One of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s most well-known stars is joining the voice cast of Star Trek Online. LeVar Burton will be reprising his role as Geordi La Forge and will be featured in two forthcoming episodes. The first will be released on September 12th and will be in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Next Generation. The second will release with Season 14: Emergence coming in October.
– Jumping Into Next Day
In early access on Steam, Next Day is the latest Survival MORPG (Multiplayer Online RPG) set in a fictional post-Soviet state made by Indie developers SOFF GAMES.
Mass Effect: Andromeda – Ian Frazier Moves to Unannounced Project – DLC Death Knell?
Now former Mass Effect Andromeda Lead Designer Ian Frazier has announced via Twitter that he is now working on an unannounced project at EA Motive. You may recall that EA announced the merger of BioWare Montreal, the studio that developed MEA, with EA Motive. With Frazier’s announcement that he is “now on an unannounced project”, it becomes even less likely that any DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda will be released. The most recent patch, for example, was multiplayer-specific only.
– Hacking to Live, Living to Hack – 20 Years Exploiting MMOs
MotherBoard has a new article about a hacker named “Manfred” who has spent 20 years exploiting MMOs, not to gain an advantage over other players, but to carve out a lucrative living for himself. He does so by finding bugs that allow him to exploit the system for in-game currency and items that he turns around and sells on Chinese online marketplaces and in other internet locations.
Conan Exiles – The Frozen North Expansion on August 16th + XBox One News
Funcom has announced The Frozen North as the first expansion to Conan Exiles. The game world will grow by 70% and comes packed with new content and a host of game improvements. The Frozen North will go live on August 16th.
Dark and Light – It’s Like the Ultimate Constructor Set – Building Basics Explored
The Dark & Light team has put out the second in a series of videos aimed to help the game’s newest players get started in the world without stumbling around too aimlessly. In this edition, players are taught the importance of building their first house. Check it out!
Dark and Light – Today’s Minor Patch Paves Way for Larger One Coming Soon
Dark & Light has been updated today with a small patch that addresses a number of technical issues including elemental creature respawn that appears to be causing lag or crashing servers and changes and improvements to Wall of Lightning to reduce serious lag issues. This update is laying the groundwork for a much larger update coming soon.
– Valnir Rok Closed Alpha This Weekend, Here’s How to Sign Up
If you’ve been dying to take on the role of a fierce Viking warrior just trying to survive in a harsh land, this weekend may be your ticket. Valnir Rok is holding a closed alpha event beginning Friday, August 4th and running through Sunday, August 6th. All you have to do is head to the special closed alpha registration site and sign your name on the dotted line and hope to be one of the chosen 1000. The event will be under NDA so if you can’t keep lips zipped, you may want to pass.
World of Warcraft – Color-Shifting Mount & Pet Bundle Joins the Blizzard Shop
Twilight and the Luminous Starseeker, a pet and mount combination pack, have arrived in the Blizzard Shop or the in-game shop for $30. They can be used only in World of Warcraft. This dynamic duo is special in that they are color-shifters. Twilight is a cute kitten companion that changes color at will while the Luminious Starseeker is a mount that shifts in energies including fel, void and other mysterious themed colors.
– Acer Predator XB2: 240Hz of eSports Goodness
This week, our friends at NVidia sent us an exciting new piece of hardware: The Acer Predator XB252Q, a Full HD, G-Sync enabled monitor capable of a stunning 240Hz refresh rate. It’s a display targeted at eSports enthusiasts, when motion blur can make the difference between making that skill shot and losing the round for your team. We’ve used high refresh rate monitors before but never this fast.