The second phase of the Olympus overhaul to SMITE has been deployed. Olympus is a multi-phase series of updates that will significantly improve the game from a technical standpoint as well as nearly every system being visited to make a more streamlined experience for players.
Fortnite – Over 500,000 Digital Copies Sold Prior to Launch
Fortnite Creative Director Darren Sugg sent out a tweet yesterday to reveal that the game had sold over 500,000 digital versions of the game prior to yesterday’s Early Access launch. Of course, that doesn’t include yesterday’s sales or retail sales, so that number should be significantly higher.
Elsword – Elrianode Launches to Continue the Heroic Saga
Elsword has been updated with the Elrianode content expansion, a continuation of the game’s heroic story. The update brings the Elrian land into the game that begins with the Dungeon Elrianode. This is the first in a series of updates that continue to expand the game’s world, lore and the dungeon-crawling experience.
MapleStory – Eluna Event Begins, Set to Run Through August 29th
MapleStory players are being invited in to the game to check out the Eluna event. It begins today and runs through Agust 29th. During the event, players are working to collect as many Elunite Crystals as possible in any combination of five unique crystal types. Each one is worth a varying amount of XP.
– Citadel: Forged With Fire Interview – Blending MMOs & Open World Into One Experience
Citadel: Forged with Fire is ready to hit Early Access later this week. After a successful open beta last Saturday, we reached out to the team to learn more about the game that has many of our readers abuzz with anticipation. We spoke with Blue Isle Studios Creative Director Alex Tintor.
Black Desert Online – New PvP Modes & Features Coming Post-Maintenance
After today’s Black Desert Online maintenance period ends, a number of shiny new PvP features and game modes will be live. In the Arena of Arsha, guild masters can set up private tournaments with several options for players.
Final Fantasy XV – Comrades Multiplayer Expansion CBT to Start in August
Final Fantasy XV will be receiving a multiplayer expansion called Comrades. According to a post on the game’s official site, Season Pass holders and PS Plus / XBox Live Gold members will be able to take part in the “exclusive preview” starting August 3rd and ending August 8th.
Secret World Legends – Auction House Changes & More Included in Next Update
Secret World Legends servers are down for maintenance and in order to deploy the latest update that brings a number of changes to the Auction House. Most notably, Auction listings can be put up for a maximum of three days along with a limit of the number of items that can be listed per day. Lastly, the listing fee for non-Patrons has been set to 10% while Patron listing fees have not changed.
Overwatch – ‘Play Nice, Play Fair’ – Blizz to Crack Down on Bad Behavior
Blizzard is going to be cracking down on bad behavior in Overwatch effective immediately. Citing “play nice, play fair” as the core values for the game, the team is taking those values to heart. Starting now, there will be increased penalties to players after reports of bad behavior are verified. “Bad Behavior” includes: “anything from abusive chat, harassment, in-game spam, match inactivity (being intentionally AFK), and griefing.”
Albion Online – One Week Review in Progress
It’s been one week since Albion Online launched, and how’s it doing so far? Pretty smoothly… no really there’s been very few issues. This is our Review in Progress of Sandbox’s new MMORPG.