Blizzard has announced that all heroes will be free to play for a limited time to celebrate the conclusion of the two Heroes of the Storm Summer Championships. The free hero rotation will take place from June 24th to June 28th. In addition, a special package of hero skins will be made available during the event.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Two Hours of Gameplay to be Shown in Thursday Stream
Visionary Realms will be hosting a special live stream event for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. The stream will take place on Thursday, June 23rd beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern and will feature up to two hours of game play as developers and guests run through Black Dagger Keep and a “surprise dungeon”. The event will take place in the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Twitch.tv channel.
Runescape: The Gower Quest Honors Original Creators
Fifteen years ago, the Gower brothers (Andrew, Paul & Ian) created RuneScape. With today’s update, they, in a sense, return to the game in a new quest line called the “Gower Quest”. Players are looking into the mysterious disappearance of cabbage mages and provides a lot of “inside jokes” and vintage RuneScape nods.
Overwatch: When Games Inspire: The Overwatch Edition
Overwatch has exploded onto the scene and in a little under a month is already boasting 10million players. Even though Overwatch has only been out about a month fans have been hard at work creating ever since the game was first announced; which makes this a great time to start looking at some of the incredible creations out there.
Crowfall: PvPers Need PvEers
Last week Artcraft gave us a fiery heifer of an update leaving this embedded reporter speculating about the part that often gets tacked on to make launch, the end game! The next playable archetype the Minotaur Myrmidon. And last but not least J. Todd Coleman speaking exclusively with WorthPlaying about virtual worlds and the end game which got this writer wildly speculating about what Crowfall needs to keep us invested in that endgame.
Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel Interview with Matt Firor
E3 has come and gone, but not without some big news from Zenimax, Bethesda, and Elder Scrolls Online. We caught up with ESO’s Game Director Matt Firor to discuss the news out of E3, the next big update “Shadows of the Hist”, and what the future may hold for Tamriel.
General: E3 2016 – MXM Has a Unique Twist on a Tiring Concept
I need to confess, when NCsoft first showed me MXM last year I was pretty skeptical. While the version we played wasn’t localized, it was evident that NCsoft was trying to push into the free-to-play space of other MOBAs–which at the time seemed like an awful idea to me. But MXM isn’t a MOBA, it smartly borrows some of those ideas, a few more from action RPGs, and then even a sprinkling from MMOs, and turns that all into something that so far feels distinct and different.
WildStar: Group Up During the Nexus with Friends Event
Carbine has published a brief but interesting post on the Wildstar site that reveals how much more fun it is for players to roam the game in groups. During the ‘Nexus with Friends’ event, players who group up and complete multiplayer PvE events can earn double Renown. This boon to Renown gains can be earned in expeditions, adventures and dungeons.
Overwatch: Next Update Ready for Testing on PTR
The next Overwatch update is ready for testing on the Public Test Region. Players opting to help test the patch can check out the official site to grab the instructions on how to participate.
Elder Scrolls Online: A First Look at Update 11: Shadows of the Hist
During last week’s E3, Zenimax’s Matt Firor teased the next DLC for Elder Scrolls Online and today we’ve learned the first information about Update 11: Shadows of the Hist. Most notably, Shadows of the Hist will feature a pair of new dungeons and the ability for players to change race or appearance along with new hairstyles and adornments.