

“If I’m not mistaken, Infinite is designed with a two-on-two battle system, whereas our game features a three-on-three battle system. In that sense, the gameplay differs between the games. Heck, the release dates are different, too [laughs],” Tomoko Hiroki, producer of DBFZ, says. “In any case, I’m happy that our titles are each different in its own unique way. “Still, I have to admit, when I first saw Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, I thought to myself, ‘Oh shoot!’ [laughs].”

Hiroki didn’t offer many thoughts on Infinite; she says that she hasn’t really had a chance to play it. The response on Capcom’s side has been pretty diplomatic.

“I haven’t played it yet, but the action in Dragon Ball FighterZ looks great,” said Michael Evans, a producer who is working on Infinite. “Personally, in the past, I haven’t put a lot of time into the anime fighters, but I’m looking forward to trying it out. All I can say is that it’s a great time to be alive for fighting-game fans!”

Sounds like neither side has done that much research into the competition, mostly sticking to their own work. Gotta appreciate that little “Oh shoot!” from Hiroki, however! Read the full interview over on Game Informer’s website.

Source: Game Informer

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Guild Wars 2 – Review in Progress #2 ? Shifting Sands

Next week, we will put a score and summary on Path of Fire, the new Guild Wars 2 expansion. But this week, we’re still working through the deluge of new content and massive new zones. While many players have scooted through the story and started unlocking their Griffon mounts, we’re taking our time, seeing the sights, and getting lost in jumping puzzles and random encounters. In short, it’s like a return to form for Tyria. The game I fell in love with back in 2012 feels like it’s returned.