Fragmented has officially left Early Access after the deployment of over thirty patches. It is now considered in its “released state”, though the work will continue. In a new post on the Fragmented Steam page, J.C. Smith recounts the most notable changes to the game during Early Access including batch crafting, modular housing, public quests, gamepad support, rebalanced leveling and progression and much, much more.
Guild Wars 2 – Path of Fire – Elite Specializations Dev Diary
ArenaNet has sent out a brand new developer diary to examine some of the process behind the creation of Elite Specializations that are coming with the Path of Fire expansion. The team talks about naming, design, sound, in-game utility, and what all of these things bring to the table for players and developers.
Path of Exile – All Act 1 – 10 Unique Bosses, No Damage, Portal Scrolls
World First hunter “Aeraloth” is at it again, this time with Path of Exile. In the course of progressing through the Solo Harbinger league, Aeraloth defeated all 151 bosses as “a Crit Freezing Pulse Totem Elementalist”. It was done without use of portal scrolls OR taking any damage. Enjoy over an hour’s worth of pretty fantastic game play as Aeraloth works over PoE’s bosses.
– Cooler Master MasterSet MS120: Look Great On A Budget
Mechanical keyboards are expensive, and even more so when they’re RGB. Add a mouse to the mix and you could easily spend upwards of $200. Today, Cooler Master launches their MS120 RGB keyboard and mouse set. The keyboard features per-key backlighting and a hybrid mem-chanical switch. Retailing for an affordable $89.99, we see exactly how function stands up to flash.
Wild West Online – Reputation, Griefing & PvP Detailed in New Dev Post
The Wild West Online forum has a detailed post about both the Reputation / Fame System and how griefers and PvP will function in the game. The goal is, according to the post, to ensure that PvP remains unrestricted but simultaneously inhospitable to griefing, something that “plagues a lot of open world games”.
– SteelSeries Releases New Mechanical Keyboard, Apex M750
SteelSeries has unleashed a brand new mechanical keyboard that features the new QX2 mechanical switches, “per key” RGB lighting and the new SteelSeries Engine App that includes Discord integration and, interestingly enough, Gigantic to deliver in-game illumination and haptic feedback while playing.
Secret World Legends – Johnny Depp’s Production Company to Produce TSW Series
According to Deadline.com, Johnny Depp’s production studio, Infinitum Nihil, will be producing a television series based on the IP from Secret World Legends and The Secret World. The show will be written by James and Jake Hart and CSI:NY veteran Pam Veasey will be the “showrunner”, or the person with overall creative authority and management of the program.
– Blizzard Apparently not Ready to Give Up on Battle.Net Name
Last Spring, Blizzard announced that it would be changing the name of its online gaming service / games launcher from “Battle.Net” to “Blizzard Launcher”. In a new post today, it appears that the team is not quite ready to give up on the iconic name that literally symbolizes Blizzard for many. Going forward, the launcher / game service will be called and branded “Blizzard Battle.net”.
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Path of Exile – Fashionistas Attend! It’s Time to Show Off Your Cool Threads
The Path of Exile team has announced a new contest that is sure to appeal to the fashionistas within. The Well-Dressed Exile competition will see some players earn microtransactionis and even a few who will earn physical rewards including the Chaos Orb t-shirt. The contest asks players to submit screenshots in one of two categories, Premium & Natural, between now and August 23rd.