The Good Gaming folks have announced that the next Hearthstone tournament will be held on the European server on September 17-18, 2016. Players will be vying for a $1,500 prize pool. Interested participants can head to Good-Gaming.com site to learn more.
2017 Odyssey Brings First-Ever Co-Op PvE into Game
The latest SMITE patch has kicked off the 2017 Odyssey that ultimately will lead to the World Championships to be held in January. Odyssey brings PvE into SMITE for the very first time and allows players to work cooperatively to take on MMO-style bosses and challenge themselves in wave-based survival modes. Successfully doing so can lead to a spot on the leaderboard, prizes and much more.
Bioware Gets a New Leader, EA Worldwide Studios Formed
EA has placed several of its game studios under the banner of EA Worldwide Studios. Maxis and EA Mobile are now the foundation studios in EA Worldwide Studios with Patrick Soderlund taking the helm. In addition, EA announced that EA Senior Vice President Samantha Ryan is taking charge of Bioware.
Heroes of the Storm – Machines of War Update Goes Live, Alarak Joins the Lineup
Heroes of the Storm has been updated with the Machines of War patch that brings a distinctively Starcraft feel into the game. In addition, a new hero, Alarak, has been added to the roster. Alarak is a melee Assassin and brings with him a number of new mechanics and concepts. You can check out his spotlight video below.
Space Wars: Interstellar Empires – An Ambitious 4-Faction Strategy MMO from an Adult Entertainment Millionaire
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Las Vegas area dentist makes millions with high quality amateur porn website, and then invests said millions fulfilling his dream of making his own sci-fi epic MMO. Oh, you’ve never heard it before? Well, that’s the story with Space Wars: Interstellar Empires. It’s the story of Robert Simyar, the fortune he made in the internet pornography boom, and how it’s funding the dream game of his own machinations.
World of Warcraft – Do You Remember the Corrupted Blood Incident?
It was exactly eleven years ago today that the infamous Corrupted Blood Incident happened in World of Warcraft. What’s that, you say? Starting September 13, 2005, the infection of corrupted blood that spawned out of the Zul’Gurub raid from Hakkar the Soulflayer remained on pets and minions when it was supposed to have fallen off after a short period of time. As a result, the corruption of DOOM spread throughout Azeroth for over a week.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is Taking the Boys to the Next Adventure…As Super-Heroes!
For fans of the South Park: The Stick of Truth, the RPG developed by Obsidian and published by Ubisoft, the next installment The Fractured But Whole takes to the boy’s next great adventure not long after the events of The Stick of Truth. Instead of playing fantasy Game of Thrones-esque characters, The Fractured But Whole has the boys now playing superhero franchises.
Black Desert Online – Sorceress Awakening Coming on Wednesday
The second “Awakened” character class form is coming to Black Desert Online after maintenance is complete on Wednesday, September 14th. In addition, Ancient Kutum, a world raid boss, will be added. The full patch notes will be released after the patch update that will begin at 1:00 am Pacific / 4:00 am Eastern tomorrow.
Guild Wars 2 – Living World Episode 2 ‘Rising Flames’ Trailer Arrives
ArenaNet and the Guild Wars 2 team have released a new teaser trailer for Living World Episode 2 “Rising Flames” that heralds the arrival of the next chapter in Tyria’s story. Rising Flames is set to go live on Tuesday, September 20th.
Final Fantasy XV – The Opening Two Hours of An Epic
Final Fantasy XV is distinctly a Final Fantasy game. From the opening music, to the referential systems and names, there’s no denying that you’re playing a Final Fantasy. That said, FFXV is quite possibly the largest departure from “The Norm” that the series has offered since FFXI brought the IP to the MMORPG many years ago. We played from the beginning for a solid two hours at PAX West, and now we’re left wanting November 29th to come that much sooner…