Ubisoft is teasing a big reveal for The Division and the Last Stand DLC. The event will take place on Thursday, January 19th at 8:00 Pacific / 11:00 am Eastern in The Division Twitch channel. Little is known about The Last Stand but it appears to be a series of increasingly difficult waves of enemies.
Dark and Light – It’s Finally Coming in Q1 2017 – RipperX
Ripper talks about the upcoming Fantasy MMORPG Dark and Light with a release planned for Q1 2017. What are your thoughts on Dark and Light?
Conan Exiles – The Inside Story on Official & Private Servers
Last week, Funcom let out the first details about Conan Exiles and how both private and official servers would function as well as released some of the first information about how players can “rent” server space for the game. We had the opportunity to send in a few questions to learn more. See what Community Manager Jens Erik Vaaler had to say.
Black Desert Online – Get Those Alts Prepared – House Fame System Announced
Kakao Games is encouraging players to get those Black Desert Online alts out of mothballs and into the game with the introduction of the House Fame system in today’s update. With House Fame, “the more characters you grow and develop, the more benefits you may receive”.
– The Culling: The Big House Launch Trailer
The Culling has been updated with a new map called The Big House and, as the name implies, the fight goes on at a correctional facility. The update also includes more loot, tweaks to both the XP and leveling systems and much more.
ARK: Survival Evolved – Latest Console Update Adds New Underwater Locations & Dinos!
ARK: Survival Evolved has updated both the PlayStation 4 and XBox One versions of the game to bring them in line with the PC version. v253 brings underwater locations and caverns into the game as well as more than a few new dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
– Warhammer 40K Necromunda: Underhive Wars in Development
Rogue Factor, Focus Home Interactive and Games Workshop have announced a new cooperative effort to bring on of the Warhammer 40K “cult classics” to life in a new turn-based tactical RPG. Necromunda: Underhive Wars will involve rival gangs are working to control the Underhive, a den of “anarchy, violence and betrayal”.
– Chatting All Things The Elder Scrolls Legends with Pete Hines
We sat down Bethesda’s Pete Hines to find out what’s been going on with The Elder Scrolls Legends since the game entered open beta last summer and to learn what players can expect for the game in 2017.
Heroes of the Storm – Team Responds to the Release of Another Warcraft Assassin
The Heroes of the Storm forum has been agitated after the announcement of the release of the next hero, Valeera Sanguinar, a Warcraft Assassin character. Players are wondering why so many 1) Warcraft heroes; and 2) so many Assassin heroes have been released into the game. In answer, Blizzard’s Lead Hero Designer Kent-Erik Hagman responded with a lengthy post explaining the hero design process and how the decisions have been made with regard to the release of heroes into the game.
– Wizards of the Coast Opens Digital Studio
Wizards of the Coast is moving into the computer age with the opening of its first digital studio and big plans to “reimagine” Magic the Gathering and other Wizards products in the new format. Could there be an MMO in the future or an augmented reality project? It’s possible. The goal of the studio is to “make Wizards experiences more efficient, connected and convenient”.