Rift – Forged in Flame Update Deployed, Adds Level 70 Content

Players at the top end of Rift have a ton of new content to experience thanks to the deployment of the Forged in Flame update. The patch includes the Tantraric Depths 10-player raid for level 70 players, Eternal Items obtained through a level 70 quest series and the Rise of the Phoenix quest as well as the reworked level 70 Intrepid Gyel Fortress.

Heroes of the Storm – A Sneak Peek At What 2.0 Brings to the Nexus

This week I had the opportunity to visit the Heroes of the Storm Spring Summit to get a sneak peak of what Blizzard has in store for the MOBA, and it turns out they’re planning a whole lot. So much so that they’re even touting this as the beginning of “Heroes 2.0”. So what does this entail? Let’s dive in.

Heroes of the Storm – Diablo 2?s Javazon is Coming to the Nexus

Heroes of the Storm is gearing up for its prolific Heroes 2.0 progression and rewards overhaul, but that’s not the only thing that’s coming in the next patch. Put your nostalgia hats on, because the MOBA’s next hero is slapping an old Diablo 2 classic straight into the Nexus. If you ever played a Javazon, then you’d better get ready for Cassia.

EVE Online – The Molok is Literally a Floating Mausoleum

EVE Online will be sending out the new Blood Raider pirate aligned Molok warship, literally a floating mausoleum that can store up to 100,000 human corpses…in a meat locker. The ship will arrive as part of the May update and will run approximately 400 billion ISK. Putting it into perspective, the current most expensive ship in the EVE galaxy is the Titan that sells for around 100 billion ISK.

The Secret World – Relaunching with a New Name: Secret World Legends

Funcom is finally ready to reveal the details about the recently-announced overhaul of The Secret World. When the game relaunches later this spring, it will do so with a new name: Secret World Legends. Funcom considers SWL a “shared world RPG” that sports over a hundred hours of stories and quests. Lastly, Secret World Legends will be adopting a free to play monetization strategy.

Secret World Legends – Relaunching with a New Name: Secret World Legends

Funcom is finally ready to reveal the details about the recently-announced overhaul of The Secret World. When the game relaunches later this spring, it will do so with a new name: Secret World Legends. Funcom considers SWL a “shared world RPG” that sports over a hundred hours of stories and quests. Lastly, Secret World Legends will be adopting a free to play monetization strategy.

World of Warcraft – Monsters Scaling with iLevel – Undocumented Change Explained

The Blizzard team has posted a lengthy explanation on the World of Warcraft community forum about of a previously undocumented change in v7.2. Monsters are now scaling to a player’s iLevel rather than character level as before. There are issues with the system, however, in that players who remove an item see a change in the health pool of the monster they are fighting. The post addresses both the undocumented change and the item removal “bug”.

Overwatch – Widowmaker Premium Statue Out for Preorder

Blizzard has unveiled its latest hand-sculpted, hand-painted high-end collectible statue. The 13.5′ statue is none other than Widowmaker from Overwatch. She comes in at a cool $150 and preorders have already opened. Delivery is expected on or before the end of Q3 2017.