Rift players have a lot to look forward to with the arrival of summer. Between in-game events and the arrival of the much-vaunted multicore support, there is a lot at hand.
ArcheAge: Fun in the Sun During the Blue Salt Festival & More
From June 29th to July 19th, ArcheAge players will be able to take part in sunny time activities in Sanddeep. During the Blue Salt Festival, players can take part in safety thanks to Festival Law that prevents PvP unless involved in a Dominion War.
Granado Espada Online: New Missions, Characters & More Coming in Next Update
Redbana has sent word that Granado Espada will be updated on June 29th with a new patch that brings new missions, characters, the artifact collection system and a new raid monster into the game.
Shroud of the Avatar: Release 31: Nearly Move-in Ready?
Shroud of the Avatar is entering its 31st monthly release, and the last before final wipe. Construction signs are everywhere, the sound of industrious labor fills the air, and a temple takes form from the once barren slab. Temples are hollow caves of stone without gods to power them, though. As avatars wait in anticipation, Red Thomas makes his pilgrimage to Austin and finds out if this monument will be on time and move-in ready.
Path of Exile: Game Mechanics Q&A Round Up
The Path of Exile team has recently started a thread about game mechanics where players can ask questions of the gameplay programmers. From time to time, a round up of all those questions is posted that answers a boatload of them. In the latest posting on the PoE site, tons are answered on topics as wide-ranging as whether or not there is a technical limit to DPS, if Arctic Armor Reduce can reflect fire damage, strongbox queries, whether or not there’s a taunt cooldown period and many more.
General: Blizzard Game Servers Undergoing DDoS
According to @BlizzardCS on Twitter, Blizzard servers are undergoing an DDoS attack that is affecting all of the company’s titles including Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft and Hearthstone.
HeroWarz: Open Beta Test Kicks Off
KOG Games has announced that the open beta test for HeroWarz has officially commenced. Players who took part during either or both closed beta phases will receive the promised rewards on logging in to the OBT.
Pirate101: Summer Has Arrived in Pirate101 With New Items
With the arrival of Valencia Part 2 in Pirate101’s live realm, it’s hopping in the Avery’s office where a lot of pirates are eagerly grabbing new quests that will send them to the brand new Calabria Skyway. But it’s not the ONLY new thing in Pirate101.
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade: Nathan Richardsson on the Eldar
Welcome back fellow Crusaders, once again we have the pleasure of speaking to Nathan Richardsson, and his team of Devs working on Behaviour’s upcoming Warhammer 40K game, Eternal Crusade. This week we are going to talk about the Eldar and their recent addition to Early Access.
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness: A Straightforward but Engaging Action JRPG
The Star Ocean series is one I’ve never really delved too deeply into, personally. But I have had a nerd love affair with the Tales of series from Namco Bandai. Turns out, Star Ocean developer Tri-Ace was formed by the guys who made the original Tales of Phantasia. So it now makes a whole lot of sense that I’m finding myself engaged by Star Ocean.