Memory: If you’re running an AMD processor other than Ryzen, the glorious world of DDR4 is blocked from you. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to find a meaningful upgrade. Our own Matthew Keith took the Ballistix Tactical 16GB DDR3 1866MHz kit for a spin in just such a pursuit. What did he find? Click through to see!
Dauntless – Founders’ Alpha Begins Aug 18, Runs 24/7 Through Aug 30
Dauntless founders will be invited to check out the game first hand beginning August 18th when the Founders’ Alpha kicks Off. The alpha event will run 24/7 through August 30th. Closed beta is anticipated to begin in Q3 2017 and open beta in Q4 2017.
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Knights of the Frozen Throne to Launch August 10th
Blizzard has announced that the next expansion to Hearthstone will be launching on August 10th. Called Knights of the Frozen Throne, the expansion brings 135 new cards to the game, including Legendary Cards that can turn the nine heroes into Death Knights with modified powers. In addition, there will be eight free missions that will yield a Legendary card on completion of each of the completed wings. Players can prepurchase a 50-card pack for $49.99.
Conan Exiles – Dev Stream Replay – The Frozen North Deep Dive
Earlier today, the Conan Exiles team streamed a deep dive about the upcoming expansion, The Frozen North. In case you missed it, you can check out the replay and find out what’s in store for players when the expack launches on August 16th.
Chronicles of Elyria – A Delayed Concern
Chronicles of Elyria has been delayed. This week Tim Eisen reflects upon the delay and the massive update that came along with it.
Star Citizen – Around the Verse – Secondary Viewports & 3.0 Delay Reviewed
Holograms and comms are going to be a big part of Star Citizen, something that Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts spend time speaking about. In addition, Roberts reviews what the team is working on with regard to 3.0.
Ship of Heroes – Every Stat Can be Buffed or Debuffed, Check out the WiP List
Ship of Heroes fans may be interested in a new article on the game’s site that reveals all of the buffs and debuffs that players will have access to. Of particular note is the fact that ever stat in the game can be either buffed or debuffed. Obviously the provided list is a work in progress, but it gives you a good idea where the feature is headed in the long run.
Final Fantasy XIV – The Savage Loot System is Broken
One thing that’s really hit home with FFXIV raiding is how much of a pain the loot system for Savage raids is. Previously I wasn’t in charge of organizing events — I was just lucky enough to be taken along by my FC — but now I’m scheduling things myself, the main problem I’m coming up against is trying to make sure everybody gets a fair shot at loot.
Path of Exile – Oriath Impressions – The Hype is Real
I have been playing Path of Exile since the very first closed beta. It’s been my go to ARPG ever since then. Most importantly the depth of the game and the amazing replayability. Oriath changes a lot of the core game and some things I like and some things I dislike. It’s bound to happen, changes to a game we don’t like. For this look, I would like to just go over those things and express my concerns and express my joy depending.