As I round up on yet another week with Black Desert Online I’m no closer to my goal of hitting at least level 45 before assigning a score… and it’s not for lack of trying. Black Desert’s a game that’s custom built to mess with anyone who has the slightest propensity for attention deficit disorder and well… what was I talking about again?
Rift: Fifth Anniversary Continues with More Prizes & Rewards
The Rift fifth anniversary is continuing this wee with a bigger focus on prizes and increased rewards for taking part in Warfronts. Players can earn anniversary tickets by taking part in zone events, Chronicles, Instant Adventures — in short, just about anything that can be done in Rift. Tickets can then be exchanged for prizes and rewards.
General: Chronos, Rift VR Title, to Launch on March 28th
Gunfire Games has released the official launch trailer for its Oculus Rift VR title Chronos. Chronos is an RPG that sends players off on an epic quest to save their homeland from great evil. Check out the launch trailer and then head to the Chronos site to learn more.
Blade & Soul: Silverfrost Mountains Update Deployed
Blade & Soul has expanded with today’s successful deployment of the Silverfrost Mountains update. Players will have a new level cap of 50, Hongmoon level increase to 10, a new capital city, several new zones, new dungeons and more.
Star Trek Online: Battle the Na’Kuhl when Season 11.5 Goes Live April 12th
Star Trek Online players will be able to participate in a new featured episode called Temporal Front on April 12th that will see them take on Na’Kuhl Temporal Agents attempting to destroy the Federation during a post-Iconian War convention with representatives of Federation, Klingon and Romulan factions.
Destiny: Team to Discuss New PvE Features in Today’s Stream
Lead Designer Ryan Paradis and Senior Designer Tim Williams will be on hand later today in a live stream event to talk about PvE features coming to Destiny: The Taken King in the near future. The pair will be on hand in a trio of stream opportunities to talk more about the April update, beginning with today’s.
Echo of Soul: Wrath of the Goddess Update Released
Echo of Soul has expanded with Episode 2: Wrath of the Goddess that sees a level cap increase to 70, new ultimate skills, a new continent to explore, 400 new quests added, a pair of new large-scale hunting grounds, three level 70 dungeons and much more added to the game.
General: BAFTA Awards — The Witcher 3 Cleans Up in Nominations
The annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts, or BAFTA, award nominees have been released and in the gaming category, a number of games have been selected that cover a wide breadth of games enjoyed by our readers (and many others for sure!).
Darkfall: Rise of Agon: Team Details Latest Activities
The Darkfall: Rise of Agon team has published its second developer diary on its official site. In the newest article, each developer group details what it’s been up to in recent days including creating optimal server configuration, recent activities at GDC, web development progress and becoming more familiar with all of the assets sent over by Aventurine.
Orcs Must Die: Unchained: Open Beta to Launch on March 29th
Robot Entertainment has announced that last weekend’s stress test for Orcs Must Die! Unchained was so successful that the game is ready to launch open beta. OBT will begin on Tuesday, March 29th. Closed beta servers will remain offline this weekend as the team prepares the game for Tuesday’s deployment.