UPDATE: After last week’s renewed interest in the ongoing discussion between Square Enix and Microsoft about an XBox One version of Final Fantasy XIV, we reached out to the team to learn more.
WildStar: Making the Game More Alt-Friendly
After the recent WildStar DevConnect, the team took away one particular area where players would like to see more improvement: Growing alts. As a result, Carbine is hoping to make WildStar become more alt-friendly through a number of changes coming to account-wide systems.
World of Tanks: PS4 Updated With The Addition Of Chinese Tanks
The PS4 version of World of Tanks has been updated with “The Tank Dynasty” patch that brings 20 tanks from the Chinese line into the game. The patch also includes the new map called Pearl River that brings an Asian themed location into the game.
Champions Online: The Rainbow Flight Power Free Through Monday
From now through Monday, June 20th, Champions Online players can log in and claim the Rainbow Flight travel power for free. This is a permanent and account-wide unlock that normally sells for premium in-game currency.
LawBreakers: First Beta Event Takes Place This Weekend
Cliff Bleszinski’s Boss Key Productions is hosting the first LawBreakers alpha weekend for its first title. The event will take place today and tomorrow for approximately 12 hours each day. This is the first in the series of alpha events that will take place throughout the summer that will eventually lead to the Early Access phase on Steam later in 2016.
Black Desert Online: Latest Patch Interview & Player Discontent
The Daum team has a short interview on the official Black Desert Online forums to reveal some background information about why certain changes were implemented in the latest update. Topics include processing, changes in the Ghillie suit, class balance changes coming in the future and skill resets.
PlanetSide: Daybreak Pulling the Plug
Daybreak Games Company has announced that it is pulling the plug on PlanetSide. The server will be shutting down on July 1st at 4:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern. According to the team the closure is “due to evolving business needs and technical requirements”. All present and former players are invited to give the game the send off it deserves in the coming weeks.
Rift: Level 40 Boost Gift Key Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given exclusive gift keys for RIFT that will instantly level a player to 40 as well as give you all kinds of cool free items! Get your key now and get in the game!
Overwatch: 007 & the Golden Gun – Competitive Play Detailed
Jeff Kaplan stars in the latest Developer Update that goes into a bit more detail about the upcoming competitive mode.
Blade & Soul: Soulfighter Incoming & Much More in the Future
Since launch, Blade and Soul has maintained a steady cadence of updates and classes to play, and next week NCsoft will be launching the soul fighter. Available to the Jin, Gon, and Yun races, this hybrid blends the martial styles of the force master and kung fu master to create a flexible class capable of dishing out pain at both range and in melee.