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The World of Warcraft Classic team has announced that closed beta is coming down for maintenance to add new zones and to increase the level cap to 40. Players will be able to check out Arathi Highlands, Desolace, and Stranglethorn Vale among others. In addition, CBT characters will be able to respec using silver instead of the usual gold cost. This is a specific reduction in cost for beta testing ONLY.
Capcom has released an epic 4-minute trailer that reveals the story behind the upcoming Monster Hunter World expansion, Iceborne. Viewers will get a good look at the new base camp in Hoarfrost Reach as well as an idea about a new mysteria to solve. Of course no Monster Hunter game would be complete without a host of new creatures to battle as well. The Nargacuga, Glavenus and Tigrex are all shown to good effect as well as the antagonist, Velkhana.
If you’ve been wanting to see Cataclysm a bit early, you have your chance as it has landed on the Anthem Public Test Server starting today. Accessing the PTS requires an Origin Access Premier membership or ownership of the game on PC.
Rising light heavyweight star Johnny Walker has been cleared to compete following shoulder surgery.
A new leak seems to indicate that Destiny 2 Guardians will be headed for the moon. The name of the expansion is “Shadowkeep” and it will send players to “a forgotten moon” to explore a “mysterious enemy citadel to become a slayer of nightmares”. The leak was discovered by dataminers after today’s Season of Opulence update was deployed, though Bungie will not officially be revealing more about Shadowkeep until a special live stream to be held on Thursday afternoon.
Probably to the surprise of no one, it has been announced that Warlords Awakening is shutting down on June 28th. From now through that time, the game is free to play and cash shop items are no longer for sale. There do not appear to be any events planned from now through the end date.
Starting June 11th, Guild Wars 2 players will be able to check out the game’s seventh raid when The Key of Ahdashim launches. The newest raid picks up at the tail end of the Mythwright Gambit raid. This time, Qadim is after the mythical power of Ahdashim so he can become the most powerful djinn — but with dire consequences.
In the mood for a new ARPG? If so, look no further than Warhammer Chaosbane which has officially launched as of today. The game is available for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and brings the Warhammer universe to hack ‘n’ slash fans around the world.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242.
Leslie Smith will make her promotional debut against Sinead Kavanagh, and A.J. Agazarm will face Jacob Landin at Bellator 224.