In an interview conducted during a recent business summit, EA Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen seems to indicate that Mass Effect: Andromeda may not be released in calendar Q4 2016, but rather in fiscal Q4 2016. Fiscal Q4 2016 means that the game will arrive within the first three months of 2017.
Marvel Heroes 2016: All Hail the Goblin King!
March Madness takes on a whole new meaning for Marvel Heroes with the release of Green Goblin scheduled for (hopefully) later this week. I’ve been keeping up with each iteration of Goblin on Test Center since he initially came online there and I wanted to take some time this week to offer up some of my early impressions on my most anticipated character release for Marvel Heroes this year.
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds: Open Beta Client Now Available for Download
Fans of ASTA will be pleased to know that they can now download and install the open beta client. Open beta for ASTA will begin on Wednesday, March 2nd. You can head over to the ASTA site to get started.
General: Balrum – Old School RPG Released on Steam
Balcony Softworks has sent word that Balrum, its hybrid, old school, turn-based, open world, indie RPG, has been released on Steam. The game gives players an epic main story with dozens of side quests, a deep crafting system, farming, companion pets and much more.
WildStar: Signature Subscribers Get a Massive Omnibit Drop Increase
Carbine has announced that Wildstar Signature Members will be seeing a significant increase to the amount of omnibits dropping in the game. From now on, the weekly cap for omnibits has increased and the drop rate is now +200%.
General: Exidium Corp Alpha Key Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been give alpha test keys for Exidium Corp – a new game where you explore and develop far away planets. Get your key now!
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: First In New Video Series Examines the Art of Sound Design
Square Enix is starting a new video series to give fans of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward an inside look at the development process. In this first developer diary, the art of sound design is profiled. It’s a fun look the inner workings of game development. Check it out!
Heroes of the Storm: EU Spring Regional Coming This Weekend + NA Recap
The Heroes of the Storm site has been updated with a pair of interesting notes about eSports tournaments. In the first, a recap of this past weekend’s North American Spring Regional Tournament has been posted with Cloud9 and Team Naventic taking slots in the forthcoming world championships.
EVE Online: New Video Discusses Data Center, Project Discovery & More
CCP Seagull has posted the latest developer blog to talk about recent happenings in EVE Online. Most notably, the relocation of hardware and infrastructure for the game has been completed, though there were extended down time events along the way. By way of thanks for their patience, players with active skill queues between February 24 and March 1 will receive 200,000 unallocated skillpoints to be delivered by the weekend.
EverQuest II: EU Server Consolidation FAQ
For Everquest II players in the EU, a new FAQ has been posted on the official site to give new, consolidated information about upcoming server merges currently scheduled to begin taking place on Thursday, March 31st, with additional merges after.