Today, ArenaNet announced some sweeping changes to World vs. World in Guild Wars 2. We caught up with GG (Grant Gertz – Producer) and MB (Mckenna Berdrow – Game Designer) to chat about all the new stuff coming in the update (which was blogged about here), and beyond. Read and enjoy!
Armored Warfare – Storyline Campaign Episode 1 Revealed in New Trailer & Blog
The Armored Warfare site has been updated with a blog post to lay out some of the details in the first-ever Storyline Campaign for the game. Players are tasked with guiding the Task Force Seahawk from Zagreb to Instanbul. As players attain certain milestones along the journey, more of the story will be opened up. The blog post reveals the first set of goals and the attendant rewards for completing them.
Guild Wars 2 – Changes to WvW Skirmishing and Rewards Systems Detailed
In a new blog post on the Guild Wars 2 site, players are informed of a number of changes and improvements coming to the World vs World Skirmishing and Rewards systems.
Legends of Aria – Alpha 2 Preview – Citadel Studios is Building a True Sandbox World
Legends of Aria Alpha 2 is bringing a lot of big changes to the game including an updated UI, a dynamic map and a smoother, more polished client. We spoke with Citadel Studios’ Derek Brinkman to get the inside scoop about the most recent additions to LoA and what it means for players.
Runescape – Old School Version Brings in Hardest PvE Challenge Ever
Old School RuneScape players are being invited to try out what the developers are calling the “most difficult solo PvE challenge to date”. Called the Inferno, the challenge sends players to Mo Ul Rek to fight more and more difficult and numerous monsters that come at players in waves. Once all have been defeated, TKal-Zuk, the ultimate boss of Inferno, makes his appearance.
Age of Conan: Unchained – Ninth Anniversary Celebration Extended to June 5th
Funcom has announced that the ninth anniversary celebration has been extended to June 5th. Players can take advantage of the free level 80 character boost and character slot. In addition, several shop items are on sale for 30% off throughout the event.
– Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD: Incredible Speed in a Tiny Package
Last month, we took a look at ZOTAC’s solid state drive flagship, the Sonix 10 Year Anniversary Edition. We were quite impressed by how it performed on our tests. You told us loud and clear: there were M.2 drives on the market giving the ZOTAC a run for its money. We got in touch with our friends at Samsung and they were kind enough to send over their new 960 EVO 500GB for us to test out. It’s smaller, cheaper and, according to Samsung, should even faster. Let’s see how it made out.
– Astellia Online Closed Beta Trailer
Nexon’s TCG MMORPG Astellia Online will enter closed beta testing for a pair of weekends towards the end of June. Recruitment for CBT will kick off today and run through June 15th. To celebrate the imminent start of closed beta, Nexon sent out a new trailer.
Blade & Soul – Maestro Class Unveiled in New Teaser Trailer
The Blade & Soul team has released a new teaser trailer for the game’s tenth playable class, the Maestro. The new hero is set to be released on Korean servers on June 14th. Maestro is a dual wielder, accurately taking enemies down with a pair of blasters.
Heroes of the Storm – Will Deckard Cain Be Staying Awhile in the Nexus?
A new image has cropped up on the Heroes of the Storm section of the Blizzard launcher that shows a trio of candles sitting on a wooden table in front of a stone wall. It’s unclear what it is a reference to, but speculation seems to be centered most prominently on Diablo’s Deckard Cain. A few other names have been tossed into the ring as well, interestingly all from the Diablo series, including Adria, Leah, or Cydea.