Honestly, folks, we can’t make this stuff up. In today’s “odd news”, BioWare has partnered with the Edmonton Corn Maze to celebrate the announcement of Anthem. The design, it is said, celebrates the action-RPG.
– Citadel: Forged With Fire Open Beta Preview
Citadel had its open beta this weekend just days before its early access coming up on the 26th of July. The best way to begin our impressions feature is with three words: wizards, wands, and dragons. This sandbox takes what is best in games like Ark and DayZ and brings it into a solid fantasy genre where you are a wizard. Instead of guns and dinosaurs, you’ll have spells, staves, and plenty of monsters to battle and tame.
Destiny 2 – Console Open Beta Extended Through Tuesday
If you didn’t get enough Destiny 2 over the weekend during the console open beta, we have some great news for you. The beta event has been extended through Tuesday, July 25th until 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern. The announcement was made via Bungie Twitter with the extra tidbit that the extension is for “additional service testing”.
Star Citizen – Moon Landings, Planet Side Rovers & More in 3.0 Trailer
Roberts Space Industry has sent out a brand new trailer for Star Citizen. The trailer features a lot of new game play footage including moon landings, planet side travel via rovers and the Nox hover speeder.
World of Warcraft – Bone Up on WoW Lore on New TL;DR Site
Do you find yourself looking at World of Warcraft wiki pages with an inner sigh at their length and complexity? Does the thought of slogging through all possible novels, manga, comics, online character stories and so forth make your head ache? Do the WoW Chronicle books present dry Azerothian history? If so, WoWLoreTLDR.com may be just the place for you! The page summarizes WoW’s lore in 80-word chunks and follows the timeline as presented in the Chronicle books.
Final Fantasy XIV – Massive Russian and Brazilian Monthly Price Spike Reported
According to a post on the Final Fantasy XIV forum, Brazilian and Russian players have had a massive monthly price increase on Steam. One poster has discovered that monthly sub fees have gone from about $9 per month to $13.40 per month. Meanwhile, Russian players have seen a price increase from about $5 per month to $15 per month. According to Square Enix customer support, this was done to “bring prices using these currencies in-line with the global pricing structure”.
Ashes of Creation – Grouping is an Essential Part of the Game
A new blog post on the Ashes of Creation site details how grouping will function in the game. It is the first in a two part series dealing with the topic, this first post covering the basics. While soloing is viable, according to the post, the team is looking to put the “massive” back in Massive Multiplayer. As a result, base party size will be up to 8, thereby allowing “us to really amplify party roles and to create a need for each of the archetypes in every party”.
World of Warcraft – Blizzard Takes Aim, Closes Newly Opened TBC Private Server
Blizzard has taken aim, fired and closed another ‘private’ server called Felmyst. The server opened mere days ago, dedicated to WoW through The Burning Crusade. Many sites covered the US-based server, perhaps bringing it to Blizzard’s attention. The site is now closed with a letter from the ‘owner’ named Gummy with an image of the Cease and Desist letter from Blizzard’s legal department.
Star Citizen – Around the Verse – Kiosks and Commodities
Sandi Gardiner and Will Weissbaum host this week’s episode, which focuses on kiosks and commodities coming in 3.0 and beyond. Plus, Brian Chambers provides an update from F42 Frankfurt.
– Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3200: Blisteringly Fast
Crucial is one of the most respected names in the memory. For years, they’ve made identifying the right chip for your system easy and backed it up with reliable performance. As the demands of gamers rise, Crucial and memory makers everyone are pushing to rise to the challenge, delivering blisteringly fast speeds with capacities to match any need. Today, we’re taking a look at Crucial’s top of the line DDR4 Elite series in a mega-sized 64GB kit clocked at an impressive 3200MHz.