The Aion site has been updated with a brief teaser to introduce players to the first information about a forthcoming expansion called Echoes of Eternity. According to the post, players will enjoy a level cap increase to 75, a new instance called the Archives of Eternity and will be able to adventure through two new zones, Norsvold and Iluma.
Bless: Sign of Rough Waters? Server Merges Bring Total to Two
Bless Online Korean servers will be merging again bringing the total number of available game servers to two from the current ten. Players are able to begin the transfer process immediately.
Darkfall: Security Exploits Datamined, Endanger Licensed Projects
In its original incarnation, Aventurine’s Darkfall was known to have more than a few exploits. Those exploits have remained in the code even after closing the game and licensing it to a pair of new developers to bring it back to life. The Rise of Agon team recently released the game to alpha where the same code being used by it and Darkfall: New Dawn has been datamined, thereby endangering the hack-free environment of both games.
World of Tanks: Responding to Community Feedback, Latest Patch Deployed
Wargaming has taken development of its World of Tanks updates to a new level by concentrating on community feedback to bring significant feature updates and improvements into the game. In Update 9.15, players can look forward to big improvements in the game’s UI and UX elements alongside physics and sound enhancements.
TERA: Crusade Season XV Begins, Runs Through Jun 21st
TERA guild leaders are being called on to register their clans for the new Crusade season that kicks off today and ends on June 21st. The TERA blog has been updated with a list of the Challenger League maps and Cutthroat League maps that gives a bit of a heads up for team preparation.
Overwatch: New Maps & Heroes Confirmed During EU Event
During the Overwatch All-Stars launch event, Blizzard Senior Designer Michael Chu confirmed that new heroes and maps are definitely in the works and will be coming “soon” to the game.
WildStar: Steam Page Reveals June 1st Release
The WildStar Steam page has been updated from “coming soon” to Available: June 1st. This is fantastic news for the struggling title as a Steam release has the potential to bring big numbers of players.
World of Warcraft: Re-tuning the Early Leveling Experience
Blizzard devs have posted a short note in this week’s hotfix update to World of Warcraft. In it, they explain that the 1-20 “low level” experience has been gradually being tuned over the last couple of weeks that add some modern conveniences to the earliest levels of the game and that the pace of combat has been adjusted.
Das Tal: Help Your Clan Earn Respect, Get Stuff!
The Das Tal team is encouraging player clans to earn Respect during the July Alpha Test. Those clans earning the highest Respect numbers will be able to score any one of a number of Nomad Packs.
Albion Online: Adventures in the Steppe Biome
The Albion Online team has posted the first information about the newest biome to become part of the game. Called the Steppe Biome, the area features few trees and zones of once flowing rivers.