Fortnite – Surprise! Quiet Announcement Reveals 2017 Release Date

Epic Games Tim Sweeney made a surprise announcement at this week’s Game Developers Conference: Fortnite will be heading to live service in 2017. Technically he said “in the year ahead” but later confirmed that 2017 is indeed Fortnite’s year. According to attendees, the announcement came as a shock and without the usual game convention hoopla.

World of Warcraft – Dauntless & Relinquished Tokens to Help Gear Up

The World of Warcraft community forum has been updated with a brief post about the upcoming token system that will be introduced in patch 7.2. Dauntless tokens will be a new drop item that is conceptually similar to the Timeless Isle (Mists of Pandaria) and Baleful (Warlords of Draenor) tokens from past expansions. Players will be able to create “catch up gear” for alts or new characters.

World of Warcraft – Dauntless & Relinquished Tokens to Help Gear Up

The World of Warcraft community forum has been updated with a brief post about the upcoming token system that will be introduced in patch 7.2. Dauntless tokens will be a new drop item that is conceptually similar to the Timeless Isle (Mists of Pandaria) and Baleful (Warlords of Draenor) tokens from past expansions. Players will be able to create “catch up gear” for alts or new characters.

Path of Exile – Content Update Patch Notes Published Ahead of Launch

Path of Exile content update 2.6.0 is set to hit live servers on March 3rd. Ahead of the deployment of the patch, Grinding Gear has published the official notes that include a look at the Legacy Challenge League, Self-Found Mode, and other features / content that are set to be upgraded in this year’s biggest content expansion so far.

Trove – Voxel Adventures for Consoles to Launch on March 14th

Trion Worlds has sent word that Trove for PlayStation 4 and XBox One will officially launch on March 14th and that nearly four million players have taken part in the console open beta. PlayStation 4 players who take part in the currently ongoing beta will receive the Chromatic Cumulus mount, while XBox One players enjoying the beta will receive the Trovian Tumbler mount.

WildStar – Primal Matrix to Launch on March 8th

WildStar players will be pleased to hear that the end-game progression system, Primal Matrix, will be making its debut on March 8th. To help players earn Essences (used to unlock the Matrix upgrade nodes), a pair of new instances, Evil from the Ether and Coldblood Citadel, will also be included in the update. Several dungeons and Expeditions will also become compatible with the Prime Difficulty, a new challenge to earn powerful rewards.