Patricky Freire will be out of action until at least late summer after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his right wrist.
The RPG Files – Reliving History with Warsaw
While PAX East was a decidedly “non-MMO” show, there were some truly great RPGs on display. But none caught my attention quite like WARSAW from Pixelated Milk. A turn-based reenactment of the Warsaw Uprising of WWII, WARSAW is one part XCOM and one part Darkest Dungeon, but also a good deal of Valiant Hearts too. It’s a game with heart, history, and loads of addictive “one-more-mission” features, and it’s quickly become one of my most wanted titles this year.
Social Media Star Erko Jun Set to Meet Akop Szostak at KSW 49
Erko Jun will enter the cage once again to lock horns with Akop Szostak at KSW 49. Both Jun and Szostak are well known in the social media world due to their involvement in bodybuilding and fitness.
Black Desert Has Earned Over $1B in Just Under Four Years
According to a press announcement from Pearl Abyss, the company has raked in over $1B in gross sales of Black Desert Online in just under four years. In addition, Pearl Abyss CEO Robin Jung also reported that over 10M players from 150 countries had played Black Desert across PC, XBox One and mobile.
Elder Scrolls: Blades – A Golden Goose with a Lead Dollar Bill Round Its Neck
As we continue the slow, excruciating wait for Elder Scrolls 6 it’s easy to feel like Bethesda have left us out on a limb when it comes to our desperation to delve back into Tamriel. That is, of course, if you forget the very accessible and captivating Elder Scrolls Legends CCG, and, perhaps more evident, The Elder Scrolls Online. If for some reason all that isn’t tickling your biscuit, Elder Scrolls: Blades has now entered Early Access and is available to part of the player base that have signe
The Next Iteration on Battle Royale? 100 Folks on a Private Island Competing for $130k
According to an anonymous request to event organizer and “luxury shopping marketplace, Hush Hush, one intrepid millionaire (an inference but, really, who else could afford it?) would like to run a “100-person battle royale-inspired event” on a private island. Contestants would use “Airsoft guns, ammo and touch-sensitive body armor for a three-day event”. Combatants would be competing for a $130,590 prize jackpot.
Guild Wars 2 Skyscale Mount Revealed
Yesterday we shared a Guild Wars 2 teaser video from ArenaNet that had players talking about the dragon seen cruising through the air. Today we now know that the Skyscale is a new mount coming to the game. According to Eurogamer’s exclusive reveal, unlike the currently existing griffon mount, “the dragon is more like a helicopter as it can take off from the ground and go up. It can gain altitude where the griffon can’t”.
Artem Lobov Believes Bare-Knuckle Boxing Is Safer Than MMA or Traditional Boxing
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship signee Artem Lobov made his bare-knuckle boxing debut this past weekend when he took on another former UFC fighter in Jason Knight at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5 in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Today’s Fallout 76 Patch Brings Plenty of Controversy Over Basic Repair Kits
When the next Fallout 76 update goes live later today, it brings controversy with it. Bethesda has been under fire for the last week or so for putting Basic Repair Kits into the in-game shop, something many players feel is “pay to win”. Basic Repair Kits can be purchased with premium currency (Atoms) which can be obtained at a slow rate through gameplay but can also be bought with real money. Some players believe that purchasing Atoms with cash in order to buy Basic Repair Kits is “P2W”.
