This past week the Black Desert Online world grew much larger, adding an absolutely massive ocean in its newest expansion, Margoria. Here are my thoughts and first experiences playing around with this nautical content patch.
Guild Wars 2 – Living World’s Head of the Snake Coming on February 7th
Guild Wars 2 will see the continuation of Living World Season 3 with the February 7th release of Episode 4: The Head of the Snake. Queen Jennah will summon players to her as she tries to uncover the corruption in Divinity’s Reach. Players will also be able to take part in a new raid wing called Bastion of the Penitent. The raid will include four bosses.
Conan Exiles – Bombing Enemies with Rotting Corpses Will be a Thing
The Conan Exiles team isn’t stopping with content additions to the game. Once things are more settled after today’s start of the Early Access program, Funcom will be working on a number of improvements and feature additions to the game.
World of Warcraft – Ever Wanted to PvP a Dev? You Can Soon on PTR
Blizzard employees will be heading to the World of Warcraft public test server every Friday beginning February 3rd to take part in the new PvP feature coming with v7.2. Called PvP Brawls, the new type of activity is heavily influenced by brawl modes in other Blizzard titles including Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm. Brawls play fast and loose with normal PvP rules and may include a 15v15 battle in a standard-sized arena or perhaps no gravity in Eye of the Storm.
Club Penguin – Kid-Centric MMO Shutting Down in March
One of the first successful MMOs for children, Disney’s Club Penguin, will be closing for good on March 29th. The game has been in service since 2005 with nearly 200M registered users by 2013. Starting February 1st, players will be able to take part in celebratory activities including the lifting of membership and a series of activities hinted at by a picture on the announcement page.
Conan Exiles – Early Access Day Arrives with New Trailer
Funcom has reached a milestone with the development of Conan Exiles with today’s launch of the Steam Early Access. Players will need to survive in the brutal world of Hyboria. To celebrate the big day, Funcom released a brand new trailer and launched a new official site.
Conan Exiles – First Look Video Preview of Funcom’s Survival Game
Conan Exiles is set to hit Steam Early Access on Tuesday, January 31st but we had the chance to dive into the game today to give our viewers a first-look at the game based on the literary works of Robert E. Howard. We’ll have more to show off over the coming weeks as the game matures into Early Access.
Guild Wars 2 – The Year of the Rooster
The Lunar New Year has been a historically popular festival for Guild Wars 2, despite its comparatively small impact on the world and limited events. Tt is an extremely profitable time to be playing with some special rewards that benefit both old and new players. It also remains one of the few festivals now that is getting yearly love from development, as the theme of the festival changes according to the zodiac for the year.
Path of Exile – Path of Exile: The Exiled Tribune: Climbing the Ladder Alone & Starting a Microtransaction Revolution
This week, the Path of Exile team has some interesting tidbits of information to share with its community in the form of the forthcoming “Solo Self-Found” mode coming to ladder participation with 2.6.0 We’ll take a peek inside the design of the labyrinth and check out the second round of winners from the PoE Talent Competition. Lastly, we’ll take a look at some new microtransactions and talk with devs about how Grinding Gear is on the cutting edge of funding Path of Exile.
Final Fantasy XIV – Around the World in Zurvan Extreme (Plus: Patch 3.51)
Another extreme trial comes with Final Fantasy XIV’s latest patch, The Far Edge of Fate. This time it’s our boy Zurvan, the Demon of the Warring Triad, in Containment Bay Z1T9 — but you can call him Zurvy.