Funcom has revealed the new membership perks for The Secret World. Members will receive a number of pretty cool boons including 30% bonus XP, 10% item store discount, token capacity increase and more.
General: Conan Exiles – Bringing Hyboria into the New Age of Smaller Scale MMOs
After last week’s announcement from Funcom about the latest sandbox MMO Conan: Exiles we quickly got the team to do an interview about the game. Conan remains a hugely popular franchise and Funcom has a rich history with the brand after Age of Conan’s release. Now with games coming out in early access and offering a much more hardcore style of survival play, the company wants to bring Conan into the new age of smaller scale MMOs.
Gigantic: ‘Significant Percentage of Studio’ Temporarily Laid Off
A new article has been posted on the Motiga web site by Chris Chung that reveals that a significant percentage of the studio staff has been temporarily laid off. The letter goes on to say that the company intends to continue to support Gigantic, but that the lay offs will have a huge impact on every portion of the game.
Overwatch: Beta is Back + New Progression System Detailed
Jeff Kaplan is hosting a new Developer Update video that discusses the Overwatch progression system. As players participate in matches, experience is earned that at certain intervals will result in being given a loot box that can contain a number of random cosmetic items including skins, sound files, player icons, emotes, sprays, victory poses and highlight intros. Each of these can come in common, rare, epic, and legendary quality.
Wizard101: How Important is Going First?
The last Feedback Friday of January touched on an issue many players have strong opinions about – how important is casting your spells before your opponents? For those who are unaware, Kingsisle releases a Feedback Friday every week to gather player opinions and suggestions on different topics.
Elder Scrolls Online: Everything You Need to Know About Thieves Guild
Patch 2.3.0, aka The Thieves Guild was released on the PTS last week. As long as you own the game you have the opportunity to login to the PTS and give this new DLC a try for FREE. Let me tell you, this expansion is extremely enjoyable. Between doing the Guild Jobs and Heists you’ll always have something to do, not to mention main story quest for the Thieves Guild and the side quests that partake in Hew’s Bane.
Crowfall: Unveiling the Skill Trees with ArtCraft Entertainment
Today we’re proud to exclusively present to you the unveiling of Crowfall’s skill system. Beyond the break you’ll find Thomas Blair’s extensive video preview of the system, and we caught up with ArtCraft’s J. Todd Coleman to discuss a few finer points beyond the reveal video. We hope you enjoy this first look at the skills, skill trees, and how it all comes together in Crowfall.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: RUMOR – David Gaider Joins Beamdog
In a series of not-so-cryptic cryptic Tweets by several folks, it appears that ex-Bioware writer David Gaider may have joined the studio that has brought us enhanced, modernized versions of Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate 2 and Icewind Dale.
The Division: Open Beta Weekend Scheduled for February 18-21
Ubisoft has announced that it will be hosting a special open beta weekend that will run from Thursday, February 18th through Sunday, February 21st. XBox One users will have exclusive access on February 18th, with PlayStation 4 and PC users joining up on February 19th. Participants will enjoy a new mission that was not part of the closed beta and players will earn an exclusive reward when the game launches in March.
Runescape: First ‘NXT’ Beta Weekend Begins February 19th
Jagex has announced that the first NXT beta weekend will take place beginning Friday, February 19th and that it will run through Monday, February 22nd. NXT is the new downloadable client based on C++ programming that is aiming to improve performance over the current Java client.