Yes, it’s April Fools’ Day Eve. The jokes and pranks have already begun. Gaming companies just love to taunt their players with well-played tricks and silly jokes to celebrate the day. We have started our annual compilation and will update it throughout the day tomorrow. As a news editor…well, yeah…April Fools’ Day. But YOU enjoy!
Tree of Savior: Review in Progress #1 – From Beta to Soft Opening
In the first part of Victor’s Tree of Savior review, he discusses the hidden complexities of the game.
Black Desert Online: Why BDO’s PvP Isn’t as Imbalanced as You Think
If there’s one piece of criticism I continually see popping up around Black Desert Online, it’s that the PVP is horribly imbalanced due to “power creep”. No matter how much you play, you’ll never catch up to the top 1% who have already invested significant chunks of time and energy into forging all the best gear and pushing beyond the soft level cap of 50. Now, reading that, this is usually followed up with “You should probably not even bother trying.” But here’s where I disagree.
General: Baldur’s Gate Siege of Dragonspear Released
Fans of Baldur’s Gate will want to take note of today’s release of the Siege of Dragonspear expansion. There are several editions available ranging from $19.99 to a physical Collector’s Edition for $129.99.
The Division: Special Report Breakdown – Incursions Coming April 12th
Today’s Special Report live stream by The Division development team has wrapped up with the big news that the Incursions update will be coming into the game on April 12th. Incursions is a free update to the game that will introduce the first content specifically developed with squads in mind. Players will be taking on enemies with high level equipment and weaponry. Additionally, squads can exchange dropped gear with others taking part in the incursion.
Atlas Reactor: Open Alpha Event Begins Today, CBT to Start April 14th
Trion Worlds has sent word that the Atlas Reactor open beta event kicks off today, Thursday, March 31st at 2:00 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm Eastern. In addition, the first round of closed beta testing will begin on April 14th and Founder’s Packs are now available running anywhere from $9.99 to $99.99, each with its own set of in game skins and more.
Overwatch: Widowmaker to Star in ‘Alive’ Animated Short on April 3rd
PlayStation.com will be hosting the live premier of the next animated short in the Overwatch series that gives a back story to all of the game’s characters. Widowmaker is the subject of the short called “Alive” that will be broadcast live on Sunday, April 3rd at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern on Playstation.com.
General: DGC Austin Looking for Personnel for Unannounced Title
Daybreak Game Company is looking for a Senior Producer and a Creative Director for an as-yet unnamed project according to job postings on the corporate site. The jobs will be housed in the company’s Austin office. At this point, there is no indication what the project could be.
War Thunder: Royal Navy Ships Sail (Literally) into Game
Gaijin has announced the successful deployment of the latest update to War Thunder that includes the first Royal Navy sailing ship called the “Golden Hind”. All War Thunder players can take part in battles with the Golden Hind via the ‘events’ tab in Arcade mode. After initial testing, players will be able to run PvE oriented battles fighting off pirates, protecting merchant vessels, attacking treasure ships, run amphibious assaults and / or attack forts.
Camelot Unchained: The Mark Writing Challenge – Can the Community Stump Him?
Mark Jacobs is tasking the Camelot Unchained community with generating a legend or story that he will then turn into a “Becoming” story during a live Twitch.tv broadcast beginning at 7:30 pm tonight. Failure to do so will result in Mark “doing something silly” on camera — something the community of viewers votes to see him do!