Have I Been Pwned is reporting that 1.8M users of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt forums have had account data taken during a large-scale hacking event that took place in March 2016. According to HIBP, user names, passwords and email addresses were taken.
Elder Scrolls Online – Return to Morrowind on June 6th – New Zone, New Class & More
Zenimax and Bethesda Interactive announced that the Elder Scrolls Online will be adding Morrowind to the game, the largest zone since the launch of the game. Morrowind will be released on June 6th. All of the major points of interest from Elder Scrolls III are included such as Vvardenfell, though the events will take place seven hundred years prior to the events of ESIII. Players will journey to the Seyda Neen to the Ashlands to Vivec City and many other iconic locations.
Neverwinter – The Cloaked Ascendancy to Launch February 21st for PC
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have announced that Neverwinter for PC will be updated with The Cloaked Ascendancy on February 21st. XBox One and PlayStation 4 will be updated with The Cloaked Ascendancy later in 2017.
– For Honor Open Beta Dated for February 9-12
Ubisoft has posted the For Honor open beta dates. From February 9th through February 12th, anyone can take part in the events. To give an idea how things transpired during closed beta, devs have posted a number of statistics, including which faction sat atop the pile and how many territories each controlled.
Pillars of Eternity – Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Returning Companions & Continuing Saves
Pillars of Eternity II began its crowdfunding on Fig last week, and is already tearing through its stretch goals after securing enough initial funding to complete the game. We caught up with Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer to talk about the game’s import save system, and its returning companions. Read on for some insight into the story and mechanics of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Dauntless – Running the Dauntlet – Hands On Review & Impressions From PAX South 2017
Dauntless was the game I was looking forward to seeing the most at PAX South. Phoenix Labs’ giant-monster battler captured my, and a lot of other people’s, attention with its splashy debut at the Video Game Awards late last year, and I couldn’t wait to take my turn to hunt down a giant monster and mount its head on my virtual trophy wall.
– Top 5 Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Features We?re Really Excited About
Over the past months we have closely been following Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. Brad McQuaid has done a fantastic job of roping in old school MMO mechanics with a new twist and an exciting world for players. Pantheon heralds back to Brad’s success with Everquest, but it also break ground into a new future for MMORPGs.
ARK: Survival Evolved – Enter the Realms of Sci-Fi with Tek Tier Update
ARK: Survival Evolved has always been known as the “prehistoric dinosaur-themed survival game”. While that is still true, a new dimension has been added with the Tek Update that brings science fiction to the land of dinosaurs. Players will be able to craft futuristic gear and weaponry including powered armor suits, dinosaur-mounted cannons, plasma rifles and much more.
Torment: Tides of Numenera – Interview with InXile CEO Brian Fargo
We took a moment to sit down with InXile’s CEO Brian Fargo to talk about the nuances of making a crowd-funded game and what people can expect from the upcoming RPG.
– Final Fantasy’s 30th — FFXII Headed to PS4 on July 11th
Final Fantasy is turning 30 years old this year and as part of the celebratory air, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, originally released for PlayStation 2, will be coming to PlayStation 4 on July 11th. FFXII will feature enhanced high-definition graphics, a remastered soundtrack, an auto-save feature, Trial Mode and much more. In addition, players in the West will be able to experience the 12-job character progression system originally only in Japan.