My.com has announced that Cloud Pirates will hit its full free-to-play release on April 19th. Launch day will also see the deployment of the Stronghold update that brings a ton of new content and game modes into the high-flying game.
World of Warcraft – Bot Maker Bossland Loses Again, Set to Pay Blizzard $8.6M
As reported in March, Blizzard filed a lawsuit against bot software creator Bossland. It appears that the cheat software company has lost another lawsuit to Blizzard, this time at the hands of a California court that has ordered the company to pay out $8.6M for “copyright infringement, unfair competition and violation of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision”. It is possible that Bossland will also be required to pay Blizzard’s legal fees to the tune of an additional $177k.
Breakaway – Jarra the Shadow Huntress Introduced
Amazon Game Studios has revealed the next warrior coming to Breakaway. Named Jarra the Shadow Huntress, she is, as the name implies, a stealth-based assassin. She is quite literally a glass cannon with low health but high damage in the right conditions. She uses stealth to offset her health pool.
TERA – TERA Mount and Mask Giveaway!
MMORPG.com is pleased to announce that we have free gift keys for TERA that will give players a free permanent Red Lash Mask and a 7 day Sleipnir Mount. Get your key now!
Final Fantasy XIV – Egg-Citing Hatching-Tide Event to Begin April 4th
Final Fantasy XIV players will be able to take part in the annual Hatching-Tide event beginning April 4th and running through April 17th. During the special ‘egg-citing’ season, players will be able to earn a “reporgrammed eggshilaration system” for the duration. Yeah…riding a colored Easter egg as it lumbers through the air.
Breakaway – Gameplay Update Brings Changes Due to Community Feedback
The Breakaway site has been updated with the highlights of a recent live stream where Amazon Game Studios devs talk about changes coming to alpha as a direct result of player feedback. Movement, casting, the economy and “buildable” changes are all addressed.
– Last Round of Keys or Dead by Daylight!
We have just over 1900 keys left to give away for Dead by Daylight. These are going to go lightning fast so get your key while you can!
World of Warcraft – Legion Stories that Hit a Dead End
Before World of Warcraft: Legion launched, it seemed like the lore of the expansion would touch on nearly every aspect and all the major players of the game. But in the intervening months between Legion’s launch and the release of v7.2 (Tomb of Sargeras), a lot of the promising stories or “hinted-at” lore have all but disappeared.
Overwatch – Something New to be Revealed on April 12th
Blizzard’s Australia / New Zealand Twitter account has a teaser video on it that seems to be teasing some type of revelation headed out on April 12th. Called “Overwatch Mission Archives”, it shows off recorded data from several years ago of the King’s Row Uprising. In the background (lower right), you can see Tracer in a skin that is not in the game at the current time.
TERA – EU Players Invited to Take Part in League of Levelers
From April 4th through April 25th, TERA’s EU players are invited to take part in the League of Levelers Event. During the appointed time, players making one of the new Valkyrie characters will receive a package of goodies for each level reached. These packages include things like XP boosts, equipment boxes, limited duration items, Bravery potions, and much more.