Minecraft fans will be pleased to hear that the boxed version of Minecraft for Wii U is now available in stores in the United States. Retailing for $29.99, this retail version comes with all of the add-on content packs in the Nintendo eShop version of the game including the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack that brings everyone’s favorite Nintendo character into the game.
Black Desert Online: The Node War Patch Falls Down, Goes Boom
Lewis Burnell is off this week taking a much deserved vacation, and it’s probably just as well since Black Desert Online’s latest patch is, for all intents and purposes… busted to hell. In this week’s column we’ll take stock of the situation at hand and try to gather just what went wrong and when we can expect fixes to hit the live servers.
World of Warcraft: A Trip to Azsuna
With two months until the launch of Legion, development on Warcraft’s latest expansion has been surging ahead. In his report, Gareth Harmer takes a closer look at the zone of Azsuna.
General: 5 Things to Do During the 24-Hour Site Maintenance
We’ve all been feeling a bit ‘edgy’ with the 24-hour downtime coming at midnight and going for upwards of 24 hours. What will we do while MMORPG.com is down to bring the new site online? After breathing deeply into a small paper bag a few times to calm jangling nerves, our thoughts are clearer. We’ve come up with five things to do to ease the wait. See what we came up with before adding a few ideas too.
Mass Effect: Andromeda: First Tie-In Novel To Be Published In August 2016
Titan Books has published its catalogue of forthcoming titles that tie into cinematic movies and video games. Of particular note is the announcement of series of 4 novels based on Bioware’s Mass Effect: Andromeda. It appears that there would be one prequel and three sequels that will possibly tie into the second game in the trilogy.
Warframe: New Team Sport Game Mode Launches
Digital Extremes has announced the first of three upcoming patches to Warframe. Lunaro is a new team-based sport within the game that challenges groups of four to defend their goal while simultaneously trying to shoot the “Lunaro” (the ball) through the opponent’s goal.
Lord of the Rings Online: Spring Festival Ongoing
From now through June 21st players can take part in the final days of the Spring Festival. Several activities, including horse racing and maze games to name a few, are included.
Adventure Quest 3D: Huge Update Brings Tons Of New Content
The Adventure Quest 3D site has been updated with the news that the biggest update in the game’s history has been deployed in the alpha version on Steam. Players can look forward to lots of new content, including a new dungeon called The Umbral Caves, new monsters, new NPCs, new quests, the first pass on crafting, treasure chests, the Shadow Wolf travel form and an expanded story line.
Overwatch: Korean Gamers Propel OW Into First Place
Overwatch has jumped into first place with Koreans who take part in games at locations such as PC Bang, an Internet cafe chain. League of Legends had held the first position among these gamers for the past 4 years but has been unseated with Overwatch’s soaring success.
Firefall: Headed To Mobile Devices & PS4
In a short post on the Firefall site players and fans have been informed that the team has plans to bring the game both to mobile devices and PlayStation 4. The post also indicates that there are further plans for Firefall, but that the current focus is the deployment to mobile devices and PS4.