General: Planet Explorers Enters Steam Beta

Pathea Games has sent word that its Kickstarter-funded voxel-based sandbox RPG Planet Explorers has finally kicked off beta on Steam. The beta comes with a massive update that adresses numerous bugs and feature enhancements. The Kickstarter update also reveals a lengthy list of what the developer team will be working on over the course of the next couple months.

EVE Online: Preliminary Patch Notes For August 9 Released

The preliminary patch notes for the EVE Online updated scheduled for August 9th have been released on the game’s official site. The Contracts system will be going live in this update which will allow players to exchange goods and auction items from within the Citadels.

Pokemon Go: Iran Bans The Hunt

The Iranian government has made a ruling that Pokemon Go will be banned in its country. Iran’s High Council Of Virtual Spaces cited security concerns about how much data Niantic can access about players through the game’s servers. Other sources, including the BBC, have indicated that the ban came as a result of failed negotiations between Iran and Niantic about new terms for the game’s presence.

World of Warcraft: The Leveling Experience Detailed & Dungeon Preview

The World of Warcraft site has been updated with a pair of new articles detailing some of the new features and locations coming with the Legion expansion on August 30th. The first article deals with the leveling experience in the Broken Isles and the second one offers a brief preview of a couple of dungeons in Legion.