After 4 years with Behaviour Interactive, Lead Game Designer Brent Ellison has announced he’s leaving the company and his work with WarHammer 40k: Eternal Crusade. Ellison indicated that he had accomplished things he wanted to and that it was time to move on to new horizons. The position will be taken over by Noah Ward.
Saga of Lucimia – Latest Update Announces Next Test
The latest Saga of Lucimia newsletter has arrived with the announcement that the next Early Access test weekend will take place somewhere in mid-April. The team will set a firm date in the next couple of weeks.
– Elex And Spellforce 3 Delayed & Playable At Pax East
THQ Nordic has shared some interesting details about their upcoming titles via a press release. It mentions both post-apocalyptic science-fantasy RPG ELEX and unique RTS/RPG hybrid Spellforce 3 being pushed back to Q3 of 2017.
– Mass Effect 2 Is Currently Available For Free In Origin
Anyone who has Origin game platform is able to get a free copy of Mass Effect 2 as a part of EA’s “On The House” promotion. Mass Effect 2 is considered by many to be the finest game of the original trilogy. If you want to be prepared for the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, there is no better way than to play through Shepard’s adventures in the first three games.
Camelot Unchained – This Week’s WIP Art And Tech
The latest Friday newsletter from the Camelot Unchained team has been published to give readers a brief looks at the week’s “works in progress”. Over the past 7 days the art and tech teams have been hard at work on a number of projects including accessing Network performance, coding resource nodes, the creation of a separate physics server along with several brand new art assets including polearms and animations.
Black Desert Online – Graphics Remastering Project Shown at GDC
Not long ago Pearl Abyss announced that they’d be remastering the graphics of Black Desert Online. During this week’s Game Developers Conference Silicon Studio CEO Takehiko Terada presented a video that shows some of the before and after looks of BDO using the “YEBIS” graphic effects.
Diablo 3 – Season 9 Ending And 2017’s Tribute To Kevin Kanai Griffith
The Diablo 3 site has been updated with a schedule for end of Season 9 and subsequent start of Season 10. As always, all seasonal heroes, their stashes, Paragon levels and more will be transfered over into the non-seasonal version of the game.
Shroud of the Avatar – Limited Free Trial Through March 9th
If you’ve been on the fence about backing Shroud of the Avatar you may want to check out their limited Free Trial running from now through March 9th. Items purchased and progressed would be saved for those who purchase the game. There are a number of restrictions in place so you want to be sure to check out the newsletter to see what they are.
Sea of Thieves – Questing & The Voyage + 8000 More Testers Being Added!
Sea of Thieves Senior Designers Andrew and Shelley Preston are the stars of the latest video developer diary. This time, the pair explore The Voyage system and how questing fits into it. The system is a dynamic on that can be easily customized through the use of modules to immerse players along the way.
Heroes of the Storm – Starcraft’s Probius Named as Next Nexus Hero
The next hero heading into the Heroes of the Storm Nexus is an unlikely one. Hailing from the Starcraft universe, “Probius” is, as the name implies, a literal probe. He is a ranged specialist that uses Pylons and Photon Cannons to take out enemies at range.