World of Warcraft – Grab a Blizzcon Virtual Ticket, Get Blizzard Game Goodies

The Blizzcon 2017 Virtual Ticket is now on sale for $39 that offers buyers a window into the annual event taking place in November in Anaheim, California. Virtual ticket holders will have access to streams not shown on public channels, on demand replays, a $10 discount on a Blizzcon Goody Bag through the Shop and a number of fun goodies in all Blizzard games including AWESOME faction-themed flying mounts in World of Warcraft.

TERA – Harvest Festival Begins on September 14th

Fall is in the air…the smell of pumpkin spice, the nip of chill in the evenings. It’s everywhere including in TERA starting on September 14th. From then through October 10th, you can take part in Rootstock events like the Pigling Rodeo and Kick-Bale. If that’s not enough to soothe the autumn beast, head out to Pond Fair to play Drum Away or Hide & Seek. Of course, each area also offers quests, food and even more fun.

– Audio-Technica AT2020USB+: Bringing the Studio Home

August and September are microphone months this year at MMORPG. Last month, we examined the Blue Yeti and our reader’s quickly pointed out the most compelling options, but one kept coming up above the others, the Audio-Technica AT2020. We listened. Read on for our review of the AT2020USB+ condenser microphone.

Defiance – PAX West 2017 – Trion’s Recommitment to the Game

Action MMO Defiance entered the world a few years ago as a tie-in to the SyFy channel show of the same name. Now, five years later the show may no longer exist, but the game is still alive and well. And the team at Trion Worlds is ready to recommit to making Defiance a success and making it a game players will want to immerse themselves in for at least another five years.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – Latest Newsletter Provides a State of the Game Update

The September Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter is now out and about, this time with a brief, but informative, look at the current state of the game. During the week that was, the team tackled a number of features including the initial economy design, new concept art production, the final pass at the Perception system storyline, finalization of assets for Thronefast and some new armor set models are in production.

Conan Exiles – Funcom CEO Would Like Steam Reviews to be Region-Locked

Funcom CEO Rui Casais would like to see Steam user reviews to be region locked. He cites that sometimes games get “review bombed” by disaffected users who may be having issues that are not present in other regions. Casais spoke with GamesIndustry.biz about a recent spate of “review bombs” launched at Conan Exiles by Chinese users as his case-in-point.