The latest Conan Exiles patch has been deployed that brings climbing into the game. Players will need to have adequate stamina to climb and if it runs out midway up an object, the character will fall. Additionally, items can be crafted to improve climbing abilities.
Guild Wars 2 – Jason VandenBerghe Joins Up as Director of Design
Former Ubisoft Montreal Creative Director Jason VandenBerghe has joined ArenaNet as its new Director of Design. Over 9 years with Ubisoft Montreal, VandenBerghe had been instrumental in some of Ubisoft’s biggest IPs including Far Cry 3 and For Honor. With ArenaNet, he will be working with individuals and teams to assist in development rather than being more “hands on”.
Riders of Icarus – After Multiple Beta Events, Launch Day Finally Arrives
Riders of Icarus is finally taking to the skies thanks to the arrival of launch day. After a number of beta events, Nexon America and WeMade Entertainment are ready to unleash the game on Steam or as a digital download.
EVE Online – Rebalancing Strategic Cruisers Detailed in Latest Blog
The EVE Online site has been updated with a look at what the team calls “one of the most extensive and largest rebalances EVE Online has ever seen”. On July 11th, the rebalance effort for Strategic Cruisers will be deployed that has been a long time coming and with tremendous support from the community.
Albion Online – Founders to Receive Starter Pack Items After All
After a recent forum kerfuffle, the Albion Online team has announced that Founders would be receiving all of the items for the corresponding tier of Starter Packs which are currently on sale now that servers are down and the sale of Founders Packs have stopped. Initially, Founders would have received the items purchased prior to July 9th, but many were upset that the new Starter Packs included items and mounts. In addition, they will receive 10% more gold on top of the original amount.
Valiance Online – Working Through the Final Checklist to Prepare for Alpha
The Valiance Online producer has posted an update to let the community know that the team is working through the final checklist on its way to being prepared for alpha release. While there is no set date, or even a range of possibilities, the team is confident that alpha will be arriving “soon” once the final touches on several systems is complete.
– Ship of Heroes Shows Off Upgraded Male Models
The latest developer diary has been published on the Ship of Heroes site. In this new article, the team goes into detail to show off the process behind changes and upgrades to the male models in the game. Two models are spotlighted, one very muscular, the other “fit”. Using these two models, most male NPCs in the game are created.
– WD Black PCIe SSD: NVMe Speeds on a Budget
The world of solid state drives is expanding. What began as 2.5″ drives running through SATA like your old mechanical drive has grown into NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express), chips even smaller than your RAM and fast enough to run on the same bus as your $1000 graphics card. Today we’re looking at another major player in the storage world: Western Digital. The WD Black PCIe SSD is the company’s flagship solid state drive and comes in cheaper than almost every major competitor.
Neverwinter – Tomb of the Nine Gods Epic Dungeon to Present New Challenges
When the Tome of Annihilation module comes to Neverwinter, it will feature a new epic level dungeon called Tomb of the Nine Gods. According to a new developer post on the official site, it will require quite a bit of participants including the completion of a specific task, a minimum iLevel of 12k and “a higher level of group coordination” than in other, similar dungeons.
ArcheAge – Community Manager Celestrata Moves to Associate Producer
ArcheAge Community Manager Seraphina “Celestrata” Brennan has been promoted to the game’s Associate Producer position. She indicated that, while she’s moving on more to the production side of the game, she will still be around the forums and on Reddit from time to time. Taking over the Community Manager position is Joe “Muzzy” Brogno who moved over from Atlas Reactor earlier this year.