Blizzard has posted the first hero spotlight for Garrosh Hellscream, the next character coming to Heroes of the Storm. The video showcases Garrosh in battle as well as previews a few of his skills.
Gigantic – New Refer-a-Friend Program Launches
Gigantic players can earn some sweet swag through the use of the refer-a-friend program. Simply use your recruitment URL with friends and family, play three game together in a party and SCORE! Veterans will earn 5 fortune card draws and 3 Crown Boosts. Recruits will take home 3 fortune card draws and 3 win XP boosts.
Wizard101 – The B-Team: Wysteria Style
Let’s be honest … Pigswick Academy students aren’t the brightest of the bunch. That’s okay though; their silly antics make for quite a humorous hoard pack. KingsIsle loves to secretly add new Crown Shop items into the game whenever a new update goes live, and this past summer update was no exception.
DarkEden – Origin Global Edition to Launch on July 31st
On July 31st, fans of “adult horror” MMOs can check out Darkeden Origin. Darkeden Origin takes place 200 years after the events from the original Darkeden game. The battle takes place between the races and offers players a chance to participate in open world PvP.
Villagers and Heroes – Starfall Expansion to Ship with 4 New Zones, 3 Post-Launch
Villagers and Heroes fans are looking forward to the Starfall expansion. At launch, Starfall will feature four brand new zones to adventure through, each packed with quests, monsters and loot to collect. After the launch of Starfall, three more zones will be released to provide even more content for players to explore.
Diablo 3 – Try the XBox One Ultimate Evil Edition Free This Weekend
XBox Live Gold players can try out Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition for free this weekend. From Thursday, July 27th through Monday, July 31st, Gold players can download and play the console exclusive edition.
– When PvP Isn’t About the Kill
This week Tim Eisen talks about what drove him and what currently drives him to PVP in MMORPGs.
World of Warcraft – Naxxramas Raid Rebuilt in Minecraft – See It to Believe It
Nothing portrays the love of a game more than paying tribute to it in another. YouTube user Joakim Karlsson has spent two years recreating the World of Warcraft Naxxramas raid environment in Minecraft. He’s created an 11-minute video to show it off and it is impressive indeed.
Dark and Light – Massive Update to Address Optimization
Dark & Light is getting a massive update today that is designed to target optimization issues across a number of game features including game performance, world design, and system fixes. In addition, game features have been updated including items, creatures, defenses, cities and NPCs and the game UI.
Foxhole – An Enthralling Massively Multiplayer Persistent War
Have you heard of Foxhole? I’m sure some of you have, but don’t feel bad if the answer is no. Until developer Clapfoot’s PR agency asked us to talk with the studio, we didn’t either. Then we played the game, launching into Early Access today on Steam, and we’re now very big fans. Read on for our hands-on preview of this unique persistent war MMO.