Season VII of For Honor adds a new map, updates the Valkyrie and Warden heroes

While the game hasn’t made the news much as of late, Ubisoft has been continually updating their unique hack-and-slash fighting game hybrid For Honor. Season VII of the game, called Storm and Fury, has just gone live, and it brings with it a new map as well as some significant tweaks to a couple of heroes.

First off, Storm and Fury‘s new map is called Secluded Keep. Billed as a former retreat of some lord that’s now been turned into a highly-contested outpost, Secluded Keep will be available in Tribute, Skirmish, Elimination, Brawl, and Duel playlists.

In addition to this, two of the game’s existing heroes, Valkyrie and Warden have received significant reworking. This involves what Ubisoft has called “major updates” to both heroes’ movesets to make them more “versatile and viable for competitive play”.  This should be great news for players of both classes.

Other changes in Season VII include updates to player progression with the addition of new legendary gear, 10 new Reputation levels, and two new ranked divisions: Master and Grandmaster. Additionally, Ranked Duels are now available outside of tournaments.

Of course, this isn’t the biggest update that For Honor is going to get this year. This October will see the release of the Marching Fire update which brings with it the new Wu Lin faction and 4-on-4 Breach Mode, among other changes.

Source: Ubisoft

Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta for Nintendo Switch dates and roster revealed

For any players on Switch chomping at the bit to get a taste of Dragon Ball FighterZ, here’s some great news. Bandai Namco has just dropped some important details regarding the game’s open beta.

The open beta client for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Switch will be available for pre-download from the eShop today, August 3rd. The open beta period itself will take place in North America from 9:00 PM PT on August 9 to midnight (11:59 PM) PT on August 12.

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In addition to this, they’ve also revealed the characters that will be playable in said open beta. These are as follows:

  • Goku (Super Saiyan)
  • Vegeta (Super Saiyan)
  • Gohan (Teen)
  • Gohan (Adult)
  • Gotenks
  • Trunks
  • Frieza
  • Cell
  • Majin Buu
  • Kid Buu
  • Krillin
  • Piccolo
  • Tien
  • Nappa
  • Android 16
  • Android 18
  • Yamcha
  • Ginyu
  • Hit
  • Goku (SSGSS)
  • Vegeta (SSGSS)
  • Beerus
  • Goku Black

The beta will allow players to fight 1-on-1 in Arena Matches, or enter into a lobby in Ring Match. The latter also allows for the Ring Party Match where up to 6 players can participate in a single battle. Aside from this, the beta will also include the Practice Battle Tutorial, let players watch replays, and will have the Extreme Type simplified control scheme available for players to use.

The retail release of Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch arrives on September 28, 2018.

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Sources: Games Talk; Bandai Namco [press release]

Runescape – New Twitch Prime Package Offers Membership & In-Game Gear

RuneScape players who also are Twitch Prime members can snag a package that will yield some pretty sweet loot. The special package rewards Prime members with a month of membership to the game and Old School RuneScape, Umbral Armor, Umbral Flame Blade, a companion pet, 2 Umbral Chests, 15 Treasure Hunter Keys, 200 RuneCoins and Early access to the Twitch purple player skin.