Everyone has a fighting chance
As you know, Guild Wars 2, hasn’t had the best news recently with all the layoffs and restructuring. Along with myself a ton of other people we haven’t given up hope on the game we cherish. ANet has reassured us that development will continue. We have a glimmer of hope in these sad times. When I first read the news, I was heartbroken. These people who I have come to know and see their vision come to life, gone.
Today’s a big day for World of Warcraft’s North American community with the arrival of v8.1.5. Most notably, the update is anchored by the arrival of the Zandalari Trolls and Kul Tiran Humans. In addition, players will find a retooled Brawler’s Guild, the continuation of the War Campaign, Warlords of Draenor timewalking, the Crucible of Storms raid and the reemergence of Wintergrasp as an Epic Battleground.
The high-profile main event at UFC 229 last October between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor was overshadowed by the ugly post-fight brawl in which Nurmagomedov leapt into the crowd to attack McGregor’s teammate, Dillon Danis.
The Hearthstone team has put together a brief retrospective look back at the game’s first five years. It begins with the voice actor behind Harth Stonebrew, the iconic dwarf character adorning most promotional material. From there, it goes into developer interviews about the Harth, the character, and what he’s meant to the team and to the 100 million players who have taken part over 5 years.
Bethesda has updated the Fallout 76 Reddit with a brief post to let the community know that the first content update in the Wild Appalachia series is delayed one day. It will now be available on March 13th on all platforms. “We just need a little more time to brew,” the post reads.
Last night, one of the contractors at work on a variety of in-game artwork for Cyberpunk 2077, appears to have “leaked” information suggesting that the game will be released in late 2019. Within minutes of it appearing, however, the information was redacted but was still captured beforehand by wily fans. Of course, this is not definitive proof of a late 2019 release, particularly given last week’s video interview where it was stated that development was “far from over”.
It’s hard to believe that Runes of Magic is celebrating its tenth anniversary, but it is! We’re celebrating right alongside the development team with an exclusive interview with Associate Game Manager Belen Banos Trujillo.
Fortnite has been updated to bring The Baller, a new vehicle type, into the game. This unique vehicle allows players to combine boost and grapple “to perform unbelievable feats”. In addition, new vending machines are present that can hand out free things, but “only provide one item/weapon before disappearing”.
The announcement that a Yoel Romero would face Ronaldo Souza in a rematch in the UFC on ESPN 3 headliner came as something of a surprise, only because “The Soldier of God” was initially booked against a different foe.
Conor McGregor was arrested outside a Miami hotel for smashing a fan’s phone, according to a report from the Miami Herald.