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New World is in a transition phase, as the team at Amazon Game Studios is getting ready to start prepping for its upcoming closed beta. May’s Alpha Update brings with it some more of the vision that the team has wanted since they set out to create New World as the team gets ready for polish and finish on the MMO heading into the July closed beta test.
In his first update as game director of Overwatch, Aaron Keller confirmed that players will get a glimpse at Overwatch 2 later this month. Coming on May 20th, the team will be focusing on the PVP elements of the upcoming sequel to their 2016 hit.
This is fast approaching, but if you’re still running a PC using Windows XP, and are also a Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons & Dragons Online player, you’ll need to look into upgrading your OS in the near future to continue adventuring in either MMO.
It looks like Skull & Bones, the upcoming pirate game from Ubisoft, has been delayed yet again. In a recent earnings report, Ubisoft updated the timing for Skull & Bones, this time slating to release in the next fiscal year, which starts on April 1st, 2022.
Back in February video game composer Stan LePard, who worked on titles like Halo, Fable, Age of Empires and Guild Wars 2, among many others, tragically passed away. The team at ArenaNet today announced they were memorializing LePard in an in-game memorial for players to enjoy his work and celebrate his life.
May is the month of MMO tests it seems, and another one is just on the horizon. Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis will be in testing mode this weekend, and for those who have received their invites, pre-downloads have begun.
Destiny 2’s latest season, titled Season of the Splicer, is now live in Bungie’s looter MMOFPS. The season sees the return of the Vault of Glass raid as well as a new six-player seasonal activity.
New World’s recently held a press preview showing off a bit of what the team at Amazon has been working on in the MMO. Expeditions were on the menu this time, with the team showing off the PVE dungeons they’ve been working on in a bid to add more PVE flavor to the MMO.
Ashes of Creation’s upcoming NDA-less Alpha One test was scheduled to take place on June 1st and run the whole month, however in an update Intredpid Studios has announced that the test will be delayed into July.
Ashes of Creation’s upcoming NDA-less Alpha One test was scheduled to take place on June 1st and run the whole month, however in an update Intredpid Studios has announced that the test will be delayed into July.