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When Update 21 launches, all players will find a number of pretty cool QoL improvements, none neater than the new Zone Guide. When players enter a new zone, or even a previously-visited zone, they will be provided tons of information to “help players that want to complete a zone or those that feel lost and want to find something to do”.
Ryan Bader’s career since defecting from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to Bellator MMA in 2016 is nothing short of remarkable. The 35-year-old has gone from strength to strength since his debut fight for the promotion when he captured the Bellator light heavyweight belt by defeating another former UFC fighter Phil Davis at Bellator 180 in June 2017.
Israel Adesanya continued his meteoric rise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a unanimous decision victory over former middleweight king Anderson Silva last Saturday at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia.
Streaking Brazilian welterweight Michel Prazeres will face a new opponent at UFC Prague, as Ismail Naurdiev has stepped in to replace Ramazan Emeev.
Neowiz has announced that Brown Dust, its “smash-hit tactical RPG from Korea”, will be launching for both Android and iOS mobile devices on March 7th. Players around the world will be able to collect 300+ Mercenaries and take part in over 1200 unique battles. The game is said to be an “ongoing quest-driven story” with challenging gameplay. In addition, players can look forward to seasonal guild war PvP, cooperative raids, dungeons and world bosses.
With the free-to-play launch of Battlerite fast approaching, Stunlock Studios has unleashed the celebratory trailer. Battlerite will launch on February 19th on Steam and will come with a large update pithily called the “BIG PATCH” that adds new Champions, tweaked maps, Battle Season 1 and more.
If you’ve been waiting to see what Conqueror’s Blade is all about, this coming weekend is your golden opportunity. The game will be open to all for a special beta test for anyone who has registered. The event will run from Friday, February 15th to Sunday, February 17th with 24-hour access to servers. Players can try out the brand new tutorial, new siege maps, the territory war system, the “dynamic campaign” and the crafting / development systems.
Black Desert Online recently expanded its content to include a new PvP game mode called Shadow Arena that brings battle royale to players. We had the opportunity to chat with Jae-hee Kim to learn more about why it was added and what it brings to both players and the game. Read on!
Novaquark, the team behind the ambitious MMO Dual Universe, has announced that it is expanding its operations to Canada. The new office will be located in Montreal, will employ over 50 developers and will be led by former Eidos-Montreal studio lead St�phane D’Astous. As a result of the new studio, production of Dual Universe will be expanded greatly ahead of its planned launch in 2020..
SMITE has been updated to v6.1 that brings Merlin into the game as well as the highly-anticipated crossplay feature that allows players to seamlessly play their account on XBox One, Switch or PC. Players simply link accounts from each platform and progression from each will be merged into a single account. Switch players have had issues logging in after linking accounts, but the team is working on a solution.