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ARK: Survival Evolved has been updated to bring the new Homestead update online. According to developers, it brings improved structures and placement options alongside a number of new construction pieces such as triangle floors, half-walls, angled pieces and more.
Elite Dangerous will be getting another expansion, the third in the game’s history, but not until late 2020. Pilots need not despair, however, as there will be smaller updates throughout the time between now and then. The expansion is considered “the next major era of Elite” and that it “will be a defining moment in the history of the game. Developers further write that it will be the biggest update since launch in 2014.
Ryzom is a long-running MMO that is still in active development. In fact, developers just released the “Jena Year 2602” update that includes Guild Islands, a new world boss, an update to the Ranger class and the arrival of the Marauders in the shop. In addition, developers have made improvements to the UI and squashed a number of bugs.
Epic Games has added new Treasure Maps to Fortnite Battle Royale that sends players off on a hunt for “hidden loot across the island”. Players will find “a trove of legendary loot” after using a pickaxe to dig up the loot. In addition to the maps, players can take part in the Slide Duos LTM and check out the Gauntlet Solo Test Event and the Gauntlet Duo Test Event tournaments.
MU Online players can swing into the game to check out all of the new content that’s just arrived with Season 13: Part 2. Players will find a new level cap of 1050, new Mastery Accessory items, the Rage Fighter’s Archangel weapon, the Maze of Dimension rework, Maze of Dimensions League and a ton of bug fixes and QoL updates.
Georges St. Pierre has been removed from the USADA drug testing pool upon announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts.
Louis Smolka is set to fight again inside the Octagon on Saturday, but it was a long road to get there.
A featherweight clash pitting former champion Jose Aldo against Alexander Volkanovski is nearly official for UFC 237.
In a surprising =/= not surprising move, Activision-Blizzard Media and NewZoo have teamed up for a new study of mobile gaming called “Betting on Billions: Unlocking the Power of Mobile Gamers”. It begins with a discussion of the $148.1 billion that mobile games will generate this year alone and the premise that “this is a massive opportunity for brands”. “In this report, we shed light on mobile gamers and their untapped potential for brands and advertisers” the report intro reads.
The Professional Fighters League Season 2 roster will include some accomplished fighters from the previous campaign.