The Pirate101 site has been updated with a new note about a rogue Dreadnaught that has its sights set on the Spiral. Surrounded by a formidable Armada, the Dreadnaught is ripe for plunder when (or if!) groups of players take it down.
Dark and Light – Camps, Cities and NPCs in Dark and Light
Cities are core elements of Dark and Light. Compared to traditional sandbox survival games, where the player’s character is simply dropped into the world, naked and alone, Dark and Light starts the player off in one of three distinct cities. This lends to a more “civilized” start for the player, and introduces them to the world in a friendlier way.
Fallout Shelter Gets a Spooky Update
Even Vault Dwellers need to celebrate from time to time. Thanks to today’s update to Fallout Shelter, they can! With the new patch, players can add a Halloween theme to their shelter as well as craft special themes in the Theme Workshop that show off allegiances. Crafting recipes for factional themes based on Brotherhood of Steel, the Minutemen, the Railroad and the Institute. Both faction recipes and crafting materials for the Holiday Themes can be found via newly added quests.
Portal Knights – Big Update Brings a Crowd of NPCs, Quests, Pets & More
Portal Knights has been updated to bring a plethora of new features into the game including over a hundred NPCs that will offer quests, a new trading system and side stories to players. In addition, new pets that accompany players to assist them throughout their travels have also been added.
Bioware’s Jade Empire Arrives for iOS Devices
Asypr Media, in conjunction with Bioware, has released Jade Empire for iOS mobile devices. Jade Empire will run $9.99 and brings the entire RPG experience with a new control system and brand new achievements to earn through forty hours of game play. Aspyr also ported Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to iOS.
Atlas Reactor – A Brave New Multiplayer Experience
Atlas Reactor is a game unlike any other. Trion Worlds has managed to create something that’s unlike any other game in the crowded competitive marketplace, and therefore it just may well succeed where so many also-rans have failed. It also helps that Atlas Reactor is a hell of a lot of fun in its own right, with style and panache all its own. Read on for our full review.
World of Warcraft – Legion Just Became a Bit More Alt Friendly
The World of Warcraft team has some good news for Legion players who love to have as many alts as possible. While faction reputation will not become account-wide, a pair of very welcome changes will be heading into the game with the 7.1 update. Most notably, upon hitting 110, players will unlock world quests without the need to have attained ‘friendly’ status with each faction. This kicks in once a single character on an account has completed these objectives.
Adventure Quest 3D – Multi-Platform Open Beta to Launch on October 18th
Artix Entertainment has posted a brand new video to announce the big news that the open beta for AdventureQuest 3D is heading into open beta on October 18th barring any strangeness in launching a multi-platform title. AQ3D’s open beta will launch simultaneously for Steam (PC/Mac), iOS mobile devices and Android mobile devices.
Overwatch – Jeff Kaplan – New Hero ‘Soon’, One Next Year & New Maps
The latest Overwatch developer update has been posted on the game’s YouTube channel. In it, Game Director Jeff Kaplan talks about some hot topics in the community including changes to Symmetra, the spectator system, a new hero coming “sooner rather than later”, a hero in the works for next year and several new maps in development that may bring some new mechanics into the game.
Ebondrake Citadel Update Now Available
NCSoft has sent word that the latest Blade & Soul update has been deployed. Called Ebondrake Citadel, the update has a new high-level dungeon, accessory evolution discounts and includes the much-anticipated spectator mode for 1v1 matches.