If you’ve not yet had a chance to try out LawBreakers, this weekend is your golden opportunity. Both PlayStation 4 and PC players can take part in the open beta that is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 28th at 7:00 am Pacific / 10:00 am Eastern and it will end on Monday, July 31st at 7:00 am Pacific / 10:00 am Eastern. Preloading of the client has already begun, so it’s a great opportunity to be ready to take off in gravity defying action at the appointed hour.
Guild Wars 2 – Expansion Reveal Set For August 1st – Set Your Calendars!
ArenaNet isn’t quite ready to spill the beans on the next Guild Wars 2 expansion. But we do know this: The dev team will be ready to tell all on Tuesday, August 1st at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern. You’ll be able to watch a live stream of the event on Twitch.tv, YouTube or Facebook.
Trove – Eclipse to Arrive on August 22nd
Trove players will be able to celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse with the Eclipse content expansion set to hit both PC and console on August 22nd. Players will be able to take part in new class customization options, take part in Shadow Titan battles, check out the Trove Atlas maps, work with gem forging and much more.
– RAZE: Dungeon Arena Art Reveals Characters, Creatures & Backgrounds
RAZE: Dungeon Arena is an action RPG coming to both iOS and Android devices later this summer. It will feature over sixty dungeons and two dozen heroes as well as 1v1, 2v2, GvG and cooperative play. We’ve partnered with the devs to bring our readers some brand new artwork and descriptions of some of the game’s characters, creatures and more.
– Cougar 700M – Heavy Duty and Adjustable
Today we’re taking a look at Cougar’s premiere gaming mouse, the aluminum framed, laser-driven 700M. With a replaceable palm rest an adjustable ergonomic design, it’s made fit the hand of any gamer. There’s only eight buttons including left and right clicks, so it’s not exactly what we would consider an MMO mouse. But if recent MMO releases have shown us anything, it’s that lengthy skill bars and the necessity for a full number pad on your thumb are on the way out.
Neverwinter – Tomb of Annihilation for PC Now Live
Neverwinter has grown again with the Tomb of Annihilation module. This is the content expansion that brings the Jungles of Chult into the game complete with dinosaurs, a brand new end game dungeon and tons of quests, items and locations to explore.
Heroes of the Storm – Cheering with Bits Earns $ for Competitors & Stuff for Fans
Heroes of the Storm devs are introducing a new promotion for Twitch fans and for competitors in the Heroes Global Championship. Twitch viewers who cheer on their favorite teams using Twitch Bits can earn unique Twitch emotes as well as in-game items including banners and other team items. In addition, competitors will receive a portion of the proceeds Twitch earns when Bits are purchased.
Guild Wars 2 – Latest Update Deployed, The Hunt for Hints Begins
Living World Season Finale – “One Path Ends” is now open in Guild Wars 2. The new content brings the current story line to a close and many players are beginning to wonder about what comes next. ArenaNet has previously confirmed that an expansion is coming and players are going to be actively datamining the current update for hints about what comes next.
– Fortnite is a Game You Want to Try
I’m writing this, instead of playing Fortnite, because the game is currently down for maintenance and taking longer than anticipated because they’ve had to scale up exponentially and broke themselves. That’s a good problem to have, I suppose – game’s doing really well in sales and had to come down to increase server load. But while I wait, here’s why I think the MMORPG.com crowd should give this one a look.
Shroud of the Avatar – QA Server, Forums & Release Instructions Now Open to All
Something of a firestorm has cropped up on the Shroud of the Avatar forum with yesterday’s announcement that the QA server, QA Bug Forums and Release Instructions are now going to be available to all backers regardless of financial commitment. According to Starr Long, this is being done to remove potential advantages gained by those who had previously had exclusive access to these areas.