Frontier Developments has announced that the second portion of the Elite: Dangerous – Horizons expansion has been deployed. Called “The Engineers”, new content includes the Engineers faction that players will want to gain reputation with in order to unlock ship upgrades; new crafted customization modules to make weapons more powerful; the new mission board that brings personal quest lines into play.
Gloria Victis: Revamped Crafting System Arrives
The weekly Gloria Victis update has arrived packed with a completely overhauled crafting system that gives ‘new meaning to dedicated crafters’ and allows them to increase the profits made from crafting quality goods.
ArcheAge: The Path to Ascension Contest Begins on May 31st
Ascension is coming to ArcheAge on May 31st, and that’s a pretty big deal. There’s plenty of reason to be excited about the imminent arrival of AA 2.9, and while the specifics of new features and functionality are still under wraps, we did manage to eke some info out of Executive Producer Merv Lee Kwai regarding the cool contests and in-game events that Trion will be staging next week in celebration of this huge new addition to their epic MMO.
Heroes of the Storm: A Year in the Nexus to be Celebrated Next Week
The Heroes of the Storm team is ready to celebrate the MOBA’s first anniversary with some nice boosts and rewards for players who take part in a special birthday event. Beginning June 2nd, players logging into HotS will enjoy an extra +50% to XP games that will continue through June 14th. In addition, those logging in will be treated to a first anniversary portrait.
Vainglory: Lance Becomes Latest Hero Added to the Armory
Vainglory players have a lot to look forward to with the arrival of the v1.18 update. Included in the patch is a new hero character named Lance that, as the name implies, is a fierce wielder of a polearm and shield. In addition to Lance, players will notice newly updated skins, new quests and rewards and the first details of the June 3rd Spring Season Championships (June 10th in the EU).
World of Tanks: Fight for the Motherland Event Scheduled for Console Players
For the first time ever, World of Tanks XBox One, PlayStation 4 and XBox 360 users will be able to partake in a special in-game event called Fight for the Motherland. Successful completion of each operation will see players earn the Motherland Premium Tier VIII Medium tank that is based on the historic T-54 First Prototype. The event will kick off on May 31st.
General: Anima: Gate of Memories ARPG Due Out June 3rd
A new action RPG called Anima: Gate of Memories will be arriving across multiple platforms on June 3rd. Anima: Gate of Memories is based on the RPG books called “Anima: Beyond Fantasy”. The game features third person action combat with exploration as a major feature as well.
Trinium Wars: Final Decision Made – Game to Be F2P
InselGames has sent out a short-and-sweet note to let players know that the final decision on the monetization model for Trinium Wars has been made. The game will be transitioning to the free to play model in the near future. The decision came as a result of what the team felt were too many players holding out on the “buy to play” model, instead preferring to wait until the game adopted a F2P model.
Runescape: Summer Summit to Divine the Future
Jagex will be holding a five hour live stream at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern in the Runescape Twitch.tv channel. Called the Summer Summit, the stream will be talking about the future of both Runescape and Old School Runescape as well as the first details about eSports and Chronicle: Runescape Legends.
No Man’s Sky: Ready to Take Off on August 9th
The Playstation Blog has been updated with a new release date for Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky. Originally scheduled for release in June, it was revealed earlier this week that the game would miss the window. With today’s blog post, we now know that No Man’s Sky will be headed our way on August 9th.