Ashes of Creation at PAX West 2018: What I Learned from Steven Sharif & Jeffrey Bard

On the Saturday of PAX shortly after lunch I had what is probably one of the coolest experiences yet since I started writing for MMORPG.com – I got a chance to sit down CEO / Creative Director Steven Sharif and Lead Game Designer Jeffrey Bard to talk about Ashes of Creation, an ambitious upcoming MMORPG that has a good portion of the community waiting on bated breath in anticipation.

Training Mode Arrives in the Latest PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Update

The latest PC update has been deployed to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Most notably, Update 21 brings the “much-requested” Training Mode into the game that allows players to “practice all aspects of PUBG gameplay” on a 2×2 map. In addition, players can check out the latest iteration of the PUBG rewards system that provides players with in-game items “just for playing PUBG and completing missions”.

Fortnite Presents: High Stakes Comes with New Getaway LTM

Fortnite players have a new Limited Time Mode to try out called Getaway. In a sense, it’s a capture the flag-type mode. Several supply drops are scattered around the island. Each contains a large jewel. Players have to open a safe, pick it up (along with anything else nearby) and find a van to escape. “The first four teams to make their way to a van with a jewel and escape, win!” Of course, there are always those other pesky players trying to stop that…