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.

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”.

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”.