Sea of Thieves – The Hungering One May Have Retreated, But Its Buddies Just Showed Up

The latest Sea of Thieves update has been deployed and comes with the news that, despite The Hungering One retreating into the depths again, more of its pals have shown up to wreak havoc on the high seas as a permanent addition to the game. These bad guys and gals are an unpredictable lot as well and have different personalities. “Some seem to turn tail at the sight of a Galleon, whilst others are said to be just as unforgiving as The Hungering One” the patch notes read.

Shroud of the Avatar – As Development of Episode 2 Begins, ‘Rightsizing’ Team Leads to Layoffs

Portalarium and Travian Games have sent word that development of the “next round of episodic content” has started. Episode 2 will feature expanded stories, new lands and feature sets. While development on Episode 2 is underway, a crew will be working on polishing current content. The PR also reveals that “staff rightsizing” is underway which will lead to some developers being laid off. No further explanation was given about how many employees have been let go.

– Tangled Cords – Gaming Addiction Gets in the Books

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced “gaming disorder” as a new mental health condition. (Who’s on first?) We of the MMORPG tribe have long joked about Evercrack, Warcrack and the even newer Crocaine but what classifies our fanish love with toxic addiction? According to WHO (don’t you mean whom…wait…) three main factors.