Blizzard has proudly announced that over twenty-five million people have joined the Overwatch juggernaut since launch in May 2016. Players can take part via PC, XBox One and PlayStation 4.
– Ship of Heroes – Character Creation Demo
Ship of Heroes, the upcoming spiritual successor to City of Heroes, has unveiled a completely custom character creator built from the ground up by the devs at Heroic Games. Their rapid development cycle required just under one year, and the current version is fully integrated into their new game. The platform for the game is Unreal Engine 4.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Hi-Rez Partners with Gamer Rewards Site Uproar.gg
Hi-Rez Studios has announced a new partnership agreement with Uproar.gg that gives players the opportunity to earn points for playing their favorite games that can be traded in to enter raffles for in-game currency, skins, gift cards and more. Paladins players has been added to the stable of games offering Uproar’s benefits.
– Minion Masters Steam Key Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given Steam keys to Minion Masters the all new minion battle game. Choose your Minion Master and collect an army of Minions to go head-to-head with other players online, in a real time CCG where Minions come alive. Get your key and get in the game now!
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Defend the Throne Update Goes Live
Star Wars: The Old Republic has been updated with v5.1 Defend the Throne. Players can take part in five new uprisings and try to hold the throne against all comers. Master Mode difficulty is also live for all twenty five chapters of Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne.
Dark and Light – Building a Mighty Fortress – Learn How in New Blog
The Dark & Light site has been updated with a brief look at how construction of bases will take place in the game. According to the blog, a based can be constructed nearly anywhere in the world provided the right materials are collected in sufficient quantity.
Shroud of the Avatar – Release 38 Features New Content & Rebuilt Locations
Shroud of the Avatar backers will be able to take part in Release 38 that the team calls one of the “larger releases” in the game’s development history. Players can look forward to rebuilt locations, including “huge strides forward on multiple scenes”. Canyon Siege has also been added to the rotation as well as Blood Bay to the PvP scene.
Dauntless – Iron Hammer Gameplay – Hunting the Pangar
Polygon has scored over 10 minutes of game play footage from Dauntless, a Monster-Hunteresque game from Phoenix Labs.
Pillars of Eternity – Pillars of Eternity II: Welcome to the Deadfire
This week there is an exciting announcement for RPG fans. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is now hitting Fig as Obsidian’s campaign begins. We had the chance to sit down with Josh Sawyer and go over some of the philosophy behind this upcoming sequel which has revitalized the old school Black Isle RPG motif and made new fans of that particular era in 2016.
– Pillars of Eternity 2 Announced, Heading to FiG
Obsidian Entertainment is going to please legions of fans with today’s announcement of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. The game will be heading to fan-funding campaign site, FiG, that offers chances at both equity and reward opportunities. Obsidian has set a $1.1M goal, with $2.25M open for equity.