Blade & Soul has a new blog post packed with the patch notes for the Secrets of the Stratus update that will launch on Wednesday. Players will find a number of significant changes in B&S including the removal of skill trees, the new Hongmoon Training Room, a new 6-player dungeon, a new open world hunting ground and new floors in Mushin’s Tower. The store has also been updated with a new voucher that automatically unlocks a level 50 character.
Crowfall – Male Assassin & Druid Showcased
The Crowfall site has been updated with a new look at a pair of gender variants, the male Assassin and the male Druid. To show off how each appears vastly different than their female counterpart, the blog has concept art of the pair in various armor types.
EVE Online – EVE FanFest 2017 In Review
After a week of camaraderie and high spirits, the 13th FanFest of all things EVE Online has finally concluded. By all accounts, it was a week of new songs, new discoveries, and heralded new adventures in the universe of New Eden.
Heroes & Generals – ‘Giving Newbies a Fighting Chance’ with New Basic Training
Heroes & Generals has been updated with the Basic Training patch. The new player experience has been completely overhauled to “give newbies a fighting chance” in their earliest moments in the game. New task-based tutorial missions have been added with bots enemies to provide players with the basics.
Legends of Aria – Combat, Skills, Magic Reworked, Detailed in New Newsletter
The Legends of Aria site has been updated with a brand new series of articles to keep fans and players of the game informed about what the team is working on as the days to the April 28th Alpha launch draw to a close. The first letter begins with a brief development history of the project and how it has arrived in its current form. From there, it delves into what the team has been working on most recently.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – War for Iokath Delayed to April 18th to Address Issues
The Star Wars: The Old Republic site has been updated with the news that The War for Iokath has been delayed until April 18th. BioWare’s Eric Musco wrote that the team is not currently satisfied with its overall quality and that they will be spending the next week making improvements to address the issues that are still present.
Overwatch – French Site Leaks Insurrection Event Video with Details
If you speak French — and even if you don’t — the Overwatch video leaked today gives us plenty of new information about the Insurrection event that will be (we think) starting tomorrow. It will take place in the early days of the Overwatch organization during one of Tracer’s first missions to King’s Row in London. The event will be similar to the Halloween event and a cooperative experience. It will come with new sprays, emotes, skins such as those seen in the new comic and more.
Path of Exile – Devs Tackle Another Round of Questions
The Path of Exile team was a bit quiet this week — after all, they’re ramping up for an expansion, right? But they sent along some nifty little tidbits including a retrospective look at how the game’s trailers were made and how item mods are described. It’s another fun peek to look inside the development of PoE.
Minecraft – Marketplace to Bring Cool Community Creations to Others
The Minecraft Marketplace is coming soon to the game with the Discovery Update (v1.1) later this spring. The idea is to allow community creations to be sold within the game itself. The shop items will be curated by the Minecraft team and sold through the Marketplace. Creators will be able to “make a living from the game, allowing them to support themselves in the creation of future projects”.
Elder Scrolls Online – Explore Tamriel without Restriction from April 11-18
Bethesda has announced that from April 11-18, players can explore the Elder Scrolls Online without restrictions. During the event, players will receive 500 free Crowns to purchase items from the Crown Shop; gain and retain progress on characters created during the week; and enjoy discounts on the game including the Tamriel Edition and the Gold Edition. This offer is available to players on all platforms including PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One.