General: MMORPG’s Guide to Building a New Gaming Rig

Finding that right combination that is still budget-conscious but pushes for every extra frame can be tough, but I’ve spelled out an awesome build that balances both power and cost for something that will handle any top quality game or MMO you could toss at it while still ensuring that you won’t need to worry about upgrading for a number of years.

Heroes of the Storm: Heroic 4 Chosen, Tournament Finals This Weekend

The “Heroic Four” teams have been chosen for the Heroes of the Storm: Heroes of the Dorm tournament finals to be held this weekend. The teams represent four universities in the US: University of Tennessee; University of Texas; Arizona State University; and University of Connecticut and are each seeking for a share of the scholarship prize pool.

No Man?s Sky: Soundtrack Teaser Released By 65daysofstatic

British band 65daysofstatic has released a teaser soundtrack for the upcoming Music for an Infinite Universe, the title for the soundtrack album for No Man’s Sky. The teaser, called “Supermoon”, has been released on Soundcloud and is part of a larger double album with ten tracks and six soundscapes.

Destiny: Creative Story Lead ‘Parts Ways’ With Bungie

Many times when a developer leaves one studio for other employment, the parting is amicable, most explicitly saying so. However, in the case of Destiny’s now-former Creative Story Lead C.J. Cowan, it may not be so. Cowan announced on his personal Instagram account that he had “decided to part ways with Bungie” and has his status listed as “storyteller for hire” which may indicate that he does not have another position lined up.

ARK: Survival Evolved: Extinction Event Servers Added to XBox One Version

The v733.0 update has been added to the XBox One version of ARK: Survival Evolved that brings a unique feature into the game called ‘extinction event servers’. Extinction servers are separate from the main game servers. When extinction servers are enabled, players begin at level one and have a month to grow their characters with badges awarded at various milestones along the way. At month’s end, a meteor hits and all is destroyed.

General: Fallout 4, SMITE Take Home BAFTAs

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, or BAFTA, awards have been handed out for the year. Fallout 4 took home top honors as Best Game in 2016 and SMITE scored for AMD eSports Audience Award for 2016.