Blizzard has given a World of Warcraft nod to this week’s biggest cultural news: The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Guards in Stormwind and in Ogrimmar are wielding lightsabers, or the closest equivalent that can be divined in Azeroth. Check out the pics below!
General: Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Steam Preorders Begin
For those who have bee waiting for today’s news, wait no longer! Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is now available for PC preorder via Steam. Available for $29.99, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is slated for release on January 15, 2016. Also included in the purchase price is a digital art book and the Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Masterworks Collection soundtrack.
General: More Prizes Added To Holiday Cheer Sweepstakes!
MMORPG.com is happy to announce that we have added 20 new prizes to our Holiday Cheer Sweepstakes thanks to Obsidian Entertainment! These new prizes are 10 Skyforge Warden Packs and 10 Armored Warfare ICE packs. This now brings our total prize count to 336! Enter now for a chance to win!
Black Desert Online: Taming the Tamer and the UI in Closed Beta
Black Desert is outright gorgeous. There’s no denying that. But now, close to the game’s western launch in 2016, we are finally able to find out if there’s more to BDO than its good looks. Our own Bill Murphy has been diving into the Closed Beta and has some thoughts to share on precisely that topic.
General: Cosmic League Gift Key Giveaway!
MMORPG.com has been given special gift keys for Cosmic League that will give players all kinds of in game items such as a Golden Ticket, Cosmos Binder, Recovery Drink and much more! Get your free gift key now!
World of Tanks: Lunar Mode Returns for XBox One & XBox 360 Players
Over the coming weekend, World of Tanks XBox One and XBox 360 players can head to the moon and back with the return of Lunar Mode. On logging in, players will receive a space-worthy M-24 Chaffee and be off to the gravity-free moon.
General: Funcom Enters Agreement with Conan Properties
Funcom and Conan Properties have entered into an agreement to make Funcom the preferred partner for all PC and console games based on Conan the Barbarian and Hyboria. Earlier in 2015, Funcom announced that a pair of new games would be introduced in 2016 and it is likely that at least one of them will be predicated around today’s news.
The Secret World: Issue 13 – New Stories & a Darker Tone
Funcom’s The Secret World is gearing up for the release of Issue 13 this week and there are quite a lot of things that are happening. Issue 13 is a brand new issue that people can purchase. It comes packed with five new missions, a host of achievements, rewards and more. We had the opportunity to speak with Romain Amiel about Issue 13, something he and the team are clearly very excited about.
General: The Players’ Choice 2015 – Most Anticipated
The time has come to cast your votes. This week’s poll, open from now until next Sunday (12/27), is all about the most anticipated games expected to release in 2016. Click through and cast your votes while you can!
General: The Daily Quest – Growing Up with Nintendo, Sega, or PC?
Here’s one that we bet we know most of the answers to (PC MASTER RACE!), but we’ll ask it anyway. When you were growing up, were you in the Sega or the Nintendo crowd. Why was that system your chosen?